2017–18 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by twenty-fourth year head coach Lisa Stockton, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse and were fourth year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 5–1 in AAC play to finish in a for eighth place. They defeat Memphis in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's tournament to Connecticut.

2017–18 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball
Tulane Classic Champions
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	14–17 (5–11 The American)
Head coach	Lisa Stockton (24th season)
Assistant coaches	Alan Frey Doshia Woods Beth Dunkenberger
Home arena	Devlin Fieldhouse

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

All Green Wave games are broadcast on WRBH 88.3 FM. A video stream for all home games is on Tulane All-Access, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games are typically streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2017–18 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Kaila Anderson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr University Lab Kenner, LA G 3 Kolby Morgan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr John Curtis Christian Hammond, LA G 5 Kayla Manuirirangi 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So New Plymouth Girls' Hawera, New Zealand G 11 Tatyana Lofton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Madison-Ridgeland Academy Madison, MS G 12 Sierra Cheatham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Clear Springs Houston, TX G 13 Caylah Cruickshank 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Dawson College Montreal, QE G 15 Tene Thompson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Hillgrove Powder Springs, GA G 22 Meredith Schulte 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mill Creek Brasleton, GA F 23 Krystal Freeman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Pineville Pineville, LA F 24 Maddison Wells 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Chain of Lakes Collegiate Winter Haven, FL F 25 Harlyn Wyatt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Benjamin E. Mays Atlanta, GA C 34 Ksenija Madzarevic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Rabun Gap Nacoochee Novi Sad, Serbia	Head coach Lisa Stockton (Wake Forest) Assistant coach(es) Alan Frey (New Orleans) Doshia Woods (Western Illinois) Beth Dunkenberger (Randolph–Macon) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 31, 2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017* 5:00 pm		Loyola (New Orleans)	W 78–48		Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, LA
11/05/2017* 6:00 pm		South Alabama	W 65–51		Devlin Fieldhouse (465) New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Maine Maine Tip-Off Tournament semifinals	W 42–34	1–0	The Pit (1,054) Orono, ME
11/11/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Dayton Maine Tip-Off Tournament championship	L 65–71	1–1	The Pit (303) Orono, ME
11/14/2017* 6:00 pm		at Southern Miss	L 58–66	1–2	Reed Green Coliseum (1,126) Hattiesburg, MS
11/17/2017* 12:00 pm		Vanderbilt	W 71–59	2–2	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,562) New Orleans, LA
11/24/2017* 2:00 pm		vs. Iowa State Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division semifinals	L 64–67	2–3	Gateway Christian Academy  Bimini, Bahamas
11/25/2017* 3:15 pm		vs. San Diego State Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division 3rd place game	W 80–46	3–3	Gateway Christian Academy  Bimini, Bahamas
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm		at McNeese State	W 70–66	4–3	Burton Coliseum (729) Lake Charles, LA
12/03/2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at NC State	L 55–79	4–4	Reynolds Coliseum (2,088) Raleigh, NC
12/05/2017* 7:00 pm, CST		New Orleans	W 79–56	5–4	Devlin Fieldhouse (935) New Orleans, LA
12/10/2017* 2:00 pm, CST		LSU	L 50–73	5–5	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,242) New Orleans, LA
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	W 62–44	6–5	Devlin Fieldhouse (545) New Orleans, LA
12/21/2017* 2:30 pm		Troy Tulane Classic semifinals	W 106–75	7–5	Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, LA
12/22/2017* 3:00 pm		UTEP Tulane Classic championship	W 67–56	8–5	Devlin Fieldhouse (706) New Orleans, LA
AAC regular season
12/31/2017 11:00 am, ESPNU		at No. 25 South Florida	L 46–75	8–6 (0–1)	USF Sun Dome (2,018) Tampa, FL
01/03/2018 11:00 am		at Tulsa	W 72–63	9–6 (1–1)	Reynolds Center (202) Tulsa, OK
01/06/2018 2:00 pm		Houston	L 92–98 OT	9–7 (1–2)	Devlin Fieldhouse (642) New Orleans, LA
01/13/2018 2:30 pm		Wichita State	L 56–64	9–8 (1–3)	Devlin Fieldhouse (604) New Orleans, LA
01/17/2018 6:00 pm, ADN		at UCF	L 51–59	9–9 (1–4)	CFE Arena (3,107) Orlando, FL
01/21/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU		Tulsa	W 70–39	10–9 (2–4)	Devlin Fieldhouse (710) New Orleans, LA
01/24/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		East Carolina	W 64–58	11–9 (3–4)	Devlin Fieldhouse (585) New Orleans, LA
01/27/2018 11:00 am, SNY/ESPN3		at No. 1 Connecticut	L 45–98	11–10 (3–5)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
01/31/2018 7:00 pm		at Houston	L 48–72	11–11 (3–6)	H&PE Arena (575) Houston, TX
02/03/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		South Florida	L 53–63	11–12 (3–7)	Devlin Fieldhouse (775) New Orleans, LA
02/07/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Temple	W 69–65	12–12 (4–7)	Devlin Fieldhouse (625) New Orleans, LA
02/10/2018 1:00 pm		at Cincinnati	L 52–83	12–13 (4–8)	Saint Ursula Academy Gym (463) Cincinnati, OH
02/18/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN2		at Memphis	L 60–73	12–14 (4–9)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (467) Memphis, TN
02/21/2018 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3		No. 1 Connecticut	L 47–91	12–15 (4–10)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,655) New Orleans, LA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		at Wichita State	L 70–81	12–16 (4–11)	Charles Koch Arena (2,818) Wichita, KS
02/26/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		SMU	W 52–46	13–16 (5–11)	Devlin Fieldhouse (845) New Orleans, LA
AAC Women's Tournament
03/03/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(9)	vs. (8) Memphis First Round	W 76–64	14–16	Mohegan Sun Arena (4,599) Uncasville, CT
03/04/2018 5:30 pm, ESPNU	(9)	vs. (1) No. 1 Connecticut Quarterfinals	L 56–82	14–17	Mohegan Sun Arena (6,804) Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 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
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• 2017–18 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team