2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team

The 2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team represented Texas Christian University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 2017–18 season was head coach Raegan Pebley's fourth season at TCU. The Horned Frogs were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games in Schollmaier Arena. This season TCU got back in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2010.[2] They finished the season 23–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Lamar, Missouri State and New Mexico in the first, second and third rounds, and then South Dakota in the quarterfinals before losing to Indiana in the semifinals.

2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball
WNIT, Semifinals
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record23–13 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Hanna Howard
  • Britney Brown
  • Aaron Kallhoff
Home arenaSchollmaier Arena
Seasons
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]

Roster

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2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F00Amy Okonkwo6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS JrEtiwanda
USC
Fontana, CA
G1Toree Thompson5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrBroken Arrow
Ole Miss
Broken Arrow, OK
G3Mikayla Christian5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoVista RidgeRound Rock, TX
G4Amber Ramirez5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoWagnerSan Antonio, TX
G15Jayde Woods6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoWindward School
Oregon
Yorba Linda, CA
G20Lauren Heard5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrGuyerDenton, TX
F21Sydney Coleman6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrCypress RanchCypress, TX
C22Jordan Moore6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrStony PointRound Rock, TX
G24Dakota Vann6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrDeer Creek
Butler CC
Oklahoma City, OK
G25Kianna Ray6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoBowieAustin, TX
F31Ella Hellessey6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoPadua CollegeDromana, Australia
F33Adeola Akomolafe6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)RS SoEl DoradoEl Paso, TX
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#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017*
6:30 pm
Texas WesleyanW 78–50 
Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
Non-Conference Games
11/11/2017*
2:00 pm
Oral RobertsW 72–58 1–0
Schollmaier Arena (1,603)
Fort Worth, TX
11/14/2017*
7:00 pm
at SMUW 64–58 2–0
Moody Coliseum (938)
Dallas, TX
11/18/2017*
2:00 pm
Texas StateW 82–58 3–0
Schollmaier Arena (1,766)
Fort Worth, TX
11/21/2017*
6:30 pm, FSSW+
YaleL 72–82 3–1
Schollmaier Arena (1,796)
Fort Worth, TX
11/24/2017*
7:00 pm
vs. Arizona
Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic
W 68–59 4–1
Matadome (200)
Northridge, CA
11/25/2017*
9:30 pm
vs. Idaho
Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic
W 86–76 5–1
Matadome (411)
Northridge, CA
12/01/2017*
12:00 pm, FSSW
Alabama
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 88–67 6–1
Schollmaier Arena (3,457)
Fort Worth, TX
12/06/2017*
11:00 am, SECN
at No. 21 Texas A&M
Maggie Dixon Classic
L 58–71 6–2
Reed Arena (7,480)
College Station, TX
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm, FSSW
Southeastern LouisianaW 112–62 7–2
Schollmaier Arena (2,005)
Fort Worth, TX
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm
Northwestern StateW 89–51 8–2
Schollmaier Arena (1,920)
Fort Worth, TX
12/20/2017*
6:30 pm
HamptonW 90–68 9–2
Schollmaier Arena (1,496)
Fort Worth, TX
Conference Games
12/28/2017
6:00 pm
No. 9 West VirginiaL 82–87 9–3
(0–1)
Schollmaier Arena (1,799)
Fort Worth, TX
12/31/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at KansasL 77–86 9–4
(0–2)
Allen Fieldhouse (1,804)
Lawrence, KS
01/04/2018
7:00 pm, FSOK
at OklahomaL 71–84 9–5
(0–3)
Lloyd Noble Center (2,522)
Norman, OK
01/07/2018
2:00 pm, FSN
Texas TechW 93–72 10–5
(1–3)
Schollmaier Arena (1,929)
Fort Worth, TX
01/10/2018
8:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 7 TexasW 79–77 11–5
(2–3)
Schollmaier Arena (2,150)
Fort Worth, TX
01/13/2018
4:00 pm, FSN
at No. 15 West VirginiaW 76–74 OT12–5
(3–3)
WVU Coliseum (3,139)
Morgantown, WV
01/20/2018
2:00 pm
KansasW 76–66 13–5
(4–3)
Schollmaier Arena (2,327)
Fort Worth, TX
01/24/2018
7:00 pm
No. 24 at Kansas StateW 68–63 14–5
(5–3)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,381)
Manhattan, KS
01/27/2018
2:00 pm, FSSW
No. 24 OklahomaW 62–58 15–5
(6–3)
Schollmaier Arena (2,882)
Fort Worth, TX
01/30/2018
6:30 pm
No. 22 at Iowa StateW 75–52 16–5
(7–3)
Hilton Coliseum (9,829)
Ames, IA
02/03/2018
12:00 pm, LHN
No. 22 at No. 8 TexasL 65–92 16–6
(7–4)
Frank Erwin Center (6,023)
Austin, TX
02/07/2018
6:30 pm, FSSW
No. 24 No. 22 Oklahoma StateL 54–71 16–7
(7–5)
Schollmaier Arena (3,125)
Fort Worth, TX
02/10/2018
7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 24 at No. 3 BaylorL 63–83 16–8
(7–6)
Ferrell Center (6,524)
Waco, TX
02/14/2018
6:30 pm, FSSW
Iowa StateL 63–66 16–9
(7–7)
Schollmaier Arena (1,695)
Fort Worth, TX
02/17/2018
2:00 pm, FSSW
Kansas StateW 87–70 17–9
(8–7)
Schollmaier Arena (2,043)
Fort Worth, TX
02/21/2018
6:30 pm, FSSW
at Texas TechW 72–60 18–9
(9–7)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,976)
Lubbock, TX
02/24/2018
5:00 pm
No. 3 BaylorL 53–85 18–10
(9–8)
Schollmaier Arena (3,186)
Fort Worth, TX
02/26/2018
8:00 pm, FSSW+
at Oklahoma StateL 72–85 18–11
(9–9)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,563)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2018
11:00 am, FSN
(5) vs. (4) Oklahoma
Quarterfinals
W 90–83 19–11
Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
03/04/2018
2:00 pm, FS1
(5) vs. (1) No. 3 Baylor
Semifinals
L 48–94 19–12
Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
WNIT
03/15/2018*
6:30 pm
Lamar
First Round
W 80–68 20–12
Schollmaier Arena (1,330)
Fort Worth, TX
03/17/2018*
12:00 pm
Missouri State
Second Round
W 86–51 21–12
Schollmaier Arena (1,069)
Fort Worth, TX
03/22/2018*
8:00 pm
at New Mexico
Third Round
W 81–72 22–12
Dreamstyle Arena (3,938)
Albuquerque, NM
03/25/2018*
6:00 pm
at South Dakota
Quarterfinals
W 79–71 23–12
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,885)
Vermillion, SD
03/28/2018*
6:00 pm
at Indiana
Semifinals
L 58–71 23–13
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,815)
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Schedule and results from GoFrogs.com[3] and ESPN.com[4]

Rankings

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APNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRRV242224RVNRNRNRNRN/A
CoachesNRN/ANRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRRV242224RVNRNRNRNRNR
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. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "TCU cracks Top 25 for first time since 2010; UConn remains No. 1". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  3. ^ "TCU Horned Frogs Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "TCU Horned Frog". ESPN. Retrieved January 31, 2018.