# 2017–18 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team represented Georgia State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, coached by Sharon Baldwin-Tener in her eighth season, were a member of the Sun Belt Conference, and played their home games on campus at the GSU Sports Arena. They finished season 8–22, 4–14 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt women's tournament to Coastal Carolina.
On March 14, head coach Sharon Baldwin's contract was not renewed. She finished an eight-year record at Georgia State of 88–152.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11* 4:00 pm | | at Florida | L 66–82 | 0-1 | O'Connell Center (1,509) Gainesville, FL |
| November 16* 8:00 pm | | at No. 7 Mississippi State | L 50–106 | 0–2 | Humphrey Coliseum (4,584) Starkville, MS |
| November 21* 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | | at Georgia Tech | L 51–75 | 0–3 | McCamish Pavilion (1,024) Atlanta, GA |
| November 24* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | VCU GSU Thanksgiving Classic | W 61–56 | 1–3 | GSU Sports Arena (442) Atlanta, GA |
| November 26* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Kentucky GSU Thanksgiving Classic | L 63–74 | 1–4 | GSU Sports Arena (412) Atlanta, GA |
| November 30* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | L 61–71 | 1–5 | KSU Convocation Center (545) Kennesaw, GA |
| December 3* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Allen | W 101–56 | 2–5 | GSU Sports Arena (376) Atlanta, GA |
| December 10* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Greenville | W 91–89 | 3–5 | GSU Sports Arena (369) Atlanta, GA |
| December 15* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | FAU | L 50–82 | 3–7 | GSU Sports Arena (125) Atlanta, GA |
| December 19* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Jacksonville State | W 55–41 | 4–6 | GSU Sports Arena (345) Atlanta, GA |
| December 21* 1:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | L 62–74 | 4–7 | Trask Coliseum (904) Wilmington, NC |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| December 29 6:05 pm | | at South Alabama | L 52–88 | 4–8 (0–1) | Mitchell Center (1,788) Mobile, AL |
| December 31 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Troy | L 86–90 | 4–9 (0–2) | Trojan Arena (927) Troy, AL |
| January 4 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Little Rock | L 50–65 | 4–10 (0–3) | GSU Sports Arena (314) Atlanta, GA |
| January 6 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Arkansas State | L 58–75 | 4–11 (0–4) | GSU Sports Arena (367) Atlanta, GA |
| January 11 5:00 pm | | at Appalachian State | L 62–77 | 4–12 (0–5) | Holmes Center (282) Boone, NC |
| January 13 1:00 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 49–64 | 4–13 (0–6) | HTC Center (295) Conway, SC |
| January 20 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia Southern Modern Day Hate | W 71–56 | 5–13 (1–6) | GSU Sports Arena (806) Atlanta, GA |
| January 25 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas–Arlington | L 76–81 $^{OT}$ | 5–14 (1–7) | GSU Sports Arena (323) Atlanta, GA |
| January 27 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas State | L 63–83 | 5–15 (1–8) | GSU Sports Arena (332) Atlanta, GA |
| February 1 4:00 pm | | at Arkansas State | L 63–76 | 5–16 (1–9) | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR |
| February 3 2:00 pm | | at Little Rock | L 47–54 | 5–17 (1–10) | Jack Stephens Center (2,373) Little Rock, AR |
| February 8 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana | L 60–75 | 5–18 (1–11) | GSU Sports Arena (363) Atlanta, GA |
| February 10 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 70–57 | 6–18 (2–11) | GSU Sports Arena (493) Atlanta, GA |
| February 17 2:00 pm | | at Georgia Southern Modern Day Hate | W 66–58 | 7–18 (3–11) | Hanner Fieldhouse (437) Statesboro, GA |
| February 22 1:00 pm | | at Texas State | L 40–62 | 7–19 (3–12) | Strahan Coliseum (4,225) San Marcos, TX |
| February 24 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Texas–Arlington | L 57-62 | 7–20 (3–13) | College Park Center Arlington, TX |
| March 1 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Troy | W 85–78 | 8–20 (4–13) | GSU Sports Arena (398) Atlanta, GA |
| March 3 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Alabama | L 69–70 | 8–21 (4–14) | GSU Sports Arena (448) Atlanta, GA |
| Sun Belt Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 6 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (10) | vs. (7) Coastal Carolina First Round | L 55–74 | 8–22 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||