2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball team

2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record21–12 (9–7 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCFE Arena
Seasons
2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn 16 0   1.000 36 1   .973
Temple 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
South Florida 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
UCF 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
SMU 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Tulane 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
Cincinnati 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Memphis 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
Tulsa 5 11   .313 10 21   .323
Houston 4 12   .250 12 19   .387
East Carolina 2 14   .125 11 19   .367
2017 The American Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 40th season of basketball, were led by first-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. Under Coach Abe, the Knights earned their first 20-win season since 2010-11 as well as their first-ever WNIT bid. They finished the season 21–12, 9–7 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic women's tournament where they lost to Connecticut. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitational Tournament, where they defeated Stetson in the first round before losing to Georgia Tech in the second round.

Media

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All UCF games will have an audio or video broadcast available. For conference play, UCF games will typically be available on ESPN3, AAC Digital, or UCF Knights All-Access. Road games not on ESPN3 or AAC Digital will have an audio broadcast available on the UCF Portal. All non-conference home games will be streamed exclusively on UCF Knights All-Access. Select non-conference road games will have a stream available through the opponents website. The audio broadcast for home games will only be available through UCF Knights All-Access.

Roster

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2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Christian Hithe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Spring Valley HS Columbia, SC
G 2 Korneila Wright 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Jones HS Orlando, FL
G 4 Ashley Polacek 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So SPIRE Institute Ottawa, ON
G 5 Ciara Thompson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr West Orange HS Winter Garden, FL
G 11 Kayla Thingpen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Palm Beach Lakes HS West Palm Beach, FL
F 12 Nyala Shuler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Edgewater HS Orlando, FL
F 32 Joslyn Massey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr John Glenn HS
Purdue
Detroit, MI
G 22 Aliyah Gregory 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Strawberry Crest Tampa, FL
G 23 Zykira Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Bartow HS Bartow, FL
F 24 Fifi Ndour 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Montverde Academy Dakar, Senegal
F 25 Tolulope Omokore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Eleanor Roosevelt HS Greenbelt, MD
G 33 Jamesha Paul 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Dillard HS Pompano Beach, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:00 pm
at FIU W 69–52  1–0
FIU Arena (598)
Miami, FL
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm
South Alabama W 70–58  2–0
CFE Arena (2,303)
Orlando, FL
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
at Davidson W 57–38  3–0
John M. Belk Arena (371)
Davidson, NC
11/19/2016*
2:00 pm
Virginia Tech L 64–67  3–1
CFE Arena (2,278)
Orlando, FL
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
at Butler W 66–59  4–1
Hinkle Fieldhouse (345)
Indianapolis, IN
11/26/2016*
2:30 pm
Rider
UCF Thanksgiving Classic
W 49–30  5–1
CFE Arena (2,217)
Orlando, FL
11/27/2016*
2:30 pm
Austin Peay
UCF Thanksgiving Classic
W 61–43  6–1
CFE Arena (2,342)
Orlando, FL
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm
at Buffalo L 65–66  6–2
Alumni Arena (846)
Amherst, NY
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm
Bethune-Cookman W 70–43  7–2
CFE Arena (2,416)
Orlando, FL
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
Gardner–Webb W 66–52  8–2
CFE Arena (2,256)
Orlando, FL
12/17/2016*
2:00 pm
at Georgia Southern W 74–54  9–2
Hanner Fieldhouse (141)
Statesboro, GA
12/20/2016*
2:00 pm
Nebraska–Omaha W 81–41  10–2
CFE Arena (2,391)
Orlando, FL
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm
UC Davis L 71–77  10–3
CFE Arena (2,237)
Orlando, FL
AAC regular season
01/01/2017
1:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
No. 1 Connecticut L 48–84  10–4 (0–1)
CFE Arena (4,539)
Orlando, FL
01/04/2017
7:00 pm
at Cincinnati L 57–62  10–5 (0–2)
Fifth Third Arena (360)
Cincinnati, OH
01/07/2017
2:00 pm
Memphis L 62–65  10–6 (0–3)
CFE Arena (2,316)
Orlando, FL
01/11/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Houston W 62–48  11–6 (1–3)
Hofheinz Pavilion (691)
Houston, TX
01/18/2017
7:00 pm, ADN
at East Carolina W 54–42  12–6 (2–3)
Williams Arena (985)
Greenville, NC
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
Tulsa L 62–73  12–7 (2–4)
CFE Arena (2,237)
Orlando, FL
01/24/2017
7:00 pm, ADN
Cincinnati W 64–44  13–7 (3–4)
CFE Arena (2,406)
Orlando, FL
01/28/2017
6:00 pm
at Memphis L 59–65  13–8 (3–5)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (812)
Memphis, TN
02/04/2017
3:00 pm, ADN
at SMU L 58–63  13–9 (3–6)
Moody Coliseum (1,011)
Dallas, TX
02/08/2017
7:00 pm
Houston W 85–59  14–9 (4–6)
CFE Arena (2,901)
Orlando, FL
02/11/2017
2:00 pm, ADN
at Tulsa W 62–58  15–9 (5–6)
Reynolds Center (449)
Tulsa, OK
02/14/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 22 South Florida
War on I–4
W 66–52  16–9 (6–6)
USF Sun Dome (1,884)
Tampa, FL
02/18/2017
2:00 pm, ADN
East Carolina W 79–51  17–9 (7–6)
CFE Arena (2,453)
Orlando, FL
02/22/2017
8:00 pm, ADN
at Tulane W 56–51  18–9 (8–6)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,013)
New Orleans, LA
02/25/2017
2:00 pm
SMU W 63–37  19–9 (9–6)
CFE Arena (2,348)
Orlando, FL
02/27/2017
7:00 pm
No. 25 Temple L 60–66  19–10 (9–7)
CFE Arena (2,473)
Orlando, FL
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/04/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (5) Tulane
Quarterfinals
W 61–57  20–10
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
03/05/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(4) vs. (1) No. 1 Connecticut
Semifinals
L 56–78  20–11
Mohegan Sun Arena (6,491)
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/16/2017*
7:00 pm
Stetson
First Round
W 73–53  21–11
CFE Arena (676)
Orlando, FL
03/19/2017*
5:00 pm
at Georgia Tech
Second Round
L 51–63  21–12
Hank McCamish Pavilion (682)
Atlanta, GA
*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 (W) Basketball Schedule".
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