2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin at Madison during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers, led by second-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis, played their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 2–14 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Northwestern.

2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	9–21 (2–14 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jonathan Tsipis (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Sasha Palmer Craig Carter Myia McCurdy-Johnson
Home arena	Kohl Center

2017–18 Big Ten women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Ohio State †	13	–	3		.813			28	–	7		.800
No. 16 Maryland	12	–	4		.750			26	–	8		.765
Iowa	11	–	5		.688			24	–	8		.750
Minnesota	11	–	5		.688			24	–	9		.727
Nebraska	11	–	5		.688			21	–	11		.656
Michigan	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
Indiana	9	–	7		.563			23	–	14		.622
Purdue	9	–	7		.563			20	–	14		.588
Rutgers	7	–	9		.438			20	–	12		.625
Michigan State	7	–	9		.438			19	–	14		.576
Penn State	6	–	10		.375			16	–	16		.500
Northwestern	4	–	12		.250			12	–	20		.375
Wisconsin	2	–	14		.125			9	–	21		.300
Illinois	0	–	16		.000			9	–	21		.300
† 2018 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2016–17 season 9–22, 3–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way for 11th place. They defeated Rutgers in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament before losing to Michigan State.

Roster

2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 2 Kelly Karlis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Montini Catholic Ohio Medinah, IL G 3 Suzanne Gilreath 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Fridley Brooklyn Park, MN G 5 Roichelle Marble 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr East Des Moines, IA G 10 Kendra Van Leeuwen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St. John's College (ON) Brantford, ON F 11 Marsha Howard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Crete Monee Chicago, IL F 14 Abby Laszewski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Avon Hartford, CT G 15 Lexy Richardson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Verona Area Verona, WI G 20 Lizzie Miller 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr De Pere De Pere, WI G 22 Niya Beverley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr St. John's College (DC) Laurel, MD G 23 Cayla McMorris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Park Center Brooklyn Park, MN F/C 24 Malayna Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Montini Catholic Bellwood, IL G 30 Kara Crowley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Beaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI F 33 Courtney Fredrickson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Minnetonka Excelsior, MN F/C 35 Kendall Shaw 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GS Barbers Hill Vanderbilt Mont Belvieu, TX F 43 Grace Mueller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Verona Area Madison, WI	Head coach Jonathan Tsipis (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Sasha Palmer (Northern Michigan) Craig Carter (Rutgers) Myia McCurdy-Johnson (Rutgers) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 9, 2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 08, 2017* 7:00 pm		UW–Platteville	W 107–58	–	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 12, 2017* 11:00 am		Charlotte	W 80–66	1–0	Kohl Center (3,235) Madison, WI
Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm		Green Bay	L 34–67	1–1	Kohl Center (3,495) Madison, WI
Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm		Southern	W 77–74	2–1	Kohl Center (2,808) Madison, WI
Nov 23, 2017* 10:00 am		vs. Syracuse Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	L 74–77	2–2	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Nov 24, 2017* 12:00 pm		vs. George Washington Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	L 46–61	2–3	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Nov 25, 2017* 10:00 am		vs. Vanderbilt Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	W 73–71 OT	3–3	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Nov 29, 2017* 2:30 pm		at Pittsburgh ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 58–57	4–3	Petersen Events Center (762) Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 02, 2017* 11:00 am		La Salle	W 71–60	5–3	Kohl Center (3,771) Madison, WI
Dec 04, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Marquette	L 65–88	5–4	Al McGuire Center (1,629) Milwaukee, WI
Dec 06, 2017* 7:00 pm		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 82–54	6–4	Kohl Center (2,809) Madison, WI
Dec 08, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Butler	L 62–69	6–5	Hinkle Fieldhouse (869) Indianapolis, IN
Dec 10, 2017* 2:00 pm		Savannah State	W 82–24	7–5	Kohl Center (3,344) Madison, WI
Dec 14, 2017* 7:00 pm		Milwaukee	L 64–67	7–6	Kohl Center (3,233) Madison, WI
Big Ten regular season
Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm		No. 23 Iowa	L 46–56	7–7 (0–1)	Kohl Center (3,865) Madison, WI
Dec 31, 2017 1:00 pm		at Purdue	L 35–57	7–8 (0–2)	Mackey Arena (6,218) West Lafayette, IN
Jan 04, 2018 7:00 pm, BTN		No. 22 Michigan	L 57–80	7–9 (0–3)	Kohl Center (2,978) Madison, WI
Jan 07, 2018 2:00 pm		No. 13 Maryland	L 44–71	7–10 (0–4)	Kohl Center (3,882) Madison, WI
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm		at Northwestern	L 60–69	7–11 (0–5)	Beardsley Gym (652) Evanston, IL
Jan 14, 2018 1:00 pm, BTN		Penn State	L 62–69	7–12 (0–6)	Kohl Center (3,729) Madison, WI
Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm		at Minnesota	L 65–90	7–13 (0–7)	Williams Arena (3,588) Minneapolis, MN
Jan 21, 2018 4:30 pm, BTN		Northwestern	W 56–48	8–13 (1–7)	Kohl Center (5,110) Madison, WI
Jan 24, 2018 6:00 pm		at Indiana	L 55–69	8–14 (1–8)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,574) Bloomington, IN
Jan 28, 2018 3:00 pm, BTN		at Illinois	W 70–61	9–14 (2–8)	State Farm Center (3,237) Champaign, IL
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm		Minnesota	L 61–71	9–15 (2–9)	Kohl Center (3,583) Madison, WI
Feb 03, 2018 12:00 pm, BTN		No. 18 Ohio State	L 55–68	9–16 (2–10)	Kohl Center (6,623) Madison, WI
Feb 11, 2018 2:00 pm		at Nebraska	L 48–51	9–17 (2–11)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,823) Lincoln, NE
Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm		Rutgers	L 50–63	9–18 (2–12)	Kohl Center (3,073) Madison, WI
Feb 18, 2018 7:00 pm		at Iowa	L 61–88	9–19 (2–13)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,495) Iowa City, IA
Feb 21, 2018 6:00 pm		at Michigan State	L 61–69	9–20 (2–14)	Breslin Center (5,355) East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Conference Women's Tournament
Feb 28, 2018 1:30 pm, RSN	(13)	vs. (12) Northwestern First Round	L 63–68	9–21	Bankers Life Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source

See also

2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team