South Florida Bulls
American (26-7, 15-3)
Big Wins: 11/16 at Chattanooga (59-57), 11/27 vs Oklahoma (83-68), 1/4 at Tulane (53-40)
Bad Losses: 11/19 at Maryland (67-85), 12/7 St. John’s (52-55), 2/15 at East Carolina (64-65)
Coach: Jose Fernandez
Probable Starters:
Courtney Williams, Junior, Guard, 20.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.0 bpg
Tamara Taylor, Senior, Guard, 8.5 ppg
Shalet Stringfield, Junior, Guard, 6.1 ppg, 2.8 apg
Alisia Jenkins, Junior, Forward, 12.9 ppg, 11.6 rpg, 2.2 bpg
Laura Ferreira, Freshman, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Maria Jespersen, Freshman, Forward, 4.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Katelyn Weber, Sophomore, Center, 3.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Laura Marcos Canedo, Sophomore, Guard, 1.5 ppg, 1.6 apg,
Shavontae Naylor, Junior, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.5 (50th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.7 (55, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.1 (81, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 35.0 (12, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.7 (129, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.8 (110, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.6 (86, 3)
Rebound Margin: 9.4 (14, 2)
Assists Per Game: 12.7 (175, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.2 (116, 3)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
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 3/5
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