2017–18 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team

The 2017–18 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team represents the University of North Texas during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by third year head coach Jalie Mitchell, play their home games UNT Coliseum, also known as The Super Pit, and were members of Conference USA.[1][2][3] They finished the season 17–14, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish in a 3-way tie for tenth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Western Kentucky.

2017–18 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2017–18 record17–14 (6–10 C-USA)
Head coachJalie Mitchell (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Bobby Brasel
  • Carlos Knox
  • Kasondra Foreman
Home arenaThe Super Pit
2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UAB13–3 .813  27–7  .794
Western Kentucky †12–4 .750  24–9  .727
Rice10–6 .625  23–10  .697
Louisiana Tech10–6 .625  19–12  .613
Middle Tennessee10–6 .625  18–13  .581
Charlotte10–6 .625  14–16  .467
UTEP7–9 .438  17–14  .548
Florida Atlantic7–9 .438  13–15  .464
Southern Miss7–9 .438  15–15  .500
North Texas6–10 .375  17–14  .548
UTSA6–10 .375  9–21  .300
Old Dominion6–10 .375  8–23  .258
FIU5–11 .313  8–21  .276
Marshall3–13 .188  9–20  .310
† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 20 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 12–19, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a 3-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to WKU.

Roster
2017–18 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Callie Owens  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoPlano West HS
Pacific		 Plano, TX
G 1 Tyara Warren 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrPlano West HS
West Virginia		 Plano, TX
G 2 Grance Goodhart 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSunnyvale HS
Loyola–Chicago		 Sunnyvale, TX
G 3 Brittany Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrSpring HS
South Plains College		 Houston, TX
G 10 Adrianna Henderson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoTopeka HS Topeka, KS
F 11 Justis Szcezepanski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SoIMG Academy
Baylor		 Portland, OR
F 12 Jada Poland 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoFort Zumwalt HS St. Louis, MO
G 13 Orianna Shillow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrStony Point HS Round Rock, TX
C 15 Hannah Hopkins 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) SoKingwood HS Humble, TX
F 21 Deja Terrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLife Oak Cliff HS Dallas, TX
G 23 Terriell Bradley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrMansfield HS
Kansas		 Arlington, TX
G 24 Trena Mims 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrMuskogee HS Muskogee, OK
C 30 Tosin Mabodu 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrHomewood-Flossmor HS
Murray State College		 Chicago, IL
G 33 Lauren Holmes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrFayetteville HS Fayetteville, AR
C 34 Micayla Buckner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrNaaman Forest HS
Collin College		 Garland, TX
F 41 Madison Townley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoDuncanville HS Duncanville, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 27, 2017

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2017*
3:00 PM		 Texas Woman's W 69–66 
The Super Pit (350)
Denton, TX
Non-conference regular Season
11/10/2017*
3:00 PM		 Mid-America Christian W 86–52  1–0
 The Super Pit (1,007)
Denton, TX
11/14/2017*
7:00 PM		 Texas A&M International W 64–38  2–0
 The Super Pit (807)
Denton, TX
11/19/2017*
3:00 PM		 Kansas State L 54–55  2–1
 The Super Pit (1,172)
Denton, TX
11/23/2017*
1:00 PM		 vs. Coastal Carolina
San Juan Shootout		 W 50–34  3–1
 Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
11/24/2017*
3:15 PM		 vs. Detroit
San Juan Shootout		 W 63–57  4–1
 Ocean Center (175)
Daytona Beach, FL
11/29/2017*
11:30 AM		 SMU W 47–40  5–1
 The Super Pit (3,243)
Denton, TX
12/02/2017*
3:00 PM		 Tulsa W 66–43  6–1
 The Super Pit (1,181)
Denton, TX
12/05/2017*
6:00 PM		 at Indiana L 63–68  6–2
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,303)
Bloomington, IN
12/09/2017*
3:00 PM		 La Salle W 70–44  7–2
 The Super Pit (996)
Denton, TX
12/18/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at UIC L 67–70  7–3
 UIC Pavilion (249)
Chicago, IL
12/20/2017*
6:00 PM		 at Eastern Illinois W 63–61 OT 8–3
 Lantz Arena (287)
Charleston, IL
12/30/2017*
3:00 PM		 Oklahoma Panhandle State W 63–41  9–3
 The Super Pit (397)
Denton, TX
Conference USA regular Season
01/03/2018
6:30 PM		 at Louisiana Tech L 53–61  9–4
(0–1)		 Thomas Assembly Center (1,749)
Ruston, LA
01/05/2018
7:00 PM, beIN		 Rice L 49–50  9–5
(0–2)		 The Super Pit (1,211)
Denton, TX
01/11/2018
7:00 PM		 Old Dominion W 63–46  10–5
(1–2)		 The Super Pit (1,028)
Denton, TX
01/13/2018
3:00 PM		 Charlotte W 73–68  11–5
(2–2)		 The Super Pit (643)
Denton, TX
01/18/2018
6:30 PM, ESPN3		 at Middle Tennessee L 48–56  11–6
(2–3)		 Murphy Center (3,270)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/20/2018
2:00 PM		 at UAB L 52–68  11–7
(2–4)		 Bartow Arena (369)
Birmingham, AL
01/26/2018
7:00 PM		 Western Kentucky L 65–79  11–8
(2–5)		 The Super Pit (1,134)
Denton, TX
01/28/2018
2:00 PM		 UTEP L 48–50  11–9
(2–6)		 The Super Pit (1,302)
Denton, TX
02/02/2018
2:00 PM		 at UTSA L 58–70  11–10
(2–7)		 Convocation Center (605)
San Antonio, TX
02/08/2018
6:00 PM		 at FIU W 92–46  12–10
(3–7)		 FIU Arena (298)
Miami, FL
02/10/2018
6:00 PM		 at Florida Atlantic W 65–51  13–10
(4–7)		 FAU Arena (786)
Boca Raton, FL
02/15/2018
5:00 PM		 Southern Miss W 65–51  14–10
(5–7)		 The Super Pit (1,602)
Denton, TX
02/22/2018
6:00 PM, beIN		 at Old Dominion W 55–52  15–10
(6–7)		 Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,762)
Norfolk, VA
02/24/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Marshall L 54–62  15–11
(6–8)		 The Super Pit (1,136)
Denton, TX
03/01/2018
5:00 PM		 UAB L 51–69  15–12
(6–9)		 The Super Pit (1,310)
Denton, TX
03/03/2018
4:30 PM, ESPN3		 at Rice L 45–47  15–13
(6–10)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (3,524)
Houston, TX
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/07/2018
2:30 PM		 (11) vs. (6) Charlotte
First Round		 L 55–58  16–13
 The Ford Center at The Star (2,031)
Frisco, TX
03/08/2018
2:30 PM		 (11) vs. (3) Louisiana Tech
Quarterfinals		 W 76–69  17–13
 The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
03/09/2018
8:00 PM, Stadium		 (11) vs. (2) Western Kentucky
Semifinals		 L 61–77  17–14
 The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2017–18 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

References
  1. "Records book" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com.
  2. "North Texas Mean Green Women's Basketball - Mean Green News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  3. North Texas Mean Green. "North Texas Mean Green on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  4. "University of North Texas Official Athletic Site University of North Texas Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Meangreensports.Com. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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