2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets were led by fifth year head coach Bunky Harkleroad and played their home games at Hornets Nest. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 5–13 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Montana.

2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–23 (5–13 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bunky Harkleroad (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Derrick Florence Bill Baxter Jessica Kunisaki
Home arena	Hornets Nest

2017–18 Big Sky women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern Colorado †	15	–	3		.833			26	–	7		.788
Idaho	13	–	5		.722			19	–	14		.576
Eastern Washington	12	–	6		.667			17	–	14		.548
Weber State	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
Idaho State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	11		.656
Portland State	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
Montana	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Montana State	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
North Dakota	5	–	13		.278			12	–	18		.400
Sacramento State	5	–	13		.278			7	–	23		.233
Northern Arizona	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
Southern Utah	2	–	16		.111			3	–	27		.100
† 2018 Big Sky tournament winner As of 19 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Tiara Scott 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So St. Anthony HS Torrance, CA G 4 Justyce Dawson 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Long Beach Poly HS Carson, CA G/F 5 Tiana Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Flathead HS Kalispell, MT G 10 Gabi Bade  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Pinewood School Buffalo Milpitas, CA G 11 Dana DeGraffenreid 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Ridgeview HS Bakersfield, CA F 12 Anna Weibel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Estes Park HS Estes Park, CO G 14 Quayonna Harris 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Sacramento HS Sacramento, CA G 20 Raegen Rohn 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Monarch HS Erie, CO G 22 Maranne Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Deer Valley HS Antioch, CA G 23 Skylar Jackson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV F 30 Kyhonta Doughty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Warren Easton HS Trinity Valley CC New Orleans, LA G 32 Hannah Friend 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Farmington HS Delaware Troy, NY F 33 Kennedy Nicholas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Inglemoor HS Kirkland, WA	Head coach Bunky Harkleroad (Berea) Assistant coach(es) Derrick Florence (Morehouse) Bill Baxter (UC Davis) Jessica Kunisaki (Chapman) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 21, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017* 5:05 pm		Holy Names	W 100–53		Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 4:00 pm		at Kentucky Matthew Mitchell Classic	L 70–101	0–1	Memorial Coliseum (4,313) Lexington, KY
11/11/2017* 3:00 pm		vs. Morehead State Matthew Mitchell Classic	L 71–75	0–2	Memorial Coliseum (670) Lexington, KY
11/14/2017* 4:00 pm		at No. 12 West Virginia	L 47–101	0–3	WVU Coliseum (1,211) Morgantown, WV
11/18/2017* 1:00 pm		at Arizona State	L 58–106	0–4	Wells Fargo Arena (1,788) Tempe, AZ
11/24/2017* 2:00 pm		at Nevada Nugget Classic semifinals	L 68–95	0–5	Lawlor Events Center (1,358) Reno, NV
11/25/2017* 11:00 am		vs. UC Riverside Nugget Classic 3rd place game	W 99–72	1–5	Lawlor Events Center (83) Reno, NV
11/30/2017* 7:00 pm		at UC Davis	L 72–79	1–6	The Pavilion (408) Davis, CA
12/06/2017* 5:05 pm		Antelope Valley	W 95–62	2–6	Hornets Nest (212) Sacramento, CA
12/15/2017* 6:00 pm		at San Francisco	L 76–90	2–7	War Memorial Gymnasium (202) San Francisco, CA
12/18/2017* 12:30 pm		vs. Miami (FL) Puerto Rico Classic	L 56–82	2–8	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (105) Trujillo Alto, PR
12/20/2017* 12:30 pm		vs. Northern Illinois Puerto Rico Classic	L 75–84	2–9	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (104) Trujillo Alto, PR
Big Sky regular season
12/30/2017 1:00 pm		at Portland State	L 73–74	2–10 (0–1)	Pamplin Sports Center (302) Portland, OR
01/04/2018 7:05 pm		Idaho	W 79–64	3–10 (1–1)	Hornets Nest (156) Sacramento, CA
01/06/2018 2:05 pm		Eastern Washington	L 72–83	3–11 (1–2)	Hornets Nest (302) Sacramento, CA
01/11/2018 6:00 pm		at Montana	L 59–68	3–12 (1–3)	Dahlberg Arena (2,333) Missoula, MT
01/13/2018 1:00 pm		at Montana State	L 50–85	3–13 (1–4)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,724) Bozeman, MT
01/18/2018 12:05 pm		Weber State	L 56–78	3–14 (1–5)	Hornets Nest (505) Sacramento, CA
01/20/2018 2:05 pm		Idaho State	L 71–85	3–15 (1–6)	Hornets Nest (229) Sacramento, CA
01/27/2018 1:05 pm		Portland State	L 72–81	3–16 (1–7)	Hornets Nest (272) Sacramento, CA
02/01/2018 6:05 pm		at Eastern Washington	L 76–82	3–17 (1–8)	Reese Court (332) Cheney, WA
02/03/2018 2:00 pm		at Idaho	L 66–101	3–18 (1–9)	Cowan Spectrum (419) Moscow, ID
02/08/2018 7:05 pm		Montana State	W 88–77	4–18 (2–9)	Hornets Nest (243) Sacramento, CA
02/10/2018 2:05 pm		Montana	W 79–64	5–19 (3–9)	Hornets Nest (214) Sacramento, CA
02/15/2018 6:05 pm		at Idaho State	L 71–83	5–20 (3–10)	Reed Gym (825) Pocatello, ID
02/17/2018 1:05 pm		at Weber State	L 73–86	5–21 (3–11)	Dee Events Center (908) Ogden, UT
02/22/2018 7:05 pm		Northern Arizona	L 90–95 OT	5–22 (3–12)	Hornets Nest (212) Sacramento, CA
02/24/2018 2:05 pm		Southern Utah	W 79–77	6–22 (4–12)	Hornets Nest (373) Sacramento, CA
02/28/2018 5:05 pm		at North Dakota	W 72–66	7–22 (5–12)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,552) Grand Forks, ND
03/02/2018 6:05 pm		at Northern Colorado	L 68–90	7–23 (5–13)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,473) Greeley, CO
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/05/2018 12:05 pm	(9)	vs. (8) Montana First Round	L 80–87	7–24	Reno Events Center  Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team