# 2017–18 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Karen Aston's sixth season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. They finished the season 28–7, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Baylor. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Maine and Arizona State in the first and second rounds before losing to UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen.

## Previous season

They are coming off a season in which they finished the season 25–9, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place and advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to West Virginia. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they defeated Central Arkansas and NC State in the first and second rounds before losing to Stanford in the Sweet Sixteen.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Lang Kelsey | 40 | C | 6'5" | Senior | The Woodlands, TX | Graduated |
| Brianna Taylor | 20 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
| Tasia Forman | 22 | G | 5'4" | Junior | Duncanville, TX | Transferred to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
Joyner Holmes not on roster until 23 December 2017 due to undisclosed violation.

### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Destiny Littleton G | La Jolla, CA | The Bishop's School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Chastity Patterson G | Houston, TX | North Shore | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Rellah Boothe F | Ocala, FL | IMG Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2017* 1:00 pm, LHN | No. 2 | Oklahoma City | W 99–36 | | Frank Erwin Center (1,184) Austin, TX |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2017* 1:00 pm, LHN | No. 2 | Stetson | W 95–59 | 1–0 | Frank Erwin Center (3,415) Austin, TX |
| 11/15/2017* 11:00 am, LHN | No. 2 | McNeese State | W 100–34 | 2–0 | Frank Erwin Center (7,651) Austin, TX |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 2 | UTSA | W 120–70 | 3–0 | Frank Erwin Center (3,135) Austin, TX |
| 11/24/2017* 5:30 pm | No. 2 | vs. LSU South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | W 75–66 | 4–0 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| 11/25/2017* 3:15 pm | No. 2 | vs. Washington South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | W 92–68 | 5–0 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 2 | Louisiana Tech | W 88–54 | 6–0 | Frank Erwin Center (2,956) Austin, TX |
| 12/03/2017* 3:00 pm, SECN | No. 2 | at Georgia Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 81–53 | 7–0 | Stegeman Coliseum (3,390) Athens, GA |
| 12/10/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | at No. 11 Tennessee | L 75–82 | 7–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena (9,651) Knoxville, TN |
| 12/13/2017* 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 8 | Northwestern State | W 68–44 | 8–1 | Frank Erwin Center (3,461) Austin, TX |
| 12/17/2017* 11:30 am, FS1 | No. 8 | No. 12 Florida State | W 87–72 | 9–1 | Frank Erwin Center (4,202) Austin, TX |
| 12/28/2017 7:00 pm, FCSC | No. 8 | at Oklahoma | W 88–78 | 10–1 (1–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (3,391) Norman, OK |
| 12/31/2017 3:30 pm, FSN | No. 8 | No. 9 West Virginia | W 79–58 | 11–1 (2–0) | Frank Erwin Center (3,391) Austin, TX |
| 01/03/2018 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 8 | No. 20 Oklahoma State | W 84–79 | 12–1 (3–0) | Frank Erwin Center (3,240) Austin, TX |
| 01/07/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 8 | at Kansas State | W 75–64 | 13–1 (4–0) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,908) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/10/2018 8:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 7 | at TCU | L 77–79 | 13–2 (4–1) | Schollmaier Arena (2,150) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/13/2018 1:00 pm, LHN | No. 7 | Kansas | W 79–62 | 14–2 (5–1) | Frank Erwin Center (4,015) Austin, TX |
| 01/15/2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 9 | No. 1 Connecticut | L 71–75 | 14–3 | Frank Erwin Center (11,877) Austin, TX |
| 01/20/2018 3:00 pm, FSN | No. 9 | at Texas Tech | W 90–49 | 15–3 (6–1) | United Supermarkets Arena (5,330) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/25/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | at No. 3 Baylor | L 56–81 | 15–4 (6–2) | Ferrell Center (9,286) Waco, TX |
| 01/27/2018 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 6 | Iowa State | W 87–55 | 16–4 (7–2) | Frank Erwin Center (4,446) Austin, TX |
| 01/31/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 8 | at Kansas | W 55–41 | 17–4 (8–2) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,625) Lawrence, KS |
| 02/03/2018 12:00 pm, LHN | No. 8 | No. 22 TCU | W 92–65 | 18–4 (9–2) | Frank Erwin Center (6,023) Austin, TX |
| 02/05/2018 6:00 pm, FS1 | No. 6 | at West Virginia | W 73–55 | 19–4 (10–2) | WVU Coliseum (2,149) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/10/2018 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 6 | Kansas State | W 76–54 | 20–4 (11–2) | Frank Erwin Center (3,900) Austin, TX |
| 02/14/2018 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 6 | Texas Tech | W 87–72 | 21–4 (12–2) | Frank Erwin Center (3,082) Austin, TX |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm, FSOK | No. 6 | at No. 21 Oklahoma State | W 77–62 | 22–4 (13–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,131) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/19/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | No. 3 Baylor | L 87–93 | 22–5 (13–3) | Frank Erwin Center (6,642) Austin, TX |
| 02/24/2018 5:00 pm, FSN | No. 6 | at Iowa State | W 72–59 | 23–5 (14–3) | Hilton Coliseum (10,061) Ames, IA |
| 02/27/2018 6:00 pm, FS1 | No. 7 | Oklahoma | W 79–66 | 24–5 (15–3) | Frank Erwin Center (4,207) Austin, TX |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2018 6:00 pm, FSN | (2) No. 7 | vs. (7) Iowa State Quarterfinals | W 81–69 | 25–5 | Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK |
| 03/04/2018 4:30 pm, FS1 | (2) No. 7 | vs. (6) West Virginia Semifinals | W 68–55 | 26–5 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,832) Oklahoma City, OK |
| 03/05/2018 8:00 pm, FS1 | (2) No. 8 | vs. (1) No. 2 Baylor Championship Game | L 69–77 | 26–6 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,520) Oklahoma City, OK |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2 KC) No. 8 | (15 KC) Maine First Round | W 83–54 | 27–6 | Frank Erwin Center (3,878) Austin, TX |
| 03/19/2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2 KC) No. 8 | (7 KC) Arizona State Second Round | W 85–65 | 28–6 | Frank Erwin Center (3,286) Austin, TX |
| 03/23/2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2 KC) No. 8 | vs. (3 KC) No. 9 UCLA Sweet Sixteen | L 75–84 | 28–7 | Sprint Center (4,280) Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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

## 2017–18 media
### Television and radio information

Most University of Texas home games were shown on the Longhorn Network, with national telecasts on the Big 12 Conference's television partners. On the radio, women's basketball games aired on KTXX-HD4 "105.3 The Bat", with select games on KTXX-FM 104.9.