# 2016–17 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Flyers, led by first-year head coach Shauna Green, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the A-10 regular season title with George Washington. They won the A-10 tournament for the first time since 2013 by defeating Duquesne and received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Tennessee in the first round.
On September 7, 2016, it was announced that Jim Jabir will be stepping down as the Flyers' head coach. He finished with a 13-year record of 252–155.

## 2016–17 media
### Dayton Flyers Sports Network

The Dayton Flyers Sports Network will broadcast Flyers games off of their athletic website, DaytonFlyers.com, with Shane White on the call. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2016* 2:00 pm | | Grand Valley State | W 74–48 | | UD Arena (826) Dayton, OH |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm, SPCSN | | Quinnipiac | L 60–63 | 0–1 | UD Arena (1,786) Dayton, OH |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Wisconsin | W 83–64 | 1–1 | Kohl Center (2,944) Madison, WI |
| 11/19/2016* 12:00 pm | | at Princeton | W 62–56 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Jadwin Gymnasium (518) Princeton, NJ |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm, SNY | | at No. 2 Connecticut | L 65–98 | 2–2 | Gampel Pavilion (6,443) Storrs, CT |
| 11/25/2016* 1:00 pm | | vs. Georgia Tech Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division semifinals | L 68–81 | 2–3 | St. George HS Gymnasium (326) Freeport, BAH |
| 11/26/2016* 4:15 pm | | vs. Creighton Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division 3rd place game | L 53–56 | 2–4 | St. George HS Gymnasium (456) Freeport, BAH |
| 12/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | Morgan State | W 61–42 | 3–4 | UD Arena (1,495) Dayton, OH |
| 12/04/2016 2:00 pm, SPCSN | | La Salle | L 51–54 | 3–5 (0–1) | UD Arena (1,841) Dayton, OH |
| 12/09/2016* 11:00 am, SPCSN | | Toledo | L 72–76 | 3–6 | UD Arena (9,007) Dayton, OH |
| 12/20/2016* 12:00 pm | | vs. Texas A&M Florida Sunshine Classic | W 74–57 | 4–6 | Worden Arena (319) Winter Haven, FL |
| 12/21/2016* 1:00 pm | | vs. Old Dominion Florida Sunshine Classic | W 77–69 | 5–6 | Worden Arena (387) Winter Haven, FL |
| 12/28/2016* 4:30 pm | | vs. Liberty Cavalier Classic | W 82–53 | 6–6 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,338) Charlottesville, VA |
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 pm, ACC Extra | | at Virginia Cavalier Classic | L 56–77 | 6–7 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,740) Charlottesville, VA |
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | | Massachusetts | W 77–65 | 7–7 (1–1) | UD Arena (1,809) Dayton, OH |
| 01/04/2017 2:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | W 62–60 | 8–7 (2–1) | Reilly Center (482) Olean, NY |
| 01/08/2017 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | George Washington | W 50–48 | 9–7 (3–1) | UD Arena (2,060) Dayton, OH |
| 01/10/2017 7:00 pm | | Duquesne | W 75–64 | 10–7 (4–1) | Palumbo Center (485) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/15/2017 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Saint Louis | W 78–67 | 11–7 (5–1) | Chaifetz Arena (1,967) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/21/2017 3:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | W 64–59 $^{OT}$ | 12–7 (6–1) | UD Arena (2,146) Dayton, OH |
| 01/24/2017 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | W 60–48 | 13–7 (7–1) | EagleBank Arena (546) Fairfax, VA |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm, SPCSN | | Rhode Island | W 81–51 | 14–7 (8–1) | UD Arena (2,225) Dayton, OH |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | at Davidson | W 68–52 | 15–7 (9–1) | John M. Belk Arena (351) Davidson, NC |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | | at VCU | W 68–48 | 16–7 (10–1) | Siegel Center (1,169) Richmond, VA |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm, SPCSN | | Richmond | W 55–39 | 17–7 (11–1) | UD Arena (1,882) Dayton, OH |
| 02/12/2017 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at George Washington | L 39–52 | 17–8 (11–2) | Charles E. Smith Center (833) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | Duquesne | W 66–47 | 18–8 (12–2) | UD Arena (2,258) Dayton, OH |
| 02/19/2017 2:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Fordham | L 52–66 | 18–9 (12–3) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (921) Bronx, NY |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm, SPCSN | | Saint Louis | W 68–62 $^{OT}$ | 19–9 (13–3) | UD Arena (2,905) Dayton, OH |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2017 11:00 am, ASN | (1) | vs. (8) VCU Quarterfinals | W 77–61 | 20–9 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| 03/04/2017 11:00 am, CBSSN | (1) | vs. (4) Saint Louis Semifinals | W 75–65 | 21–9 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| 03/05/2017 11:00 am, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (7) Duquesne Championship Game | W 70–56 | 22–9 | Richmond Coliseum (3,166) Richmond, VA |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2017* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | (12 O) | vs. (5 O) Tennessee First Round | L 57–66 | 22–10 | KFC Yum! Center (5,441) Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. O=Oklahoma City Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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