2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball team

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 defeated Stetson in the first round before losing to Georgia Tech in the second round.

2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2016–17 record21–12 (9–7 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCFE Arena
2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UConn160 1.000  361  .973
Temple133 .813  248  .750
South Florida115 .688  249  .727
UCF97 .563  2112  .636
SMU79 .438  1915  .559
Tulane79 .438  1815  .545
Cincinnati79 .438  1614  .533
Memphis79 .438  1416  .467
Tulsa511 .313  1021  .323
Houston412 .250  1219  .387
East Carolina214 .125  1119  .367
2017 The American Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

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

2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Christian Hithe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSpring Valley HS Columbia, SC
G 2 Korneila Wright 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrJones HS Orlando, FL
G 4 Ashley Polacek 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoSPIRE Institute Ottawa, ON
G 5 Ciara Thompson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWest Orange HS Winter Garden, FL
G 11 Kayla Thingpen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoPalm Beach Lakes HS West Palm Beach, FL
F 12 Nyala Shuler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoEdgewater HS Orlando, FL
F 32 Joslyn Massey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrJohn Glenn HS
Purdue
Detroit, MI
G 22 Aliyah Gregory 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrStrawberry Crest Tampa, FL
G 23 Zykira Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrBartow HS Bartow, FL
F 24 Fifi Ndour 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrMontverde Academy Dakar, Senegal
F 25 Tolulope Omokore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoEleanor Roosevelt HS Greenbelt, MD
G 33 Jamesha Paul 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoDillard 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.

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