2017–18 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

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 Ronald Hughey, 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. 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.

2017–18 Houston Cougars women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	20–12 (9–7 The American)
Head coach	Ronald Hughey (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Tai Dillard Victoria Picott Jamila Ganter
Home arena	H&PE Arena

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 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  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 Ronald Hughey (Limestone College) Assistant coach(es) Tai Dillard (Texas) Victoria Picott (Rutgers) Jamila Ganter (Texas A&M) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 9, 2017

Schedule and results

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. Milwaukee 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 South Dakota 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

• 2017–18 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

External links

• Official website