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

2016–17 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record22–12 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tasha Pointer
  • Jonath Nicholas
  • Da'Shena Stevens
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 DePaul* 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
Creighton 16 2   .889 24 8   .750
Marquette 13 5   .722 25 8   .758
St. John's 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
Villanova 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Georgetown 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
Providence 4 14   .222 12 18   .400
Xavier 4 14   .222 12 18   .400
Seton Hall 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
Butler 2 16   .111 6 25   .194
2017 Big East tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

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

2016–17 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Alisha Kebbe 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Neumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA
G 1 Tamesha Alexander 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr The Shipley School Philadelphia, PA
G 2 Kendyl Nunn 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Morgan Park
UIC
Chicago, IL
G 3 Tiana England 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Stamford Stamford, CT
G 4 Aaliyah Lewis 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Bishop Ford Staten Island, NY
G 5 Shamachya Duncan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr The Patrick School Staten Island, NY
G 13 Crystal Simmons 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Life Center Academy Madrid, Spain
G 15 Andrayah Adams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Como Park Minneapolis, MN
G/F 20 Akina Wellere 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy Chicago, IL
F 23 Jordan Agustus 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So St. Mary's Bronx, NY
F 24 Jade Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr DePaul Catholic Maplewood, NJ
F 33 Sandra Udobi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Life Center Academy Delta State, Nigeria
F 34 Maya Singleton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Trinity Valley CC Indian Head, MD
F 35 Imani Littleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr The Bishop's School San Diego, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm
at William & Mary W 73–57  1–0
Kaplan Arena (471)
Williamsburg, VA
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Duquesne L 65–71  1–1
Carnesecca Arena (637)
Queens, NY
11/20/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 22 Miami (FL) L 50–62  1–2
Carnesecca Arena (695)
Queens, NY
11/25/2016*
6:30 pm
vs. Virginia
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 66–55  2–2
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
11/26/2016*
4:00 pm
vs. No. 23 Arizona State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
L 41–54  2–3
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
11/30/2016*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Albany W 54–36  3–3
Carnesecca Arena (529)
Queens, NY
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Lafayette W 64–46  4–3
Carnesecca Arena (750)
Queens, NY
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Rutgers W 65–39  5–3
Carnesecca Arena (519)
Queens, NY
12/13/2016*
7:00 pm
at Fordham W 59–45  6–3
Rose Hill Gymnasium (351)
Bronx, NY
12/17/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wagner W 62–34  7–3
Carnesecca Arena (589)
Queens, NY
12/21/2016*
11:00 am, ESPN3
James Madison W 74–63  8–3
Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
Big East regular season
12/30/2016
7:00 pm, FS2
at Seton Hall L 59–64  8–4 (0–1)
Walsh Gymnasium (1,327)
South Orange, NJ
01/02/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Xavier W 65–48  9–4 (1–1)
Cintas Center (671)
Cincinnati, OH
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Butler W 62–41  10–4 (2–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (426)
Indianapolis, IN
01/08/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
Marquette W 70–64  11–4 (3–1)
Carnesecca Arena (542)
Queens, NY
01/10/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
No. 21 DePaul L 66–78  11–5 (3–2)
Carnesecca Arena (565)
Queens, NY
01/13/2017
7:00 pm, FS1
at Georgetown W 71–66  12–5 (4–2)
McDonough Gymnasium (709)
Washington, D.C.
01/15/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Villanova L 50–55  12–6 (4–3)
The Pavilion (909)
Villanova, PA
01/20/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
Creighton L 43–55  12–7 (4–4)
Carnesecca Arena (502)
Queens, NY
01/22/2017
2:00 pm, BEDN
Providence W 60–50  13–7 (5–4)
Carnesecca Arena (646)
Queens, NY
01/27/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
Butler W 62–55  14–7 (6–4)
Carnesecca Arena (788)
Queens, NY
01/29/2017
3:00 pm, BEDN
Xavier W 64–55  15–7 (7–4)
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
02/03/2017
8:00 pm, BEDN
at No. 17 DePaul L 51–54  15–8 (7–5)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,312)
Chicago, IL
02/05/2017
2:00 pm, BEDN
at Marquette W 82–72  16–8 (8–5)
Al McGuire Center (1,225)
Milwaukee, WI
02/10/2017
8:00 pm, FS1
Villanova L 56–66  16–9 (8–6)
Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
02/12/2017
2:00 pm, BEDN
Georgetown W 65–54  17–9 (9–6)
Carnesecca Arena (721)
Queens, NY
02/17/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Providence W 71–47  18–9 (10–6)
Alumni Hall (589)
Providence, RI
02/19/2017
6:30 pm, YES
at Creighton L 60–67  18–10 (10–7)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,140)
Omaha, NE
02/26/2017
2:00 pm, BEDN
Seton Hall W 77–71  19–10 (11–7)
Carnesecca Arena (1,121)
Queens, NY
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05/2017
8:30 pm, FS2
vs. Villanova
Quarterfinals
W 56–40  20–10
Al McGuire Center (1,922)
Milwaukee, WI
03/06/2017
6:30 pm, FS1
vs. No. 17 DePaul
Semifinals
L 41–59  20–11
Al McGuire Center (2,511)
Milwaukee, WI
WNIT
03/17/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Sacred Heart
First Round
W 72–43  21–11
Carnesecca Arena (773)
Queens, NY
03/19/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Harvard
Second Round
W 62–57  22–11
Carnesecca Arena (535)
Queens, NY
03/23/2017
6:00 pm
at Michigan
Third Round
L 40–60  22–12
Crisler Center (685)
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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