2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach was Gary Blair, who was in his fifteenth season at Texas A&M. The team played their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and played in its sixth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a 4 way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament, where they lost to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Drake and DePaul in the first and second rounds before losing to Notre Dame in the sweet sixteen.

2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 14
Record	26–10 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach	Gary Blair (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Kelly Bond-White Bob Starkey Amy Wright
Home arena	Reed Arena
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State	16	–	0		1.000			37	–	2		.949
No. 7 South Carolina †	12	–	4		.750			29	–	7		.806
No. 18 Georgia	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
No. 12 Tennessee	11	–	5		.688			25	–	8		.758
No. 17 Missouri	11	–	5		.688			24	–	8		.750
No. 14 Texas A&M	11	–	5		.688			26	–	10		.722
No. 24 LSU	11	–	5		.688			19	–	10		.655
Alabama	7	–	9		.438			20	–	14		.588
Kentucky	6	–	10		.375			15	–	17		.469
Auburn	5	–	11		.313			14	–	15		.483
Arkansas	3	–	13		.188			13	–	18		.419
Florida	3	–	13		.188			11	–	19		.367
Vanderbilt	3	–	13		.188			7	–	24		.226
Ole Miss	1	–	15		.063			12	–	19		.387
† 2018 SEC tournament winner As of April 1, 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown C 00 Khaalia Hillsman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Whitney Young Chicago, IL G 1 Aahliyah Jackson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Northside Fort Smith, AR G 2 Aaliyah Wilson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Muskogee Muskogee, OK G 3 Chennedy Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Mansfield Timberview Mansfield, TX G 4 Lulu McKinney 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr A&M Consolidated Houston, TX F 5 Anriel Howard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Westlake Atlanta, GA G 11 Kayla Wells 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr South Grand Prairie Dallas, TX G 12 Danni Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Clovis Clovis, NM G 14 Jada Walton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Southwest DeKalb Lithonia, GA G 15 Jasmine Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Cy-Woods Houston, TX F 21 Jasmine Lumpkin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Joliet Academy Bolingbrook, IL C 30 Emer Nichols 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Westbury Christian Pearland, TX F 31 N'dea Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Brookwood Lawrenceville, GA F 34 Caylinne Martin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Langham Creek McLennan CC Houston, TX C 40 Ciera Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Duncanville Duncanville	Head coach Gary Blair (Texas Tech) Assistant coach(es) Kelly Bond-White (Illinois) Bob Starkey (LSU) Amy Wright (Arkansas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Rankings

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	20T	20T	19	19	18	21	19	19	22	19	17	16	15	14	14	17T	17	15	14	Not released
Coaches	RV	25^	21	22	22	20	21т	22	19	16	17	15	12	14	18	18	16	15	14	11

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

Schedule and Results

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2017* 7:00 pm	No. 20	Oklahoma City	W 86–35		Reed Arena (2,703) College Station, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 6:00 pm	No. 20	Houston Preseason WNIT First Round	W 83–65	1–0	Reed Arena (3,085) College Station, TX
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm	No. 20	Louisiana Preseason WNIT quarterfinals	W 83–62	2–0	Reed Arena (2,867) College Station, TX
11/16/2017* 7:00 pm	No. 19	No. 10 Oregon Preseason WNIT semifinals	L 68–83	2–1	Reed Arena (3,315) College Station, TX
11/22/2017* 6:00 pm	No. 19	Little Rock	W 66–49	3–1	Reed Arena (3,123) College Station, TX
11/26/2017* 2:00 pm, FSSW	No. 19	at Texas Tech	W 90–56	4–1	United Supermarkets Arena (4,047) Lubbock, TX
11/28/2017* 7:00 pm	No. 18	Prairie View A&M	W 98–70	5–1	Reed Arena (2,815) College Station, TX
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm	No. 18	Rice	W 82–76	6–1	Reed Arena (3,009) College Station, TX
12/03/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 18	No. 11 West Virginia Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	L 50–76	6–2	Reed Arena (3,391) College Station, TX
12/06/2017* 11:00 am, SECN	No. 21	TCU Maggie Dixon Classic	W 71–58	7–2	Reed Arena (7,180) College Station, TX
12/09/2017* 1:00 pm	No. 21	Central Arkansas	W 72–61	8–2	Reed Arena (3,886) College Station, TX
12/15/2017* 9:00 pm, P12N	No. 19	at USC	W 75–74	9–2	Galen Center (508) Los Angeles, CA
12/20/2017* 2:00 pm	No. 19	vs. Hawaii Duel in the Desert	W 103–59	10–2	Cox Pavilion  Las Vegas, NV
12/21/2017* 2:00 pm	No. 19	vs. No. 10 Oregon Duel in the Desert	L 62–84	10–3	Cox Pavilion  Las Vegas, NV
12/28/2017* 7:00 pm	No. 22	SMU	W 79–57	11–3	Reed Arena (4,316) College Station, TX
Conference Games
12/31/2017 1:00 pm, SECN	No. 22	at No. 4 South Carolina	L 59–61	11–4 (0–1)	Colonial Life Arena (13,431) Columbia, SC
01/04/2018 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 19	Kentucky	W 74–70	12–4 (1–1)	Reed Arena (3,662) College Station, TX
01/07/2018 2:00 pm	No. 19	at Auburn	W 82–73	13–4 (2–1)	Auburn Arena (1,980) Auburn, AL
01/11/2018 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 17	No. 6 Tennessee	W 79–76 OT	14–4 (3–1)	Reed Arena (5,043) College Station, TX
01/14/2018 2:00 pm, SECN	No. 17	Georgia	L 84–92 OT	14–5 (3–2)	Reed Arena (4,702) College Station, TX
01/18/2016 7:00 pm	No. 16	Alabama	W 73–54	15–5 (4–2)	Coleman Coliseum (2,117) Tuscaloosa, AL
01/22/2018 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 15	LSU	W 69–59	16–5 (5–2)	Reed Arena (3,506) College Station, TX
01/28/2018 2:00 pm, SECN	No. 15	at Vanderbilt	W 91–67	17–5 (6–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (3,009) Nashville, TN
02/01/2018 5:30 pm, SECN	No. 14	at No. 12 Tennessee	L 67–82	17–6 (6–3)	Thompson–Boling Arena (8,841) Knoxville, TN
02/04/2018 3:00 pm, SECN	No. 14	Auburn	W 78–59	18–6 (7–3)	Reed Arena (5,127) College Station, TX
02/08/2018 7:00 pm	No. 14	Ole Miss	W 83–54	19–6 (8–3)	Reed Arena (3,252) College Station, TX
02/11/2018 2:00 pm	No. 14	at LSU	L 78–80	19–7 (8–4)	Maravich Center (2,103) Baton Rouge, LA
02/15/2018 7:00 pm	No. 17	Florida	W 85–80	20–7 (9–4)	Reed Arena (4,000) College Station, TX
02/18/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 17	at No. 2 Mississippi State	L 55–76	20–8 (9–5)	Humphrey Coliseum (9,933) Starkville, MS
02/22/2018 7:00 pm, SECN	No. 17	at Arkansas	W 104–60	21–8 (10–5)	Bud Walton Arena (1,375) Fayettveille, AR
02/25/2018 3:00 pm, SECN	No. 17	No. 11 Missouri	W 82–63	22–8 (11–5)	Reed Arena (6,627) College Station, TX
SEC Women's Tournament
03/01/2018 2:30 pm, SECN	(5) No. 15	vs. (13) Arkansas Second Round	W 82–52	23–8	Bridgestone Arena (3,889) Nashville, TN
03/02/2018 2:30 pm, SECN	(5) No. 15	vs. (4) No. 24 LSU Quarterfinals	W 75–69	24–8	Bridgestone Arena (6,344) Nashville, TN
03/03/2018 4:00 pm, ESPNU	(5) No. 15	vs. (1) No. 2 Mississippi State Semifinals	L 55–70	24–9	Bridgestone Arena  Nashville, TN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN2	(4 S) No. 14	(13 S) Drake First Round	W 89–76	25–9	Reed Arena (2,835) College Station, TX
03/18/2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN2	(4 S) No. 14	(5 S) DePaul Second Round	W 80–79	26–9	Reed Arena (3,162) College Station, TX
03/24/2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN	(4 S) No. 14	vs. (1 S) No. 5 Notre Dame Sweet Sixteen	L 84–90	26–10	Spokane Arena  Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane Region. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule