2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	6–24 (2–16 Pac-12)
Head coach	Adia Barnes (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Sunny Smallwood; Salvo Coppa; Kelly Rae Finley;
Home arena	McKale Center
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Oregon †	16	–	2	.889	33	–	5	.868
No. 15 Stanford	14	–	3	.824	24	–	11	.686
No. 9 UCLA	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
No. 13 Oregon State	14	–	4	.778	26	–	8	.765
California	11	–	7	.611	21	–	11	.656
Arizona State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	13	.629
USC	9	–	9	.500	20	–	11	.645
Utah	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
Colorado	5	–	13	.278	15	–	16	.484
Washington State	3	–	14	.176	10	–	20	.333
Arizona	2	–	16	.111	6	–	24	.200
Washington	1	–	17	.056	7	–	23	.233


† 2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of 26 March 2018 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Arizona during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Adia Barnes, played their games at the McKale Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 2–16 in Pac-12 play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament to Arizona State.

Off-season[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Malena Washington	G	5'6"	Senior	Beaumont, TX	Graduated
LaBrittney Jones	F	6'1"	Senior	Cedar Hill, TX	Graduated
Dejza James	F	6'1"	Senior	Elk Grove, CA	Graduated
Lauren Evans	F	5'11"	RS Senior	Phoenix, AZ	Graduated
Farrin Bell	G	6'0"	RS Senior	Richardson, TX	Graduated

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kat Wright	F	6'0"	RS Senior	Woodland Hills, CA	Graduate transfer from Florida Atlantic. She is expected to eligible to play immediately for the 2017–18 season per NCAA graduate transfer rules.
Tee Tee Starks	G	5'9"	RS Sophomore	Brooklyn Park, MN	Transfer from Iowa State. Will sit out 2017–18 under NCAA transfer rules. Will have 3 years eligibility to play.
Aari McDonald	G	5'7"	Sophomore	Fresno, CA	Transfer from Washington. Will sit out 2017–18 under NCAA transfer rules. Will have 3 years eligibility to play.
Dominique McBryde	F	6'2"	Junior	Bedford, IN	Transfer from Purdue. Will sit out 2017–18 under NCAA transfer rules. Will have 2 years eligibility to play.

Recruits[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Sam Thomas G	Las Vegas, NV	Centennial HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A
Sam Thomas G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Samantha Fatkin G	Snohomish, WA	Glacier Peak HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Samantha Fatkin G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Marlee Kyles P	Elgin, IL	Larkin HS	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
Marlee Kyles P	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Kiana Chew F	Palm Harbor, FL	Palm Harbor University HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Kiana Chew F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

2018 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cate Reese F	Cypress, TX	Cypress Woods HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Cate Reese F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Semaj Smith PG	Long Beach, CA	St. Anthony HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Semaj Smith PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Valeria Trucco F/C	Torino, ITL		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Valeria Trucco F/C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Shalyse Smith G/F	Tacoma, WA	Bellarmine Prep	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Shalyse Smith G/F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Bryce Nixon PG	Phoenix, AZ	Acardia HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Bryce Nixon PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

Roster[edit]

2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Aari McDonald	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Brookside Christian HS/Washington	Fresno, CA
G	4	Lucia Alonso	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Aron Leon Cuna Del Parlamentarismo	León, Spain
F	5	Sammy Fatkin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Glacier Peak HS	Snohomish, WA
G	10	Tee Tee Starks	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Hopkins HS/Iowa State	Brooklyn Park, MN
F	11	Kat Wright	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Notre Dame HS/Florida Atlantic	Woodland Hills, CA
G	13	Marlee Kyles	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Larkin HS	Elgin, IL
F	14	Sam Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Centennial HS	Bloomfield Hills, MI
F	20	Dominique McBryde	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Bedford North Lawrence HS/Purdue	Bedford, IN
F	21	Destiny Graham	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Eastside College Prep	East Palo Alto, CA
G	22	Lindsey Malecha (W)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Hill-Murray HS	Mahtomedi, MN
G	32	Kiana Barkhoff	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Palm Harbor University HS	Kitzingen, Germany
G	33	JaLea Bennett	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Mansfield Timberview HS	Grand Prairie, TX
G	44	Ali Reese (W)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Cypress Woods HS	Cypress, TX

Head coach

Adia Barnes (Arizona)

Assistant coach(es)

Sunny Smallwood (Boise State)
Salvo Coppa (IULM)
Morgan Valley (Washington)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct. 30, 2017* 7:00 pm		Eastern New Mexico	W 69–50	–	McKale Center (1,151) Tucson, AZ
Nov. 6, 2017* 7:00 pm		Western New Mexico	W 80–36	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 10, 2017* 12:00 pm		Iona	W 71–58	1–0	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Nov. 17, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Utah State	W 65–49	2–0	Smith Spectrum (597) Logan, UT
Nov. 21, 2017* 8:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	L 70–84	2–1	Gersten Pavilion (366) Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 24, 2017* 6:00 pm		vs. TCU CSUN Tournament	L 59–68	2–2	Matadome (200) Northridge, CA
Nov. 25, 2017* 6:00 pm		vs. Cal State Northridge CSUN Tournament	L 63–66	2–3	Matadome (307) Northridge, CA
Nov. 28, 2017* 7:00 pm		Long Beach State	L 72–80	2–4	McKale Center (1,362) Tucson, AZ
Dec. 3, 2017* 2:00 pm		San Diego State	L 67–78	2–5	McKale Center (1,555) Tucson, AZ
Dec. 7, 2017* 6:30 pm, FSAZ+		at Northern Arizona	L 66–84	2–6	Rolle Activity Center (383) Flagstaff, AZ
Dec. 14, 2017* 11:00 am		New Mexico State	W 83–44	3–6	McKale Center (7,558) Tucson, AZ
Dec. 17, 2017* 2:00 pm		Hawaii	L 60–65	3–7	McKale Center (1,397) Tucson, AZ
Dec. 20, 2017* 7:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 76–74 ^2OT	4–7	McKale Center (1,215) Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
Dec. 29, 2017 6:00 pm		at Utah	L 55–89	4–8 (0–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,828) Salt Lake City, UT
Dec. 31, 2017 1:00 pm		at Colorado	L 60–79	4–9 (0–2)	Coors Events Center (1,526) Boulder, CO
Jan. 5, 2018 6:00 pm, P12N		No. 24 Stanford	L 46–61	4–10 (0–3)	McKale Center (1,452) Tucson, AZ
Jan. 7, 2018 12:00 pm, P12N		No. 23 California	L 51–53	4–11 (0–4)	McKale Center (1,322) Tucson, AZ
Jan. 12, 2018 9:00 pm, P12N		at No. 8 Oregon	L 44–62	4–12 (0–5)	Matthew Knight Arena (3,466) Eugene, OR
Jan. 14, 2018 2:00 pm, P12N		at No. 22 Oregon State	L 44–88	4–13 (0–6)	Gill Coliseum (4,226) Corvallis, OR
Jan. 19, 2018 6:00 pm, P12N		Colorado	W 72–63	5–13 (1–6)	McKale Center (1,426) Tucson, AZ
Jan. 21, 2018 12:00 pm, P12N		Utah	L 56–80	5–14 (1–7)	McKale Center (1,357) Tucson, AZ
Jan. 26, 2018 8:00 pm		at No. 23 California	L 39–63	5–15 (1–8)	Haas Pavilion (2,463) Berkeley, CA
Jan. 28, 2018 6:00 pm, P12N		at Stanford	L 42–79	5–16 (1–9)	Maples Pavilion (3,136) Stanford, CA
Feb. 2, 2018 6:00 pm, P12N		Washington State	L 60–78	5–17 (1–10)	McKale Center (1,612) Tucson, AZ
Feb 4, 2018 12:00 pm		Washington	W 72–70	6–17 (2–10)	McKale Center (1,886) Tucson, AZ
Feb. 9, 2018 9:00 pm, P12N		at No. 8 UCLA	L 46–69	6–18 (2–11)	Pauley Pavilion (1,883) Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 11, 2018 2:00 pm		at USC	L 52–78	6–19 (2–12)	Galen Center (572) Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 16, 2018 7:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona State Rivalry	L 50–75	6–20 (2–13)	Wells Fargo Arena (3,025) Tempe, AZ
Feb. 18, 2018 4:00 pm, P12N		Arizona State Rivalry	L 45–69	6–21 (2–14)	McKale Center (2,154) Tucson, AZ
Feb. 23, 2018 8:00 pm, P12N		No. 12 Oregon State	L 40–65	6–22 (2–15)	McKale Center (1,543) Tucson, AZ
Feb. 25, 2018 12:00 pm, P12N		Oregon	L 61–74	6–23 (2–16)	McKale Center (1,674) Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/01/2018 9:30 pm, P12N	(11)	vs. (6) Arizona State First Round	L 47–76	6–24	KeyArena (3,517) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Rankings[edit]

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

References[edit]

^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule".

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v t e Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
Venues	Bear Down Gym (1972–1973) McKale Center (1973–present)
Culture & lore	Wilbur and Wilma "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics