2017–18 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Austin in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Karen Aston's sixth season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and play their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. They finished the season 28–7, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Maine and Arizona State in the first and second rounds before losing to UCLA in the sweet sixteen.

2017–18 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 8
2017–18 record28–7 (15–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachTina Thompson
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFrank Erwin Center
2017–18 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Baylor180 1.000  332  .943
No. 8 Texas153 .833  287  .800
Oklahoma State117 .611  2111  .656
Oklahoma117 .611  1615  .516
TCU99 .500  2313  .639
West Virginia810 .444  2512  .676
Iowa State711 .389  1417  .452
Kansas State711 .389  1816  .529
Kansas315 .167  1218  .400
Texas Tech117 .056  723  .233
2018 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Previous season

They are coming off a season in which they finished the season 25–9, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place and advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to West Virginia. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Central Arkansas and NC State in the first and second rounds before losing to Stanford in the Sweet Sixteen.

Off-season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Lang Kelsey40C6'5"SeniorThe Woodlands, TXGraduated
Brianna Taylor20G5'9"SeniorHouston, TXGraduated
Tasia Forman22G5'4"JuniorDuncanville, TXTransferred to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi

Joyner Holmes not on roster unil 23 December 2017 due to undisclosed violation.

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Destiny Littleton
G
La Jolla, CA The Bishop's School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Chastity Patterson
G
Houston, TX North Shore 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 98
Rellah Boothe
F
Ocala, FL IMG Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 98
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

Roster

2017–18 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Alecia Sutton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoParkway North St. Louis, MO
G 4 Destiny Littleton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrThe Bishop's School La Jolla, CA
F 5 Jordan Hosey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrManvel Pearland, TX
G 10 Lashann Higgs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrCedar Ridge Round Rock, TX
G 11 Brooke McCarty 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrClear Springs League City, TX
G/F 12 Jada Underwood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoHorn Mesquite, TX
F 14 Olamide Aborowa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrNeumann-Goretti Ondo, Nigeria
G 15 Chasity Patterson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrNorth Shore Houston, TX
G 23 Ariel Atkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrDuncanville Duncanville, TX
G/F 24 Joyner Holmes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoCedar Hill Cedar Hill, TX
F 30 Khaléann Caron-Goudreau 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS JrIMG Academy
Vanderbilt
Gatineau, QE
F 31 Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrIMG Academy
Gulf Coast State College
Gatineau, QE
F 33 Rellah Boothe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrIMG Academy Ocala, FL
F/C 40 Jatarie White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS JrProvidence Day
South Carolina
Charlotte, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2017*
1:00 pm, LHN
No. 2 Oklahoma City W 99–36 
Frank Erwin Center (1,184)
Austin, TX
Regular season
11/12/2017*
1:00 pm, LHN
No. 2 Stetson W 95–59  1–0
Frank Erwin Center (3,415)
Austin, TX
11/15/2017*
11:00 am, LHN
No. 2 McNeese State W 100–34  2–0
Frank Erwin Center (7,651)
Austin, TX
11/17/2017*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 2 UTSA W 120–70  3–0
Frank Erwin Center (3,135)
Austin, TX
11/24/2017*
5:30 pm
No. 2 vs. LSU
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 75–66  4–0
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
11/25/2017*
3:15 pm
No. 2 vs. Washington
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 92–68  5–0
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
11/30/2017*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 2 Louisiana Tech W 88–54  6–0
Frank Erwin Center (2,956)
Austin, TX
12/03/2017*
3:00 pm, SECN
No. 2 at Georgia
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 81–53  7–0
Stegeman Coliseum (3,390)
Athens, GA
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 at No. 11 Tennessee L 75–82  7–1
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,651)
Knoxville, TN
12/13/2017*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 8 Northwestern State W 68–44  8–1
Frank Erwin Center (3,461)
Austin, TX
12/17/2017*
11:30 am, FS1
No. 8 No. 12 Florida State W 87–72  9–1
Frank Erwin Center (4,202)
Austin, TX
12/28/2017
7:00 pm, FCSC
No. 8 at Oklahoma W 88–78  10–1
(1–0)
Lloyd Noble Center (3,391)
Norman, OK
12/31/2017
3:30 pm, FSN
No. 8 No. 9 West Virginia W 79–58  11–1
(2–0)
Frank Erwin Center (3,391)
Austin, TX
01/03/2018
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 8 No. 20 Oklahoma State W 84–79  12–1
(3–0)
Frank Erwin Center (3,240)
Austin, TX
01/07/2018
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 8 at Kansas State W 75–64  13–1
(4–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,908)
Manhattan, KS
01/10/2018
8:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 7 at TCU L 77–79  13–2
(4–1)
Schollmaier Arena (2,150)
Fort Worth, TX
01/13/2018
1:00 pm, LHN
No. 7 Kansas W 79–62  14–2
(5–1)
Frank Erwin Center (4,015)
Austin, TX
01/15/2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 No. 1 Connecticut L 71–75  14–3
Frank Erwin Center (11,877)
Austin, TX
01/20/2018
3:00 pm, FSN
No. 9 at Texas Tech W 90–49  15–3
(6–1)
United Supermarkets Arena (5,330)
Lubbock, TX
01/25/2018
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 at No. 3 Baylor L 56–81  15–4
(6–2)
Ferrell Center (9,286)
Waco, TX
01/27/2018
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 6 Iowa State W 87–55  16–4
(7–2)
Frank Erwin Center (4,446)
Austin, TX
01/31/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 8 at Kansas W 55–41  17–4
(8–2)
Allen Fieldhouse (1,625)
Lawrence, KS
02/03/2018
12:00 pm, LHN
No. 8 No. 22 TCU W 92–65  18–4
(9–2)
Frank Erwin Center (6,023)
Austin, TX
02/05/2018
6:00 pm, FS1
No. 6 at West Virginia W 73–55  19–4
(10–2)
WVU Coliseum (2,149)
Morgantown, WV
02/10/2018
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 6 Kansas State W 76–54  20–4
(11–2)
Frank Erwin Center (3,900)
Austin, TX
02/14/2018
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 6 Texas Tech W 87–72  21–4
(12–2)
Frank Erwin Center (3,082)
Austin, TX
02/17/2018
2:00 pm, FSOK
No. 6 at No. 21 Oklahoma State W 77–62  22–4
(13–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,131)
Stillwater, OK
02/19/2018
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 No. 3 Baylor L 87–93  22–5
(13–3)
Frank Erwin Center (6,642)
Austin, TX
02/24/2018
5:00 pm, FSN
No. 6 at Iowa State W 72–59  23–5
(14–3)
Hilton Coliseum (10,061)
Ames, IA
02/27/2018
6:00 pm, FS1
No. 7 Oklahoma W 79–66  24–5
(15–3)
Frank Erwin Center (4,207)
Austin, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2018
6:00 pm, FSN
(2) No. 7 vs. (7) Iowa State
Quarterfinals
W 81–69  25–5
Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
03/04/2018
4:30 pm, FS1
(2) No. 7 vs. (6) West Virginia
Semifinals
W 68–55  26–5
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,832)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/05/2018
8:00 pm, FS1
(2) No. 8 vs. (1) No. 2 Baylor
Championship Game
L 69–77  26–6
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,520)
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 KC) No. 8 (15 KC) Maine
First Round
W 83–54  27–6
Frank Erwin Center (3,878)
Austin, TX
03/19/2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 KC) No. 8 (7 KC) Arizona State
Second Round
W 85–65  28–6
Frank Erwin Center (3,286)
Austin, TX
03/23/2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 KC) No. 8 vs. (3 KC) No. 9 UCLA
Sweet Sixteen
L 75–84  28–7
Sprint Center (4,280)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 2 2 2 2 2 8 8 8 8 7 9 6 8 6 6 6 7 8 8 N/A
Coaches 6 N/A 4 4 8 8 8 8 7 9 6 8 6 6 6 7 8 8 10
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

2017–18 media

Television & Radio information

Most University of Texas home games will be shown on the Longhorn Network, and select games will be available through FSN affiliates. Women's basketball games will also be carried on the radio via KVET.

See also

References

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