2016–17 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team


The 2016–17 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ducks, led by third year head coach Kelly Graves, played their games at the Matthew Knight Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 23–14, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Stanford. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament which was their first trip since 2005. They defeated Temple and upset Duke in the first and second rounds to advance to the sweet sixteen for the first time in school history where they upset Maryland to advance to the elite eight where they lost to Connecticut.

2016–17 Oregon Ducks women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
Record23–14 (8–10 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthew Knight Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Oregon State162 .889315 .861
No. 6 Stanford153 .833326 .842
No. 12 Washington153 .833296 .829
No. 15 UCLA135 .722259 .735
Arizona State99 .5002013 .606
Oregon810 .4442314 .622
California612 .3332014 .588
Washington State612 .3331620 .444
Colorado513 .2781716 .515
Utah513 .2781615 .516
USC513 .2781416 .467
Arizona513 .2781416 .467
2017 Pac-12 tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster edit

2016–17 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G2Morgan Yaeger5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrSt. John's SchoolAdelaide, Australia
G3Justine Hall5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)RS JrRegis Jesuit HS
Purdue
Denver, CO
G5Maite Cazorla5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoSegle XXILas Palmas, Spain
G10Lexi Bando5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrWillamette HSEugene, OR
G11Jayde Woods6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrWindward SchoolYorba Linda, CA
G12Megan Trinder5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)RS JrNortheast CCHollywell, Australia
G13Mar'Shay Moore5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SrBlue Mountain CC
Fort Vancouver HS
Vancouver, WA
F14Lydia Giomi6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)FrWest Seattle HSSeattle, WA
F15Jacinta Vandenberg6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)RS SrFresno State
Sandringham College
Melbourne, Australia
G20Sabrina Ionescu5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrMiramonte HSWalnut Creek, CA
F22Lauren Yearwood6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoOak Bay HSVictoria, BC
F24Ruthy Hebard6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)FrWest Valley HSFairbanks, AK
F32Oti Gildon6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoGonzaga PrepSpokane, WA
F44Mallory McGwire6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)FrReno HSReno, NV
F52Sierra Campisano6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)FrTorrey Pines HSSan Diego, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule edit

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2016*
7:00 pm
Northwest ChristianW 89–36 
Matthew Knight Arena (2,133)
Eugene, OR
12/04/2016*
12:00 pm
VanguardW 95–55 
Matthew Knight Arena (1,961)
Eugene, OR
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm
LamarW 84–67 1–0
Matthew Knight Arena (2,098)
Eugene, OR
11/18/2016*
6:00 pm
Cal State BakersfieldW 77–62 2–0
Matthew Knight Arena (1,741)
Eugene, OR
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm
UTSAW 77–63 3–0
Matthew Knight Arena (1,917)
Eugene, OR
11/22/2016*
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 24 Michigan StateW 88–55 4–0
Matthew Knight Arena (2,056)
Eugene, OR
11/25/2016*
6:30 pm
vs. No. 7 Mississippi State
Rainbow Wahine Shootout
L 63–75 4–1
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
11/26/2016*
8:00 pm
at Hawaii
Rainbow Wahine Shootout
W 86–49 5–1
Stan Sheriff Center (2,042)
Honolulu, HI
11/27/2016*
5:00 pm
vs. San Jose State
Rainbow Wahine Shootout
W 91–62 6–1
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/09/2016*
6:00 pm
PortlandW 81–41 7–1
Matthew Knight Arena (2,316)
Eugene, OR
12/12/2016*
4:00 pm
No. 25 at ClemsonW 87–59 8–1
Littlejohn Coliseum (313)
Clemson, SC
12/14/2016*
4:00 pm
No. 25 at Ole MissL 67–83 8–2
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,079)
Oxford, MS
12/17/2016*
5:00 pm
No. 25 vs. Portland State
Portland Showcase
W 90–46 9–2
Moda Center 
Portland, OR
12/20/2016*
12:00 pm
IdahoW 73–70 10–2
Matthew Knight Arena (2,088)
Eugene, OR
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2016
3:00 pm
No. 9 WashingtonL 77–99 10–3 (0–1)
Matthew Knight Arena (2,858)
Eugene, OR
01/01/2017
2:00 pm
Washington StateL 59–75 10–4 (0–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (2,402)
Eugene, OR
01/06/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 10 StanfordL 60–81 10–5 (0–3)
Maples Pavilion (2,723)
Stanford, CA
01/08/2017
1:00 pm, P12N
at No. 20 CaliforniaW 69–66 11–5 (1–3)
Haas Pavilion (4,273)
Berkeley, CA
01/13/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
at USCW 59–53 12–5 (2–3)
Galen Center (954)
Los Angeles, CA
01/15/2017
1:00 pm, P12N
at No. 17 UCLAL 63–79 12–6 (2–4)
Pauley Pavilion (2,074)
Los Angeles, CA
01/20/2017
6:00 pm, P12N
ColoradoW 71–66 13–6 (3–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (2,260)
Eugene, OR
01/22/2017
1:00 pm, P12N
UtahW 84–66 14–6 (4–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (2,657)
Eugene, OR
01/27/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 11 Oregon State
Civil War
L 40–43 14–7 (4–5)
Matthew Knight Arena (4,370)
Eugene, OR
01/29/2017
11:00 am, ESPNU
at No. 11 Oregon State
Civil War
L 60–67 14–8 (4–6)
Gill Coliseum (6,005)
Corvallis, OR
02/03/2017
5:00 pm, P12N
at ArizonaW 79–65 15–8 (5–6)
McKale Center (1,542)
Tucson, AZ
02/05/2017
11:00 am, P12N
at Arizona StateL 63–68 15–9 (5–7)
Wells Fargo Arena (1,986)
Tempe, AZ
02/10/2017
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 15 UCLAW 84–75 16–9 (6–7)
Matthew Knight Arena (2,438)
Eugene, OR
02/12/2017
11:00 am, P12N
USCW 73–50 17–9 (7–7)
Matthew Knight Arena (2,750)
Eugene, OR
02/17/2017
5:00 pm, P12N
at UtahW 73–61 18–9 (8–7)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,683)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/19/2017
11:00 am, P12N
at ColoradoL 66–76 18–10 (8–8)
Coors Events Center (3,988)
Boulder, CO
02/24/2017
6:00 pm
CaliforniaL 55–61 18–11 (8–9)
Matthew Knight Arena (2,691)
Eugene, OR
02/26/2017
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 8 StanfordL 59–65 18–12 (8–10)
Matthew Knight Arena (4,286)
Eugene, OR
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
8:30 pm, P12N
(6) vs. (11) Arizona
First Round
W 70–63 19–12
KeyArena (4,158)
Seattle, WA
03/03/2017
8:30 pm, P12N
(6) vs. (3) No. 11 Washington
Quarterfinals
W 70–69 20–12
KeyArena (9,686)
Seattle, WA
03/04/2017
8:30 pm, P12N
(6) vs. (2) No. 10 Stanford
Semifinals
L 56–71 20–13
KeyArena (8,384)
Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017*
3:30 pm, ESPN2
(10 B) vs. (7 B) Temple
First Round
W 71–70 21–13
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
03/20/2017*
3:30 pm, ESPN2
(10 B) at (2 B) No. 9 Duke
Second Round
W 74–65 22–13
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,620)
Durham, NC
03/25/2017*
8:30 am, ESPN
(10 B) vs. (3 B) No. 4 Maryland
Sweet Sixteen
W 77–63 23–13
Webster Bank Arena 
Bridgeport, CT
03/27/2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN
(10 B) vs. (1 B) No. 1 Connecticut
Elite Eight
L 52–90 23–14
Webster Bank Arena (8,978)
Bridgeport, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings edit

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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APRVRVNRRVRV25RVRVRVNRNRRVRVNRRVNRNRNRNRN/A
CoachesRVNRNRRVRVRVRVRVNRNRNRNRNRNRRVNRNRNRRV16
Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
(RV) Received Votes

See also edit

2016–17 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

References edit

  1. ^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule".