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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 21–13 (11–7 Sun Belt) |
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Home arena | Mitchell Center |
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Little Rock † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Arlington | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 4 | – | 26 | .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.
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.
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 Troy | L 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 State | L 56–57 OT | 15–9 (8–5) | Holmes Center (278) Boone, NC | |||||||
02/17/2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Coastal Carolina | L 57–71 | 15–10 (8–6) | HTC Center (357) Conway, SC | |||||||
02/22/2018 5:05 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | W 72–57 | 16–10 (9–6) | Mitchell Center (2,011) Mobile, AL | |||||||
02/24/2018 5:05 pm | Louisiana | L 56–59 | 16–11 (9–7) | Mitchell Center (1,946) Mobile, AL | |||||||
03/01/2018 4:00 pm | at Georgia Southern | W 81–74 | 17–11 (10–7) | Hanner Fieldhouse (139) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
03/03/2018 11:00 am, ESPN3 | at Georgia State | W 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 OT | 21–13 | 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. |
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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The South Alabama Jaguars represent the University of South Alabama in NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics. USA competes in the Sun Belt Conference; it is the conference's only remaining charter member from its inception. USA's athletics teams are nicknamed the Jaguars. Popular sports are baseball and men's basketball. USA sponsors 8 men's sports teams and 9 women's sports teams. The board of trustees voted to start a football program that began play in the fall of 2009.
Ronnie Lee Arrow is an American former college basketball coach who was most recently the head coach at the University of South Alabama.
The South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball program has competed in the Sun Belt Conference since 1978 when the league was formed. Since 1968, the Jaguars have compiled an overall record of 694–507 (.580). South Alabama has won the Sun Belt Conference championship five times and reached the NCAA tournament eight times. The Jaguars last NCAA tournament appearance was in 2008.
The 2017–18 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by fifth-year head coach Matthew Graves and played their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Troy.
The 2017–18 American Eagles women's basketball team represents American University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth year head coach Megan Gebbia, play their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 26–7, 16–2 in Patriot League play win the Patriot League regular season. They won the Patriot League women's tournament by defeating Navy and earns an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to UCLA in the first round.
The 2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball team represents Arkansas State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by eighteenth year head coach Brian Boyer, play their home games at First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a 3-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt women's tournament to Appalachian State.
The 2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Angel Elderkin, played their home games at George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 8–23, 5–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Little Rock.
The 2017–18 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team represents Coastal Carolina University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by fifth year head coach Jaida Williams, play their home games at HTC Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a 3 way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Texas State.
The 2017–18 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represents Georgia Southern University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Kip Drown, play their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 5–25, 2–16 in Sun Belt play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt women's tournament to Louisiana.
The 2017–18 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fifteenth year head coach Joe Foley, play their home games at the Jack Stephens Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 17–1 in Sun Belt play to win the Sun Belt regular season and tournament titles to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida State.
The 2017–18 Louisiana–Monroe women's basketball team represents University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by fourth year head coach Jeff Dow, play their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 4–26, 1–17 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt women's tournament to South Alabama.
The 2017–18 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by fifth year head coach Krista Gerlich, play their home games at the College Park Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 18–12, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament to Louisiana.
The 2017–18 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team represents Texas State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by sixth year head coach Zenarae Antoine, play their home games at Strahan Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Little Rock. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Rice in the first round.
The 2017–18 Troy Trojans women's basketball team represents Troy University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by sixth year head coach Chanda Rigby, play their home games at Trojan Arena and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament where they lost to Little Rock.
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. 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.
The 2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by sixth year head coach Terry Fowler and played their home games at the Mitchell Center as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 25–11, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Little Rock. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they defeated Lamar in the first round before losing to Wyoming in the second round.
The 2019–20 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by second-year head coach Richie Riley and played their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. They were set to be the No. 2 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2019–20 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by seventh year head coach Terry Fowler and played their home games at the Mitchell Center as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in tie for fifth place. They made it to the Sun Belt tournament as the sixth seed where they defeated Arkansas State 82–71 in the First Round and also defeated UT Arlington 47–55 in the Quarterfinals. Shortly before playing Coastal Carolina in the semifinals, the Sun Belt canceled the remainder tournament in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was followed by the NCAA cancelling all post-season play.
The 2021–22 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by fourth-year head coach Richie Riley, play their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference.
The 2023–24 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by sixth-year head coach Richie Riley, played their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they lost to Georgia Southern in the second round.