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
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

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Rennia Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Jean Ribault HS Jacksonville, FL
G 1 Anastasia Hayes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN
G 2 Evina Westbrook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr South Salem HS Salem, OR
C 5 Kamera Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Dutchtown HS Hampton, GA
G/F 10 Meme Jackson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Blackman HS Murfreesboro, TN
C 11 Kasiyahna Kushkituah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr St. Francis HS Atlanta, GA
F 13 Kortney Dunbar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Edwardsville HS Edwardsville, IL
F 15 Cheridene Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Harris Academy Beckenham
ASA College
London, England, UK
C 21 Mercedes Russell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS Sr Springfield HS Springfield, OR
G/F 31 Jaime Nared 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Westview HS Portland, 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# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 14 Carson–Newman W 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 ETSU W 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 Madison W 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 State W 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 OT 4–0
 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 Arkansas W 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 State W 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 Troy W 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 Texas W 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 State W 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 Auburn W 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&M L 76–79 OT 15–1
(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 Carolina W 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 Dame L 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 State L 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 Miss W 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 LSU L 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&M W 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 Arkansas W 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 Georgia W 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 Alabama L 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 Missouri L 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 Florida W 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 Carolina W 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