2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represents Florida Atlantic University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by first year head coach Jim Jabir, play their home games at FAU Arena and were members of Conference USA.[1][2][3] They finished the season 13–15, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to UTSA.

2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
FAU Holiday Classic Champions
ConferenceConference USA
2017–18 record13–15 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Jim Jabir (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kachine Alexander
  • Terry Primm
  • Desma Thomas Bateast
Home arenaFAU Arena
2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UAB133 .813  277  .794
Western Kentucky124 .750  249  .727
Rice106 .625  2310  .697
Louisiana Tech106 .625  1912  .613
Middle Tennessee106 .625  1813  .581
Charlotte106 .625  1416  .467
UTEP79 .438  1714  .548
Florida Atlantic79 .438  1315  .464
Southern Miss79 .438  1515  .500
North Texas610 .375  1714  .548
UTSA610 .375  921  .300
Old Dominion610 .375  823  .258
FIU511 .313  821  .276
Marshall313 .188  920  .310
2018 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 20 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Danneal Ford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrNorland Miami, FL
G 4 Tyana Robinson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrPike HS Indianapolis, IN
F 5 Raven Doyle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrDesert Christian HS Lancaster, CA
G 10 Jamaria Williams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrNorth Lawndale College Prep HS
Miami Dade College
Chicago, IL
G/F 11 Rhianna-Mae Laing 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBarking Abbey School
Cowley CC
Bradford, England
G 13 DaChé Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrWatkinson School
Rutgers
Bloomfield, CT
F 15 Sasha Cedeño 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrKlein Oak HS Spring, TX
G 21 Myka Johnson Matthews  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrBishop McNamara HS
Stetson
Upper Marlboro, MD
G 23 Alexis Cowan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrAuburn HS
State Fair CC
Bolingbrook, IL
F 31 Ra'Kyra Gabriel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBrookside Christian HS Stockton, CA
G 32 Malia Kency 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrBriarwood Academy Statesboro, GA
G 33 Nika Zyryanova 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrCasper College Yekaterinburg, Russia
F 50 Melinda Meyers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrHighland HS Gilbert, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2017

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2017*
2:00 pm
at Lynn W 79–67 
de Hoernle Center 
Boca Raton, FL
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017*
2:00 pm
Mercer L 55–66  0–1
FAU Arena (587)
Boca Raton, FL
11/15/2017*
9:00 pm
at Colorado L 69–76  0–2
Coors Events Center (1,503)
Boulder, CO
11/20/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State W 66–58  1–2
Hulman Center (1,258)
Terre Haute, IN
11/24/2017*
12:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals
W 80–60  2–2
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
11/25/2017*
2:30 pm
Bowling Green
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship
L 55–66  2–3
FAU Arena (583)
Boca Raton, FL
12/01/2017*
7:00 pm
Grand Canyon L 73–77 2OT 2–4
FAU Arena (374)
Boca Raton, FL
12/03/2017*
2:00 pm
North Florida W 83–75 2OT 3–4
FAU Arena (406)
Boca Raton, FL
12/15/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State W 82–50  4–4
GSU Sports Arena (125)
Atlanta, GA
12/19/2017*
8:00 pm
at Nebraska L 69–86  4–5
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,635)
Lincoln, NE
12/29/2017*
12:00 pm
Delaware State
FAU Holiday Classic semifinals
W 90–67  5–5
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
12/30/2017*
2:30 pm
UMKC
FAU Holiday Classic championship
W 65–55  6–5
FAU Arena (641)
Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA regular season
01/05/2018
7:00 pm
Marshall W 79–59  7–5 (1–0)
FAU Arena (755)
Boca Raton, FL
01/07/2018
2:00 pm
UTEP W 72–65  8–5 (2–0)
FAU Arena (655)
Boca Raton, FL
01/11/2018
7:00 pm
Rice L 53–67  8–6 (2–1)
FAU Arena (879)
Boca Raton, FL
01/18/2018
9:00 pm
at UTEP L 70–75  8–7 (2–2)
Don Haskins Center (511)
El Paso, TX
01/20/2018
7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 86–72  9–7 (3–2)
FAU Arena (804)
Boca Raton, FL
01/25/2018
7:00 pm
at UTSA W 99–65  10–7 (4–2)
Convocation Center (495)
San Antonio, TX
01/27/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at UAB L 57–90  10–8 (4–3)
Bartow Arena (647)
Birmingham, AL
02/03/2018
3:00 pm
at Western Kentucky L 63–82  10–9 (4–4)
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,145)
Bowling Green, KY
02/08/2018
7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee L 65–69  10–10 (4–5)
FAU Arena (692)
Boca Raton, FL
02/10/2018
7:00 pm
North Texas L 51–65  10–11 (4–6)
FAU Arena (786)
Boca Raton, FL
02/14/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Old Dominion L 54–59  10–12 (4–7)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,588)
Norfolk, VA
02/17/2018
2:00 pm
at FIU L 65–86  10–13 (4–8)
FIU Arena (433)
Miami, FL
02/23/2018
7:00 pm
Southern Miss W 89–74  11–13 (5–8)
FAU Arena (480)
Boca Raton, FL
02/25/2018
2:00 pm
FIU W 67–63  11–14 (6–8)
FAU Arena (569)
Boca Raton, FL
03/01/2018
6:00 pm
at Marshall W 62–55  12–14 (7–8)
Cam Henderson Center (792)
Huntington, WV
03/03/2018
5:00 pm
at Charlotte L 69–83  13–14 (7–9)
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,587)
Charlotte, NC
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/07/2018
2:30 pm
(10) vs. (7) UTSA
First Round
L 71–83  13–15
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

References

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