2017–18 USC Trojans women's basketball team

2017–18 USC Trojans women's basketball
Rainbow Wahine Classic Champions
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	20–11 (9–9 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mark Trakh (1st of 2nd stint; 6th overall season)
Assistant coaches	Jason Glover Aarika Hughes Blanche Alverson
Home arena	Galen Center
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by first year head coach, 6th overall Mark Trakh, played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference.^[1][2][3] They finished the season 20–11, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Washington State in the first round before losing to Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament to Stanford. They would have clinched the automatic berth to the 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament, but declined to participate, despite being the highest-ranked non-NCAA team in the Pac-12.

They finished the season 14–16, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in a 4-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round Pac-12 women's basketball tournament to California. After that game, Coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke resigned.

2017–18 USC Trojans women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Shalexxus Aaron  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Martin Luther King HS Apple Valley, CA G 1 Jordan Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Mater Dei HS Irvine, CA G 3 Minyon Moore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Salesian HS Rodeo, CA G 4 Mariya Moore (I)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Louisville Hercules, California F 5 Ja'Tavia Tapley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So University Christian Jacksonville, FL F 13 Marguerite Effa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Fairfax Los Angeles, CA G 14 Sadie Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Blair Academy Connecticut Meriden, CT G 21 Aliyah Mazyck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Myers Park HS Charlotte, NC G 22 Kyerstin Galloway (W) 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr San Pedro HS Los Angeles, CA F 23 Asiah Jones  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Woodmont HS Piedmont, SC G 30 Candela Abejón 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Univ. de Ovideo Asturias, Spain F 32 Dani Milisic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Blacktown Girls HS Sydney, Australia F 35 Kristen Simon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Windward School Gardena, CA	Head coach Mark Trakh (Long Beach State) Assistant coach(es) Jason Glover (Grand Canyon) Aarika Hughes (USC) Blanche Alverson (Auburn) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 25, 2018

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2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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