2017–18 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

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2017–18 Houston Cougars women's basketball
Houston Cougars primary logo.svg
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2017–18 record20–12 (9–7 The American)
Head coach
  • (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tai Dillard
  • Victoria Picott
  • Jamila Ganter
Home arenaH&PE Arena
Seasons
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

The 2017–18 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the fifth for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars, led by fourth year head coach , played their home games at Health and Physical Education Arena due to renovations at Hofheinz Pavilion, which will be renamed Fertitta Center and will reopen during the 2018–19 season.[1][2][3] They finished the season 20–12, 9–7 in The American play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost to Tulsa in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to South Dakota.

Media[]

All Cougars games home and away are aired on the Houston Cougars IMG Sports Network, streamed online via the Houston Portal, with Gerald Sanchez and Louis Ray on the call. Before conference season home games streamed on Houston All-Access. Conference home games rotated between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and the Houston Portal. Road games typically streamed on the opponents' websites, though some conference road games also appeared on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster[]

2017–18 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Angela Harris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Cy-Fair HS Cypress, TX
G 1 Chyanne Butler 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Junípero Serra HS
USC 		Costa Mesa, CA
F 2 Octavia Barnes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Raymond HS
Hinds CC 		Jackson, MS
F 3 Dorian Branch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Richardson HS Dallas, TX
G 4 Jasmyne Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Brazosport HS Freeport, TX
G 5 Dionna Collins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Del City
Redlands CC 		Del City, OK
F 12 Alyssa Okoene Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So North Shore
North Carolina 		Houston, TX
G 14 Quatera Limbrick 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Episcopal HS Sugar Land, TX
F 22 Myyah West 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Prentiss HS
Jones County JC 		Prentiss, MS
G 23 Serithia Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Southmoore Moore, OK
G 24 Mariah Mitchell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr McKinney McKinney, TX
C 32 Sharayla Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr East Central Tulsa, OK
G 33 Juila Blackshell-Fair 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Vanden Fairfield, CA
F 44 Kaila Chizer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Pearland HS
Texas A&M-Kingsville 		Pearland, TX
Head coach
  • (Limestone College)
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*
7:00 pm 		at No. 20 Texas A&M
Preseason WNIT First Round 		L 65–83  0–1
 Reed Arena (3,085)
College Station, TX
11/17/2017*
5:00 pm 		vs. 
Preseason WNIT Consolation 2nd Round 		W 74–59  1–1
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
11/18/2017*
4:30 pm 		at New Orleans
Preseason WNIT Consolation 2nd Round 		W 78–66  2–1
 Lakefront Arena (382)
New Orleans, LA
11/22/2017*
5:00 pm 		at Boston College L 74–79  2–2
 Conte Forum (891)
Chestnut Hill, MA
11/24/2017*
2:00 pm 		vs. Liberty
UMass Thanksgiving Classic 		W 75–68  3–2
 Mullins Center (387)
Amherst, MA
11/25/2017*
10:00 am 		vs. Northeastern
UMass Thanksgiving Classic 		W 72–64  4–2
 Mullins Center (396)
Amherst, MA
11/28/2017*
7:00 pm 		at Texas State W 72–67  5–2
 Strahan Coliseum (1,192)
San Marcos, TX
12/01/2017*
7:00 pm 		at Texas–Arlington W 62–58  6–2
 College Park Center (761)
Arlington, TX
12/03/2017*
2:00 pm 		Texas Tech W 79–75  7–2
 H&PE Arena 
Houston, TX
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm 		East Tennessee State W 88–69  8–2
 H&PE Arena (561)
Houston, TX
12/16/2017*
5:00 pm 		at Rutgers L 57–75  8–3
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,220)
Piscataway, NJ
12/18/2017*
11:00 am 		Incarnate Word W 98–67  9–3
 H&PE Arena (260)
Houston, TX
12/21/2017*
7:00 pm 		George Mason W 82–73  10–3
 H&PE Arena (467)
Houston, TX
12/28/2017*
5:00 pm 		Columbia W 77–53  11–3
 H&PE Arena (522)
Houston, TX
AAC regular season
12/30/2017
2:00 pm 		at SMU W 85–75  12–3 (1–0)
 Moody Coliseum (992)
Dallas, TX
01/02/2018
7:00 pm 		Wichita State W 73–55  13–3 (2–0)
 HP&E Arena (652)
Houston, TX
01/06/2018
2:00 pm 		at Tulane W 98–92 OT 14–3 (3–0)
 Devlin Fieldhouse (642)
New Orleans, LA
01/10/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Cincinnati L 82–88  14–4 (3–1)
 HP&E Arena (542)
Houston, TX
01/13/2018
2:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 		No. 1 Connecticut L 35–95  14–5 (3–2)
 HP&E Arena (2,150)
Houston, TX
01/16/2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Temple W 99–75  15–5 (4–2)
 McGonigle Hall (1,008)
Philadelphia, PA
01/20/2018
4:00 pm 		at East Carolina L 78–80 OT 15–6 (4–3)
 Williams Arena (1,227)
Greenville, NC
01/27/2018
2:00 pm 		SMU W 60–56  16–6 (5–3)
 H&PE Arena (746)
Houston, TX
01/31/2018
7:00 pm 		Tulane W 72–48  17–6 (6–3)
 HP&E Arena (575)
Houston, TX
02/03/2018
2:00 pm, ADN 		at Wichita State W 73–62  18–6 (7–3)
 Charles Koch Arena (1,907)
Wichita, KS
02/07/2018
7:00 pm, ADN 		Memphis W 66–55  19–6 (8–3)
 HP&E Arena (577)
Houston, TX
02/10/2018
2:00 pm 		at Tulsa L 77–83  19–7 (8–4)
 Reynolds Center (470)
Tulsa, OK
02/17/2018
2:00 pm 		East Carolina W 97–81  20–7 (9–4)
 HP&E Arena (667)
Houston, TX
02/21/2018
2:00 pm 		at No. 18 South Florida L 65–81  20–8 (9–5)
 USF Sun Dome (2,223)
Tampa, FL
02/24/2018
12:00 pm, ADN 		UCF L 59–64  20–9 (9–6)
 HP&E Arena (1,099)
Houston, TX
02/26/2018
6:00 pm 		at Cincinnati L 57–61  20–10 (9–7)
 Saint Ursula Academy Gym (643)
Cincinnati, OH
AAC Women's Tournament
03/03/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(5) vs. (12) Tulsa
First Round 		L 72–98  20–11
 Mohegan Sun Arena (4,599)
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/15/2018*
7:00 pm 		at 
First Round 		L 58–65  20–12
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,176)
Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings[]

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP N/A
Coaches N/A RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Houston Cougar Women's Basketball 2016-17 Media Guide by University of Houston". issuu. 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  2. ^ "Houston Cougars Women's Basketball - Cougars News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  3. ^ Houston Cougars. "Houston Cougars on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  4. ^ "University of Houston Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Uhcougars.Com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.

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