2017–18 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team


The 2017–18 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represents the University of Michigan during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by 6th year head coach Kim Barnes Arico, play their home games at the Crisler Center and are currently a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 10–6 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Nebraska. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Northern Colorado before losing to Baylor in the second round.

2017–18 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round L 58-80 vs. Baylor
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record23–10 (10–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Melanie Moore
  • Joy McCorvey
  • Wesley Brooks
Home arenaCrisler Center
Seasons
2017–18 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Ohio State133 .813287 .800
No. 16 Maryland124 .750268 .765
Iowa115 .688248 .750
Minnesota115 .688249 .727
Nebraska115 .6882111 .656
Michigan106 .6252310 .697
Indiana97 .5632314 .622
Purdue97 .5632014 .588
Rutgers79 .4382012 .625
Michigan State79 .4381914 .576
Penn State610 .3751616 .500
Northwestern412 .2501220 .375
Wisconsin214 .125921 .300
Illinois016 .000921 .300
2018 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2017–18 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G2Priscilla Smeenge6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrCelebrationJacksonville, FL
G3Katelynn Flaherty5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SrMetuchenPoint Pleasant, NJ
F5Kayla Robbins6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoSt. John's CollegeMitchellville, MD
G10Nicole Munger5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrCentral Bucks WestDoylestown, PA
F11Jillian Dunston5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SrAcademy of the Holy CrossSilver Springs, MD
G14Akienreh Johnson6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoRogersToledo, OH
F15Hailey Brown6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrThe Rise Centre AcademyHamilton, Ontario
G20Deja Church5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrSouthfield A&TSouthfield, MI
F21Samantha Trammel6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrEastviewMinnetonka, MN
F22Keasja Peace6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoRogersToledo, OH
C30Hallie Thome6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)JrChagrin FallsChagrin Falls, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: Nov 27, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 24 Grand Valley StateW 65–43 
Crisler Center (674)
Ann Arbor, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 24 George Mason
Preseason WNIT First Round
W 75–61 1–0
Crisler Center (3,442)
Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 12, 2017*
2:00 pm
No. 24 Liberty
Preseason WNIT Second Round
W 74–50 2–0
Crisler Center (2,138)
Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 25 at No. 5 Louisville
Preseason WNIT Semifinals
L 49–74 2–1
KFC Yum! Center (5,651)
Louisville, KY
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 25 OaklandW 78–69 3–1
Crisler Center (2,679)
Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 25, 2017*
2:00 pm
No. 25 at OhioW 74–61 4–1
Convocation Center (436)
Athens, OH
Nov 29, 2017*
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 22 No. 3 Notre Dame
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 63–83 4–2
Crisler Center (3,100)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 2, 2017*
12:00 pm
No. 22 at LIU BrooklynW 86–49 5–2
Steinberg Wellness Center (563)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 4, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 24 at DetroitW 86–50 6–2
Calihan Hall (527)
Detroit, MI
Dec 7, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 24 MarquetteW 82–76 7–2
Crisler Center (1,962)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 10, 2017*
2:00 pm
No. 24 Kent StateW 54–41 8–2
Crisler Center (2,164)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 12, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 23 North FloridaW 79–34 9–2
Crisler Center (1,789)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 16, 2017*
2:00 pm
No. 23 Fort WayneW 77–45 10–2
Crisler Center (2,402)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 21, 2017*
3:30 pm
No. 23 Delaware StateW 105–36 11–2
Crisler Center (2,098)
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten conference season
Dec 28, 2017
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 21 Penn StateW 89–69 12–2 (1–0)
Crisler Center (4,907)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 31, 2017
4:00 pm, BTN
No. 21 at No. 23 IowaL 72–82 12–3 (1–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,928)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 4, 2018
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 22 at WisconsinW 80–57 13–3 (2–1)
Kohl Center (2,978)
Madison, WI
Jan 7, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 22 No. 10 Ohio State
Rivalry
L 71–78 OT13–4 (2–2)
Crisler Center (8,313)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 23 IndianaW 84–79 14–4 (3–2)
Crisler Center (2,018)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 13, 2018
8:00 pm
No. 23 at NebraskaW 69–64 OT15–4 (4–2)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,279)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 16, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 19 at No. 8 Ohio State
Rivalry
W 84–75 16–4 (5–2)
Value City Arena (4,774)
Columbus, OH
Jan 20, 2018
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 19 IllinoisW 86–42 17–4 (6–2)
Crisler Center (3,265)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 23, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 16 Michigan State
Rivalry
W 74–48 18–4 (7–2)
Crisler Center (3,147)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 28, 2018
3:00 pm
No. 16 at NorthwesternW 80–59 19–4 (8–2)
Beardsley Gym (1,258)
Evanston, IL
Feb 1, 2018
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 13 PurdueL 79–81 OT19–5 (8–3)
Crisler Center (2,281)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 4, 2018
2:00 pm
No. 13 at RutgersL 56–63 19–6 (8–4)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,470)
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 21 NorthwesternW 84–63 20–6 (9–4)
Crisler Center (2,264)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 11, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 at Michigan State
Rivalry
L 61–66 20–7 (9–5)
Breslin Center (12,434)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 14, 2018
8:00 pm
No. 23 at MinnesotaL 87–93 20–8 (9–6)
Williams Arena (2,415)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 22, 2018
6:00 pm
No. 13 MarylandW 71–65 21–8 (10–6)
Crisler Center (2,964)
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten Women's Tournament
Mar 1, 2018
9:00 pm, RSN
(6) vs. (11) Penn State
Second Round
W 77–48 22–8
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,813)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 2, 2018
9:00 pm, RSN
(6) vs. (3) Nebraska
Quarterfinals
L 54–61 22–9
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,538)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 16, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(7 L) vs. (10 L) Northern Colorado
First Round
W 75–61 23–9
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
Mar 18, 2018*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
(7 L) at (2 L) No. 2 Baylor
Second Round
L 58–80 23–10
Ferrell Center (4,114)
Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Final
AP242425222423232122231916132123RVRVRVRVN/A
Coaches232220212121211920201816142023RV24RVRVRV
Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
(RV) Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Michigan Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2017.