2017–18 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team will represent the University of Memphis during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the fifth for the Tigers as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Tigers, led by tenth year head coach Melissa McFerrin, plays 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
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	10–20 (5–11 The American)
Head coach	Melissa McFerrin (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Danielle O'Banion Jessica Bogia Nitra Perry
Home arena	Elma Roane Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	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 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

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 Melissa McFerrin (Missouri) Assistant coach(es) Danielle O'Banion (Boston College) Jessica Bogia (Lafayette) Nitra Perry (Mississippi State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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

• 2017–18 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

References

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.