2017–18 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

2017–18 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball
Mountain West Regular Season Co-Champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record19–12 (14–4 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Caitlin Collier
  • Mia Bell
  • Peggy Smith
Home arenaCox Pavilion
Thomas & Mack Center
Seasons
2017–18 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boise State † 14 – 4   .778 23 – 10   .697
UNLV 14 – 4   .778 19 – 12   .613
Wyoming 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
Colorado State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Fresno State 11 – 7   .611 17 – 15   .531
New Mexico 10 – 8   .556 25 – 11   .694
Nevada 7 – 11   .389 19 – 17   .528
San Diego State 5 – 13   .278 11 – 19   .367
Utah State 5 – 13   .278 7 – 23   .233
Air Force 5 – 13   .278 6 – 25   .194
San Jose State 4 – 14   .222 7 – 23   .233
† 2018 MW Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels, led by tenth year head coach Kathy Olivier, played their home games at the Cox Pavilion, attached to the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 14–4 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season title with Boise State. They lost in the quarterfinals Mountain West women's tournament to Nevada. They earned an automatic bid to the WNIT, where they lost in the first round to Utah.

Roster

2017–18 UNLV Lady Rebels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kennedy Wharton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Valley HS
Grays Harbor College 		Las Vegas, NV
G 1 Kavionnia Brown 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Cibola HS Albuquerque, NM
G 2 Brooke Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Hanford HS Hanford, CA
F 3 Paris Strawther 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Liberty HS Las Vegas, NV
F 5 Simone Sheppard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Sacramento HS Sacramento, CA
F 10 Nikki Wheatley Current redshirt 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Jr Bonita HS La Verne, CA
G 14 Bailey Thomas Current redshirt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Marian HS
West Virginia 		Las Vegas, NV
G 15 LaTecia Smith Current redshirt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Narbonne HS
Seton Hall 		Gardenia, CA
F 20 Alyssa Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Etiwanda HS Ranch Cucamonga, CA
C 21 Katie Powell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Duluth HS
Arkansas 		Duluth, GA
F/C 22 Destiney Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr C. K. McClatchy HS Sacramento, CA
F 23 Jordyn Bell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Bradshaw Christian HS Elk Grove, CA
C 24 Rodjanae Wade 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Edison HS Fresno, CA
C 25 Krista Jackman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr River Valley HS Mohave Valley, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
6:00 pm 		Portland State W 88–80 OT 1–0
 Cox Pavilion (383)
Paradise, NV
11/14/2017*
12:00 pm 		UC Irvine W 73–54  2–0
 Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
11/19/2017*
4:00 pm 		Grand Canyon W 76–47  3–0
 Cox Pavilion (868)
Paradise, NV
11/25/2017*
12:00 pm 		Hofstra
Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals 		W 68–52  4–0
 Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
11/26/2017*
2:30 pm 		Minnesota
Lady Rebel Round-Up championship 		L 72–79  4–1
 Cox Pavilion (575)
Paradise, NV
12/02/2017*
11:35 am 		vs. UC Riverside
ASU Classic semifinals 		L 88–95  4–2
 Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
12/03/2017*
11:30 am 		vs. Buffalo
ASU Classic 3rd place game 		L 53–80  4–3
 Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
12/09/2017*
2:00 pm 		at Gonzaga W 52–50  5–3
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,378)
Spokane, WA
12/16/2017*
2:00 pm 		at No. 18 Stanford L 33–74  5–4
 Maples Pavilion (2,763)
Stanford, CA
12/20/2016*
2:30 pm 		No. 5 Mississippi State
Duel in the Desert Rebel Division 		L 63–103  5–5
 Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
12/22/2017*
2:30 pm 		Syracuse
Duel in the Desert Rebel Division 		L 55–69  5–6
 Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
Mountain West regular season
12/30/2017
12:00 pm 		at Boise State L 60–69  5–7
(0–1) 		Taco Bell Arena (890)
Boise, ID
01/03/2018
6:00 pm 		San José State W 79–60  6–7
(1–1) 		Cox Pavilion (2,055)
Paradise, NV
01/06/2018
1:00 pm 		at Utah State W 63–54  7–7
(2–1) 		Smith Spectrum (346)
Logan, UT
01/10/2018
6:00 pm 		Air Force W 69–58  8–7
(3–1) 		Cox Pavilion (508)
Paradise, NV
01/17/2018
6:00 pm 		at New Mexico W 68–66  9–7
(4–1) 		Dreamstyle Arena (5,786)
Albuquerque, NM
01/20/2018
3:00 pm 		Colorado State W 56–52  10–7
(5–1) 		Cox Pavilion (1,358)
Paradise, NV
01/24/2018
6:00 pm 		Fresno State L 72–74  10–8
(5–2) 		Cox Pavilion (528)
Paradise, NV
01/27/2018
1:00 pm 		at San Diego State W 75–64  11–8
(6–2) 		Viejas Arena (4,568)
San Diego, CA
01/31/2018
7:00 pm 		San José State W 80–57  12–8
(7–2) 		Event Center Arena (767)
San Jose, CA
02/03/2018
3:00 pm 		Boise State W 77–54  13–8
(8–2) 		Thomas & Mack Center (1,503)
Paradise, NV
02/07/2018
6:00 pm 		Nevada W 77–75  14–8
(9–2) 		Cox Pavilion (794)
Paradise, NV
02/10/2018
1:00 pm 		at Wyoming L 56–69  14–9
(9–3) 		Arena-Auditorium (3,223)
Laramie, WY
02/14/2018
6:00 pm 		at Air Force W 67–59  15–9
(10–3) 		Clune Arena (263)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/17/2018
3:00 pm 		San Diego State W 73–67 OT 16–9
(11–3) 		Cox Pavilion (783)
Paradise, NV
02/21/2018
7:00 pm 		at Fresno State W 73–58  17–9
(12–3) 		Save Mart Center (2,204)
Fresno, CA
02/24/2018
3:00 pm 		New Mexico W 74–62  18–9
(13–3) 		Cox Pavilion (1,065)
Paradise, NV
02/27/2018
6:30 pm 		at Nevada L 55–75  18–10
(13–4) 		Lawlor Events Center (1,670)
Reno, NV
03/02/2018
6:00 pm 		Utah State W 68–58  19–10
(14–4) 		Cox Pavilion (1,001)
Paradise, NV
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/06/2018
6:00 pm 		(2) (7) Nevada
Quarterfinals 		L 73–77 2OT 19–11
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
WNIT
03/15/2018*
6:00 pm 		at Utah
First Round 		L 68–78  19–12
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (497)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2017–18 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

References

  1. ^ http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/unlv-w-baskbl-sched.html Archived 2018-03-29 at the Wayback