2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by seventh year head coach Jim Littell, played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they defeated Syracuse in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.

2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record21–11 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Annan
  • Ashley Davis
  • Jerise Freeman
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena
2017–18 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Baylor180 1.000332  .943
No. 8 Texas153 .833287  .800
Oklahoma State117 .6112111  .656
Oklahoma117 .6111615  .516
TCU99 .5002313  .639
West Virginia810 .4442512  .676
Iowa State711 .3891417  .452
Kansas State711 .3891816  .529
Kansas315 .1671218  .400
Texas Tech117 .056723  .233
2018 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Previous season

For the 2016-17 season, Oklahoma State finished 17-15, 6-12 in the Big 12 and finished 7th in the conference standings. The Cowgirls were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament, losing to #12 Texas. They did not make the NCAA women's tournament, instead, they were selected to be in the 2017 WNIT as an at-large bid. They played at home against Abilene Christian. They lost in the first round 56-66 in an upset against Abilene Christian.

Roster

[2]

2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Katarina Adamovic 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrToza Dragovic Čačak, Serbia
F/C 3 Mandy Coleman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrMcNair Stockton, CA
G 10 Shakila Small 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrMedgar Evers College Prep
ASA College
Brooklyn, NY
G 11 Areanna Combs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoPutnam City West Oklahoma City, OK
F 13 Jentry Holt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrElgin Elgin, OK
G 14 Braxtin Miller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrAlter High School Centerville, OH
F 20 LaTashia Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrLeavenworth Leavenworth, KS
G 21 Ja'Mee Asberry 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrEast Central Tulsa, OK
G 23 Jaden Hobbs 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrAlva Alva, OK
G 24 Karli Wheeler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrPlainview Plainview, TX
F 25 Abbie Winchester 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrHeritage Hall Oklahoma City, OK
G 30 Maria Castro 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrTecnologico De Monterrey
Gulf Coast State
Guanajuato, Mexico
G 32 Loryn Goodwin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrCypress Falls
UTSA
Cypress, TX
G 33 Clitan de Sousa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrApolotecnica
Seward County CC
Maputo, Mozambique
C 54 Kaylee Jensen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrLindsay Holy Family Genoa, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2017*
5:00 pm
East Central W 110–46 
Gallagher-Iba Arena (864)
Stillwater, OK
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
11:00 am
Incarnate Word W 86–35  1–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,935)
Stillwater, OK
11/14/2017*
7:00 pm, FSOK+
Wichita State W 91–67  2–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,543)
Stillwater, OK
11/17/2017*
7:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 80–38  3–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,441)
Stillwater, OK
11/19/2017*
1:00 pm
Northwestern State W 78–44  4–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,617)
Stillwater, OK
11/23/2017*
3:00 pm
vs. South Dakota
Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 76–68  5–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (982)
Cancún, Mexico
11/24/2017*
3:00 pm
vs. No. 12 Tennessee
Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 69–79  5–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (N/A)
Cancún, Mexico
11/30/2017*
7:00 pm
Southern W 94–66  6–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,280)
Stillwater, OK
12/03/2017*
1:00 pm, SECN
at No. 6 Mississippi State
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 76–79  6–2
Humphrey Coliseum (5,138)
Starkville, MS
12/08/2017*
7:00 pm, FSOK
No. 7 UCLA W 87–72  7–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,969)
Stillwater, OK
12/19/2017*
5:00 pm
USC Upstate W 108–71  8–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,830)
Stillwater, OK
12/21/2017*
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 112–58  9–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,686)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Regular Season
12/28/2017
6:30 pm
No. 24 at Texas Tech W 98–57  10–2
(1–0)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,371)
Lubbock, TX
12/31/2017
2:00 pm
No. 24 Kansas State W 76–68  11–2
(2–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,277)
Stillwater, OK
01/03/2018
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 20 at No. 8 Texas L 79–84  11–3
(2–1)
Frank Erwin Center (3,240)
Austin, TX
01/07/2018
4:00 pm, FSOK
No. 20 Oklahoma
Bedlam Series
W 96–82  12–3
(3–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,128)
Stillwater, OK
01/13/2018
1:00 pm, FSN
No. 20 at Kansas State L 64–80  12–4
(3–2)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,041)
Manhattan, KS
01/17/2018
7:00 pm
No. 24 No. 17 West Virginia W 79–73  13–4
(4–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,520)
Stillwater, OK
01/20/2018
12:00 pm, FSN
No. 24 at Oklahoma
Bedlam Series
W 70–67  14–4
(5–2)
Lloyd Noble Center (4,529)
Norman, OK
01/24/2018
8:00 pm, FSN
No. 19 Iowa State L 69–78  14–5
(5–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,370)
Stillwater, OK
01/27/2018
1:00 pm
No. 19 Texas Tech W 80–62  15–5
(6–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,825)
Stillwater, OK
01/31/2018
6:30 pm, FSSW
No. 23 at No. 3 Baylor L 64–77  15–6
(6–4)
Ferrell Center (5,260)
Waco, TX
02/03/2018
7:30 pm
No. 23 Kansas W 92–63  16–6
(7–4)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,346)
Stillwater, OK
02/07/2018
6:30 pm, FSSW
No. 22 at No. 24 TCU W 71–54  17–6
(8–4)
Schollmaier Arena (3,125)
Fort Worth, TX
02/10/2018
6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv
No. 22 at Iowa State W 81–73  18–6
(9–4)
Hilton Coliseum (10,148)
Ames, IA
02/13/2018
7:00 pm, FSOK+
No. 21 No. 3 Baylor L 45–87  18–7
(9–5)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,702)
Stillwater, OK
02/17/2018
2:00 pm, FSOK
No. 21 No. 6 Texas L 62–77  18–8
(9–6)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,131)
Stillwater, OK
02/21/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 25 at Kansas L 59–66  18–9
(9–7)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,059)
Lawrence, KS
02/24/2018
12:00 pm
No. 25 at West Virginia W 79–69  19–9
(10–7)
WVU Coliseum (4,058)
Morgantown, WV
02/26/2018
7:00 pm, FSSW+
TCU W 85–72  20–9
(11–7)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,563)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Conference tournament
03/03/2018
8:30 pm, FSN
(3) vs. (6) West Virginia
Quarterfinals
L 60–69  20–10
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,676)
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
2:30 pm, ESPN2
(9 KC) vs. (8 KC) Syracuse
First Round
W 84–57  21–10
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
03/19/2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(9 KC) at (1 KC) No. 4 Mississippi State
Second Round
L 56–71  21–11
Humphrey Coliseum (9,881)
Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 20 20 24 19 23 22 21 25 RV RV RV N/A
Coaches NR N/A NR NR RV RV RV RV 23 22 RV 22 22 25 22 23 RV RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

See also

References

  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "Oklahoma State Cowgirls Roster". Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  3. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".
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