2017–18 UCF Knights women's basketball team

2017–18 UCF Knights women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	22–11 (12–4 The American)
Head coach	Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Tahnee Balerio Isoken Uzamere Nykesha Sales
Home arena	CFE Arena
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 UCF Knights women's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 41st season of basketball, were led by second-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida.^[1][2][3] They finished the season 22–11, 12–4 in AAC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic women's tournament, where they lost to South Florida. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitational Tournament, where they defeated Jacksonville in the first round before losing to Alabama in the second round.

All UCF games will have an audio or video broadcast available. For conference play, UCF games will typically be available on ESPN3, AAC Digital, or UCF Knights All-Access. Road games not on ESPN3 or AAC Digital will have an audio broadcast available on the UCF Portal. All non-conference home games will be streamed exclusively on UCF Knights All-Access. Select non-conference road games will have a stream available through the opponents website. The audio broadcast for home games will only be available through UCF Knights All-Access.

2017–18 UCF Knights women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Sianni Martin  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Neumann Goretti HS Towson Philadelphia, PA G 1 Anna Kelly  5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Lexington HS Fordham Lexington, MA G 2 Korneila Wright 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Jones HS Orlando, FL G 3 Zakiya Saunders 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Carthage Central HS Albany Augusta, GA F 4 Masseny Kaba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Cathedral HS Dorchester, MA G 11 Kayla Thingpen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Palm Beach Lakes HS West Palm Beach, FL F 12 Nyala Shuler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Edgewater HS Orlando, FL G 21 Sydnee McDonald 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Flint Carman-Ainsworth HS Chipola College Flint, MI G 22 Aliyah Gregory 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Strawberry Crest Tampa, FL G 23 Lawriell Wilson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Warren Easton Charter Tallahassee CC Kenner, LA F 24 Fifi Ndour 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Montverde Academy Dakar, Senegal F 25 Tolulope Omokore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Eleanor Roosevelt HS Greenbelt, MD G 30 Delphine Robitaille 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Cégep Édouard-Montpetit Montreal, QC G 33 Jamesha Paul 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Dillard HS Pompano Beach, FL F 34 Ruona Uwusiaba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Southwest Dekalb Zaiaro Otor-Owhe, Nigeria	Head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Tahnee Balerio (Missouri State) Isoken Uzamere (Hofstra) Nykesha Sales (Connecticut) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 31, 2017

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2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

• 2017–18 UCF Knights men's basketball team

• Official Team Website