2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team

2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	24–9 (12–2 A-Sun)
Head coach	Yolett McPhee-McCuin (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Darnell Haney LaQuanda Dawkins Stephanie Edwards
Home arena	Swisher Gymnasium

2017–18 ASUN women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Florida Gulf Coast †	13	–	1		.929			31	–	5		.861
Jacksonville	12	–	2		.857			24	–	9		.727
Stetson	8	–	6		.571			17	–	15		.531
Lipscomb	7	–	7		.500			12	–	19		.387
USC Upstate	6	–	8		.429			11	–	19		.367
North Florida	5	–	9		.357			13	–	18		.419
Kennesaw State	3	–	11		.214			7	–	19		.269
NJIT	2	–	12		.143			4	–	26		.133
† 2018 ASUN Tournament winner As of 19 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team represented Jacksonville University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by fifth year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 12–2 in A-Sun play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship of the 2018 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Florida Gulf Coast. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT, where they lost to UCF in the first round.

On April 5, Yolett McPhee-McCuin left Jacksonville to be a head coach at Ole Miss. She finished at Jacksonville with a 5-year record of 94–63.

Media

All home games and conference road games are shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV.

Roster

2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Trudy Walker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Fort Pierce Westwood Eastern Florida State Port St. Lucie, FL G 3 Rolanda Hayes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Viera Florida Atlantic Rockledge, FL G 4 Brandi Buie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Randolph-Clay Tampa, FL G 5 Naqaiyyah Teague 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Malcolm X. Shabazz UNC Wilmington Newark, NJ G 11 Kayla Nevitt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Andy Dekaney HS Mississippi State Houston, TX G 14 Alexis Pierce 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Sol C. Johnson Savannah, GA F 15 Kayla Gordon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Meridian Meridian, MS C 20 Shalonda Neely 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Arlington Country Day Freeport, Grand Bahama G 21 Lindsay John 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lycée Victor Hugo Tallahassee CC Cholet, France G 22 Alexis Burns 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Carver Columbus, GA F/C 23 Khadijah Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So South Miami Miami, FL G 24 Jasmyn Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Haines City Haines City, FL F/C 32 Amber Bender 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Calvary Christian Academy Fort Lauderdale, FL F 44 LaKaris Salter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr FAMU DRS Mississippi State Tallahassee, FL	Head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin (Rhode Island) Assistant coach(es) Darnell Haney (Florida A&M) LaQuanda Dawkins (North Carolina) Stephanie Edwards (Jacksonville) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 15, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 5:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at NC State	L 44–64	0–1	Reynolds Coliseum (1,757) Raleigh, NC
11/13/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Iona	W 71–62	1–1	Swisher Gymnasium (567) Jacksonville, FL
11/16/2017* 12:30 pm		at Alabama	L 60–75	1–2	Coleman Coliseum (4,179) Tuscaloosa, AL
11/18/2017* 2:00 pm		at Nicholls State	W 69–61	2–2	Stopher Gym (301) Thibodaux, LA
11/24/2017* 2:30 pm, ESPN3		Monmouth Fairfield Inn Thanksgiving Tournament	W 74–65	3–2	Swisher Gymnasium (413) Jacksonville, FL
11/25/2017* 2:30 pm, ESPN3		Webber International Fairfield Inn Thanksgiving Tournament	W 64–43	4–2	Swisher Gymnasium (544) Jacksonville, FL
11/28/2017* 7:00 pm		at Florida	L 59–69	4–3	O'Connell Center (1,009) Gainesville, FL
12/01/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Troy	L 88–89	4–4	Trojan Arena (512) Troy, AL
12/03/2017* 2:00 pm		at South Alabama	W 60–58	5–4	Mitchell Center (178) Mobile, AL
12/10/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Flagler	W 79–52	6–4	Swisher Gymnasium (501) Jacksonville, FL
12/17/2017* 3:00 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	W 68–58	7–4	Moore Gymnasium (291) Daytona Beach, FL
12/19/2017* 12:00 pm		vs. Edward Waters UNF Holiday Classic	W 79–58	8–4	UNF Arena (147) Jacksonville, FL
12/20/2017* 12:00 pm		vs. Northern Kentucky UNF Holiday Classic	W 61–49	9–4	UNF Arena (112) Jacksonville, FL
12/28/2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 13 Florida State	L 50–82	9–5	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,900) Tallahassee, FL
12/31/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Savannah State	W 74–46	10–5	Swisher Gymnasium (392) Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/06/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at North Florida	W 66–48	11–5 (1–0)	UNF Arena (362) Jacksonville, FL
01/13/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Lipscomb	W 70–48	12–5 (2–0)	Swisher Gymnasium (416) Jacksonville, FL
01/15/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Kennesaw State	W 84–49	13–5 (3–0)	Swisher Gymnasium (423) Jacksonville, FL
01/20/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at NJIT	W 88–58	14–5 (4–0)	Wellness and Events Center (28) Newark, NJ
01/22/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at USC Upstate	W 71–45	15–5 (5–0)	G. B. Hodge Center (231) Spartanburg, SC
01/27/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 58–63	15–6 (5–1)	Alico Arena (2,814) Fort Myers, FL
02/01/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Stetson	W 73–63	16–6 (6–1)	Swisher Gymnasium (599) Jacksonville, FL
02/03/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Florida Gulf Coast	L 63–65	16–7 (6–2)	Swisher Gymnasium (601) Jacksonville, FL
02/07/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stetson	W 61–54	17–7 (7–2)	Edmunds Center (374) Lakeland, FL
02/10/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kennesaw State	W 67–49	18–7 (8–2)	KSU Convocation Center (652) Kennesaw, GA
02/12/2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at Lipscomb	W 70–63	19–7 (9–2)	Allen Arena (176) Nashville, TN
02/17/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		USC Upstate	W 65–49	20–7 (10–2)	Swisher Gymnasium (489) Jacksonville, FL
02/19/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		NJIT	W 75–53	21–7 (11–2)	Swisher Gymnasium (433) Jacksonville, FL
02/24/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		North Florida	W 64–43	22–7 (12–2)	Swisher Gymnasium (707) Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/02/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(2)	(7) Kennesaw State Quarterfinals	W 79–52	23–7	Swisher Gymnasium (379) Jacksonville, FL
03/07/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(2)	(6) North Florida Semifinals	W 83–77 OT	24–7	Swisher Gymnasium (1,010) Jacksonville, FL
03/11/2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3	(2)	at (1) Florida Gulf Coast Championship Game	L 58–68	24–8	Alico Arena (2,966) Fort Myers, FL
WNIT
03/14/2018* 6:00 pm		at UCF First Round	L 60–65 OT	24–9	CFE Arena (493) Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team