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

2016–17 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball
2016–17 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	22–12 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach	Joe Tartamella (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Tasha Pointer; Jonath Nicholas; Da'Shena Stevens;
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Joe Tartamella (James Madison)

Assistant coach(es)

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

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
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

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		RV

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

References

^ "St. John's Women's Basketball Official Schedule - REDSTORMSPORTS.COM - St. John's University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

[1] "St. John's Women's Basketball Official Schedule - REDSTORMSPORTS.COM - St. John's University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

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Venues	Carnesecca Arena (1974–present)
Rivalries	Fordham
Culture & lore	Johnny Thunderbird
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References