2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team

2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
ASU Classic Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record22–13 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWells Fargo Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
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 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

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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

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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

  1. ^ "Arizona State University Athletics". TheSunDevils.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Arizona State Sun Devils Women's Basketball - Sun Devils News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Arizona State Sun Devils. "Arizona State Sun Devils on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "Arizona State University Athletics". TheSunDevils.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.