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2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 14
Record26–10 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReed Arena
Seasons
2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State 16 0   1.000 37 2   .949
No. 7 South Carolina 12 4   .750 29 7   .806
No. 18 Georgia 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 12 Tennessee 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
No. 17 Missouri 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
No. 14 Texas A&M 11 5   .688 26 10   .722
No. 24 LSU 11 5   .688 19 10   .655
Alabama 7 9   .438 20 14   .588
Kentucky 6 10   .375 15 17   .469
Auburn 5 11   .313 14 15   .483
Arkansas 3 13   .188 13 18   .419
Florida 3 13   .188 11 19   .367
Vanderbilt 3 13   .188 7 24   .226
Ole Miss 1 15   .063 12 19   .387
2018 SEC tournament winner
As of April 1, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach was Gary Blair, who was in his fifteenth season at Texas A&M. The team played their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and played in its sixth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a 4 way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament, where they lost to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Drake and DePaul in the first and second rounds before losing to Notre Dame in the sweet sixteen.

Roster

2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 00 Khaalia Hillsman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Whitney Young Chicago, IL
G 1 Aahliyah Jackson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Northside Fort Smith, AR
G 2 Aaliyah Wilson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Muskogee Muskogee, OK
G 3 Chennedy Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Mansfield Timberview Mansfield, TX
G 4 Lulu McKinney 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr A&M Consolidated Houston, TX
F 5 Anriel Howard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Westlake Atlanta, GA
G 11 Kayla Wells 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr South Grand Prairie Dallas, TX
G 12 Danni Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Clovis Clovis, NM
G 14 Jada Walton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Southwest DeKalb Lithonia, GA
G 15 Jasmine Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Cy-Woods Houston, TX
F 21 Jasmine Lumpkin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Joliet Academy Bolingbrook, IL
C 30 Emer Nichols 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Westbury Christian Pearland, TX
F 31 N'dea Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Brookwood Lawrenceville, GA
F 34 Caylinne Martin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Langham Creek
McLennan CC
Houston, TX
C 40 Ciera Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Duncanville Duncanville
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP20T20T1919182119192219171615141417T171514Not released
CoachesRV25^2122222021т22191617151214181816151411

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

Schedule and Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 20 Oklahoma City W 86–35 
Reed Arena (2,703)
College Station, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
6:00 pm
No. 20 Houston
Preseason WNIT First Round
W 83–65  1–0
Reed Arena (3,085)
College Station, TX
11/12/2017*
2:00 pm
No. 20 Louisiana
Preseason WNIT quarterfinals
W 83–62  2–0
Reed Arena (2,867)
College Station, TX
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 19 No. 10 Oregon
Preseason WNIT semifinals
L 68–83  2–1
Reed Arena (3,315)
College Station, TX
11/22/2017*
6:00 pm
No. 19 Little Rock W 66–49  3–1
Reed Arena (3,123)
College Station, TX
11/26/2017*
2:00 pm, FSSW
No. 19 at Texas Tech W 90–56  4–1
United Supermarkets Arena (4,047)
Lubbock, TX
11/28/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 18 Prairie View A&M W 98–70  5–1
Reed Arena (2,815)
College Station, TX
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 18 Rice W 82–76  6–1
Reed Arena (3,009)
College Station, TX
12/03/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 18 No. 11 West Virginia
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 50–76  6–2
Reed Arena (3,391)
College Station, TX
12/06/2017*
11:00 am, SECN
No. 21 TCU
Maggie Dixon Classic
W 71–58  7–2
Reed Arena (7,180)
College Station, TX
12/09/2017*
1:00 pm
No. 21 Central Arkansas W 72–61  8–2
Reed Arena (3,886)
College Station, TX
12/15/2017*
9:00 pm, P12N
No. 19 at USC W 75–74  9–2
Galen Center (508)
Los Angeles, CA
12/20/2017*
2:00 pm
No. 19 vs. Hawaii
Duel in the Desert
W 103–59  10–2
Cox Pavilion 
Las Vegas, NV
12/21/2017*
2:00 pm
No. 19 vs. No. 10 Oregon
Duel in the Desert
L 62–84  10–3
Cox Pavilion 
Las Vegas, NV
12/28/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 22 SMU W 79–57  11–3
Reed Arena (4,316)
College Station, TX
Conference Games
12/31/2017
1:00 pm, SECN
No. 22 at No. 4 South Carolina L 59–61  11–4
(0–1)
Colonial Life Arena (13,431)
Columbia, SC
01/04/2018
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 19 Kentucky W 74–70  12–4
(1–1)
Reed Arena (3,662)
College Station, TX
01/07/2018
2:00 pm
No. 19 at Auburn W 82–73  13–4
(2–1)
Auburn Arena (1,980)
Auburn, AL
01/11/2018
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 17 No. 6 Tennessee W 79–76 OT 14–4
(3–1)
Reed Arena (5,043)
College Station, TX
01/14/2018
2:00 pm, SECN
No. 17 Georgia L 84–92 OT 14–5
(3–2)
Reed Arena (4,702)
College Station, TX
01/18/2016
7:00 pm
No. 16 Alabama W 73–54  15–5
(4–2)
Coleman Coliseum (2,117)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/22/2018
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 15 LSU W 69–59  16–5
(5–2)
Reed Arena (3,506)
College Station, TX
01/28/2018
2:00 pm, SECN
No. 15 at Vanderbilt W 91–67  17–5
(6–2)
Memorial Gymnasium (3,009)
Nashville, TN
02/01/2018
5:30 pm, SECN
No. 14 at No. 12 Tennessee L 67–82  17–6
(6–3)
Thompson–Boling Arena (8,841)
Knoxville, TN
02/04/2018
3:00 pm, SECN
No. 14 Auburn W 78–59  18–6
(7–3)
Reed Arena (5,127)
College Station, TX
02/08/2018
7:00 pm
No. 14 Ole Miss W 83–54  19–6
(8–3)
Reed Arena (3,252)
College Station, TX
02/11/2018
2:00 pm
No. 14 at LSU L 78–80  19–7
(8–4)
Maravich Center (2,103)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/15/2018
7:00 pm
No. 17 Florida W 85–80  20–7
(9–4)
Reed Arena (4,000)
College Station, TX
02/18/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17 at No. 2 Mississippi State L 55–76  20–8
(9–5)
Humphrey Coliseum (9,933)
Starkville, MS
02/22/2018
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 17 at Arkansas W 104–60  21–8
(10–5)
Bud Walton Arena (1,375)
Fayettveille, AR
02/25/2018
3:00 pm, SECN
No. 17 No. 11 Missouri W 82–63  22–8
(11–5)
Reed Arena (6,627)
College Station, TX
SEC Women's Tournament
03/01/2018
2:30 pm, SECN
(5) No. 15 vs. (13) Arkansas
Second Round
W 82–52  23–8
Bridgestone Arena (3,889)
Nashville, TN
03/02/2018
2:30 pm, SECN
(5) No. 15 vs. (4) No. 24 LSU
Quarterfinals
W 75–69  24–8
Bridgestone Arena (6,344)
Nashville, TN
03/03/2018
4:00 pm, ESPNU
(5) No. 15 vs. (1) No. 2 Mississippi State
Semifinals
L 55–70  24–9
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(4 S) No. 14 (13 S) Drake
First Round
W 89–76  25–9
Reed Arena (2,835)
College Station, TX
03/18/2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
(4 S) No. 14 (5 S) DePaul
Second Round
W 80–79  26–9
Reed Arena (3,162)
College Station, TX
03/24/2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN
(4 S) No. 14 vs. (1 S) No. 5 Notre Dame
Sweet Sixteen
L 84–90  26–10
Spokane Arena 
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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