2016–17 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team

2016–17 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	10–20 (3–11 A-Sun)
Head coach	Darrick Gibbs (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	David Lowery Jessica Taylor MaryLynne Schaefer
Home arena	UNF Arena

2016–17 ASUN women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stetson	13	–	1		.929			26	–	7		.788
Florida Gulf Coast †	12	–	2		.857			26	–	9		.743
Jacksonville	11	–	3		.786			23	–	9		.719
Kennesaw State	8	–	6		.571			10	–	20		.333
NJIT	4	–	10		.286			11	–	19		.367
North Florida	3	–	11		.214			10	–	20		.333
Lipscomb	3	–	11		.214			6	–	24		.200
USC Upstate	2	–	12		.143			9	–	21		.300
† 2017 ASUN Tournament winner As of March 18, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

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.

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Claire Ioannidis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Shelford Girls' Grammar Tinidad State JC Melbourne, Australia G 2 Sierra Shepherd 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Ribault Jacksonville, FL G 3 Kennya Simms 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Benjamin E. Mays Atlanta, GA G 4 Adrienne Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Leesburg Leesburg, FL G/F 5 Hadley Kiefer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Jerome Dublin, OH G/F 10 Simone Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Father Lopez Liberty Land O'Lakes, FL G/F 11 Taru Madekivi 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Aurajoki Turku, Finland G 12 Tesh Hanson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Seffner Christian Academy Liberty Tampa, FL F/C 15 Karrah Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Lake Highland Prep Santa Fe College Orlando, FL F 22 Jaiveonna Norris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Homewood-Flossmoor HS Miami Dade College Chicago Heights, IL F 23 Kirsten Clement 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bartram Trail Jacksonville, FL G/F 24 Maiya Rumph 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Sparkman Madison, AL	Head coach Darrick Gibbs (Wofford) Assistant coach(es) David Lowery (Mississippi State) Jessica Taylor (Wofford) MaryLynne Schaefer (Hartford) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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 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 Homecoming	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

• 2016–17 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team