# 2017–18 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders were led by fifth year head coach Candi Whitaker until she was replaced by interim head coach Shimmy Gray-Miller on January 1, 2018. They played their homes games at United Supermarkets Arena and are members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 1–17 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 women's tournament to Iowa State.

## Previous season

They finished the season 14–17, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament where they lost to Baylor.

## Media
### Television & Radio information

Select Lady Raiders games will be shown on FSN affiliates throughout the season, including FSSW, FSSW+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific. All games will be broadcast on the Lady Raiders Radio Network on either KLZK or KJTV.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2017* 2:00 pm | | St. Edward's | W 73–40 | | United Supermarkets Arena (2,730) Lubbock, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | | Texas State | L 70–87 | 0–1 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,611) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/15/2017* 11:00 am | | Florida A&M | W 82–63 | 1–1 | United Supermarkets Arena (8,238) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/19/2017* 2:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 74–47 | 2–1 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,335) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/22/2017* 3:00 pm | | UMass Lowell | W 93–65 | 3–1 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,057) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/26/2017* 2:00 pm, FSSW | | No. 19 Texas A&M | L 56–90 | 3–2 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,047) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/30/2017* 6:30 pm, FSSW+ | | LSU Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 40–48 | 3–3 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,303) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/03/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Houston | L 75–79 | 3–4 | H&PE Arena Houston, TX |
| 12/06/2017* 8:00 pm | | at New Mexico | L 56–90 | 3–5 | Dreamstyle Arena (5,663) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/06/2017* 5:30 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 89–60 | 4–5 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,797) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/17/2017* 2:00 pm | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 80–64 | 5–5 | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (2,292) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/21/2017* 2:00 pm | | Incarnate Word | W 80–54 | 6–5 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,384) Lubbock, TX |
| Big 12 regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 6:30 pm | | No. 24 Oklahoma State | L 57–98 | 6–6 (0–1) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,371) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/31/2017 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 6 Baylor | L 49–97 | 6–7 (0–2) | Ferrell Center (4,371) Waco, TX |
| 01/03/2018 6:30 pm | | Kansas | L 47–60 | 6–8 (0–3) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,388) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/07/2018 2:00 pm, FSN | | at TCU | L 72–93 | 6–9 (0–4) | Schollmaier Arena (1,929) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/10/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW+ | | Oklahoma | L 52–73 | 6–10 (0–5) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,352) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/13/2018 6:00 pm, FSSW+ | | Iowa State | L 54–66 | 6–11 (0–6) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,823) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kansas | W 68–56 | 7–11 (1–6) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,556) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/20/2018 3:00 pm, FSN | | No. 9 Texas | L 49–90 | 7–12 (1–7) | United Supermarkets Arena (5,330) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/24/2018 6:00 pm | | at No. 20 West Virginia | L 49–90 | 7–13 (1–8) | WVU Coliseum (1,987) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/27/2018 1:00 pm | | at No. 19 Oklahoma State | L 57–98 | 7–14 (1–9) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,825) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | No. 3 Baylor | L 44–90 | 7–15 (1–10) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,207) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm | | at Kansas State | L 69–83 | 7–16 (1–11) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,147) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm, FSSW | | West Virginia | L 60–74 | 7–17 (1–12) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,116) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/14/2018 7:00 pm, LHN | | at No. 6 Texas | L 72–87 | 7–18 (1–13) | Frank Erwin Center (3,082) Austin, TX |
| 02/17/2018 3:00 pm | | at Iowa State | L 57–69 | 7–19 (1–14) | Hilton Coliseum (11,072) Ames, IA |
| 02/21/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW | | TCU | L 60–72 | 7–20 (1–15) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,976) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/24/2018 12:00 pm, FSOK | | at Oklahoma | L 61–79 | 7–21 (1–16) | Lloyd Noble Center (5,030) Norman, OK |
| 02/26/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW+ | | Kansas State | L 63–86 | 7–22 (1–17) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,084) Lubbock, TX |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2018 8:30 pm, FCS | (10) | vs. (7) Iowa State First Round | L 49–74 | 7–23 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (2,779) Oklahoma City, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||