2017–18 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represent the University of Alabama in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by fifth-year head coach Kristy Curry, play their games at Coleman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 7–9 in SEC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Women's Tournament to Kentucky. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament defeat Southern, UCF and Georgia Tech in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals.

2017–18 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2017–18 record20–14 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State160 1.000  372  .949
No. 7 South Carolina124 .750  297  .806
No. 18 Georgia124 .750  267  .788
No. 12 Tennessee115 .688  258  .758
No. 17 Missouri115 .688  248  .750
No. 14 Texas A&M115 .688  2610  .722
No. 24 LSU115 .688  1910  .655
Alabama79 .438  2014  .588
Kentucky610 .375  1517  .469
Auburn511 .313  1415  .483
Arkansas313 .188  1318  .419
Florida313 .188  1119  .367
Vanderbilt313 .188  724  .226
Ole Miss115 .063  1219  .387
2018 SEC Tournament winner
As of April 1, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2017–18 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Quanetria Bolton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrAnniston HS Anniston, AL
G 2 Amber Richardson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrSoutheast Raleigh Magnet HS Garner, NC
G 3 Jordan Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoLake Highland Prep Windermere, FL
G 5 Alana da Silva 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrNew Mexico Junior College São Paulo, Brazil
G 10 DaiJia Ruffin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSacred Heart Academy
Tennessee–Martin
Lexington, KY
G 11 Hannah Cook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrOzark HS Ozark, MO
G 13 Coco Knight 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrBaldwin County HS
Shelton State CC
Bay Minette, AL
G 15 Meoshonti Knight 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrCentral Catholic HS Morgan City, LA
F 20 Ashley Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrAlcovy HS Covington, GA
G 21 Taylor Berry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrMount Carmel Academy New Orleans, LA
G 23 Shaquera Wade 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrHuntsville HS Huntsville, AL
F 25 Ashley Knight 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoLyndon B. Johnson HS Austin, TX
F 26 Jasmine Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoJefferson Davis HS Montgomery, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017*
7:00 pm
Antelope Valley W 108–53 
Coleman Coliseum (1,811)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm
Alabama A&M W 90–32  1–0
Coleman Coliseum (2,414)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/13/2017*
7:00 pm
Utah W 65–60  2–0
Coleman Coliseum (2,035)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/16/2017*
11:30 am
Jacksonville W 75–60  3–0
Coleman Coliseum (4,179)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/19/2017*
1:00 pm
at Georgia Southern W 84–36  4–0
Hanner Fieldhouse (458)
Statesboro, GA
11/23/2017*
1:30 pm
vs. NC State
Puerto Rico Clasico
L 49–68  4–1
Cardinal Gibbons Arena (57)
Fort Lauderdale, FL
11/24/2017*
4:00 pm
vs. Elon
Puerto Rico Clasico
L 55–60  4–2
Cardinal Gibbons Arena (87)
Fort Lauderdale, FL
12/01/2017*
12:00 pm, FSSW
at TCU
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 67–88  4–3
Schollmaier Arena (3,457)
Fort Worth, TX
12/07/2017*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb W 73–51  5–3
Allen Arena (216)
Nashville, TN
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm
Grambling State W 73–49  6–3
Coleman Coliseum (2,009)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm
SMU W 59–44  7–3
Coleman Coliseum (2,229)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/19/2017*
12:00 pm
Missouri State W 65–61  8–3
Coleman Coliseum (1,971)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/20/2017*
7:00 pm
Murray State W 68–47  9–3
Coleman Coliseum (2,070)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/28/2017*
7:00 pm
Florida A&M W 91–55  10–3
Coleman Coliseum (2,410)
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
12/31/2017
2:00 pm
No. 16 Missouri L 56–62  10–4 (0–1)
Coleman Coliseum (1,370)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/04/2018
6:00 pm
at Florida W 63–54  11–4 (1–1)
O'Connell Center (1,305)
Gainesville, FL
01/07/2018
3:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas W 83–76  12–4 (2–1)
Bud Walton Arena (2,001)
Fayetteville, AR
01/11/2018
7:00 pm
LSU W 65–51  13–4 (3–1)
Coleman Coliseum (2,323)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/14/2018
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 4 Mississippi State L 61–75  13–5 (3–2)
Humphrey Coliseum (9,010)
Starkville, MS
01/18/2018
7:00 pm
No. 16 Texas A&M L 54–73  13–6 (3–3)
Coleman Coliseum (2,117)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/21/2018
2:00 pm
Vanderbilt W 77–75  14–6 (4–3)
Coleman Coliseum (2,643)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/25/2018
6:00 pm
at Kentucky L 54–79  14–7 (4–4)
Memorial Coliseum (4,957)
Lexington, KY
01/28/2018
4:00 pm, SECN
at Auburn L 60–69  14–8 (4–5)
Auburn Arena (3,357)
Auburn, AL
02/04/2018
1:00 pm, SECN
Arkansas L 66–74  14–9 (4–6)
Coleman Coliseum (2,265)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/08/2018
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 7 South Carolina L 66–79  14–10 (4–7)
Coleman Coliseum (2,313)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/11/2018
2:00 pm
at Ole Miss W 82–79  15–10 (5–7)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,641)
Oxford, MS
02/15/2018
5:30 pm, SECN
at No. 11 Tennessee W 72–63  16–10 (6–7)
Thompson–Boling Arena (8,432)
Knoxville, TN
02/18/2018
4:00 pm, SECN
Auburn W 70–60  17–10 (7–7)
Coleman Coliseum (3,285)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/22/2018
7:00 pm
No. 19 Georgia L 43–49 OT 17–11 (7–8)
Coleman Coliseum (2,103)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/25/2018
2:00 pm
at No. 24 LSU L 78–79 OT 17–12 (7–9)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (3,016)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Women's Tournament
03/01/2018
12:00 pm, SECN
(8) vs. (9) Kentucky
Second Round
L 64–71  17–13
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/14/2018*
7:00 pm
Southern
First Round
W 69–56  18–13
Coleman Coliseum (294)
Tuscaloosa, AL
03/18/2018*
2:00 pm
UCF
Second Round
W 80–61  19–13
Coleman Coliseum (321)
Tuscaloosa, AL
03/22/2018*
7:00 pm
Georgia Tech
Third Round
W 61–59  20–13
Coleman Coliseum (640)
Tuscaloosa, AL
03/25/2018*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia Tech
Quarterfinals
L 67–74  20–14
Cassell Coliseum (1,067)
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in CST.

Source:[1]

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Coaches NR N/A NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

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