2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Head coach	Adia Barnes (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Sunny Smallwood
Assistant coach	Salvo Coppa
Assistant coach	Kelly Rae Finley
Home arena	McKale Center

2017–18 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oregon State		–		–		–		–
Stanford		–		–		–		–
Washington		–		–		–		–
UCLA		–		–		–		–
Arizona State		–		–		–		–
Oregon		–		–		–		–
California		–		–		–		–
Washington State		–		–		–		–
Colorado		–		–		–		–
Utah		–		–		–		–
USC		–		–		–		–
Arizona		–		–		–		–


† 2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of August 2, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

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 are members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Off-season

Departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Washington, MalenaMalena Washington	G	81 !5'6"	4 !Senior	Beaumont, TX	Graduated
Jones, LaBrittneyLaBrittney Jones	F	81 !6'1"	4 !Senior	Cedar Hill, TX	Graduated
James, DejzaDejza James	F	81 !6'1"	4 !Senior	Elk Grove, CA	Graduated
Evans, LaurenLauren Evans	F	81 !5'11"	5 !RS Senior	Phoenix, AZ	Graduated
Bell, FarrinFarrin Bell	G	76 !6'0"	5 !RS Senior	Richardson, TX	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Wright, KatKat Wright	F	82 !6'0"	4 !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.
Starks, Tee TeeTee Tee Starks	G	82 !5'9"	2.5 !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.
McDonald, AarionAarion McDonald	G	82 !5'7"	2 !Sophomore	Fresno, CA	Transfer from Washington. Will sit out 2017–18 under NCAA transfer rules. Will have 3 years eligibility to play.
McBryde, DominiqueDominique McBryde	F	82 !6'2"	3 !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
Samantha Thomas G	Las Vegas, NV	Centennial HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A
Samantha Thomas G	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
Samantha Fatkin G	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
Marlee Kyles P	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Mallory Vaughn P	Owasso, OK	Collinsville HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Mallory Vaughn P	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
Kiana Chew F	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	Commit date
Catherine Reese F	Cypress, TX	Cypress Woods HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Catherine Reese F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Valeria Trucco F/C	Torino, ITL		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Valeria Trucco F/C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Shalyse Smith G/F	Tacoma, WA	Bellarmine Prep	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Shalyse Smith G/F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Bryce Nixon PG	Phoenix, AZ	Acardia HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Bryce Nixon PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
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.

Roster

2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	3	Griffey, TarynTaryn Griffey	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Dr. Phillips HS	Seattle, WA
5.0 !C	13	Simonet-Keller, EugenieEugenie Simonet-Keller	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	3.0 !Jr	IMG Academy	La Bigot, France
3.5 !F	21	Graham, DestinyDestiny Graham	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	3.0 !Jr	Eastside College Prep	East Palo Alto, CA
1.5 !G	22	Rice, BriaBria Rice	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Todd Beamer HS	Federal Way, WA
1.5 !G	33	Bennett, JaLeaJaLea Bennett	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	Mansfield Timberview HS	Grand Prairie, TX
1.5 !G	2	McDonald, AarionAarion McDonald	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	2.0 !So	Brookside Christian HS/Washington	Fresno, CA
1.5 !G	4	Alonso, LuciaLucia Alonso	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	2.0 !So	Aron Leon Cuna Del Parlamentarismo	Leon, Spain
3.5 !F	5	Fatkin, SammySammy Fatkin	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Glacier Peak HS	Snohomish, WA
1.5 !G	13	Kyles, MarleeMarlee Kyles	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	Larkin HS	Elgin, IL
3.5 !F	14	Thomas, SamSam Thomas	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Centennial HS	Bloomfield Hills, MI
1.5 !G	32	Chow, KianaKiana Chow	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	Palm Harbor University HS	Kitzingen, Germany
3.5 !F	20	McBryde, DominiqueDominique McBryde	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.0 !Jr	Bedford North Lawrence HS/Purdue	Bedford, IN
3.5 !F	11	Wright, KatKat Wright	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Notre Dame HS/Florida Atlantic	Woodland Hills, California
1.5 !G	44	Holloway, ChariseCharise Holloway	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	St. Mary's HS	Tracy, CA
1.5 !G	10	Starks, Tee TeeTee Tee Starks	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.5 !RS So	Hopkins HS/Iowa State	Brooklyn Park, MN

Head coach

Adia Barnes (Arizona)

Assistant coach(es)

Sunny Smallwood (Boise State)
Salvo Coppa (IULM)
Kelly Rae Finley (Colorado State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct. 30, 2017*	Eastern New Mexico	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Nov. 6, 2017*	Western New Mexico	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 10, 2017*	Iona	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Nov. 18, 2017*	at Utah State	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Nov. 21, 2017*	at Loyola Marymount	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 24, 2017*	vs. TCU CSUN Tournament	Matadome Northridge, CA
Nov. 25, 2017*	vs. Cal State Northridge/Idaho CSUN Tournament	Matadome Northridge, CA
Nov. 28, 2017*	Long Beach State	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Dec. 3, 2017*	San Diego State	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Dec. 7, 2017*	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ
Dec. 14, 2017*	New Mexico State	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Dec. 17, 2017*	Hawaii	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Dec. 20, 2017*	Southern Utah	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
*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
Coaches

References

↑ http://www.arizonawildcats.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball

Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
Venues	Bear Down Gym (1972–1973) McKale Center (1973–present)
Culture & lore	Wilbur and Wilma "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

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2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

Off-season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruits

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References