The 2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represents the

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in the

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season The 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 10, 2017 and ended with the Final Four title game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on April 1, 2018. Practices officially began in September 29, 2017. Season headlin ...

. The team plays its home games in

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at Memorial Coliseum with three games at

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. The team is led by Matthew Mitchell in his eleventh season as head coach. They are a member of the

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. They finished the season 15–17, 6–10 in SEC play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament where they lost to Mississippi State. They missed the postseason for the first time since 2004.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Belmont in the first round before losing to Ohio State in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Newcomers

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

References

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