# 2017–18 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team

The 2017–18 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by third year head coach Jalie Mitchell, played their home games UNT Coliseum, also known as The Super Pit, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–14, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish in a 3-way tie for tenth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament, where they lost to Western Kentucky.

## Previous season

They finished the season 12–19, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a 3-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to WKU.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2017* 3:00 pm | | Texas Woman's | W 69–66 | | The Super Pit (350) Denton, TX |
| Non-conference regular Season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 3:00 pm | | Mid-America Christian | W 86–52 | 1–0 | The Super Pit (1,007) Denton, TX |
| 11/14/2017* 7:00 pm | | Texas A&M International | W 64–38 | 2–0 | The Super Pit (807) Denton, TX |
| 11/19/2017* 3:00 pm | | Kansas State | L 54–55 | 2–1 | The Super Pit (1,172) Denton, TX |
| 11/23/2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. Coastal Carolina San Juan Shootout | W 50–34 | 3–1 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| 11/24/2017* 3:15 pm | | vs. Detroit San Juan Shootout | W 63–57 | 4–1 | Ocean Center (175) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 11/29/2017* 11:30 am | | SMU | W 47–40 | 5–1 | The Super Pit (3,243) Denton, TX |
| 12/02/2017* 3:00 pm | | Tulsa | W 66–43 | 6–1 | The Super Pit (1,181) Denton, TX |
| 12/05/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Indiana | L 63–68 | 6–2 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,303) Bloomington, IN |
| 12/09/2017* 3:00 pm | | La Salle | W 70–44 | 7–2 | The Super Pit (996) Denton, TX |
| 12/18/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UIC | L 67–70 | 7–3 | UIC Pavilion (249) Chicago, IL |
| 12/20/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Eastern Illinois | W 63–61 $^{OT}$ | 8–3 | Lantz Arena (287) Charleston, IL |
| 12/30/2017* 3:00 pm | | Oklahoma Panhandle State | W 63–41 | 9–3 | The Super Pit (397) Denton, TX |
| Conference USA regular Season ||||||
| 01/03/2018 6:30 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 53–61 | 9–4 (0–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,749) Ruston, LA |
| 01/05/2018 7:00 pm, beIN | | Rice | L 49–50 | 9–5 (0–2) | The Super Pit (1,211) Denton, TX |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 pm | | Old Dominion | W 63–46 | 10–5 (1–2) | The Super Pit (1,028) Denton, TX |
| 01/13/2018 3:00 pm | | Charlotte | W 73–68 | 11–5 (2–2) | The Super Pit (643) Denton, TX |
| 01/18/2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Middle Tennessee | L 48–56 | 11–6 (2–3) | Murphy Center (3,270) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm | | at UAB | L 52–68 | 11–7 (2–4) | Bartow Arena (369) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/26/2018 7:00 pm | | Western Kentucky | L 65–79 | 11–8 (2–5) | The Super Pit (1,134) Denton, TX |
| 01/28/2018 2:00 pm | | UTEP | L 48–50 | 11–9 (2–6) | The Super Pit (1,302) Denton, TX |
| 02/02/2018 2:00 pm | | at UTSA | L 58–70 | 11–10 (2–7) | Convocation Center (605) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/08/2018 6:00 pm | | at FIU | W 92–46 | 12–10 (3–7) | FIU Arena (298) Miami, FL |
| 02/10/2018 6:00 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | W 65–51 | 13–10 (4–7) | FAU Arena (786) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/15/2018 5:00 pm | | Southern Miss | W 65–51 | 14–10 (5–7) | The Super Pit (1,602) Denton, TX |
| 02/22/2018 6:00 pm, beIN | | at Old Dominion | W 55–52 | 15–10 (6–7) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,762) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/24/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marshall | L 54–62 | 15–11 (6–8) | The Super Pit (1,136) Denton, TX |
| 03/01/2018 5:00 pm | | UAB | L 51–69 | 15–12 (6–9) | The Super Pit (1,310) Denton, TX |
| 03/03/2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Rice | L 45–47 | 15–13 (6–10) | Tudor Fieldhouse (3,524) Houston, TX |
| Conference USA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2018 2:30 pm | (11) | vs. (6) Charlotte First Round | L 55–58 | 16–13 | The Ford Center at The Star (2,031) Frisco, TX |
| 03/08/2018 2:30 pm | (11) | vs. (3) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals | W 76–69 | 17–13 | The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| 03/09/2018 8:00 pm, Stadium | (11) | vs. (2) Western Kentucky Semifinals | L 61–77 | 17–14 | The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||