2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record15–16 (9–7 The American)
Head coach
  • Ronald Hughey (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tai Dillard
  • Victoria Picott
  • Jamila Ganter
Home arenaH&PE Arena
Fertitta Center
Seasons
2019–20 →
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UConn † 16 – 0   1.000 35 – 3   .921
UCF 13 – 3   .813 26 – 7   .788
Cincinnati 12 – 4   .750 24 – 11   .686
Houston 9 – 7   .563 15 – 16   .484
South Florida 7 – 9   .438 19 – 16   .543
Temple 7 – 9   .438 11 – 18   .379
East Carolina 6 – 10   .375 16 – 15   .516
Tulsa 6 – 10   .375 13 – 18   .419
Tulane 5 – 11   .313 15 – 16   .484
Wichita State 5 – 11   .313 12 – 18   .400
SMU 5 – 11   .313 11 – 19   .367
Memphis 5 – 11   .313 11 – 20   .355
† 2019 AAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019
Rankings from AP poll
Houston in action against SMU

The 2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the sixth for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars were led by fifth-year head coach Ronald Hughey. They played their home games at Fertitta Center, which reopened on December 1, 2018, after a $60 million upgrade. The Cougars played their first three non-conference home games at H&PE Arena while construction on Fertitta Center was completed. They finished the season 15–16, 9–7 in The American play to finish in fourth place. They lost to South Florida in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Arkansas in the first round.

Media

All Cougars games home and away are aired on the Houston Cougars IMG Sports Network, streamed online via the Houston Portal, with Gerald Sanchez and Louis Ray on the call. Before conference season home games were streamed on Houston All-Access. Conference home games rotated between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and the Houston Portal. Road games typically streamed on the opponents' websites, though some conference road games also appeared on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Angela Harris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Cy-Fair HS Cypress, TX
F 1 Starr Jacobs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Duncanville HS
USC 		Duncanville, TX
F 2 Octavia Barnes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Raymond HS
Hinds CC 		Jackson, MS
F 3 Dorian Branch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Richardson HS Dallas, TX
G 4 Jasmyne Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Brazosport HS Freeport, TX
G 5 Dymond Gladney 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Clear Springs HS Los Angeles, CA
F 12 Alyssa Okoene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So North Shore
North Carolina 		Houston, TX
G 21 Jaidah Stewart 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Kirkwood HS St. Louis, MO
F 22 Myyah West 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Prentiss HS
Jones County JC 		Prentiss, MS
G 23 Serithia Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Southmoore Moore, OK
G 33 Juila Blackshell-Fair 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Vanden Fairfield, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
9:00 pm 		at No. 24 California L 79–80  0–1
 Haas Pavilion (1,246)
Berkeley, CA
11/09/2018*
7:00 pm 		Georgia Tech W 95–89 2OT 1–1
 H&PE Arena (791)
Houston, TX
11/14/2018*
6:30 pm 		at Louisiana Tech L 88–100 OT 1–2
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,128)
Ruston, LA
11/16/2018*
11:30 am 		at Incarnate Word W 79–60  2–2
 McDermott Center (404)
San Antonio, TX
11/18/2018*
1:00 pm 		Boston College L 57–64  2–3
 HP&E Arena 
Houston, TX
11/21/2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Columbia W 83–72  3–3
 Levien Gymnasium (348)
New York, NY
11/24/2018*
2:00 pm 		New Mexico L 84–89 2OT 3–4
 HP&E Arena (802)
Houston, TX
11/28/2018*
4:00 pm 		at Florida Gulf Coast L 71–76  3–5
 Alico Arena (2,021)
Fort Myers, FL
12/01/2018*
1:00 pm 		at East Tennessee State W 84–77  4–5
 J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (933)
Johnson City, TN
12/06/2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		Texas A&M L 52–68  4–6
 Fertitta Center (2,107)
Houston, TX
12/17/2018*
7:00 pm 		Texas–Arlington L 61–65 OT 4–7
 Fertitta Center (831)
Houston, TX
12/21/2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at George Mason W 66–56  5–7
 EagleBank Arena (602)
Fairfax, VA
12/30/2018*
2:00 pm 		at Southern Miss W 61–44  6–7
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,093)
Hattiesburg, MS
AAC regular season
01/06/2019
11:00 am, CBSSN 		No. 1 Connecticut L 61–81  6–8 (0–1)
 Fertitta Center (3,644)
Houston, TX
01/09/2019
7:00 pm, ADN 		at SMU W 72–61  7–8 (1–1)
 Moody Coliseum (685)
Dallas, TX
01/12/2019
1:00 pm 		Temple W 78–65  8–8 (2–1)
 Fertitta Center (866)
Houston, TX
01/20/2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Wichita State W 66–58  9–8 (3–1)
 Charles Koch Arena (1,457)
Wichita, KS
01/23/2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Cincinnati L 57–68  9–9 (3–2)
 Fifth Third Arena (814)
Cincinnati, OH
01/26/2019
2:00 pm 		Tulsa W 76–44  10–9 (4–2)
 Fertitta Center (1,185)
Houston, TX
01/30/2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UCF L 56–58  10–10 (4–3)
 CFE Arena (3,306)
Orlando, FL
02/02/2019
2:00 pm 		SMU W 69–68 OT 11–10 (5–3)
 Fertitta Center (1,552)
Houston, TX
02/05/2019
11:00 am, ESPN3 		at Temple L 65–76  11–11 (5–4)
 Liacouras Center (3,287)
Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		at South Florida W 54–52  12–11 (6–4)
 Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
02/16/2019
12:00 pm 		East Carolina W 63–52  13–11 (7–4)
 Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
02/20/2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Tulane W 83–82 OT 14–11 (8–4)
 Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
02/24/2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Memphis W 59–57  15–11 (9–4)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (657)
Memphis, TN
02/27/2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		South Florida L 49–59  15–12 (9–5)
 Fertitta Center (919)
Houston, TX
03/02/2019
12:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 		at No. 2 Connecticut L 61–83  15–13 (9–6)
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
03/04/2019
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		UCF L 50–59  15–14 (9–7)
 Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
AAC Women's Tournament
03/09/2019
11:00 am, ESPN3 		(4) vs. (5) South Florida
Quarterfinals 		L 55–72  15–15
 Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/21/2019*
7:00 pm 		at Arkansas
First Round 		L 80–88 OT 15–16
 Bud Walton Arena (3,689)
Fayetteville, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "University of Houston Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Uhcougars.Com.

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