2017–18 Chicago State Cougars women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Chicago State Cougars women's basketball team represented Chicago State University in the 2017-18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by fifteenth-year head coach Angela Jackson. The Cougars played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center, located in Chicago. They finished the season 1–29, 1–13 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Women's Tournament to New Mexico State.

2017–18 Chicago State Cougars women's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2017–18 record	1–29 (1–13 WAC)
Head coach	Angela Jackson (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Renada Blackburn Tonishea Mack
Home arena	Jones Convocation Center (Capacity: 7,000)

2017–18 WAC women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Mexico State	11	–	3		.786			18	–	12		.600
Cal State Bakersfield	10	–	4		.714			18	–	13		.581
Seattle U †	9	–	5		.643			18	–	14		.563
Grand Canyon	9	–	5		.643			16	–	14		.533
UMKC	7	–	7		.500			11	–	19		.367
Utah Valley	5	–	9		.357			11	–	19		.367
UT Rio Grande Valley	4	–	10		.286			14	–	16		.467
Chicago State	1	–	13		.071			1	–	29		.033
† 2018 WAC Tournament winner As of March 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Following the end of the season, head coach Angela Jackson was fired by the Chicago State Board of Trustees, along with men's head coach Tracy Dildy. A replacement has not yet been named.[1]

Roster

2017–18 Chicago State Cougars women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Phylicia Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Pickerington Central HS Eastern Illinois Columbus, OH F 4 Alexandria Cliff 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Roncalli HS Manitowoc, WI G 10 Tyeshia Bowers 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Flint Southwestern Acad. Flint, MI G 11 Konner Harris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Sidney HS Sidney, OH G 12 Tiana Thomas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Hononegah HS Rockton, IL F 22 Ines Mata Boix 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Marquette Madrid, Spain G 25 Destiny Harris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Homewood-Flossmoor HS Iowa Western CC Crete, IL F 34 Tamara Olverson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Winton Woods HS Cincinnati, OH G 35 Alexa Blake 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Pickerington Central HS Columbus, OH	Head coach Angela Jackson (Old Dominion) Assistant coach(es) Renada Blackburn (Chicago State) Tonishea Mack (Grambling State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 31, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 7:00 PM		Northwestern	L 36–63	0–1	Jones Convocation Center (250) Chicago, IL
11/15/2017* 7:00 PM		at Illinois	L 56–66	0–2	State Farm Center (1,056) Champaign, IL
11/18/2017* 2:00 PM		Jackson State	L 69–87	0–3	Jones Convocation Center (350) Chicago, IL
11/20/2017* 7:00 PM		Northern Illinois	L 59–80	0–4	Jones Convocation Center (347) Chicago, IL
11/22/2017* 7:00 PM		Western Illinois	L 45–83	0–5	Jones Convocation Center (163) Chicago, IL
11/26/2017* 2:00 PM		Morehead State	L 40–79	0–6	Jones Convocation Center (103) Chicago, IL
11/29/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Western Illinois	L 54–71	0–7	Western Hall (501) Macomb, IL
12/01/2017* 7:00 PM		Loyola–Chicago	L 28–46	0–8	Jones Convocation Center (112) Chicago, IL
12/03/2017* 1:00 PM		at Wright State	L 39–84	0–9	Nutter Center (507) Fairborn, OH
12/10/2017* 3:00 PM, ESPN3		at Valparaiso	L 60–71	0–10	Athletics–Recreation Center (289) Valparaiso, IN
12/15/2017* 7:00 PM		at Wichita State Shocker Winter Classic	L 63–66	0–11	Charles Koch Arena (1,248) Wichita, KS
12/16/2017* 8:30 PM		vs. Oral Roberts Shocker Winter Classic	L 43–73	0–12	Charles Koch Arena (1,203) Wichita, KS
12/18/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Kansas State	L 51–99	0–13	Bramlage Coliseum (2,927) Manhattan, KS
12/21/2017* 7:00 PM		Milwaukee	L 59–84	0–14	Jones Convocation Center (124) Chicago, IL
12/31/2017* 1:00 PM, ACCN Extra		at Pittsburgh	L 49–87	0–15	Peterson Events Center (567) Pittsburgh, PA
WAC regular season
01/06/2018 3:00 PM		at New Mexico State	L 59–74	0–16 (0–1)	Pan American Center (777) Las Cruces, NM
01/11/2018 7:00 PM		Seattle	L 56–63	0–17 (0–2)	Jones Convocation Center (163) Chicago, IL
01/13/2018 2:00 PM		Utah Valley	L 30–68	0–18 (0–3)	Jones Convocation Center (122) Chicago, IL
01/18/2018 8:00 PM		at Grand Canyon	L 36–64	0–19 (0–4)	GCU Arena (411) Phoenix, AZ
01/20/2018 3:00 PM		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 49–63	0–20 (0–5)	Icardo Center (434) Bakersfield, CA
01/27/2018 7:00 PM		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 44–81	0–21 (0–6)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (750) Edinburg, TX
02/01/2018 7:00 PM		Cal State Bakersfield	L 36–63	0–22 (0–7)	Jones Convocation Center (163) Chicago, IL
02/03/2018 2:00 PM		Grand Canyon	L 43–59	0–23 (0–8)	Jones Convocation Center (55) Chicago, IL
02/08/2018 12:00 PM		at Utah Valley	W 84–74	1–23 (1–8)	Lockhart Arena (1,984) Orem, UT
02/10/2018 6:00 PM		at Seattle	L 60–75	1–24 (1–9)	Connolly Center (318) Seattle, WA
02/17/2018 1:00 PM		at UMKC	L 47–106	1–25 (1–10)	Swinney Recreation Center (440) Kansas City, MO
02/22/2018 7:00 PM		New Mexico State	L 55–63	1–26 (1–11)	Jones Convocation Center (163) Chicago, IL
02/24/2018 7:00 PM		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 62–69	1–27 (1–12)	Jones Convocation Center (163) Chicago, IL
03/03/2018 1:00 PM		UMKC	L 47–59	1–28 (1–13)	Jones Convocation Center (150) Chicago, IL
WAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2018 8:00 PM, ESPN3	(8)	vs. (1) New Mexico State Quarterfinals	L 60–84	1–29	Orleans Arena (809) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

• Schedule source:[2]

See also

• 2017–18 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

References

1. "Chicago State fires women's and men's basketball coaches". chicagocrusader.com. The Chicago Crusader. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
2. "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". gocsucougars.com. Chicago State University. Retrieved March 31, 2018.