2017–18 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

The 2017–18 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team will represent Southern Methodist University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by second year head coach Travis Mays, play their home games at Moody Coliseum and are fifth year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 4–12 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the American Athletic women's tournament to East Carolina.

2017–18 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	10–20 (4–12 The American)
Head coach	Travis Mays (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Brandt Erica White Amie Smith Bradley
Home arena	Moody Coliseum

2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 UConn †	16	–	0		1.000			36	–	1		.973
No. 19 South Florida	13	–	3		.813			26	–	8		.765
UCF	12	–	4		.750			22	–	11		.667
Cincinnati	10	–	6		.625			19	–	13		.594
Houston	9	–	7		.563			20	–	12		.625
Wichita State	9	–	7		.563			14	–	17		.452
East Carolina	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Tulane	5	–	11		.313			14	–	17		.452
Memphis	5	–	11		.313			10	–	20		.333
SMU	4	–	12		.250			10	–	20		.333
Temple	3	–	13		.188			12	–	19		.387
Tulsa	3	–	13		.188			10	–	21		.323
† 2018 American Tournament winner As of 30 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Media

All Pony Express games will air on KAAM. Before conference season home games will be streamed on Pony Up TV. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Pony Up TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2017–18 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kiara Perry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Duncanville Duncanville, TX G 1 Devri Owens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Plano West HS Utah Plano, TX G 2 Ariana Whitfield 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Cypress Ranch Houston, TX G 3 McKenzie Adams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Frisco Centennial Arkansas Frisco, TX G 4 Mikayla Reese 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Sand Creek Colorado Springs, CO G 5 Aurmani DeGar 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Mansfield Timberview Arlington, TX F 10 Alicia Froling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Australia Institute of Sport Queensland, Australia G 12 Morgan Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Highland Park Dallas, TX C 13 Klara Bradshaw 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS Sr Rains TCU Emory, TX F 15 Stephanie Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Australia Institute of Sport Melbourne, Australia F 20 Dai'ja Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Skyline Dallas, TX F 21 Makenzie Ellis  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Booker T. Washington Colorado Tulsa, OK G 23 Savannah Ellis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Booker T. Washington Tulsa, OK F 33 Johnasia Cash 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr McKeesport McKeesport, PA	Head coach Travis Mays (Texas) Assistant coach(es) Mike Brandt (Sterling (KS)) Erica White (LSU) Amie Smith Bradley (Texas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 9, 2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 11:30 am		Nicholls State	W 68–61	1–0	Moody Coliseum (1,368) Dallas, TX
11/14/2017* 7:00 pm		TCU	L 58–64	1–1	Moody Coliseum (938) Dallas, TX
11/17/2017* 7:00 pm		at No. 21 Oklahoma	L 75–87	1–2	Lloyd Noble Center (2,538) Norman, OK
11/19/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Texas–Arlington	L 55–58	1–3	College Park Center (649) Arlington, TX
11/21/2017* 7:00 pm		Abilene Christian	W 65–44	2–3	Moody Coliseum (960) Dallas, TX
11/24/2017* 6:30 pm		vs. UC Riverside Nugget Classic semifinals	W 73–51	3–3	Lawlor Events Center (146) Reno, NV
11/26/2017* 4:00 pm		at Nevada Nugget Classic championship	L 72–80	3–4	Lawlor Events Center (1,586) Reno, NV
11/29/2017* 11:30 am		at North Texas	L 40–47	3–5	The Super Pit (3,243) Denton, TX
12/03/2017* 2:00 pm		Cal State Bakersfield	W 41–29	4–5	Moody Coliseum (777) Dallas, TX
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm		at Alabama	L 44–59	4–6	Coleman Coliseum (2,229) Tuscaloosa, AL
12/20/2017* 1:00 pm		Loyola Marymount	W 63–60	5–6	Moody Coliseum (656) Dallas, TX
12/22/2017* 1:00 pm		McNeese State	W 65–59	6–6	Moody Coliseum (651) Dallas, TX
12/28/2017* 7:00 pm		at No. 22 Texas A&M	L 57–79	6–7	Reed Arena (4,316) College Station, TX
AAC regular season
12/30/2017 2:00 pm		Houston	L 75–85	6–8 (0–1)	Moody Coliseum (992) Dallas, TX
01/03/2018 7:00 pm		UCF	L 42–60	6–9 (0–2)	Moody Coliseum (850) Dallas, TX
01/07/2018 11:00 am, ESPNU		at Temple	L 52–55	6–10 (0–3)	McGonigle Hall (782) Philadelphia, PA
01/13/2018 2:00 pm, ADN		East Carolina	W 65–51	7–10 (1–3)	Moody Coliseum (720) Dallas, TX
01/16/2018 2:00 pm		at Wichita State	L 43–66	7–11 (1–4)	Charles Koch Arena (1,088) Wichita, KS
01/20/2018 1:00 pm, ADN		at UCF	L 43–58	7–12 (1–5)	CFE Arena (3,176) Orlando, FL
01/24/2018 2:00 pm, ADN		Cincinnati	L 40–58	7–13 (1–6)	Moody Coliseum (946) Dallas, TX
01/27/2018 2:00 pm		at Houston	L 56–60	7–14 (1–7)	H&PE Arena (746) Houston, TX
01/31/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Temple	W 60–56	8–14 (2–7)	Moody Coliseum (1,325) Dallas, TX
02/03/2018 4:00 pm		at East Carolina	L 47–76	8–15 (2–8)	Williams Arena (882) Greenville, NC
02/07/2018 7:00 pm		Tulsa	W 74–70	9–15 (3–8)	Moody Coliseum (984) Dallas, TX
02/10/2018 2:00 pm		at Memphis	W 53–35	10–15 (4–8)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (437) Memphis, TN
02/14/2018 6:00 pm, ADN		at No. 22 South Florida	L 54–64	10–16 (4–9)	USF Sun Dome (2,004) Tampa, FL
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		Wichita State	L 45–52	10–17 (4–10)	Moody Coliseum (1,286) Dallas, TX
02/24/2018 5:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3		No. 1 Connecticut	L 36–80	10–18 (4–11)	Moody Coliseum (6,981) Dallas, TX
02/26/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Tulane	L 46–52	10–19 (4–12)	Devlin Fieldhouse (845) New Orleans, LA
AAC Women's Tournament
03/03/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3	(10)	vs. (7) East Carolina First Round	L 74–85	10–20	Mohegan Sun Arena (1,380) Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2017–18 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

External links

• SMU Mustangs women's basketball official website