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
Conference	Conference USA
Record	15–15 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach	Randy Norton (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Taren Martin Michael Scott Jr. Reagan Miller
Home arena	Bartow Arena

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

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 Randy Norton (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Taren Martin (Illinois State) Michael Scott Jr. (Missouri) Reagan Miller (Liberty) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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

• 2016–17 UAB Blazers men's basketball team