2017–18 USC Trojans women's basketball team

The 2017–18 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by first year head coach, 6th overall Mark Trakh, played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Washington State in the first round before losing to Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament to Stanford. They would have clinched the automatic berth to the 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament, but declined to participate, despite being the highest-ranked non-NCAA team in the Pac-12.

2017–18 USC Trojans women's basketball
Rainbow Wahine Classic Champions
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	20–11 (9–9 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mark Trakh (1st of 2nd stint; 6th overall season)
Assistant coaches	Jason Glover Aarika Hughes Blanche Alverson
Home arena	Galen Center

2017–18 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Oregon †	16	–	2		.889			33	–	5		.868
No. 15 Stanford	14	–	3		.824			24	–	11		.686
No. 9 UCLA	14	–	4		.778			27	–	8		.771
No. 13 Oregon State	14	–	4		.778			26	–	8		.765
California	11	–	7		.611			21	–	11		.656
Arizona State	10	–	8		.556			22	–	13		.629
USC	9	–	9		.500			20	–	11		.645
Utah	8	–	10		.444			18	–	14		.563
Colorado	5	–	13		.278			15	–	16		.484
Washington State	3	–	14		.176			10	–	20		.333
Arizona	2	–	16		.111			6	–	24		.200
Washington	1	–	17		.056			7	–	23		.233
† 2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of 26 March 2018 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 14–16, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in a 4-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round Pac-12 women's basketball tournament to California. After that game, Coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke resigned.

Roster

2017–18 USC Trojans women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Shalexxus Aaron  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Martin Luther King HS Apple Valley, CA G 1 Jordan Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Mater Dei HS Irvine, CA G 3 Minyon Moore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Salesian HS Rodeo, CA G 4 Mariya Moore (I)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Louisville Hercules, California F 5 Ja'Tavia Tapley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So University Christian Jacksonville, FL F 13 Marguerite Effa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Fairfax Los Angeles, CA G 14 Sadie Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Blair Academy Connecticut Meriden, CT G 21 Aliyah Mazyck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Myers Park HS Charlotte, NC G 22 Kyerstin Galloway (W) 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr San Pedro HS Los Angeles, CA F 23 Asiah Jones  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Woodmont HS Piedmont, SC G 30 Candela Abejón 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Univ. de Ovideo Asturias, Spain F 32 Dani Milisic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Blacktown Girls HS Sydney, Australia F 35 Kristen Simon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Windward School Gardena, CA	Head coach Mark Trakh (Long Beach State) Assistant coach(es) Jason Glover (Grand Canyon) Aarika Hughes (USC) Blanche Alverson (Auburn) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 25, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 4:00 pm		Montana State	W 98–47	1–0	Galen Center (614) Los Angeles, CA
11/13/2017* 7:00 pm		at UC Riverside	W 64–46	2–0	SRC Arena (694) Riverside, CA
11/17/2017* 7:00 pm		at Santa Clara	W 64–43	3–0	Leavey Center (395) Santa Clara, CA
11/20/2017* 7:00 pm		Long Beach State	W 75–60	4–0	Galen Center (790) Los Angeles, CA
11/24/2017* 5:00 pm		vs. Purdue Rainbow Wahine Classic	W 58–46	5–0	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
11/25/2017* 5:00 pm		vs. Marist Rainbow Wahine Classic	W 78–57	6–0	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
11/26/2017* 7:00 pm		at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Classic	W 71–60	7–0	Stan Sheriff Center (1,700) Honolulu, HI
12/01/2017* 7:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	W 80–70	8–0	Gersten Pavilion (445) Los Angeles, CA
12/15/2017* 7:00 pm, P12N		No. 19 Texas A&M	L 74–75	8–1	Galen Center (508) Los Angeles, CA
12/19/2017* 2:30 pm		vs. Middle Tennessee UTRGV Holiday Classic	W 72–57	9–1	UTRGV Fieldhouse (89) Edinburg, TX
12/20/2017* 5:00 pm		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Holiday Classic	W 71–64	10–1	UTRGV Fieldhouse (528) Edinburg, TX
Pac-12 regular season
12/29/2017 6:00 pm		at No. 20 California	L 64–76	10–2 (0–1)	Haas Pavilion (2,217) Berkeley, CA
12/31/2017 1:00 pm, P12N		at Stanford	L 65–72	10–3 (0–2)	Maples Pavilion (2,494) Stanford, CA
01/05/2018 8:00 pm, P12N		No. 9 Oregon	L 66–70	10–4 (0–3)	Galen Center (670) Los Angeles, CA
01/07/2018 1:00 pm, P12N		No. 16 Oregon State	W 65–61	11–4 (1–3)	Galen Center (592) Los Angeles, CA
01/12/2018 5:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado	W 86–51	12–4 (2–3)	Coors Events Center (1,533) Boulder, CO
01/14/2018 11:00 am, P12N		at Utah	W 58–47	13–4 (3–3)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,574) Salt Lake City, UT
01/19/2018 8:00 pm, P12N		Stanford	L 55–59	13–5 (3–4)	Galen Center (882) Los Angeles, CA
01/21/2018 1:00 pm, P12N		No. 21 California	L 59–62	13–6 (3–5)	Galen Center (1,728) Los Angeles, CA
01/26/2018 7:00 pm		at Washington State	W 73–72	14–6 (4–5)	Beasley Coliseum (803) Pullman, WA
01/28/2018 2:00 pm		at Washington	W 72–61	15–6 (5–5)	Alaska Airlines Arena (2,368) Seattle, WA
02/02/2018 8:00 pm, P12N		at No. 9 UCLA Rivalry	L 46–59	15–7 (5–6)	Pauley Pavilion (6,057) Los Angeles, CA
02/05/2018 6:00 pm, P12N		UCLA Rivalry	L 70–84	15–8 (5–7)	Galen Center (876) Los Angeles, CA
02/09/2018 7:00 pm		No. 25 Arizona State	W 77–62	16–8 (6–7)	Galen Center (647) Los Angeles, CA
02/09/2018 7:00 pm		Arizona	W 78–52	17–8 (7–7)	Galen Center (572) Los Angeles, CA
02/16/2018 6:00 pm, P12N		at No. 9 Oregon	L 74–80 2OT	17–9 (7–8)	Matthew Knight Arena (2,494) Eugene, OR
02/18/2018 1:00 pm, P12N		at No. 15 Oregon State	L 63–69	17–10 (7–9)	Gill Coliseum (4,942) Corvallis, OR
02/22/2018 6:00 pm, P12N		Utah	W 53–52 OT	18–10 (8–9)	Galen Center (592) Los Angeles, CA
02/24/2018 1:00 pm		Colorado	W 65–53	19–10 (9–9)	Galen Center (2,813) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/01/2017 6:00 pm, P12N	(7)	vs. (10) Washington State First Round	W 47–44	20–10	KeyArena  Seattle, WA
03/02/2017 6:00 pm, P12N	(7)	vs. (2) No. 16 Stanford Quarterfinals	L 59–69	20–11	KeyArena  Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific 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	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR		N/A
Coaches	NR	N/A	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2017–18 USC Trojans men's basketball team