# 2016–17 Army Black Knights women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Army Black Knights men's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Knights, led by eleventh year head coach Dave Magarity, played their home games at Christl Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 22–9, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Navy. Despite having 22 wins, they missed the postseason tournament for the first time since 2014.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 6:00 pm | | at LIU Brooklyn | W 68–47 | 1–0 | Steinberg Wellness Center (189) Brooklyn, NY |
| 11/16/2016* 5:30 pm | | at Albany | L 59–65 | 1–1 | SEFCU Arena Albany, NY |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm | | Yale | W 59–55 | 2–1 | Christl Arena (793) West Point, NY |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm | | Air Force | W 75–47 | 3–1 | Christl Arena (631) West Point, NY |
| 11/26/2016* 12:00 pm | | at Dartmouth | W 68–60 | 4–1 | Leede Arena Durham, NH |
| 11/28/2016* 7:00 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 86–58 | 5–1 | Christl Arena (440) West Point, NY |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 69–46 | 6–1 | Christl Arena (640) West Point, NY |
| 12/05/2016* 7:00 pm | | Wagner | W 85–40 | 7–1 | Christl Arena (467) West Point, NY |
| 12/08/2016* 9:00 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | L 52–70 | 7–2 | Williams Arena (2,003) Minneapolis, MN |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Delaware | W 61–47 | 8–2 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,164) Newark, DE |
| 12/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | Mercy | W 90–48 | 9–2 | Christl Arena (643) West Point, NY |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | W 75–71 | 10–2 (1–0) | Stabler Arena (779) Bethlehem, PA |
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 56–60 | 10–3 (1–1) | Christl Arena (506) West Point, NY |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 76–73 $^{3OT}$ | 11–3 (2–1) | Christl Arena (557) West Point, NY |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | L 62–71 | 11–4 (2–2) | Reitz Arena (187) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/11/2017 12:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 76–69 | 12–4 (3–2) | Cotterell Court (1,534) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/15/2017 2:00 pm | | American | W 53–51 | 13–4 (4–2) | Christl Arena (680) West Point, NY |
| 01/18/2017 7:05 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 67–59 | 14–4 (5–2) | Hart Center (911) Worcester, MA |
| 01/21/2017 11:00 am, CBSSN | | Navy | L 58–63 | 14–5 (5–3) | Christl Arena (5,291) West Point, NY |
| 01/28/2017 6:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 62–68 | 14–6 (5–4) | Sojka Pavilion (860) Lewistown, PA |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 63–55 | 15–6 (6–4) | Kirby Sports Center (357) Easton, PA |
| 02/04/2017 1:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 67–48 | 16–6 (7–4) | Christl Arena (770) West Point, NY |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | | Colgate | W 57–47 | 17–6 (8–4) | Christl Arena (646) West Point, NY |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | at American | W 68–57 | 18–6 (9–4) | Bender Arena (1,036) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 60–41 | 19–6 (10–4) | Christl Arena (754) West Point, NY |
| 02/18/2017 11:00 am, CBSSN | | at Navy | L 62–67 | 19–7 (10–5) | Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 64–52 | 20–7 (11–5) | Case Gym (302) Boston, MA |
| 02/25/2016 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 70–52 | 21–7 (12–5) | Christl Arena (1,215) West Point, NY |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm | | Boston University | L 62–66 | 21–8 (13–5) | Christl Arena (572) West Point, NY |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2017 7:00 pm | (3) | (6) Colgate Quarterfinals | W 83–76 | 22–8 | Christl Arena (190) West Point, NY |
| 03/10/2017 7:30 pm | (3) | vs. (2) Navy Semifinals | L 53–54 | 22–9 | Sojka Pavilion (1,337) Lewisburg, PA |
| *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
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |