# 2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Arizona during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Adia Barnes, played their games at the McKale Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 2–16 in Pac-12 play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament to Arizona State.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Malena Washington | G | 5'6" | Senior | Beaumont, TX | Graduated |
| LaBrittney Jones | F | 6'1" | Senior | Cedar Hill, TX | Graduated |
| Dejza James | F | 6'1" | Senior | Elk Grove, CA | Graduated |
| Lauren Evans | F | 5'11" | RS Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduated |
| Farrin Bell | G | 6'0" | RS Senior | Richardson, TX | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Kat Wright | F | 6'0" | RS Senior | Woodland Hills, CA | Graduate transfer from Florida Atlantic. She is expected to eligible to play immediately for the 2017–18 season per NCAA graduate transfer rules. |
| Tee Tee Starks | G | 5'9" | RS Sophomore | Brooklyn Park, MN | Transfer from Iowa State. Will sit out 2017–18 under NCAA transfer rules. Will have 3 years eligibility to play. |
| Aari McDonald | G | 5'7" | Sophomore | Fresno, CA | Transfer from Washington. Will sit out 2017–18 under NCAA transfer rules. Will have 3 years eligibility to play. |
| Dominique McBryde | F | 6'2" | Junior | Bedford, IN | Transfer from Purdue. Will sit out 2017–18 under NCAA transfer rules. Will have 2 years eligibility to play. |

### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Sam Thomas G | Las Vegas, NV | Centennial HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Samantha Fatkin G | Snohomish, WA | Glacier Peak HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Marlee Kyles P | Elgin, IL | Larkin HS | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Kiana Chew F | Palm Harbor, FL | Palm Harbor University HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016. ||||||

#### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Cate Reese F | Cypress, TX | Cypress Woods HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 |||||||
| Semaj Smith PG | Long Beach, CA | St. Anthony HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 |||||||
| Valeria Trucco F/C | Torino, ITL | | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 |||||||
| Shalyse Smith G/F | Tacoma, WA | Bellarmine Prep | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 |||||||
| Bryce Nixon PG | Phoenix, AZ | Acardia HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct. 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Eastern New Mexico | W 69–50 | – | McKale Center (1,151) Tucson, AZ |
| Nov. 6, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Western New Mexico | W 80–36 | – | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov. 10, 2017* 12:00 pm | | Iona | W 71–58 | 1–0 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Nov. 17, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Utah State | W 65–49 | 2–0 | Smith Spectrum (597) Logan, UT |
| Nov. 21, 2017* 8:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 70–84 | 2–1 | Gersten Pavilion (366) Los Angeles, CA |
| Nov. 24, 2017* 6:00 pm | | vs. TCU CSUN Tournament | L 59–68 | 2–2 | Matadome (200) Northridge, CA |
| Nov. 25, 2017* 6:00 pm | | vs. Cal State Northridge CSUN Tournament | L 63–66 | 2–3 | Matadome (307) Northridge, CA |
| Nov. 28, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Long Beach State | L 72–80 | 2–4 | McKale Center (1,362) Tucson, AZ |
| Dec. 3, 2017* 2:00 pm | | San Diego State | L 67–78 | 2–5 | McKale Center (1,555) Tucson, AZ |
| Dec. 7, 2017* 6:30 pm, FSAZ+ | | at Northern Arizona | L 66–84 | 2–6 | Rolle Activity Center (383) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Dec. 14, 2017* 11:00 am | | New Mexico State | W 83–44 | 3–6 | McKale Center (7,558) Tucson, AZ |
| Dec. 17, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Hawaii | L 60–65 | 3–7 | McKale Center (1,397) Tucson, AZ |
| Dec. 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 76–74 $^{2OT}$ | 4–7 | McKale Center (1,215) Tucson, AZ |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| Dec. 29, 2017 6:00 pm | | at Utah | L 55–89 | 4–8 (0–1) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,828) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Dec. 31, 2017 1:00 pm | | at Colorado | L 60–79 | 4–9 (0–2) | Coors Events Center (1,526) Boulder, CO |
| Jan. 5, 2018 6:00 pm, P12N | | No. 24 Stanford | L 46–61 | 4–10 (0–3) | McKale Center (1,452) Tucson, AZ |
| Jan. 7, 2018 12:00 pm, P12N | | No. 23 California | L 51–53 | 4–11 (0–4) | McKale Center (1,322) Tucson, AZ |
| Jan. 12, 2018 9:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 8 Oregon | L 44–62 | 4–12 (0–5) | Matthew Knight Arena (3,466) Eugene, OR |
| Jan. 14, 2018 2:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 22 Oregon State | L 44–88 | 4–13 (0–6) | Gill Coliseum (4,226) Corvallis, OR |
| Jan. 19, 2018 6:00 pm, P12N | | Colorado | W 72–63 | 5–13 (1–6) | McKale Center (1,426) Tucson, AZ |
| Jan. 21, 2018 12:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | L 56–80 | 5–14 (1–7) | McKale Center (1,357) Tucson, AZ |
| Jan. 26, 2018 8:00 pm | | at No. 23 California | L 39–63 | 5–15 (1–8) | Haas Pavilion (2,463) Berkeley, CA |
| Jan. 28, 2018 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 42–79 | 5–16 (1–9) | Maples Pavilion (3,136) Stanford, CA |
| Feb. 2, 2018 6:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | L 60–78 | 5–17 (1–10) | McKale Center (1,612) Tucson, AZ |
| Feb 4, 2018 12:00 pm | | Washington | W 72–70 | 6–17 (2–10) | McKale Center (1,886) Tucson, AZ |
| Feb. 9, 2018 9:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 8 UCLA | L 46–69 | 6–18 (2–11) | Pauley Pavilion (1,883) Los Angeles, CA |
| Feb. 11, 2018 2:00 pm | | at USC | L 52–78 | 6–19 (2–12) | Galen Center (572) Los Angeles, CA |
| Feb. 16, 2018 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State Rivalry | L 50–75 | 6–20 (2–13) | Wells Fargo Arena (3,025) Tempe, AZ |
| Feb. 18, 2018 4:00 pm, P12N | | Arizona State Rivalry | L 45–69 | 6–21 (2–14) | McKale Center (2,154) Tucson, AZ |
| Feb. 23, 2018 8:00 pm, P12N | | No. 12 Oregon State | L 40–65 | 6–22 (2–15) | McKale Center (1,543) Tucson, AZ |
| Feb. 25, 2018 12:00 pm, P12N | | Oregon | L 61–74 | 6–23 (2–16) | McKale Center (1,674) Tucson, AZ |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2018 9:30 pm, P12N | (11) | vs. (6) Arizona State First Round | L 47–76 | 6–24 | KeyArena (3,517) Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N/A |
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