# 2016–17 UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball team

The 2016–17 UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball team represented University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by eighth year head coach Kevin McMillan, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). The team finished the season with a 12–19 overall, 8–8 OVC record in a fourth-place tie.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non–conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 5:30 pm, OVCDN | | Louisville | W 100-57 | 0–1 | Skyhawk Arena (5,754) Martin, TN |
| 11/14/2017* 5:30 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | W 74-59 | 0–2 | Corbett Sports Center (517) Greensboro, NC |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Western Carolina | W 84-72 | 1-2 | Ramsey Center (791) Cullowhee, NC |
| 11/18/2016* 11:00 am | | at Ohio | L 55-72 | 1-3 | Convocation Center (3,241) Athens, OH |
| 11/23/2016* 12:00 pm | | at Samford | W 69-62 | 1-4 | Pete Hanna Center (223) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm, OVCDN | | Vanderbilt | W 79-77 | 1-5 | Skyhawk Arena (2,137) Martin, TN |
| 11/29/2016* 5:30 pm, OVCDN | | Southern Illinois | W 76-68 | 2-5 | Skyhawk Arena (1,647) Martin, TN |
| 12/03/2016* 6:00 pm, OVCDN | | Chattanooga | W 80-60 | 2-6 | Skyhawk Arena (1,123) Martin, TN |
| 12/10/2016* 12:30 pm | | at Oral Roberts | W 82-53 | 2-7 | Mabee Center (415) Tulsa, OK |
| 12/14/2016* 11:00 am, OVCDN | | Arkansas State | W 68-63 | 3-7 | Skyhawk Arena (4,114) Martin, TN |
| 12/17/2016* 11:30 am | | at Missouri | W 80-69 | 3-8 | Mizzou Arena (2,545) Columbia, MO |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm | | at #22 DePaul | W 100-68 | 3-9 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,122) Chicago, IL |
| 12/22/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Northwestern | W 82-59 | 3-10 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (709) Evanston, IL |
| Ohio Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 5:30 pm, OVCDN | | Jacksonville State | W 94-83 | 4-10 (1-0) | Skyhawk Arena (1,877) Martin, TN |
| 12/31/2016 4:00 pm, OVCDN | | Morehead State | W 89-68 | 4-11 (1-1) | Skyhawk Arena (1,841) Martin, TN |
| 01/05/2017 4:00 pm, OVCDN | | at Belmont | W 71-66 | 4-12 (1-2) | Curb Event Center (1,046) Nashville, TN |
| 01/06/2017 5:00 pm, OVCDN | | at Tennessee State | W 85-80 OT | 4-13 (1-3) | Gentry Center (623) Nashville, TN |
| 01/14/2017 4:00 pm, OVCDN | | Southeast Missouri | W 82-79 | 4-14 (1-4) | Skyhawk Arena (2,377) Martin, TN |
| 01/18/2017 6:00 pm, OVCDN | | at Eastern Illinois | W 80-70 OT | 4-15 (1-5) | Lantz Arena (228) Charleston, Illinois |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm, OVCDN | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 70-68 OT | 4-16 (1-6) | Skyhawk Arena (2,101) Martin, TN |
| 01/25/2017 6:00 pm, OVCDN | | Austin Peay | W 83-80 | 5-16 (2-6) | Skyhawk Arena (1,097) Martin, TN |
| 01/28/2017 5:00 pm, OVCDN | | at Murray State | W 90-70 | 6-16 (3-6) | CFSB Center (817) Murray, KY |
| 02/01/2017 5:30 pm, OVCDN | | Tennessee Tech | W 81-71 | 6-17 (3-7) | Eblen Center (792) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 02/03/2017 4:00 pm, OVCDN | | Eastern Kentucky | W 66-56 | 7-17 (4-7) | Skyhawk Arena (2,005) Martin, TN |
| 02/08/2018 4:30 pm, OVCDN | | Eastern Illinois | W 74-72 | 8-17 (5-7) | Skyhawk Arena (1,014) Martin, TN |
| 02/11/2017 4:00 pm, OVCDN | | SIU Edwardsville | W 82-72 | 9-17 (6-7) | Vadalabene Center (688) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 02/18/2018 1:30 pm, OVCDN | | Southeast Missouri State | W 82-73 | 10-17 (7-7) | Show Me Center (1,003) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm, OVCDN | | at Austin Peay | W 85-60 | 10-18 (7-8) | Dunn Center (1,561) Clarksville, TN |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm, OVCDN | | Murray State | W 83-82 | 11-18 (8-8) | Skyhawk Arena (2,901) Martin, TN |
| Ohio Valley Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/2/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3/OVCDN | (#4) | vs. (#5) Austin Peay First Round | W 59-43 | 12-18 | Municipal Auditorium (645) Nashville, TN |
| 03/03/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3/OVCDN | (#4) | vs. (#1) Belmont Semifinals | W 83-62 | 12-19 | Municipal Auditorium (730) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||