2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils, led by 21st year head coach Charli Turner Thorne, played their games at the Wells Fargo Arena and are members of the Pac-12 Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 22–13, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Stanford. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Nebraska in the first round before losing to Texas in the second round.

2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
ASU Classic Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2017–18 record22–13 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWells Fargo Arena
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Oregon †16–2 .889  33–5  .868
No. 15 Stanford14–3 .824  24–11  .686
No. 9 UCLA14–4 .778  27–8  .771
No. 13 Oregon State14–4 .778  26–8  .765
California11–7 .611  21–11  .656
Arizona State10–8 .556  22–13  .629
USC9–9 .500  20–11  .645
Utah8–10 .444  18–14  .563
Colorado5–13 .278  15–16  .484
Washington State3–14 .176  10–20  .333
Arizona2–16 .111  6–24  .200
Washington1–17 .056  7–23  .233
† 2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of 26 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to UCLA. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Michigan State in the first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.

Roster
2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Reili Richardson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoBrea Olinda Brea, CA
G 3 Sabrina Haines 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrDesert Vista Phoenix, AZ
G 4 Kiara Russell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoOsseo Minneapolis, MN
G 11 Robbi Ryan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoSheridan Sheridan, WY
F 21 Sophia Elenga 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrLycee Alain Fournier Nogent-sur-Oise, France
G 22 Courtney Ekmark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrSt. Mary's
Connecticut		 Arcadia, AZ
G/F 24 Bre’yanna Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrClovis West Fresno, CA
C 33 Charnea Johnson-Chapman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrCanyon Springs Moreno Valley, CA
F 42 Kianna Ibis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrBenson Omaha, NE
C 44 Eva Rubin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrHomewood Flossmoor Flossmoor, IL
F 52 Jamie Ruden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoJohn Marshall Rochester, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 24, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017*
2:00 pm		 UTSA W 74–42  1–0
 Wells Fargo Arena (4,639)
Tempe, AZ
11/15/2017*
4:00 pm		 at Fresno State W 86–49  2–0
 Save Mart Center (2,209)
Fresno, CA
11/18/2017*
2:00 pm		 Sacramento State W 106–58  3–0
 Wells Fargo Arena (1,788)
Tucson, AZ
11/19/2017*
3:00 pm		 Colgate W 65–54  4–0
 Wells Fargo Arena (5,394)
Tucson, AZ
11/23/2017*
11:30 am		 No. 24 vs. No. 7 Mississippi State
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division		 L 57–65  4–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)
Cancún, Mexico
11/24/2017*
11:30 am		 No. 24 vs. Green Bay
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division		 L 48–61  4–2
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2017*
11:30 am		 No. 24 vs. Columbia
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division		 W 72–48  5–2
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)
Cancún, Mexico
12/02/2017*
2:30 pm, P12N		 Buffalo
ASU Classic semifinals		 W 76–47  6–2
 Wells Fargo Arena (2,233)
Tucson, AZ
12/03/2017*
2:30 pm		 UC Riverside
ASU Classic championship		 W 73–48  7–2
 Wells Fargo Arena (1,523)
Tucson, AZ
12/10/2017*
12:00 pm		 at No. 13 Florida State L 66–77  7–3
 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,671)
Tallahassee, FL
12/18/2017*
6:00 pm		 Idaho W 77–33  8–3
 Wells Fargo Arena (1,723)
Tucson, AZ
12/21/2017*
2:00 pm, P12N		 Arkansas W 89–43  9–3
 Wells Fargo Arena (1,988)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
12/29/2017
7:00 pm, P12N		 at Colorado W 72–47  10–3 (1–0)
 Coors Events Center (1,860)
Boulder, CO
12/31/2017
12:00 pm		 at Utah W 83–81  11–3 (2–0)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,463)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/05/2018
8:00 pm, P12N		 No. 25 No. 23 California W 80–71  12–3 (3–0)
 Wells Fargo Arena (2,239)
Tempe, AZ
01/07/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 25 No. 24 Stanford W 73–66  13–3 (4–0)
 Wells Fargo Arena (3,096)
Tempe, AZ
01/12/2018
7:00 pm, P12N		 No. 18 at No. 22 Oregon State L 54–57  13–4 (4–1)
 Gill Coliseum (3,954)
Corvallis, OR
01/14/2018
6:00 pm, P12N		 No. 18 at No. 8 Oregon L 54–64  13–5 (4–2)
 Matthew Knight Arena (4,416)
Eugene, OR
01/19/2018
11:00 am		 No. 22 Utah L 56–58  13–6 (4–3)
 Wells Fargo Arena (5,787)
Tempe, AZ
01/21/2018
2:00 pm, P12N		 No. 22 Colorado W 73–59  14–6 (5–3)
 Wells Fargo Arena (2,008)
Boulder, CO
01/26/2018
8:00 pm, P12N		 No. 25 at Stanford L 50–74  14–7 (5–4)
 Maples Pavilion (2,905)
Stanford, CA
01/28/2018
4:00 pm, P12N		 No. 25 at No. 23 California W 57–42  15–7 (6–4)
 Haas Pavilion (2,521)
Berkeley, CA
02/02/2018
8:00 pm, P12N		 Washington W 61–41  16–7 (7–4)
 Wells Fargo Arena (2,078)
Tempe, AZ
02/04/2018
2:00 pm		 Washington State W 77–51  17–7 (8–4)
 Wells Fargo Arena (1,588)
Tempe, AZ
02/09/2018
8:00 pm		 No. 25 at USC L 62–77  17–8 (8–5)
 Galen Center (647)
Los Angeles, CA
02/11/2018
2:00 pm, P12N		 No. 25 at No. 8 UCLA L 63–71  17–9 (8–6)
 Pauley Pavilion (3,690)
Los Angeles, CA
02/16/2018
7:00 pm, P12N		 Arizona
Rivalry		 W 75–50  18–9 (9–6)
 Wells Fargo Arena (3,025)
Tempe, AZ
02/18/2018
4:00 pm, P12N		 at Arizona
Rivalry		 W 69–45  19–9 (10–6)
 McKale Center (2,154)
Tucson, AZ
02/23/2018
6:00 pm, P12N		 No. 8 Oregon L 44–57  19–10 (10–7)
 Wells Fargo Arena (3,446)
Tempe, AZ
02/25/2018
2:00 pm, P12N		 No. 12 Oregon State L 60–64  19–11 (10–8)
 Wells Fargo Arena (3,258)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/01/2018
9:30 pm, P12N		 (6) vs. (11) Arizona
First Round		 W 76–47  20–11
 KeyArena (3,157)
Seattle, WA
03/02/2018
9:30 pm, P12N		 (6) vs. (3) No. 10 Oregon State
Quarterfinals		 W 57–51  21–11
 KeyArena (4,741)
Seattle, WA
03/03/2018
9:30 pm, P12N		 (6) vs. (2) No. 16 Stanford
Semifinals		 L 46–58  21–12
 KeyArena (6,889)
Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018
12:30 pm, ESPN2		 (7 KC) vs. (10 KC) Nebraska
First Round		 W 73–62  22–12
 Frank Erwin Center (3,878)
Austin, TX
03/19/2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2		 (7 KC) at (2 KC) No. 8 Texas
Second Round		 L 65–85  22–13
 Frank Erwin Center (3,286)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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19		Final
AP RV RV 24 RV RV RV RV RV 25 18т 22 25 RV 25 RV NR RV RV RV N/A
Coaches RV N/A RV RV RV NR RV RV RV 23 25 RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

References
  1. "Arizona State University Athletics". TheSunDevils.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  2. "Arizona State Sun Devils Women's Basketball - Sun Devils News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  3. Arizona State Sun Devils. "Arizona State Sun Devils on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  4. "Arizona State University Athletics". TheSunDevils.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
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