2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team

2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
ASU Classic Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	22–13 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach	Charli Turner Thorne (21st season)
Assistant coaches	Jackie Moore Angie Nelp Briann January
Home arena	Wells Fargo Arena

2017–18 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Oregon †	16	–	2		.889			33	–	5		.868
No. 15 Stanford	14	–	3		.824			24	–	11		.686
No. 9 UCLA	14	–	4		.778			27	–	8		.771
No. 13 Oregon State	14	–	4		.778			26	–	8		.765
California	11	–	7		.611			21	–	11		.656
Arizona State	10	–	8		.556			22	–	13		.629
USC	9	–	9		.500			20	–	11		.645
Utah	8	–	10		.444			18	–	14		.563
Colorado	5	–	13		.278			15	–	16		.484
Washington State	3	–	14		.176			10	–	20		.333
Arizona	2	–	16		.111			6	–	24		.200
Washington	1	–	17		.056			7	–	23		.233
† 2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of 26 March 2018 Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Previous season

They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to UCLA. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Michigan State in the first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.

Roster

2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Reili Richardson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Brea Olinda Brea, CA G 3 Sabrina Haines 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Desert Vista Phoenix, AZ G 4 Kiara Russell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Osseo Minneapolis, MN G 11 Robbi Ryan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Sheridan Sheridan, WY F 21 Sophia Elenga 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Lycee Alain Fournier Nogent-sur-Oise, France G 22 Courtney Ekmark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr St. Mary's Connecticut Arcadia, AZ G/F 24 Bre’yanna Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Clovis West Fresno, CA C 33 Charnea Johnson-Chapman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Canyon Springs Moreno Valley, CA F 42 Kianna Ibis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Benson Omaha, NE C 44 Eva Rubin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Homewood Flossmoor Flossmoor, IL F 52 Jamie Ruden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So John Marshall Rochester, MN	Head coach Charli Turner Thorne (Stanford) Assistant coach(es) Jackie Moore (Armstrong State) Angie Nelp (Colorado State) Briann January (Arizona State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 24, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		UTSA	W 74–42	1–0	Wells Fargo Arena (4,639) Tempe, AZ
11/15/2017* 4:00 pm		at Fresno State	W 86–49	2–0	Save Mart Center (2,209) Fresno, CA
11/18/2017* 2:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 106–58	3–0	Wells Fargo Arena (1,788) Tucson, AZ
11/19/2017* 3:00 pm		Colgate	W 65–54	4–0	Wells Fargo Arena (5,394) Tucson, AZ
11/23/2017* 11:30 am	No. 24	vs. No. 7 Mississippi State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	L 57–65	4–1	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico
11/24/2017* 11:30 am	No. 24	vs. Green Bay Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	L 48–61	4–2	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya  Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2017* 11:30 am	No. 24	vs. Columbia Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	W 72–48	5–2	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico
12/02/2017* 2:30 pm, P12N		Buffalo ASU Classic semifinals	W 76–47	6–2	Wells Fargo Arena (2,233) Tucson, AZ
12/03/2017* 2:30 pm		UC Riverside ASU Classic championship	W 73–48	7–2	Wells Fargo Arena (1,523) Tucson, AZ
12/10/2017* 12:00 pm		at No. 13 Florida State	L 66–77	7–3	Donald L. Tucker Center (3,671) Tallahassee, FL
12/18/2017* 6:00 pm		Idaho	W 77–33	8–3	Wells Fargo Arena (1,723) Tucson, AZ
12/21/2017* 2:00 pm, P12N		Arkansas	W 89–43	9–3	Wells Fargo Arena (1,988) Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
12/29/2017 7:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado	W 72–47	10–3 (1–0)	Coors Events Center (1,860) Boulder, CO
12/31/2017 12:00 pm		at Utah	W 83–81	11–3 (2–0)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,463) Salt Lake City, UT
01/05/2018 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 25	No. 23 California	W 80–71	12–3 (3–0)	Wells Fargo Arena (2,239) Tempe, AZ
01/07/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 25	No. 24 Stanford	W 73–66	13–3 (4–0)	Wells Fargo Arena (3,096) Tempe, AZ
01/12/2018 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 18	at No. 22 Oregon State	L 54–57	13–4 (4–1)	Gill Coliseum (3,954) Corvallis, OR
01/14/2018 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 18	at No. 8 Oregon	L 54–64	13–5 (4–2)	Matthew Knight Arena (4,416) Eugene, OR
01/19/2018 11:00 am	No. 22	Utah	L 56–58	13–6 (4–3)	Wells Fargo Arena (5,787) Tempe, AZ
01/21/2018 2:00 pm, P12N	No. 22	Colorado	W 73–59	14–6 (5–3)	Wells Fargo Arena (2,008) Boulder, CO
01/26/2018 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 25	at Stanford	L 50–74	14–7 (5–4)	Maples Pavilion (2,905) Stanford, CA
01/28/2018 4:00 pm, P12N	No. 25	at No. 23 California	W 57–42	15–7 (6–4)	Haas Pavilion (2,521) Berkeley, CA
02/02/2018 8:00 pm, P12N		Washington	W 61–41	16–7 (7–4)	Wells Fargo Arena (2,078) Tempe, AZ
02/04/2018 2:00 pm		Washington State	W 77–51	17–7 (8–4)	Wells Fargo Arena (1,588) Tempe, AZ
02/09/2018 8:00 pm	No. 25	at USC	L 62–77	17–8 (8–5)	Galen Center (647) Los Angeles, CA
02/11/2018 2:00 pm, P12N	No. 25	at No. 8 UCLA	L 63–71	17–9 (8–6)	Pauley Pavilion (3,690) Los Angeles, CA
02/16/2018 7:00 pm, P12N		Arizona Rivalry	W 75–50	18–9 (9–6)	Wells Fargo Arena (3,025) Tempe, AZ
02/18/2018 4:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona Rivalry	W 69–45	19–9 (10–6)	McKale Center (2,154) Tucson, AZ
02/23/2018 6:00 pm, P12N		No. 8 Oregon	L 44–57	19–10 (10–7)	Wells Fargo Arena (3,446) Tempe, AZ
02/25/2018 2:00 pm, P12N		No. 12 Oregon State	L 60–64	19–11 (10–8)	Wells Fargo Arena (3,258) Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/01/2018 9:30 pm, P12N	(6)	vs. (11) Arizona First Round	W 76–47	20–11	KeyArena (3,157) Seattle, WA
03/02/2018 9:30 pm, P12N	(6)	vs. (3) No. 10 Oregon State Quarterfinals	W 57–51	21–11	KeyArena (4,741) Seattle, WA
03/03/2018 9:30 pm, P12N	(6)	vs. (2) No. 16 Stanford Semifinals	L 46–58	21–12	KeyArena (6,889) Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018 12:30 pm, ESPN2	(7 KC)	vs. (10 KC) Nebraska First Round	W 73–62	22–12	Frank Erwin Center (3,878) Austin, TX
03/19/2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	(7 KC)	at (2 KC) No. 8 Texas Second Round	L 65–85	22–13	Frank Erwin Center (3,286) Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	18т	22	25	RV	25	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches	RV	N/A	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	23	25	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team