2017–18 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . It was head coach Karen Aston's sixth season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center . They finished the season 28–7, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament , where they lost to Baylor. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament , where they defeated Maine and Arizona State in the first and second rounds before losing to UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen.
Previous season
They are coming off a season in which they finished the season 25–9, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place and advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to West Virginia. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they defeated Central Arkansas and NC State in the first and second rounds before losing to Stanford in the Sweet Sixteen.
Off-season
Departures
Joyner Holmes not on roster until 23 December 2017 due to undisclosed violation.
Recruits
Roster
2017–18 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Alecia Sutton
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Parkway North
St. Louis, MO
G
4
Destiny Littleton
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
The Bishop's School
La Jolla, CA
F
5
Jordan Hosey
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
Manvel
Pearland, TX
G
10
Lashann Higgs
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
Cedar Ridge
Round Rock, TX
G
11
Brooke McCarty
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sr
Clear Springs
League City, TX
G/F
12
Jada Underwood
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
Horn
Mesquite, TX
F
14
Olamide Aborowa
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
Neumann-Goretti
Ondo, Nigeria
G
15
Chasity Patterson
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Fr
North Shore
Houston, TX
G
23
Ariel Atkins
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
Duncanville
Duncanville, TX
G/F
24
Joyner Holmes
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Cedar Hill
Cedar Hill, TX
F
30
Khaléann Caron-Goudreau
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
RS Jr
IMG Academy Vanderbilt
Gatineau, QE
F
31
Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
IMG Academy Gulf Coast State College
Gatineau, QE
F
33
Rellah Boothe
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
IMG Academy
Ocala, FL
F/C
40
Jatarie White
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
RS Jr
Providence Day South Carolina
Charlotte, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 2]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2017 *1:00 pm, LHN
No. 2
Oklahoma City
W 99–36
Frank Erwin Center (1,184)Austin, TX
Regular season
11/12/2017 *1:00 pm, LHN
No. 2
Stetson
W 95–59
1–0
Frank Erwin Center (3,415)Austin, TX
11/15/2017 *11:00 am, LHN
No. 2
McNeese State
W 100–34
2–0
Frank Erwin Center (7,651)Austin, TX
11/17/2017 *7:00 pm, LHN
No. 2
UTSA
W 120–70
3–0
Frank Erwin Center (3,135)Austin, TX
11/24/2017 *5:30 pm
No. 2
vs. LSU South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 75–66
4–0
South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
11/25/2017 *3:15 pm
No. 2
vs. Washington South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 92–68
5–0
South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
11/30/2017 *7:00 pm, LHN
No. 2
Louisiana Tech
W 88–54
6–0
Frank Erwin Center (2,956)Austin, TX
12/03/2017 *3:00 pm, SECN
No. 2
at Georgia Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 81–53
7–0
Stegeman Coliseum (3,390)Athens, GA
12/10/2017 *2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2
at No. 11 Tennessee
L 75–82
7–1
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,651)Knoxville, TN
12/13/2017 *7:00 pm, LHN
No. 8
Northwestern State
W 68–44
8–1
Frank Erwin Center (3,461)Austin, TX
12/17/2017 *11:30 am, FS1
No. 8
No. 12 Florida State
W 87–72
9–1
Frank Erwin Center (4,202)Austin, TX
12/28/2017 7:00 pm, FCSC
No. 8
at Oklahoma
W 88–78
10–1 (1–0)
Lloyd Noble Center (3,391)Norman, OK
12/31/2017 3:30 pm, FSN
No. 8
No. 9 West Virginia
W 79–58
11–1 (2–0)
Frank Erwin Center (3,391)Austin, TX
01/03/2018 7:00 pm, LHN
No. 8
No. 20 Oklahoma State
W 84–79
12–1 (3–0)
Frank Erwin Center (3,240)Austin, TX
01/07/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 8
at Kansas State
W 75–64
13–1 (4–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,908)Manhattan, KS
01/10/2018 8:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 7
at TCU
L 77–79
13–2 (4–1)
Schollmaier Arena (2,150)Fort Worth, TX
01/13/2018 1:00 pm, LHN
No. 7
Kansas
W 79–62
14–2 (5–1)
Frank Erwin Center (4,015)Austin, TX
01/15/2018 *6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9
No. 1 Connecticut
L 71–75
14–3
Frank Erwin Center (11,877)Austin, TX
01/20/2018 3:00 pm, FSN
No. 9
at Texas Tech
W 90–49
15–3 (6–1)
United Supermarkets Arena (5,330)Lubbock, TX
01/25/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6
at No. 3 Baylor
L 56–81
15–4 (6–2)
Ferrell Center (9,286)Waco, TX
01/27/2018 7:00 pm, LHN
No. 6
Iowa State
W 87–55
16–4 (7–2)
Frank Erwin Center (4,446)Austin, TX
01/31/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 8
at Kansas
W 55–41
17–4 (8–2)
Allen Fieldhouse (1,625)Lawrence, KS
02/03/2018 12:00 pm, LHN
No. 8
No. 22 TCU
W 92–65
18–4 (9–2)
Frank Erwin Center (6,023)Austin, TX
02/05/2018 6:00 pm, FS1
No. 6
at West Virginia
W 73–55
19–4 (10–2)
WVU Coliseum (2,149)Morgantown, WV
02/10/2018 7:00 pm, LHN
No. 6
Kansas State
W 76–54
20–4 (11–2)
Frank Erwin Center (3,900)Austin, TX
02/14/2018 7:00 pm, LHN
No. 6
Texas Tech
W 87–72
21–4 (12–2)
Frank Erwin Center (3,082)Austin, TX
02/17/2018 2:00 pm, FSOK
No. 6
at No. 21 Oklahoma State
W 77–62
22–4 (13–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,131)Stillwater, OK
02/19/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6
No. 3 Baylor
L 87–93
22–5 (13–3)
Frank Erwin Center (6,642)Austin, TX
02/24/2018 5:00 pm, FSN
No. 6
at Iowa State
W 72–59
23–5 (14–3)
Hilton Coliseum (10,061)Ames, IA
02/27/2018 6:00 pm, FS1
No. 7
Oklahoma
W 79–66
24–5 (15–3)
Frank Erwin Center (4,207)Austin, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2018 6:00 pm, FSN
(2) No. 7
vs. (7) Iowa State Quarterfinals
W 81–69
25–5
Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK
03/04/2018 4:30 pm, FS1
(2) No. 7
vs. (6) West Virginia Semifinals
W 68–55
26–5
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,832)Oklahoma City, OK
03/05/2018 8:00 pm, FS1
(2) No. 8
vs. (1) No. 2 Baylor Championship Game
L 69–77
26–6
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,520)Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018 *5:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 KC) No. 8
(15 KC) Maine First Round
W 83–54
27–6
Frank Erwin Center (3,878)Austin, TX
03/19/2018 *8:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 KC) No. 8
(7 KC) Arizona State Second Round
W 85–65
28–6
Frank Erwin Center (3,286)Austin, TX
03/23/2018 *8:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 KC) No. 8
vs. (3 KC) No. 9 UCLA Sweet Sixteen
L 75–84
28–7
Sprint Center (4,280)Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in
Central Time .
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
2
2
2
2
2
8
8
8
8
7
9
6
8
6
6
6
7
8
8
N/A
Coaches
6
N/A
4т
4
4
8
8
8
8
7
9
6
8
6
6
6
7
8
8
10
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
No Change
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked
Most University of Texas home games were shown on the Longhorn Network , with national telecasts on the Big 12 Conference's television partners. On the radio, women's basketball games aired on KTXX-HD4 "105.3 The Bat", with select games on KTXX-FM 104.9.
See also
References
Venues Rivalries People Culture and lore Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics