2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
Paradise Jam Island Division Champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 17
Record25–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachKyra Elzy
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
Rupp Arena
Seasons
2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State † 15 – 1   .938 33 – 3   .917
No. 15 South Carolina 13 – 3   .813 23 – 9   .719
No. 14 Texas A&M 12 – 4   .750 26 – 7   .788
No. 17 Kentucky 11 – 5   .688 25 – 8   .758
Missouri 10 – 6   .625 24 – 11   .686
Auburn 9 – 7   .563 22 – 10   .688
Georgia 9 – 7   .563 18 – 12   .600
Tennessee 7 – 9   .438 19 – 13   .594
LSU 7 – 9   .438 16 – 13   .552
Arkansas 6 – 10   .375 22 – 15   .595
Alabama 5 – 11   .313 14 – 17   .452
Ole Miss 3 – 13   .188 9 – 22   .290
Florida 3 – 13   .188 8 – 23   .258
Vanderbilt 2 – 14   .125 7 – 23   .233
† 2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky at Memorial Coliseum with two home games being played at Rupp Arena. The team was led by Matthew Mitchell in his twelfth season as head coach. They were a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Missouri. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Princeton in the first round before losing to NC State in the second round.

The 2018–19 season opened up with a 10-day trip to Italy, where the team won two out of three games against international competition.[1] The non-conference regular season also featured a trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands, where the team participated in and won the Paradise Jam tournament.

Previous season

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The 2017–18 team finished the season 15-17, 6-10 for ninth place in SEC play. They defeated Alabama in the second round of the SEC Tournament before losing to the #1 seed Mississippi State in the quarterfinals. The Wildcats failed to make a postseason appearance for the first time in eight seasons.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Alyssa Rice 45 C 6'3" Senior Reynoldsburg, OH Graduated
Jessica Hardin 15 G 5'8" RS-Senior Monticello, KY Graduated
Makenzie Cann 22 G 6'1" Senior Lawrenceburg, KY Graduated;

Transferred to Southeastern University

Incoming Transfers

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Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Nae Nae Cole C 6'3" Senior Gainesville, VA Transferred from NC State. Will sit out a year due to NCAA transfer rules.
Sabrina Haines G 5'10" Senior Phoenix, AZ Transferred from Arizona State. Will sit out a year due to NCAA transfer rules.
Chasity

Patterson

G 5'5" Sophomore Houston,TX Transferred from Texas. Will sit out a year due to NCAA transfer rules.

Newcomers

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rhyne Howard
G 		Cleveland, TN Bradley Central 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Blair Green
W 		Middlesboro, KY Harlan County 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.

Roster

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2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Lashae Halsel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Warren Central Bowling Green, KY
G 1 Sabrina Haines Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Desert Vista
Arizona State 		Phoenix, AZ
G 2 Paige Poffenberger 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Morgantown Morgantown, WV
F 3 KeKe McKinney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Fulton (TN) Knoxville, TN
G 4 Maci Morris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Bell County Pineville, KY
G 5 Blair Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Harlan County Harlan, KY
G 10 Rhyne Howard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bradley Central Cleveland, TN
G 12 Amanda Paschal 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Chipley
Gulf Coast State 		Brooklyn, NY
F 14 Tatyana Wyatt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Columbus Columbus, GA
G 15 Chasity Patterson Current redshirt 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So North Shore
Texas 		Houston, TX
C 20 Dorie Harrison Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Hillsboro Nashville, TN
F 21 Ogechi Anyagaligbo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Miami County Day
Stony Brook 		Miami, FL
G 23 Kameron Roach 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Lower Richland Hopkins, SC
G 24 Taylor Murray 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Annapolis Area Christian Odenton, MD
G 32 Jaida Roper 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Houston Memphis, TN
C 44 Nae Nae Cole Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Paul VI
NC State 		Gainesville, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 15, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2018*
7:00 pm 		Lincoln Memorial W 101–64 
Memorial Coliseum (1,203)
Lexington, KY
Non-conference regular season
11/07/2018*
7:00 pm 		Alabama State W 87–35  1–0
 Memorial Coliseum (3,676)
Lexington, KY
11/11/2018*
7:00 pm 		Southern W 91–41  2–0
 Memorial Coliseum (3,870)
Lexington, KY
11/15/2018*
7:00 pm, SECN 		Virginia W 63–51  3–0
 Rupp Arena (4,989)
Lexington, KY
11/18/2018*
2:00 pm 		High Point W 71–49  4–0
 Memorial Coliseum (4,064)
Lexington, KY
11/22/2018*
1:00 pm 		vs. No. 17 South Florida
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division 		W 85–63  5–0
 Sports and Fitness Center (874)
St. Thomas, USVI
11/23/2018*
1:00 pm 		vs. UCLA
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division 		W 75–74 OT 6–0
 Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, USVI
11/24/2018*
1:00 pm 		vs. North Carolina
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division 		W 85–75  7–0
 Sports and Fitness Center (814)
St. Thomas, USVI
11/29/2018*
12:00 pm 		No. 25 Morehead State W 87–57  8–0
 Memorial Coliseum (3,912)
Lexington, KY
12/06/2018*
7:00 pm 		No. 19 Rhode Island W 75–52  9–0
 Memorial Coliseum (3,744)
Lexington, KY
12/09/2018*
2:00 pm 		No. 19 at No. 5 Louisville
Battle for the Bluegrass 		L 75–80  9–1
 KFC Yum! Center (13,786)
Louisville, KY
12/15/2018*
1:00 pm 		No. 18 Middle Tennessee W 72–55  10–1
 Memorial Coliseum (5,076)
Lexington, KY
12/18/2018*
7:00 pm 		No. 18 Western Carolina W 99–39  11–1
 Memorial Coliseum (3,903)
Lexington, KY
12/21/2018*
12:00 pm 		No. 18 Murray State W 88–41  12–1
 Memorial Coliseum (4,312)
Lexington, KY
12/28/2018*
11:30 am 		No. 18 Sacred Heart W 71–43  13–1
 Memorial Coliseum (4,079)
Lexington, KY
SEC regular season
01/03/2019
7:00 pm 		No. 16 Vanderbilt W 77–55  14–1
(1–0) 		Memorial Coliseum (4,030)
Lexington, KY
01/06/2019
5:00 pm, SECN 		No. 16 at No. 7 Mississippi State L 71–86  14–2
(1–1) 		Humphrey Coliseum (8,830)
Starkville, MS
01/10/2019
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 16 at No. 13 Tennessee
Rivalry 		W 73–71  15–2
(2–1) 		Thompson–Boling Arena (8,145)
Knoxville, TN
01/13/2019
1:00 pm, SECN 		No. 16 Ole Miss L 49–55  15–3
(2–2) 		Memorial Coliseum (4,577)
Lexington, KY
01/17/2019
7:30 pm 		No. 16 at LSU W 64–60  16–3
(3–2) 		Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,452)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/24/2019
6:30 pm, SECN 		No. 15 No. 25 Missouri W 52–41  17–3
(4–2) 		Memorial Coliseum (4,174)
Lexington, KY
01/27/2019
5:00 pm, SECN 		No. 15 at No. 24 Texas A&M L 71–73  17–4
(4–3) 		Reed Arena (4,752)
College Station, TX
01/31/2019
6:30 pm, SECN 		No. 19 No. 16 South Carolina L 70–74  17–5
(4–4) 		Memorial Coliseum (4,247)
Lexington, KY
02/03/2019
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 19 Florida W 62–51  18–5
(5–4) 		Rupp Arena (10,031)
Lexington, KY
02/07/2019
7:00 pm 		No. 19 at Auburn W 78–68  19–5
(6–4) 		Auburn Arena (1,604)
Auburn, AL
02/11/2019
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 17 at Alabama W 68–53  20–5
(7–4) 		Coleman Coliseum (2,102)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/17/2019
2:00 pm 		No. 17 Arkansas W 61–59  21–5
(8–4) 		Memorial Coliseum (5,680)
Lexington, KY
02/21/2019
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 16 at No. 13 South Carolina W 65–57  22–5
(9–4) 		Colonial Life Arena (11,887)
Columbia, SC
02/24/2019
2:00 pm 		No. 16 LSU W 57–52  23–5
(10–4) 		Memorial Coliseum (6,911)
Lexington, KY
02/28/2019
7:00 pm 		No. 11 No. 19 Texas A&M L 55–63  23–6
(10–5) 		Memorial Coliseum (4,532)
Lexington, KY
03/03/2019
1:00 pm, SECN 		No. 11 at Georgia W 58–53  24–6
(11–5) 		Stegeman Coliseum (3,461)
Athens, GA
SEC Women's tournament
03/08/2019
2:30 pm, SECN 		(4) No. 13 vs. (5) Missouri
Quarterfinals 		L 68–70 OT 24–7
 Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,431)
Greenville, SC
NCAA Women's tournament
03/23/2019*
11:00 am, ESPN2 		(6 G) No. 17 vs. (11 G) Princeton
First Round 		W 82–77  25–7
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
03/25/2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN 		(6 G) No. 17 at (3 G) No. 10 NC State
Second Round 		L 57–72  25–8
 Reynolds Coliseum (2,683)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G=Greensboro Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

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Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP———25191818181616161519191716111318Not released
Coaches——RV2519-T2018-T17151615121517181713141721

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Morris Scores 24 as Kentucky Rolls Past Marghera Select in Italy Finale
  2. ^ 2018-19 Kentucky Women's Basketball Schedule
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