# 2016–17 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Joanne P. McCallie entering her 10th season. The team plays its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 13–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Hampton in the first round before getting upset by Oregon in the second round.

## 2016–17 media

All Blue Devils games will air on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network. WDNC will once again act as the main station for the Blue Devils IMG Sports Network games with Steve Barnes providing the play-by-play and Morgan Patrick acting as analyst.

## Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| 11/06/2016* 6:00 pm | | Charleston (WV) | W 129–46 | | 27 – Greenwell | 8 – Tied | 7 – Greenwell | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Liberty | W 98–38 | 1–0 | 28 – Greenwell | 10 – Mathias | 5 – Tied | Vines Center (3,741) Lynchburg, VA |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Penn | W 68–55 | 2–0 | 20 – Brown | 14 – Chidom | 4 – Chidom | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,263) Durham, NC |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm | | Longwood | W 105–48 | 3–0 | 30 – Greenwell | 8 – Cooper | 7 – Brown | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,007) Durham, NC |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Grand Canyon | W 90–47 | 4–0 | 18 – Chidom | 10 – Greenwell | 4 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,040) Durham, NC |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Vanderbilt | L 73–77 | 4–1 | 21 – Brown | 8 – Chidom | 7 – Lambert | Memorial Gymnasium (2,841) Nashville, TN |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Old Dominion | W 92–64 | 5–1 | 32 – Brown | 6 – Tied | 8 – Lambert | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,136) Durham, NC |
| 11/25/2016* 10:00 pm | | at Long Beach State | W 83–46 | 6–1 | 17 – Brown | 12 – Chidom | 5 – Lambert | Walter Pyramid (1,057) Long Beach, CA |
| 11/27/2016* 4:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | W 99–65 | 7–1 | 31 – Greenwell | 10 – Odom | 12 – Brown | Firestone Fieldhouse (303) Malibu, CA |
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Rutgers ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 68–32 | 8–1 | 11 – Greenwell | 7 – Tied | 5 – Greenwell | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,704) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 3 South Carolina | W 74–63 | 9–1 | 29 – Greenwell | 8 – Chidom | 2 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,036) Durham, NC |
| 12/08/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 21 | Elon | W 68–61 | 10–1 | 25 – Brown | 8 – Cooper | 2 – 4 tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,121) Durham, NC |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 17 | Villanova | W 68–50 | 11–1 | 18 – Tied | 9 – Greenwell | 3 – 3 tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,377) Durham, NC |
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 15 | No. 17 Kentucky | W 69–54 | 12–1 | 24 – Brown | 10 – Greenwell | 5 – Greenwell | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,121) Durham, NC |
| ACC Regular Season |||||||||
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 13 | No. 8 Louisville | W 58–55 | 13–1 (1–0) | 17 – Brown | 6 – Tied | 4 – Brown | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,309) Durham, NC |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | No. 13 | at Georgia Tech | W 75–68 | 14–1 (2–0) | 25 – Brown | 7 – Cooper | 4 – Tied | Hank McCamish Pavilion (743) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/08/2017 3:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 13 | at No. 6 Florida State | L 45–69 | 14–2 (2–1) | 12 – Lambert | 6 – 3 tied | 2 – Lambert | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,687) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 12 | North Carolina | W 70–58 | 15–2 (3–1) | 15 – Odom | 8 – Cooper | 3 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,718) Durham, NC |
| 01/15/2017 3:00 pm, RSN | No. 12 | at No. 23 NC State | L 52–55 | 15–3 (3–2) | 11 – Greenwell | 7 – Greenwell | 5 – Greenwell | Reynolds Coliseum (4,657) Raleigh, NC |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 15 | No. 17 Virginia Tech | W 84–59 | 16–3 (4–2) | 29 – Brown | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,755) Durham, NC |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 15 | at Boston College | W 67–44 | 17–3 (5–2) | 22 – Brown | 7 – Chidom | 6 – Mathias | Conte Forum (1,374) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 14 | at No. 8 Notre Dame | L 58–62 | 17–4 (5–3) | 22 – Brown | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,309) South Bend, IN |
| 01/29/2017 1:00 pm, RSN | No. 14 | Wake Forest | W 71–43 | 18–4 (6–3) | 28 – Brown | 11 – Odom | 5 – Lambert | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,008) Durham, NC |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 15 | Clemson | W 65–37 | 19–4 (7–3) | 21 – Greenwell | 5 – Tied | 7 – Brown | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,564) Durham, NC |
| 02/05/2017 1:00 pm, RSN | No. 15 | at Virginia | W 70–51 | 20–4 (8–3) | 21 – Greenwell | 6 – Greenwell | 5 – Lambert | John Paul Jones Arena (4,361) Charlottesville, VA |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 14 | No. 20 Syracuse | W 72–55 | 21–4 (9–3) | 18 – Greenwell | 10 – Greenwell | 8 – Brown | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,809) Durham, NC |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 14 | Pittsburgh | W 62–48 | 22–4 (10–3) | 18 – Brown | 9 – Odom | 4 – Brown | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,013) Durham, NC |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 13 | at Wake Forest | W 79–53 | 23–4 (11–3) | 24 – Brown | 8 – Chidom | 7 – Brown | LJVM Coliseum (1,118) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 02/19/2017 1:00 pm, RSN | No. 13 | No. 16 Miami (FL) | W 83–70 | 24–4 (12–3) | 28 – Brown | 13 – Greenwell | 4 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,153) Durham, NC |
| 02/26/2017 3:00 pm, RSN | No. 13 | at North Carolina | W 95–71 | 25–4 (13–3) | 30 – Greenwell | 7 – Tied | 13 – Lambert | Carmichael Auditorium (4,221) Chapel Hill, NC |
| ACC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| 03/03/2017 8:00 pm, RSN | (3) No. 13 | vs. (6) No. 21 Syracuse Quarterfinals | W 68–46 | 26–4 | 22 – Brown | 9 – Lambert | 4 – Brown | HTC Center (3,600) Conway, SC |
| 03/03/2017 2:30 pm, ESPNU | (3) No. 13 | vs. (7) No. 16 Miami (FL) Semifinals | W 57–52 | 27–4 | 20 – Brown | 8 – Brown | 4 – Brown | HTC Center (3,600) Conway, SC |
| 03/03/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | (3) No. 13 | vs. (1) No. 3 Notre Dame Championship Game | L 61–84 | 27–5 | 16 – Brown | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | HTC Center (3,600) Conway, SC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament |||||||||
| 03/18/2017* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2 B) No. 9 | (15 B) Hampton First Round | W 94–31 | 28–5 | 26 – Greenwell | 10 – Greenwell | 9 – Brown | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,328) Durham, NC |
| 03/20/2017* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | (2 B) No. 9 | (10 B) Oregon Second Round | L 65–70 | 28–6 | 25 – Brown | 9 – Tied | 6 – Brown | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,620) Durham, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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