2018–19 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record14–17 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach
  • Kristy Curry (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tiffany Coppage
  • Kelly Curry
  • Brooks Donald-Williams
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
Seasons
2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
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 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 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by sixth-year head coach Kristy Curry, play their games at Coleman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in eleventh place. They defeated Vanderbilt in the first round of the SEC women's tournament before losing to Auburn in the second round.

Previous season

The Crimson Tide finished the 2017–18 season 20–14, 7–9 in SEC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC women's tournament to Kentucky.[1] They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament and defeated Southern, UCF and Georgia Tech in the first, second and third rounds, before losing to Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals.[2]

Roster

2018–19 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Taniyah Worth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Flowery Branch HS Flowery Branch, GA
G 1 Megan Abrams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Lafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, LA
G 2 Amber Richardson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Southeast Raleigh Magnet HS Garner, NC
G 3 Jordan Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Lake Highland Prep Windermere, FL
G 4 Cierra Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Shelton State CC Mobile, AL
G 5 Hannah Barber 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Homewood HS Homewood, AL
G 10 Taylor Berry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Mount Carmel Academy New Orleans, LA
F 12 Allie Craig Cruce 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Lauderdale County HS Killen, AL
F 22 Ariyah Copeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Columbus HS Columbus, GA
G 23 Shaquera Wade 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Huntsville HS Huntsville, AL
G 24 De'sha Benjamin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lucy Craft Laney HS Augusta, GA
F 25 Ashley Knight 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Lyndon B. Johnson HS Austin, TX
G 34 Grace Pelphrey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Tuscaloosa Academy Tuscaloosa, AL
F 40 Jasmine Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Jefferson Davis HS Montgomery, AL
C 42 Shelby Gibson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Ole Miss Murfreesboro, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 17, 2018

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/21/2018*
3:00 pm 		Faulkner W 100–44 
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/01/2018*
7:00 pm 		Mississippi College W 82–53 
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/07/2018*
7:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana W 88–40  1–0
 Coleman Coliseum (1,948)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/13/2018*
8:00 pm 		at Utah L 62–72  1–1
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,082)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/15/2018*
7:00 pm 		at SMU W 62–61 OT 2–1
 Moody Coliseum (596)
Dallas, TX
11/19/2018*
7:00 pm, SECN 		Clemson W 76–56  3–1
 Coleman Coliseum (2,147)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/23/2018*
2:00 pm 		Grambling State W 73–55  4–1
 Coleman Coliseum (2,083)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/27/2018*
7:00 pm 		Stetson W 59–47  5–1
 Coleman Coliseum (1,919)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/01/2018*
4:30 pm 		vs. Tulsa
ASU Classic semifinals 		L 73–80  5–2
 Wells Fargo Arena (2,626)
Tempe, AZ
12/02/2018*
12:30 pm 		vs. Louisiana Tech
ASU Classic 3rd place game 		L 62–79  5–3
 Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
12/05/2018*
11:30 am 		South Alabama L 67–72  5–4
 Coleman Coliseum (4,149)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/08/2018*
2:00 pm 		Tulane W 69–58  6–4
 Coleman Coliseum (1,943)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/16/2018*
2:00 pm 		Northwestern State W 87–73  7–4
 Coleman Coliseum (2,113)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/20/2018*
3:00 pm 		vs. Virginia
Florida Sunshine Classic 		W 64–52  8–4
 Warden Arena (298)
Orlando, FL
12/21/2018*
5:15 pm 		vs. No. 24 Miami (FL)
Florida Sunshine Classic 		L 74–101  8–5
 Warden Arena (472)
Orlando, FL
SEC regular season
01/03/2019
7:00 pm 		Florida W 74–67  9–5
(1–0) 		Coleman Coliseum (2,514)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/06/2019
11:00 am, ESPNU 		at No. 23 South Carolina L 59–62  9–6
(1–1) 		Colonial Life Arena (11,392)
Columbia, SC
01/10/2019
7:00 pm 		Auburn L 56–66  9–7
(1–2) 		Coleman Coliseum (2,575)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/13/2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Texas A&M L 43–70  9–8
(1–3) 		Reed Arena (4,042)
College Station, TX
01/17/2019
8:00 pm, SECN 		No. 20 Tennessee W 86–65  10–8
(2–3) 		Coleman Coliseum (2,392)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/20/2019
1:00 pm, SECN 		LSU L 56–62  10–9
(2–4) 		Coleman Coliseum (2,630)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/24/2019
7:00 pm 		at Arkansas L 61–72  10–10
(2–5) 		Bud Walton Arena (1,375)
Fayetteville, AR
01/27/2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Georgia W 58–53  11–10
(3–5) 		Stegeman Coliseum (4,794)
Athens, GA
02/03/2019
12:00 pm, SECN 		No. 6 Mississippi State L 49–65  11–11
(3–6) 		Coleman Coliseum (3,769)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/07/2019
6:00 pm 		at Florida L 55–57  11–12
(3–7) 		O'Connell Center (1,206)
Gainesville, FL
02/11/2019
6:00 pm, SECN 		No. 17 Kentucky L 53–68  11–13
(3–8) 		Coleman Coliseum (2,102)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/17/2019
3:00 pm, SECN 		at Auburn L 38–77  11–14
(3–9) 		Auburn Arena (2,631)
Auburn, AL
02/21/2019
7:00 pm 		at Vanderbilt W 84–65  12–14
(4–9) 		Memorial Gymnasium (3,567)
Nashville, TN
02/24/2019
5:00 pm, SECN 		Georgia L 67–76 OT 12–15
(4–10) 		Coleman Coliseum (1,091)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/28/2019
7:00 pm 		Ole Miss W 46–43  13–15
(5–10) 		Coleman Coliseum (1,903)
Tuscaloosa, AL
03/03/2019
2:00 pm 		at Missouri L 47–82  13–16
(5–11) 		Mizzou Arena (6,527)
Columbia, MO
SEC Women's Tournament
03/06/2019
12:30 pm, SECN 		(11) vs. (14) Vanderbilt
First Round 		W 74–57  14–16
 Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,148)
Greenville, SC
03/07/2019
7:30 pm, SECN 		(11) vs. (6) Auburn
Second Round 		L 52–53  14–17
 Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,089)
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in CST.

Source:[3]

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
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10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP N/A
Coaches RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

References

  1. ^ Alabama Women’s Basketball Falls to Kentucky, 71-64, in Second Round of SEC Tournament
  2. ^ Alabama Women’s Basketball Ends WNIT Run with 74-67 Loss at Virginia Tech
  3. ^ Schedule
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