# 2017–18 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Privateers were led by seventh-year head coach Keeshawn Davenport and played their home games at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 11–7 in Southland play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland women's tournament to Abilene Christian.

## Previous season

The Privateers finished the season 14–15 overall and 9–9 in Southland play, to finish in fifth place. Their season ended when they lost in the first round of the Southland women's tournament.

## Schedule

Sources:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Louisiana Preseason WNIT first round | L 57–66 | 0–1 | Cajundome (692) Lafayette, LA |
| November 17* 7:30 p.m. | | Cal State Northridge Preseason WNIT consolation round | W 76–73 | 1–1 | Lakefront Arena (417) New Orleans, LA |
| November 18* 4:30 p.m. | | Houston Preseason WNIT consolation round | L 66–78 | 1–2 | Lakefront Arena (417) New Orleans, LA |
| November 21* 4:30 p.m., ACCNX | | at Miami (FL) | L 46–76 | 1–3 | Watsco Center (2,005) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 24* 7:05 p.m. | | at South Alabama | L 45–67 | 1–4 | Mitchell Center (291) Mobile, AL |
| November 30* 7:00 p.m. | | Jacksonville State | L 54–59 | 1–5 | Lakefront Arena (258) New Orleans, LA |
| December 2* 2:00 p.m. | | at No. 19 Missouri | L 45–81 | 1–6 | Mizzou Arena (3,345) Columbia, MO |
| December 5* 7:00 p.m., CST | | at Tulane | L 56–79 | 1–7 | Devlin Fieldhouse (935) New Orleans, LA |
| December 14* 11:00 a.m. | | Xavier (LA) | W 85–50 | 2–7 | Lakefront Arena (214) New Orleans, LA |
| December 17* 2:00 p.m. | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 89–51 | 3–7 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (710) Monroe, LA |
| December 21* 7:00 p.m. | | Texas Southern | W 72–69 | 4–7 | Lakefront Arena (221) New Orleans, LA |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| December 28 2:00 p.m. | | at Abilene Christian | L 70–80 | 4–8 (0–1) | Moody Coliseum (1,028) Abilene, TX |
| December 30 2:00 p.m. | | Houston Baptist | W 70–52 | 5–8 (1–1) | Lakefront Arena (191) New Orleans, LA |
| January 3, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Lamar | L 77–100 | 5–9 (1–2) | Montagne Center (578) Beaumont, TX |
| January 6 1:00 p.m. | | at McNeese State | W 77–64 | 6–9 (2–2) | Burton Coliseum (821) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 10 7:00 p.m. | | Stephen F. Austin | L 67–74 | 6–10 (2–3) | Lakefront Arena (110) New Orleans, LA |
| January 13 2:00 p.m. | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 66–49 | 7–10 (3–3) | Lakefront Arena (213) New Orleans, LA |
| January 17 7:00 p.m. | | at Central Arkansas | W 52–48 | 8–10 (4–3) | Farris Center (423) Conway, AR |
| January 20 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Incarnate Word | W 52–50 | 9–10 (5–3) | Lakefront Arena (584) New Orleans, LA |
| January 24 7:00 p.m. | | Northwestern State | W 81–63 | 10–10 (6–3) | Lakefront Arena (242) New Orleans, LA |
| January 27 11:00 a.m. | | at Incarnate Word | W 72–45 | 11–10 (7–3) | McDermott Center (799) San Antonio, TX |
| January 31 6:30 p.m. | | at Northwestern State | L 47–52 | 11–11 (7–4) | Prather Coliseum (510) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 3 2:00 p.m. | | Nicholls State | L 61–62 | 11–12 (7–5) | Lakefront Arena (347) New Orleans, LA |
| February 10 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 68–75 | 11–13 (7–6) | American Bank Center (812) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 14 7:00 p.m. | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 82–73 | 12–13 (8–6) | Lakefront Arena (241) New Orleans, LA |
| February 17 2:00 p.m. | | McNeese State | W 84–62 | 13–13 (9–6) | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| February 21 7:00 p.m. | | Sam Houston State | W 77–50 | 14–13 (10–6) | Lakefront Arena (321) New Orleans, LA |
| February 24 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Nicholls State | L 48–72 | 14–14 (10–7) | Stopher Gym (433) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 28 7:00 p.m. | | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 74–71 | 15–14 (11–7) | University Center (478) Hammond, LA |
| Southland women's tournament ||||||
| March 8 1:30 p.m., ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (7) Abilene Christian First round | L 66–88 | 15–15 | Merrell Center (712) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||