2018–19 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

2018–19 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
2018–19 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	16–13 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach	Nikki Fargas (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Tasha Butts; Aaron Kallhoff; Charlene Thomas-Swinson;
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by eighth-year head coach Nikki Fargas, played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and are members of the Southeastern Conference.

2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	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 Lady Tigers finished the season 16–13, 7–9 in SEC play. As a 6th seed, they lost in the second round of the SEC women's tournament to Tennessee. They missed being selected for the NCAA Division I Tournament and were invited to play in the Women's National Invitation Tournament but declined.^[1]

Previous season

The Lady Tigers finished the 2017–18 season 19–10, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. As a 4th seed, they lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Texas A&M.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where were upset by Central Michigan in the first round.^[3]

Roster

2018–19 LSU Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Jailin Cherry	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Pascagoula HS	Pascagoula, MS
G	2	Shanice Norton	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Potter's House Christian Academy	London, England
G	3	Khayla Pointer	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Holy Innocents' Episcopal	Kennesaw, GA
F	4	Raven Farley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Queen of Peace HS	Elizabeth, NJ
F	5	Ayana Mitchell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Salem HS	Conyers, GA
F	10	Monet Jones	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Lawrence E. Elkins HS	Missouri City, TX
G/F	12	Mercedes Brooks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Rider HS Trinity Valley CC	Wichita Falls, TX
G	13	Jaelyn Richard-Harris	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	Dekaney HS	Houston, TX
G	14	LaToya Ashman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Wellington HS FSW State	Wellington, FL
C	15	Yasmine Bidikuindila	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Jr	Champlain College	Montreal, QE
G	23	Karli Seay	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Homewood-Flossmor HS Western Nebraska CC	Flossmoor, IL
C	24	Faustine Aifuwa	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	RS So	Dacula HS	Dacula, GA
G	25	Rakell Spencer	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS So	Cabrini HS Texas A&M	New Orleans, LA
F	32	Jalaysha Thomas	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	West Port HS Florida	Ocala, FL

Head coach

Nikki Fargas (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 16, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2018* 6:00 pm		Loyola (New Orleans)	W 64–29		Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018* 5:30 pm		Sam Houston State	W 66–52	1–0	Maravich Center (1,891) Baton Rouge, LA
11/11/2018* 1:00 pm		Northern Colorado	W 62–57	2–0	Maravich Center (1,805) Baton Rouge, LA
11/15/2018* 6:30 pm		Tulane	L 54–56	2–1	Maravich Center (1,511) Baton Rouge, LA
11/18/2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Florida State	W 58–45	3–1	Donald L. Tucker Center (3,002) Tallahassee, FL
11/25/2018* 2:00 pm		Little Rock	W 60–45	4–1	Maravich Center (1,629) Baton Rouge, LA
11/29/2018* 6:00 pm, SECN		Kansas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	L 61–68	4–2	Maravich Center (1,604) Baton Rouge, LA
12/11/2018* 11:00 am		McNeese State	W 86–36	5–2	Maravich Center (6,528) Baton Rouge, LA
12/15/2018* 3:00 pm, BTN		at Rutgers	L 43–57	5–3	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,726) Piscataway, NJ
12/18/2018* 6:30 pm		Nicholls	W 76–44	6–3	Maravich Center (1,492) Baton Rouge, LA
12/20/2018* 6:30 pm, CST		at Louisiana	W 76–54	7–3	Cajundome (1,448) Lafayette, LA
12/27/2018* 6:30 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 72–52	8–3	Maravich Center (1,654) Baton Rouge, LA
12/30/2018* 3:00 pm, SECN		South Florida	W 78–49	9–3	Maravich Center (2,270) Baton Rouge, LA
SEC regular season
01/03/2019 6:00 pm		at Georgia	L 50–63	9–4 (0–1)	Stegeman Coliseum (2,506) Athens, GA
01/06/2019 2:00 pm		No. 21 Texas A&M	W 64–52	10–4 (1–1)	Maravich Center (2,290) Baton Rouge, LA
01/10/2019 6:00 pm		at Ole Miss	W 55–41	11–4 (2–1)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,247) Oxford, MS
01/13/2019 4:00 pm, SECN		No. 21 South Carolina	L 53–76	11–5 (2–2)	Maravich Center (2,997) Baton Rouge, LA
01/17/2019 6:30 pm		No. 16 Kentucky	L 60–64	11–6 (2–3)	Maravich Center (1,452) Baton Rouge, LA
01/20/2018 1:00 pm, SECN		at Alabama	W 62–56	12–6 (3–3)	Coleman Coliseum (2,630) Tuscaloosa, AL
01/27/2019 12:00 pm, SECN		at Tennessee	L 65–74	12–7 (3–4)	Thompson–Boling Arena (9,518) Knoxville, TN
01/31/2019 6:30 pm		No. 6 Mississippi State	L 35–68	12–8 (3–5)	Maravich Center (2,214) Baton Rouge, LA
02/04/2019 6:00 pm, SECN		Missouri	W 61–51	13–8 (4–5)	Maravich Center (1,756) Baton Rouge, LA
02/07/2019 8:00 pm, SECN		Arkansas	W 71–34	14–8 (5–5)	Maravich Center (1,599) Baton Rouge, LA
02/14/2019 6:30 pm		at No. 22 Texas A&M	L 55–59	14–9 (5–6)	Reed Arena (3,704) College Station, TX
02/17/2019 5:00 pm, SECN		at Vanderbilt	W 79–68	15–9 (6–6)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,907) Nashville, TN
02/21/2019 6:30 pm		Florida	W 69–51	16–9 (7–6)	Maravich Center (1,573) Baton Rouge, LA
02/24/2019 1:00 pm		at No. 16 Kentucky	L 52–57	16–10 (7–7)	Memorial Coliseum (6,911) Lexington, KY
02/28/2019 7:00 pm		at No. 5 Mississippi State	L 56–76	16–11 (7–8)	Humphrey Coliseum (8,631) Starkville, MS
03/03/2019 2:00 pm		Auburn	L 46–56	16–12 (7–9)	Maravich Center (2,607) Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Women's Tournament
03/07/2019 11:00 am, SECN	(9)	vs. (8) Tennessee Second Round	L 66-69	16-13	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	—															Not released
Coaches	—	—^	—	—

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

References

^ Rabalais, Scott (March 18, 2019). "Season over: LSU women's basketball declines WNIT bid, misses NCAA tournament". The Advocate (Louisiana). Retrieved March 21, 2019.
^ "Carter scores 27, A&M women top LSU 75-69 in SEC quarters". USA Today. March 2, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
^ "Central Michigan outlasts LSU for first ever tourney win". ESPN. March 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
^ LSU Lady Tigers basketball schedule

[1] Rabalais, Scott (March 18, 2019). "Season over: LSU women's basketball declines WNIT bid, misses NCAA tournament". The Advocate (Louisiana). Retrieved March 21, 2019.

[2] "Carter scores 27, A&M women top LSU 75-69 in SEC quarters". USA Today. March 2, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.

[3] "Central Michigan outlasts LSU for first ever tourney win". ESPN. March 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.

[4] LSU Lady Tigers basketball schedule

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