2016–17 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team represented Jacksonville University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by fourth year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finish the season 23–9, 11–3 in A-Sun play finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2017 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Florida Gulf Coast. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to Georgia Tech in the first round.

2016–17 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2016–17 record23–9 (11–3 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Darnell Haney
  • Camille Collier
  • Ed Mahan
Home arenaSwisher Gymnasium
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 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Alexis Burns 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCarver Columbus, GA
G 3 Ro Hayes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS FrViera
Florida Atlantic		 Rockledge, FL
G 4 Brandi Buie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrRandolph-Clay Tampa, FL
G 5 Jillah Moede 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoCentennial Houston, TX
G 11 Kayla Nevitt (I)  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrAndy Dekaney HS
Mississippi State		 Houston, TX
F 13 Kimberly Dawkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrJonesboro Atlanta, GA
G 14 Yamaris Guevarez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrBooker Sarasota, FL
F 15 Kayla Gordon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMeridian Meridian, MS
C 20 Shalonda Neely 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoArlington Country Day Freeport, Grand Bahama
F 21 Christin Mercer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrDouglas County
Florida		 Douglasville, GA
G 22 Sherranda Reddick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrRibault Jacksonville, FL
F/C 23 Khadijah Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrSouth Miami Miami, FL
G 24 Jasmyn Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoHaines City Haines City, FL
F/C 32 Amber Bender 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrCalvary Christian Academy Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 44 LaKaris Salter (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrFAMU DRS
Mississippi State		 Tallahassee, FL
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*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Thomas (GA) W 100–43  1–0
 Swisher Gymnasium (503)
Jacksonville, FL
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Bethune-Cookman W 69–63  2–0
 Swisher Gymnasium (322)
Jacksonville, FL
11/17/2016*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 at No. 12 Florida State L 47–90  2–1
 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,519)
Tallahassee, FL
11/21/2016*
7:00 pm		 at South Florida L 52–64  2–2
 USF Sun Dome (1,776)
Tampa, FL
11/25/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Nicholls State
JU Thanksgiving Classic		 W 76–71  3–2
 Swisher Gymnasium (366)
Jacksonville, FL
11/26/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 South Alabama
JU Thanksgiving Classic		 W 62–55  4–2
 Swisher Gymnasium (319)
Jacksonville, FL
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Savannah State W 55–40  5–2
 Tiger Arena (659)
Savannah, GA
12/03/2016*
7:00 pm		 at FIU W 71–56  6–2
 FIU Arena (406)
Miami, FL
12/06/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 Johnson & Wales (FL) W 110–31  7–2
 Swisher Gymnasium (1,011)
Jacksonville, FL
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Troy W 77–70  8–2
 Swisher Gymnasium (590)
Jacksonville, FL
12/16/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Florida Memorial W 76–51  9–2
 Swisher Gymnasium (310)
Jacksonville, FL
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm		 vs. North Carolina
Crescom Bank Holiday Invitational		 L 57–87  9–3
 Myrtle Beach Convention Center (1,121)
Myrtle Beach, SC
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Auburn L 41–53  9–4
 Auburn Arena (1,803)
Auburn, AL
12/30/2016*
1:00 pm		 vs. UC Davis
Best Western UNF New Year Classic		 W 61–54  10–4
 UNF Arena (162)
Jacksonville, FL
12/31/2016*
1:00 pm		 vs. Wofford
Best Western UNF New Year Classic		 W 66–60  11–4
 UNF Arena (134)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/07/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 North Florida W 68–58  12–4 (1–0)
 Swisher Gymnasium (677)
Jacksonville, FL
01/14/2017
4:30 pm, ESPN3		 at USC Upstate W 65–47  13–4 (2–0)
 G. B. Hodge Center (325)
Spartanburg, SC
01/16/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at NJIT W 75–56  14–4 (3–0)
 Fleisher Center (355)
Newark, NJ
01/21/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Kennesaw State W 72–48  15–4 (4–0)
 Swisher Gymnasium (578)
Jacksonville, FL
01/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Lipscomb W 84–60  16–4 (5–0)
 Swisher Gymnasium (585)
Jacksonville, FL
01/28/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Florida Gulf Coast L 57–60  16–5 (5–1)
 Alico Arena (2,122)
Fort Myers, FL
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Stetson L 49–65  16–6 (5–2)
 Swisher Gymnasium (632)
Jacksonville, TN
02/04/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Florida Gulf Coast W 73–65  17–6 (6–2)
 Swisher Gymnasium (700)
Jacksonville, FL
02/08/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Stetson L 47–57 OT 17–7 (6–3)
 Edmunds Center (611)
DeLand, FL
02/11/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 NJIT W 75–59  18–7 (7–3)
 Swisher Gymnasium (633)
Jacksonville, FL
02/13/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 USC Upstate W 59–46  19–7 (8–3)
 Swisher Gymnasium (499)
Jacksonville, FL
02/18/2017
2:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Lipscomb W 73–67  20–7 (9–3)
 Allen Arena (522)
Nashville, TN
02/20/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Kennesaw State W 74–62  21–7 (10–3)
 KSU Convocation Center (531)
Kennesaw, GA
02/25/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at North Florida W 69–59  22–7 (11–3)
 UNF Arena (503)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 (3) (6) Lipscomb
Quarterfinals		 W 91–64  23–7
 UNF Arena (603)
Jacksonville, FL
03/08/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 (3) (4) Kennesaw State
Semifinals		 L 64–68  23–8
 UNF Arena (1,203)
Jacksonville, FL
WNIT
03/16/2017*
7:00 pm		 at Georgia Tech
First Round		 L 55–71  23–9
 Hank McCamish Pavilion (766)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings
Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPre-
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AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV

See also

References
  1. "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
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