The 2016–17 Fordham Rams women's basketball team represented

Fordham University Fordham University () is a Private university, private Jesuit universities, Jesuit research university in New York City. Established in 1841 and named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the The Bronx, Bronx in which its origina ...

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 * ...

. The Rams were led by sixth-year head coach

Stephanie Gaitley Stephanie Gaitley (née Vanderslice; born January 25, 1960) is the head basketball coach of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights, Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball. She has served as head basketball coach at Fordham University, Monmouth Un ...

. They were members of the

Atlantic 10 Conference The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I. The A-10's member schools are located in states mostly on the United States Eastern ...

and played their home games at the Rose Hill Gymnasium. They finished the season 22–12, 11–5 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament where they lost to Saint Louis. They were invited to the

Women's National Invitation Tournament The Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) is a women's national college basketball tournament with a preseason and postseason version played every year. It is operated in a similar fashion to the men's college National Invitation Tournam ...

where they defeated Georgetown in the first round before losing to Penn State in the second round.

2016–17 media

Fordham Rams Sports Network

Fordham Rams games will be broadcast on WFUV Sports and streamed online through th
Fordham Portal
Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

References