2016–17 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

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.

2016–17 UAB Blazers women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record15–15 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Taren Martin
  • Michael Scott Jr.
  • Reagan Miller
Home arenaBartow Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
WKU 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
Middle Tennessee 15 3   .833 23 11   .676
Southern Miss 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Charlotte 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Louisiana Tech 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Old Dominion 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
UTSA 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Rice 8 10   .444 22 13   .629
UAB 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
North Texas 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
Marshall 5 13   .278 13 17   .433
UTEP 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
FIU 3 15   .167 5 24   .172
Florida Atlantic 0 18   .000 4 25   .138
2017 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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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

Schedule

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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
(9) vs. (8) North Texas
First Round
L 62-65 2OT 15-15 (8-10)
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UAB Athletics Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2016.