2016–17 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Joanne P. McCallie entering her 10th season. The team plays its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 13–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Hampton in the first round before getting upset by Oregon in the second round.

2016–17 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
2016–17 record28–6 (13–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Al Brown
  • Rene Haynes
  • Hernando Planells
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
2016–17 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame151 .938  334  .892
No. 9 Duke133 .813  286  .824
No. 10 Florida State133 .813  287  .800
No. 13 Louisville124 .750  298  .784
No. 17 NC State124 .750  239  .719
No. 21 Syracuse115 .688  2211  .667
No. 16 Miami (FL)106 .625  249  .727
Virginia79 .438  2013  .606
Wake Forest610 .375  1616  .500
Georgia Tech511 .313  2214  .611
Virginia Tech412 .250  2014  .588
Pittsburgh412 .250  1317  .433
Clemson313 .188  1516  .484
North Carolina313 .188  1516  .484
Boston College214 .125  921  .300
2017 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 29, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

201617 media

All Blue Devils games will air on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network. WDNC will once again act as the main station for the Blue Devils IMG Sports Network games with Steve Barnes providing the play-by-play and Morgan Patrick acting as analyst.

Roster

2016–17 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Haley Gorecki 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoWilliam Fremd Palatine, IL
G 4 Lexie Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrNorth Gwinnett
Maryland
Suwanee, GA
F 5 Leaonna Odom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrChaminade Lompoc, CA
C 11 Sofia Roma (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoNazareth Regional
Wagner
Richmond Hill, NY
G 13 Crystal Primm 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoOxbridge Academy West Palm Beach, FL
G/F 14 Faith Suggs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoHomewood Flossmoor Flossmoor, IL
G 15 Kyra Lambert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSamuel Clemens Cibolo, TX
F 22 Oderah Chidom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrBishop O'Dowd Oakland, CA
G 23 Rebecca Greenwell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrOwensboro Catholic Owensboro, KY
C 30 Emily Schubert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrElizabethton Elizabethton, TN
F/C 34 Lyneé Belton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SoThe Bullis School Clinton, MD
F/C 35 Erin Mathias 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrFox Chapel Area Pittsburgh, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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AP RV RV RV RV 21 18 17 15 13 12 15 14 15 14 13 13 13 9 9 N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV 21 20 18 17 15 15 16т 15 15 15 14 13 11 9 9
Legend
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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
6:00 pm
Charleston (WV) W 129–46 
 27  Greenwell  8  Tied  7  Greenwell  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Liberty W 98–38  1–0
 28  Greenwell  10  Mathias  5  Tied  Vines Center (3,741)
Lynchburg, VA
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Penn W 68–55  2–0
 20  Brown  14  Chidom  4  Chidom  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,263)
Durham, NC
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm
Longwood W 105–48  3–0
 30  Greenwell  8  Cooper  7  Brown  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,007)
Durham, NC
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Grand Canyon W 90–47  4–0
 18  Chidom  10  Greenwell  4  Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,040)
Durham, NC
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm
at Vanderbilt L 73–77  4–1
 21  Brown  8  Chidom  7  Lambert  Memorial Gymnasium (2,841)
Nashville, TN
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Old Dominion W 92–64  5–1
 32  Brown  6  Tied  8  Lambert  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,136)
Durham, NC
11/25/2016*
10:00 pm
at Long Beach State W 83–46  6–1
 17  Brown  12  Chidom  5  Lambert  Walter Pyramid (1,057)
Long Beach, CA
11/27/2016*
4:00 pm
at Pepperdine W 99–65  7–1
 31  Greenwell  10  Odom  12  Brown  Firestone Fieldhouse (303)
Malibu, CA
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm
at Rutgers
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 68–32  8–1
 11  Greenwell  7  Tied  5  Greenwell  Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,704)
Piscataway, NJ
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 3 South Carolina W 74–63  9–1
 29  Greenwell  8  Chidom  2  Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,036)
Durham, NC
12/08/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 21 Elon W 68–61  10–1
 25  Brown  8  Cooper  2  4 tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,121)
Durham, NC
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 17 Villanova W 68–50  11–1
 18  Tied  9  Greenwell  3  3 tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,377)
Durham, NC
12/29/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 15 No. 17 Kentucky W 69–54  12–1
 24  Brown  10  Greenwell  5  Greenwell  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,121)
Durham, NC
ACC Regular Season
01/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 13 No. 8 Louisville W 58–55  13–1 (1–0)
 17  Brown  6  Tied  4  Brown  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,309)
Durham, NC
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
No. 13 at Georgia Tech W 75–68  14–1 (2–0)
 25  Brown  7  Cooper  4  Tied  Hank McCamish Pavilion (743)
Atlanta, GA
01/08/2017
3:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 13 at No. 6 Florida State L 45–69  14–2 (2–1)
 12  Lambert  6  3 tied  2  Lambert  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,687)
Tallahassee, FL
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 12 North Carolina W 70–58  15–2 (3–1)
 15  Odom  8  Cooper  3  Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,718)
Durham, NC
01/15/2017
3:00 pm, RSN
No. 12 at No. 23 NC State L 52–55  15–3 (3–2)
 11  Greenwell  7  Greenwell  5  Greenwell  Reynolds Coliseum (4,657)
Raleigh, NC
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 15 No. 17 Virginia Tech W 84–59  16–3 (4–2)
 29  Brown  6  Tied  4  Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,755)
Durham, NC
01/22/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 15 at Boston College W 67–44  17–3 (5–2)
 22  Brown  7  Chidom  6  Mathias  Conte Forum (1,374)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/26/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 14 at No. 8 Notre Dame L 58–62  17–4 (5–3)
 22  Brown  7  Tied  4  Tied  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,309)
South Bend, IN
01/29/2017
1:00 pm, RSN
No. 14 Wake Forest W 71–43  18–4 (6–3)
 28  Brown  11  Odom  5  Lambert  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,008)
Durham, NC
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 15 Clemson W 65–37  19–4 (7–3)
 21  Greenwell  5  Tied  7  Brown  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,564)
Durham, NC
02/05/2017
1:00 pm, RSN
No. 15 at Virginia W 70–51  20–4 (8–3)
 21  Greenwell  6  Greenwell  5  Lambert  John Paul Jones Arena (4,361)
Charlottesville, VA
02/10/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 14 No. 20 Syracuse W 72–55  21–4 (9–3)
 18  Greenwell  10  Greenwell  8  Brown  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,809)
Durham, NC
02/12/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 14 Pittsburgh W 62–48  22–4 (10–3)
 18  Brown  9  Odom  4  Brown  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,013)
Durham, NC
02/16/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 13 at Wake Forest W 79–53  23–4 (11–3)
 24  Brown  8  Chidom  7  Brown  LJVM Coliseum (1,118)
Winston-Salem, NC
02/19/2017
1:00 pm, RSN
No. 13 No. 16 Miami (FL) W 83–70  24–4 (12–3)
 28  Brown  13  Greenwell  4  Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,153)
Durham, NC
02/26/2017
3:00 pm, RSN
No. 13 at North Carolina W 95–71  25–4 (13–3)
 30  Greenwell  7  Tied  13  Lambert  Carmichael Auditorium (4,221)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
8:00 pm, RSN
(3) No. 13 vs. (6) No. 21 Syracuse
Quarterfinals
W 68–46  26–4
 22  Brown  9  Lambert  4  Brown  HTC Center (3,600)
Conway, SC
03/03/2017
2:30 pm, ESPNU
(3) No. 13 vs. (7) No. 16 Miami (FL)
Semifinals
W 57–52  27–4
 20  Brown  8  Brown  4  Brown  HTC Center (3,600)
Conway, SC
03/03/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN2
(3) No. 13 vs. (1) No. 3 Notre Dame
Championship Game
L 61–84  27–5
 16  Brown  5  Tied  3  Tied  HTC Center (3,600)
Conway, SC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 B) No. 9 (15 B) Hampton
First Round
W 94–31  28–5
 26  Greenwell  10  Greenwell  9  Brown  Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,328)
Durham, NC
03/20/2017*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
(2 B) No. 9 (10 B) Oregon
Second Round
L 65–70  28–6
 25  Brown  9  Tied  6  Brown  Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,620)
Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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