2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by seventh year head coach Jim Littell, played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Syracuse in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.

2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	21–11 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Jim Littell (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Annan Ashley Davis Jerise Freeman
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Baylor †	18	–	0		1.000			33	–	2		.943
No. 8 Texas	15	–	3		.833			28	–	7		.800
Oklahoma State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	11		.656
Oklahoma	11	–	7		.611			16	–	15		.516
TCU	9	–	9		.500			23	–	13		.639
West Virginia	8	–	10		.444			25	–	12		.676
Iowa State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
Kansas State	7	–	11		.389			18	–	16		.529
Kansas	3	–	15		.167			12	–	18		.400
Texas Tech	1	–	17		.056			7	–	23		.233
† 2018 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

Previous season

For the 2016-17 season, Oklahoma State finished 17-15, 6-12 in the Big 12 and finished 7th in the conference standings. The Cowgirls were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament, losing to #12 Texas. They did not make the NCAA women's tournament, instead, they were selected to be in the 2017 WNIT as an at-large bid. They played at home against Abilene Christian. They lost in the first round 56-66 in an upset against Abilene Christian.

Roster

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2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Katarina Adamovic 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Toza Dragovic Čačak, Serbia F/C 3 Mandy Coleman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr McNair Stockton, CA G 10 Shakila Small 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Medgar Evers College Prep ASA College Brooklyn, NY G 11 Areanna Combs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Putnam City West Oklahoma City, OK F 13 Jentry Holt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Elgin Elgin, OK G 14 Braxtin Miller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Alter High School Centerville, OH F 20 LaTashia Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Leavenworth Leavenworth, KS G 21 Ja'Mee Asberry 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr East Central Tulsa, OK G 23 Jaden Hobbs 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Alva Alva, OK G 24 Karli Wheeler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Plainview Plainview, TX F 25 Abbie Winchester 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Heritage Hall Oklahoma City, OK G 30 Maria Castro 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Tecnologico De Monterrey Gulf Coast State Guanajuato, Mexico G 32 Loryn Goodwin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Cypress Falls UTSA Cypress, TX G 33 Clitan de Sousa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Apolotecnica Seward County CC Maputo, Mozambique C 54 Kaylee Jensen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Lindsay Holy Family Genoa, NE	Head coach Jim Littell (Southwestern (KS)) Assistant coach(es) Bill Annan (Kansas State) Ashley Davis (TCU) Jerise Freeman (Pacific) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2017* 5:00 pm		East Central	W 110–46		Gallagher-Iba Arena (864) Stillwater, OK
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 11:00 am		Incarnate Word	W 86–35	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,935) Stillwater, OK
11/14/2017* 7:00 pm, FSOK+		Wichita State	W 91–67	2–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,543) Stillwater, OK
11/17/2017* 7:00 pm		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 80–38	3–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,441) Stillwater, OK
11/19/2017* 1:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 78–44	4–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,617) Stillwater, OK
11/23/2017* 3:00 pm		vs. South Dakota Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	W 76–68	5–0	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (982) Cancún, Mexico
11/24/2017* 3:00 pm		vs. No. 12 Tennessee Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	L 69–79	5–1	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (N/A) Cancún, Mexico
11/30/2017* 7:00 pm		Southern	W 94–66	6–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,280) Stillwater, OK
12/03/2017* 1:00 pm, SECN		at No. 6 Mississippi State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	L 76–79	6–2	Humphrey Coliseum (5,138) Starkville, MS
12/08/2017* 7:00 pm, FSOK		No. 7 UCLA	W 87–72	7–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,969) Stillwater, OK
12/19/2017* 5:00 pm		USC Upstate	W 108–71	8–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,830) Stillwater, OK
12/21/2017* 7:00 pm		Louisiana–Monroe	W 112–58	9–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,686) Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Regular Season
12/28/2017 6:30 pm	No. 24	at Texas Tech	W 98–57	10–2 (1–0)	United Supermarkets Arena (4,371) Lubbock, TX
12/31/2017 2:00 pm	No. 24	Kansas State	W 76–68	11–2 (2–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,277) Stillwater, OK
01/03/2018 7:00 pm, LHN	No. 20	at No. 8 Texas	L 79–84	11–3 (2–1)	Frank Erwin Center (3,240) Austin, TX
01/07/2018 4:00 pm, FSOK	No. 20	Oklahoma Bedlam Series	W 96–82	12–3 (3–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,128) Stillwater, OK
01/13/2018 1:00 pm, FSN	No. 20	at Kansas State	L 64–80	12–4 (3–2)	Bramlage Coliseum (4,041) Manhattan, KS
01/17/2018 7:00 pm	No. 24	No. 17 West Virginia	W 79–73	13–4 (4–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,520) Stillwater, OK
01/20/2018 12:00 pm, FSN	No. 24	at Oklahoma Bedlam Series	W 70–67	14–4 (5–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (4,529) Norman, OK
01/24/2018 8:00 pm, FSN	No. 19	Iowa State	L 69–78	14–5 (5–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,370) Stillwater, OK
01/27/2018 1:00 pm	No. 19	Texas Tech	W 80–62	15–5 (6–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,825) Stillwater, OK
01/31/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW	No. 23	at No. 3 Baylor	L 64–77	15–6 (6–4)	Ferrell Center (5,260) Waco, TX
02/03/2018 7:30 pm	No. 23	Kansas	W 92–63	16–6 (7–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,346) Stillwater, OK
02/07/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW	No. 22	at No. 24 TCU	W 71–54	17–6 (8–4)	Schollmaier Arena (3,125) Fort Worth, TX
02/10/2018 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv	No. 22	at Iowa State	W 81–73	18–6 (9–4)	Hilton Coliseum (10,148) Ames, IA
02/13/2018 7:00 pm, FSOK+	No. 21	No. 3 Baylor	L 45–87	18–7 (9–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,702) Stillwater, OK
02/17/2018 2:00 pm, FSOK	No. 21	No. 6 Texas	L 62–77	18–8 (9–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,131) Stillwater, OK
02/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 25	at Kansas	L 59–66	18–9 (9–7)	Allen Fieldhouse (2,059) Lawrence, KS
02/24/2018 12:00 pm	No. 25	at West Virginia	W 79–69	19–9 (10–7)	WVU Coliseum (4,058) Morgantown, WV
02/26/2018 7:00 pm, FSSW+		TCU	W 85–72	20–9 (11–7)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,563) Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Conference tournament
03/03/2018 8:30 pm, FSN	(3)	vs. (6) West Virginia Quarterfinals	L 60–69	20–10	Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,676) Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN2	(9 KC)	vs. (8 KC) Syracuse First Round	W 84–57	21–10	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
03/19/2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(9 KC)	at (1 KC) No. 4 Mississippi State Second Round	L 56–71	21–11	Humphrey Coliseum (9,881) Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Central 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	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	20	20	24	19	23	22	21	25	RV	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches	NR	N/A	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	22	RV	22	22	25	22	23	RV	RV	RV	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

See also

• 2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team