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2016–17 UAB Blazers women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2016–17 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by fourth year head coach Randy Norton, played their home games at the Bartow Arena and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–15, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Conference USA Tournament, they were defeated in the first round by North Texas.
Roster
| 2016–17 UAB Blazers women's basketball team
|
| Players |
Coaches
|
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Height |
Year |
Previous school |
Hometown
|
| G
|
0
|
Miyah Barnes
|
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
|
Fr |
Central HS
|
Memphis, TN
|
| G
|
2
|
Whytney Singleton
|
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
|
Jr |
Blount HS
|
Mobile, AL
|
| G
|
3
|
Angela Vendrell
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
Fr |
CB Claret Benimaclet
|
Alicante, Spain
|
| G
|
4
|
Micah Scheetz
|
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
|
Fr |
Webb HS
|
Knoxville, TN
|
| G
|
11
|
Janeka Williams
|
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
|
Sr |
East HS
|
Memphis, TN
|
| F
|
12
|
Keonna Farmer
|
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
|
RS Jr |
Auburn
|
Birmingham, AL
|
| F
|
13
|
Katelynn Thomas
|
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
|
Fr |
Shades Valley HS
|
Birmingham, AL
|
| G
|
14
|
T'erra Lewis
|
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
|
Jr |
Robert E. Lee HS
|
Montgomery, AL
|
| G
|
20
|
Deanna Kuzmanic
|
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
|
So |
Wheeling HS
|
Wheeling, IL
|
| G
|
22
|
Maya Garland
|
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
|
Jr |
Fenwick HS
|
River Forest, IL
|
| G
|
23
|
Lea Kerstein
|
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
|
Fr |
Montini Catholic HS
|
West Chicago, IL
|
| G/F
|
24
|
Kara Rawls
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
Jr |
Lawson State CC
|
Hoover, AL
|
| G
|
32
|
Rachael Childress
|
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
|
Fr |
Lawrence County HS
|
Moulton, AL
|
| F
|
34
|
Imani Johnson
|
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
|
Fr |
Desoto Central HS
|
Southaven, MS
|
| F
|
40
|
Bailee Wolfe
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
RS Fr |
Bartow HS
|
Lakeland, FL
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- (W) Walk-on
Roster
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Schedule
[1]
Date
time, TV
|
Rank#
|
Opponent#
|
Result
|
Record
|
Site (attendance)
city, state
|
| Exhibition
|
11/03/2016*
5:00 pm
|
|
Tuskegee
|
W 88–67
|
|
Bartow Arena
Birmingham, AL
|
11/07/2016*
7:00 pm
|
|
Lane College
|
W 96–48
|
|
Bartow Arena
Birmingham, AL
|
| Non-conference regular season
|
11/11/2016*
6:00 pm
|
|
vs. Gardner–Webb
Maggie Dixon Classic semifinals
|
W 59–49
|
1–0
|
McGrath-Phillips Arena
Chicago, IL
|
11/12/2016*
8:00 pm
|
|
at DePaul
Maggie Dixon Classic championship
|
L 80–90
|
1–1
|
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,056)
Chicago, IL
|
11/19/2016*
2:00 pm
|
|
Belmont
|
L 58–72
|
1–2
|
Bartow Arena
Birmingham, AL
|
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
|
|
High Point
|
W 75–66
|
2–2
|
Bartow Arena (337)
Birmingham, AL
|
11/28/2016*
7:00 pm
|
|
Mississippi Valley State
|
W 80–46
|
3–2
|
Bartow Arena (295)
Birmingham, AL
|
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
|
|
at Southern Illinois
|
W 64–49
|
4–2
|
SIU Arena (500)
Carbondale, IL
|
12/08/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
|
|
at Samford
|
L 49–52
|
4–3
|
Pete Hanna Center (681)
Homewood, AL
|
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
|
|
No. 7 Florida State
|
L 47–93
|
4–4
|
Bartow Arena (457)
Birmingham, AL
|
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm
|
|
at Troy
|
W 81–77
|
5–4
|
Trojan Arena (675)
Troy, AL
|
12/21/2016*
1:00 pm
|
|
South Alabama
|
W 66–41
|
6–4
|
Bartow Arena (540)
Birmingham, AL
|
12/28/2016*
1:00 pm
|
|
Miles College
|
W 106–48
|
7–4
|
Bartow Arena (307)
Birmingham, AL
|
| Conference USA regular season
|
01/01/2017
2:00 pm
|
|
Middle Tennessee
|
L 61–64
|
7–5 (0–1)
|
Bartow Arena (293)
Birmingham, AL
|
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
|
|
North Texas
|
L 58–59 OT
|
7–6 (0–2)
|
Bartow Arena (522)
Birmingham, AL
|
01/08/2017
2:00 pm
|
|
Rice
Postponed from 01/07/2017
|
W 62–61 OT
|
8–6 (1–2)
|
Bartow Arena (284)
Birmingham, AL
|
01/12/2017
11:00 am
|
|
at WKU
|
L 48–60
|
8–7 (1–3)
|
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,215)
Bowling Green, KY
|
01/14/2017
12:00 pm
|
|
at Marshall
|
L 58–61
|
8–8 (1–4)
|
Cam Henderson Center (593)
Huntington, WV
|
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
|
|
Florida Atlantic
|
W 66–55
|
9–8 (2–4)
|
Bartow Arena (271)
Burlington, WV
|
02/21/2017
2:00 pm
|
|
FIU
|
W 82–68
|
10–8 (3–4)
|
Bartow Arena (629)
Burlington, WV
|
01/26/2017
6:30 pm
|
|
at Louisiana Tech
|
L 63–64
|
10–9 (3–5)
|
Thomas Assembly Center (1,526)
Ruston, LA
|
01/28/2017
4:00 pm
|
|
at Southern Miss
|
L 59–64
|
10–10 (3–6)
|
Reed Green Coliseum (1,560)
Hattiesburg, PA
|
02/02/2017
7:00 pm
|
|
UTEP
|
W 74–61
|
11–10 (4–6)
|
Bartow Arena (376)
Birmingham, AL
|
02/04/2017
2:00 pm
|
|
UTSA
|
L 67–82
|
11–11 (4–7)
|
Bartow Arena (338)
Birmingham, AL
|
02/09/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
|
|
at Charlotte
|
W 88–81
|
12–11 (5–7)
|
Dale F. Halton Arena (548)
Charlotte, NC
|
02/11/2017
3:00 pm
|
|
at Old Dominion
|
L 61–73
|
12–12 (5–8)
|
Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,129)
Norfolk, VA
|
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
|
|
Marshall
|
W 71–55
|
13–12 (6–8)
|
Bartow Arena (248)
Birmingham, AL
|
02/18/2017
2:00 pm
|
|
WKU
|
L 52–62
|
13–13 (6–9)
|
Bartow Arena (399)
Birmingham, AL
|
02/26/2017
4:00 pm, ASN
|
|
at Middle Tennessee
|
L 56–87
|
13–14 (6–10)
|
Murphy Center (3,505)
Murfreesboro, TN
|
03/02/2017
6:00 pm
|
|
at Florida Atlantic
|
W 78–75
|
14–14 (7–10)
|
FAU Arena (445)
Boca Raton, FL
|
03/04/2017
1:00 pm
|
|
at FIU
|
W 61-52
|
15-14 (8-10)
|
FIU Arena (820)
Miami, FL
|
| Conference USA Women's Tournament
|
03/08/2017
12:30 pm, CI
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(9)
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vs. (8) North Texas
First Round
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L 62-65 2OT
|
15-15 (8-10)
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Bartow Arena
Birmingham, AL
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
See also
References
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