2017–18 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team represents the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buffaloes, led by second year head coach JR Payne, play their home games at the Coors Events Center and were a member of the Pac-12 Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 15–16, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Utah in the first round of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament before losing to Oregon in the quarterfinals.

2017–18 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball
Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic Champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2017–18 record15–16 (5–13 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Toriano Towns
  • Alex Earl
  • Shandrika Lee
Home arenaCoors Events Center
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Oregon162 .889  335  .868
No. 15 Stanford143 .824  2411  .686
No. 9 UCLA144 .778  278  .771
No. 13 Oregon State144 .778  268  .765
California117 .611  2111  .656
Arizona State108 .556  2213  .629
USC99 .500  2011  .645
Utah810 .444  1814  .563
Colorado513 .278  1516  .484
Washington State314 .176  1020  .333
Arizona216 .111  624  .200
Washington117 .056  723  .233
2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of 26 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 17–16, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in a 4 way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament to Washington State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where defeat UNLV and South Dakota State in the first and second rounds before losing to Iowa in the third round.

Roster

2017–18 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Quinessa Caylao-Do 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoBellevue Tacoma, WA
F 1 Janea Bunn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrSpring Central
Midland College
Springfield, MA
G 2 Alexis Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrPaul G. Blazer Ashland, KY
G 12 Peyton Carter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrMonarch Louisville, CO
G 13 Brecca Thomas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrThe Kinkaid School Stafford, TX
G 14 Kennedy Leonard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrCarroll Southlake, TX
C 15 Zoe Correal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrSalesian San Francisco, CA
G/F 21 Mya Hollingshed 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS FrBellaire Houston, TX
G 23 Mathilde Diop 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoLycee Gambetta
Arizona Western College
Dakar, Senegal
G 24 Aubrey Knight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrVentura Ventura, CA
F 25 Annika Jank 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrEdina Edina, MN
G 44 Sara Castro 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrIES Guanarteme Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
C 50 Jamie Curtis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) JrRocklin
Sierra College
Rocklin, CA
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
Exhibition
11/04/2017*
2:00 pm
Colorado Christian W 90–55 
Coors Events Center (611)
Boulder, CO
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
5:00 pm
at Samford W 71–60  1–0
Pete Hanna Center (381)
Birmingham, AL
11/12/2017*
12:00 pm
at North Carolina L 80–87 OT 1–1
Carmichael Arena (2,181)
Chapel Hill, NC
11/15/2017*
7:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 76–69  2–1
Coors Events Center (1,503)
Boulder, CO
11/18/2017*
1:00 pm
Miami (FL) W 67–61  3–1
Coors Events Center (1,450)
Boulder, CO
11/24/2017*
12:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State
Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic semifinals
W 85–48  4–1
Coors Events Center (1,314)
Boulder, CO
11/25/2017*
2:30 pm
George Mason
Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic championship
W 76–61  5–1
Coors Events Center (1,441)
Boulder, CO
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm
North Dakota State W 108–59  6–1
Coors Events Center (1,250)
Boulder, CO
12/06/2017*
7:00 pm
at Colorado State W 70–67  7–1
Moby Arena (1,461)
Fort Collins, CO
12/11/2017*
7:00 pm
Dartmouth L 75–81  7–2
Coors Events Center (1,651)
Boulder, CO
12/15/2017*
7:00 pm
at Air Force W 68–43  8–2
Clune Arena (287)
Colorado Springs, CO
12/21/2017*
7:00 pm
Westminster (MO) W 106–47  9–2
Coors Events Center (1,383)
Boulder, CO
Pac-12 regular season
12/29/2017
7:00 pm, P12N
Arizona State L 47–72  9–3 (0–1)
Coors Events Center (1,860)
Boulder, CO
12/31/2017
1:00 pm
Arizona W 79–60  10–3 (1–1)
Coors Events Center (1,526)
Boulder, CO
01/05/2018
9:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 75–89  10–4 (1–2)
Beasley Coliseum (679)
Pullman, WA
01/07/2018
3:00 pm
at Washington W 66–61  11–4 (2–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,141)
Seattle, WA
01/12/2018
6:00 pm, P12N
USC L 51–86  11–5 (2–3)
Coors Events Center (1,533)
Boulder, CO
01/14/2018
4:00 pm, P12N
No. 14 UCLA L 55–89  11–6 (2–4)
Coors Events Center (2,160)
Boulder, CO
01/19/2018
6:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona L 63–72  11–7 (2–5)
McKale Center (1,426)
Tucson, AZ
01/21/2018
2:00 pm, P12N
at No. 22 Arizona State L 59–73  11–8 (2–6)
Wells Fargo Arena (2,008)
Tempe, AZ
01/26/2018
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 7 Oregon L 55–74  11–9 (2–7)
Coors Events Center (1,525)
Boulder, CO
01/28/2018
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 17 Oregon State L 51–86  11–10 (2–8)
Coors Events Center (3,781)
Boulder, CO
02/01/2018
7:00 pm, P12N
at Utah W 69–65  12–10 (3–8)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,812)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/03/2018
12:00 pm, P12N
Utah L 74–78  12–11 (3–9)
Coors Events Center (1,591)
Boulder, CO
02/09/2018
8:00 pm, P12N
at California L 76–78  12–12 (3–10)
Haas Pavilion (1,774)
Berkeley, CA
02/11/2018
4:00 pm, P12N
at No. 17 Stanford L 66–78  12–13 (3–11)
Maples Pavilion (3,838)
Stanford, CA
02/16/2018
7:00 pm
Washington W 76–56  13–13 (4–11)
Coors Events Center (1,743)
Boulder, CO
02/18/2018
12:00 pm, P12N
Washington State W 72–69  14–13 (5–11)
Coors Events Center (3,423)
Boulder, CO
02/22/2018
9:00 pm, P12N
at No. 10 UCLA L 55–89  14–14 (5–12)
Pauley Pavilion (902)
Los Angeles, CA
02/24/2018
3:00 pm
at USC L 53–65  14–15 (5–13)
Galen Center (2,813)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/01/2018
12:30 pm, P12N
(9) vs. (8) Utah
First Round
W 66–56  15–15
KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
03/02/2018
12:30 pm, P12N
(9) vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon
Quarterfinals
L 47–84  15–16
KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

References

  1. Print 2017-18 Women's Basketball Information Guide. "University of Colorado Buffaloes Athletics". CUBuffs.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. Mechelle Voepel. "Colorado Buffaloes Women's Basketball - Buffaloes News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. Colorado Buffaloes. "Colorado Buffaloes on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  4. "University of Colorado Buffaloes Athletics". CUBuffs.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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