2017–18 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represents Texas Tech University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders were led by fifth year head coach Candi Whitaker until she was replaced by interim head coach Shimmy Gray-Miller on January 1, 2018. They play their homes games at United Supermarkets Arena and are members of the Big 12 Conference.[2][3][4] They finished the season 7–23, 1–17 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Women's Tournament to Iowa State.

2017–18 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2017–18 record7–23 (1–17 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUnited Supermarkets Arena
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 finished the season 14–17, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Baylor.

Media

Television & Radio information

Select Lady Raiders games will be shown on FSN affiliates throughout the season, including FSSW, FSSW+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific. All games will be broadcast on the Lady Raiders Radio Network on either KLZK or KJTV.

Roster

2017–18 Texas Tech Lady Raiders women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Brielle Blaire 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrTerra Nova
Virginia Tech
Salisbury, NC
C 1 Erin Degrate 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS SoLa Vega
Louisville
Waco, TX
G 2 Sydney Goodson  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoLiberty Christian
Arizona State
Argyle, TX
G 3 Lyndsey Whilby 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrMcEachern Powder Springs, GA
G 4 Recee' Caldwell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrHomeschooled
UCLA
San Antonio, TX
F 5 Tihana Stojsavljevic  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoTresnjevka
Maine
Zagreb, Croatia
G 10 Grayson Bright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoFossil Ridge Fort Worth, TX
C 12 Jada Terry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SrCedar Hill
Texas A&M
Cedar Hill, TX
G 14 Lauren Harrison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoConcordia Lutheran The Woodlands, TX
F 20 Brittany Brewer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoWylie Abilene, TX
G 23 Angel Hayden 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrCanyon Canyon, TX
G 24 Haley Bruedigam 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrLubbock
West Texas A&M
Lubbock, TX
F 30 Zuri Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrEvansville Central Evansville, IN
G/F 32 Dayo Olabode 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrMansfield Timberview Arlington, TX
C 42 Ionna McKenzie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrDr. Phillips Gotha, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 3, 2018

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2017*
2:00 pm
St. Edward's W 73–40 
United Supermarkets Arena (2,730)
Lubbock, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017*
2:00 pm
Texas State L 70–87  0–1
United Supermarkets Arena (3,611)
Lubbock, TX
11/15/2017*
11:00 am
Florida A&M W 82–63  1–1
United Supermarkets Arena (8,238)
Lubbock, TX
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 74–47  2–1
United Supermarkets Arena (3,335)
Lubbock, TX
11/22/2017*
3:00 pm
UMass Lowell W 93–65  3–1
United Supermarkets Arena (3,057)
Lubbock, TX
11/26/2017*
2:00 pm, FSSW
No. 19 Texas A&M L 56–90  3–2
United Supermarkets Arena (4,047)
Lubbock, TX
11/30/2017*
6:30 pm, FSSW+
LSU
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 40–48  3–3
United Supermarkets Arena (4,303)
Lubbock, TX
12/03/2017*
2:00 pm
at Houston L 75–79  3–4
H&PE Arena 
Houston, TX
12/06/2017*
8:00 pm
at New Mexico L 56–90  3–5
Dreamstyle Arena (5,663)
Albuquerque, NM
12/06/2017*
5:30 pm
Prairie View A&M W 89–60  4–5
United Supermarkets Arena (3,797)
Lubbock, TX
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 80–64  5–5
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (2,292)
Lubbock, TX
12/21/2017*
2:00 pm
Incarnate Word W 80–54  6–5
United Supermarkets Arena (3,384)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 regular season
12/28/2017
6:30 pm
No. 24 Oklahoma State L 57–98  6–6
(0–1)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,371)
Lubbock, TX
12/31/2017
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 6 Baylor L 49–97  6–7
(0–2)
Ferrell Center (4,371)
Waco, TX
01/03/2018
6:30 pm
Kansas L 47–60  6–8
(0–3)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,388)
Lubbock, TX
01/07/2018
2:00 pm, FSN
at TCU L 72–93  6–9
(0–4)
Schollmaier Arena (1,929)
Fort Worth, TX
01/10/2018
6:30 pm, FSSW+
Oklahoma L 52–73  6–10
(0–5)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,352)
Lubbock, TX
01/13/2018
6:00 pm, FSSW+
Iowa State L 54–66  6–11
(0–6)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,823)
Lubbock, TX
01/17/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kansas W 68–56  7–11
(1–6)
Allen Fieldhouse (1,556)
Lawrence, KS
01/20/2018
3:00 pm, FSN
No. 9 Texas L 49–90  7–12
(1–7)
United Supermarkets Arena (5,330)
Lubbock, TX
01/24/2018
6:00 pm
at No. 20 West Virginia L 49–90  7–13
(1–8)
WVU Coliseum (1,987)
Morgantown, WV
01/27/2018
1:00 pm
at No. 19 Oklahoma State L 57–98  7–14
(1–9)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,825)
Stillwater, OK
02/03/2018
2:00 pm
No. 3 Baylor L 44–90  7–15
(1–10)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,207)
Lubbock, TX
02/07/2018
7:00 pm
at Kansas State L 69–83  7–16
(1–11)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,147)
Manhattan, KS
02/10/2018
2:00 pm, FSSW
West Virginia L 60–74  7–17
(1–12)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,116)
Lubbock, TX
02/14/2018
7:00 pm, LHN
at No. 6 Texas L 72–87  7–18
(1–13)
Frank Erwin Center (3,082)
Austin, TX
02/17/2018
3:00 pm
at Iowa State L 57–69  7–19
(1–14)
Hilton Coliseum (11,072)
Ames, IA
02/21/2018
6:30 pm, FSSW
TCU L 60–72  7–20
(1–15)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,976)
Lubbock, TX
02/24/2018
12:00 pm, FSOK
at Oklahoma L 61–79  7–21
(1–16)
Lloyd Noble Center (5,030)
Norman, OK
02/26/2018
6:30 pm, FSSW+
Kansas State L 63–86  7–22
(1–17)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,084)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/02/2018
8:30 pm, FCS
(10) vs. (7) Iowa State
First Round
L 49–74  7–23
Chesapeake Energy Arena (2,779)
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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. "2017 18 Quick Facts - Texas Tech University - Texas Tech Athletics" (PDF). Texastech.com. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  3. "Texas Tech Lady Raiders Women's Basketball - Lady Raiders News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  4. Texas Tech Lady Raiders. "Texas Tech Lady Raiders on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  5. "Texas Tech Athletics". Texastech.com. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
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