2017–18 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

The 2017–18 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by fifth year head coach Terry Fowler and played their home games at the Mitchell Center as members in the Sun Belt Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 21–13, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the second round of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Troy. They accepted a bid to the Women's Basketball Invitational and advanced to the semifinals but lost to Yale in overtime.

2017–18 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball
WBI, Semifinals
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2017–18 record21–13 (11–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Terry Fowler (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Yolisha Jackson
  • Dan Presel
  • Rachel Travis
Home arenaMitchell Center
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Little Rock †17–1 .944  23–10  .697
Texas State14–4 .778  23–10  .697
UT Arlington12–6 .667  18–12  .600
Troy12–6 .667  18–13  .581
South Alabama11–7 .611  21–13  .618
Coastal Carolina10–8 .556  17–14  .548
Louisiana10–8 .556  17–16  .515
Arkansas State10–8 .556  15–15  .500
Appalachian State5–13 .278  8–23  .258
Georgia State4–14 .222  8–22  .267
Georgia Southern2–16 .111  5–25  .167
Louisiana–Monroe1–17 .056  4–26  .133
† 2018 Sun Belt Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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Previous season

They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Texas–Arlington.

Roster
2017–18 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Candice Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SrSt. Francis HS
James Madison		 Alpharetta, GA
G 2 Shaforia Kines 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoHuffman HS Birmingham, AL
G 3 Jayla Morrow 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrWenonah HS Birmingham, AL
G 4 Christen Carter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoBolles School Jacksonville, FL
G 5 Alexis Sykes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrNazareth Regional HS Brooklyn, NY
G 14 Savannah Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrSt. Martin HS Ocean Springs, MS
F 15 LaNeetra Guillory 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrPearland HS Pearland, TX
G 21 Casey Ferguson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrD'Iberville HS Biloxi, MS
G 22 Devyn Lowe 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrWoodstock HS Woodstock, GA
F 24 Erin Autio 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrSt. Michael-Albertville HS St. Michael, MN
F 25 Kennedi Centers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoSamuel Clemens HS New Braunfels, TX
G 30 Genesis Perrymond 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrParkview HS Lilburn, GA
C 34 Chyna Ellis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrArlington HS Cordova, TN
F/C 35 Antoinette Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrHarding Academy Memphis, TN
F/C 44 India Hall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBrentwood Academy Antioch, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017*
7:05 pm		 Faulkner W 88–48 
Mitchell Center (384)
Mobile, AL
11/05/2017*
7:00 pm		 at Tulane L 51–65 
Devlin Fieldhouse (465)
New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:35 pm		 Georgia Southwestern W 73–42  1–0
 Mitchell Center (427)
Mobile, AL
11/17/2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 at NC State L 50–71  1–1
 Reynolds Coliseum (1,997)
Raleigh, NC
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 at North Carolina W 85–84  2–1
 Carmichael Arena (2,380)
Chapel Hill, NC
11/24/2017*
7:05 pm		 New Orleans W 67–45  3–1
 Mitchell Center (291)
Mobile, AL
11/28/2017*
7:00 pm		 at Alabama State W 59–47  4–1
 Dunn–Oliver Acadome (268)
Montgomery, AL
11/30/2017*
6:00 pm		 at Southern Miss W 78–57  5–1
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,243)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/03/2017*
1:05 pm		 Jacksonville L 58–60  5–2
 Mitchell Center (178)
Mobile, AL
12/09/2017*
1:00 pm		 at Ole Miss L 59–66  5–3
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (873)
Oxford, MS
12/11/2017*
7:05 pm		 Southern W 69–65  6–3
 Mitchell Center (221)
Mobile, AL
12/16/2017*
1:05 pm		 Central Arkansas W 64–43  7–3
 Mitchell Center (1,901)
Mobile, AL
12/21/2017*
1:05 pm		 UAB L 66–78  7–4
 Mitchell Center (242)
Mobile, AL
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2017
5:05 pm		 Georgia State W 88–52  8–4 (1–0)
 Mitchell Center (1,788)
Mobile, AL
12/31/2017
1:05 pm		 Georgia Southern W 79–52  9–4 (2–0)
 Mitchell Center (1,612)
Mobile, AL
01/04/2018
5:30 pm		 at Texas State L 63–78  9–5 (2–1)
 Strahan Coliseum (1,407)
San Marcos, TX
01/06/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Texas–Arlington W 76–63  10–5 (3–1)
 College Park Center (1,914)
Arlington, TX
01/13/2018
1:05 pm		 Troy W 79–68  11–5 (4–1)
 Mitchell Center (3,014)
Mobile, AL
01/18/2018
5:05 pm		 Coastal Carolina W 68–62  12–5 (5–1)
 Mitchell Center (2,098)
Mobile, AL
01/20/2018
1:05 pm		 Appalachian State W 54–52  13–5 (6–1)
 Mitchell Center (3,877)
Mobile, AL
01/25/2018
5:00 pm		 at Louisiana W 72–57  14–5 (7–1)
 Cajundome (590)
Lafayette, LA
01/27/2018
12:00 pm		 at Louisiana–Monroe W 67–60  15–5 (8–1)
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,635)
Monroe, LA
02/03/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Troy L 71–82  15–6 (8–2)
 Trojan Arena (2,176)
Troy, AL
02/08/2018
11:00 am		 Little Rock L 35–47  15–7 (8–3)
 Mitchell Center (2,484)
Mobile, AL
02/10/2018
1:05 pm		 Arkansas State L 60–75  15–8 (8–4)
 Mitchell Center (1,983)
Mobile, AL
02/15/2018
4:00 pm		 at Appalachian State L 56–57 OT 15–9 (8–5)
 Holmes Center (278)
Boone, NC
02/17/2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Coastal Carolina L 57–71  15–10 (8–6)
 HTC Center (357)
Conway, SC
02/22/2018
5:05 pm		 Louisiana–Monroe W 72–57  16–10 (9–6)
 Mitchell Center (2,011)
Mobile, AL
02/24/2018
5:05 pm		 Louisiana L 56–59  16–11 (9–7)
 Mitchell Center (1,946)
Mobile, AL
03/01/2018
4:00 pm		 at Georgia Southern W 81–74  17–11 (10–7)
 Hanner Fieldhouse (139)
Statesboro, GA
03/03/2018
11:00 am, ESPN3		 at Georgia State W 70–69  18–11 (11–7)
 GSU Sports Arena (448)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/06/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 (5) vs. (12) Louisiana–Monroe
First Round		 W 80–54  19–11
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/08/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 (5) vs. (4) Troy
Quarterfinals		 L 79–82  19–12
 Lakefront Arena (967)
New Orleans, LA
WBI
03/15/2018*
7:00 pm		 Stetson
First Round		 W 49–33  20–12
 Mitchell Center (707)
Mobile, AL
03/19/2018*
7:00 pm		 Furman
Quarterfinals		 W 54–53  21–12
 Mitchell Center (802)
Mobile, AL
03/24/2018*
4:00 pm		 at Yale
Semifinals		 L 74–76 OT 21–13
 John J. Lee Amphitheater (350)
New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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

See also

References
  1. "The Official Website of the South Alabama Jaguars" (PDF). Usajaguars.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  2. "South Alabama Jaguars Women's Basketball - Jaguars News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  3. South Alabama Jaguars. "South Alabama Jaguars on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  4. "The Official Website of the South Alabama Jaguars". Usajaguars.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
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