2017–18 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 11th-year head coach Suzy Merchant, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 19–14, 7–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Indiana. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Cincinnati and Toledo before losing to South Dakota in the third round.

2017–18 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2017–18 record19–14 (7–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBreslin Center
2017–18 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Ohio State133 .813  287  .800
No. 16 Maryland124 .750  268  .765
Iowa115 .688  248  .750
Minnesota115 .688  249  .727
Nebraska115 .688  2111  .656
Michigan106 .625  2310  .697
Indiana97 .563  2314  .622
Purdue97 .563  2014  .588
Rutgers79 .438  2012  .625
Michigan State79 .438  1914  .576
Penn State610 .375  1616  .500
Northwestern412 .250  1220  .375
Wisconsin214 .125  921  .300
Illinois016 .000  921  .300
2018 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2016–17 season 21–12, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the Big Ten Tournament, they beat Wisconsin and Michigan before losing in the semifinals to Maryland. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed where the lost in the First Round to Arizona State.

Roster

2017–18 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Shay Colley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoSt. Edmund Campion Secondary
South Carolina
Brampton, ON
F 1 Sidney Cooks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrSt. Joseph Kenosha, WI
F 2 Mardrekia Cook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMuskegon Muskegon, MI
G 4 Taryn McCutcheon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoEast Lansing East Lansing, MI
G 5 Claire Hendrickson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrWyoming Wyoming, MI
G 10 Brannadais Agee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrCass Technical Detroit, MI
F 11 Nathy Dambo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SoJunípero Serra Fort-de-France, Martinique
F 12 Nia Hollie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoHopkins Minnetonka, MN
F 15 Victoria Gaines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoMerrillville Merrillville, IN
G 22 Kiara Carter 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) SrHomewood Flossmoor Homewood, IL
G/F 24 Lexi Gussert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrForest Park Crystal Falls, MI
F 32 Taya Reimer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SrHamilton Southeastern
Notre Dame
Fishers, IN
C 33 Jenna Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrNorth Lawrence Bedford, IN
F 55 Kennedy Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrWildwood Catholic Galloway, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 24, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 05, 2017*
2:00 pm
Lake Superior State W 111–37 
Breslin Center (4,919)
East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
4:00 pm
Robert Morris W 100–58  1–0
Breslin Center (5,038)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm
Oakland W 95–63  2–0
Breslin Center (4,362)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 19, 2017*
12:00 pm
College of Charleston W 107–43  3–0
Breslin Center (4,425)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Detroit W 97–60  4–0
Calihan Hall (817)
Detroit, MI
Nov 25, 2017*
3:00 pm, SNY
vs. No. 1 Connecticut
Phil Knight Invitational
L 62–96  4–1
Matthew Knight Arena (6,033)
Eugene, OR
Nov 30, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (FL)
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 57–67  4–2
Watsco Center (1,062)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 03, 2017*
12:30 pm
Western Michigan W 65–62  5–2
Breslin Center (6,313)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 06, 2017*
7:00 pm
at No. 3 Notre Dame L 59–90  5–3
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
Dec 09, 2017*
2:00 pm
Rhode Island W 82–38  6–3
Breslin Center (5,743)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Tennessee State W 83–74  7–3
J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (1,100)
Johnson City, TN
Dec 18, 2017*
9:00 pm
Quinnipiac W 74–55  8–3
Breslin Center (4,220)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 21, 2017*
8:30 pm
vs. No. 22 South Florida
New Orleans Shootout
W 83–73  9–3
Convocation Center (420)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 22, 2017*
6:00 pm
vs. Mississippi Valley State
New Orleans Shootout
W 83–64  10–3
Convocation Center (335)
New Orleans, LA
Big Ten regular season
Dec 28, 2017
7:00 pm
at Indiana W 68–46  11–3
(1–0)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,303)
Bloomington, IN
Dec 31, 2017
4:00 pm
Rutgers L 58–62  11–4
(1–1)
Breslin Center (6,251)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 03, 2018
7:00 pm
Northwestern W 81–51  12–4
(2–1)
Breslin Center (6,079)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 07, 2018
4:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 77–83  12–5
(2–2)
Williams Arena (3,422)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 11, 2018
8:00 pm, BTN
at No. 11 Maryland W 82–68  13–5
(3–2)
Xfinity Center (4,052)
College Park, MD
Jan 16, 2018
9:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois W 67–55  14–5
(4–2)
State Farm Center (1,114)
Champaign, IL
Jan 20, 2018
4:00 pm, BTN
Indiana L 65–69  14–6
(4–3)
Breslin Center (11,950)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 23, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 16 Michigan L 48–71  14–7
(4–4)
Crisler Center (3,147)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 27, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 12 Ohio State L 62–78  14–8
(4–5)
Value City Arena (6,850)
Columbus, OH
Feb 01, 2018
6:00 pm, BTN
Iowa L 68–71  14–9
(4–6)
Breslin Center (5,047)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 04, 2018
2:00 pm
at Penn State L 59–74  14–10
(4–7)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,521)
University Park, PA
Feb 08, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 10 Maryland L 68–76  14–11
(4–8)
Breslin Center (4,988)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 11, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 Michigan W 66–61  15–11
(5–8)
Breslin Center (12,434)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm
Nebraska L 69–79  15–12
(5–9)
Breslin Center (4,972)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm
Wisconsin W 69–61  16–12
(6–9)
Breslin Center (5,355)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 24, 2018
2:00 pm, BTN
at Purdue W 82–68  17–12
(7–9)
Mackey Arena (6,800)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 01, 2018
6:30 pm, RSN
(10) vs. (7) Indiana
Second Round
L 109–111 4OT 17–13
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
Mar 15, 2018*
7:00 pm
Cincinnati
First Round
W 81–75  18–13
Breslin Center (1,705)
East Lansing, MI
Mar 19, 2018*
7:00 pm
Toledo
Second Round
W 68–66  19–13
Breslin Center (2,144)
East Lansing, MI
Mar 22, 2018*
8:00 pm
at South Dakota
Third Round
L 83–85 OT 19–14
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,072)
Vermillion, SD

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time

Source[4][5].

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches RV N/A RV RV NR NR NR RV NR NR 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 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

References

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