2016–17 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode=Women's Basketball

|year=2016–17

|team=St. John's Red Storm

|image=St. John's Red Storm logo.svg

|image_size = 100px

|conference=Big East Conference

|division=

|short_conf=Big East

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|record= 22–12

|conf_record= 11–7

|head_coach=Joe Tartamella

|hc_year= 5th

|asst_coach1= Tasha Pointer

|asst_coach2= Jonath Nicholas

|asst_coach3= Da'Shena Stevens

|stadium= Carnesecca Arena

|champion=

|bowl= WNIT

|bowl_result= Third Round

}}

The 2016–17 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Storm, led by fifth-year head coach Joe Tartamella, played their games at Carnesecca Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's basketball tournament where they lost to DePaul. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Sacred Heart and Harvard in the first and second rounds, before losing Michigan in the third round.

Roster

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|head_coach=

Joe Tartamella ({{college|James Madison}})

|asst_coach=

Tasha Pointer ({{college|Rutgers}})
Jonath Nicholas ({{college|Trinity (TX)}})
Da'Shena Stevens ({{college|St. John's}})

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|accessdate=

}}

Schedule

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!colspan=9 style="background:#BA0C2F; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season

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| time = 2:00 pm

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| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = William & Mary

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| gamename =

| attend = 471

| tv =

| score = 73–57

| overtime =

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/17/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Duquesne

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena

| site_cityst = Queens, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 637

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 65–71

| overtime =

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/20/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| opprank = 22

| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena

| site_cityst = Queens, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 695

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 50–62

| overtime =

| record = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/25/2016

| time = 6:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Virginia

| opprank =

| site_stadium = South Point Arena

| site_cityst = Enterprise, NV

| gamename = South Point Thanksgiving Shootout

| attend =

| tv =

| score = 66–55

| overtime =

| record = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/26/2016

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Arizona State

| opprank = 23

| site_stadium = South Point Arena

| site_cityst = Enterprise, NV

| gamename = South Point Thanksgiving Shootout

| attend =

| tv =

| score = 41–54

| overtime =

| record = 2–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/30/2016

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Albany

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena

| site_cityst = Queens, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 529

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 54–36

| overtime =

| record = 3–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/03/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Lafayette

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena

| site_cityst = Queens, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 750

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 64–46

| overtime =

| record = 4–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/07/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Rutgers

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena

| site_cityst = Queens, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 519

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 65–39

| overtime =

| record = 5–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/13/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Fordham

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Bronx, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 351

| tv =

| score = 59–45

| overtime =

| record = 6–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/17/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Wagner

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena

| site_cityst = Queens, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 589

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 62–34

| overtime =

| record = 7–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/21/2016

| time = 11:00 am

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = James Madison

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena

| site_cityst = Queens, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 5,602

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 74–63

| overtime =

| record = 8–3

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#BA0C2F; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East regular season

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| date = 12/30/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Seton Hall

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Walsh Gymnasium

| site_cityst = South Orange, NJ

| gamename =

| attend = 1,327

| tv = FS2

| score = 59–64

| overtime =

| record = 8–4 (0–1)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/02/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Xavier

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cintas Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| gamename =

| attend = 671

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 65–48

| overtime =

| record = 9–4 (1–1)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/05/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Butler

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Hinkle Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN

| gamename =

| attend = 426

| tv = [http://www.bigeast.com/collegesportslive/ BEDN]

| score = 62–41

| overtime =

| record = 10–4 (2–1)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/08/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Marquette

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena

| site_cityst = Queens, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 542

| tv = BEDN

| score = 70–64

| overtime =

| record = 11–4 (3–1)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/10/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = DePaul

| opprank = 21

| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena

| site_cityst = Queens, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 565

| tv = BEDN

| score = 66–78

| overtime =

| record = 11–5 (3–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/13/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Georgetown

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McDonough Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| gamename =

| attend = 709

| tv = FS1

| score = 71–66

| overtime =

| record = 12–5 (4–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/15/2017

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Villanova

| opprank =

| site_stadium = The Pavilion

| site_cityst = Villanova, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 909

| tv = BEDN

| score = 50–55

| overtime =

| record = 12–6 (4–3)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/20/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Creighton

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena

| site_cityst = Queens, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 502

| tv = BEDN

| score = 43–55

| overtime =

| record = 12–7 (4–4)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/22/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Providence

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena

| site_cityst = Queens, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 646

| tv = BEDN

| score = 60–50

| overtime =

| record = 13–7 (5–4)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/27/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Butler

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena

| site_cityst = Queens, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 788

| tv = BEDN

| score = 62–55

| overtime =

| record = 14–7 (6–4)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/29/2017

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Xavier

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename =

| attend =

| tv = BEDN

| score = 64–55

| overtime =

| record = 15–7 (7–4)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/03/2017

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = DePaul

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = McGrath-Phillips Arena

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| gamename =

| attend = 2,312

| tv = BEDN

| score = 51–54

| overtime =

| record = 15–8 (7–5)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/05/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Marquette

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Al McGuire Center

| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI

| gamename =

| attend = 1,225

| tv = BEDN

| score = 82–72

| overtime =

| record = 16–8 (8–5)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/10/2017

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Villanova

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena

| site_cityst = Queens, NY

| gamename =

| attend =

| tv = FS1

| score = 56–66

| overtime =

| record = 16–9 (8–6)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/12/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Georgetown

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena

| site_cityst = Queens, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 721

| tv = BEDN

| score = 65–54

| overtime =

| record = 17–9 (9–6)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/17/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Providence

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Alumni Hall

| site_cityst = Providence, RI

| gamename =

| attend = 589

| tv = BEDN

| score = 71–47

| overtime =

| record = 18–9 (10–6)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/19/2017

| time = 6:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Creighton

| opprank =

| site_stadium = D. J. Sokol Arena

| site_cityst = Omaha, NE

| gamename =

| attend = 1,140

| tv = YES

| score = 60–67

| overtime =

| record = 18–10 (10–7)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/26/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Seton Hall

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena

| site_cityst = Queens, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 1,121

| tv = BEDN

| score = 77–71

| overtime =

| record = 19–10 (11–7)

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#BA0C2F;"| Big East Women's Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/05/2017

| time = 8:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Villanova

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Al McGuire Center

| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| tv = FS2

| score = 56–40

| overtime =

| record = 20–10

| attend = 1,922

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/06/2017

| time = 6:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = DePaul

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Al McGuire Center

| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI

| gamename = Semifinals

| tv = FS1

| score = 41–59

| overtime =

| record = 20–11

| attend = 2,511

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#BA0C2F;"| WNIT

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/17/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Sacred Heart

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena

| site_cityst = Queens, NY

| gamename = First Round

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 72–43

| overtime =

| record = 21–11

| attend = 773

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/19/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Harvard

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena

| site_cityst = Queens, NY

| gamename = Second Round

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 62–57

| overtime =

| record = 22–11

| attend = 535

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/23/2017

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Michigan

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename = Third Round

| tv =

| score = 40–60

| overtime =

| record = 22–12

| attend = 685

}}

Rankings

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References

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Schedule

Rankings

See also

References