2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 11
AP No. 14
2017–18 record 26–10 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach Gary Blair (15th season)
Assistant coach Kelly Bond-White
Assistant coach Bob Starkey
Assistant coach Amy Wright
Home arena Reed Arena
2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State16–0 1.000  37–2  .949
No. 7 South Carolina †12–4 .750  29–7  .806
No. 18 Georgia12–4 .750  26–7  .788
No. 12 Tennessee11–5 .688  25–8  .758
No. 17 Missouri11–5 .688  24–8  .750
No. 14 Texas A&M11–5 .688  26–10  .722
No. 24 LSU11–5 .688  19–10  .655
Alabama7–9 .438  20–14  .588
Kentucky6–10 .375  15–17  .469
Auburn5–11 .313  14–15  .483
Arkansas3–13 .188  13–18  .419
Florida3–13 .188  11–19  .367
Vanderbilt3–13 .188  7–24  .226
Ole Miss1–15 .063  12–19  .387
† 2018 SEC Tournament winner
As of April 1, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach is Gary Blair, who was in his fifteenth season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and plays in its sixth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a 4 way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Baskebtall where they defeated Drake and DePaul in the first and second rounds before losing to Notre Dame in the sweet sixteen.

Roster

2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 00 Khaalia Hillsman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrWhitney Young Chicago, IL
G 1 Aahliyah Jackson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoNorthside Fort Smith, AR
G 2 Aaliyah Wilson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoMuskogee Muskogee, OK
G 3 Chennedy Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrMansfield Timberview Mansfield, TX
G 4 Lulu McKinney 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrA&M Consolidated Houston, TX
F 5 Anriel Howard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrWestlake Atlanta, GA
G 11 Kayla Wells 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrSouth Grand Prairie Dallas, TX
G 12 Danni Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrClovis Clovis, NM
G 14 Jada Walton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrSouthwest DeKalb Lithonia, GA
G 15 Jasmine Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoCy-Woods Houston, TX
F 21 Jasmine Lumpkin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrJoliet Academy Bolingbrook, IL
C 30 Emer Nichols 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrWestbury Christian Pearland, TX
F 31 N'dea Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBrookwood Lawrenceville, GA
F 34 Caylinne Martin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrLangham Creek
McLennan CC		 Houston, TX
C 40 Ciera Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoDuncanville Duncanville
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP 20T 20T 19 19 18 21 19 19 22 19 17 16 15 14 14 17T 17 15 14 Not released 
Coaches RV 25^ 21 22 22 20 21т 22 19 16 17 15 12 14 18 18 16 15 14 11

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

Schedule and Results

[1]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2017*
7:00 PM		 No. 20 Oklahoma City W 86–35 
Reed Arena (2,703)
College Station, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
6:00 PM		 No. 20 Houston
Preseason WNIT First Round		 W 83–65  1–0
 Reed Arena (3,085)
College Station, TX
11/12/2017*
2:00 PM		 No. 20 Louisiana
Preseason WNIT quarterfinals		 W 83–62  2–0
 Reed Arena (2,867)
College Station, TX
11/16/2017*
7:00 PM		 No. 19 No. 10 Oregon
Preseason WNIT semifinals		 L 68–83  2–1
 Reed Arena (3,315)
College Station, TX
11/22/2017*
6:00 PM		 No. 19 Little Rock W 66–49  3–1
 Reed Arena (3,123)
College Station, TX
11/26/2017*
2:00 PM, FSSW		 No. 19 at Texas Tech W 90–56  4–1
 United Supermarkets Arena (4,047)
Lubbock, TX
11/28/2017*
7:00 PM		 No. 18 Prairie View A&M W 98–70  5–1
 Reed Arena (2,815)
College Station, TX
11/29/2017*
7:00 PM		 No. 18 Rice W 82–76  6–1
 Reed Arena (3,009)
College Station, TX
12/03/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPNU		 No. 18 No. 11 West Virginia
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge		 L 50–76  6–2
 Reed Arena (3,391)
College Station, TX
12/06/2017*
11:00 AM, SECN		 No. 21 TCU
Maggie Dixon Classic		 W 71–58  7–2
 Reed Arena (7,180)
College Station, TX
12/09/2017*
1:00 PM		 No. 21 Central Arkansas W 72–61  8–2
 Reed Arena (3,886)
College Station, TX
12/15/2017*
9:00 PM, P12N		 No. 19 at USC W 75–74  9–2
 Galen Center (508)
Los Angeles, CA
12/20/2017*
2:00 PM		 No. 19 vs. Hawaii
Duel in the Desert		 W 103–59  10–2
 Cox Pavilion 
Las Vegas, NV
12/21/2017*
2:00 PM		 No. 19 vs. No. 10 Oregon
Duel in the Desert		 L 62–84  10–3
 Cox Pavilion 
Las Vegas, NV
12/28/2017*
7:00 PM		 No. 22 SMU W 79–57  11–3
 Reed Arena (4,316)
College Station, TX
Conference Games
12/31/2017
1:00 PM, SECN		 No. 22 at No. 4 South Carolina L 59–61  11–4
(0–1)		 Colonial Life Arena (13,431)
Columbia, SC
01/04/2018
6:00 PM, SECN		 No. 19 Kentucky W 74–70  12–4
(1–1)		 Reed Arena (3,662)
College Station, TX
01/07/2018
2:00 PM		 No. 19 at Auburn W 82–73  13–4
(2–1)		 Auburn Arena (1,980)
Auburn, AL
01/11/2018
6:00 PM, SECN		 No. 17 No. 6 Tennessee W 79–76 OT 14–4
(3–1)		 Reed Arena (5,043)
College Station, TX
01/14/2018
2:00 PM, SECN		 No. 17 Georgia L 84–92 OT 14–5
(3–2)		 Reed Arena (4,702)
College Station, TX
01/18/2016
7:00 PM		 No. 16 Alabama W 73–54  15–5
(4–2)		 Coleman Coliseum (2,117)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/22/2018
6:00 PM, SECN		 No. 15 LSU W 69–59  16–5
(5–2)		 Reed Arena (3,506)
College Station, TX
01/28/2018
2:00 PM, SECN		 No. 15 at Vanderbilt W 91–67  17–5
(6–2)		 Memorial Gymnasium (3,009)
Nashville, TN
02/01/2018
5:30 PM, SECN		 No. 14 at No. 12 Tennessee L 67–82  17–6
(6–3)		 Thompson–Boling Arena (8,841)
Knoxville, TN
02/04/2018
3:00 PM, SECN		 No. 14 Auburn W 78–59  18–6
(7–3)		 Reed Arena (5,127)
College Station, TX
02/08/2018
7:00 PM		 No. 14 Ole Miss W 83–54  19–6
(8–3)		 Reed Arena (3,252)
College Station, TX
02/11/2018
2:00 PM		 No. 14 at LSU L 78–80  19–7
(8–4)		 Maravich Center (2,103)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/15/2018
7:00 PM		 No. 17 Florida W 85–80  20–7
(9–4)		 Reed Arena (4,000)
College Station, TX
02/18/2018
4:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 17 at No. 2 Mississippi State L 55–76  20–8
(9–5)		 Humphrey Coliseum (9,933)
Starkville, MS
02/22/2018
7:00 PM, SECN		 No. 17 at Arkansas W 104–60  21–8
(10–5)		 Bud Walton Arena (1,375)
Fayettveille, AR
02/25/2018
3:00 PM, SECN		 No. 17 No. 11 Missouri W 82–63  22–8
(11–5)		 Reed Arena (6,627)
College Station, TX
SEC Women's Tournament
03/01/2018
2:30 PM, SECN		 (5) No. 15 vs. (13) Arkansas
Second Round		 W 82–52  23–8
 Bridgestone Arena (3,889)
Nashville, TN
03/02/2018
2:30 PM, SECN		 (5) No. 15 vs. (4) No. 24 LSU
Quarterfinals		 W 75–69  24–8
 Bridgestone Arena (6,344)
Nashville, TN
03/03/2018
4:00 PM, ESPNU		 (5) No. 15 vs. (1) No. 2 Mississippi State
Semifinals		 L 55–70  24–9
 Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018*
1:30 PM, ESPN2		 (4 S) No. 14 (13 S) Drake
First Round		 W 89–76  25–9
 Reed Arena (2,835)
College Station, TX
03/18/2018*
1:00 PM, ESPN2		 (4 S) No. 14 (5 S) DePaul
Second Round		 W 80–79  26–9
 Reed Arena (3,162)
College Station, TX
03/24/2018*
3:00 PM, ESPN		 (4 S) No. 14 vs. (1 S) No. 5 Notre Dame
Sweet Sixteen		 L 84–90  26–10
 Spokane Arena 
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane Region.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ↑ 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.