2017–18 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

The 2017–18 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team will represent the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels, led by tenth year head coach Kathy Olivier. They play their home games at the Cox Pavilion, attached to the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 14–4 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season title with Boise State. They lost in the quarterfinals Mountain West women's tournament to Nevada. They earn an automatic bid to the WNIT where they lost in the first round to Utah.

2017–18 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball
Mountain West Regular Season Co-Champions
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	19–12 (14–4 Mountain West)
Head coach	Kathy Olivier (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Caitlin Collier Mia Bell Peggy Smith
Home arena	Cox Pavilion Thomas & Mack Center
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Boise State †	14	–	4		.778			23	–	10		.697
UNLV	14	–	4		.778			19	–	12		.613
Wyoming	13	–	5		.722			22	–	11		.667
Colorado State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Fresno State	11	–	7		.611			17	–	15		.531
New Mexico	10	–	8		.556			25	–	11		.694
Nevada	7	–	11		.389			19	–	17		.528
San Diego State	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
Utah State	5	–	13		.278			7	–	23		.233
Air Force	5	–	13		.278			6	–	25		.194
San Jose State	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
† 2018 MW Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2017–18 UNLV Lady Rebels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kennedy Wharton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Valley HS Grays Harbor College Las Vegas, NV G 1 Kavionnia Brown 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Cibola HS Albuquerque, NM G 2 Brooke Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Hanford HS Hanford, CA F 3 Paris Strawther 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Liberty HS Las Vegas, NV F 5 Simone Sheppard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Sacramento HS Sacramento, CA F 10 Nikki Wheatley   5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Jr Bonita HS La Verne, CA G 14 Bailey Thomas   5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Marian HS West Virginia Las Vegas, NV G 15 LaTecia Smith   5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Narbonne HS Seton Hall Gardenia, CA F 20 Alyssa Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Etiwanda HS Ranch Cucamonga, CA C 21 Katie Powell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Duluth HS Arkansas Duluth, GA F/C 22 Destiney Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr C. K. McClatchy HS Sacramento, CA F 23 Jordyn Bell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Bradshaw Christian HS Elk Grove, CA C 24 Rodjanae Wade 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Edison HS Fresno, CA C 25 Krista Jackman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr River Valley HS Mohave Valley, AZ	Head coach Kathy Olivier (UNLV) Assistant coach(es) Caitlin Collier (UC Davis) Mia Bell (UNLV) Peggy Smith (Appalachian State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 6:00 pm		Portland State	W 88–80 ^OT	1–0	Cox Pavilion (383) Paradise, NV
11/14/2017* 12:00 pm		UC Irvine	W 73–54	2–0	Cox Pavilion  Paradise, NV
11/19/2017* 4:00 pm		Grand Canyon	W 76–47	3–0	Cox Pavilion (868) Paradise, NV
11/25/2017* 12:00 pm		Hofstra Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals	W 68–52	4–0	Cox Pavilion  Paradise, NV
11/26/2017* 2:30 pm		Minnesota Lady Rebel Round-Up championship	L 72–79	4–1	Cox Pavilion (575) Paradise, NV
12/02/2017* 11:35 am		vs. UC Riverside ASU Classic semifinals	L 88–95	4–2	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, AZ
12/03/2017* 11:30 am		vs. Buffalo ASU Classic 3rd place game	L 53–80	4–3	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, AZ
12/09/2017* 2:00 pm		at Gonzaga	W 52–50	5–3	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,378) Spokane, WA
12/16/2017* 2:00 pm		at No. 18 Stanford	L 33–74	5–4	Maples Pavilion (2,763) Stanford, CA
12/20/2016* 2:30 pm		No. 5 Mississippi State Duel in the Desert Rebel Division	L 63–103	5–5	Cox Pavilion  Paradise, NV
12/22/2017* 2:30 pm		Syracuse Duel in the Desert Rebel Division	L 55–69	5–6	Cox Pavilion  Paradise, NV
Mountain West regular season
12/30/2017 12:00 pm		at Boise State	L 60–69	5–7 (0–1)	Taco Bell Arena (890) Boise, ID
01/03/2018 6:00 pm		San José State	W 79–60	6–7 (1–1)	Cox Pavilion (2,055) Paradise, NV
01/06/2018 1:00 pm		at Utah State	W 63–54	7–7 (2–1)	Smith Spectrum (346) Logan, UT
01/10/2018 6:00 pm		Air Force	W 69–58	8–7 (3–1)	Cox Pavilion (508) Paradise, NV
01/17/2018 6:00 pm		at New Mexico	W 68–66	9–7 (4–1)	Dreamstyle Arena (5,786) Albuquerque, NM
01/20/2018 3:00 pm		Colorado State	W 56–52	10–7 (5–1)	Cox Pavilion (1,358) Paradise, NV
01/24/2018 6:00 pm		Fresno State	L 72–74	10–8 (5–2)	Cox Pavilion (528) Paradise, NV
01/27/2018 1:00 pm		at San Diego State	W 75–64	11–8 (6–2)	Viejas Arena (4,568) San Diego, CA
01/31/2018 7:00 pm		San José State	W 80–57	12–8 (7–2)	Event Center Arena (767) San Jose, CA
02/03/2018 3:00 pm		Boise State	W 77–54	13–8 (8–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (1,503) Paradise, NV
02/07/2018 6:00 pm		Nevada	W 77–75	14–8 (9–2)	Cox Pavilion (794) Paradise, NV
02/10/2018 1:00 pm		at Wyoming	L 56–69	14–9 (9–3)	Arena-Auditorium (3,223) Laramie, WY
02/14/2018 6:00 pm		at Air Force	W 67–59	15–9 (10–3)	Clune Arena (263) Colorado Springs, CO
02/17/2018 3:00 pm		San Diego State	W 73–67 ^OT	16–9 (11–3)	Cox Pavilion (783) Paradise, NV
02/21/2018 7:00 pm		at Fresno State	W 73–58	17–9 (12–3)	Save Mart Center (2,204) Fresno, CA
02/24/2018 3:00 pm		New Mexico	W 74–62	18–9 (13–3)	Cox Pavilion (1,065) Paradise, NV
02/27/2018 6:30 pm		at Nevada	L 55–75	18–10 (13–4)	Lawlor Events Center (1,670) Reno, NV
03/02/2018 6:00 pm		Utah State	W 68–58	19–10 (14–4)	Cox Pavilion (1,001) Paradise, NV
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/06/2018 6:00 pm	(2)	(7) Nevada Quarterfinals	L 73–77 ^2OT	19–11	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
WNIT
03/15/2018* 6:00 pm		at Utah First Round	L 68–78	19–12	Jon M. Huntsman Center (497) Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2017–18 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

References

1. Archived 2018-03-29 at the Wayback