2017–18 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Memphis during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the fifth for the Tigers as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Tigers, led by tenth year head coach Melissa McFerrin, played their home games at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.[1][2][3] They finished the season 10–20, 5–11 in AAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the American Athletic women's tournament to Tulane.

2017–18 Memphis Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record10–20 (5–11 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Danielle O'Banion
  • Jessica Bogia
  • Nitra Perry
Home arenaElma Roane Fieldhouse
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

Media

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All Tigers home games will have a radio broadcast live on WUMR. Video streaming for all home games will be available on the Memphis Tiger Network, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

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2017–18 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jada Stinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, KY
G 1 Breigha Wilder-Cochran 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Hoover Hoover, AL
G 4 Finess Dickson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Homewood Flossmoor Homewood, IL
G 5 Brea Elmore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Redan Stone Mountain, GA
F 10 Cheyenne Creighton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Blessed Pope John Paul II Pickering, ON
G 15 Taylor Barnes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Saint Benedict at Auburndale Memphis, TN
F 20 Manaya Jones   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Raleigh-Egypt
Old Dominion
Memphis, TN
G 23 Alyssa Dean 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Centennial HS Columbus, OH
C 25 Brianna Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr University School of Nashville Nashville, TN
F 33 Alana Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Cross Creek Augusta, GA
F 34 Ashia Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Covington
Tennessee–Martin
Covington, TN
F 35 Jasmine James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr San Jacinto Innisfil, ON
G 40 Damonique Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Joe T. Robinson Little Rock, AR
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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2017*
12:00 pm
Christian Brothers W 83–50 
Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm
Tennessee State W 79–75  1–0
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,024)
Memphis, TN
11/12/2017*
3:00 pm
at Little Rock L 57–86  1–1
Jack Stephens Center (1,386)
Little Rock, AR
11/16/2017*
6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 40–65  1–2
Thomas Assembly Center (1,851)
Ruston, LA
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm
Southern Illinois L 56–68  1–3
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (440)
Memphis, TN
11/23/2017*
5:00 pm
vs. No. 9 Ohio State
Play4Kay Shootout Quarterfinals
L 69–100  1–4
Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV
11/24/2017*
2:30 pm
vs. DePaul
Play4Kay Shootout Consolation 2nd round
L 67–81  1–5
Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV
11/25/2017*
2:30 pm
vs. Kent State
Play4Kay Shootout 7th place game
L 55–70  1–6
Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV
11/29/2017*
6:00 pm
IUPUI L 57–80  1–7
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (508)
Memphis, TN
12/03/2017*
2:00 pm
Illinois L 47–63  1–8
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (553)
Memphis, TN
12/09/2017*
3:00 pm
UAB W 64–62  2–8
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (835)
Memphis, TN
12/16/2017*
6:00 pm
at Vanderbilt W 71–60  3–8
Memorial Gymnasium (2,495)
Nashville, TN
12/19/2017*
6:00 pm
Jackson State W 64–53  4–8
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (478)
Memphis, TN
12/21/2017*
12:00 pm
Grambling State W 57–48  5–8
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (438)
Memphis, TN
AAC regular season
12/31/2017
12:30 pm, SNY/ESPN3
at No. 1 Connecticut L 49–97  5–9
(0–1)
XL Center (12,261)
Hartford, CT
01/06/2018
12:00 pm
East Carolina W 72–36  6–9
(1–1)
Elma Roma Fieldhouse (376)
Memphis, TN
01/10/2018
7:00 pm
at Wichita State L 61–69  6–10
(1–2)
Charles Koch Arena (1,176)
Wichita, KS
01/13/2018
7:00 pm
at Tulsa W 69–48  7–10
(2–2)
Reynolds Center (278)
Tulsa, OK
01/17/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Florida L 62–81  7–11
(2–3)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (454)
Memphis, TN
01/21/2018
2:00 pm
at Cincinnati L 53–64  7–12
(2–4)
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (503)
Cincinnati, OH
01/24/2018
12:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
No. 1 Connecticut L 36–93  7–13
(2–5)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (2,313)
Memphis, TN
01/27/2018
1:00 pm
Wichita State L 64–77  7–14
(2–6)
Elma Roma Fieldhouse (457)
Memphis, TN
02/03/2018
1:00 pm
at UCF L 41–61  7–15
(2–7)
CFE Arena (3,388)
Orlando, FL
02/07/2018
7:00 pm, ADN
at Houston L 55–66  7–16
(2–8)
H&PE Arena (577)
Houston, TX
02/10/2018
2:00 pm
SMU L 35–53  7–17
(2–9)
Elma Roma Fieldhouse (437)
Memphis, TN
02/14/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Carolina L 62–75  7–18
(2–10)
Williams Arena (756)
Greenville, NC
02/18/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN2
Tulane W 73–60  8–18
(3–10)
Elma Roma Fieldhouse (467)
Memphis, TN
02/21/2018
7:00 pm, ADN
UCF L 40–63  8–19
(3–11)
Elma Roma Fieldhouse (391)
Memphis, TN
02/24/2018
1:00 pm
Tulsa W 65–56  9–19
(4–11)
Elma Roma Fieldhouse (502)
Memphis, TN
02/26/2018
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Temple W 83–78 OT 10–19
(5–11)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
AAC Women's Tournament
03/03/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(8) vs. (9) Tulane
First Round
L 64–76  10–20
Mohegan Sun Arena (4,599)
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "University of Memphis Athletics - Full_Color_Media_Guide.pdf" (PDF). Gotigersgo.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Alex Scarborough. "Memphis Tigers Women's Basketball - Tigers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Memphis Lady Tigers. "Memphis Lady Tigers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "University of Memphis Athletics". University of Memphis.