2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–23 (1–17 Southland)
Head coach
  • Brenda Welch-Nichols (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • LaToya Bennett
  • Jaime Gonzalez
  • Rosalind Jennings
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
2017–18 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lamar171 .944227  .759
Stephen F. Austin162 .889256  .806
Central Arkansas144 .7782510  .714
Texas A&M-CC117 .6111912  .613
Nicholls State117 .6111913  .594
New Orleans117 .6111515  .500
Abilene Christian99 .5001614  .533
McNeese State810 .4441218  .400
Southeastern Louisiana711 .389821  .276
Houston Baptist612 .3331018  .357
Incarnate Word414 .222524  .172
Northwestern State216 .111722  .241
Sam Houston State117 .056423  .148
2018 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by twelfth year head coach Brenda Welch-Nichols, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–23, 1–17 in Southland play to finish in thirteenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland women's tournament.

On March 7, Welch-Nicholls has agreed "parted ways". She finished at Sam Houston State with a 12 year record of 119–234. On April 12, former Prairie View A&M head coach Ravon Justice was announced as her replacement.