# 2017–18 Florida Gators women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gators, led by first-year head coach Cameron Newbauer, played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They finished the season 11–19, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in a 3 tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the SEC women's tournament to Ole Miss.

## Previous season

The Gators 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.

## Roster
### Coaches

| Name | Position | College | Graduating year |
| Cameron Newbauer | Head coach | IUPUI | 2001 |
| Kelly Rae Finley | Assistant coach | Colorado State | 2003 |
| Laura Harper | Assistant coach | Maryland | 2000 |
| John McCray | Assistant coach | Ohio State | 1998 |
| Serena Wilson | Director of basketball operations | Florida | 2008 |
| Scott Schmelzer | Director of Scouting and Video Operations | Butler | 2013 |
| Jessica Mateer | Athletic Trainer | Olivet Nazarene | 2009 |
| Justin McClelland | Strength & Conditioning Coordinator | Eastern (PA) | 2011 |
| Christine Clark | Recruiting Specialist | Harvard | 2014 |
| Lani McQuade | Executive assistant | Holy Names | 1991 |
| Allison Sanders | Graduate Assistant | Southeastern (FL) | 2016 |
| Cameron Kinzer | Coordinator of Basketball Technology | Florida | 2017 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2017* 1:00 pm | | Georgia State | W 82–66 | 1–0 | O'Connell Center (1,509) Gainesville, FL |
| 11/14/2017* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas State | L 69–70 | 1–1 | O'Connell Center (1,143) Gainesville, FL |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | No. 17 Florida State | L 54–84 | 1–2 | O'Connell Center (2,989) Gainesville, FL |
| 11/21/2017* 4:30 pm | | vs. Richmond Savannah Invitational | W 87–80 | 2–2 | Savannah Civic Center (332) Savannah, GA |
| 11/22/2017* 7:00 pm | | vs. Stetson Savannah Invitational | L 71–85 | 2–3 | Savannah Civic Center (578) Savannah, GA |
| 11/23/2017* 7:00 pm | | vs. Savannah State Savannah Invitational | W 90–40 | 3–3 | Savannah Civic Center (364) Savannah, GA |
| 11/28/2017* 7:00 pm | | Jacksonville | W 69–59 | 4–3 | O'Connell Center (1,009) Gainesville, FL |
| 12/03/2017* 3:00 pm, FSSUN | | at Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 80–61 | 5–3 | Lloyd Noble Center (2,992) Norman, OK |
| 12/06/2017* 5:30 pm | | No. 12 Ohio State | L 77–103 | 5–4 | O'Connell Center (1,512) Gainesville, FL |
| 12/10/2017* 1:00 pm, SECN | | Marshall | W 74–69 | 6–4 | O'Connell Center (1,008) Gainesville, FL |
| 12/20/2017* 12:00 pm | | Chattanooga Gator Holiday Classic | L 60–65 | 6–5 | O'Connell Center (1,054) Gainesville, FL |
| 12/21/2017* 12:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's Gator Holiday Classic | W 71–51 | 7–5 | O'Connell Center (1,008) Gainesville, FL |
| 12/27/2017* 2:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 85–51 | 8–5 | O'Connell Center (1,206) Gainesville, FL |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Auburn | L 55–84 | 8–6 (0–1) | Auburn Arena (1,788) Auburn, AL |
| 01/04/2018 7:00 pm | | Alabama | L 54–63 | 8–7 (0–2) | O'Connell Center (1,305) Gainesville, FL |
| 01/07/2018 3:00 pm | | at Ole Miss | L 75–78 $^{2OT}$ | 8–8 (0–3) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,323) Oxford, MS |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 pm | | Kentucky | L 53–56 | 8–9 (0–4) | O'Connell Center (1,509) Gainesville, FL |
| 01/14/2018 1:00 pm, SECN | | LSU | L 59–66 | 8–10 (0–5) | O'Connell Center (1,332) Gainesville, FL |
| 01/18/2018 7:00 pm, SECN | | at Arkansas | W 65–51 | 9–10 (1–5) | Bud Walton Arena (1,288) Fayetteville, AR |
| 01/21/2018 1:00 pm, SECN | | Ole Miss | W 61–60 | 10–10 (2–5) | O'Connell Center (2,601) Gainesville, FL |
| 01/25/2018 8:30 pm, SECN | | at No. 2 Mississippi State | L 53–90 | 10–11 (2–6) | Humphrey Coliseum (6,727) Starkville, MS |
| 01/28/2018 2:00 pm | | No. 21 Georgia | L 57–66 | 10–12 (2–7) | O'Connell Center (1,701) Gainesville, FL |
| 02/05/2018 7:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 15 Missouri | L 64–66 | 10–13 (2–8) | Mizzou Arena (3,164) Columbia, MO |
| 02/08/2018 7:00 pm | | No. 2 Mississippi State | L 50–98 | 10–14 (2–9) | O'Connell Center (1,503) Gainesville, FL |
| 02/11/2018 1:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 7 South Carolina | L 57–64 | 10–15 (2–10) | Colonial Life Arena (15,385) Columbia, SC |
| 02/15/2018 8:00 pm | | at No. 17 Texas A&M | L 80–85 | 10–16 (2–11) | Reed Arena (4,000) College Station, TX |
| 02/18/2018 1:00 pm, SECN | | Vanderbilt | W 88–71 | 11–16 (3–11) | O'Connell Center (2,007) Gainesville, FL |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 pm | | No. 15 Tennessee | L 42–70 | 11–17 (3–12) | O'Connell Center (1,669) Gainesville, FL |
| 02/25/2018 12:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 19 Georgia | L 43–63 | 11–18 (3–13) | Stegeman Coliseum (4,568) Athens, GA |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/28/2018 12:00 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (14) Ole Miss First Round | L 43–48 | 11–19 | Bridgestone Arena (4,371) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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