The 2017–18 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Fennelly, who was in his twenty-third season at Iowa State. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament, where they lost to Texas.
Previous season
The Cyclones finished the 2016–17 season 18-13, 9-9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They fell to Kansas State in the 2017 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament. The team was able to qualify for the NCAA tournament as a No. 9 seed at-large team. They lost to Syracuse in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament
Departures
Offseason departuresNamePositionReason Seanna Johnson Guard Graduated Lexi Albrecht Guard Graduated Jordan Jensen Forward Graduated Jadda Buckley Guard Graduated Sofija Zivaljevic Forward Transferred Heather Bowe Forward Graduated TeeTee Starks Guard TransferredReference:
2018–19 team recruits
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Regular Season
!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 Conference Season
!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 Tournament
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
See also 2017–18 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
References