2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

The 2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2017 and concluded in March 2017. Central Michigan won the regular season title with a record of 15–3 by one game over Ball State. Larissa Lurken of Kent State was named MAC Player of the Year.[1]

2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
ChampionsCentral Michigan
  Runners-upBall State
Season MVPLarissa Lurken
Tournament
ChampionsToledo
  Runners-upNorthern Illinois
Finals MVPMikaela Boyd
2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Kent State13–5 .72219–13  .594
Ohio12–6 .66722–10  .688
Buffalo10–8 .55622–10  .688
Miami (OH)5–13 .27811–21  .344
Bowling Green4–14 .2228–23  .258
Akron2–16 .1119–21  .300
West
Central Michigan15–3 .83323–9  .719
Ball State14–4 .77821–11  .656
Toledo †12–6 .66725–9  .735
Northern Illinois12–6 .66721–12  .636
Western Michigan8–10 .44419–13  .594
Eastern Michigan1–17 .0566–25  .194
† 2017 MAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2017

Sixth-seeded Toledo won the MAC tournament by beating fourth-seeded Northern Illinois in the final.[2] Toledo was placed as the #10 seed in the Stockton Region of the NCAA tournament. They lost to Creighton.[3] Central Michigan, Ball State, Kent State, Ohio, and Northern Illinois all qualified for the WNIT.[4]

Preseason awards

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2016.[5]

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division
  1. Ohio (9) 69
  2. Buffalo (3) 60
  3. Akron 48
  4. Bowling Green 30
  5. Miami 27
  6. Kent State 18

West Division
  1. Central Michigan (12) 72
  2. Ball State 53
  3. Toledo 53
  4. Western Michigan 34
  5. Northern Illinois 25
  6. Eastern Michigan 15

Regular Season Champion

Central Michigan (6), Ohio (5), Buffalo (1)

Tournament champs

Central Michigan (7), Ohio (4), Buffalo (1)

Honors
Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East Jordan Korinek, Kent State
Quiera Lampkins, Ohio
Hannah Plybon, Akron
Stephanie Reid, Buffalo
JoAnna Smith, Buffalo
Preseason All-MAC West Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo
Presley Hudson, Central Michigan
Ally Lehman, Northern Illinois
Janice Monakana, Toledo
Tinara Moore, Central Michigan

Postseason

Mid–American tournament
Main article: 2017 MAC women's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament
Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Women's National Invitational Tournament
Main article: 2017 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Postseason awards

[1]

  1. Coach of the Year: Todd Starkey, Kent State
  2. Player of the Year: Larissa Lurken, Kent State
  3. Freshman of the Year: Lauren Dickerson, Miami
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Tinara Moore, Central Michigan
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Destiny Washington, Ball State

Honors
Honor Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team Renee Bennett, Ball State
Presley Hudson, Central Michigan
Tinara Moore, Central Michigan
Larissa Lurken, Kent State
Ally Lehman, Northern Illinois
Postseason All-MAC Second Team Moriah Monaco, Ball State
JoAnna Smith, Buffalo
Jordan Korinek, Kent State
Quiera Lampkins, Ohio
Janice Monakana, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Third Team Jewel Cotton, Central Michigan
Reyna Frost, Central Michigan
Mikaela Boyd, Toledo
Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo
Breanna Mobley, Western Michigan
Meredith Shipman, Western Michigan
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention Hannah Plybon, Akron
Carmen Grande, Ball State
All-MAC Defensive Team Calyn Hosea, Ball State
Stephanie Reid, Buffalo
Tinara Moore, Central Michigan
Jasmine Weatherspoon, Ohio
Deja Wimby, Western Michigan
All-MAC Freshman Team Summer Hemphill, Buffalo
Lauren Dickerson, Miami
Janae Poisson, Northern Illinois
Amani Burke, Ohio
Mariella Santucci, Toledo

See also

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

References
  1. "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS ANNOUNCED".
  2. "MAC tournament 2017: Toledo women defeat Northern Illinois for title and NCAA tournament bid". Cleveland.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  3. "2017 Women's Basketball Division I Championship - First Round". NCAA. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  4. "2017 Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  5. "MAC ANNOUNCES 2016-17 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL". Mid-American Conference.
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