2017–18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

The 2017–18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Lady Vols, led by sixth-year head coach Holly Warlick, played their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and are members of the Southeastern Conference.

2017–18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 12
2017–18 record25–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dean Lockwood
  • Sharrona Reaves
  • Bridgette Gordon
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State160 1.000  372  .949
No. 7 South Carolina124 .750  297  .806
No. 18 Georgia124 .750  267  .788
No. 12 Tennessee115 .688  258  .758
No. 17 Missouri115 .688  248  .750
No. 14 Texas A&M115 .688  2610  .722
No. 24 LSU115 .688  1910  .655
Alabama79 .438  2014  .588
Kentucky610 .375  1517  .469
Auburn511 .313  1415  .483
Arkansas313 .188  1318  .419
Florida313 .188  1119  .367
Vanderbilt313 .188  724  .226
Ole Miss115 .063  1219  .387
2018 SEC Tournament winner
As of April 1, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

In the November 24 Cancún Challenge game against Oklahoma State, Jaime Nared scored her 1,000th point. She is the 45th Lady Vol to do so in her career.[1]

The Lady Vols finished the season 25–8, 11–5 for a third-place tie in SEC play. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to South Carolina. Nationally ranked twelfth at the end of the season, they received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Liberty in the first round before losing to Oregon State in the second round.[2]

Previous season

The 2016–17 team finished the season 20–12, 10–6 for fifth place in SEC play. They lost in the second round of the 2017 SEC Tournament to Alabama. They received an at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Dayton in the first round before losing to Louisville in the second round.[3]

Roster

2017–18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 0 Rennia Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrJean Ribault HS Jacksonville, FL
G 1 Anastasia Hayes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrRiverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN
G 2 Evina Westbrook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSouth Salem HS Salem, OR
C 5 Kamera Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoDutchtown HS Hampton, GA
G/F 10 Meme Jackson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrBlackman HS Murfreesboro, TN
C 11 Kasiyahna Kushkituah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrSt. Francis HS Atlanta, GA
F 13 Kortney Dunbar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrEdwardsville HS Edwardsville, IL
F 15 Cheridene Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrHarris Academy Beckenham
ASA College
London, England, UK
C 21 Mercedes Russell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS SrSpringfield HS Springfield, OR
G/F 31 Jaime Nared 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrWestview HS Portland, OR
Head coach

Holly Warlick (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Dean Lockwood (Army)
Sharrona Reaves (Alabama)
Bridgette Gordon (Tennessee)


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

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP 14 13 12 12 11 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 10 12 11 11 15 12 12 Not released 
Coaches 18 14^ 13 13 7 7 7 7 6 7 10 13 11 11 11 14 12 13 13 17

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 14 Carson–Newman W 121–76 
 27  Davis  13  Davis  6  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,612)
Knoxville, TN
Regular season
November 12, 2017*
2:00 pm
No. 14 ETSU W 87–49  1–0
 20  Russell  13  Nared  6  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,869)
Knoxville, TN
November 15, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 13 James Madison W 89–60  2–0
 25  Nared  9  Nared  8  Hayes  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,553)
Knoxville, TN
November 20, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 12 Wichita State W 68–56  3–0
 17  Russell  10  Davis  6  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,818)
Knoxville, TN
November 23, 2017*
6:30 pm
No. 12 vs. No. 20 Marquette
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 101–99 OT 4–0
 26  Nared  15  Nared  6  Nared  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Convention Center (982)
Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
November 24, 2017*
4:00 pm
No. 12 vs. Oklahoma State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 79–69  5–0
 25  Russell  10  Davis  6  Westbrook  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Convention Center 
Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
November 25, 2017*
4:00 pm
No. 12 vs. South Dakota
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 69–49  6–0
 12  Hayes  9  Nared  3  Hayes  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Puerto Aventuras (982)
Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
November 30, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 12 Central Arkansas W 77–34  7–0
 19  Russell  10  Russell  4  Hayes  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,311)
Knoxville, TN
December 3, 2017*
2:00 pm
No. 12 Alabama State W 104–51  8–0
 22  Russell  10  Green  5  Davis  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,004)
Knoxville, TN
December 6, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 11 Troy W 131–69  9–0
 27  Nared  13  Green  12  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,187)
Knoxville, TN
December 10, 2017*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 11 No. 2 Texas W 82–75  10–0
 23  Nared  13  Nared  4  Hayes  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,651)
Knoxville, TN
December 17, 2017*
5:00 pm
No. 7 at Long Beach State W 90–61  11–0
 15  Jackson  11  Nared  7  Westbrook  Walter Pyramid (1,532)
Long Beach, CA
December 21, 2017*
9:00 pm, P12N
No. 7 at No. 18 Stanford W 83–71  12–0
 28  Nared  10  Russell  5  Nared  Maples Pavilion (3,084)
Stanford, CA
December 31, 2017
Noon, SECN
No. 7 at Kentucky W 63–49  13–0
(1–0)
 17  Westbrook  11  Davis  7  Jackson  Rupp Arena (8,921)
Lexington, KY
January 4, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 7 Auburn W 70–59  14–0
(2–0)
 19  Nared  11  Nared  6  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,663)
Knoxville, TN
January 7, 2018
Noon, SECN
No. 7 Vanderbilt W 86–73  15–0
(3–0)
 33  Russell  8  Jackson  7  Hayes  Thompson–Boling Arena (10,023)
Knoxville, TN
January 11, 2018
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 6 at No. 17 Texas A&M L 76–79 OT 15–1
(3–1)
 21  Russell  10  Russell  7  Westbrook  Reed Arena (5,043)
College Station, TX
January 14, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 at No. 9 South Carolina W 86–70  16–1
(4–1)
 21  Nared  12  Russell  5  Westbrook  Colonial Life Arena (14,763)
Columbia, SC
January 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 at No. 5 Notre Dame L 70–84  16–2
 18  Jackson  7  Russell  4  Westbrook  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,733)
Notre Dame, IN
January 21, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 No. 3 Mississippi State L 52–71  16–3
(4–2)
 16  Russell  10  Davis  6  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,436)
Knoxville, TN
January 25, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 10 Ole Miss W 75–66  17–3
(5–2)
 18  Davis  10  Nared  5  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,016)
Knoxville, TN
January 28, 2018
1:00 pm, SECN
No. 10 at LSU L 59–70  17–4
(5–3)
 14  Russell  10  Russell  7  Westbrook  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (4,333)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 1, 2018
6:30 pm, SECN
No. 12 No. 14 Texas A&M W 82–67  18–4
(6–3)
 23  Nared  13  Russell  6  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,841)
Knoxville, TN
February 4, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 12 at Vanderbilt W 74–64  19–4
(7–3)
 30  Nared  14  Nared  4  Westbrook  Memorial Gymnasium (4,771)
Nashville, TN
February 8, 2018
8:00 pm
No. 11 at Arkansas W 90–85  20–4
(8–3)
 33  Davis  14  Davis  9  Hayes  Bud Walton Arena (1,446)
Fayetteville, AR
February 11, 2018
3:00 pm, SECN
No. 11 No. 18 Georgia W 64–46  21–4
(9–3)
 15  Nared  15  Russell  3  Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (12,523)
Knoxville, TN
February 15, 2018
6:30 pm, SECN
No. 11 Alabama L 63–72  21–5
(9–4)
 22  Nared  11  Russell  4  Jackson  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,432)
Knoxville, TN
February 18, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 11 at No. 13 Missouri L 73–77  21–6
(9–5)
 25  Nared  9  Russell  2  Tied  Mizzou Arena (11,092)
Columbia, MO
February 22, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 15 at Florida W 70–42  22–6
(10–5)
 13  Tied  10  Davis  3  Tied  O'Connell Center (1,669)
Gainesville, FL
February 25, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 No. 7 South Carolina W 65–46  23–6
(11–5)
 18  Davis  12  Russell  4  Davis  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,058)
Knoxville, TN
SEC Women's Tournament
March 1, 2018
7:00 pm, SECN
(7) No. 12 vs. (10) Auburn
Second Round
W 64–61  24–6
 17  Nared  15  Russell  4  Nared  Bridgestone Arena (6,047)
Nashville, TN
March 2, 2018
7:00 pm, SECN
(7) No. 12 vs. (2) No. 8 South Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 62–73  24–7
 15  Nared  13  Nared  4  Hayes  Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 16, 2018*
2:30 pm, ESPN2
(3 L) No. 12 (14 L) Liberty
First Round
W 100–60  25–7
 18  Davis  12  Green  6  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (4,509)
Knoxville, TN
March 18, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
(6 L) No. 12 (4 L) No. 13 Oregon State
Second Round
L 59–66  25–8
 21  Russell  14  Russell  5  Nared  Thompson–Boling Arena (4,338)
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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