2017–18 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by fifth year head coach Randy Norton, play their home games at the Bartow Arena and are members of Conference USA.[1][2][3] They finished the season 27–7, 13–3 in C-USA play to win the C-USA regular season. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Western Kentucky. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Chattanooga in the first round before losing to Georgia Tech in the second round.

2017–18 UAB Blazers women's basketball
C-USA Regular Season Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceConference USA
2017–18 record27–7 (13–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Taren Martin
  • Michael Scott Jr.
  • Reagan Miller
Home arenaBartow Arena
2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UAB133 .813  277  .794
Western Kentucky124 .750  249  .727
Rice106 .625  2310  .697
Louisiana Tech106 .625  1912  .613
Middle Tennessee106 .625  1813  .581
Charlotte106 .625  1416  .467
UTEP79 .438  1714  .548
Florida Atlantic79 .438  1315  .464
Southern Miss79 .438  1515  .500
North Texas610 .375  1714  .548
UTSA610 .375  921  .300
Old Dominion610 .375  823  .258
FIU511 .313  821  .276
Marshall313 .188  920  .310
2018 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 20 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2017–18 UAB Blazers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Miyah Barnes 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoCentral HS Memphis, TN
G 2 Whytney Singleton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrBlount HS Mobile, AL
G 3 Angela Vendrell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoCB Claret Benimaclet Alicante, Spain
F 4 Talia Roldan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrAndrean Griffith, IN
G 12 Trista Magee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoPresbyterian Christian
Alabama
Ellisville, MS
F 13 Katelynn Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoShades Valley HS Birmingham, AL
G 14 T'erra Lewis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrRobert E. Lee HS Montgomery, AL
G 20 Deanna Kuzmanic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrWheeling HS Wheeling, IL
G 22 Maya Garland 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS JrFenwick HS River Forest, IL
G 23 Lea Kerstein 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrMontini Catholic HS West Chicago, IL
G/F 24 Kara Rawls 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrLawson State CC Hoover, AL
G 32 Rachael Childress 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoLawrence County HS Moulton, AL
F 34 Imani Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoDesoto Central HS Southaven, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2017

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017*
6:00 pm
Montevallo W 113–20 
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
11/07/2017*
7:00 pm
Judson College W 126–51 
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017*
2:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 87–72  1–0
Bartow Arena (596)
Birmingham, AL
11/12/2017*
4:30 pm
Southern Illinois W 76–66  2–0
Bartow Arena (407)
Birmingham, AL
11/15/2017*
6:00 pm
Miles College W 85–42  3–0
Bartow Arena (292)
Birmingham, AL
11/24/2017*
2:00 pm
vs. Indiana
Hilton Concord Classic
L 63–71  3–1
McKeon Pavilion (142)
Moraga, CA
11/25/2017*
2:00 pm
vs. UC Santa Barbara
Hilton Concord Classic
W 67–54  4–1
McKeon Pavilion (152)
Moraga, CA
12/01/2017*
11:00 am
at Appalachian State W 70–59  5–1
Holmes Center (466)
Boone, NC
12/03/2017*
11:00 am
at High Point W 77–61  6–1
Millis Center (602)
High Point, NC
12/07/2017*
6:00 pm
Samford W 77–53  7–1
Bartow Arena (497)
Birmingham, AL
12/09/2017*
3:00 pm
at Memphis L 62–64  7–2
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (835)
Memphis, TN
12/17/2017*
4:00 pm
Alabama A&M W 85–58  8–2
Bartow Arena (431)
Birmingham, AL
12/19/2017*
1:00 pm
Alabama State W 61–44  9–2
Bartow Arena (475)
Birmingham, AL
12/21/2017*
1:05 pm
at South Alabama W 78–66  10–2
Mitchell Center (242)
Mobile, AL
12/30/2017*
6:30 pm
Tuskegee W 105–50  11–2
Bartow Arena (431)
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA regular season
01/04/2018
6:00 pm, BEIN
at Old Dominion W 74–61  12–2 (1–0)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,353)
Norfolk, VA
01/06/2018
6:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee W 59–51  13–2 (2–0)
Murphy Center (3,940)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/13/2018
6:30 pm
Western Kentucky W 79–61  14–2 (3–0)
Bartow Arena (527)
Birmingham, AL
01/18/2018
6:00 pm
Southern Miss L 63–80  14–3 (3–1)
Bartow Arena (357)
Birmingham, AL
01/20/2018
2:00 pm
North Texas W 68–52  15–3 (4–1)
Bartow Arena (369)
Birmingham, AL
01/25/2018
6:00 pm
at FIU W 71–61  16–3 (5–1)
FIU Arena (505)
Miami, FL
01/27/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Atlantic W 90–57  17–3 (6–1)
Bartow Arena (647)
Birmingham, AL
02/02/2018
8:00 pm, BEIN
at UTEP W 84–64  18–3 (7–1)
Don Haskins Center (771)
El Paso, TX
02/04/2018
2:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech W 66–61  19–3 (8–1)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,032)
Ruston, LA
02/10/2018
12:00 pm
at Marshall W 69–62  20–3 (9–1)
Cam Henderson Center (713)
Huntington, WV
02/15/2018
6:00 pm
Rice W 70–63  21–3 (10–1)
Bartow Arena (597)
Birmingham, AL
02/17/2018
2:00 pm
Charlotte L 71–80  21–4 (10–2)
Bartow Arena (427)
Birmingham, AL
02/22/2018
11:00 am
Middle Tennessee W 65–58  22–4 (11–2)
Bartow Arena (1,011)
Birmingham, AL
02/24/2018
2:00 pm
Louisiana Tech L 60–70  22–5 (11–3)
Bartow Arena (517)
Birmingham, AL
03/01/2018
5:00 pm
at North Texas W 69–51  23–5 (12–3)
The Super Pit (1,310)
Denton, TX
03/03/2018
2:00 pm
at UTSA W 74–66  24–5 (13–3)
Convocation Center (561)
San Antonio, TX
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/08/2018
11:00 am, Stadium
(1) vs. (9) UTEP
Quarterfinals
W 75–66  25–5
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
03/09/2018
5:30 pm, Stadium
(1) vs. (5) Rice
Semifinals
W 67–55  26–5
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
03/10/2018
4:30 pm, CBSSN
(1) vs. (2) WKU
Championship Game
L 57–72  26–6
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
WNIT
03/15/2018
6:00 pm
Chattanooga
First Round
W 60–50  27–6
Bartow Arena (769)
Birmingham, AL
03/18/2018
1:00 pm
at Georgia Tech
Second Round
L 47–91  27–7
Hank McCamish Pavilion (681)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Final
AP RV N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

2017–18 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

References

  1. "University of Alabama Birmingham" (PDF). Uabsports.com. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  2. Jeff Goodman. "UAB Blazers Women's Basketball – Blazers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  3. UAB Blazers. "UAB Blazers on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  4. "University of Alabama Birmingham". Uabsports.com. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
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