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2017–18 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team

2017–18 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball
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C-USA Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Conference USA
2017–18 record 24–9 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach Michelle Clark-Heard (5th season)
Assistant coach Greg Collins
Assistant coach Melissa Kolbe
Assistant coach Brittany Parker
Home arena E. A. Diddle Arena
Seasons
← 2016–17
2018–19 →
2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UAB 13 3   .813     27 7   .794
Western Kentucky 12 4   .750     24 9   .727
Rice 10 6   .625     23 10   .697
Louisiana Tech 10 6   .625     19 12   .613
Middle Tennessee 10 6   .625     18 13   .581
Charlotte 10 6   .625     14 16   .467
UTEP 7 9   .438     17 14   .548
Florida Atlantic 7 9   .438     13 15   .464
Southern Miss 7 9   .438     15 15   .500
North Texas 6 10   .375     17 14   .548
UTSA 6 10   .375     9 21   .300
Old Dominion 6 10   .375     8 23   .258
FIU 5 11   .313     8 21   .276
Marshall 3 13   .188     9 20   .310
2018 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 20 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers are led by fifth year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 24–9, 12–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They won the Conference USA Tournament for the 2nd year in a row and earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they were defeated by Oregon State in the first round.

On March 27, Michelle Clark-Heard has resigned from Western Kentucky to accept the head coaching job at Cincinnati. She finished with a five-year record of 154–48.

They finished the season 27–8, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA regular season and also won the Conference USA Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they were defeated by Ohio State in the first round.

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

2017–18 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team


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