2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team

The 2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team represented Texas Christian University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 2017–18 season was head coach Raegan Pebley's fourth season at TCU. The Horned Frogs were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games in Schollmaier Arena. This season TCU got back in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2010.^[2] They finished the season 23–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Lamar, Missouri State and New Mexico in the first, second and third rounds, and then South Dakota in the quarterfinals before losing to Indiana in the semifinals.

2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball
WNIT, Semifinals
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	23–13 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Raegan Pebley (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Hanna Howard Britney Brown Aaron Kallhoff
Home arena	Schollmaier Arena
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Baylor †	18	–	0		1.000			33	–	2		.943
No. 8 Texas	15	–	3		.833			28	–	7		.800
Oklahoma State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	11		.656
Oklahoma	11	–	7		.611			16	–	15		.516
TCU	9	–	9		.500			23	–	13		.639
West Virginia	8	–	10		.444			25	–	12		.676
Iowa State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
Kansas State	7	–	11		.389			18	–	16		.529
Kansas	3	–	15		.167			12	–	18		.400
Texas Tech	1	–	17		.056			7	–	23		.233
† 2018 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

Roster

2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 00 Amy Okonkwo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Etiwanda USC Fontana, CA G 1 Toree Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Broken Arrow Ole Miss Broken Arrow, OK G 3 Mikayla Christian 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Vista Ridge Round Rock, TX G 4 Amber Ramirez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Wagner San Antonio, TX G 15 Jayde Woods 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Windward School Oregon Yorba Linda, CA G 20 Lauren Heard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Guyer Denton, TX F 21 Sydney Coleman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Cypress Ranch Cypress, TX C 22 Jordan Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Stony Point Round Rock, TX G 24 Dakota Vann 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Deer Creek Butler CC Oklahoma City, OK G 25 Kianna Ray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Bowie Austin, TX F 31 Ella Hellessey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Padua College Dromana, Australia F 33 Adeola Akomolafe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So El Dorado El Paso, TX	Head coach Raegan Pebley (Colorado) Assistant coach(es) Hanna Howard (Portland) Britney Brown (Oklahoma) Aaron Kallhoff (Bemidji State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017* 6:30 pm		Texas Wesleyan	W 78–50		Schollmaier Arena  Fort Worth, TX
Non-Conference Games
11/11/2017* 2:00 pm		Oral Roberts	W 72–58	1–0	Schollmaier Arena (1,603) Fort Worth, TX
11/14/2017* 7:00 pm		at SMU	W 64–58	2–0	Moody Coliseum (938) Dallas, TX
11/18/2017* 2:00 pm		Texas State	W 82–58	3–0	Schollmaier Arena (1,766) Fort Worth, TX
11/21/2017* 6:30 pm, FSSW+		Yale	L 72–82	3–1	Schollmaier Arena (1,796) Fort Worth, TX
11/24/2017* 7:00 pm		vs. Arizona Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic	W 68–59	4–1	Matadome (200) Northridge, CA
11/25/2017* 9:30 pm		vs. Idaho Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic	W 86–76	5–1	Matadome (411) Northridge, CA
12/01/2017* 12:00 pm, FSSW		Alabama Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 88–67	6–1	Schollmaier Arena (3,457) Fort Worth, TX
12/06/2017* 11:00 am, SECN		at No. 21 Texas A&M Maggie Dixon Classic	L 58–71	6–2	Reed Arena (7,480) College Station, TX
12/10/2017* 2:00 pm, FSSW		Southeastern Louisiana	W 112–62	7–2	Schollmaier Arena (2,005) Fort Worth, TX
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 89–51	8–2	Schollmaier Arena (1,920) Fort Worth, TX
12/20/2017* 6:30 pm		Hampton	W 90–68	9–2	Schollmaier Arena (1,496) Fort Worth, TX
Conference Games
12/28/2017 6:00 pm		No. 9 West Virginia	L 82–87	9–3 (0–1)	Schollmaier Arena (1,799) Fort Worth, TX
12/31/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kansas	L 77–86	9–4 (0–2)	Allen Fieldhouse (1,804) Lawrence, KS
01/04/2018 7:00 pm, FSOK		at Oklahoma	L 71–84	9–5 (0–3)	Lloyd Noble Center (2,522) Norman, OK
01/07/2018 2:00 pm, FSN		Texas Tech	W 93–72	10–5 (1–3)	Schollmaier Arena (1,929) Fort Worth, TX
01/10/2018 8:00 pm, FSSW+		No. 7 Texas	W 79–77	11–5 (2–3)	Schollmaier Arena (2,150) Fort Worth, TX
01/13/2018 4:00 pm, FSN		at No. 15 West Virginia	W 76–74 ^OT	12–5 (3–3)	WVU Coliseum (3,139) Morgantown, WV
01/20/2018 2:00 pm		Kansas	W 76–66	13–5 (4–3)	Schollmaier Arena (2,327) Fort Worth, TX
01/24/2018 7:00 pm	No. 24	at Kansas State	W 68–63	14–5 (5–3)	Bramlage Coliseum (3,381) Manhattan, KS
01/27/2018 2:00 pm, FSSW	No. 24	Oklahoma	W 62–58	15–5 (6–3)	Schollmaier Arena (2,882) Fort Worth, TX
01/30/2018 6:30 pm	No. 22	at Iowa State	W 75–52	16–5 (7–3)	Hilton Coliseum (9,829) Ames, IA
02/03/2018 12:00 pm, LHN	No. 22	at No. 8 Texas	L 65–92	16–6 (7–4)	Frank Erwin Center (6,023) Austin, TX
02/07/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW	No. 24	No. 22 Oklahoma State	L 54–71	16–7 (7–5)	Schollmaier Arena (3,125) Fort Worth, TX
02/10/2018 7:00 pm, FSSW+	No. 24	at No. 3 Baylor	L 63–83	16–8 (7–6)	Ferrell Center (6,524) Waco, TX
02/14/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW		Iowa State	L 63–66	16–9 (7–7)	Schollmaier Arena (1,695) Fort Worth, TX
02/17/2018 2:00 pm, FSSW		Kansas State	W 87–70	17–9 (8–7)	Schollmaier Arena (2,043) Fort Worth, TX
02/21/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW		at Texas Tech	W 72–60	18–9 (9–7)	United Supermarkets Arena (3,976) Lubbock, TX
02/24/2018 5:00 pm		No. 3 Baylor	L 53–85	18–10 (9–8)	Schollmaier Arena (3,186) Fort Worth, TX
02/26/2018 8:00 pm, FSSW+		at Oklahoma State	L 72–85	18–11 (9–9)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,563) Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2018 11:00 am, FSN	(5)	vs. (4) Oklahoma Quarterfinals	W 90–83	19–11	Chesapeake Energy Arena  Oklahoma City, OK
03/04/2018 2:00 pm, FS1	(5)	vs. (1) No. 3 Baylor Semifinals	L 48–94	19–12	Chesapeake Energy Arena  Oklahoma City, OK
WNIT
03/15/2018* 6:30 pm		Lamar First Round	W 80–68	20–12	Schollmaier Arena (1,330) Fort Worth, TX
03/17/2018* 12:00 pm		Missouri State Second Round	W 86–51	21–12	Schollmaier Arena (1,069) Fort Worth, TX
03/22/2018* 8:00 pm		at New Mexico Third Round	W 81–72	22–12	Dreamstyle Arena (3,938) Albuquerque, NM
03/25/2018* 6:00 pm		at South Dakota Quarterfinals	W 79–71	23–12	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,885) Vermillion, SD
03/28/2018* 6:00 pm		at Indiana Semifinals	L 58–71	23–13	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,815) Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule and results from GoFrogs.com^[3] and ESPN.com^[4]

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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	24	22	24	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	N/A	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	24	22	24	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

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

See also

• 2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team

References

1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
2. "TCU cracks Top 25 for first time since 2010; UConn remains No. 1". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
3. . Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
4. "TCU Horned Frog". ESPN. Retrieved January 31, 2018.