2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Sun Devils, led by 21st year head coach Charli Turner Thorne , played their games at the Wells Fargo Arena and are members of the Pac-12 Conference .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] They finished the season 22–13, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Stanford. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Nebraska in the first round before losing to Texas in the second round.
Previous season
They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to UCLA. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Michigan State in the first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.
Roster
2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Reili Richardson
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Brea Olinda
Brea, CA
G
3
Sabrina Haines
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Desert Vista
Phoenix, AZ
G
4
Kiara Russell
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Osseo
Minneapolis, MN
G
11
Robbi Ryan
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Sheridan
Sheridan, WY
F
21
Sophia Elenga
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
Lycee Alain Fournier
Nogent-sur-Oise, France
G
22
Courtney Ekmark
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Jr
St. Mary's Connecticut
Arcadia, AZ
G/F
24
Bre’yanna Sanders
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Clovis West
Fresno, CA
C
33
Charnea Johnson-Chapman
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
Canyon Springs
Moreno Valley, CA
F
42
Kianna Ibis
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
Benson
Omaha, NE
C
44
Eva Rubin
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
Homewood Flossmoor
Flossmoor, IL
F
52
Jamie Ruden
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
John Marshall
Rochester, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: February 24, 2018
Schedule
[ 4]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017 *2:00 pm
UTSA
W 74–42
1–0
Wells Fargo Arena (4,639)Tempe, AZ
11/15/2017 *4:00 pm
at Fresno State
W 86–49
2–0
Save Mart Center (2,209)Fresno, CA
11/18/2017 *2:00 pm
Sacramento State
W 106–58
3–0
Wells Fargo Arena (1,788)Tucson, AZ
11/19/2017 *3:00 pm
Colgate
W 65–54
4–0
Wells Fargo Arena (5,394)Tucson, AZ
11/23/2017 *11:30 am
No. 24
vs. No. 7 Mississippi State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
L 57–65
4–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)Cancún, Mexico
11/24/2017 *11:30 am
No. 24
vs. Green Bay Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
L 48–61
4–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2017 *11:30 am
No. 24
vs. Columbia Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 72–48
5–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)Cancún, Mexico
12/02/2017 *2:30 pm, P12N
Buffalo ASU Classic semifinals
W 76–47
6–2
Wells Fargo Arena (2,233)Tucson, AZ
12/03/2017 *2:30 pm
UC Riverside ASU Classic championship
W 73–48
7–2
Wells Fargo Arena (1,523)Tucson, AZ
12/10/2017 *12:00 pm
at No. 13 Florida State
L 66–77
7–3
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,671)Tallahassee, FL
12/18/2017 *6:00 pm
Idaho
W 77–33
8–3
Wells Fargo Arena (1,723)Tucson, AZ
12/21/2017 *2:00 pm, P12N
Arkansas
W 89–43
9–3
Wells Fargo Arena (1,988)Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
12/29/2017 7:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado
W 72–47
10–3 (1–0)
Coors Events Center (1,860)Boulder, CO
12/31/2017 12:00 pm
at Utah
W 83–81
11–3 (2–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,463)Salt Lake City, UT
01/05/2018 8:00 pm, P12N
No. 25
No. 23 California
W 80–71
12–3 (3–0)
Wells Fargo Arena (2,239)Tempe, AZ
01/07/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 25
No. 24 Stanford
W 73–66
13–3 (4–0)
Wells Fargo Arena (3,096)Tempe, AZ
01/12/2018 7:00 pm, P12N
No. 18
at No. 22 Oregon State
L 54–57
13–4 (4–1)
Gill Coliseum (3,954)Corvallis, OR
01/14/2018 6:00 pm, P12N
No. 18
at No. 8 Oregon
L 54–64
13–5 (4–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (4,416)Eugene, OR
01/19/2018 11:00 am
No. 22
Utah
L 56–58
13–6 (4–3)
Wells Fargo Arena (5,787)Tempe, AZ
01/21/2018 2:00 pm, P12N
No. 22
Colorado
W 73–59
14–6 (5–3)
Wells Fargo Arena (2,008)Boulder, CO
01/26/2018 8:00 pm, P12N
No. 25
at Stanford
L 50–74
14–7 (5–4)
Maples Pavilion (2,905)Stanford, CA
01/28/2018 4:00 pm, P12N
No. 25
at No. 23 California
W 57–42
15–7 (6–4)
Haas Pavilion (2,521)Berkeley, CA
02/02/2018 8:00 pm, P12N
Washington
W 61–41
16–7 (7–4)
Wells Fargo Arena (2,078)Tempe, AZ
02/04/2018 2:00 pm
Washington State
W 77–51
17–7 (8–4)
Wells Fargo Arena (1,588)Tempe, AZ
02/09/2018 8:00 pm
No. 25
at USC
L 62–77
17–8 (8–5)
Galen Center (647)Los Angeles, CA
02/11/2018 2:00 pm, P12N
No. 25
at No. 8 UCLA
L 63–71
17–9 (8–6)
Pauley Pavilion (3,690)Los Angeles, CA
02/16/2018 7:00 pm, P12N
Arizona Rivalry
W 75–50
18–9 (9–6)
Wells Fargo Arena (3,025)Tempe, AZ
02/18/2018 4:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona Rivalry
W 69–45
19–9 (10–6)
McKale Center (2,154)Tucson, AZ
02/23/2018 6:00 pm, P12N
No. 8 Oregon
L 44–57
19–10 (10–7)
Wells Fargo Arena (3,446)Tempe, AZ
02/25/2018 2:00 pm, P12N
No. 12 Oregon State
L 60–64
19–11 (10–8)
Wells Fargo Arena (3,258)Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/01/2018 9:30 pm, P12N
(6)
vs. (11) Arizona First Round
W 76–47
20–11
KeyArena (3,157)Seattle, WA
03/02/2018 9:30 pm, P12N
(6)
vs. (3) No. 10 Oregon State Quarterfinals
W 57–51
21–11
KeyArena (4,741)Seattle, WA
03/03/2018 9:30 pm, P12N
(6)
vs. (2) No. 16 Stanford Semifinals
L 46–58
21–12
KeyArena (6,889)Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018 12:30 pm, ESPN2
(7 KC)
vs. (10 KC) Nebraska First Round
W 73–62
22–12
Frank Erwin Center (3,878)Austin, TX
03/19/2018 *6:00 pm, ESPN2
(7 KC)
at (2 KC) No. 8 Texas Second Round
L 65–85
22–13
Frank Erwin Center (3,286)Austin, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in
Mountain Time .
Rankings
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Final
AP
RV
RV
24
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
18т
22
25
RV
25
RV
NR
RV
RV
RV
N/A
Coaches
RV
N/A
RV
RV
RV
NR
RV
RV
RV
23
25
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
No Change
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked
See also
2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
References
^ "Arizona State University Athletics" . TheSunDevils.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
^ "Arizona State Sun Devils Women's Basketball - Sun Devils News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More" . ESPN. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
^ Arizona State Sun Devils. "Arizona State Sun Devils on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
^ "Arizona State University Athletics" . TheSunDevils.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .