2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represents the University of Kentucky in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team plays its home games in Lexington, Kentucky at Memorial Coliseum with two home games being played at Rupp Arena. The team is 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.

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
2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State †15–1 .93833–3  .917
No. 15 South Carolina13–3 .81323–9  .719
No. 14 Texas A&M12–4 .75026–7  .788
No. 17 Kentucky11–5 .68825–8  .758
Missouri10–6 .62524–11  .686
Auburn9–7 .56322–10  .688
Georgia9–7 .56318–12  .600
Tennessee7–9 .43819–13  .594
LSU7–9 .43816–13  .552
Arkansas6–10 .37522–15  .595
Alabama5–11 .31314–17  .452
Ole Miss3–13 .1889–22  .290
Florida3–13 .1888–23  .258
Vanderbilt2–14 .1257–23  .233
† 2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

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

Departures
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
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
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: Scout: N/A   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: Scout: N/A   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
2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Lashae Halsel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrWarren Central Bowling Green, KY
G 1 Sabrina Haines Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrDesert Vista
Arizona State		 Phoenix, AZ
G 2 Paige Poffenberger 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrMorgantown Morgantown, WV
F 3 KeKe McKinney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoFulton (TN) Knoxville, TN
G 4 Maci Morris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrBell County Pineville, KY
G 5 Blair Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrHarlan County Harlan, KY
G 10 Rhyne Howard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBradley Central Cleveland, TN
G 12 Amanda Paschal 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrChipley
Gulf Coast State		 Brooklyn, NY
F 14 Tatyana Wyatt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoColumbus Columbus, GA
G 15 Chasity Patterson Current redshirt 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoNorth Shore
Texas		 Houston, TX
C 20 Dorie Harrison Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoHillsboro Nashville, TN
F 21 Ogechi Anyagaligbo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrMiami County Day
Stony Brook		 Miami, FL
G 23 Kameron Roach 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoLower Richland Hopkins, SC
G 24 Taylor Murray 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrAnnapolis Area Christian Odenton, MD
G 32 Jaida Roper 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrHouston Memphis, TN
C 44 Nae Nae Cole Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrPaul 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
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.
[2]

Rankings
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

References
  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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