# 2016–17 Florida Gators women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2016–17 women's college basketball season. The Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gators, led by tenth-year head coach Amanda Butler, played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They finished the season 15–16, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of SEC women's tournament where they lost to Texas A&M.
On March 6, the school fired Amanda Butler. She finished at Florida with a 10 year record of 190–136.

## Previous season

The Gators finished the season 22–9, 10–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they were upset by Albany in the first round.

## Roster
### Coaches

| Name | Position | College | Graduating year |
| Amanda Butler | Head coach | University of Florida | 1995 |
| Bill Ferrara | Assistant coach | University of Florida | 2003 |
| Shimmy Gray-Miller | Assistant coach | University of Michigan | 2000 |
| Murriel Page | Assistant coach | University of Florida | 1998 |
| Ryan Gensler | Video coordinator | Providence College | 2011 |
| Shellie Greenman | Program assistant | Emory and Henry College | 1988 |
| Serena Wilson | Director of basketball operations | University of Florida | 2008 |
| Tyler Stuart | Strength & conditioning coordinator | Anderson University | 2007 |
| John "JB" Barrett | Associate director, Athletic trainer | Mississippi State University | 1997 |
| Lani McQuade | Executive assistant | Holy Names | 1991 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 5:00 pm | No. 20 | vs. South Alabama | W 85–33 | 1–0 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (2,003) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 15, 2016* 6:30 pm | No. 19 | at Chattanooga | W 72–61 | 2–0 | McKenzie Arena (2,427) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 19, 2016* 1:00 pm | No. 19 | vs. Temple | W 83–76 | 3–0 | Patriot Gym (540) Ocala, FL |
| November 22, 2016* 6:30 pm | No. 16 | at Arkansas State | W 71–60 | 4–0 | Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR |
| November 25, 2016* 8:00 pm | No. 16 | at Northwestern | L 68–73 | 4–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (857) Evansville, IL |
| November 30, 2016* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | vs. Wofford | W 74–51 | 5–1 | Patriot Gym (783) Ocala, FL |
| December 3, 2016* 4:30 pm | No. 19 | vs. Long Beach State ASU Classic semifinals | W 83–53 | 6–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (1,428) Tempe, AZ |
| December 4, 2016* 4:00 pm | No. 19 | at Arizona State ASU Classic championship | L 63–69 | 6–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (1,773) Tempe, AZ |
| December 8, 2016* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 23 | at No. 7 Florida State | L 58–83 | 6–3 | Donald L. Tucker Center (3,390) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 11, 2016* 3:00 pm | No. 23 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 67–38 | 7–3 | Billy Harrison Field House (720) Panama City, FL |
| December 20, 2016* 7:45 pm | | vs. Indiana Florida Sunshine Classic | L 88–102 | 7–4 | Worden Arena (829) Winter Haven, FL |
| December 21, 2016* 5:30 pm | | vs. Florida A&M Florida Sunshine Classic | W 78–65 | 8–4 | Worden Arena (618) Winter Haven, FL |
| December 28, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 102–51 | 9–4 | O'Connell Center (1,619) Gainesville, FL |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| January 1, 2017 2:00 pm | | Auburn | L 75–82 | 9–5 (0–1) | O'Connell Center (1,720) Gainesville, FL |
| January 5, 2017 8:00 pm | | at LSU | L 67–78 | 9–6 (0–2) | Maravich Center (1,802) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 8, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 5 South Carolina | L 62–81 | 9–7 (0–3) | O'Connell Center (2,232) Gainesville, FL |
| January 12, 2017 9:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 4 Mississippi State | L 49–82 | 9–8 (0–4) | Humphrey Coliseum (5,575) Starkville, MS |
| January 15, 2017 1:00 pm, SECN | | Texas A&M | L 59–67 | 9–9 (0–5) | O'Connell Center (2,133) Gainesville, FL |
| January 22, 2017 1:00 pm, SECN | | at Georgia | W 76–68 | 10–9 (1–5) | Stegeman Coliseum (4,181) Athens, GA |
| January 26, 2017 7:00 pm | | Tennessee | L 75–84 | 10–10 (1–6) | O'Connell Center (2,059) Gainesville, FL |
| January 29, 2017 3:00 pm | | at Vanderbilt | W 93–73 | 11–10 (2–6) | Memorial Gymnasium (4,336) Nashville, TN |
| February 2, 2017 8:00 pm, SECN | | at Texas A&M | L 76–84 | 11–11 (2–7) | Humphrey Coliseum (3,206) College Station, TX |
| February 6, 2017 7:00 pm, SECN | | Ole Miss | L 75–84 | 11–12 (2–8) | O'Connell Center (1,219) Gainesville, FL |
| February 9, 2017 7:00 pm | | Arkansas | W 57–53 | 12–12 (3–8) | O'Connell Center (1,441) Gainesville, FL |
| February 12, 2017 1:00 pm, SECN | | at Alabama | W 66–56 | 13–12 (4–8) | Coleman Coliseum (1,721) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 16, 2017 7:00 pm | | Missouri | L 67–74 | 13–13 (4–9) | O'Connell Center (1,571) Gainesville, FL |
| February 19, 2017 1:00 pm, SECN | | at Kentucky | L 48–67 | 13–14 (4–10) | Memorial Coliseum (6,604) Lexington, KY |
| February 23, 2017 7:00 pm, SECN | | at Tennessee | L 70–74 | 13–15 (4–11) | Thompson–Boling Arena (9,968) Knoxville, TN |
| February 26, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | Georgia | W 65–58 | 14–15 (5–11) | O'Connell Center (3,809) Gainesville, FL |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2017 1:00 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (14) Arkansas First round | W 71–61 | 15–15 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,507) Greenville, SC |
| March 2, 2017 8:30 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (6) Texas A&M Second round | L 48–67 | 15–16 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,568) Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
Source:

## Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |