2017–18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

The 2017–18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Lady Vols, led by sixth-year head coach Holly Warlick, played their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and are members of the Southeastern Conference.

2017–18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 12
Record25–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dean Lockwood
  • Sharrona Reaves
  • Bridgette Gordon
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
Seasons
2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State160 1.000372 .949
No. 7 South Carolina124 .750297 .806
No. 18 Georgia124 .750267 .788
No. 12 Tennessee115 .688258 .758
No. 17 Missouri115 .688248 .750
No. 14 Texas A&M115 .6882610 .722
No. 24 LSU115 .6881910 .655
Alabama79 .4382014 .588
Kentucky610 .3751517 .469
Auburn511 .3131415 .483
Arkansas313 .1881318 .419
Florida313 .1881119 .367
Vanderbilt313 .188724 .226
Ole Miss115 .0631219 .387
2018 SEC tournament winner
As of April 1, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

In the November 24 Cancún Challenge game against Oklahoma State, Jaime Nared scored her 1,000th point. She is the 45th Lady Vol to do so in her career.[1]

The Lady Vols finished the season 25–8, 11–5 for a third-place tie in SEC play. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to South Carolina. Nationally ranked twelfth at the end of the season, they received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Liberty in the first round before losing to Oregon State in the second round.[2]

Previous season

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The 2016–17 team finished the season 20–12, 10–6 for fifth place in SEC play. They lost in the second round of the 2017 SEC tournament to Alabama. They received an at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Dayton in the first round before losing to Louisville in the second round.[3]

Roster

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2017–18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F0Rennia Davis6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrJean Ribault HSJacksonville, FL
G1Anastasia Hayes5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrRiverdale HSMurfreesboro, TN
G2Evina Westbrook6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrSouth Salem HSSalem, OR
C5Kamera Harris6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoDutchtown HSHampton, GA
G/F10Meme Jackson5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrBlackman HSMurfreesboro, TN
C11Kasiyahna Kushkituah6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)FrSt. Francis HSAtlanta, GA
F13Kortney Dunbar6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SrEdwardsville HSEdwardsville, IL
F15Cheridene Green6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)RS JrHarris Academy Beckenham
ASA College
London, England, UK
C21Mercedes Russell6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)RS SrSpringfield HSSpringfield, OR
G/F31Jaime Nared6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SrWestview HSPortland, OR
Head coach

Holly Warlick (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Dean Lockwood (Army)
Sharrona Reaves (Alabama)
Bridgette Gordon (Tennessee)


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

Roster

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP1413121211777776610121111151212Not released
Coaches1814^131377776710131111111412131317

^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#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 14 Carson–NewmanW 121–76 
 27  Davis  13  Davis  6  Westbrook Thompson–Boling Arena (7,612)
Knoxville, TN
Regular season
November 12, 2017*
2:00 pm
No. 14 ETSUW 87–49 1–0
 20  Russell  13  Nared  6  Westbrook Thompson–Boling Arena (8,869)
Knoxville, TN
November 15, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 13 James MadisonW 89–60 2–0
 25  Nared  9  Nared  8  Hayes Thompson–Boling Arena (7,553)
Knoxville, TN
November 20, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 12 Wichita StateW 68–56 3–0
 17  Russell  10  Davis  6  Westbrook Thompson–Boling Arena (7,818)
Knoxville, TN
November 23, 2017*
6:30 pm
No. 12 vs. No. 20 Marquette
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 101–99 OT4–0
 26  Nared  15  Nared  6  Nared Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Convention Center (982)
Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
November 24, 2017*
4:00 pm
No. 12 vs. Oklahoma State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 79–69 5–0
 25  Russell  10  Davis  6  Westbrook Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Convention Center 
Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
November 25, 2017*
4:00 pm
No. 12 vs. South Dakota
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 69–49 6–0
 12  Hayes  9  Nared  3  Hayes Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Puerto Aventuras (982)
Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
November 30, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 12 Central ArkansasW 77–34 7–0
 19  Russell  10  Russell  4  Hayes Thompson–Boling Arena (7,311)
Knoxville, TN
December 3, 2017*
2:00 pm
No. 12 Alabama StateW 104–51 8–0
 22  Russell  10  Green  5  Davis Thompson–Boling Arena (8,004)
Knoxville, TN
December 6, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 11 TroyW 131–69 9–0
 27  Nared  13  Green  12  Westbrook Thompson–Boling Arena (7,187)
Knoxville, TN
December 10, 2017*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 11 No. 2 TexasW 82–75 10–0
 23  Nared  13  Nared  4  Hayes Thompson–Boling Arena (9,651)
Knoxville, TN
December 17, 2017*
5:00 pm
No. 7 at Long Beach StateW 90–61 11–0
 15  Jackson  11  Nared  7  Westbrook Walter Pyramid (1,532)
Long Beach, CA
December 21, 2017*
9:00 pm, P12N
No. 7 at No. 18 Stanford
Rivalry
W 83–71 12–0
 28  Nared  10  Russell  5  Nared Maples Pavilion (3,084)
Stanford, CA
December 31, 2017
Noon, SECN
No. 7 at Kentucky
Rivalry
W 63–49 13–0
(1–0)
 17  Westbrook  11  Davis  7  Jackson Rupp Arena (8,921)
Lexington, KY
January 4, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 7 AuburnW 70–59 14–0
(2–0)
 19  Nared  11  Nared  6  Westbrook Thompson–Boling Arena (8,663)
Knoxville, TN
January 7, 2018
Noon, SECN
No. 7 Vanderbilt
Rivalry
W 86–73 15–0
(3–0)
 33  Russell  8  Jackson  7  Hayes Thompson–Boling Arena (10,023)
Knoxville, TN
January 11, 2018
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 6 at No. 17 Texas A&ML 76–79 OT15–1
(3–1)
 21  Russell  10  Russell  7  Westbrook Reed Arena (5,043)
College Station, TX
January 14, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 at No. 9 South CarolinaW 86–70 16–1
(4–1)
 21  Nared  12  Russell  5  Westbrook Colonial Life Arena (14,763)
Columbia, SC
January 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 at No. 5 Notre DameL 70–84 16–2
 18  Jackson  7  Russell  4  Westbrook Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,733)
Notre Dame, IN
January 21, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 No. 3 Mississippi StateL 52–71 16–3
(4–2)
 16  Russell  10  Davis  6  Westbrook Thompson–Boling Arena (13,436)
Knoxville, TN
January 25, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 10 Ole MissW 75–66 17–3
(5–2)
 18  Davis  10  Nared  5  Westbrook Thompson–Boling Arena (9,016)
Knoxville, TN
January 28, 2018
1:00 pm, SECN
No. 10 at LSUL 59–70 17–4
(5–3)
 14  Russell  10  Russell  7  Westbrook Pete Maravich Assembly Center (4,333)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 1, 2018
6:30 pm, SECN
No. 12 No. 14 Texas A&MW 82–67 18–4
(6–3)
 23  Nared  13  Russell  6  Westbrook Thompson–Boling Arena (8,841)
Knoxville, TN
February 4, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 12 at Vanderbilt
Rivalry
W 74–64 19–4
(7–3)
 30  Nared  14  Nared  4  Westbrook Memorial Gymnasium (4,771)
Nashville, TN
February 8, 2018
8:00 pm
No. 11 at ArkansasW 90–85 20–4
(8–3)
 33  Davis  14  Davis  9  Hayes Bud Walton Arena (1,446)
Fayetteville, AR
February 11, 2018
3:00 pm, SECN
No. 11 No. 18 GeorgiaW 64–46 21–4
(9–3)
 15  Nared  15  Russell  3  Tied Thompson–Boling Arena (12,523)
Knoxville, TN
February 15, 2018
6:30 pm, SECN
No. 11 AlabamaL 63–72 21–5
(9–4)
 22  Nared  11  Russell  4  Jackson Thompson–Boling Arena (8,432)
Knoxville, TN
February 18, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 11 at No. 13 MissouriL 73–77 21–6
(9–5)
 25  Nared  9  Russell  2  Tied Mizzou Arena (11,092)
Columbia, MO
February 22, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 15 at FloridaW 70–42 22–6
(10–5)
 13  Tied  10  Davis  3  Tied O'Connell Center (1,669)
Gainesville, FL
February 25, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 No. 7 South CarolinaW 65–46 23–6
(11–5)
 18  Davis  12  Russell  4  Davis Thompson–Boling Arena (13,058)
Knoxville, TN
SEC women's tournament
March 1, 2018
7:00 pm, SECN
(7) No. 12 vs. (10) Auburn
Second Round
W 64–61 24–6
 17  Nared  15  Russell  4  Nared Bridgestone Arena (6,047)
Nashville, TN
March 2, 2018
7:00 pm, SECN
(7) No. 12 vs. (2) No. 8 South Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 62–73 24–7
 15  Nared  13  Nared  4  Hayes Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
NCAA women's tournament
March 16, 2018*
2:30 pm, ESPN2
(3 L) No. 12 (14 L) Liberty
First Round
W 100–60 25–7
 18  Davis  12  Green  6  Westbrook Thompson–Boling Arena (4,509)
Knoxville, TN
March 18, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
(3 L) No. 12 (6 L) No. 13 Oregon State
Second Round
L 59–66 25–8
 21  Russell  14  Russell  5  Nared Thompson–Boling Arena (4,338)
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lady Vols Lasso 79-69 Win Over OSU
  2. ^ "N.C.A.A. Women's Tournament: Oregon State Upsets Tennessee". The New York Times. March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  3. ^ Lady Vols Fall To Louisville, 75-64, In NCAA 2nd Round
  4. ^ 2017–18 Tennessee Women's Basketball Schedule