# 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.

## Media

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

## Schedule

| 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. ||||||