2017–18 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

The 2017–18 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team will represent the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels, led by tenth year head coach Kathy Olivier. They play their home games at the Cox Pavilion, attached to the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 14–4 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season title with Boise State. They lost in the quarterfinals Mountain West Women's Tournament to Nevada. They earn an automatic bid to the WNIT where they lost in the first round to Utah.

2017–18 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball
Mountain West Regular Season Co-Champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2017–18 record19–12 (14–4 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Caitlin Collier
  • Mia Bell
  • Peggy Smith
Home arenaCox Pavilion
Thomas & Mack Center
2017–18 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Boise State144 .778  2310  .697
UNLV144 .778  1912  .613
Wyoming135 .722  2211  .667
Colorado State117 .611  2112  .636
Fresno State117 .611  1715  .531
New Mexico108 .556  2511  .694
Nevada711 .389  1917  .528
San Diego State513 .278  1119  .367
Utah State513 .278  723  .233
Air Force513 .278  625  .194
San Jose State414 .222  723  .233
2018 MW Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2017–18 UNLV Lady Rebels women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kennedy Wharton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrValley HS
Grays Harbor College
Las Vegas, NV
G 1 Kavionnia Brown 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) FrCibola HS Albuquerque, NM
G 2 Brooke Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrHanford HS Hanford, CA
F 3 Paris Strawther 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrLiberty HS Las Vegas, NV
F 5 Simone Sheppard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSacramento HS Sacramento, CA
F 10 Nikki Wheatley  5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS JrBonita HS La Verne, CA
G 14 Bailey Thomas  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoMarian HS
West Virginia
Las Vegas, NV
G 15 LaTecia Smith  5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS JrNarbonne HS
Seton Hall
Gardenia, CA
F 20 Alyssa Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrEtiwanda HS Ranch Cucamonga, CA
C 21 Katie Powell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS JrDuluth HS
Arkansas
Duluth, GA
F/C 22 Destiney Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrC. K. McClatchy HS Sacramento, CA
F 23 Jordyn Bell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrBradshaw Christian HS Elk Grove, CA
C 24 Rodjanae Wade 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoEdison HS Fresno, CA
C 25 Krista Jackman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrRiver Valley HS Mohave Valley, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
6:00 pm
Portland State W 88–80 OT 1–0
Cox Pavilion (383)
Paradise, NV
11/14/2017*
12:00 pm
UC Irvine W 73–54  2–0
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
11/19/2017*
4:00 pm
Grand Canyon W 76–47  3–0
Cox Pavilion (868)
Paradise, NV
11/25/2017*
12:00 pm
Hofstra
Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals
W 68–52  4–0
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
11/26/2017*
2:30 pm
Minnesota
Lady Rebel Round-Up championship
L 72–79  4–1
Cox Pavilion (575)
Paradise, NV
12/02/2017*
11:35 am
vs. UC Riverside
ASU Classic semifinals
L 88–95  4–2
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
12/03/2017*
11:30 am
vs. Buffalo
ASU Classic 3rd place game
L 53–80  4–3
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
12/09/2017*
2:00 pm
at Gonzaga W 52–50  5–3
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,378)
Spokane, WA
12/16/2017*
2:00 pm
at No. 18 Stanford L 33–74  5–4
Maples Pavilion (2,763)
Stanford, CA
12/20/2016*
2:30 pm
No. 5 Mississippi State
Duel in the Desert Rebel Division
L 63–103  5–5
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
12/22/2017*
2:30 pm
Syracuse
Duel in the Desert Rebel Division
L 55–69  5–6
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
Mountain West regular season
12/30/2017
12:00 pm
at Boise State L 60–69  5–7
(0–1)
Taco Bell Arena (890)
Boise, ID
01/03/2018
6:00 pm
San José State W 79–60  6–7
(1–1)
Cox Pavilion (2,055)
Paradise, NV
01/06/2018
1:00 pm
at Utah State W 63–54  7–7
(2–1)
Smith Spectrum (346)
Logan, UT
01/10/2018
6:00 pm
Air Force W 69–58  8–7
(3–1)
Cox Pavilion (508)
Paradise, NV
01/17/2018
6:00 pm
at New Mexico W 68–66  9–7
(4–1)
Dreamstyle Arena (5,786)
Albuquerque, NM
01/20/2018
3:00 pm
Colorado State W 56–52  10–7
(5–1)
Cox Pavilion (1,358)
Paradise, NV
01/24/2018
6:00 pm
Fresno State L 72–74  10–8
(5–2)
Cox Pavilion (528)
Paradise, NV
01/27/2018
1:00 pm
at San Diego State W 75–64  11–8
(6–2)
Viejas Arena (4,568)
San Diego, CA
01/31/2018
7:00 pm
San José State W 80–57  12–8
(7–2)
Event Center Arena (767)
San Jose, CA
02/03/2018
3:00 pm
Boise State W 77–54  13–8
(8–2)
Thomas & Mack Center (1,503)
Paradise, NV
02/07/2018
6:00 pm
Nevada W 77–75  14–8
(9–2)
Cox Pavilion (794)
Paradise, NV
02/10/2018
1:00 pm
at Wyoming L 56–69  14–9
(9–3)
Arena-Auditorium (3,223)
Laramie, WY
02/14/2018
6:00 pm
at Air Force W 67–59  15–9
(10–3)
Clune Arena (263)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/17/2018
3:00 pm
San Diego State W 73–67 OT 16–9
(11–3)
Cox Pavilion (783)
Paradise, NV
02/21/2018
7:00 pm
at Fresno State W 73–58  17–9
(12–3)
Save Mart Center (2,204)
Fresno, CA
02/24/2018
3:00 pm
New Mexico W 74–62  18–9
(13–3)
Cox Pavilion (1,065)
Paradise, NV
02/27/2018
6:30 pm
at Nevada L 55–75  18–10
(13–4)
Lawlor Events Center (1,670)
Reno, NV
03/02/2018
6:00 pm
Utah State W 68–58  19–10
(14–4)
Cox Pavilion (1,001)
Paradise, NV
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/06/2018
6:00 pm
(2) (7) Nevada
Quarterfinals
L 73–77 2OT 19–11
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
WNIT
03/15/2018*
6:00 pm
at Utah
First Round
L 68–78  19–12
Jon M. Huntsman Center (497)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2017–18 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

References

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