2016–17 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ducks, led by third year head coach Kelly Graves, played their games at the Matthew Knight Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 23–14, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Stanford. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament which was their first trip since 2005. They defeated Temple and upset Duke in the first and second rounds to advance to the sweet sixteen for the first time in school history where they upset Maryland to advance to the elite eight where they lost to Connecticut.

2016–17 Oregon Ducks women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	23–14 (8–10 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kelly Graves (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Campbell Jodie Berry Nicole Powell
Home arena	Matthew Knight Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Oregon State	16	–	2		.889			31	–	5		.861
No. 6 Stanford †	15	–	3		.833			32	–	6		.842
No. 12 Washington	15	–	3		.833			29	–	6		.829
No. 15 UCLA	13	–	5		.722			25	–	9		.735
Arizona State	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
Oregon	8	–	10		.444			23	–	14		.622
California	6	–	12		.333			20	–	14		.588
Washington State	6	–	12		.333			16	–	20		.444
Colorado	5	–	13		.278			17	–	16		.515
Utah	5	–	13		.278			16	–	15		.516
USC	5	–	13		.278			14	–	16		.467
Arizona	5	–	13		.278			14	–	16		.467
† 2017 Pac-12 tournament winner As of March 31, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Morgan Yaeger 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. John's School Adelaide, Australia G 3 Justine Hall 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Regis Jesuit HS Purdue Denver, CO G 5 Maite Cazorla 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Segle XXI Las Palmas, Spain G 10 Lexi Bando 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Willamette HS Eugene, OR G 11 Jayde Woods 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Windward School Yorba Linda, CA G 12 Megan Trinder 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Northeast CC Hollywell, Australia G 13 Mar'Shay Moore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Blue Mountain CC Fort Vancouver HS Vancouver, WA F 14 Lydia Giomi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr West Seattle HS Seattle, WA F 15 Jacinta Vandenberg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Sr Fresno State Sandringham College Melbourne, Australia G 20 Sabrina Ionescu 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Miramonte HS Walnut Creek, CA F 22 Lauren Yearwood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Oak Bay HS Victoria, BC F 24 Ruthy Hebard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr West Valley HS Fairbanks, AK F 32 Oti Gildon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Gonzaga Prep Spokane, WA F 44 Mallory McGwire 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Reno HS Reno, NV F 52 Sierra Campisano 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Torrey Pines HS San Diego, CA	Head coach Kelly Graves (New Mexico) Assistant coach(es) Jodie Berry (Western Washington) Mark Campbell (Hawaiʻi) Nicole Powell (Stanford) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2016* 7:00 pm		Northwest Christian	W 89–36		Matthew Knight Arena (2,133) Eugene, OR
12/04/2016* 12:00 pm		Vanguard	W 95–55		Matthew Knight Arena (1,961) Eugene, OR
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm		Lamar	W 84–67	1–0	Matthew Knight Arena (2,098) Eugene, OR
11/18/2016* 6:00 pm		Cal State Bakersfield	W 77–62	2–0	Matthew Knight Arena (1,741) Eugene, OR
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm		UTSA	W 77–63	3–0	Matthew Knight Arena (1,917) Eugene, OR
11/22/2016* 8:00 pm, P12N		No. 24 Michigan State	W 88–55	4–0	Matthew Knight Arena (2,056) Eugene, OR
11/25/2016* 6:30 pm		vs. No. 7 Mississippi State Rainbow Wahine Shootout	L 63–75	4–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
11/26/2016* 8:00 pm		at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Shootout	W 86–49	5–1	Stan Sheriff Center (2,042) Honolulu, HI
11/27/2016* 5:00 pm		vs. San Jose State Rainbow Wahine Shootout	W 91–62	6–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
12/09/2016* 6:00 pm		Portland	W 81–41	7–1	Matthew Knight Arena (2,316) Eugene, OR
12/12/2016* 4:00 pm	No. 25	at Clemson	W 87–59	8–1	Littlejohn Coliseum (313) Clemson, SC
12/14/2016* 4:00 pm	No. 25	at Ole Miss	L 67–83	8–2	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,079) Oxford, MS
12/17/2016* 5:00 pm	No. 25	vs. Portland State Portland Showcase	W 90–46	9–2	Moda Center  Portland, OR
12/20/2016* 12:00 pm		Idaho	W 73–70	10–2	Matthew Knight Arena (2,088) Eugene, OR
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2016 3:00 pm		No. 9 Washington	L 77–99	10–3 (0–1)	Matthew Knight Arena (2,858) Eugene, OR
01/01/2017 2:00 pm		Washington State	L 59–75	10–4 (0–2)	Matthew Knight Arena (2,402) Eugene, OR
01/06/2017 8:00 pm, P12N		at No. 10 Stanford	L 60–81	10–5 (0–3)	Maples Pavilion (2,723) Stanford, CA
01/08/2017 1:00 pm, P12N		at No. 20 California	W 69–66	11–5 (1–3)	Haas Pavilion (4,273) Berkeley, CA
01/13/2017 8:00 pm, P12N		at USC	W 59–53	12–5 (2–3)	Galen Center (954) Los Angeles, CA
01/15/2017 1:00 pm, P12N		at No. 17 UCLA	L 63–79	12–6 (2–4)	Pauley Pavilion (2,074) Los Angeles, CA
01/20/2017 6:00 pm, P12N		Colorado	W 71–66	13–6 (3–4)	Matthew Knight Arena (2,260) Eugene, OR
01/22/2017 1:00 pm, P12N		Utah	W 84–66	14–6 (4–4)	Matthew Knight Arena (2,657) Eugene, OR
01/27/2017 8:00 pm, P12N		No. 11 Oregon State Civil War	L 40–43	14–7 (4–5)	Matthew Knight Arena (4,370) Eugene, OR
01/29/2017 11:00 am, ESPNU		at No. 11 Oregon State Civil War	L 60–67	14–8 (4–6)	Gill Coliseum (6,005) Corvallis, OR
02/03/2017 5:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona	W 79–65	15–8 (5–6)	McKale Center (1,542) Tucson, AZ
02/05/2017 11:00 am, P12N		at Arizona State	L 63–68	15–9 (5–7)	Wells Fargo Arena (1,986) Tempe, AZ
02/10/2017 6:00 pm, P12N		No. 15 UCLA	W 84–75	16–9 (6–7)	Matthew Knight Arena (2,438) Eugene, OR
02/12/2017 11:00 am, P12N		USC	W 73–50	17–9 (7–7)	Matthew Knight Arena (2,750) Eugene, OR
02/17/2017 5:00 pm, P12N		at Utah	W 73–61	18–9 (8–7)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,683) Salt Lake City, UT
02/19/2017 11:00 am, P12N		at Colorado	L 66–76	18–10 (8–8)	Coors Events Center (3,988) Boulder, CO
02/24/2017 6:00 pm		California	L 55–61	18–11 (8–9)	Matthew Knight Arena (2,691) Eugene, OR
02/26/2017 1:00 pm, P12N		No. 8 Stanford	L 59–65	18–12 (8–10)	Matthew Knight Arena (4,286) Eugene, OR
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/02/2017 8:30 pm, P12N	(6)	vs. (11) Arizona First Round	W 70–63	19–12	KeyArena (4,158) Seattle, WA
03/03/2017 8:30 pm, P12N	(6)	vs. (3) No. 11 Washington Quarterfinals	W 70–69	20–12	KeyArena (9,686) Seattle, WA
03/04/2017 8:30 pm, P12N	(6)	vs. (2) No. 10 Stanford Semifinals	L 56–71	20–13	KeyArena (8,384) Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN2	(10 B)	vs. (7 B) Temple First Round	W 71–70	21–13	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
03/20/2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN2	(10 B)	at (2 B) No. 9 Duke Second Round	W 74–65	22–13	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,620) Durham, NC
03/25/2017* 8:30 am, ESPN	(10 B)	vs. (3 B) No. 4 Maryland Sweet Sixteen	W 77–63	23–13	Webster Bank Arena  Bridgeport, CT
03/27/2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN	(10 B)	vs. (1 B) No. 1 Connecticut Elite Eight	L 52–90	23–14	Webster Bank Arena (8,978) Bridgeport, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

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	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	16

Legend

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

See also

2016–17 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team