2017–18 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

The 2017–18 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team will represent Southern Methodist University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by second year head coach Travis Mays, play their home games at Moody Coliseum and are fifth year members of the American Athletic Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 10–20, 4–12 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the American Athletic Women's Tournament to East Carolina.

2017–18 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2017–18 record10–20 (4–12 The American)
Head coachTravis Mays (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Brandt
  • Erica White
  • Amie Smith Bradley
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UConn †16–0 1.000  36–1  .973
No. 19 South Florida13–3 .813  26–8  .765
UCF12–4 .750  22–11  .667
Cincinnati10–6 .625  19–13  .594
Houston9–7 .563  20–12  .625
Wichita State9–7 .563  14–17  .452
East Carolina7–9 .438  16–15  .516
Tulane5–11 .313  14–17  .452
Memphis5–11 .313  10–20  .333
SMU4–12 .250  10–20  .333
Temple3–13 .188  12–19  .387
Tulsa3–13 .188  10–21  .323
† 2018 American Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

All Pony Express games will air on KAAM. Before conference season home games will be streamed on Pony Up TV. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Pony Up TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster
2017–18 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kiara Perry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrDuncanville Duncanville, TX
G 1 Devri Owens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrPlano West HS
Utah		 Plano, TX
G 2 Ariana Whitfield 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrCypress Ranch Houston, TX
G 3 McKenzie Adams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrFrisco Centennial
Arkansas		 Frisco, TX
G 4 Mikayla Reese 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrSand Creek Colorado Springs, CO
G 5 Aurmani DeGar 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrMansfield Timberview Arlington, TX
F 10 Alicia Froling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrAustralia Institute of Sport Queensland, Australia
G 12 Morgan Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrHighland Park Dallas, TX
C 13 Klara Bradshaw 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS SrRains
TCU		 Emory, TX
F 15 Stephanie Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrAustralia Institute of Sport Melbourne, Australia
F 20 Dai'ja Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrSkyline Dallas, TX
F 21 Makenzie Ellis  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBooker T. Washington
Colorado		 Tulsa, OK
G 23 Savannah Ellis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrBooker T. Washington Tulsa, OK
F 33 Johnasia Cash 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrMcKeesport McKeesport, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 9, 2017

Schedule and results

[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
11:30 AM		 Nicholls State W 68–61  1–0
 Moody Coliseum (1,368)
Dallas, TX
11/14/2017*
7:00 PM		 TCU L 58–64  1–1
 Moody Coliseum (938)
Dallas, TX
11/17/2017*
7:00 PM		 at No. 21 Oklahoma L 75–87  1–2
 Lloyd Noble Center (2,538)
Norman, OK
11/19/2017*
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Texas–Arlington L 55–58  1–3
 College Park Center (649)
Arlington, TX
11/21/2017*
7:00 PM		 Abilene Christian W 65–44  2–3
 Moody Coliseum (960)
Dallas, TX
11/24/2017*
6:30 PM		 vs. UC Riverside
Nugget Classic semifinals		 W 73–51  3–3
 Lawlor Events Center (146)
Reno, NV
11/26/2017*
4:00 PM		 at Nevada
Nugget Classic championship		 L 72–80  3–4
 Lawlor Events Center (1,586)
Reno, NV
11/29/2017*
11:30 AM		 at North Texas L 40–47  3–5
 The Super Pit (3,243)
Denton, TX
12/03/2017*
2:00 PM		 Cal State Bakersfield W 41–29  4–5
 Moody Coliseum (777)
Dallas, TX
12/17/2017*
2:00 PM		 at Alabama L 44–59  4–6
 Coleman Coliseum (2,229)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/20/2017*
1:00 PM		 Loyola Marymount W 63–60  5–6
 Moody Coliseum (656)
Dallas, TX
12/22/2017*
1:00 PM		 McNeese State W 65–59  6–6
 Moody Coliseum (651)
Dallas, TX
12/28/2017*
7:00 PM		 at No. 22 Texas A&M L 57–79  6–7
 Reed Arena (4,316)
College Station, TX
AAC regular season
12/30/2017
2:00 PM		 Houston L 75–85  6–8
(0–1)		 Moody Coliseum (992)
Dallas, TX
01/03/2018
7:00 PM		 UCF L 42–60  6–9
(0–2)		 Moody Coliseum (850)
Dallas, TX
01/07/2018
11:00 AM, ESPNU		 at Temple L 52–55  6–10
(0–3)		 McGonigle Hall (782)
Philadelphia, PA
01/13/2018
2:00 PM, ADN		 East Carolina W 65–51  7–10
(1–3)		 Moody Coliseum (720)
Dallas, TX
01/16/2018
2:00 PM		 at Wichita State L 43–66  7–11
(1–4)		 Charles Koch Arena (1,088)
Wichita, KS
01/20/2018
1:00 PM, ADN		 at UCF L 43–58  7–12
(1–5)		 CFE Arena (3,176)
Orlando, FL
01/24/2018
2:00 PM, ADN		 Cincinnati L 40–58  7–13
(1–6)		 Moody Coliseum (946)
Dallas, TX
01/27/2018
2:00 PM		 at Houston L 56–60  7–14
(1–7)		 H&PE Arena (746)
Houston, TX
01/31/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Temple W 60–56  8–14
(2–7)		 Moody Coliseum (1,325)
Dallas, TX
02/03/2018
4:00 PM		 at East Carolina L 47–76  8–15
(2–8)		 Williams Arena (882)
Greenville, NC
02/07/2018
7:00 PM		 Tulsa W 74–70  9–15
(3–8)		 Moody Coliseum (984)
Dallas, TX
02/10/2018
2:00 PM		 at Memphis W 53–35  10–15
(4–8)		 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (437)
Memphis, TN
02/14/2018
6:00 PM, ADN		 at No. 22 South Florida L 54–64  10–16
(4–9)		 USF Sun Dome (2,004)
Tampa, FL
02/17/2018
2:00 PM		 Wichita State L 45–52  10–17
(4–10)		 Moody Coliseum (1,286)
Dallas, TX
02/24/2018
5:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3		 No. 1 Connecticut L 36–80  10–18
(4–11)		 Moody Coliseum (6,981)
Dallas, TX
02/26/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Tulane L 46–52  10–19
(4–12)		 Devlin Fieldhouse (845)
New Orleans, LA
AAC Women's Tournament
03/03/2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 (10) vs. (7) East Carolina
First Round		 L 74–85  10–20
 Mohegan Sun Arena (1,380)
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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See also

References
  1. "SMU Athletics". Smumustangs.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  2. Kate Fagan. "SMU Mustangs Women's Basketball - Mustangs News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  3. SMU Mustangs. "SMU Mustangs on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  4. "SMU Athletics". Smumustangs.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
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