South Florida Women's Basketball 2017 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

South Florida Bulls

American (24-8, 11-5)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/24 vs North Carolina (83-55), 1/4 at Tulane (62-53), 1/29 at Temple (55-51)
Bad Losses: 12/19 vs Long Beach State (68-73), 2/5 at Memphis (57-62), 2/14 UCF (62-66)
Coach: Jose Fernandez
 
Probable Starters:
Laia Flores, Junior, Guard, 8.6 ppg, 6.0 apg, 4.4 rpg
Ariadna Pujol, Senior, Guard/Forward, 12.2 ppg, 3.2 apg, 6.3 rpg
Kitija Laksa, Sophomore, Forward, 19.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Maria Jespersen, Junior, Forward, 14.8 ppg, 8.8 rpg
Tamara Henshaw, Freshman, Forward, 7.1 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.0 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Dorottya Nagy, Freshman, Forward, 3.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.4 (52nd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.7 (83, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.8 (47, 2)                 
Field-Goal Defense: 37.6 (73, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.9 (83, 3)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.4 (98, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.4 (36, 2)
Rebound Margin: 9.6 (8, 2)
Assists Per Game: 14.6 (100, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.3 (29, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
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
2008    NIT      First Round loss to Florida Gulf Coast
2007    NIT      Second Round win over Coppin State
2007    NIT      Third Round loss to Virginia
2006    NCAA Round of 64 loss to USC
 
*all team stats through 3/2