2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner ; As of 20 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
FAU Holiday Classic Champions
Conference	Conference USA
2017–18 record	13–15 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach	Jim Jabir (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Kachine Alexander; Terry Primm; Desma Thomas Bateast;
Home arena	FAU Arena
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represents Florida Atlantic University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by first year head coach Jim Jabir, play their home games at FAU Arena and were members of Conference USA.^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 13–15, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to UTSA.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Danneal Ford	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Jr	Norland	Miami, FL
G	4	Tyana Robinson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Fr	Pike HS	Indianapolis, IN
F	5	Raven Doyle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	Desert Christian HS	Lancaster, CA
G	10	Jamaria Williams	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	North Lawndale College Prep HS Miami Dade College	Chicago, IL
G/F	11	Rhianna-Mae Laing	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Barking Abbey School Cowley CC	Bradford, England
G	13	DaChé Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	Watkinson School Rutgers	Bloomfield, CT
F	15	Sasha Cedeño	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Klein Oak HS	Spring, TX
G	21	Myka Johnson Matthews	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Bishop McNamara HS Stetson	Upper Marlboro, MD
G	23	Alexis Cowan	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Auburn HS State Fair CC	Bolingbrook, IL
F	31	Ra'Kyra Gabriel	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr		Stockton, CA
G	32	Malia Kency	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Briarwood Academy	Statesboro, GA
G	33	Nika Zyryanova	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Casper College	Yekaterinburg, Russia
F	50	Melinda Meyers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Highland HS	Gilbert, AZ

Head coach

Jim Jabir (Nazareth)

Assistant coach(es)

Kachine Alexander (Iowa)
Terry Primm (Palm Beach Atlantic)
Desma Thomas Bateast (Miami (FL))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2017

Schedule[]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2017* 2:00 pm		at Lynn	W 79–67		de Hoernle Center Boca Raton, FL
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		Mercer	L 55–66	0–1	FAU Arena (587) Boca Raton, FL
11/15/2017* 9:00 pm		at Colorado	L 69–76	0–2	Coors Events Center (1,503) Boulder, CO
11/20/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Indiana State	W 66–58	1–2	Hulman Center (1,258) Terre Haute, IN
11/24/2017* 12:00 pm		St. Francis Brooklyn FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	W 80–60	2–2	FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
11/25/2017* 2:30 pm		Bowling Green FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship	L 55–66	2–3	FAU Arena (583) Boca Raton, FL
12/01/2017* 7:00 pm			L 73–77 ^2OT	2–4	FAU Arena (374) Boca Raton, FL
12/03/2017* 2:00 pm		North Florida	W 83–75 ^2OT	3–4	FAU Arena (406) Boca Raton, FL
12/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Georgia State	W 82–50	4–4	GSU Sports Arena (125) Atlanta, GA
12/19/2017* 8:00 pm		at Nebraska	L 69–86	4–5	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,635) Lincoln, NE
12/29/2017* 12:00 pm		FAU Holiday Classic semifinals	W 90–67	5–5	FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
12/30/2017* 2:30 pm		FAU Holiday Classic championship	W 65–55	6–5	FAU Arena (641) Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA regular season
01/05/2018 7:00 pm		Marshall	W 79–59	7–5 (1–0)	FAU Arena (755) Boca Raton, FL
01/07/2018 2:00 pm		UTEP	W 72–65	8–5 (2–0)	FAU Arena (655) Boca Raton, FL
01/11/2018 7:00 pm		Rice	L 53–67	8–6 (2–1)	FAU Arena (879) Boca Raton, FL
01/18/2018 9:00 pm		at UTEP	L 70–75	8–7 (2–2)	Don Haskins Center (511) El Paso, TX
01/20/2018 7:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	W 86–72	9–7 (3–2)	FAU Arena (804) Boca Raton, FL
01/25/2018 7:00 pm		at UTSA	W 99–65	10–7 (4–2)	Convocation Center (495) San Antonio, TX
01/27/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at UAB	L 57–90	10–8 (4–3)	Bartow Arena (647) Birmingham, AL
02/03/2018 3:00 pm		at Western Kentucky	L 63–82	10–9 (4–4)	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,145) Bowling Green, KY
02/08/2018 7:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	L 65–69	10–10 (4–5)	FAU Arena (692) Boca Raton, FL
02/10/2018 7:00 pm		North Texas	L 51–65	10–11 (4–6)	FAU Arena (786) Boca Raton, FL
02/14/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Old Dominion	L 54–59	10–12 (4–7)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,588) Norfolk, VA
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		at FIU	L 65–86	10–13 (4–8)	FIU Arena (433) Miami, FL
02/23/2018 7:00 pm		Southern Miss	W 89–74	11–13 (5–8)	FAU Arena (480) Boca Raton, FL
02/25/2018 2:00 pm		FIU	W 67–63	11–14 (6–8)	FAU Arena (569) Boca Raton, FL
03/01/2018 6:00 pm		at Marshall	W 62–55	12–14 (7–8)	Cam Henderson Center (792) Huntington, WV
03/03/2018 5:00 pm		at Charlotte	L 69–83	13–14 (7–9)	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,587) Charlotte, NC
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/07/2018 2:30 pm	(10)	vs. (7) UTSA First Round	L 71–83	13–15	The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[]

^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/fau/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/quick_facts/quick_facts.pdf
^ "Florida Atlantic Owls Women's Basketball - Owls News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
^ Florida Atlantic Owls. "Florida Atlantic Owls on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
^ "Florida Atlantic University Official Athletic Site Florida Atlantic University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Fausports.Com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.

[1] ttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/fau/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/quick_facts/quick_facts.pdf

[2] "Florida Atlantic Owls Women's Basketball - Owls News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-28.

[3] Florida Atlantic Owls. "Florida Atlantic Owls on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.

[4] "Florida Atlantic University Official Athletic Site Florida Atlantic University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Fausports.Com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.

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2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

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Roster[]

Schedule[]

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References[]

2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UAB	13	–	3	.813	27	–	7	.794
Western Kentucky †	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
Rice	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
Louisiana Tech	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
Middle Tennessee	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
Charlotte	10	–	6	.625	14	–	16	.467
UTEP	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Florida Atlantic	7	–	9	.438	13	–	15	.464
Southern Miss	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
North Texas	6	–	10	.375	17	–	14	.548
UTSA	6	–	10	.375	9	–	21	.300
Old Dominion	6	–	10	.375	8	–	23	.258
FIU	5	–	11	.313	8	–	21	.276
Marshall	3	–	13	.188	9	–	20	.310


† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner As of 20 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll