2017–18 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

2017–18 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record7–23 (1–17 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUnited Supermarkets Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Baylor † 18 – 0   1.000 33 – 2   .943
No. 8 Texas 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800
Oklahoma State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656
Oklahoma 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
TCU 9 – 9   .500 23 – 13   .639
West Virginia 8 – 10   .444 25 – 12   .676
Iowa State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Kansas State 7 – 11   .389 18 – 16   .529
Kansas 3 – 15   .167 12 – 18   .400
Texas Tech 1 – 17   .056 7 – 23   .233
† 2018 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2017–18 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders were led by fifth year head coach Candi Whitaker until she was replaced by interim head coach Shimmy Gray-Miller on January 1, 2018. They played their homes games at United Supermarkets Arena and are members of the Big 12 Conference.[2][3][4] They finished the season 7–23, 1–17 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 women's tournament to Iowa State.

Previous season

They finished the season 14–17, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament where they lost to Baylor.

Media

Television & Radio information

Select Lady Raiders games will be shown on FSN affiliates throughout the season, including FSSW, FSSW+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific. All games will be broadcast on the Lady Raiders Radio Network on either KLZK or KJTV.

Roster

2017–18 Texas Tech Lady Raiders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Brielle Blaire 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Terra Nova
Virginia Tech 		Salisbury, NC
C 1 Erin Degrate 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS So La Vega
Louisville 		Waco, TX
G 2 Sydney Goodson Current redshirt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Liberty Christian
Arizona State 		Argyle, TX
G 3 Lyndsey Whilby 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr McEachern Powder Springs, GA
G 4 Recee' Caldwell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Homeschooled
UCLA 		San Antonio, TX
F 5 Tihana Stojsavljevic Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Tresnjevka
Maine 		Zagreb, Croatia
G 10 Grayson Bright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Fossil Ridge Fort Worth, TX
C 12 Jada Terry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Cedar Hill
Texas A&M 		Cedar Hill, TX
G 14 Lauren Harrison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Concordia Lutheran The Woodlands, TX
F 20 Brittany Brewer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Wylie Abilene, TX
G 23 Angel Hayden 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Canyon Canyon, TX
G 24 Haley Bruedigam 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Lubbock
West Texas A&M 		Lubbock, TX
F 30 Zuri Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Evansville Central Evansville, IN
G/F 32 Dayo Olabode 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Mansfield Timberview Arlington, TX
C 42 Ionna McKenzie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Dr. Phillips Gotha, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 3, 2018

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2017*
2:00 pm 		St. Edward's W 73–40 
United Supermarkets Arena (2,730)
Lubbock, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017*
2:00 pm 		Texas State L 70–87  0–1
 United Supermarkets Arena (3,611)
Lubbock, TX
11/15/2017*
11:00 am 		Florida A&M W 82–63  1–1
 United Supermarkets Arena (8,238)
Lubbock, TX
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 74–47  2–1
 United Supermarkets Arena (3,335)
Lubbock, TX
11/22/2017*
3:00 pm 		UMass Lowell W 93–65  3–1
 United Supermarkets Arena (3,057)
Lubbock, TX
11/26/2017*
2:00 pm, FSSW 		No. 19 Texas A&M L 56–90  3–2
 United Supermarkets Arena (4,047)
Lubbock, TX
11/30/2017*
6:30 pm, FSSW+ 		LSU
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge 		L 40–48  3–3
 United Supermarkets Arena (4,303)
Lubbock, TX
12/03/2017*
2:00 pm 		at Houston L 75–79  3–4
 H&PE Arena 
Houston, TX
12/06/2017*
8:00 pm 		at New Mexico L 56–90  3–5
 Dreamstyle Arena (5,663)
Albuquerque, NM
12/06/2017*
5:30 pm 		Prairie View A&M W 89–60  4–5
 United Supermarkets Arena (3,797)
Lubbock, TX
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm 		Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 80–64  5–5
 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (2,292)
Lubbock, TX
12/21/2017*
2:00 pm 		Incarnate Word W 80–54  6–5
 United Supermarkets Arena (3,384)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 regular season
12/28/2017
6:30 pm 		No. 24 Oklahoma State L 57–98  6–6
(0–1) 		United Supermarkets Arena (4,371)
Lubbock, TX
12/31/2017
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 6 Baylor L 49–97  6–7
(0–2) 		Ferrell Center (4,371)
Waco, TX
01/03/2018
6:30 pm 		Kansas L 47–60  6–8
(0–3) 		United Supermarkets Arena (3,388)
Lubbock, TX
01/07/2018
2:00 pm, FSN 		at TCU L 72–93  6–9
(0–4) 		Schollmaier Arena (1,929)
Fort Worth, TX
01/10/2018
6:30 pm, FSSW+ 		Oklahoma L 52–73  6–10
(0–5) 		United Supermarkets Arena (4,352)
Lubbock, TX
01/13/2018
6:00 pm, FSSW+ 		Iowa State L 54–66  6–11
(0–6) 		United Supermarkets Arena (3,823)
Lubbock, TX
01/17/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Kansas W 68–56  7–11
(1–6) 		Allen Fieldhouse (1,556)
Lawrence, KS
01/20/2018
3:00 pm, FSN 		No. 9 Texas L 49–90  7–12
(1–7) 		United Supermarkets Arena (5,330)
Lubbock, TX
01/24/2018
6:00 pm 		at No. 20 West Virginia L 49–90  7–13
(1–8) 		WVU Coliseum (1,987)
Morgantown, WV
01/27/2018
1:00 pm 		at No. 19 Oklahoma State L 57–98  7–14
(1–9) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,825)
Stillwater, OK
02/03/2018
2:00 pm 		No. 3 Baylor L 44–90  7–15
(1–10) 		United Supermarkets Arena (3,207)
Lubbock, TX
02/07/2018
7:00 pm 		at Kansas State L 69–83  7–16
(1–11) 		Bramlage Coliseum (3,147)
Manhattan, KS
02/10/2018
2:00 pm, FSSW 		West Virginia L 60–74  7–17
(1–12) 		United Supermarkets Arena (3,116)
Lubbock, TX
02/14/2018
7:00 pm, LHN 		at No. 6 Texas L 72–87  7–18
(1–13) 		Frank Erwin Center (3,082)
Austin, TX
02/17/2018
3:00 pm 		at Iowa State L 57–69  7–19
(1–14) 		Hilton Coliseum (11,072)
Ames, IA
02/21/2018
6:30 pm, FSSW 		TCU L 60–72  7–20
(1–15) 		United Supermarkets Arena (3,976)
Lubbock, TX
02/24/2018
12:00 pm, FSOK 		at Oklahoma L 61–79  7–21
(1–16) 		Lloyd Noble Center (5,030)
Norman, OK
02/26/2018
6:30 pm, FSSW+ 		Kansas State L 63–86  7–22
(1–17) 		United Supermarkets Arena (3,084)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/02/2018
8:30 pm, FCS 		(10) vs. (7) Iowa State
First Round 		L 49–74  7–23
 Chesapeake Energy Arena (2,779)
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "2017 18 Quick Facts - Texas Tech University - Texas Tech Athletics" (PDF). Texastech.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Texas Tech Lady Raiders Women's Basketball - Lady Raiders News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Texas Tech Lady Raiders. "Texas Tech Lady Raiders on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "Texas Tech Athletics". Texastech.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.