2016–17 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode=Women's basketball

|year=2016–17

|team=Michigan Wolverines

|image=Michigan Wolverines logo.svg

|conference=Big Ten Conference

|division=

|short_conf=Big Ten

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|record= 28–9

|conf_record= 11–5

|head_coach=Kim Barnes Arico

|hc_year=5th

|asst_coach1=Melanie Moore

|asst_coach2=Megan Duffy

|asst_coach3=Joy McCorvey

|stadium=Crisler Center

|champion=

|bowl=WNIT Champions

|bowl_result=

}}

{{2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings}}

The 2016–17 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represented University of Michigan during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by fifth year head coach Kim Barnes Arico, played their home games at the Crisler Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference.

Roster

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|head_coach=

|asst_coach=

  • Melanie Moore ({{college|Siena}})
  • Megan Duffy ({{college|Notre Dame}})
  • Joy McCorvey ({{college|St. John's}})

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|accessdate=

}}

Schedule

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{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=yes|ranklink=2016-17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2015|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#242961; color:#F7BE05;"| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/03/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Wayne State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename =

| attend =  

| tv =

| score = 93–41

| overtime =

| record =

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#242961; color:#F7BE05;"| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/11/2016

| time = 6:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Oakland

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename =

| attend = 2,386

| tv =

| score = 101–63

| overtime =

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/13/2016

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Niagara

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename =

| attend = 1,997

| tv =

| score = 107–35

| overtime =

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/18/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Howard

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename =

| attend = 3,708

| tv =

| score = 109–41

| overtime =

| record = 3–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/21/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Western Michigan

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename =

| attend = 2,051

| tv =

| score = 66–40

| overtime =

| record = 4–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/24/2016

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Gonzaga

| opprank = 25

| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center

| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, USVI

| gamename = Paradise Jam tournament Reef Division

| attend = 1,734

| tv =

| score = 78–66

| overtime =

| record = 5–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/25/2016

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Winthrop

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center

| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, USVI

| gamename = Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division

| attend = 1,067

| tv =

| score = 76–39

| overtime =

| record = 6–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/26/2016

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Florida State

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center

| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, USVI

| gamename = Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division

| attend = 2,962

| tv =

| score = 62–76

| overtime =

| record = 6–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/01/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Hank McCamish Pavilion

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge

| attend = 818

| tv =

| score = 92–52

| overtime =

| record = 7–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/05/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Xavier

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cintas Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| gamename =

| attend = 721

| tv =

| score = 58–61

| overtime =

| record = 7–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/09/2016

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = San Diego State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Viejas Arena

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| gamename =

| attend = 2,632

| tv =

| score = 92–57

| overtime =

| record = 8–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/11/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = UCLA

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,688

| tv = P12N

| score = 64–84

| overtime =

| record = 8–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/13/2016

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Ohio

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename =

| attend = 1,802

| tv =

| score = 69–46

| overtime =

| record = 9–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/17/2016

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Vermont

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename =

| attend = 2,187

| tv =

| score = 78–56

| overtime =

| record = 10–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/22/2016

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = American

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename =

| attend = 2,085

| tv =

| score = 82–33

| overtime =

| record = 11–3

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#242961; color:#F7BE05;"| Big Ten regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/28/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Rutgers

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename =

| attend = 3,957

| tv = BTN

| score = 63–50

| overtime =

| record = 12–3 (1–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/01/2017

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Wisconsin

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Kohl Center

| site_cityst = Madison, WI

| gamename =

| attend = 4,361

| tv =

| score = 73–56

| overtime =

| record = 13–3 (2–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/07/2017

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Ohio State

| opprank = 11

| site_stadium = Value City Arena

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| gamename = Rivalry

| attend = 6,636

| tv = BTN

| score = 87–96

| overtime =

| record = 13–4 (2–1)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/10/2017

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Indiana

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename =

| attend = 1,850

| tv = BTN

| score = 78–74

| overtime =

| record = 14–4 (3–1)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/15/2017

| time = 4:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Minnesota

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename =

| attend = 2,781

| tv = BTN

| score = 84–69

| overtime =

| record = 15–4 (4–1)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/19/2017

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Maryland

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Xifinty Center

| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE

| gamename =

| attend = 4,666

| tv = BTN

| score = 70–83

| overtime =

| record = 15–5 (4–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/22/2017

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Nebraska

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Pinnacle Bank Arena

| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE

| gamename =

| attend = 4,763

| tv =

| score = 84–51

| overtime =

| record = 16–5 (5–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/25/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Northwestern

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename =

| attend = 2,097

| tv =

| score = 80–54

| overtime =

| record = 17–5 (6–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/01/2017

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Illinois

| opprank =

| site_stadium = State Farm Center

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| attend = 1,156

| tv =

| score = 86–70

| overtime =

| record = 18–5 (7–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/05/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Iowa

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename =

| attend = 3,327

| tv =

| score = 72–70

| overtime =

| record = 19–5 (8–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/08/2017

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 21

| opponent = Purdue

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| attend = 5,910

| tv =

| score = 72–62

| overtime =

| record = 20–5 (9–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/12/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 21

| opponent = Wisconsin

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename =

| attend = 3,545

| tv = BTN

| score = 75–66

| overtime =

| record = 21–5 (10–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/16/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 20

| opponent = Indiana

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall

| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN

| gamename =

| attend = 2,499

| tv = BTN

| score = 61–72

| overtime =

| record = 21–6 (10–3)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/19/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 20

| opponent = Michigan State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename = Rivalry

| attend = 12,707

| tv = BTN

| score = 68–86

| overtime =

| record = 21–7 (10–4)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/23/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 25

| opponent = Nebraska

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename =

| attend = 2,276

| tv =

| score = 88–60

| overtime =

| record = 22–7 (11–4)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/26/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 25

| opponent = Penn State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 8,213

| tv = BTN

| score = 75–76

| overtime =

| record = 22–8 (11–5)

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#242961"|Big Ten Women's tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/03/2017

| time = 9:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 3

| opponent = Michigan State

| opprank =

| oppseed = 6

| site_stadium = Bankers Life Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| attend = 4,065

| tv = BTN

| score = 64–74

| overtime =

| record = 22–9

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#242961"|Women's National Invitation Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/16/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| seed =

| opponent = Kent State

| opprank =

| oppseed =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename = First Round

| attend = 788

| tv =

| score = 67–60

| overtime =

| record = 23–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/18/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| seed =

| opponent = Wright State

| opprank =

| oppseed =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename = Second Round

| attend = 721

| tv =

| score = 71–66

| overtime =

| record = 24–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/23/2017

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| seed =

| opponent = St. John's

| opprank =

| oppseed =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename = Third Round

| attend = 685

| tv =

| score = 60–40

| overtime =

| record = 25–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/25/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| seed =

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| opprank =

| oppseed =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| attend = 1,017

| tv =

| score = 80–62

| overtime =

| record = 26–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/29/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| seed =

| opponent = Villanova

| opprank =

| oppseed =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename = Semifinals

| attend = 1,467

| tv =

| score = 65–61

| overtime =

| record = 27–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 04/01/2017

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| seed =

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| opprank =

| oppseed =

| site_stadium = Calihan Hall

| site_cityst = Detroit, MI

| gamename = Championship Game

| attend = 4,417

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 89–79

| overtime = 3OT

| record = 28–9

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}

Rankings

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See also

References