2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team

The 2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team represents Texas Christian University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 2016–17 season was head coach Raegan Pebley's fourth season at TCU. The Horned Frogs were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games in Schollmaier Arena. This season TCU got back in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2010.[2] They finished the season 23–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where to they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Lamar, Missouri State, New Mexico in the first, second and third rounds, South Dakota in the quarterfinals before losing to Indiana in the semifinals.

2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball
WNIT, Semifinals
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2017–18 record23–13 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Hanna Howard
  • Britney Brown
  • Aaron Kallhoff
Home arenaSchollmaier Arena
2017–18 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Baylor †18–0 1.000  33–2  .943
No. 8 Texas15–3 .833  28–7  .800
Oklahoma State11–7 .611  21–11  .656
Oklahoma11–7 .611  16–15  .516
TCU9–9 .500  23–13  .639
West Virginia8–10 .444  25–12  .676
Iowa State7–11 .389  14–17  .452
Kansas State7–11 .389  18–16  .529
Kansas3–15 .167  12–18  .400
Texas Tech1–17 .056  7–23  .233
† 2018 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Roster
2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 Amy Okonkwo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrEtiwanda
USC		 Fontana, CA
G 1 Toree Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrBroken Arrow
Ole Miss		 Broken Arrow, OK
G 3 Mikayla Christian 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoVista Ridge Round Rock, TX
G 4 Amber Ramirez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoWagner San Antonio, TX
G 15 Jayde Woods 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoWindward School
Oregon		 Yorba Linda, CA
G 20 Lauren Heard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrGuyer Denton, TX
F 21 Sydney Coleman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrCypress Ranch Cypress, TX
C 22 Jordan Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrStony Point Round Rock, TX
G 24 Dakota Vann 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrDeer Creek
Butler CC		 Oklahoma City, OK
G 25 Kianna Ray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoBowie Austin, TX
F 31 Ella Hellessey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoPadua College Dromana, Australia
F 33 Adeola Akomolafe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SoEl Dorado El Paso, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017*
6:30 pm		 Texas Wesleyan W 78–50 
Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
Non-Conference Games
11/11/2017*
2:00 pm		 Oral Roberts W 72–58  1–0
 Schollmaier Arena (1,603)
Fort Worth, TX
11/14/2017*
7:00 pm		 at SMU W 64–58  2–0
 Moody Coliseum (938)
Dallas, TX
11/18/2017*
2:00 pm		 Texas State W 82–58  3–0
 Schollmaier Arena (1,766)
Fort Worth, TX
11/21/2017*
6:30 pm, FSSW+		 Yale L 72–82  3–1
 Schollmaier Arena (1,796)
Fort Worth, TX
11/24/2017*
7:00 pm		 vs. Arizona
Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic		 W 68–59  4–1
 Matadome (200)
Northridge, CA
11/25/2017*
9:30 pm		 vs. Idaho
Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic		 W 86–76  5–1
 Matadome (411)
Northridge, CA
12/01/2017*
12:00 pm, FSSW		 Alabama
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge		 W 88–67  6–1
 Schollmaier Arena (3,457)
Fort Worth, TX
12/06/2017*
11:00 am, SECN		 at No. 21 Texas A&M
Maggie Dixon Classic		 L 58–71  6–2
 Reed Arena (7,480)
College Station, TX
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm, FSSW		 Southeastern Louisiana W 112–62  7–2
 Schollmaier Arena (2,005)
Fort Worth, TX
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm		 Northwestern State W 89–51  8–2
 Schollmaier Arena (1,920)
Fort Worth, TX
12/20/2017*
6:30 pm		 Hampton W 90–68  9–2
 Schollmaier Arena (1,496)
Fort Worth, TX
Conference Games
12/28/2017
6:00 pm		 No. 9 West Virginia L 82–87  9–3
(0–1)		 Schollmaier Arena (1,799)
Fort Worth, TX
12/31/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Kansas L 77–86  9–4
(0–2)		 Allen Fieldhouse (1,804)
Lawrence, KS
01/04/2018
7:00 pm, FSOK		 at Oklahoma L 71–84  9–5
(0–3)		 Lloyd Noble Center (2,522)
Norman, OK
01/07/2018
2:00 pm, FSN		 Texas Tech W 93–72  10–5
(1–3)		 Schollmaier Arena (1,929)
Fort Worth, TX
01/10/2018
8:00 pm, FSSW+		 No. 7 Texas W 79–77  11–5
(2–3)		 Schollmaier Arena (2,150)
Fort Worth, TX
01/13/2018
4:00 pm, FSN		 at No. 15 West Virginia W 76–74 OT 12–5
(3–3)		 WVU Coliseum (3,139)
Morgantown, WV
01/20/2018
2:00 pm		 Kansas W 76–66  13–5
(4–3)		 Schollmaier Arena (2,327)
Fort Worth, TX
01/24/2018
7:00 pm		 No. 24 at Kansas State W 68–63  14–5
(5–3)		 Bramlage Coliseum (3,381)
Manhattan, KS
01/27/2018
2:00 pm, FSSW		 No. 24 Oklahoma W 62–58  15–5
(6–3)		 Schollmaier Arena (2,882)
Fort Worth, TX
01/30/2018
6:30 pm		 No. 22 at Iowa State W 75–52  16–5
(7–3)		 Hilton Coliseum (9,829)
Ames, IA
02/03/2018
12:00 pm, LHN		 No. 22 at No. 8 Texas L 65–92  16–6
(7–4)		 Frank Erwin Center (6,023)
Austin, TX
02/07/2018
6:30 pm, FSSW		 No. 24 No. 22 Oklahoma State L 54–71  16–7
(7–5)		 Schollmaier Arena (3,125)
Fort Worth, TX
02/10/2018
7:00 pm, FSSW+		 No. 24 at No. 3 Baylor L 63–83  16–8
(7–6)		 Ferrell Center (6,524)
Waco, TX
02/14/2018
6:30 pm, FSSW		 Iowa State L 63–66  16–9
(7–7)		 Schollmaier Arena (1,695)
Fort Worth, TX
02/17/2018
2:00 pm, FSSW		 Kansas State W 87–70  17–9
(8–7)		 Schollmaier Arena (2,043)
Fort Worth, TX
02/21/2018
6:30 pm, FSSW		 at Texas Tech W 72–60  18–9
(9–7)		 United Supermarkets Arena (3,976)
Lubbock, TX
02/24/2018
5:00 pm		 No. 3 Baylor L 53–85  18–10
(9–8)		 Schollmaier Arena (3,186)
Fort Worth, TX
02/26/2018
8:00 pm, FSSW+		 at Oklahoma State L 72–85  18–11
(9–9)		 Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,563)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2018
11:00 am, FSN		 (5) vs. (4) Oklahoma
Quarterfinals		 W 90–83  19–11
 Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
03/04/2018
2:00 pm, FS1		 (5) vs. (1) No. 3 Baylor
Semifinals		 L 48–94  19–12
 Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
WNIT
03/15/2018*
6:30 pm		 Lamar
First Round		 W 80–68  20–12
 Schollmaier Arena (1,330)
Fort Worth, TX
03/17/2018*
12:00 pm		 Missouri State
Second Round		 W 86–51  21–12
 Schollmaier Arena (1,069)
Fort Worth, TX
03/22/2018*
8:00 pm		 at New Mexico
Third Round		 W 81–72  22–12
 Dreamstyle Arena (3,938)
Albuquerque, NM
03/25/2018*
6:00 pm		 at South Dakota
Quarterfinals		 W 79–71  23–12
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,885)
Vermillion, SD
03/28/2018*
6:00 pm		 at Indiana
Semifinals		 L 58–71  23–13
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,815)
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Schedule and results from GoFrogs.com[3] and ESPN.com[4]

Rankings
Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
2		Week
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18		Week
19		Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV 24 22 24 RV NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR N/A NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV 24 22 24 RV NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "TCU cracks Top 25 for first time since 2010; UConn remains No. 1". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/tcu-w-baskbl-sched.html
  4. "TCU Horned Frog". ESPN. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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