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
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record10–20 (5–11 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Danielle O'Banion
  • Jessica Bogia
  • Nitra Perry
Home arenaElma Roane Fieldhouse
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 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jada Stinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrElizabethtown Elizabethtown, KY
G 1 Breigha Wilder-Cochran 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrHoover Hoover, AL
G 4 Finess Dickson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrHomewood Flossmoor Homewood, IL
G 5 Brea Elmore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrRedan Stone Mountain, GA
F 10 Cheyenne Creighton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrBlessed Pope John Paul II Pickering, ON
G 15 Taylor Barnes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoSaint Benedict at Auburndale Memphis, TN
F 20 Manaya Jones Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoRaleigh-Egypt
Old Dominion		 Memphis, TN
G 23 Alyssa Dean 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrCentennial HS Columbus, OH
C 25 Brianna Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrUniversity School of Nashville Nashville, TN
F 33 Alana Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrCross Creek Augusta, GA
F 34 Ashia Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrCovington
Tennessee–Martin		 Covington, TN
F 35 Jasmine James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrSan Jacinto Innisfil, ON
G 40 Damonique Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrJoe T. Robinson Little Rock, AR
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

[4]

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

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.
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