2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
2016–17 record	6–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Stephanie White (1st year)
Assistant coach	Carolyn Peck
Assistant coach	Joy Cheek
Assistant coach	Kelly Komara
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium

2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
#6 Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
#3 South Carolina	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
Alabama	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
#17 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
#19 Florida	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
#25 Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
#23 Auburn	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Missouri	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Georgia	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
LSU	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
#22 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667

† 2017 SEC Tournament winner As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team will represent Vanderbilt University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commondores, led by first year head coach Stephanie White, play their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and are members of the Southeastern Conference.

Roster

2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Overbeck, KaylaKayla Overbeck	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Newbury Park	Newbury Park, CA
1.5 !G	1	Dahlman, RebekahRebekah Dahlman	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Braham Area	Braham, MN
1.5 !G	3	Bell, RachelRachel Bell	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Creek Wood	Cumberland Furnace, TN
1.5 !G	10	Walker, CierraCierra Walker	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	Oregon City	Oregon City, OR
1.5 !G	12	Dancy, MykaMyka Dancy	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Antioch	Antioch, TN
2.5 !G/F	21	Whalen, ErinErin Whalen	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Providence Day School	Charlotte, NC
3.5 !F	22	Webb, Marqu'esMarqu'es Webb	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	Hoover	Hoover, AL
1.5 !G	23	Spears, MintaMinta Spears	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Bullard Texas Tech	Bullard, TX
4.5 !F/C	31	Ejiofor, BlessingBlessing Ejiofor	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	1.0 !Fr	Eastside	Paterson, NJ
1.5 !G	33	Reed, ChristaChrista Reed	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	Bay	Bay St. Louis, MS
1.5 !G	35	Clemons-Green, KaleighKaleigh Clemons-Green	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Baylor School	Chattanooga, TN
1.5 !G	41	Seawright, MiayaMiaya Seawright	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.0 !Jr	Hillcrest HS	Simpsonville, SC

Head coach

Stephanie White (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Carolyn Peck (Vanderbilt)
Joy Cheek (Duke)
Kelly Komara (Purdue)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
10/30/2016* 2:00 PM	Bellarmine	W 97–63		Memorial Gymnasium (2,228) Nashville, TN
11/06/2016* 2:00 PM	Union (KY)	W 93–43		Memorial Gymnasium (2,281) Nashville, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM	Kennesaw State	W 86–54	1–0	Memorial Gymnasium (2,395) Nashville, TN
11/13/2016* 1:00 PM	at No. 23 Indiana	L 61–94	1–1	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,029) Bloomington, IN
11/16/2016* 7:00 PM	Drexel	W 73–63	2–1	Memorial Gymnasium (2,243) Nashville, TN
11/20/2016* 2:00 PM	Duke	W 77–63	3–1	Memorial Gymnasium (2,841) Nashville, TN
11/22/2016* 11:30 AM	Robert Morris	W 75–59	4–1	Memorial Gymnasium (4,242) Nashville, TN
11/27/2016* 2:00 PM	at UT Martin	W 79–77	5–1	Skyhawk Arena (2,137) Martin, TN
12/02/2016* 6:00 PM	at Air Force Air Force Classic semifinals	W 75–49	6–1	Clune Arena (312) Colorado Springs, CO
12/03/2016* 5:30 PM	vs. SIU Edwardsville Air Force Classic championship			Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
12/05/2016* 7:00 PM	Tulane			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
12/08/2016* 6:00 PM	at East Tennessee State			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
12/18/2016* 2:00 PM	Tennessee Tech			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM	Louisville			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
12/28/2016* 4:00 PM, ESPNU	at Memphis			Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
SEC regular season
01/02/2016 6:00 PM, SECN	at Texas A&M			Reed Arena College Station, TX
01/05/2016 8:00 PM, SECN	Tennessee			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
01/08/2016 11:00 AM, SECN	at Georgia			Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
01/12/2016 7:00 PM	Auburn			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
01/15/2016 2:00 PM	Missouri			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
01/19/2016 7:00 PM	at Arkansas			Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
01/22/2016 4:00 PM, ESPN2	at Tennessee			Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
01/26/2016 8:00 PM, SECN	Alabama			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
01/29/2016 2:00 PM	Florida			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
02/05/2016 11:00 AM, SECN	at Kentucky			Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
02/09/2016 8:00 PM, SECN	at Mississippi State			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
02/13/2016 6:00 PM, SECN	LSU			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
02/16/2016 6:00 PM, SECN	at South Carolina			Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
02/19/2016 2:00 PM	Ole Miss			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
02/23/2016 7:00 PM	Arkansas			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
02/26/2016 12:00 PM, SECN	at LSU			Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Women's Tournament
03/01–07/2017	vs.			Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

↑ http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/vand-w-baskbl-sched.html

Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball

Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1977–present)

Culture & lore	"Dynamite"

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

Seasons	1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

References

See also