Florida Gators women's basketball

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Florida Gators women's basketball
2021–22 Florida Gators women's basketball team
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UniversityUniversity of Florida
Head coachKelly Rae Finley (interim) (1st season)
ConferenceSEC
LocationGainesville, Florida
ArenaO'Connell Center
(Capacity: 11,409[1])
NicknameFlorida Gators
Student sectionOrange and Blue Crew
ColorsOrange and blue[2]
   
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Home
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Away jersey
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Alternate
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1997
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1997, 1998
NCAA Tournament Second round
1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2012, 2014
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016
O'Connell Center, the home court of the Florida Gators women's basketball team.

The Florida Gators women's basketball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of basketball. The Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gators play their home games at the O'Connell Center located on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, and are currently led by interim head coach Kelly Rae Finley, following the resignation of Cameron Newbauer.[3][4] The Gators have appeared in 15 NCAA tournaments, with a record of 12-15.

History[]

Women's basketball was approved as a sport by University of Florida in March 1972, and began play in 1973 as a club team. In 1975, the Gators debuted as a varsity program under head coach Paula Welch. They made local headlines in 1976 by winning the "state championship" by beating the other three women's teams in the state at that time.[5]

While historically overshadowed by divisional (and national) basketball powers Tennessee and Georgia, the Gators have made several NCAA Tournament appearances and sent players to the WNBA, such as DeLisha Milton-Jones. The winningest coach at Florida is Carol Ross, who guided the team for twelve seasons but left Florida to coach the women's basketball team at her alma mater, Ole Miss.

Florida's women's team was coached by Carolyn Peck, a former WNBA coach who won a national title with Purdue, from 2002 to 2007. Peck was fired midway through the 2006–2007 season (though she was allowed to finish out the season), after enduring the worst losing streak of any Gator sports program.

Former University of Florida player and previous Charlotte coach Amanda Butler was named the new women's basketball coach on April 13, 2007, and remained in that position until 2017.[6]

On March 27, 2017, Cameron Newbauer was announced as the 10th head coach of the University of Florida women's basketball program.[7]

2020 - 2021 Roster[]

2018–19 Florida Gators women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 00 Delicia Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Macclenny, FL
G 1 Kiara Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So District Heights, MD
G 3 Funda Nakkasoglu 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Hampton, Australia
G 4 Corey Staples 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Buford, Georgia
G 10 Danielle Rainey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Washington, D.C.
G 11 Emanuely de Oliveira 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Criciúma, Brazil
F 12 Zada Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Babson Park, FL
F 14 Kristina Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Sydney, Australia
C 30 Emer Nichols 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Sr Pearland, TX
G 32 Ariel Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Tracy, CA
F 44 Paige Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr London, England
F 55 Stephanie Brower 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Wesley Chapel, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kelly Rae Finley (Colorado State)
  • Laura Harper (Maryland)
  • John McCray (Ohio State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 21, 2018

Year by year results[]

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source[8]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Coaches' poll AP poll
Paula Welch (Independent) (1974–1976)
1974–75 Paula Welch 13–6 – FAIAW
1975–76 Paula Welch 16–8 – AIAW Region III
Paula Welch: 29–14 –
Cathy Davis (Independent) (1976–1979)
1976–77 Cathy Davis 12–10 – AIAW Region III
1977–78 Cathy Davis 12–14 –
1978–79 Cathy Davis 12–15 – AIAW Region III
Cathy Davis: 36–39 –
Mickie DeMoss (Independent, SEC) (1979–1983)
1979–80 Mickie DeMoss 10–19 – AIAW Region III
1980–81 Mickie DeMoss 11–17 – FAIAW
1981–82 Mickie DeMoss 13–16 – FAIAW
1982–83 Mickie DeMoss 11–16 1–7 5th East
Mickie DeMoss: 45–68 1–7
Debbie Yow (SEC) (1983–1985)
1983–84 Debbie Yow 19–9 2–6 5th East
1984–85 Debbie Yow 22–9 4–4 T–2nd East NWIT Second Place
Debbie Yow: 41–18 6–10
Carol Whitmire (SEC) (1985–1990)
1985–86 Carol Whitmire 10–18 2–7 9th
1986–87 Carol Whitmire 12–16 0–9 10th
1987–88 Carol Whitmire 9–18 1–8 9th
1988–89 Carol Whitmire 15–14 1–8 T–9th
1989–90 Carol Whitmire 12–10 1–6
Carol Whitmire: 58–76 5–38
Lea Henry (SEC) (1990–1990)
1990 Lea Henry 3–3 0–2 9th
Lea Henry: 3–3 0–2
Carol Ross (SEC) (1990–2002)
1990–91 Carol Ross 17–11 3–6 T–8th
1991–92 Carol Ross 15–13 4–7 T–7th
1992–93 Carol Ross 19–10 6–5 T–4th NCAA Play-In
1993–94 Carol Ross 22–7 8–3 3rd NCAA First Round 25 20
1994–95 Carol Ross 24–9 7–4 T–4th NCAA Second Round 18 17
1995–96 Carol Ross 21–9 6–5 T–5th NCAA First Round 22 16
1996–97 Carol Ross 24–9 9–3 T–3rd NCAA Elite Eight 6 7
1997–98 Carol Ross 23–9 10–4 T–2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 12 13
1998–99 Carol Ross 19–14 6–8 T–8th NCAA First Round
1999–2000 Carol Ross 21–13 6–8 T–6th WNIT Finals
2000–01 Carol Ross 24–6 11–3 T–2nd NCAA Second Round 18 14
2001–02 Carol Ross 18–11 8–6 T–4th NCAA First Round 24
Carol Ross: 247–121 84–62
Carolyn Peck (SEC) (2002–2007)
2002–03 Carolyn Peck 9–19 1–13 T–11th
2003–04 Carolyn Peck 19–11 8–6 T–4th NCAA Second Round
2004–05 Carolyn Peck 14–15 5–9 8th WNIT First Round
2005–06 Carolyn Peck 21–9 8–6 T–5th NCAA First Round
2006–07 Carolyn Peck 9–22 2–12 11th
Carolyn Peck: 72–76 24–46
Amanda Butler (SEC) (2007–2017)
2007–08 Amanda Butler 19–14 6–8 T–7th WNIT Third Round
2008–09 Amanda Butler 24–8 9–5 T4th NCAA Second Round 23 22
2009–10 Amanda Butler 15–17 7–9 T–7th WNIT Second Round
2010–11 Amanda Butler 20–15 7–9 8th WNIT Third Round
2011–12 Amanda Butler 20–13 8–8 8th NCAA Second Round
2012–13 Amanda Butler 22–15 6–10 T–8th WNIT Semifinals
2013–14 Amanda Butler 20–13 8–8 5th NCAA Second round
2014–15 Amanda Butler 13–17 5–11 12th
2015–16 Amanda Butler 22–8 10–6 T–4th NCAA First Round
2016–17 Amanda Butler 15–16 5–11 T–11th
Amanda Butler: 190–136 71–85
Cameron Newbauer (SEC) (2017–Present)
2017–18 Cameron Newbauer 11–19 3–13 T-11th
2018–19 Cameron Newbauer 8–23 3–13 T-12th
2019–20 Cameron Newbauer 15–15 6–10 10th
2020–21 Cameron Newbauer 12–14 3–11 11th WNIT Second Round
Cameron Newbauer: 46–71 15–47
Total: 767–623 (.552)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA Tournament results[]

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1993 #10 First Round
Second Round		 #7 Bowling Green
#2 Virginia		 W 69-67
L 55-69
1994 #4 First Round #13 Texas A&M L 76-78
1995 #6 First Round
Second Round		 #11 Radford
#3 Virginia		 W 89-49
L 67-72
1996 #5 First Round #12 San Francisco L 61-68
1997 #3 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		 #14 FIU
#6 USC
#2 Louisiana Tech
#1 Old Dominion		 W 92-68
W 92-78
W 71-57
L 51-53
1998 #3 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #14 Montana
#11 Virginia Tech
#2 Duke		 W 85-64
W 89-57
L 58-71
1999 #11 First Round #6 Arizona L 84-87 (OT)
2001 #3 First Round
Second Round		 #14 Holy Cross
#6 Washington		 W 84-52
L 75-86
2002 #6 First Round #11 BYU L 52-90
2004 #5 First Round
Second Round		 #12 New Mexico
#4 Baylor		 W 68-56
L 76-91
2006 #6 First Round #11 New Mexico L 59-83
2009 #8 First Round
Second Round		 #9 Temple
#1 Connecticut		 W 70-57
L 59-87
2012 #9 First Round
Second Round		 #8 Ohio State
#1 Baylor		 W 70-65
L 57-76
2014 #9 First Round
Second Round		 #6 Dayton
#3 Penn State		 W 83-69
L 61-83
2016 #5 First Round #12 Albany L 59-61

Player awards[]

National awards[]

DeLisha Milton – 1997

SEC Awards[]

DeLisha Milton – 1997

WNBA basketball players[]

DeLisha Milton-Jones

Florida has produced a number of players for the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

  • Vanessa Hayden – Drafted with the 7th overall pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx; currently playing with the Los Angeles Sparks
  • Tammy Jackson – Drafted with the 16th overall pick in the 1997 WNBA Draft; played five seasons with the Houston Comets where she won four straight WNBA Titles
  • Merlakia Jones – Drafted with the 13th overall pick in the second round of the 1997 WNBA Draft by the now defunct Cleveland Rockers; she played a total of 8 seasons in the WNBA
  • Brandi McCain – Drafted by the Cleveland Rockers with the 24th overall pick in 2002
  • DeLisha Milton-Jones – Drafted with the 4th overall pick in the 1999 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks; she was traded to the Washington Mystics in 2004 and traded back to the Sparks in 2007
  • Murriel Page – Drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks with the 3rd overall pick in the 1998 WNBA Draft; played for the Sparks for 11 seasons
  • Bridget Pettis – Drafted with the 7th overall pick in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft by the Phoenix Mercury; spent five seasons with the Mercury before being traded to the Indiana Fever, where she played two seasons, in 2002; she returned to the WNBA for one final season with Phoenix in 2006
  • Tamara Stocks – Drafted by the Washington Mystics with the 25th overall pick in the 2001 WNBA Draft
  • Tiffany Travis – Drafted with the 27th overall pick by the Charlotte Sting in the 2000 WNBA Draft
  • Sophia Witherspoon – Drafted with the 11th overall pick by the New York Liberty in the 1997 WNBA Draft; she played for the Liberty, the Fire, and the Sparks in her seven seasons in the league

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-11-10. Retrieved 2014-02-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "UF Identity Style Guide". March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "Belmont's Cameron Newbauer Hired to Women's Basketball Post". Florida Gators. Archived from the original on 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  4. ^ Parler, Denver (July 16, 2021). "Newbauer Steps Down as Women's Basketball Head Coach". floridagators.com. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
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  8. ^ "Media supplement" (PDF). University of Florida. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-13. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.

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