The 2017–18 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Karen Aston's sixth season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. They finished the season 28–7, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they defeated Maine and Arizona State in the first and second rounds before losing to UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen.
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NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 10 |
AP | No. 8 |
Record | 28–7 (15–3 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Tina Thompson |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Frank Erwin Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Baylor † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | – | 2 | .943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Texas | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 25 | – | 12 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1] |
Previous season
editThey are coming off a season in which they finished the season 25–9, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place and advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to West Virginia. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they defeated Central Arkansas and NC State in the first and second rounds before losing to Stanford in the Sweet Sixteen.
Off-season
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Lang Kelsey | 40 | C | 6'5" | Senior | The Woodlands, TX | Graduated |
Brianna Taylor | 20 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
Tasia Forman | 22 | G | 5'4" | Junior | Duncanville, TX | Transferred to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
Joyner Holmes not on roster until 23 December 2017 due to undisclosed violation.
Recruits
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Destiny Littleton G |
La Jolla, CA | The Bishop's School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 | ||||||
Chastity Patterson G |
Houston, TX | North Shore | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 | ||||||
Rellah Boothe F |
Ocala, FL | IMG Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/05/2017* 1:00 pm, LHN |
No. 2 | Oklahoma City | W 99–36 | Frank Erwin Center (1,184) Austin, TX | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/12/2017* 1:00 pm, LHN |
No. 2 | Stetson | W 95–59 | 1–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (3,415) Austin, TX | ||||||
11/15/2017* 11:00 am, LHN |
No. 2 | McNeese State | W 100–34 | 2–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (7,651) Austin, TX | ||||||
11/17/2017* 7:00 pm, LHN |
No. 2 | UTSA | W 120–70 | 3–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (3,135) Austin, TX | ||||||
11/24/2017* 5:30 pm |
No. 2 | vs. LSU South Point Thanksgiving Shootout |
W 75–66 | 4–0 |
South Point Arena Enterprise, NV | ||||||
11/25/2017* 3:15 pm |
No. 2 | vs. Washington South Point Thanksgiving Shootout |
W 92–68 | 5–0 |
South Point Arena Enterprise, NV | ||||||
11/30/2017* 7:00 pm, LHN |
No. 2 | Louisiana Tech | W 88–54 | 6–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (2,956) Austin, TX | ||||||
12/03/2017* 3:00 pm, SECN |
No. 2 | at Georgia Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge |
W 81–53 | 7–0 |
Stegeman Coliseum (3,390) Athens, GA | ||||||
12/10/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 2 | at No. 11 Tennessee | L 75–82 | 7–1 |
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,651) Knoxville, TN | ||||||
12/13/2017* 7:00 pm, LHN |
No. 8 | Northwestern State | W 68–44 | 8–1 |
Frank Erwin Center (3,461) Austin, TX | ||||||
12/17/2017* 11:30 am, FS1 |
No. 8 | No. 12 Florida State | W 87–72 | 9–1 |
Frank Erwin Center (4,202) Austin, TX | ||||||
12/28/2017 7:00 pm, FCSC |
No. 8 | at Oklahoma | W 88–78 | 10–1 (1–0) |
Lloyd Noble Center (3,391) Norman, OK | ||||||
12/31/2017 3:30 pm, FSN |
No. 8 | No. 9 West Virginia | W 79–58 | 11–1 (2–0) |
Frank Erwin Center (3,391) Austin, TX | ||||||
01/03/2018 7:00 pm, LHN |
No. 8 | No. 20 Oklahoma State | W 84–79 | 12–1 (3–0) |
Frank Erwin Center (3,240) Austin, TX | ||||||
01/07/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 8 | at Kansas State | W 75–64 | 13–1 (4–0) |
Bramlage Coliseum (3,908) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
01/10/2018 8:00 pm, FSSW+ |
No. 7 | at TCU | L 77–79 | 13–2 (4–1) |
Schollmaier Arena (2,150) Fort Worth, TX | ||||||
01/13/2018 1:00 pm, LHN |
No. 7 | Kansas | W 79–62 | 14–2 (5–1) |
Frank Erwin Center (4,015) Austin, TX | ||||||
01/15/2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 9 | No. 1 Connecticut | L 71–75 | 14–3 |
Frank Erwin Center (11,877) Austin, TX | ||||||
01/20/2018 3:00 pm, FSN |
No. 9 | at Texas Tech | W 90–49 | 15–3 (6–1) |
United Supermarkets Arena (5,330) Lubbock, TX | ||||||
01/25/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 6 | at No. 3 Baylor | L 56–81 | 15–4 (6–2) |
Ferrell Center (9,286) Waco, TX | ||||||
01/27/2018 7:00 pm, LHN |
No. 6 | Iowa State | W 87–55 | 16–4 (7–2) |
Frank Erwin Center (4,446) Austin, TX | ||||||
01/31/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 8 | at Kansas | W 55–41 | 17–4 (8–2) |
Allen Fieldhouse (1,625) Lawrence, KS | ||||||
02/03/2018 12:00 pm, LHN |
No. 8 | No. 22 TCU | W 92–65 | 18–4 (9–2) |
Frank Erwin Center (6,023) Austin, TX | ||||||
02/05/2018 6:00 pm, FS1 |
No. 6 | at West Virginia | W 73–55 | 19–4 (10–2) |
WVU Coliseum (2,149) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
02/10/2018 7:00 pm, LHN |
No. 6 | Kansas State | W 76–54 | 20–4 (11–2) |
Frank Erwin Center (3,900) Austin, TX | ||||||
02/14/2018 7:00 pm, LHN |
No. 6 | Texas Tech | W 87–72 | 21–4 (12–2) |
Frank Erwin Center (3,082) Austin, TX | ||||||
02/17/2018 2:00 pm, FSOK |
No. 6 | at No. 21 Oklahoma State | W 77–62 | 22–4 (13–2) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,131) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
02/19/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 6 | No. 3 Baylor | L 87–93 | 22–5 (13–3) |
Frank Erwin Center (6,642) Austin, TX | ||||||
02/24/2018 5:00 pm, FSN |
No. 6 | at Iowa State | W 72–59 | 23–5 (14–3) |
Hilton Coliseum (10,061) Ames, IA | ||||||
02/27/2018 6:00 pm, FS1 |
No. 7 | Oklahoma | W 79–66 | 24–5 (15–3) |
Frank Erwin Center (4,207) Austin, TX | ||||||
Big 12 Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/03/2018 6:00 pm, FSN |
(2) No. 7 | vs. (7) Iowa State Quarterfinals |
W 81–69 | 25–5 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
03/04/2018 4:30 pm, FS1 |
(2) No. 7 | vs. (6) West Virginia Semifinals |
W 68–55 | 26–5 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,832) Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
03/05/2018 8:00 pm, FS1 |
(2) No. 8 | vs. (1) No. 2 Baylor Championship Game |
L 69–77 | 26–6 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,520) Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/17/2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(2 KC) No. 8 | (15 KC) Maine First Round |
W 83–54 | 27–6 |
Frank Erwin Center (3,878) Austin, TX | ||||||
03/19/2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(2 KC) No. 8 | (7 KC) Arizona State Second Round |
W 85–65 | 28–6 |
Frank Erwin Center (3,286) Austin, TX | ||||||
03/23/2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(2 KC) No. 8 | vs. (3 KC) No. 9 UCLA Sweet Sixteen |
L 75–84 | 28–7 |
Sprint Center (4,280) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Central Time. |
Rankings
editPoll | Pre- Season |
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Week 7 |
Week 8 |
Week 9 |
Week 10 |
Week 11 |
Week 12 |
Week 13 |
Week 14 |
Week 15 |
Week 16 |
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Week 18 |
Week 19 |
Final |
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AP | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | N/A |
Coaches | 6 | N/A | 4т | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
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Decrease in ranking | ||
No Change | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
2017–18 media
editTelevision and radio information
editMost University of Texas home games were shown on the Longhorn Network, with national telecasts on the Big 12 Conference's television partners. On the radio, women's basketball games aired on KTXX-HD4 "105.3 The Bat", with select games on KTXX-FM 104.9.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".