The 2016–17 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team represents the
University at Albany, SUNY
The State University of New York at Albany, commonly referred to as the University at Albany, UAlbany or SUNY Albany, is a public research university with campuses in Albany, Rensselaer, and Guilderland, New York. Founded in 1844, it is one ...
during the
2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
The 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 11, 2016 and ended with the Final Four title game in Dallas on April 2, 2017, won by South Carolina. Practices officially began on September 30, 2016.
Season headlines
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. The Great Danes, led by first year head coach
Joanna Bernabei-McNamee, play their home games at
SEFCU Arena
SEFCU Arena is a 4,538-seat multi-purpose arena in Guilderland, New York, Guilderland, New York (state), New York. It is home to the University at Albany, The State University of New York, University at Albany men's and women's Albany Great Dane ...
and are members of the
America East Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–4 in America East play to finish in second place. They defeated Vermont, Hartford and Maine to win America East Women's Tournament for the sixth straight year and they received an automatic bid of the
NCAA women's tournament where they lost to
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
in the first round.
Media
All home games and conference road games will stream on either
ESPN3
ESPN3 (formerly ESPN360 and ESPN3.com) is an online streaming service owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which operates the network, through its 80% controlling ownership interest) and Hearst Communications ...
on AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. Selected games will be broadcast on the radio on
WCDB
WCDB is a college radio station located at The University at Albany in Albany, New York. WCDB currently broadcasts at 90.9 FM with a signal covering the Capital District and reaching parts of Western Massachusetts. The station is staffed complet ...
.
Roster
Schedule
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America East Women's Tournament
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NCAA Women's Tournament
Rankings
2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Two human polls make up the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
Legend
AP Poll
This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. ...
See also
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2016–17 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
References
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