# 2016–17 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team

The 2016–17 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team represented the University of North Florida in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ospreys, led by second year head coach Darrick Gibbs, played their games at UNF Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 3–11 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of A-Sun Tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.

## 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* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida A&M | W 71–60 | 1–0 | UNF Arena (343) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm | | at South Florida | L 42–78 | 1–1 | USF Sun Dome (1,906) Tampa, FL |
| 11/18/2016* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | Webber International | W 103–57 | 2–1 | UNF Arena (2,620) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/20/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Atlantic | W 95–88 $^{2OT}$ | 3–1 | UNF Arena (302) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Xavier | L 46–83 | 3–2 | Cintas Center (645) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/25/2016* 12:00 pm | | vs. South Alabama JU Thanksgiving Classic | L 55–62 | 3–3 | Swisher Gymnasium (255) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/26/2016* 12:00 pm | | vs. Nicholls JU Thanksgiving Classic | W 77–74 | 4–3 | Swisher Gymnasium (103) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/30/2016* 6:30 pm | | at College of Charleston | W 60–47 | 5–3 | TD Arena (520) Charleston, SC |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at NC State | L 52–78 | 5–4 | Reynolds Coliseum (1,701) Raleigh, NC |
| 12/10/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Edward Waters | W 70–50 | 6–4 | UNF Arena (523) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/13/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Morehead State | L 65–84 | 6–5 | UNF Arena (203) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/15/2016* 3:00 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | L 50–52 | 6–6 | Moore Gymnasium (106) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 12/19/2016* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 7 Florida State | L 39–95 | 6–7 | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,947) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/30/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wofford Best Western UNF New Year Classic | L 60–79 | 6–8 | UNF Arena (243) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/31/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Warner Best Western UNF New Year Classic | W 72–44 | 7–8 | UNF Arena (223) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun regular season ||||||
| 01/07/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Jacksonville | L 58–68 | 7–9 (0–1) | Swisher Gymnasium (677) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/14/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | L 62–64 | 7–10 (0–2) | Fleisher Center (499) Newark, NJ |
| 01/16/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | W 78–67 | 8–10 (1–2) | G. B. Hodge Center (317) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/21/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb | L 58–60 | 8–11 (1–3) | UNF Arena (258) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kennesaw State | L 61–67 | 8–12 (1–4) | UNF Arena (271) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/28/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stetson | L 44–68 | 8–13 (1–5) | Edmunds Center (349) DeLand, FL |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 51–68 | 8–14 (1–6) | UNF Arena (403) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/04/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson | L 44–62 | 8–15 (1–7) | UNF Arena (356) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 46–69 | 8–16 (1–8) | Alico Arena (1,907) Fort Myers, FL |
| 02/11/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate Homecoming | W 77–74 $^{3OT}$ | 9–16 (2–8) | UNF Arena (336) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/13/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | W 61–51 | 10–16 (3–8) | UNF Arena (301) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | L 48–52 | 10–17 (3–9) | KSU Convocation Center (425) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/20/2017 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb | L 62–66 | 10–18 (3–10) | Allen Arena (215) Nashville, FL |
| 02/25/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Jacksonville | L 59–69 | 10–19 (3–11) | UNF Arena (503) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | at (2) Florida Gulf Coast Quarterfinals | L 42–59 | 10–20 | Alico Arena (1,039) Fort Myers, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||