2018–19 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Miami hurricanes women's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by fourteenth-year head coach Katie Meier, play their home games at the Watsco Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament to Syracuse. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the first round before losing to Arizona State in the second round.

2018–19 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 19
Record25–9 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Octavia Blue
  • Tia Jackson
  • Fitzroy Anthony
Home arenaWatsco Center
Seasons
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame142 .875354 .897
No. 5 Louisville142 .875324 .889
No. 10 NC State124 .750286 .824
No. 19 Miami (FL)124 .750259 .735
No. 12 Syracuse115 .688259 .735
No. 25 Florida State106 .625249 .727
Clemson97 .5632013 .606
North Carolina88 .5001815 .545
Georgia Tech79 .4381713 .567
Virginia Tech610 .3752212 .647
Duke610 .3751515 .500
Virginia511 .3131219 .387
Boston College313 .1881416 .467
Pittsburgh214 .1251120 .355
Wake Forest115 .0631020 .333
2019 ACC tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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For the 2017–18 season, the Hurricanes finished 21–11 overall and 10–6, 7th in the ACC. Miami was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament by Florida State. The Hurricanes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as an eight-seed, their fourth consecutive tournament appearance, and were upset in the first round of the tournament by Quinnipiac.

Off-season

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Recruiting Class

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Source:[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Jamir Huston
F
Dayton, OhioShaker Heights High School5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
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:

Roster

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2018–19 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Laura Cornelius5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)RS JrCaland LyceumGroningen, Netherlands
G3Endia Banks5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoDuluthDuluth, GA
G5Mykea Gray5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)RS SoNational Christian AcademyAtlanta, GA
G/F12Sarah Mortensen6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrLong Island LutheranCopenhagen, Denmark
G13Taylor Mason5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoNorcrossDecatur, GA
F15Jamir Huston5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrShaker HeightsDayton, OH
G20Kelsey Marshall5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoMiami Country Day SchoolDavie, FL
F/C21Emese Hof6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SrCaland LyceumUtrecht, Netherlands
G/F23Rebecca Ripley6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS FrNew Hampton SchoolStratham, NH
F25Khaila Prather6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS SrRiverdale BaptistUpper Marlboro, MD
F32Beatrice Mompremier6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)RS JrMiami Senior
Baylor
Miami, FL
F33Destiny Harden6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoMorgan Park
West Virginia
Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 24, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
No. 25 Nova SoutheasternW 91–67 
Watsco Center (665)
Coral Gables, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 25 at FIUW 94–43 1–0
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (687)
University Park, FL
November 9, 2018*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
No. 25 Stephen F. Austin
Preseason WNIT First Round
W 81–60 2–0
Watsco Center (3,079)
Coral Gables, FL
November 11, 2018*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 25 Hartford
Preseason WNIT Quarterfinals
W 75–62 3–0
Watsco Center (783)
Coral Gables, FL
November 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 24 No. 19 Marquette
Preseason WNIT Semifinals
W 63–55 4–0
Watsco Center (855)
Coral Gables, FL
November 18, 2018*
4:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 24 at Iowa State
Preseason WNIT Championship
L 52–75 4–1
Hilton Coliseum (10,064)
Ames, IA
November 23, 2018*
3:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 24 Nebraska
Miami Thanksgiving Classic
W 82–68 5–1
Watsco Center (730)
Coral Gables, FL
November 25, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 24 Temple
Miami Thanksgiving Classic
W 73–61 6–1
Watsco Center (718)
Coral Gables, FL
November 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
No. 21 at Purdue
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 63–74 6–2
Mackey Arena (5,831)
West Lafayette, IN
December 2, 2018*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 21 ColoradoW 73–58 7–2
Watsco Center (896)
Coral Gables, FL
December 9, 2018*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 25 New OrleansW 78–38 8–2
Watsco Center (766)
Coral Gables, FL
December 16, 2018*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 24 Maryland Eastern ShoreW 71–53 9–2
Watsco Center (1,069)
Coral Gables, FL
December 20, 2018*
8:30 pm, FloHoops
No. 24 vs. Vanderbilt
Florida Sunshine Classic
W 90–65 10–2
Warden Arena (397)
Winter Garden, FL
December 21, 2018*
6:15 pm, FloHoops
No. 24 vs. Alabama
Florida Sunshine Classic
W 101–74 11–2
Warden Arena (472)
Winter Garden, FL
December 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 24 Florida A&M
Miami Holiday Classic
W 103–54 12–2
Watsco Center (979)
Coral Gables, FL
December 30, 2018*
4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 24 Central Michigan
Miami Holiday Classic
L 80–90 12–3
Watsco Center (727)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC regular season
January 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia TechW 68–61 13–3
(1–0)
Watsco Center (961)
Coral Gables, FL
January 6, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Wake ForestW 72–57 14–3
(2–0)
LJVM Coliseum (704)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 10, 2019
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
ClemsonL 67–76 14–4
(2–1)
Watsco Center (2,490)
Coral Gables, FL
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at DukeW 58–50 15–4
(3–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,664)
Durham, NC
January 20, 2019
2:30 pm, RSN
North CarolinaW 76–68 16–4
(4–1)
Watsco Center (1,560)
Coral Gables, FL
January 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 13 SyracuseW 84–71 17–4
(5–1)
Carrier Dome (1,332)
Syracuse, NY
January 27, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Boston CollegeW 76–73 18–4
(6–1)
Watsco Center (1,108)
Coral Gables, FL
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 24 Florida State
Rivalry
L 58–62 18–5
(6–2)
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,570)
Tallahassee, FL
February 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
VirginiaW 72–59 19–5
(7–2)
Watsco Center (1,059)
Coral Gables, FL
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 25 No. 4 Notre DameW 72–65 20–5
(8–2)
Watsco Center (1,864)
Coral Gables, FL
February 10, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 25 at PittsburghW 65–51 21–5
(9–2)
Petersen Events Center (2,495)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 17, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20 at No. 2 LouisvilleW 79–73 22–5
(10–2)
KFC Yum! Center (12,193)
Louisville, KY
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 14 at Virginia TechL 65–73 22–6
(10–3)
Cassell Coliseum (2,213)
Blacksburg, VA
February 24, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 No. 22 Florida State
Rivalry
W 64–54 23–6
(11–3)
Watsco Center (2,339)
Coral Gables, FL
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm, RSN
No. 15 Georgia TechW 69–56 24–6
(12–3)
Watsco Center (1,151)
Coral Gables, FL
March 3, 2019
2:30 pm, RSN
No. 15 at No. 10 NC StateL 68–70 24–7
(12–4)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
March 8, 2019
12:00 pm, RSN
(4) No. 16 vs. (5) No. 18 Syracuse
Quarterfinals
L 85–92 24–8
Greensboro Coliseum (8,121)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2019*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(4 P) No. 19 (13 P) Florida Gulf Coast
First Round
W 69–62 25–8
Watsco Center (3,003)
Coral Gables, FL
March 24, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(4 P) No. 19 (5 P) No. 22 Arizona State
Second Round
L 55–57 25–9
Watsco Center (2,056)
Coral Gables, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P=Portland.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

Rankings

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Final
AP2524242125242424RVRVRVRV252014151619N/A
Coaches242220202322-T2323RVRV2325201415-T151620
Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
(RV) Received Votes

The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time.

References

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  1. ^ "Miami Hurricanes". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018–19 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball schedule". Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved March 19, 2019.