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

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.

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

Roster

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

See also

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

References

1. . Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.