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 finished 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
Record23–9 (11–3 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Darnell Haney
  • Camille Collier
  • Ed Mahan
Home arenaSwisher Gymnasium
Seasons
2016–17 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stetson 13 1   .929 26 7   .788
Florida Gulf Coast 12 2   .857 26 9   .743
Jacksonville 11 3   .786 23 9   .719
Kennesaw State 8 6   .571 10 20   .333
NJIT 4 10   .286 11 19   .367
North Florida 3 11   .214 10 20   .333
Lipscomb 3 11   .214 6 24   .200
USC Upstate 2 12   .143 9 21   .300
2017 ASUN Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Media

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All home games and conference road games were shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV.

Roster

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2016–17 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Alexis Burns 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Carver Columbus, GA
G 3 Ro Hayes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Viera
Florida Atlantic
Rockledge, FL
G 4 Brandi Buie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Randolph-Clay Tampa, FL
G 5 Jillah Moede 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Centennial Houston, TX
G 11 Kayla Nevitt (I)   5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Andy Dekaney HS
Mississippi State
Houston, TX
F 13 Kimberly Dawkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Jonesboro Atlanta, GA
G 14 Yamaris Guevarez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Booker Sarasota, FL
F 15 Kayla Gordon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Meridian Meridian, MS
C 20 Shalonda Neely 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Arlington Country Day Freeport, Grand Bahama
F 21 Christin Mercer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Douglas County
Florida
Douglasville, GA
G 22 Sherranda Reddick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Ribault Jacksonville, FL
F/C 23 Khadijah Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr South Miami Miami, FL
G 24 Jasmyn Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Haines City Haines City, FL
F/C 32 Amber Bender 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Calvary Christian Academy Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 44 LaKaris Salter (I)   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr FAMU 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

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Ranking Movement
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Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on December 11, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.