South Florida Bulls
American (26-7, 13-3)
Big Wins: 12/20 vs Dayton (93-87), 2/11 Ohio State (84-65), 2/18 at UCF (77-68)
Bad Losses: 12/9 at Oklahoma (74-79), 12/21 vs Michigan State (73-83), 1/21 at Wichita State (56-64)
Coach: Jose Fernandez
Probable Starters:
Laia Flores, Senior, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 6.5 apg, 4.7 rpg
Kitija Laksa, Junior, Guard, 20.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Maria Jespersen, Senior, Forward, 18.0 ppg, 9.6 rpg
Laura, Ferreira, Junior, Forward, 10.2 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 3.0 apg
Tamara Henshaw, Sophomore, Center, 6.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg
Key Role Players:
Alyssa Rader, Sophomore, Center, 6.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg
Alba Prieto, Freshman, Guard, 4.2 ppg
Shae Leverett, Freshman, Center, 1.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.7 (36th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.2 (110, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.7 (76, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.0 (72, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.7 (28, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.1 (62, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.4 (20, 3)
Rebound Margin: 10.1 (9, 1)
Assists Per Game: 15.4 (71, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.5 (25, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2017 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Missouri
2016 NCAA Round of 64 win over Colorado State
2016 NCAA Round of 32 loss to UCLA
2015 NCAA Round of 64 win over LSU
2015 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Louisville
2014 NIT First Round win over North Carolina A&T
2014 NIT Second Round win over Stetson
2014 NIT Third Round win over George Washington
2014 NIT Quarterfinal win over Mississippi State
2014 NIT Semifinal loss to Rutgers
2013 NCAA Round of 64 win over Texas Tech
2013 NCAA Round of 32 loss to California
2012 NIT First Round win over Florida Atlantic
2012 NIT Second Round win over Florida International
2012 NIT Third Round loss to James Madison
2010 NIT Round of 64 loss to Florida
2009 NIT Second Round win over Florida Gulf Coast
2009 NIT Third Round win over Mississippi
2009 NIT Fourth Round win over St. Bonaventure
2009 NIT Semifinal win over Boston College
2009 NIT Final win over Kansas
*all team stats through 3/1
