# 2016–17 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, led by first year head coach Kenny Brooks, played their home games at Cassell Coliseum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Clemson. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Rider, Navy and Penn State in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Michigan in the quarterfinals.

## 2016–17 media
### Virginia Tech Hokies Sports Network

The Virginia Tech Hokies IMG Sports Network broadcast Hokies games on WNMX. Andrew Allegretta provided the call for the games and for select ESPN3 games. All WNMX games and games not on WNMX could be heard online through HokiesXtra.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 3:30 pm | | UNC Asheville | W 71–52 | 1–0 | Cassell Coliseum (2,346) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/13/2016* 4:00 pm | | Georgetown | W 73–63 | 2–0 | Cassell Coliseum (2,285) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Presbyterian | W 67–36 | 3–0 | Cassell Coliseum (1,084) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/19/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Central Florida | W 67–64 | 4–0 | CFE Arena (2,278) Orlando, FL |
| 11/22/2016* 6:30 pm | | at College of Charleston | W 71–61 | 5–0 | TD Arena (330) Charleston, SC |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 17 Tennessee | W 67–63 | 6–0 | Cassell Coliseum (3,159) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 pm | | Nebraska ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 76–67 | 7–0 | Cassell Coliseum (2,292) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/05/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 25 | Gardner–Webb | W 76–42 | 8–0 | Cassell Coliseum (2,183) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/07/2016* 6:00 pm | No. 25 | Central Connecticut | W 81–47 | 9–0 | Cassell Coliseum (2,273) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/11/2016* 3:30 pm | No. 25 | Bowling Green | W 98–51 | 10–0 | Cassell Coliseum (2,449) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/18/2016* 5:00 pm | No. 24 | at Auburn | W 92–87 $^{OT}$ | 11–0 | Auburn Arena (2,158) Auburn, AL |
| 12/21/2016* 1:00 pm | No. 23 | Radford | W 71–52 | 12–0 | Cassell Coliseum (2,567) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/30/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | Delaware State | W 88–48 | 13–0 | Cassell Coliseum (1,352) Blacksburg, VA |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm | No. 17 | North Carolina | W 76–68 | 14–0 (1–0) | Cassell Coliseum (2,170) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | No. 17 | at Clemson | W 78–69 | 15–0 (2–0) | Littlejohn Coliseum (306) Clemson, SC |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | No. 15 | at No. 14 Miami (FL) | L 75–82 | 15–1 (2–1) | Watsco Center (685) Coral Gables, FL |
| 01/16/2017 1:00 pm, RSN | No. 17 | Wake Forest | W 72–70 | 16–1 (3–1) | Cassell Coliseum (1,789) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/19/2017 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 17 | at No. 15 Duke | L 59–84 | 16–2 (3–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,755) Durham, NC |
| 01/22/2017 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 17 | No. 7 Florida State | L 54–82 | 16–3 (3–3) | Cassell Coliseum (2,092) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 19 | at Virginia Commonwealth Clash | L 27–76 | 16–4 (3–4) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,725) Charlottesville, VA |
| 01/29/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 19 | Syracuse | L 72–82 | 16–5 (3–5) | Cassell Coliseum (2,033) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 7 Notre Dame | L 59–76 | 16–6 (3–6) | Cassell Coliseum (8,325) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/05/2017 2:00 pm | | at Georgia Tech | L 81–87 | 16–7 (3–7) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,023) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 12 Louisville | L 70–88 | 16–8 (3–8) | Cassell Coliseum (1,723) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 17 NC State | L 71–85 | 16–9 (3–9) | Reynolds Coliseum (4,467) Raleigh, NC |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | at Pittsburgh | L 64–72 | 16–10 (3–10) | Petersen Events Center (787) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/19/2017 3:00 pm, RSN | | Virginia Commonwealth Clash | L 55–63 | 16–11 (3–11) | Cassell Coliseum (3,779) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | No. 17 Miami (FL) | L 69–79 | 16–12 (3–12) | Cassell Coliseum (2,377) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm | | at Boston College | W 82–78 | 17–12 (4–12) | Conte Forum (1,513) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2017 1:00 pm, RSN | (12) | vs. (13) Clemson First Round | L 66–67 | 17–13 | HTC Center Conway, SC |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | Rider First Round | W 76–62 | 18–13 | Cassell Coliseum (806) Blacksburg, VA |
| 03/19/2017* 2:00 pm | | Navy Second Round | W 75–64 | 19–13 | Cassell Coliseum (768) Blacksburg, VA |
| 03/23/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Penn State Third Round | W 64–55 | 20–13 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,310) University Park, PA |
| 03/25/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Michigan Quarterfinals | L 62–80 | 20–14 | Crisler Center (1,019) Ann Arbor, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |