# 2016–17 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by fifth-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, played their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC women's tournament, where they lost to Toledo. Despite having 22 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bloomsburg | W 65–45 | – | Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Massachusetts | W 61–47 | 1–0 | Alumni Arena (1,719) Buffalo, NY |
| November 16, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | W 73–63 | 2–0 | Alumni Arena (811) Buffalo, NY |
| November 19, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Manhattan | W 73–39 | 3–0 | Alumni Arena (816) Buffalo, NY |
| November 22, 2016* 1:00 pm | | at Duquesne | W 71–69 | 4–0 | Palumbo Center (385) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 26, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Sacred Heart | W 76–55 | 5–0 | Alumni Arena (992) Buffalo, NY |
| December 1, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Central Florida | W 66–65 | 6–0 | Alumni Arena (846) Buffalo, NY |
| December 4, 2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hofstra | W 74–50 | 7–0 | Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY |
| December 8, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at Canisius | W 65–52 | 8–0 | Koessler Athletic Center (943) Buffalo, NY |
| December 21, 2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | St. Bonaventure | W 68–47 | 9–0 | Alumni Arena (1,644) Buffalo, NY |
| December 29, 2016* 12:00 pm | | at Fordham Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals | W 58–54 | 10–0 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| December 30, 2016* 2:30 pm | | vs. Harvard Fordham Holiday Classic championship | L 62–74 | 10–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | W 71–45 | 11–1 (1–0) | Alumni Arena (1,350) Buffalo, NY |
| January 4, 2017 7:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN | | at Ohio | L 55–83 | 11–2 (1–1) | Convocation Center (1,346) Athens, OH |
| January 7, 2017 1:00 pm | | at Central Michigan | L 71–88 | 11–3 (1–2) | McGuirk Arena (1,657) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 11, 2017 7:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN | | Toledo | L 64–73 | 11–4 (1–3) | Alumni Arena (1,102) Buffalo, NY |
| January 14, 2017 1:00 pm | | at Miami (OH) | W 68–51 | 12–4 (2–3) | Millett Hall (1,003) Oxford, OH |
| January 18, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Bowling Green | W 61–50 | 13–4 (3–3) | Stroh Center (1,389) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 21, 2017 12:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN | | Central Michigan | W 67–56 | 14–4 (4–3) | Alumni Arena (1,438) Buffalo, NY |
| January 25, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ball State | L 75–89 | 14–5 (4–4) | Alumni Arena (1,189) Buffalo, NY |
| January 28, 2017 2:00 pm | | at Western Michigan | W 62–47 | 15–5 (5–4) | University Arena (989) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 1, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Toledo | L 63–85 | 15–6 (5–5) | Savage Arena (3,410) Toledo, OH |
| February 4, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kent State | W 77–62 | 16–6 (6–5) | Alumni Arena (1,889) Buffalo, NY |
| February 11, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | L 80–89 | 16–7 (6–6) | Alumni Arena (1,532) Buffalo, NY |
| February 15, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Eastern Michigan | W 56-52 | 17–7 (7–6) | Convocation Center (574) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 18, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Akron | W 81–51 | 18–7 (8–6) | Alumni Arena (1,141) Buffalo, NY |
| February 22, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ohio | W 65-54 | 19–7 (9–6) | Alumni Arena (1,220) Buffalo, NY |
| February 25, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bowling Green | L 62–64 | 19–8 (9–7) | Alumni Arena (1,604) Buffalo, NY |
| March 1, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Akron | W 81-55 | 20–8 (10–7) | Rhodes Arena (607) Akron, OH |
| March 4, 2017 2:00 pm | | at Kent State | L 71–80 | 20–9 (10–8) | MAC Center (887) Kent, OH |
| MAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2017 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | (10) Bowling Green First Round | W 61–45 | 21–9 | Alumni Arena (1,221) Buffalo, NY |
| March 8, 2017* 4:55 pm, BCSN/SPCSN | (7) | vs. (2) Ball State Quarterfinals | W 69–65 | 22–9 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| March 10, 2017* 4:55 pm, BCSN/SPCSN | (7) | vs. (6) Toledo Semifinals | L 65–72 | 22–10 | Quicken Loans Arena (1,277) Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||