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2017–18 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team

2017–18 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record8–22 (4–14 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tron Griffin
  • Kelly Mathis
  • Jasmine Young
Home arenaGSU Sports Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 17 1   .944 23 10   .697
Texas State 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
UT Arlington 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
Troy 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
South Alabama 11 7   .611 21 13   .618
Coastal Carolina 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Louisiana 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Arkansas State 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Appalachian State 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
Georgia State 4 14   .222 8 22   .267
Georgia Southern 2 16   .111 5 25   .167
Louisiana–Monroe 1 17   .056 4 26   .133
2018 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of March 19, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team represented Georgia State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, coached by Sharon Baldwin-Tener in her eighth season, were a member of the Sun Belt Conference, and played their home games on campus at the GSU Sports Arena. They finished season 8–22, 4–14 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt women's tournament to Coastal Carolina.

On March 14, head coach Sharon Baldwin's contract was not renewed.[1] She finished an eight-year record at Georgia State of 88–152.

Roster

2016–17 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Allison Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Norcross
Kennesaw State
Norcross, GA
G 1 Janessa Murphey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Dutchtown
Tallahassee CC
McDonough, GA
F 2 K. K. Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Blackman Murfreesboro, TN
G 5 Shaliaya Fluker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Belleville West
Walters State CC
Belleville, MO
G 10 Kiersten Hunter 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Parkview Lilburn, GA
F 11 Juliet James 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Paterson, East Side
Northwest Tech CC
Kaduna, Nigeria
C 12 Walnatia Wright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Laney
Texas A&M
Augusta, GA
G 13 Jada Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So McEachern Powder Springs, GA
F 20 Francesca Minali 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Northeast CC Stezzano, Italy
G 21 Kierra Henry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Pope Marietta, GA
G/F 22 Deja Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Duluth Duluth, GA
G 23 Madison Newby 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Archer Lawrenceville, GA
C 30 Shaquanda Miller-McCray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Crestwood Sumter, SC
G/F 32 Victoria Middlebrooks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Griffin
Southwest Tennessee CC
Griffin, GA
F/C 33 Rakeah Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Westlake Atlanta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11*
4:00 pm
at Florida L 66–82  0-1
O'Connell Center (1,509)
Gainesville, FL
November 16*
8:00 pm
at No. 7 Mississippi State L 50–106  0–2
Humphrey Coliseum (4,584)
Starkville, MS
November 21*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
at Georgia Tech L 51–75  0–3
McCamish Pavilion (1,024)
Atlanta, GA
November 24*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
VCU
GSU Thanksgiving Classic
W 61–56  1–3
GSU Sports Arena (442)
Atlanta, GA
November 26*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Kentucky
GSU Thanksgiving Classic
L 63–74  1–4
GSU Sports Arena (412)
Atlanta, GA
November 30*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State L 61–71  1–5
KSU Convocation Center (545)
Kennesaw, GA
December 3*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Allen W 101–56  2–5
GSU Sports Arena (376)
Atlanta, GA
December 10*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
North Greenville W 91–89  3–5
GSU Sports Arena (369)
Atlanta, GA
December 15*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
FAU L 50–82  3–7
GSU Sports Arena (125)
Atlanta, GA
December 19*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville State W 55–41  4–6
GSU Sports Arena (345)
Atlanta, GA
December 21*
1:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 62–74  4–7
Trask Coliseum (904)
Wilmington, NC
Sun Belt regular season
December 29
6:05 pm
at South Alabama L 52–88  4–8
(0–1)
Mitchell Center (1,788)
Mobile, AL
December 31
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Troy L 86–90  4–9
(0–2)
Trojan Arena (927)
Troy, AL
January 4
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Little Rock L 50–65  4–10
(0–3)
GSU Sports Arena (314)
Atlanta, GA
January 6
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas State L 58–75  4–11
(0–4)
GSU Sports Arena (367)
Atlanta, GA
January 11
5:00 pm
at Appalachian State L 62–77  4–12
(0–5)
Holmes Center (282)
Boone, NC
January 13
1:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 49–64  4–13
(0–6)
HTC Center (295)
Conway, SC
January 20
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia Southern
Modern Day Hate
W 71–56  5–13
(1–6)
GSU Sports Arena (806)
Atlanta, GA
January 25
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas–Arlington L 76–81 OT 5–14
(1–7)
GSU Sports Arena (323)
Atlanta, GA
January 27
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas State L 63–83  5–15
(1–8)
GSU Sports Arena (332)
Atlanta, GA
February 1
4:00 pm
at Arkansas State L 63–76  5–16
(1–9)
First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
February 3
2:00 pm
at Little Rock L 47–54  5–17
(1–10)
Jack Stephens Center (2,373)
Little Rock, AR
February 8
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana L 60–75  5–18
(1–11)
GSU Sports Arena (363)
Atlanta, GA
February 10
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe W 70–57  6–18
(2–11)
GSU Sports Arena (493)
Atlanta, GA
February 17
2:00 pm
at Georgia Southern
Modern Day Hate
W 66–58  7–18
(3–11)
Hanner Fieldhouse (437)
Statesboro, GA
February 22
1:00 pm
at Texas State L 40–62  7–19
(3–12)
Strahan Coliseum (4,225)
San Marcos, TX
February 24
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Texas–Arlington L 57-62  7–20
(3–13)
College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
March 1
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Troy W 85–78  8–20
(4–13)
GSU Sports Arena (398)
Atlanta, GA
March 3
12:00 pm, ESPN3
South Alabama L 69–70  8–21
(4–14)
GSU Sports Arena (448)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
March 6
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(10) vs. (7) Coastal Carolina
First Round
L 55–74  8–22
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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See also

References

  1. ^ "WBB Coach Baldwin's Contract Will Not be Renewed".
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball – 2017–18". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State University. Retrieved September 25, 2017.