2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team

2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record	0–0 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Beth O'Boyle (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Karen Blair
Assistant coach	Nerlande Nicolas
Assistant coach	Richard Fortune
Home arena	Stuart C. Siegel Center

2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Dayton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fordham	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Mason	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
La Salle	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Richmond	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UMass	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
VCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2017 A10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams, led by third year head coach Beth O'Boyle. The Rams are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.

Previous Season

The Rams finished the season 23–10, 10–6 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to George Washington. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Virginia in the first round.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Galaisha Goodhope	1	G	5'5"	RS Senior	Norfolk, VA	Graduated
Jessica Ogunnorin	3	G	6'1"	RS Senior	Athens, Greece	Graduated
Adaeze Alaeze	20	G/F	5'10"	Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated

2016 Recruiting Class

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight
Nyra Williams G	Hampton, VA	Bethel High School	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
Nyra Williams G	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90
Jailyn Maddox G	Hoover, VA	Hoover High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Jailyn Maddox G	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Niya Johnson G	Brooklyn, NY	Nazareth Regional High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Niya Johnson G	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Pegram, AshleyAshley Pegram	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Meadowbrook Chesapeake College	Richmond, VA
1.5 !G	5	Clay, ChadarrylChadarryl Clay	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Girls Preparatory School Auburn	Chattanooga, TN
1.5 !G	21	Mitchell, AshleeAshlee Mitchell	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	Tennessee	Bristol, TN
1.5 !G	22	Strong, KatherineKatherine Strong	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	Bloom	Chicago Heights, IL
3.5 !F	23	Skinner, SandraSandra Skinner	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	George Rogers Clark	Winchester, KY
3.5 !F	25	Brelove, CurteeonaCurteeona Brelove	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.0 !Jr	Malone	Malone, FL
3.5 !F	32	Gibson, BriaBria Gibson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Sanderson	Columbia, MD
1.5 !G	34	Robinson, KeiraKeira Robinson	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Keenan	Columbia, SC
2.5 !G/F	44	Calhoun, CamilleCamille Calhoun	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Archbishop Spalding	Bowie, MD
1.5 !G	45	Thorpe, IsisIsis Thorpe	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	Reading	Reading, PA
4.5 !F/C	55	Royster, MelanieMelanie Royster	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Elizabeth Seton	Bowie, MD

Head coach

Beth O'Boyle (Gettysburg College)

Assistant coach(es)

Karen Blair (Southern Methodist)
Nerlande Nicholas (Rutgers–Newark)
Richard Fortune (Virginia State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

^[1]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
*
Atlantic 10 regular season

Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
03/02-05/2017	vs.	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References

↑ http://vcuathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/schedule

VCU Rams women's basketball

Venues	Richmond Coliseum (1974–1999) Siegel Center (1999–present)

Rivalries	George Mason Old Dominion Richmond

Culture & lore	History Rodney the Ram

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team

Previous Season

Departures

2016 Recruiting Class

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References