2017–18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

The 2017–18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Lady Vols, led by sixth-year head coach Holly Warlick, played their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and are members of the Southeastern Conference.

2017–18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 12
2017–18 record25–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coachHolly Warlick (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Dean Lockwood
  • Sharrona Reaves
  • Bridgette Gordon
Home arenaThompson–Boling 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

In the November 24 Cancún Challenge game against Oklahoma State, Jaime Nared scored her 1,000th point. She is the 45th Lady Vol to do so in her career.[1]

The Lady Vols finished the season 25–8, 11–5 for a third-place tie in SEC play. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to South Carolina. Nationally ranked twelfth at the end of the season, they received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Liberty in the first round before losing to Oregon State in the second round.[2]

Previous season

The 2016–17 team finished the season 20–12, 10–6 for fifth place in SEC play. They lost in the second round of the 2017 SEC Tournament to Alabama. They received an at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Dayton in the first round before losing to Louisville in the second round.[3]

Roster
2017–18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 0 Rennia Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrJean Ribault HS Jacksonville, FL
G 1 Anastasia Hayes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrRiverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN
G 2 Evina Westbrook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSouth Salem HS Salem, OR
C 5 Kamera Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoDutchtown HS Hampton, GA
G/F 10 Meme Jackson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrBlackman HS Murfreesboro, TN
C 11 Kasiyahna Kushkituah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrSt. Francis HS Atlanta, GA
F 13 Kortney Dunbar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrEdwardsville HS Edwardsville, IL
F 15 Cheridene Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrHarris Academy Beckenham
ASA College		 London, England, UK
C 21 Mercedes Russell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS SrSpringfield HS Springfield, OR
G/F 31 Jaime Nared 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrWestview HS Portland, OR
Head coach

Holly Warlick (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Dean Lockwood (Army)
Sharrona Reaves (Alabama)
Bridgette Gordon (Tennessee)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings
Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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 14 13 12 12 11 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 10 12 11 11 15 12 12 Not released 
Coaches 18 14^ 13 13 7 7 7 7 6 7 10 13 11 11 11 14 12 13 13 17

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

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 2017*
7:00 PM		 No. 14 Carson–Newman W 121–76 
 27 – Davis  13 – Davis  6 – Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,612)
Knoxville, TN
Regular season
November 12, 2017*
2:00 PM		 No. 14 ETSU W 87–49  1–0
  20 – Russell  13 – Nared  6 – Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,869)
Knoxville, TN
November 15, 2017*
7:00 PM		 No. 13 James Madison W 89–60  2–0
  25 – Nared  9 – Nared  8 – Hayes  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,553)
Knoxville, TN
November 20, 2017*
7:00 PM		 No. 12 Wichita State W 68–56  3–0
  17 – Russell  10 – Davis  6 – Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,818)
Knoxville, TN
November 23, 2017*
6:30 PM		 No. 12 vs. No. 20 Marquette
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division		 W 101–99 OT 4–0
  26 – Nared  15 – Nared  6 – Nared  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Convention Center (982)
Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
November 24, 2017*
4:00 PM		 No. 12 vs. Oklahoma State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division		 W 79–69  5–0
  25 – Russell  10 – Davis  6 – Westbrook  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Convention Center 
Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
November 25, 2017*
4:00 PM		 No. 12 vs. South Dakota
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division		 W 69–49  6–0
  12 – Hayes  9 – Nared  3 – Hayes  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Puerto Aventuras (982)
Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
November 30, 2017*
7:00 PM		 No. 12 Central Arkansas W 77–34  7–0
  19 – Russell  10 – Russell  4 – Hayes  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,311)
Knoxville, TN
December 3, 2017*
2:00 PM		 No. 12 Alabama State W 104–51  8–0
  22 – Russell  10 – Green  5 – Davis  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,004)
Knoxville, TN
December 6, 2017*
7:00 PM		 No. 11 Troy W 131–69  9–0
  27 – Nared  13 – Green  12 – Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,187)
Knoxville, TN
December 10, 2017*
3:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 11 No. 2 Texas W 82–75  10–0
  23 – Nared  13 – Nared  4 – Hayes  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,651)
Knoxville, TN
December 17, 2017*
5:00 PM		 No. 7 at Long Beach State W 90–61  11–0
  15 – Jackson  11 – Nared  7 – Westbrook  Walter Pyramid (1,532)
Long Beach, CA
December 21, 2017*
9:00 PM, P12N		 No. 7 at No. 18 Stanford W 83–71  12–0
  28 – Nared  10 – Russell  5 – Nared  Maples Pavilion (3,084)
Stanford, CA
December 31, 2017
Noon, SECN		 No. 7 at Kentucky W 63–49  13–0
(1–0)		  17 – Westbrook  11 – Davis  7 – Jackson  Rupp Arena (8,921)
Lexington, KY
January 4, 2018
7:00 PM		 No. 7 Auburn W 70–59  14–0
(2–0)		  19 – Nared  11 – Nared  6 – Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,663)
Knoxville, TN
January 7, 2018
Noon, SECN		 No. 7 Vanderbilt W 86–73  15–0
(3–0)		  33 – Russell  8 – Jackson  7 – Hayes  Thompson–Boling Arena (10,023)
Knoxville, TN
January 11, 2018
7:00 PM, SECN		 No. 6 at No. 17 Texas A&M L 76–79 OT 15–1
(3–1)		  21 – Russell  10 – Russell  7 – Westbrook  Reed Arena (5,043)
College Station, TX
January 14, 2018
1:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 6 at No. 9 South Carolina W 86–70  16–1
(4–1)		  21 – Nared  12 – Russell  5 – Westbrook  Colonial Life Arena (14,763)
Columbia, SC
January 18, 2018*
7:00 PM, ESPN		 No. 6 at No. 5 Notre Dame L 70–84  16–2
  18 – Jackson  7 – Russell  4 – Westbrook  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,733)
Notre Dame, IN
January 21, 2018
3:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 6 No. 3 Mississippi State L 52–71  16–3
(4–2)		  16 – Russell  10 – Davis  6 – Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,436)
Knoxville, TN
January 25, 2018
7:00 PM		 No. 10 Ole Miss W 75–66  17–3
(5–2)		  18 – Davis  10 – Nared  5 – Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,016)
Knoxville, TN
January 28, 2018
1:00 PM, SECN		 No. 10 at LSU L 59–70  17–4
(5–3)		  14 – Russell  10 – Russell  7 – Westbrook  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (4,333)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 1, 2018
6:30 PM, SECN		 No. 12 No. 14 Texas A&M W 82–67  18–4
(6–3)		  23 – Nared  13 – Russell  6 – Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,841)
Knoxville, TN
February 4, 2018
2:00 PM, ESPNU		 No. 12 at Vanderbilt W 74–64  19–4
(7–3)		  30 – Nared  14 – Nared  4 – Westbrook  Memorial Gymnasium (4,771)
Nashville, TN
February 8, 2018
8:00 PM		 No. 11 at Arkansas W 90–85  20–4
(8–3)		  33 – Davis  14 – Davis  9 – Hayes  Bud Walton Arena (1,446)
Fayetteville, AR
February 11, 2018
3:00 PM, SECN		 No. 11 No. 18 Georgia W 64–46  21–4
(9–3)		  15 – Nared  15 – Russell  3 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (12,523)
Knoxville, TN
February 15, 2018
6:30 PM, SECN		 No. 11 Alabama L 63–72  21–5
(9–4)		  22 – Nared  11 – Russell  4 – Jackson  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,432)
Knoxville, TN
February 18, 2018
2:00 PM, ESPNU		 No. 11 at No. 13 Missouri L 73–77  21–6
(9–5)		  25 – Nared  9 – Russell  2 – Tied  Mizzou Arena (11,092)
Columbia, MO
February 22, 2018
7:00 PM		 No. 15 at Florida W 70–42  22–6
(10–5)		  13 – Tied  10 – Davis  3 – Tied  O'Connell Center (1,669)
Gainesville, FL
February 25, 2018
4:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 15 No. 7 South Carolina W 65–46  23–6
(11–5)		  18 – Davis  12 – Russell  4 – Davis  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,058)
Knoxville, TN
SEC Women's Tournament
March 1, 2018
7:00 PM, SECN		 (7) No. 12 vs. (10) Auburn
Second Round		 W 64–61  24–6
  17 – Nared  15 – Russell  4 – Nared  Bridgestone Arena (6,047)
Nashville, TN
March 2, 2018
7:00 PM, SECN		 (7) No. 12 vs. (2) No. 8 South Carolina
Quarterfinals		 L 62–73  24–7
  15 – Nared  13 – Nared  4 – Hayes  Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 16, 2018*
2:30 PM, ESPN2		 (3 L) No. 12 (14 L) Liberty
First Round		 W 100–60  25–7
  18 – Davis  12 – Green  6 – Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (4,509)
Knoxville, TN
March 18, 2018*
2:00 PM, ESPN2		 (6 L) No. 12 (4 L) No. 13 Oregon State
Second Round		 L 59–66  25–8
  21 – Russell  14 – Russell  5 – Nared  Thompson–Boling Arena (4,338)
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[4]

See also

References
  1. Lady Vols Lasso 79-69 Win Over OSU
  2. "N.C.A.A. Women's Tournament: Oregon State Upsets Tennessee". The New York Times. March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  3. Lady Vols Fall To Louisville, 75-64, In NCAA 2nd Round
  4. 2017–18 Tennessee Women's Basketball Schedule
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