2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by twenty-second year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as third year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 3–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a 4 way for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Wisconsin.

2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–24 (3–13 Big Ten)
Head coach	C. Vivian Stringer (22nd season)
Assistant coaches	Timothy Eatman Kelley Gibson Nadine Domond
Home arena	Louis Brown Athletic Center

2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Maryland†	15	–	1		.938			32	–	3		.914
No. 11 Ohio State*	15	–	1		.938			28	–	7		.800
Michigan	11	–	5		.688			28	–	9		.757
Indiana	10	–	6		.625			23	–	11		.676
Purdue	10	–	6		.625			23	–	13		.639
Michigan State	9	–	7		.563			21	–	12		.636
Penn State	9	–	7		.563			21	–	11		.656
Northwestern	8	–	8		.500			20	–	11		.645
Iowa	8	–	8		.500			20	–	14		.588
Minnesota	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
Illinois	3	–	13		.188			9	–	22		.290
Wisconsin	3	–	13		.188			9	–	22		.290
Nebraska	3	–	13		.188			7	–	22		.241
Rutgers	3	–	13		.188			6	–	24		.200
† 2017 Big Ten tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ciani Cryor  5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Neumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA G 1 Jazlynd Rollins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Buchholz Daytona State Gainesville, FL G 3 Tyler Scaife 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Hall Little Rock, AR G 4 Kate Hill 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Peddie Toronto, ON F 5 Stasha Carey  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Berea-Midpark/Pittsburgh Cleveland, OH G 5 Shrita Parker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Ocean Lakes Virginia Beach, VA G 10 Kathleen Fitzpatrick 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Academy of Notre Dame de Namur/Saint Joseph's Drexel Hill, PA G/F 11 Ashli Jeune 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Life Center Academy Westampton, NJ G 12 Khadaizha Sanders 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Bishop McNamara Virginia Beach, IL G 13 DaChe Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Watkinson School Bloomfield, CT G/F 22 Kandiss Barber 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Mater Dei/Southern Idaho Chula Vista, CA F/C 32 Desiree Keeling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So William Fleming Roanoke, VA G 33 Alex Alfano 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Red Bank Catholic Atlantic Highlands, NJ F/C 40 Victoria Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Parkview Snellville, GA C 44 Jordan Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Sterling Somerdale, NJ	Head coach C. Vivian Stringer (Slippery Rock) Assistant coach(es) Tim Eatman (Talladega) Kelley Gibson (Maryland) Nadine Domond (Iowa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 2:00 pm		Chattanooga	L 53–66	0–1	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,547) Piscataway, NJ
11/14/2016* 5:30 pm		at Elon	L 54–66	0–2	Alumni Gym (983) Elon, NC
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm		at Wake Forest	L 43–55	0–3	LJVM Coliseum (525) Winston-Salem, NC
11/20/2016* 6:00 pm		at Virginia	L 54–62	0–4	John Paul Jones Arena (2,621) Charlottesville, VA
11/25/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Princeton Rivalry	L 34–64	0–5	Jadwin Gymnasium (848) Princeton, NJ
11/27/2016* 2:00 pm		Bryant	W 50–42	1–5	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,691) Piscataway, NJ
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm		Duke ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 32–68	1–6	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,704) Piscataway, NJ
12/03/2016* 2:00 pm		Bucknell	W 57–53	2–6	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,674) Piscataway, NJ
12/05/2016* 7:00 pm		James Madison	L 76–82 2OT	2–7	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,320) Piscataway, NJ
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at St. John's	L 39–65	2–8	Carnesecca Arena (519) Queens, NY
12/10/2016* 6:00 pm		at Houston	L 51–53	2–9	Hofheinz Pavilion (671) Houston, TX
12/13/2016* 7:00 pm, BTN		Seton Hall	W 53–45	3–9	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,626) Piscataway, NJ
12/17/2016* 2:00 pm		Temple	L 37–48	3–10	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,422) Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2016 2:00 pm, BTN		at Michigan	L 50–63	3–11 (0–1)	Crisler Center (3,957) Ann Arbor, MI
12/31/2016 12:00 pm, BTN		Penn State	W 61–45	4–11 (1–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,011) Piscataway, NJ
01/04/2017 7:00 pm		Wisconsin	W 68–52	5–11 (2–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,496) Piscataway, NJ
01/07/2017 4:00 pm, BTN		at Illinois	L 41–78	5–12 (2–2)	State Farm Center (1,482) Champaign, IL
01/10/2017 8:00 pm		at Nebraska	L 58–62	5–13 (2–3)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,193) Lincoln, NE
01/14/2017 8:00 pm, BTN		Michigan State	W 62–58	6–13 (3–3)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,646) Piscataway, NJ
01/17/2017 7:00 pm		Iowa	L 59–71	6–14 (3–4)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,517) Piscataway, NJ
01/22/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 3 Maryland	L 71–80	6–15 (3–5)	Xfinity Center (6,236) College Park, MD
01/29/2017 2:00 pm		Northwestern	L 37–55	6–16 (3–6)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,576) Piscataway, NJ
02/02/2017 8:00 pm		at Iowa	L 57–71	6–17 (3–7)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,884) Iowa City, IA
02/08/2017 7:00 pm		Indiana	L 52–63	6–18 (3–8)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,637) Piscataway, NJ
02/11/2017 3:00 pm		at Minnesota	L 46–80	6–19 (3–9)	Williams Arena (4,726) Minneapolis, MN
02/15/2017 7:00 pm, BTN		Purdue	L 42–55	6–20 (3–10)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,819) Piscataway, NJ
02/18/2017 12:00 pm, BTN		at Wisconsin	L 41–53	6–21 (3–11)	Kohl Center (6,680) Madison, WI
02/23/2017 7:00 pm, BTN		at Northwestern	L 38–60	6–22 (3–12)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,020) Evanston, IL
02/26/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 12 Ohio State	L 45–73	6–23 (3–13)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,061) Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/01/2017 4:30 pm, BTN	(14)	vs. (11) Wisconsin First Round	L 55–61	6–24	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,830) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team