# 2017–18 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They played their home games at Charles Koch Arena, which has a capacity of 10,506. The Shockers, led by first year head coach Keitha Adams were first year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 9–7 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC women's tournament to Temple.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2017* 7:00 pm | | Oklahoma Baptist | W 65–54 | | Charles Koch Arena (1,517) Wichita, KS |
| 11/04/2017* 1:00 pm | | Southwest Baptist | W 82–64 | | Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 11:30 am | | at Creighton | L 61–66 | 0–1 | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,323) Omaha, NE |
| 11/14/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Oklahoma State | L 67–91 | 0–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,543) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/18/2017* 2:00 pm | | South Dakota | L 48–62 | 0–3 | Charles Koch Arena (2,115) Wichita, KS |
| 11/20/2017* 6:00 pm | | at No. 12 Tennessee | L 56–68 | 0–4 | Thompson-Boling Arena (7,818) Knoxville, TN |
| 11/24/2017* 8:00 pm | | at New Mexico UNM Thanksgiving Tournament | L 62–76 | 0–5 | Dreamstyle Arena (4,560) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/25/2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. Illinois UNM Thanksgiving Tournament | L 67–68 | 0–6 | Dreamstyle Arena (4,425) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/26/2017* 1:00 pm | | at UC Irvine UNM Thanksgiving Tournament | W 76–53 | 1–6 | Dreamstyle Arena (4,663) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Missouri State | W 72–58 | 2–6 | Charles Koch Arena (1,988) Wichita, KS |
| 12/01/2017* 12:00 pm | | Western Illinois | L 65–78 | 2–7 | Charles Koch Arena (8,069) Wichita, KS |
| 12/07/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | L 71–94 | 2–8 | JQH Arena (1,821) Springfield, MO |
| 12/09/2017* 2:00 pm | | UMKC | W 72–63 | 3–8 | Charles Koch Arena (1,050) Wichita, KS |
| 12/15/2017* 7:00 pm | | Chicago State Shocker Winter Classic | W 66–63 | 4–8 | Charles Koch Arena (1,248) Wichita, KS |
| 12/16/2017* 6:00 pm | | Alcorn State Shocker Winter Classic | W 87–46 | 5–8 | Charles Koch Arena (1,203) Wichita, KS |
| 12/20/2017* 7:00 pm | | at South Dakota State | L 64–96 | 5–9 | Frost Arena (1,486) Brookings, SD |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Tulsa | L 62–67 | 5–10 (0–1) | Charles Koch Arena (1,328) Wichita, KS |
| 01/02/2018 7:00 pm | | at Houston | L 55–73 | 5–11 (0–2) | H&PE Arena (652) Houston, TX |
| 01/06/2018 1:00 pm, ADN | | at UCF | L 53–59 | 5–12 (0–3) | CFE Arena (3,385) Orlando, FL |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 pm | | Memphis | W 69–61 | 6–12 (1–3) | Charles Koch Arena (1,176) Wichita, KS |
| 01/13/2018 2:30 pm | | at Tulane | W 64–56 | 7–12 (2–3) | Devlin Fieldhouse (604) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/16/2018 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | SMU | W 66–43 | 8–12 (3–3) | Charles Koch Arena (1,088) Wichita, KS |
| 01/21/2018 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | South Florida | W 64–56 | 9–12 (4–3) | Charles Koch Arena (1,462) Wichita, KS |
| 01/27/2018 1:00 pm | | at Memphis | W 77–64 | 10–12 (5–3) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (457) Memphis, TN |
| 01/30/2018 6:00 pm, ADN | | at East Carolina | L 67–77 | 10–13 (5–4) | Williams Arena (851) Greenville, NC |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm, ADN | | Houston | L 62–73 | 10–14 (5–5) | Charles Koch Arena (1,907) Wichita, KS |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | Cincinnati | L 69–75 | 10–15 (5–6) | Charles Koch Arena (1,346) Wichita, KS |
| 02/10/2018 12:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | | at No. 1 Connecticut | L 43–124 | 10–16 (5–7) | XL Center (11,343) Hartford, CT |
| 02/14/2018 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | Temple | W 88–81 | 11–16 (6–7) | Charles Koch Arena (1,169) Wichita, KS |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm | | at SMU | W 52–45 | 12–16 (7–7) | Moody Coliseum (1,286) Dallas, TX |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | Tulane | W 81–70 | 13–16 (8–7) | Charles Koch Arena (2,818) Wichita, KS |
| 02/26/2018 7:00 pm, ADN | | at Tulsa | W 70–59 | 14–16 (9–7) | Reynolds Center (826) Tulsa, OK |
| AAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2018 11:00 am, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (11) Temple First Round | L 59–72 | 14–17 | Mohegan Sun Arena (1,380) Uncasville, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||