2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball team

2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball

Conference	American Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	6–2 (0–0 The American)
Head coach	Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (1st year)
Assistant coach	Tahnee Balerio
Assistant coach	Tamisha Augustin
Assistant coach	Nykesha Sales
Home arena	CFE Arena

2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Connecticut	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
South Florida	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
UCF	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Tulane	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
SMU	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Temple	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Memphis	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Houston	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333


† American Tournament winner As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball team will represent the University of Central Florida during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 40th season of basketball, are led by first-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, and play their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida.

Media

All UCF games will have an audio or video broadcast available. For conference play, UCF games will typically be available on ESPN3, AAC Digital, or UCF Knights All-Access. Road games not on ESPN3 or AAC Digital will have an audio broadcast available on the UCF Portal. All non-conference home games will be streamed exclusively on UCF Knights All-Access. Select non-conference road games will have a stream available through the opponents website. The audio broadcast for home games will only be available through UCF Knights All-Access.

Roster

2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Hithe, ChristianChristian Hithe	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Spring Valley HS	Columbia, SC
1.5 !G	2	Wright, KorneilaKorneila Wright	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	Jones HS	Orlando, FL
1.5 !G	4	Polacek, AshleyAshley Polacek	65 !5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	2.0 !So	SPIRE Institute	Ottawa, ON
1.5 !G	5	Thompson, CiaraCiara Thompson	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	West Orange HS	Winter Garden, FL
1.5 !G	11	Thingpen, KaylaKayla Thingpen	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Palm Beach Lakes HS	West Palm Beach, FL
3.5 !F	12	Shuler, NyalaNyala Shuler	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.5 !RS So	Edgewater HS	Orlando, FL
3.5 !F	32	Massey, JoslynJoslyn Massey	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	John Glenn HS Purdue	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	22	Gregory, AliyahAliyah Gregory	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Strawberry Crest	Tampa, FL
1.5 !G	23	Lewis, ZykiraZykira Lewis	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Bartow HS	Bartow, FL
3.5 !F	24	Ndour, FifiFifi Ndour	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	Montverde Academy	Dakar, Senegal
3.5 !F	25	Omokore, TolulopeTolulope Omokore	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	Eleanor Roosevelt HS	Greenbelt, MD
1.5 !G	33	Paul, JameshaJamesha Paul	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Dillard HS	Pompano Beach, FL

Head coach

Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Tahnee Balerio (Missouri State)
Isoken Uzamere (Hofstra)
Nykesha Sales (Connecticut)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 5:00 PM	at FIU	W 69–52	1–0	FIU Arena (598) Miami, FL
11/13/2016* 2:00 PM	South Alabama	W 70–58	2–0	CFE Arena (2,303) Orlando, FL
11/16/2016* 7:00 PM	at Davidson	W 57–38	3–0	John M. Belk Arena (371) Davidson, NC
11/19/2016* 2:00 PM	Virginia Tech	L 64–67	3–1	CFE Arena (2,278) Orlando, FL
11/22/2016* 7:00 PM	at Butler	W 66–59	4–1	Hinkle Fieldhouse (345) Indianapolis, IN
11/26/2016* 2:30 PM	Rider UCF Thanksgiving Classic	W 49–30	5–1	CFE Arena (2,217) Orlando, FL
11/27/2016* 2:30 PM	Austin Peay UCF Thanksgiving Classic	W 61–43	6–1	CFE Arena (2,342) Orlando, FL
12/01/2016* 7:00 PM	at Buffalo	L 65–66	6–2	Alumni Arena (846) Amherst, NY
12/04/2016* 2:00 PM	Bethune-Cookman			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
12/10/2016* 2:00 PM	Gardner–Webb			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
12/17/2016* 2:00 PM	at Georgia Southern			Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
12/20/2016* 2:00 PM	Nebraska–Omaha			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
12/28/2016* 7:00 PM	UC Davis			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
AAC regular season
01/01/2017 1:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3	Connecticut			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
01/04/2017 7:00 PM	at Cincinnati			Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
01/07/2017 2:00 PM	Memphis			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
01/11/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN3	at Houston			Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
01/18/2017 7:00 PM, ADN	at East Carolina			Williams Arena Greenville, NC
01/21/2017 2:00 PM	Tulsa			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
01/24/2017 7:00 PM, ADN	Cincinnati			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
01/28/2017 6:00 PM	at Memphis			Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
02/04/2017 3:00 PM, ADN	at SMU			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
02/08/2017 7:00 PM	Houston			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
02/11/2017 2:00 PM, ADN	at Tulsa			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
02/14/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at South Florida			USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
02/18/2017 2:00 PM, ADN	East Carolina			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
02/22/2017 8:00 PM, ADN	at Tulane			Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
02/25/2017 2:00 PM	SMU			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
02/27/2017 7:00 PM	Temple			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/03–06/2017	vs.			Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.ucfknights.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball

UCF Knights women's basketball

Venues	Education Gymnasium (1977–1991) UCF Arena (1991–2007) CFE Arena (2007–present)

Rivalries	South Florida

Culture & lore	History Knightro Marching Knights

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball team

Media

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References