2016–17 Florida Gators women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
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]
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
Coaches
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016 *5:00 pm
No. 20
vs. South Alabama
W 85–33 1–0
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL
November 15, 2016 *6:30 pm
No. 19
at Chattanooga
W 72–61 2–0
McKenzie Arena 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 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 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 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 Gainesville, FL
SEC regular season
January 1, 2017 2:00 pm
Auburn L 75–82 9–5
O'Connell Center (1,720)Gainesville, FL
January 5, 2017 8:00 pm
at LSU
L 67–78 9–6
Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 8, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 5 South Carolina
L 62–81 9–7
O'Connell Center (2,232)Gainesville, FL
January 12, 2017 9:00 pm, SECN
at No. 4 Mississippi State
L 49–82 9–8
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 15, 2017 1:00 pm, SECN
Texas A&M L 59–67 9–9
O'Connell Center (2,133)Gainesville, FL
January 22, 2017 1:00 pm, SECN
at Georgia
W 76–68 10–9
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 26, 2017 7:00 pm
Tennessee L 75–84 10–10
O'Connell Center (2,059)Gainesville, FL
January 29, 2017 3:00 pm
at Vanderbilt
W 93–73 11–10
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 2, 2017 8:00 pm, SECN
at Texas A&M
L 76–84 11–11
Humphrey Coliseum College Station, TX
February 6, 2017 7:00 pm, SECN
Ole Miss L 75–84 11–12
O'Connell Center (1,219)Gainesville, FL
February 9, 2017 7:00 pm
Arkansas W 57–53 12–12
O'Connell Center (1,441)Gainesville, FL
February 12, 2017 1:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama
W 66–56 13–12
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 16, 2017 7:00 pm
Missouri L 67–74 13–13
O'Connell Center (1,571)Gainesville, FL
February 19, 2017 1:00 pm, SECN
at Kentucky
L 48–67 13–14
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
February 23, 2017 7:00 pm, SECN
at Tennessee
L 70–74 13–15
Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 26, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPNU
Georgia W 65–58 14–15
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 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 .
[ 2]
Rankings
2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre-
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
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
Arena Players NCAA tournaments Conference affiliations Culture and lore Seasons
