2016–17 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team

The 2016–17 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team represented the University of North Florida in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ospreys, led by second year head coach Darrick Gibbs, played their games at UNF Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 3–11 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of A-Sun Tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.

2016–17 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record10–20 (3–11 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Lowery
  • Jessica Taylor
  • MaryLynne Schaefer
Home arenaUNF Arena
Seasons
2016–17 ASUN women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stetson131 .929267 .788
Florida Gulf Coast122 .857269 .743
Jacksonville113 .786239 .719
Kennesaw State86 .5711020 .333
NJIT410 .2861119 .367
North Florida311 .2141020 .333
Lipscomb311 .214624 .200
USC Upstate212 .143921 .300
2017 ASUN Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Media

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All home games and conference road games were shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV.

Roster

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2016–17 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Claire Ioannidis5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SrShelford Girls' Grammar
Tinidad State JC
Melbourne, Australia
G2Sierra Shepherd5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)JrRibaultJacksonville, FL
G3Kennya Simms5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)FrBenjamin E. MaysAtlanta, GA
G4Adrienne Jackson5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrLeesburgLeesburg, FL
G/F5Hadley Kiefer5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SoJeromeDublin, OH
G/F10Simone Brown5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)RS JrFather Lopez
Liberty
Land O'Lakes, FL
G/F11Taru Madekivi5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SrAurajokiTurku, Finland
G12Tesh Hanson5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)RS JrSeffner Christian Academy
Liberty
Tampa, FL
F/C15Karrah Johnson6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SrLake Highland Prep
Santa Fe College
Orlando, FL
F22Jaiveonna Norris6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrHomewood-Flossmoor HS
Miami Dade College
Chicago Heights, IL
F23Kirsten Clement6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrBartram TrailJacksonville, FL
G/F24Maiya Rumph5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrSparkmanMadison, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida A&MW 71–60 1–0
UNF Arena (343)
Jacksonville, FL
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm
at South FloridaL 42–78 1–1
USF Sun Dome (1,906)
Tampa, FL
11/18/2016*
11:00 am, ESPN3
Webber InternationalW 103–57 2–1
UNF Arena (2,620)
Jacksonville, FL
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida AtlanticW 95–88 2OT3–1
UNF Arena (302)
Jacksonville, FL
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
at XavierL 46–83 3–2
Cintas Center (645)
Cincinnati, OH
11/25/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. South Alabama
JU Thanksgiving Classic
L 55–62 3–3
Swisher Gymnasium (255)
Jacksonville, FL
11/26/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. Nicholls
JU Thanksgiving Classic
W 77–74 4–3
Swisher Gymnasium (103)
Jacksonville, FL
11/30/2016*
6:30 pm
at College of CharlestonW 60–47 5–3
TD Arena (520)
Charleston, SC
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at NC StateL 52–78 5–4
Reynolds Coliseum (1,701)
Raleigh, NC
12/10/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Edward WatersW 70–50 6–4
UNF Arena (523)
Jacksonville, FL
12/13/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Morehead StateL 65–84 6–5
UNF Arena (203)
Jacksonville, FL
12/15/2016*
3:00 pm
at Bethune–CookmanL 50–52 6–6
Moore Gymnasium (106)
Daytona Beach, FL
12/19/2016*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 7 Florida StateL 39–95 6–7
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,947)
Tallahassee, FL
12/30/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Wofford
Best Western UNF New Year Classic
L 60–79 6–8
UNF Arena (243)
Jacksonville, FL
12/31/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Warner
Best Western UNF New Year Classic
W 72–44 7–8
UNF Arena (223)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/07/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at JacksonvilleL 58–68 7–9 (0–1)
Swisher Gymnasium (677)
Jacksonville, FL
01/14/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJITL 62–64 7–10 (0–2)
Fleisher Center (499)
Newark, NJ
01/16/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC UpstateW 78–67 8–10 (1–2)
G. B. Hodge Center (317)
Spartanburg, SC
01/21/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
LipscombL 58–60 8–11 (1–3)
UNF Arena (258)
Jacksonville, FL
01/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw StateL 61–67 8–12 (1–4)
UNF Arena (271)
Jacksonville, FL
01/28/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at StetsonL 44–68 8–13 (1–5)
Edmunds Center (349)
DeLand, FL
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf CoastL 51–68 8–14 (1–6)
UNF Arena (403)
Jacksonville, FL
02/04/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
StetsonL 44–62 8–15 (1–7)
UNF Arena (356)
Jacksonville, FL
02/08/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf CoastL 46–69 8–16 (1–8)
Alico Arena (1,907)
Fort Myers, FL
02/11/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate
Homecoming
W 77–74 3OT9–16 (2–8)
UNF Arena (336)
Jacksonville, FL
02/13/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
NJITW 61–51 10–16 (3–8)
UNF Arena (301)
Jacksonville, FL
02/18/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw StateL 48–52 10–17 (3–9)
KSU Convocation Center (425)
Kennesaw, GA
02/20/2017
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at LipscombL 62–66 10–18 (3–10)
Allen Arena (215)
Nashville, FL
02/25/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at JacksonvilleL 59–69 10–19 (3–11)
UNF Arena (503)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) at (2) Florida Gulf Coast
Quarterfinals
L 42–59 10–20
Alico Arena (1,039)
Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".