2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Arizona during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Adia Barnes, played their games at the McKale Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 2–16 in Pac-12 play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament to Arizona State.

2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2017–18 record6–24 (2–16 Pac-12)
Head coachAdia Barnes (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sunny Smallwood
  • Salvo Coppa
  • Kelly Rae Finley
Home arenaMcKale Center
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Oregon162 .889  335  .868
No. 15 Stanford143 .824  2411  .686
No. 9 UCLA144 .778  278  .771
No. 13 Oregon State144 .778  268  .765
California117 .611  2111  .656
Arizona State108 .556  2213  .629
USC99 .500  2011  .645
Utah810 .444  1814  .563
Colorado513 .278  1516  .484
Washington State314 .176  1020  .333
Arizona216 .111  624  .200
Washington117 .056  723  .233
2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of 26 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Off-season

Departures

Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Malena Washington G 5'6" Senior Beaumont, TX Graduated
LaBrittney Jones F 6'1" Senior Cedar Hill, TX Graduated
Dejza James F 6'1" Senior Elk Grove, CA Graduated
Lauren Evans F 5'11" RS Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated
Farrin Bell G 6'0" RS Senior Richardson, TX Graduated

Incoming transfers

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Kat Wright F 6'0" RS Senior Woodland Hills, CA Graduate transfer from Florida Atlantic. She is expected to eligible to play immediately for the 2017–18 season per NCAA graduate transfer rules.
Tee Tee Starks G 5'9" RS Sophomore Brooklyn Park, MN Transfer from Iowa State. Will sit out 2017–18 under NCAA transfer rules. Will have 3 years eligibility to play.
Aarion McDonald G 5'7" Sophomore Fresno, CA Transfer from Washington. Will sit out 2017–18 under NCAA transfer rules. Will have 3 years eligibility to play.
Dominique McBryde F 6'2" Junior Bedford, IN Transfer from Purdue. Will sit out 2017–18 under NCAA transfer rules. Will have 2 years eligibility to play.

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Samantha Thomas
G
Las Vegas, NV Centennial HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
Samantha Fatkin
G
Snohomish, WA Glacier Peak HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Marlee Kyles
P
Elgin, IL Larkin HS 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Kiana Chew
F
Palm Harbor, FL Palm Harbor University HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

    2018 recruiting class

    Roster

    2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 2 Aarion McDonald  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoBrookside Christian HS/Washington Fresno, CA
    G 4 Lucia Alonso 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoAron Leon Cuna Del Parlamentarismo León, Spain
    F 5 Sammy Fatkin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrGlacier Peak HS Snohomish, WA
    G 10 Tee Tee Starks  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoHopkins HS/Iowa State Brooklyn Park, MN
    F 11 Kat Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrNotre Dame HS/Florida Atlantic Woodland Hills, CA
    G 13 Marlee Kyles 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrLarkin HS Elgin, IL
    F 14 Sam Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrCentennial HS Bloomfield Hills, MI
    F 20 Dominique McBryde  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBedford North Lawrence HS/Purdue Bedford, IN
    F 21 Destiny Graham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrEastside College Prep East Palo Alto, CA
    G 22 Lindsey Malecha (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrHill-Murray HS Mahtomedi, MN
    G 32 Kiana Barkhoff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrPalm Harbor University HS Kitzingen, Germany
    G 33 JaLea Bennett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrMansfield Timberview HS Grand Prairie, TX
    G 44 Ali Reese (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrCypress Woods HS Cypress, TX
    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
    Exhibition
    Oct. 30, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Eastern New Mexico W 69–50 
    McKale Center (1,151)
    Tucson, AZ
    Nov. 6, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Western New Mexico W 80–36 
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov. 10, 2017*
    12:00 pm
    Iona W 71–58  1–0
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    Nov. 17, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    at Utah State W 65–49  2–0
    Smith Spectrum (597)
    Logan, UT
    Nov. 21, 2017*
    8:00 pm
    at Loyola Marymount L 70–84  2–1
    Gersten Pavilion (366)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Nov. 24, 2017*
    6:00 pm
    vs. TCU
    CSUN Tournament
    L 59–68  2–2
    Matadome (200)
    Northridge, CA
    Nov. 25, 2017*
    6:00 pm
    vs. Cal State Northridge
    CSUN Tournament
    L 63–66  2–3
    Matadome (307)
    Northridge, CA
    Nov. 28, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Long Beach State L 72–80  2–4
    McKale Center (1,362)
    Tucson, AZ
    Dec. 3, 2017*
    2:00 pm
    San Diego State L 67–78  2–5
    McKale Center (1,555)
    Tucson, AZ
    Dec. 7, 2017*
    6:30 pm, FSAZ+
    at Northern Arizona L 66–84  2–6
    Rolle Activity Center (383)
    Flagstaff, AZ
    Dec. 14, 2017*
    11:00 am
    New Mexico State W 83–44  3–6
    McKale Center (7,558)
    Tucson, AZ
    Dec. 17, 2017*
    2:00 pm
    Hawaii L 60–65  3–7
    McKale Center (1,397)
    Tucson, AZ
    Dec. 20, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Southern Utah W 76–74 2OT 4–7
    McKale Center (1,215)
    Tucson, AZ
    Pac-12 regular season
    Dec. 29, 2017
    6:00 pm
    at Utah L 55–89  4–8 (0–1)
    Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,828)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    Dec. 31, 2017
    1:00 pm
    at Colorado L 60–79  4–9 (0–2)
    Coors Events Center (1,526)
    Boulder, CO
    Jan. 5, 2018
    6:00 pm, P12N
    No. 24 Stanford L 46–61  4–10 (0–3)
    McKale Center (1,452)
    Tucson, AZ
    Jan. 7, 2018
    12:00 pm, P12N
    No. 23 California L 51–53  4–11 (0–4)
    McKale Center (1,322)
    Tucson, AZ
    Jan. 12, 2018
    9:00 pm, P12N
    at No. 8 Oregon L 44–62  4–12 (0–5)
    Matthew Knight Arena (3,466)
    Eugene, OR
    Jan. 14, 2018
    2:00 pm, P12N
    at No. 22 Oregon State L 44–88  4–13 (0–6)
    Gill Coliseum (4,226)
    Corvallis, OR
    Jan. 19, 2018
    6:00 pm, P12N
    Colorado W 72–63  5–13 (1–6)
    McKale Center (1,426)
    Tucson, AZ
    Jan. 21, 2018
    12:00 pm, P12N
    Utah L 56–80  5–14 (1–7)
    McKale Center (1,357)
    Tucson, AZ
    Jan. 26, 2018
    8:00 pm
    at No. 23 California L 39–63  5–15 (1–8)
    Haas Pavilion (2,463)
    Berkeley, CA
    Jan. 28, 2018
    6:00 pm, P12N
    at Stanford L 42–79  5–16 (1–9)
    Maples Pavilion (3,136)
    Stanford, CA
    Feb. 2, 2018
    6:00 pm, P12N
    Washington State L 60–78  5–17 (1–10)
    McKale Center (1,612)
    Tucson, AZ
    Feb 4, 2018
    12:00 pm
    Washington W 72–70  6–17 (2–10)
    McKale Center (1,886)
    Tucson, AZ
    Feb. 9, 2018
    9:00 pm, P12N
    at No. 8 UCLA L 46–69  6–18 (2–11)
    Pauley Pavilion (1,883)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Feb. 11, 2018
    2:00 pm
    at USC L 52–78  6–19 (2–12)
    Galen Center (572)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Feb. 16, 2018
    7:00 pm, P12N
    at Arizona State
    Rivalry
    L 50–75  6–20 (2–13)
    Wells Fargo Arena (3,025)
    Tempe, AZ
    Feb. 18, 2018
    4:00 pm, P12N
    Arizona State
    Rivalry
    L 45–69  6–21 (2–14)
    McKale Center (2,154)
    Tucson, AZ
    Feb. 23, 2018
    8:00 pm, P12N
    No. 12 Oregon State L 40–65  6–22 (2–15)
    McKale Center (1,543)
    Tucson, AZ
    Feb. 25, 2018
    12:00 pm, P12N
    Oregon L 61–74  6–23 (2–16)
    McKale Center (1,674)
    Tucson, AZ
    Pac-12 Women's Tournament
    03/01/2018
    9:30 PM, P12N
    (11) vs. (6) Arizona State
    First Round
    L 47–76  6–24
    KeyArena (3,517)
    Seattle, WA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

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    Rankings

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    See also

    2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

    References

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