2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	12–19 (4–14 CAA)
Head coach	Karen Barefoot (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Tina Martin David Caputo Brittany Morris
Home arena	Trask Coliseum
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by first year head coach Karen Barefoot, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).^[1][2][3] They finished the season 12–19, 4–14 in CAA play to finish in a tie for eight place. They advance to the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament, where they lost to Drexel.

2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ashli Jeune  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Life Center Academy Rutgers Westampton, NJ F 1 Paige Powell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr East Columbus Hallsboro, NC G 2 Moriah Crisp 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) So Bishop McNamara Waldorf, MD G 3 Katelyn Weems 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So North Greene Chuckey, TN G 4 Shrita Parker  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Ocean Lakes Rutgers Virginia Beach, VA G 5 Madison Raque 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Eastern Louisville, KY G 10 Gigi Smith  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Lake Taylor Old Dominion Norfolk, VA F 11 Micah Hoggatt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Salem Conyers, GA G 12 Julia Buehler 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr John T. Hoggard Appalachian State Wilmington, NC G 13 Lacey Suggs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So East Bladen White Lake, NC G 14 Timber Tate 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Forest Trail Academy Thomasville, NC F 21 Jenny DeGraaf 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Springboro Penn State Springboro, OH F 24 Chinyere Bell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr South View George Mason Fayetteville, NC G 25 Diamond Willis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr C.E. Byrd Bossier Parish CC Shreveport, LA C 32 Rebekah Banks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Cary Academy Durham, NC G 33 Grace Sacco 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Ocean City Ocean City, NJ G 34 Sierra Clayborn 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Evanston Township State Fair CC Chicago, IL	Head coach Karen Barefoot (Christopher Newport) Assistant coach(es) Tina Martin (Lock Haven) David Caputo (Montclair State) Brittany Morris (Seton Hall) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 22, 2017

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• 2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team