2017–18 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team will represent Wichita State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They play their home games at Charles Koch Arena, which has a capacity of 10,506. The Shockers, led by first year head coach Keitha Adams were first year members of the American Athletic Conference.[1][2][3][4] They finished the season 14–17, 9–7 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC Women's Tournament to Temple.

2017–18 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2017–18 record	14–17 (9–7 The American)
Head coach	Keitha Adams (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Ewa Laskowska Bill Damuth Kelli Bagley
Home arena	Charles Koch Arena (10,506)

2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 UConn †	16	–	0		1.000			36	–	1		.973
No. 19 South Florida	13	–	3		.813			26	–	8		.765
UCF	12	–	4		.750			22	–	11		.667
Cincinnati	10	–	6		.625			19	–	13		.594
Houston	9	–	7		.563			20	–	12		.625
Wichita State	9	–	7		.563			14	–	17		.452
East Carolina	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Tulane	5	–	11		.313			14	–	17		.452
Memphis	5	–	11		.313			10	–	20		.333
SMU	4	–	12		.250			10	–	20		.333
Temple	3	–	13		.188			12	–	19		.387
Tulsa	3	–	13		.188			10	–	21		.323
† 2018 American Tournament winner As of 30 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2017–18 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Keke Thompson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Shelton State Tuscaloosa, AL G 3 Aundra Stovall 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Sr Seguin HS Arlington, TX G 4 Diamond Lockhart 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Sr Red Oak HS Red Oak, TX G 5 Jeliah Preston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Klein Forest HS Blinn JC Houston, TX G 10 Tamara Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Edmond Santa Fe HS Butler CC/Denver Edmond, OK F 11 Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Santa Fe HS Santa Fe, NM G 12 Fanny Hakanson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr   Stockholm, Sweden F 13 Raven Prince 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Millwood HS Butler CC Oklahoma City, OK F 15 Khady Sene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lycee Cald Mbour M'Bour, Senegal F 22 Alyssia Faye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lycée Jean Mermoz Valence, France G 25 Jaleesa Chapel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Dekaney HS Spring, TX G 30 Cesaria Ambrosio 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Redlands CC Fully, Switzerland F 35 Rangie Bessard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Manvel HS Rosharon, TX F 40 Angiee Tompkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Charlotte HS South Georgia Tech Americus, GA F/C 42 Asia Henderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr South View HS Hope Mills, NC	Head coach Keitha Adams (Southwestern) Assistant coach(es) Ewa Laskowska (Kansas State) Bill Damuth (UT Tyler) Kelli Bagley (UTEP) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 31, 2017

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017* 7:00 PM		Oklahoma Baptist	W 65–54		Charles Koch Arena (1,517) Wichita, KS
11/04/2017* 1:00 PM		Southwest Baptist	W 82–64		Charles Koch Arena  Wichita, KS
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 11:30 AM		at Creighton	L 61–66	0–1	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,323) Omaha, NE
11/14/2017* 7:00 PM		at Oklahoma State	L 67–91	0–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,543) Stillwater, OK
11/18/2017* 2:00 PM		South Dakota	L 48–62	0–3	Charles Koch Arena (2,115) Wichita, KS
11/20/2017* 6:00 PM		at No. 12 Tennessee	L 56–68	0–4	Thompson-Boling Arena (7,818) Knoxville, TN
11/24/2017* 8:00 PM		at New Mexico UNM Thanksgiving Tournament	L 62–76	0–5	Dreamstyle Arena (4,560) Albuquerque, NM
11/25/2017* 1:00 PM		vs. Illinois UNM Thanksgiving Tournament	L 67–68	0–6	Dreamstyle Arena (4,425) Albuquerque, NM
11/26/2017* 1:00 PM		at UC Irvine UNM Thanksgiving Tournament	W 76–53	1–6	Dreamstyle Arena (4,663) Albuquerque, NM
11/29/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Missouri State	W 72–58	2–6	Charles Koch Arena (1,988) Wichita, KS
12/01/2017* 12:00 PM		Western Illinois	L 65–78	2–7	Charles Koch Arena (8,069) Wichita, KS
12/07/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Missouri State	L 71–94	2–8	JQH Arena (1,821) Springfield, MO
12/09/2017* 2:00 PM		UMKC	W 72–63	3–8	Charles Koch Arena (1,050) Wichita, KS
12/15/2017* 7:00 PM		Chicago State Shocker Winter Classic	W 66–63	4–8	Charles Koch Arena (1,248) Wichita, KS
12/16/2017* 6:00 PM		Alcorn State Shocker Winter Classic	W 87–46	5–8	Charles Koch Arena (1,203) Wichita, KS
12/20/2017* 7:00 PM		at South Dakota State	L 64–96	5–9	Frost Arena (1,486) Brookings, SD
AAC regular season
12/30/2017 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Tulsa	L 62–67	5–10 (0–1)	Charles Koch Arena (1,328) Wichita, KS
01/02/2018 7:00 PM		at Houston	L 55–73	5–11 (0–2)	H&PE Arena (652) Houston, TX
01/06/2018 1:00 PM, ADN		at UCF	L 53–59	5–12 (0–3)	CFE Arena (3,385) Orlando, FL
01/10/2018 7:00 PM		Memphis	W 69–61	6–12 (1–3)	Charles Koch Arena (1,176) Wichita, KS
01/13/2018 2:30 PM		at Tulane	W 64–56	7–12 (2–3)	Devlin Fieldhouse (604) New Orleans, LA
01/16/2018 7:00 PM, Cox Kansas		SMU	W 66–43	8–12 (3–3)	Charles Koch Arena (1,088) Wichita, KS
01/21/2018 3:00 PM, CBSSN		South Florida	W 64–56	9–12 (4–3)	Charles Koch Arena (1,462) Wichita, KS
01/27/2018 1:00 PM		at Memphis	W 77–64	10–12 (5–3)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (457) Memphis, TN
01/30/2018 6:00 PM, ADN		at East Carolina	L 67–77	10–13 (5–4)	Williams Arena (851) Greenville, NC
02/03/2018 2:00 PM, ADN		Houston	L 62–73	10–14 (5–5)	Charles Koch Arena (1,907) Wichita, KS
02/07/2018 7:00 PM, Cox Kansas		Cincinnati	L 69–75	10–15 (5–6)	Charles Koch Arena (1,346) Wichita, KS
02/10/2018 12:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3		at No. 1 Connecticut	L 43–124	10–16 (5–7)	XL Center (11,343) Hartford, CT
02/14/2018 7:00 PM, Cox Kansas		Temple	W 88–81	11–16 (6–7)	Charles Koch Arena (1,169) Wichita, KS
02/17/2018 2:00 PM		at SMU	W 52–45	12–16 (7–7)	Moody Coliseum (1,286) Dallas, TX
02/24/2018 2:00 PM, Cox Kansas		Tulane	W 81–70	13–16 (8–7)	Charles Koch Arena (2,818) Wichita, KS
02/26/2018 7:00 PM, ADN		at Tulsa	W 70–59	14–16 (9–7)	Reynolds Center (826) Tulsa, OK
AAC Women's Tournament
03/03/2018 11:00 AM, ESPN3	(6)	vs. (11) Temple First Round	L 59–72	14–17	Mohegan Sun Arena (1,380) Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2017–18 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

References

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4. Wichita State Shockers. "Wichita State Shockers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
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