2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Arizona during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Adia Barnes, played their games at the McKale Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 2–16 in Pac-12 play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament to Arizona State.

2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record6–24 (2–16 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sunny Smallwood
  • Salvo Coppa
  • Kelly Rae Finley
Home arenaMcKale Center
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Oregon †16–2 .88933–5  .868
No. 15 Stanford14–3 .82424–11  .686
No. 9 UCLA14–4 .77827–8  .771
No. 13 Oregon State14–4 .77826–8  .765
California11–7 .61121–11  .656
Arizona State10–8 .55622–13  .629
USC9–9 .50020–11  .645
Utah8–10 .44418–14  .563
Colorado5–13 .27815–16  .484
Washington State3–14 .17610–20  .333
Arizona2–16 .1116–24  .200
Washington1–17 .0567–23  .233
† 2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of 26 March 2018
Rankings from AP Poll

Off-season

Departures
Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Malena Washington G 5'6" Senior Beaumont, TX Graduated
LaBrittney Jones F 6'1" Senior Cedar Hill, TX Graduated
Dejza James F 6'1" Senior Elk Grove, CA Graduated
Lauren Evans F 5'11" RS Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated
Farrin Bell G 6'0" RS Senior Richardson, TX Graduated

Incoming transfers
NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Kat Wright F 6'0" RS Senior Woodland Hills, CA Graduate transfer from Florida Atlantic. She is expected to eligible to play immediately for the 2017–18 season per NCAA graduate transfer rules.
Tee Tee Starks G 5'9" RS Sophomore Brooklyn Park, MN Transfer from Iowa State. Will sit out 2017–18 under NCAA transfer rules. Will have 3 years eligibility to play.
Aari McDonald G 5'7" Sophomore Fresno, CA Transfer from Washington. Will sit out 2017–18 under NCAA transfer rules. Will have 3 years eligibility to play.
Dominique McBryde F 6'2" Junior Bedford, IN Transfer from Purdue. Will sit out 2017–18 under NCAA transfer rules. Will have 2 years eligibility to play.

Recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sam Thomas
G		 Las Vegas, NV Centennial HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Samantha Fatkin
G		 Snohomish, WA Glacier Peak HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Marlee Kyles
P		 Elgin, IL Larkin HS 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Kiana Chew
F		 Palm Harbor, FL Palm Harbor University HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

2018 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cate Reese
F		 Cypress, TX Cypress Woods HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Semaj Smith
PG		 Long Beach, CA St. Anthony HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Valeria Trucco
F/C		 Torino, ITL 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Shalyse Smith
G/F		 Tacoma, WA Bellarmine Prep 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Bryce Nixon
PG		 Phoenix, AZ Acardia HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster
2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Aari McDonald Current redshirt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoBrookside Christian HS/Washington Fresno, CA
G 4 Lucia Alonso 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoAron Leon Cuna Del Parlamentarismo León, Spain
F 5 Sammy Fatkin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrGlacier Peak HS Snohomish, WA
G 10 Tee Tee Starks Current redshirt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoHopkins HS/Iowa State Brooklyn Park, MN
F 11 Kat Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrNotre Dame HS/Florida Atlantic Woodland Hills, CA
G 13 Marlee Kyles 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrLarkin HS Elgin, IL
F 14 Sam Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrCentennial HS Bloomfield Hills, MI
F 20 Dominique McBryde Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBedford North Lawrence HS/Purdue Bedford, IN
F 21 Destiny Graham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrEastside College Prep East Palo Alto, CA
G 22 Lindsey Malecha (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrHill-Murray HS Mahtomedi, MN
G 32 Kiana Barkhoff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrPalm Harbor University HS Kitzingen, Germany
G 33 JaLea Bennett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrMansfield Timberview HS Grand Prairie, TX
G 44 Ali Reese (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrCypress Woods HS Cypress, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct. 30, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Eastern New Mexico W 69–50  –
 McKale Center (1,151)
Tucson, AZ
Nov. 6, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Western New Mexico W 80–36  –
 McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 10, 2017*
12:00 pm		 Iona W 71–58  1–0
 McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Nov. 17, 2017*
7:00 pm		 at Utah State W 65–49  2–0
 Smith Spectrum (597)
Logan, UT
Nov. 21, 2017*
8:00 pm		 at Loyola Marymount L 70–84  2–1
 Gersten Pavilion (366)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 24, 2017*
6:00 pm		 vs. TCU
CSUN Tournament		 L 59–68  2–2
 Matadome (200)
Northridge, CA
Nov. 25, 2017*
6:00 pm		 vs. Cal State Northridge
CSUN Tournament		 L 63–66  2–3
 Matadome (307)
Northridge, CA
Nov. 28, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Long Beach State L 72–80  2–4
 McKale Center (1,362)
Tucson, AZ
Dec. 3, 2017*
2:00 pm		 San Diego State L 67–78  2–5
 McKale Center (1,555)
Tucson, AZ
Dec. 7, 2017*
6:30 pm, FSAZ+		 at Northern Arizona L 66–84  2–6
 Rolle Activity Center (383)
Flagstaff, AZ
Dec. 14, 2017*
11:00 am		 New Mexico State W 83–44  3–6
 McKale Center (7,558)
Tucson, AZ
Dec. 17, 2017*
2:00 pm		 Hawaii L 60–65  3–7
 McKale Center (1,397)
Tucson, AZ
Dec. 20, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Southern Utah W 76–74 2OT 4–7
 McKale Center (1,215)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
Dec. 29, 2017
6:00 pm		 at Utah L 55–89  4–8 (0–1)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,828)
Salt Lake City, UT
Dec. 31, 2017
1:00 pm		 at Colorado L 60–79  4–9 (0–2)
 Coors Events Center (1,526)
Boulder, CO
Jan. 5, 2018
6:00 pm, P12N		 No. 24 Stanford L 46–61  4–10 (0–3)
 McKale Center (1,452)
Tucson, AZ
Jan. 7, 2018
12:00 pm, P12N		 No. 23 California L 51–53  4–11 (0–4)
 McKale Center (1,322)
Tucson, AZ
Jan. 12, 2018
9:00 pm, P12N		 at No. 8 Oregon L 44–62  4–12 (0–5)
 Matthew Knight Arena (3,466)
Eugene, OR
Jan. 14, 2018
2:00 pm, P12N		 at No. 22 Oregon State L 44–88  4–13 (0–6)
 Gill Coliseum (4,226)
Corvallis, OR
Jan. 19, 2018
6:00 pm, P12N		 Colorado W 72–63  5–13 (1–6)
 McKale Center (1,426)
Tucson, AZ
Jan. 21, 2018
12:00 pm, P12N		 Utah L 56–80  5–14 (1–7)
 McKale Center (1,357)
Tucson, AZ
Jan. 26, 2018
8:00 pm		 at No. 23 California L 39–63  5–15 (1–8)
 Haas Pavilion (2,463)
Berkeley, CA
Jan. 28, 2018
6:00 pm, P12N		 at Stanford L 42–79  5–16 (1–9)
 Maples Pavilion (3,136)
Stanford, CA
Feb. 2, 2018
6:00 pm, P12N		 Washington State L 60–78  5–17 (1–10)
 McKale Center (1,612)
Tucson, AZ
Feb 4, 2018
12:00 pm		 Washington W 72–70  6–17 (2–10)
 McKale Center (1,886)
Tucson, AZ
Feb. 9, 2018
9:00 pm, P12N		 at No. 8 UCLA L 46–69  6–18 (2–11)
 Pauley Pavilion (1,883)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 11, 2018
2:00 pm		 at USC L 52–78  6–19 (2–12)
 Galen Center (572)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 16, 2018
7:00 pm, P12N		 at Arizona State
Rivalry		 L 50–75  6–20 (2–13)
 Wells Fargo Arena (3,025)
Tempe, AZ
Feb. 18, 2018
4:00 pm, P12N		 Arizona State
Rivalry		 L 45–69  6–21 (2–14)
 McKale Center (2,154)
Tucson, AZ
Feb. 23, 2018
8:00 pm, P12N		 No. 12 Oregon State L 40–65  6–22 (2–15)
 McKale Center (1,543)
Tucson, AZ
Feb. 25, 2018
12:00 pm, P12N		 Oregon L 61–74  6–23 (2–16)
 McKale Center (1,674)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/01/2018
9:30 pm, P12N		 (11) vs. (6) Arizona State
First Round		 L 47–76  6–24
 KeyArena (3,517)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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Rankings
Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
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Coaches

See also

2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

References
  1. "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule".
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