2017–18 Florida Gators women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gators, led by first-year head coach Cameron Newbauer, played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They finished the season 11–19, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in a 3 tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the SEC women's tournament to Ole Miss.

2017–18 Florida Gators women's basketball
Savannah Invitational Champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record11–19 (3–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kelly Rae Finley
  • Laura Harper
  • John McCray
Home arenaO'Connell Center
Seasons
2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State 16 0   1.000 37 2   .949
No. 7 South Carolina 12 4   .750 29 7   .806
No. 18 Georgia 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 12 Tennessee 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
No. 17 Missouri 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
No. 14 Texas A&M 11 5   .688 26 10   .722
No. 24 LSU 11 5   .688 19 10   .655
Alabama 7 9   .438 20 14   .588
Kentucky 6 10   .375 15 17   .469
Auburn 5 11   .313 14 15   .483
Arkansas 3 13   .188 13 18   .419
Florida 3 13   .188 11 19   .367
Vanderbilt 3 13   .188 7 24   .226
Ole Miss 1 15   .063 12 19   .387
2018 SEC tournament winner
As of April 1, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Gators finished the season 15–16, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of SEC women's tournament where they lost to Texas A&M.

On March 6, the school fired Amanda Butler.[1] She finished at Florida with a 10-year record of 190–136.

Roster

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2017–18 Florida Gators women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 1 Delicia Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Glen St. Mary, Florida
G 1 Tameria Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr Ocala, Florida
G 3 Funda Nakkasoglu 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Hampton, Australia
G 4 Corey Staples (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Buford, Georgia
G 5 Elif Portakal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Istanbul, Turkey
G 11 Dyandria Anderson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Viera, Florida
F 12 Paulina Hersler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Malmö, Sweden
F 12 Zada Williams   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Babson Park, Florida
G 15 Sydney Searcy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
G 20 Simone Westbrook 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Chandler, Arizona
G/F 22 Sydney Morang 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So New Providence, New Jersey
F 23 Jalaysha Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Ocala, Florida
F 24 Mikayla Hayes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
F 44 Haley Lorenzen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Iowa City, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kelly Rae Finley (1st year)
  • Laura Harper (1st year)
  • John McCray (1st year)

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

Roster
Last update: 2017-09-10

Coaches

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Name Position College Graduating year
Cameron Newbauer Head coach IUPUI 2001
Kelly Rae Finley Assistant coach Colorado State 2003
Laura Harper Assistant coach Maryland 2000
John McCray Assistant coach Ohio State 1998
Serena Wilson Director of basketball operations Florida 2008
Scott Schmelzer Director of Scouting and Video Operations Butler 2013
Jessica Mateer Athletic Trainer Olivet Nazarene 2009
Justin McClelland Strength & Conditioning Coordinator Eastern (PA) 2011
Christine Clark Recruiting Specialist Harvard 2014
Lani McQuade Executive assistant Holy Names 1991
Allison Sanders Graduate Assistant Southeastern (FL) 2016
Cameron Kinzer Coordinator of Basketball Technology Florida 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017*
1:00 pm
Georgia State W 82–66  1–0
O'Connell Center (1,509)
Gainesville, FL
11/14/2017*
7:00 pm
Arkansas State L 69–70  1–1
O'Connell Center (1,143)
Gainesville, FL
11/17/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 17 Florida State L 54–84  1–2
O'Connell Center (2,989)
Gainesville, FL
11/21/2017*
4:30 pm
vs. Richmond
Savannah Invitational
W 87–80  2–2
Savannah Civic Center (332)
Savannah, GA
11/22/2017*
7:00 pm
vs. Stetson
Savannah Invitational
L 71–85  2–3
Savannah Civic Center (578)
Savannah, GA
11/23/2017*
7:00 pm
vs. Savannah State
Savannah Invitational
W 90–40  3–3
Savannah Civic Center (364)
Savannah, GA
11/28/2017*
7:00 pm
Jacksonville W 69–59  4–3
O'Connell Center (1,009)
Gainesville, FL
12/03/2017*
3:00 pm, FSSUN
at Oklahoma
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 80–61  5–3
Lloyd Noble Center (2,992)
Norman, OK
12/06/2017*
5:30 pm
No. 12 Ohio State L 77–103  5–4
O'Connell Center (1,512)
Gainesville, FL
12/10/2017*
1:00 pm, SECN
Marshall W 74–69  6–4
O'Connell Center (1,008)
Gainesville, FL
12/20/2017*
12:00 pm
Chattanooga
Gator Holiday Classic
L 60–65  6–5
O'Connell Center (1,054)
Gainesville, FL
12/21/2017*
12:00 pm
Saint Joseph's
Gator Holiday Classic
W 71–51  7–5
O'Connell Center (1,008)
Gainesville, FL
12/27/2017*
2:00 pm
Delaware State W 85–51  8–5
O'Connell Center (1,206)
Gainesville, FL
SEC regular season
12/31/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN2
at Auburn L 55–84  8–6
(0–1)
Auburn Arena (1,788)
Auburn, AL
01/04/2018
7:00 pm
Alabama L 54–63  8–7
(0–2)
O'Connell Center (1,305)
Gainesville, FL
01/07/2018
3:00 pm
at Ole Miss L 75–78 2OT 8–8
(0–3)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,323)
Oxford, MS
01/11/2018
7:00 pm
Kentucky L 53–56  8–9
(0–4)
O'Connell Center (1,509)
Gainesville, FL
01/14/2018
1:00 pm, SECN
LSU L 59–66  8–10
(0–5)
O'Connell Center (1,332)
Gainesville, FL
01/18/2018
7:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas W 65–51  9–10
(1–5)
Bud Walton Arena (1,288)
Fayetteville, AR
01/21/2018
1:00 pm, SECN
Ole Miss W 61–60  10–10
(2–5)
O'Connell Center (2,601)
Gainesville, FL
01/25/2018
8:30 pm, SECN
at No. 2 Mississippi State L 53–90  10–11
(2–6)
Humphrey Coliseum (6,727)
Starkville, MS
01/28/2018
2:00 pm
No. 21 Georgia L 57–66  10–12
(2–7)
O'Connell Center (1,701)
Gainesville, FL
02/05/2018
7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 15 Missouri L 64–66  10–13
(2–8)
Mizzou Arena (3,164)
Columbia, MO
02/08/2018
7:00 pm
No. 2 Mississippi State L 50–98  10–14
(2–9)
O'Connell Center (1,503)
Gainesville, FL
02/11/2018
1:00 pm, SECN
at No. 7 South Carolina L 57–64  10–15
(2–10)
Colonial Life Arena (15,385)
Columbia, SC
02/15/2018
8:00 pm
at No. 17 Texas A&M L 80–85  10–16
(2–11)
Reed Arena (4,000)
College Station, TX
02/18/2018
1:00 pm, SECN
Vanderbilt W 88–71  11–16
(3–11)
O'Connell Center (2,007)
Gainesville, FL
02/21/2018
7:00 pm
No. 15 Tennessee L 42–70  11–17
(3–12)
O'Connell Center (1,669)
Gainesville, FL
02/25/2018
12:00 pm, SECN
at No. 19 Georgia L 43–63  11–18
(3–13)
Stegeman Coliseum (4,568)
Athens, GA
SEC Women's Tournament
02/28/2018
12:00 pm, SECN
(11) vs. (14) Ole Miss
First Round
L 43–48  11–19
Bridgestone Arena (4,371)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Florida fires women's hoops coach Amanda Butler after 10 seasons". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  2. ^ Schedule