# 2017–18 Chicago State Cougars women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Chicago State Cougars women's basketball team represented Chicago State University in the 2017-18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by fifteenth-year head coach Angela Jackson. The Cougars played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center, located in Chicago. They finished the season 1–29, 1–13 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC women's tournament to New Mexico State.
Following the end of the season, head coach Jackson was fired by the Chicago State Board of Trustees, along with men's head coach Tracy Dildy. A replacement has not yet been named.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm | | Northwestern | L 36–63 | 0–1 | Jones Convocation Center (250) Chicago, IL |
| 11/15/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Illinois | L 56–66 | 0–2 | State Farm Center (1,056) Champaign, IL |
| 11/18/2017* 2:00 pm | | Jackson State | L 69–87 | 0–3 | Jones Convocation Center (350) Chicago, IL |
| 11/20/2017* 7:00 pm | | Northern Illinois | L 59–80 | 0–4 | Jones Convocation Center (347) Chicago, IL |
| 11/22/2017* 7:00 pm | | Western Illinois | L 45–83 | 0–5 | Jones Convocation Center (163) Chicago, IL |
| 11/26/2017* 2:00 pm | | Morehead State | L 40–79 | 0–6 | Jones Convocation Center (103) Chicago, IL |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Illinois | L 54–71 | 0–7 | Western Hall (501) Macomb, IL |
| 12/01/2017* 7:00 pm | | Loyola–Chicago | L 28–46 | 0–8 | Jones Convocation Center (112) Chicago, IL |
| 12/03/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Wright State | L 39–84 | 0–9 | Nutter Center (507) Fairborn, OH |
| 12/10/2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Valparaiso | L 60–71 | 0–10 | Athletics–Recreation Center (289) Valparaiso, IN |
| 12/15/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Wichita State Shocker Winter Classic | L 63–66 | 0–11 | Charles Koch Arena (1,248) Wichita, KS |
| 12/16/2017* 8:30 pm | | vs. Oral Roberts Shocker Winter Classic | L 43–73 | 0–12 | Charles Koch Arena (1,203) Wichita, KS |
| 12/18/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kansas State | L 51–99 | 0–13 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,927) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/21/2017* 7:00 pm | | Milwaukee | L 59–84 | 0–14 | Jones Convocation Center (124) Chicago, IL |
| 12/31/2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Pittsburgh | L 49–87 | 0–15 | Peterson Events Center (567) Pittsburgh, PA |
| WAC regular season ||||||
| 01/06/2018 3:00 pm | | at New Mexico State | L 59–74 | 0–16 (0–1) | Pan American Center (777) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 pm | | Seattle | L 56–63 | 0–17 (0–2) | Jones Convocation Center (163) Chicago, IL |
| 01/13/2018 2:00 pm | | Utah Valley | L 30–68 | 0–18 (0–3) | Jones Convocation Center (122) Chicago, IL |
| 01/18/2018 8:00 pm | | at Grand Canyon | L 36–64 | 0–19 (0–4) | GCU Arena (411) Phoenix, AZ |
| 01/20/2018 3:00 pm | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 49–63 | 0–20 (0–5) | Icardo Center (434) Bakersfield, CA |
| 01/27/2018 7:00 pm | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 44–81 | 0–21 (0–6) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (750) Edinburg, TX |
| 02/01/2018 7:00 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | L 36–63 | 0–22 (0–7) | Jones Convocation Center (163) Chicago, IL |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | Grand Canyon | L 43–59 | 0–23 (0–8) | Jones Convocation Center (55) Chicago, IL |
| 02/08/2018 12:00 pm | | at Utah Valley | W 84–74 | 1–23 (1–8) | Lockhart Arena (1,984) Orem, UT |
| 02/10/2018 6:00 pm | | at Seattle | L 60–75 | 1–24 (1–9) | Connolly Center (318) Seattle, WA |
| 02/17/2018 1:00 pm | | at UMKC | L 47–106 | 1–25 (1–10) | Swinney Recreation Center (440) Kansas City, MO |
| 02/22/2018 7:00 pm | | New Mexico State | L 55–63 | 1–26 (1–11) | Jones Convocation Center (163) Chicago, IL |
| 02/24/2018 7:00 pm | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 62–69 | 1–27 (1–12) | Jones Convocation Center (163) Chicago, IL |
| 03/03/2018 1:00 pm | | UMKC | L 47–59 | 1–28 (1–13) | Jones Convocation Center (150) Chicago, IL |
| WAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | vs. (1) New Mexico State Quarterfinals | L 60–84 | 1–29 | Orleans Arena (809) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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