2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team

2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball
Beach Classic champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record14–16 (8–10 The Valley)
Head coach
  • Kristen Gillespie (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jessica Keller
  • Niki Washington
  • Scott Gillespie
Home arenaRedbird Arena
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drake 18 0   1.000 26 8   .765
Missouri State 15 3   .833 21 12   .636
Northern Iowa 13 5   .722 19 14   .576
Southern Illinois 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Indiana State 9 9   .500 11 19   .367
Illinois State 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Bradley 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Valparaiso 5 13   .278 13 18   .419
Loyola–Chicago 5 13   .278 7 23   .233
Evansville 0 18   .000 3 27   .100
2018 MVC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2018

The 2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first-year head coach Kristen Gillespie, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). They finished the season 14–16, 8–10 in MVC play, to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Northern Iowa.