2017–18 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

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2017–18 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball
South Alabama Jaguars wordmark.svg
WBI, Semifinals
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record21–13 (11–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Yolisha Jackson
  • Dan Presel
  • Rachel Travis
Home arena Mitchell Center
Seasons
  2016–17
2018–19  
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Little Rock171 .9442310  .697
Texas State 144 .7782310  .697
UT Arlington 126 .6671812  .600
Troy 126 .6671813  .581
South Alabama 117 .6112113  .618
Coastal Carolina 108 .5561714  .548
Louisiana 108 .5561716  .515
Arkansas State 108 .5561515  .500
Appalachian State 513 .278823  .258
Georgia State 414 .222822  .267
Georgia Southern 216 .111525  .167
Louisiana–Monroe 117 .056426  .133
2018 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by fifth year head coach Terry Fowler and played their home games at the Mitchell Center as members in the Sun Belt Conference. [1] [2] [3] They finished the season 21–13, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the second round of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Troy. They accepted a bid to the Women's Basketball Invitational and advanced to the semifinals but lost to Yale in overtime.

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Previous season

They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Texas–Arlington.

Roster

2017–18 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0Candice Williams5 ft 6 in(1.68 m)RS Sr St. Francis HS
James Madison
Alpharetta, GA
G 2Shaforia Kines5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)So Huffman HS Birmingham, AL
G 3Jayla Morrow5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)Fr Wenonah HS Birmingham, AL
G 4Christen Carter5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)RS So Bolles School Jacksonville, FL
G 5Alexis Sykes5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)Fr Nazareth Regional HS Brooklyn, NY
G 14Savannah Jones6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)RS Fr St. Martin HS Ocean Springs, MS
F 15LaNeetra Guillory6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)Sr Pearland HS Pearland, TX
G 21Casey Ferguson5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Fr D'Iberville HS Biloxi, MS
G 22Devyn Lowe5 ft 6 in(1.68 m)Fr Woodstock HS Woodstock, GA
F 24Erin Autio6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)RS Sr St. Michael-Albertville HS St. Michael, MN
F 25Kennedi Centers6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)So Samuel Clemens HS New Braunfels, TX
G 30Genesis Perrymond5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)RS Sr Parkview HS Lilburn, GA
C 34Chyna Ellis6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)Sr Arlington HS Cordova, TN
F/C 35Antoinette Lewis6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)Fr Harding Academy Memphis, TN
F/C 44India Hall6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)Jr Brentwood Academy Antioch, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2018

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017*
7:05 pm
Faulkner W 88–48 
Mitchell Center  (384)
Mobile, AL
11/05/2017*
7:00 pm
at  Tulane L 51–65 
Devlin Fieldhouse  (465)
New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:35 pm
Georgia Southwestern W 73–42 1–0
Mitchell Center (427)
Mobile, AL
11/17/2017*
6:00 pm,  ACCN Extra
at  NC State L 50–71 1–1
Reynolds Coliseum  (1,997)
Raleigh, NC
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at  North Carolina W 85–84 2–1
Carmichael Arena  (2,380)
Chapel Hill, NC
11/24/2017*
7:05 pm
New Orleans W 67–45 3–1
Mitchell Center (291)
Mobile, AL
11/28/2017*
7:00 pm
at  Alabama State W 59–47 4–1
Dunn–Oliver Acadome  (268)
Montgomery, AL
11/30/2017*
6:00 pm
at  Southern Miss W 78–57 5–1
Reed Green Coliseum  (1,243)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/03/2017*
1:05 pm
Jacksonville L 58–60 5–2
Mitchell Center (178)
Mobile, AL
12/09/2017*
1:00 pm
at  Ole Miss L 59–66 5–3
The Pavilion at Ole Miss  (873)
Oxford, MS
12/11/2017*
7:05 pm
Southern W 69–65 6–3
Mitchell Center (221)
Mobile, AL
12/16/2017*
1:05 pm
Central Arkansas W 64–43 7–3
Mitchell Center (1,901)
Mobile, AL
12/21/2017*
1:05 pm
UAB L 66–78 7–4
Mitchell Center (242)
Mobile, AL
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2017
5:05 pm
Georgia State W 88–52 8–4 (1–0)
Mitchell Center (1,788)
Mobile, AL
12/31/2017
1:05 pm
Georgia Southern W 79–52 9–4 (2–0)
Mitchell Center (1,612)
Mobile, AL
01/04/2018
5:30 pm
at  Texas State L 63–78 9–5 (2–1)
Strahan Coliseum  (1,407)
San Marcos, TX
01/06/2018
2:00 pm,  ESPN3
at  Texas–Arlington W 76–63 10–5 (3–1)
College Park Center  (1,914)
Arlington, TX
01/13/2018
1:05 pm
Troy W 79–68 11–5 (4–1)
Mitchell Center (3,014)
Mobile, AL
01/18/2018
5:05 pm
Coastal Carolina W 68–62 12–5 (5–1)
Mitchell Center (2,098)
Mobile, AL
01/20/2018
1:05 pm
Appalachian State W 54–52 13–5 (6–1)
Mitchell Center (3,877)
Mobile, AL
01/25/2018
5:00 pm
at  Louisiana W 72–57 14–5 (7–1)
Cajundome  (590)
Lafayette, LA
01/27/2018
12:00 pm
at  Louisiana–Monroe W 67–60 15–5 (8–1)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum  (1,635)
Monroe, LA
02/03/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at TroyL 71–82 15–6 (8–2)
Trojan Arena  (2,176)
Troy, AL
02/08/2018
11:00 am
Little Rock L 35–47 15–7 (8–3)
Mitchell Center (2,484)
Mobile, AL
02/10/2018
1:05 pm
Arkansas State L 60–75 15–8 (8–4)
Mitchell Center (1,983)
Mobile, AL
02/15/2018
4:00 pm
at Appalachian StateL 56–57 OT15–9 (8–5)
Holmes Center  (278)
Boone, NC
02/17/2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Coastal CarolinaL 57–71 15–10 (8–6)
HTC Center  (357)
Conway, SC
02/22/2018
5:05 pm
Louisiana–MonroeW 72–57 16–10 (9–6)
Mitchell Center (2,011)
Mobile, AL
02/24/2018
5:05 pm
LouisianaL 56–59 16–11 (9–7)
Mitchell Center (1,946)
Mobile, AL
03/01/2018
4:00 pm
at Georgia SouthernW 81–74 17–11 (10–7)
Hanner Fieldhouse  (139)
Statesboro, GA
03/03/2018
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Georgia StateW 70–69 18–11 (11–7)
GSU Sports Arena  (448)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/06/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (12) Louisiana–Monroe
First Round
W 80–54 19–11
Lakefront Arena  
New Orleans, LA
03/08/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (4) Troy
Quarterfinals
L 79–82 19–12
Lakefront Arena (967)
New Orleans, LA
WBI
03/15/2018*
7:00 pm
Stetson
First Round
W 49–33 20–12
Mitchell Center (707)
Mobile, AL
03/19/2018*
7:00 pm
Furman
Quarterfinals
W 54–53 21–12
Mitchell Center (802)
Mobile, AL
03/24/2018*
4:00 pm
at  Yale
Semifinals
L 74–76 OT21–13
John J. Lee Amphitheater  (350)
New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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 No Change
(RV) Received Votes
(NR) Not Ranked

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