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
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 12
2017–18 record	25–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach	Holly Warlick (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Dean Lockwood Sharrona Reaves Bridgette Gordon
Home arena	Thompson–Boling Arena

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

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

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 Injured Current redshirt Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	14	13	12	12	11	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	10	12	11	11	15	12	12	Not released
Coaches	18	14^	13	13	7	7	7	7	6	7	10	13	11	11	11	14	12	13	13	17

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

Schedule and results

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	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	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	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	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	(6 L) No. 12	(4 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

• 2017–18 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

References

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