| 2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 200px |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Central Michigan |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| Second Place: | Ball State |
| Mvp: | Larissa Lurken |
| Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference women's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2017 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Toledo |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Northern Illinois |
| Finals Mvp: | Mikaela Boyd |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament |
| Seasonslist: | List of Mid-American women's basketball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | Mid-American women's basketball |
| Prevseason Year: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2017–18 |
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]
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]
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2016.[5]
(First place votes in parentheses)
Central Michigan (6), Ohio (5), Buffalo (1)
Central Michigan (7), Ohio (4), Buffalo (1)
| Honor | Recipient |
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| 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 | |
See main article: 2017 MAC women's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2017 Women's National Invitation Tournament.
| Honor | Recipient |
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| 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 | |
2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season