2016–17 Florida Gators women's basketball team

2016–17 Florida Gators women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record15–16 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaO'Connell Center
Seasons
2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 South Carolina† 14 – 2   .875 33 – 4   .892
No. 7 Mississippi State 13 – 3   .813 34 – 5   .872
No. 18 Kentucky 11 – 5   .688 22 – 11   .667
No. 25 Missouri 11 – 5   .688 21 – 11   .656
Tennessee 10 – 6   .625 20 – 12   .625
Texas A&M 9 – 7   .563 22 – 12   .647
LSU 8 – 8   .500 20 – 12   .625
Auburn 7 – 9   .438 17 – 15   .531
Georgia 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516
Ole Miss 6 – 10   .375 17 – 14   .548
Alabama 5 – 11   .313 22 – 14   .611
Florida 5 – 11   .313 15 – 16   .484
Vanderbilt 4 – 12   .250 14 – 16   .467
Arkansas 2 – 14   .125 13 – 17   .433
† 2017 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2016–17 women's college basketball season. The Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gators, led by tenth-year head coach Amanda Butler, played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They finished the season 15–16, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of SEC women's tournament where they lost to Texas A&M.

On March 6, the school fired Amanda Butler.[1] She finished at Florida with a 10 year record of 190–136.

Previous season

The Gators finished the season 22–9, 10–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they were upset by Albany in the first round.

Roster

2016–17 Florida Gators women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 1 Delicia Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Glen St. Mary, Florida
F 1 Ronni Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Daytona Beach, Florida
G 3 Funda Nakkasoglu 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Hampton, Australia
G 5 Elif Portakal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Istanbul, Turkey
G 11 Dyandria Anderson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Viera, Florida
G 15 Sydney Searcy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
G 20 Simone Westbrook 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Chandler, Arizona
G/F 21 Eleanna Christinaki 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Paralimni, Greece
G/F 22 Sydney Morang 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr New Providence, New Jersey
F 23 Brooke Copeland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Cleveland, Tennessee
C 24 Tyshara Fleming 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Virginia Beach, Virginia
F 44 Haley Lorenzen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Iowa City, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bill Ferrara (2nd year)
  • Shimmy Gray-Miller (2nd year)
  • Murriel Page (7th year)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2016-09-26

Coaches

Name Position College Graduating year
Amanda Butler Head coach University of Florida 1995
Bill Ferrara Assistant coach University of Florida 2003
Shimmy Gray-Miller Assistant coach University of Michigan 2000
Murriel Page Assistant coach University of Florida 1998
Ryan Gensler Video coordinator Providence College 2011
Shellie Greenman Program assistant Emory and Henry College 1988
Serena Wilson Director of basketball operations University of Florida 2008
Tyler Stuart Strength & conditioning coordinator Anderson University 2007
John "JB" Barrett Associate director, Athletic trainer Mississippi State University 1997
Lani McQuade Executive assistant Holy Names 1991

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
5:00 pm 		No. 20 vs. South Alabama W 85–33  1–0
 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (2,003)
Jacksonville, FL
November 15, 2016*
6:30 pm 		No. 19 at Chattanooga W 72–61  2–0
 McKenzie Arena (2,427)
Chattanooga, TN
November 19, 2016*
1:00 pm 		No. 19 vs. Temple W 83–76  3–0
 Patriot Gym (540)
Ocala, FL
November 22, 2016*
6:30 pm 		No. 16 at Arkansas State W 71–60  4–0
 Convocation Center 
Jonesboro, AR
November 25, 2016*
8:00 pm 		No. 16 at Northwestern L 68–73  4–1
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (857)
Evansville, IL
November 30, 2016*
7:00 pm 		No. 19 vs. Wofford W 74–51  5–1
 Patriot Gym (783)
Ocala, FL
December 3, 2016*
4:30 pm 		No. 19 vs. Long Beach State
ASU Classic semifinals 		W 83–53  6–1
 Wells Fargo Arena (1,428)
Tempe, AZ
December 4, 2016*
4:00 pm 		No. 19 at Arizona State
ASU Classic championship 		L 63–69  6–2
 Wells Fargo Arena (1,773)
Tempe, AZ
December 8, 2016*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 23 at No. 7 Florida State L 58–83  6–3
 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,390)
Tallahassee, FL
December 11, 2016*
3:00 pm 		No. 23 vs. North Carolina A&T W 67–38  7–3
 Billy Harrison Field House (720)
Panama City, FL
December 20, 2016*
7:45 pm 		vs. Indiana
Florida Sunshine Classic 		L 88–102  7–4
 Worden Arena (829)
Winter Haven, FL
December 21, 2016*
5:30 pm 		vs. Florida A&M
Florida Sunshine Classic 		W 78–65  8–4
 Worden Arena (618)
Winter Haven, FL
December 28, 2016*
7:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana W 102–51  9–4
 O'Connell Center (1,619)
Gainesville, FL
SEC regular season
January 1, 2017
2:00 pm 		Auburn L 75–82  9–5
(0–1) 		O'Connell Center (1,720)
Gainesville, FL
January 5, 2017
8:00 pm 		at LSU L 67–78  9–6
(0–2) 		Maravich Center (1,802)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 8, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 5 South Carolina L 62–81  9–7
(0–3) 		O'Connell Center (2,232)
Gainesville, FL
January 12, 2017
9:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 4 Mississippi State L 49–82  9–8
(0–4) 		Humphrey Coliseum (5,575)
Starkville, MS
January 15, 2017
1:00 pm, SECN 		Texas A&M L 59–67  9–9
(0–5) 		O'Connell Center (2,133)
Gainesville, FL
January 22, 2017
1:00 pm, SECN 		at Georgia W 76–68  10–9
(1–5) 		Stegeman Coliseum (4,181)
Athens, GA
January 26, 2017
7:00 pm 		Tennessee L 75–84  10–10
(1–6) 		O'Connell Center (2,059)
Gainesville, FL
January 29, 2017
3:00 pm 		at Vanderbilt W 93–73  11–10
(2–6) 		Memorial Gymnasium (4,336)
Nashville, TN
February 2, 2017
8:00 pm, SECN 		at Texas A&M L 76–84  11–11
(2–7) 		Humphrey Coliseum (3,206)
College Station, TX
February 6, 2017
7:00 pm, SECN 		Ole Miss L 75–84  11–12
(2–8) 		O'Connell Center (1,219)
Gainesville, FL
February 9, 2017
7:00 pm 		Arkansas W 57–53  12–12
(3–8) 		O'Connell Center (1,441)
Gainesville, FL
February 12, 2017
1:00 pm, SECN 		at Alabama W 66–56  13–12
(4–8) 		Coleman Coliseum (1,721)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 16, 2017
7:00 pm 		Missouri L 67–74  13–13
(4–9) 		O'Connell Center (1,571)
Gainesville, FL
February 19, 2017
1:00 pm, SECN 		at Kentucky L 48–67  13–14
(4–10) 		Memorial Coliseum (6,604)
Lexington, KY
February 23, 2017
7:00 pm, SECN 		at Tennessee L 70–74  13–15
(4–11) 		Thompson–Boling Arena (9,968)
Knoxville, TN
February 26, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		Georgia W 65–58  14–15
(5–11) 		O'Connell Center (3,809)
Gainesville, FL
SEC Women's Tournament
March 1, 2017
1:00 pm, SECN 		(11) vs. (14) Arkansas
First round 		W 71–61  15–15
 Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,507)
Greenville, SC
March 2, 2017
8:30 pm, SECN 		(11) vs. (6) Texas A&M
Second round 		L 48–67  15–16
 Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,568)
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.


Source:[2]

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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		 Week
19		 Final
AP 20 19 16 19 23 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches 24 23 20 23 25 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Florida fires women's hoops coach Amanda Butler after 10 seasons". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  2. ^ Schedule