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.[1][2][3] 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
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record20–12 (9–7 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tai Dillard
  • Victoria Picott
  • Jamila Ganter
Home arenaH&PE Arena
2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UConn †16–0 1.00036–1  .973
No. 19 South Florida13–3 .81326–8  .765
UCF12–4 .75022–11  .667
Cincinnati10–6 .62519–13  .594
Houston9–7 .56320–12  .625
Wichita State9–7 .56314–17  .452
East Carolina7–9 .43816–15  .516
Tulane5–11 .31314–17  .452
Memphis5–11 .31310–20  .333
SMU4–12 .25010–20  .333
Temple3–13 .18812–19  .387
Tulsa3–13 .18810–21  .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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Angela Harris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoCy-Fair HS Cypress, TX
G 1 Chyanne Butler 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrJunípero Serra HS
USC		 Costa Mesa, CA
F 2 Octavia Barnes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrRaymond HS
Hinds CC		 Jackson, MS
F 3 Dorian Branch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoRichardson HS Dallas, TX
G 4 Jasmyne Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoBrazosport HS Freeport, TX
G 5 Dionna Collins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrDel City
Redlands CC		 Del City, OK
F 12 Alyssa Okoene Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoNorth Shore
North Carolina		 Houston, TX
G 14 Quatera Limbrick 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoEpiscopal HS Sugar Land, TX
F 22 Myyah West 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrPrentiss HS
Jones County JC		 Prentiss, MS
G 23 Serithia Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrSouthmoore Moore, OK
G 24 Mariah Mitchell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMcKinney McKinney, TX
C 32 Sharayla Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrEast Central Tulsa, OK
G 33 Juila Blackshell-Fair 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrVanden Fairfield, CA
F 44 Kaila Chizer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrPearland HS
Texas A&M-Kingsville		 Pearland, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 9, 2017

Schedule and results

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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
PollPre-
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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

References
  1. "Houston Cougar Women's Basketball 2016-17 Media Guide by University of Houston". issuu. November 13, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  2. "Houston Cougars Women's Basketball - Cougars News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  3. Houston Cougars. "Houston Cougars on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  4. "University of Houston Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Uhcougars.Com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
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