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
2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
WKU †16–2 .88927–8  .771
Middle Tennessee15–3 .83323–11  .676
Southern Miss13–5 .72223–11  .676
Charlotte12–6 .66721–10  .677
Louisiana Tech12–6 .66718–14  .563
Old Dominion11–7 .61117–14  .548
UTSA10–8 .55614–17  .452
Rice8–10 .44422–13  .629
UAB8–10 .44415–15  .500
North Texas8–10 .44412–19  .387
Marshall5–13 .27813–17  .433
UTEP5–13 .2788–23  .258
FIU3–15 .1675–24  .172
Florida Atlantic0–18 .0004–25  .138
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster
2016–17 UAB Blazers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Miyah Barnes 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrCentral HS Memphis, TN
G 2 Whytney Singleton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrBlount HS Mobile, AL
G 3 Angela Vendrell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrCB Claret Benimaclet Alicante, Spain
G 4 Micah Scheetz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrWebb HS Knoxville, TN
G 11 Janeka Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrEast HS Memphis, TN
F 12 Keonna Farmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrAuburn Birmingham, AL
F 13 Katelynn Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrShades Valley HS Birmingham, AL
G 14 T'erra Lewis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrRobert E. Lee HS Montgomery, AL
G 20 Deanna Kuzmanic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoWheeling HS Wheeling, IL
G 22 Maya Garland 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrFenwick HS River Forest, IL
G 23 Lea Kerstein 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrMontini Catholic HS West Chicago, IL
G/F 24 Kara Rawls 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrLawson State CC Hoover, AL
G 32 Rachael Childress 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrLawrence County HS Moulton, AL
F 34 Imani Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrDesoto Central HS Southaven, MS
F 40 Bailee Wolfe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrBartow 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

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