2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represents Arizona State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils, led by twenty second year head coach Charli Turner Thorne, play their games at Wells Fargo Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 10–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to UCLA. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated UCF and Miami (FL) in the first and second rounds before losing to Mississippi State in the sweet sixteen.

2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
ASU Classic Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 23
Record22–11 (10–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWells Fargo Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Oregon162 .889335 .868
No. 6 Stanford153 .833315 .861
No. 11 Oregon State144 .778268 .765
No. 20 UCLA126 .6672213 .629
No. 22 Arizona State107 .5882211 .667
Utah99 .5002010 .667
California99 .5002013 .606
Arizona711 .3892413 .649
USC711 .3891713 .567
Washington State414 .222921 .300
Washington215 .1181121 .344
Colorado216 .1111218 .400
2019 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Taya Hanson5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrKelownaKelowna, BC
G1Reili Richardson5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrBrea OlindaBrea, CA
G4Kiara Russell5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)JrOsseoMinneapolis, MN
G5Jamie Loera5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrMoses LakeMoses Lake, WA
G11Robbi Ryan5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrSheridanSheridan, WY
F21Sophia Elenga6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrLycee Alain FournierNogent-sur-Oise, France
G22Courtney Ekmark6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS SrSt. Mary's
Connecticut
Arcadia, AZ
G/F23Iris Mbulito6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrIES Castilian poet Tomás MoralesLas Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
G/F24Bre’yanna Sanders6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoClovis WestFresno, CA
F32Jayde Van Hyfte6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrAnnawanAnnawan, IL
C33Charnea Johnson-Chapman6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SrCanyon SpringsMoreno Valley, CA
F42Kianna Ibis6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrBensonOmaha, NE
C44Eva Rubin6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)SoHomewood FlossmoorFlossmoor, IL
F52Jamie Ruden6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrJohn MarshallRochester, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
8:30 pm
No. 23 Incarnate WordW 81–43 1–0
Wells Fargo Arena (2,221)
Tempe, AZ
11/11/2018*
5:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 vs. No. 4 Baylor
Showdown on the Rez
L 59–65 1–1
Bee Hółdzil Fighting Scouts Events Center (5,609)
Fort Defiance, AZ
11/18/2018*
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 22 at ArkansasW 88–85 2–1
Bud Walton Arena (1,519)
Fayetteville, AR
11/23/2018*
3:30 pm
No. 19 vs. No. 5 Louisville
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
L 56–58 2–2
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
11/24/2018*
3:30 pm
No. 19 vs. Southern Illinois
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 82–38 3–2
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
12/01/2018*
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 19 Louisiana Tech
ASU Classic semifinals
W 80–44 4–2
Wells Fargo Arena (2,026)
Tempe, AZ
12/02/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 19 Tulsa
ASU Classic Championship
W 70–52 5–2
Wells Fargo Arena (1,881)
Tempe, AZ
12/07/2018*
6:00 pm
No. 17 SouthernW 69–47 6–2
Wells Fargo Arena (1,674)
Tempe, AZ
12/09/2018*
2:00 pm, Stadium
No. 17 at Colorado StateW 70–39 7–2
Moby Arena (1,120)
Fort Collins, CO
12/16/2018*
3:00 pm
No. 17 vs. Kansas StateW 65–51 8–2
Mitchell Hall Gymnasium (1,294)
La Crosse, WI
12/20/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 17 Fresno StateW 68–52 9–2
Wells Fargo Arena (1,653)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2018
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 17 at ArizonaL 39–51 9–3
(0–1)
McKale Center (5,006)
Tucson, AZ
01/04/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 22 at UtahW 65–63 10–3
(1–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,310)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/06/2019
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 22 at ColoradoW 76–70 11–3
(2–1)
CU Events Center (2,024)
Boulder, CO
01/11/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 19 No. 6 StanfordL 65–72 11–4
(2–2)
Wells Fargo Arena (2,728)
Tempe, AZ
01/13/2019
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 19 No. 24 CaliforniaW 62–61 12–4
(3–2)
Wells Fargo Arena (2,348)
Tempe, AZ
01/18/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 19 at No. 5 OregonL 71–77 12–5
(3–3)
Matthew Knight Arena (6,769)
Eugene, OR
01/20/2019
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 19 at No. 10 Oregon StateW 79–76 2OT13–5
(4–3)
Gill Coliseum (5,690)
Corvallis, OR
01/25/2019
11:00 am, P12N
No. 16 UCLAL 59–61 13–6
(4–4)
Wells Fargo Arena (7,322)
Tempe, AZ
01/27/2019
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 16 USCW 68–59 14–6
(5–4)
Wells Fargo Arena (2,701)
Tempe, AZ
02/01/2019
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 ArizonaW 60–47 15–6
(6–4)
Wells Fargo Arena (3,686)
Tempe, AZ
02/07/2019
8:00 pm
No. 20 at Washington StateW 61–46 16–6
(7–4)
Beasley Coliseum (591)
Pullman, WA
02/09/2019
3:00 pm
No. 20 at Washington
Cancelled; inclement weather[2]
Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
02/15/2019
7:00 pm
No. 19 ColoradoW 66–49 17–6
(8–4)
Wells Fargo Arena (2,554)
Tempe, AZ
02/17/2019
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 19 UtahW 60–58 18–6
(9–4)
Wells Fargo Arena (2,316)
Tempe, AZ
02/22/2019
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 17 at CaliforniaL 60–69 18–7
(9–5)
Haas Pavilion (1,667)
Berkeley, CA
02/24/2019
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 17 at No. 7 StanfordL 50–71 18–8
(9–6)
Maples Pavilion (3,057)
Stanford, CA
03/01/2019
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 No. 9 Oregon StateW 66–54 19–8
(10–6)
Wells Fargo Arena (3,176)
Tempe, AZ
03/03/2019
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 No. 6 OregonL 59–66 19–9
(10–7)
Wells Fargo Arena (4,033)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/07/2019
12:30 pm, P12N
(5) No. 20 vs. (12) Colorado
First Round
W 66–49 20–9
MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
03/08/2019
12:30 pm, P12N
(5) No. 20 vs. (4) No. 25 UCLA
Quarterfinals
L 69–73 20–10
MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/22/2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
(5 P) No. 22 vs. (12 P) UCF
First Round
W 60–45 21–10
Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
03/24/2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
(5 P) No. 22 at (4 P) No. 19 Miami (FL)
Second Round
W 57–55 22–10
Watsco Center (2,056)
Coral Gables, FL
03/29/2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(5 P) No. 22 vs. (1 P) No. 4 Mississippi State
Sweet Sixteen
L 53–76 22–11
Moda Center 
Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P=Portland Region.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP2322191917171717221919162120т1917212023Not released
CoachesRVRV^252319т192018221916162018171520202015

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

See also

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2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Arizona State University Athletics". TheSunDevils.com.
  2. ^ "Saturday's @SunDevilWBB at Washington Game Canceled Due to Inclement Weather". ASU Sun Devils. Retrieved February 7, 2019.