2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

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.

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• Matthew Mitchell ({{college|Mississippi State}})

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• Kyra Elzy ({{college|Tennessee}})
• Niya Butts ({{college|Tennessee}})
• Lin Dunn ({{college|UT Martin}})

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{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes|rank=yes|ranklink=2017-18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2017|record=yes|time=|tv=}}

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!colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:white;"| Exhibition

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!colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season

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{{CBB schedule entry|attend=2,808|away=yes|date=11/16/2017|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=yes|opponent=Montana|opprank=|overtime=|rank=25|record=3–0|score=71–54|site_cityst=Missoula, MT|site_stadium=Dahlberg Arena|time=9:00 pm|tv=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=991|away=yes|date=11/19/2017|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=yes|opponent=Washington State|opprank=|overtime=|rank=25|record=4–0|score=73–68|site_cityst=Pullman, WA|site_stadium=Beasley Coliseum|time=4:00 pm|tv=P12N}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=4,710|away=|date=11/22/2017|gamename=Matthew Mitchell Classic|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=yes|opponent=Morehead State|opprank=|overtime=|rank=22|record=5–0|score=86–53|site_cityst=Lexington, KY|site_stadium=Memorial Coliseum|time=2:00 pm|tv=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=4,276|away=|date=11/26/2017|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=yes|opponent=Marshall|opprank=|overtime=|rank=22|record=6–0|score=69–39|site_cityst=Lexington, KY|site_stadium=Memorial Coliseum|time=2:00 pm|tv=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=5,356|away=yes|date=11/30/2017|gamename=Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=yes|opponent=Baylor|opprank=9|overtime=|rank=20|record=6–1|score=63–90|site_cityst=Waco, TX|site_stadium=Ferrell Center|time=8:00 pm|tv=FCS}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=4,561|away=|date=12/03/2017|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=yes|opponent=Tennessee Tech|opprank=|overtime=|rank=20|record=7–1|score=82–54|site_cityst=Lexington, KY|site_stadium=Memorial Coliseum|time=2:00 pm|tv=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=4,071|away=|date=12/05/2017|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=yes|opponent=Evansville|opprank=|overtime=|rank=20|record=8–1|score=100–62|site_cityst=Lexington, KY|site_stadium=Memorial Coliseum|time=7:00 pm|tv=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=2,343|away=yes|date=12/08/2017|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=yes|opponent=Florida Gulf Coast|opprank=|overtime=|rank=20|record=8–2|score=64–70|site_cityst=Fort Myers, FL|site_stadium=Alico Arena|time=7:00 pm|tv=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=868|away=yes|date=12/10/2017|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=yes|opponent=Miami (FL)|opprank=|overtime=|rank=20|record=8–3|score=54–65|site_cityst=Coral Gables, FL|site_stadium=Watsco Center|time=1:00 pm|tv=}}

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!colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:white;"| SEC regular season

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=8,921|away=|date=12/31/2017|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=|opponent=Tennessee|opprank=7|overtime=|rank=|record=8–7|score=49–63|site_cityst=Lexington, KY|site_stadium=Rupp Arena|gamename=Rivalry|time=Noon|tv=SECN|conference=0–1}}

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{{CBB schedule entry|attend=1,509|away=yes|date=01/11/2018|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=|opponent=Florida|opprank=|overtime=|rank=|record=9–9|score=56–53|site_cityst=Gainesville, FL|site_stadium=O'Connell Center|time=7:00 pm|tv=|conference=1–3}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=2,215|away=yes|date=01/15/2018|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|opponent=Vanderbilt|opprank=|overtime=|rank=|record=9–10|score=55–70|site_cityst=Nashville, TN|site_stadium=Memorial Gymnasium|time=7:00 pm|tv=SECN|conference=1–4}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=6,521|away=|conference=1–5|date=01/21/2018|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=|opponent=South Carolina|opprank=10|overtime=|rank=|record=9–11|score=64–81|site_cityst=Lexington, KY|site_stadium=Rupp Arena|time=Noon|tv=ESPNU}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=4,957|away=|conference=2–5|date=01/25/2018|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=|opponent=Alabama|opprank=|overtime=|rank=|record=10–11|score=79–54|site_cityst=Lexington, KY|site_stadium=Memorial Coliseum|time=7:00 pm|tv=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=1,313|away=yes|conference=3–5|date=01/29/2018|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=|opponent=Arkansas|opprank=|overtime=|rank=|record=11–11|score=76–65|site_cityst=Fayetteville, AR|site_stadium=Bud Walton Arena|time=7:00 pm|tv=SECN}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=4,151|away=|conference=4–5|date=02/01/2018|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=|opponent=Auburn|opprank=|overtime=|rank=|record=12–11|score=65–48|site_cityst=Lexington, KY|time=7:00 pm|tv=|site_stadium=Memorial Coliseum}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=4,521|away=|conference=4–6|date=02/04/2018|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=|opponent=LSU|opprank=|overtime=|rank=|record=12–12|score=70–72|site_cityst=Lexington, KY|site_stadium=Rupp Arena|time=Noon|tv=SECN}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=3,430|away=yes|conference=4–7|date=02/08/2018|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=|opponent=Missouri|opprank=15|overtime=|rank=|record=12–13|score=78–83|site_cityst=Columbia, MO|site_stadium=Mizzou Arena|time=9:00 pm|tv=SECN}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=9,520|away=yes|conference=4–8|date=02/11/2018|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=|opponent=Mississippi State|opprank=2|overtime=|rank=|record=12–14|score=55–74|site_cityst=Starkville, MS|site_stadium=Humphrey Coliseum|time=2:00 pm|tv=ESPNU}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=5,306|away=|conference=5–8|date=02/15/2018|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=|opponent=Arkansas|opprank=|overtime=|rank=|record=13–14|score=78–57|site_cityst=Lexington, KY|site_stadium=Memorial Coliseum|time=7:00 pm|tv=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=14,895|away=yes|conference=5–9|date=02/18/2018|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=|opponent=South Carolina|opprank=8|overtime=|rank=|record=13–15|score=63–81|site_cityst=Columbia, SC|site_stadium=Colonial Life Arena|time=3:00 pm|tv=SECN}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=1,141|away=yes|conference=6–9|date=02/22/2018|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=|opponent=Ole Miss|opprank=|overtime=|rank=|record=14–15|score=79–71|site_cityst=Oxford, MS|site_stadium=The Pavilion at Ole Miss|time=8:30 pm|tv=SECN}}

{{CBB schedule entry|attend=6,014|away=|conference=6–10|date=02/25/2018|gamename=|homecoming=|neutral=|nonconf=|opponent=Mississippi State|opprank=2|overtime=|rank=|record=14–16|score=63–85|site_cityst=Lexington, KY|site_stadium=Memorial Coliseum|time=Noon|tv=ESPNU}}

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!colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:white;"| SEC Women's Tournament

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