2017–18 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team will represent Wichita State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They play their home games at Charles Koch Arena, which has a capacity of 10,506. The Shockers, led by first year head coach Keitha Adams were first year members of the American Athletic Conference.[1][2][3][4] They finished the season 14–17, 9–7 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC Women's Tournament to Temple.

2017–18 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2017–18 record14–17 (9–7 The American)
Head coachKeitha Adams (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ewa Laskowska
  • Bill Damuth
  • Kelli Bagley
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena (10,506)
2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UConn †16–0 1.000  36–1  .973
No. 19 South Florida13–3 .813  26–8  .765
UCF12–4 .750  22–11  .667
Cincinnati10–6 .625  19–13  .594
Houston9–7 .563  20–12  .625
Wichita State9–7 .563  14–17  .452
East Carolina7–9 .438  16–15  .516
Tulane5–11 .313  14–17  .452
Memphis5–11 .313  10–20  .333
SMU4–12 .250  10–20  .333
Temple3–13 .188  12–19  .387
Tulsa3–13 .188  10–21  .323
† 2018 American Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2017–18 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Keke Thompson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrShelton State Tuscaloosa, AL
G 3 Aundra Stovall 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) SrSeguin HS Arlington, TX
G 4 Diamond Lockhart 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS SrRed Oak HS Red Oak, TX
G 5 Jeliah Preston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrKlein Forest HS
Blinn JC		 Houston, TX
G 10 Tamara Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrEdmond Santa Fe HS
Butler CC/Denver		 Edmond, OK
F 11 Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrSanta Fe HS Santa Fe, NM
G 12 Fanny Hakanson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr  Stockholm, Sweden
F 13 Raven Prince 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrMillwood HS
Butler CC		 Oklahoma City, OK
F 15 Khady Sene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoLycee Cald Mbour M'Bour, Senegal
F 22 Alyssia Faye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrLycée Jean Mermoz Valence, France
G 25 Jaleesa Chapel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrDekaney HS Spring, TX
G 30 Cesaria Ambrosio 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrRedlands CC Fully, Switzerland
F 35 Rangie Bessard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrManvel HS Rosharon, TX
F 40 Angiee Tompkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrCharlotte HS
South Georgia Tech		 Americus, GA
F/C 42 Asia Henderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSouth View HS Hope Mills, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2017

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017*
7:00 PM		 Oklahoma Baptist W 65–54 
Charles Koch Arena (1,517)
Wichita, KS
11/04/2017*
1:00 PM		 Southwest Baptist W 82–64 
Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
11:30 AM		 at Creighton L 61–66  0–1
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,323)
Omaha, NE
11/14/2017*
7:00 PM		 at Oklahoma State L 67–91  0–2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,543)
Stillwater, OK
11/18/2017*
2:00 PM		 South Dakota L 48–62  0–3
 Charles Koch Arena (2,115)
Wichita, KS
11/20/2017*
6:00 PM		 at No. 12 Tennessee L 56–68  0–4
 Thompson-Boling Arena (7,818)
Knoxville, TN
11/24/2017*
8:00 PM		 at New Mexico
UNM Thanksgiving Tournament		 L 62–76  0–5
 Dreamstyle Arena (4,560)
Albuquerque, NM
11/25/2017*
1:00 PM		 vs. Illinois
UNM Thanksgiving Tournament		 L 67–68  0–6
 Dreamstyle Arena (4,425)
Albuquerque, NM
11/26/2017*
1:00 PM		 at UC Irvine
UNM Thanksgiving Tournament		 W 76–53  1–6
 Dreamstyle Arena (4,663)
Albuquerque, NM
11/29/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Missouri State W 72–58  2–6
 Charles Koch Arena (1,988)
Wichita, KS
12/01/2017*
12:00 PM		 Western Illinois L 65–78  2–7
 Charles Koch Arena (8,069)
Wichita, KS
12/07/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Missouri State L 71–94  2–8
 JQH Arena (1,821)
Springfield, MO
12/09/2017*
2:00 PM		 UMKC W 72–63  3–8
 Charles Koch Arena (1,050)
Wichita, KS
12/15/2017*
7:00 PM		 Chicago State
Shocker Winter Classic		 W 66–63  4–8
 Charles Koch Arena (1,248)
Wichita, KS
12/16/2017*
6:00 PM		 Alcorn State
Shocker Winter Classic		 W 87–46  5–8
 Charles Koch Arena (1,203)
Wichita, KS
12/20/2017*
7:00 PM		 at South Dakota State L 64–96  5–9
 Frost Arena (1,486)
Brookings, SD
AAC regular season
12/30/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Tulsa L 62–67  5–10
(0–1)		 Charles Koch Arena (1,328)
Wichita, KS
01/02/2018
7:00 PM		 at Houston L 55–73  5–11
(0–2)		 H&PE Arena (652)
Houston, TX
01/06/2018
1:00 PM, ADN		 at UCF L 53–59  5–12
(0–3)		 CFE Arena (3,385)
Orlando, FL
01/10/2018
7:00 PM		 Memphis W 69–61  6–12
(1–3)		 Charles Koch Arena (1,176)
Wichita, KS
01/13/2018
2:30 PM		 at Tulane W 64–56  7–12
(2–3)		 Devlin Fieldhouse (604)
New Orleans, LA
01/16/2018
7:00 PM, Cox Kansas		 SMU W 66–43  8–12
(3–3)		 Charles Koch Arena (1,088)
Wichita, KS
01/21/2018
3:00 PM, CBSSN		 South Florida W 64–56  9–12
(4–3)		 Charles Koch Arena (1,462)
Wichita, KS
01/27/2018
1:00 PM		 at Memphis W 77–64  10–12
(5–3)		 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (457)
Memphis, TN
01/30/2018
6:00 PM, ADN		 at East Carolina L 67–77  10–13
(5–4)		 Williams Arena (851)
Greenville, NC
02/03/2018
2:00 PM, ADN		 Houston L 62–73  10–14
(5–5)		 Charles Koch Arena (1,907)
Wichita, KS
02/07/2018
7:00 PM, Cox Kansas		 Cincinnati L 69–75  10–15
(5–6)		 Charles Koch Arena (1,346)
Wichita, KS
02/10/2018
12:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3		 at No. 1 Connecticut L 43–124  10–16
(5–7)		 XL Center (11,343)
Hartford, CT
02/14/2018
7:00 PM, Cox Kansas		 Temple W 88–81  11–16
(6–7)		 Charles Koch Arena (1,169)
Wichita, KS
02/17/2018
2:00 PM		 at SMU W 52–45  12–16
(7–7)		 Moody Coliseum (1,286)
Dallas, TX
02/24/2018
2:00 PM, Cox Kansas		 Tulane W 81–70  13–16
(8–7)		 Charles Koch Arena (2,818)
Wichita, KS
02/26/2018
7:00 PM, ADN		 at Tulsa W 70–59  14–16
(9–7)		 Reynolds Center (826)
Tulsa, OK
AAC Women's Tournament
03/03/2018
11:00 AM, ESPN3		 (6) vs. (11) Temple
First Round		 L 59–72  14–17
 Mohegan Sun Arena (1,380)
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References
  1. "American Athletic Conference votes unanimously to add Wichita State". ESPN.com.
  2. "Wichita State Athletics - Women's Basketball Fact Book". Goshockers.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  3. "Wichita State Shockers Women's Basketball - Shockers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  4. Wichita State Shockers. "Wichita State Shockers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  5. "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule".
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