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
2016–17 record10–20 (3–11 A-Sun)
Head coach
  • Darrick Gibbs (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • David Lowery
  • Jessica Taylor
  • MaryLynne Schaefer
Home arenaUNF Arena
2016–17 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stetson13–1 .929  26–7  .788
Florida Gulf Coast †12–2 .857  26–9  .743
Jacksonville11–3 .786  23–9  .719
Kennesaw State8–6 .571  10–20  .333
NJIT4–10 .286  11–19  .367
North Florida3–11 .214  10–20  .333
Lipscomb3–11 .214  6–24  .200
USC Upstate2–12 .143  9–21  .300
† 2017 ASUN Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

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

Roster
2016–17 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Claire Ioannidis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrShelford Girls' Grammar
Tinidad State JC		 Melbourne, Australia
G 2 Sierra Shepherd 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JrRibault Jacksonville, FL
G 3 Kennya Simms 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrBenjamin E. Mays Atlanta, GA
G 4 Adrienne Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrLeesburg Leesburg, FL
G/F 5 Hadley Kiefer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoJerome Dublin, OH
G/F 10 Simone Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrFather Lopez
Liberty		 Land O'Lakes, FL
G/F 11 Taru Madekivi 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrAurajoki Turku, Finland
G 12 Tesh Hanson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrSeffner Christian Academy
Liberty		 Tampa, FL
F/C 15 Karrah Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrLake Highland Prep
Santa Fe College		 Orlando, FL
F 22 Jaiveonna Norris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrHomewood-Flossmoor HS
Miami Dade College		 Chicago Heights, IL
F 23 Kirsten Clement 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBartram Trail Jacksonville, FL
G/F 24 Maiya Rumph 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSparkman Madison, 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# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Florida A&M W 71–60  1–0
 UNF Arena (343)
Jacksonville, FL
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm		 at South Florida L 42–78  1–1
 USF Sun Dome (1,906)
Tampa, FL
11/18/2016*
11:00 am, ESPN3		 Webber International W 103–57  2–1
 UNF Arena (2,620)
Jacksonville, FL
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Florida Atlantic W 95–88 2OT 3–1
 UNF Arena (302)
Jacksonville, FL
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Xavier L 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 State
JU Thanksgiving Classic		 W 77–74  4–3
 Swisher Gymnasium (103)
Jacksonville, FL
11/30/2016*
6:30 pm		 at College of Charleston W 60–47  5–3
 TD Arena (520)
Charleston, SC
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 at NC State L 52–78  5–4
 Reynolds Coliseum (1,701)
Raleigh, NC
12/10/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Edward Waters W 70–50  6–4
 UNF Arena (523)
Jacksonville, FL
12/13/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Morehead State L 65–84  6–5
 UNF Arena (203)
Jacksonville, FL
12/15/2016*
3:00 pm		 at Bethune-Cookman L 50–52  6–6
 Moore Gymnasium (106)
Daytona Beach, FL
12/19/2016*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 at No. 7 Florida State L 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 Jacksonville L 58–68  7–9 (0–1)
 Swisher Gymnasium (677)
Jacksonville, FL
01/14/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at NJIT L 62–64  7–10 (0–2)
 Fleisher Center (499)
Newark, NJ
01/16/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at USC Upstate W 78–67  8–10 (1–2)
 G. B. Hodge Center (317)
Spartanburg, SC
01/21/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Lipscomb L 58–60  8–11 (1–3)
 UNF Arena (258)
Jacksonville, FL
01/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Kennesaw State L 61–67  8–12 (1–4)
 UNF Arena (271)
Jacksonville, FL
01/28/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Stetson L 44–68  8–13 (1–5)
 Edmunds Center (349)
DeLand, FL
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Florida Gulf Coast L 51–68  8–14 (1–6)
 UNF Arena (403)
Jacksonville, FL
02/04/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Stetson L 44–62  8–15 (1–7)
 UNF Arena (356)
Jacksonville, FL
02/08/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Florida Gulf Coast L 46–69  8–16 (1–8)
 Alico Arena (1,907)
Fort Myers, FL
02/11/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 USC Upstate W 77–74 3OT 9–16 (2–8)
 UNF Arena (336)
Jacksonville, FL
02/13/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 NJIT W 61–51  10–16 (3–8)
 UNF Arena (301)
Jacksonville, FL
02/18/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Kennesaw State L 48–52  10–17 (3–9)
 KSU Convocation Center (425)
Kennesaw, GA
02/20/2017
6:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Lipscomb L 62–66  10–18 (3–10)
 Allen Arena (215)
Nashville, FL
02/25/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Jacksonville L 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

References
  1. http://unfospreys.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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