2016–17 Florida Gators women's basketball team

2016–17 Florida Gators women's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 19
2016–17 record	5–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Amanda Butler (10th year)
Assistant coach	Bill Ferrara
Assistant coach	Shimmy Gray-Miller
Assistant coach	Murriel Page
Home arena	O'Connell Center

2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
#6 Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
#3 South Carolina	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
Alabama	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
#17 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
#19 Florida	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
#25 Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
#23 Auburn	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Missouri	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Georgia	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
LSU	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
#22 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667

† 2017 SEC Tournament winner As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Florida Gators women's basketball team represents 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) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gators, led by tenth-year head coach Amanda Butler, play their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.

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	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Washington, DeliciaDelicia Washington	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Glen St. Mary, Florida
3.5 !F	1	Williams, RonniRonni Williams	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	Daytona Beach, Florida
1.5 !G	3	Nakkasoglu, FundaFunda Nakkasoglu	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	Hampton, Australia
1.5 !G	5	Portakal, ElifElif Portakal	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Istanbul, Turkey
1.5 !G	11	Anderson, DyandriaDyandria Anderson	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Viera, Florida
1.5 !G	15	Searcy, SydneySydney Searcy	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
1.5 !G	20	Westbrook, SimoneSimone Westbrook	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Chandler, Arizona
2.5 !G/F	21	Christinaki, EleannaEleanna Christinaki	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	Paralimni, Greece
2.5 !G/F	22	Morang, SydneySydney Morang	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	New Providence, New Jersey
3.5 !F	23	Copeland, BrookeBrooke Copeland	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.0 !Jr	Cleveland, Tennessee
5.0 !C	24	Fleming, TysharaTyshara Fleming	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	4.0 !Sr	Virginia Beach, Virginia
3.5 !F	44	Lorenzen, HaleyHaley Lorenzen	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	3.0 !Jr	Iowa City, Iowa

Head coach

Amanda Butler (10th year)

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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
11/11/2016* 5:00 PM	No. 20	vs. South Alabama	W 85–33	1–0	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (2,003) Jacksonville, FL
11/15/2016* 6:30 PM	No. 19	at Chattanooga	W 72–61	2–0	McKenzie Arena (2,427) Chattanooga, TN
11/19/2016* 1:00 PM	No. 19	Temple	W 83–76	3–0	Patriot Gym (540) Ocala, FL
11/22/2016* 6:30 PM	No. 16	at Arkansas State	W 71–60	4–0	Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR
11/25/2016* 8:00 PM	No. 16	at Northwestern	L 68–73	4–1	Welsh-Ryan Arena (857) Evansville, IL
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM	No. 19	Wofford	W 74–51	5–1	Patriot Gym (783) Ocala, FL
12/03/2016* 4:30 PM	No. 19	vs. Long Beach State ASU Classic semifinals			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
12/04/2016* 1:30 PM or 4:00 PM	No. 19	Boston University or Arizona State ASU Classic			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
12/08/2016* 6:00 PM		at Florida State			Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
12/11/2016* 3:00 PM		North Carolina A&T			Billy Harrison Field House Panama City, FL
12/20/2016* 7:45 PM		vs. Indiana Florida Sunshine Classic			Worden Arena Winter Haven, FL
12/21/2016* 5:30 PM		vs. Florida A&M Florida Sunshine Classic			Worden Arena Winter Haven, FL
12/28/2016* 7:00 PM		Southeastern Louisiana			O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
SEC regular season
01/01/2017 2:00 PM		Auburn			O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
01/05/2017 8:00 PM		at LSU			Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
01/08/2017 12:00 PM, ESPNU		South Carolina			O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
01/12/2017 9:00 PM, SECN		at Mississippi State			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
01/15/2017 1:00 PM, SECN		Texas A&M			O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
01/22/2017 1:00 PM, SECN		at Georgia			Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
01/26/2017 7:00 PM		Tennessee			O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
01/29/2017 3:00 PM		at Vanderbilt			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
02/02/2017 8:00 PM		at Texas A&M			Humphrey Coliseum College Station, TX
02/06/2017 7:30 PM, SECN		Ole Miss			O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
02/09/2017 7:00 PM		Arkansas			O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
02/12/2017 1:00 PM, SECN		at Alabama			Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
02/16/2017 7:00 PM		Missouri			O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
02/19/2017 1:00 PM, SECN		at Kentucky			Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
02/23/2017 7:00 PM, SECN		at Tennessee			Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, KY
02/26/2017 1:00 PM, ESPNU		Georgia			O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
SEC Women's Tournament

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[1]

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																N/A
Coaches	24	23	20	23

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

↑ Schedule

Florida Gators women's basketball

Arena	Florida Gymnasium (1974–1980) Stephen C. O'Connell Center (1980–present)

Players	WNBA players

Head coaches	Paula Welch (1974–1976) Cathy Davis (1976–1979) Mickie DeMoss (1979–1983) Deborah Yow (1983–1985) Carol Whitmire Higginbottom (1985–1990) Lea Henry (1990) Carol Ross (1990–2002) Carolyn Peck (2002–2007) Amanda Butler (2007– )

NCAA tournaments	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2004 2006 2009 2012 2014 2016

Conference affiliations	Southeastern Conference

Culture and lore	Albert and Alberta "The Orange and Blue" "We are the Boys" Gatorade Gator Chomp Left–Right Stephen C. O'Connell

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 1999–2000 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 Florida Gators women's basketball team

Previous season

Roster

Coaches

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References