2018–19 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team


The 2018–19 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ducks, led by fifth-year head coach Kelly Graves, played home games at the Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 33–5, 16–2 in Pac-12 play to win the Pac-12 regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost Stanford. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Portland State and Indiana in the first and second rounds, South Dakota State in the Sweet Sixteen and Mississippi State in the Elite Eight to reach the Final Four for the first time in school history. They lost to Baylor in the Final Four.

2018–19 Oregon Ducks women's basketball
Pac-12 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 7
Record33–5 (16–2 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthew Knight 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

Offseason edit

Departures edit

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason left
Justine Hall3Guard5'10"SeniorDenver, COGraduated
Lexi Bando10Guard5'9"SeniorEugene, ORGraduated
Anneli Maley15Guard6'2"FreshmanMelbourne, AustraliaTransferred to TCU
Aina Ayuso31Guard5'9"FreshmanSant Just Desvern, SpainLeft to play professionally
Mallory McGuire44Forward6'5"SophomoreReno, NVTransferred to Boise State
Sierra Campisano52Forward6'3"SophomoreSan Diego, CATransferred to Cal Poly

Recruits edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Taylor Chavez
G
Phoenix, AZValley Vista HS5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 95
Nyara Sabally
F
Berlin, GermanyRotteck Gymnasium6 ft 4 in (1.93 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:

  • "2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.

Roster edit

2018–19 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F0Satou Sabally6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)SoRotteck GymnasiumBerlin, Germany
F1Nyara Sabally    6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)FrRotteck GymnasiumBerlin, Germany
G2Morgan Yaeger5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS SoSt. John's SchoolAdelaide, Australia
G3Taylor Chavez5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrValley VistaSurprise, AZ
G5Maite Cazorla5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrSegle XXILas Palmas, Spain
F14Lydia Giomi6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)RS SoWest Seattle HSSeattle, WA
G20Sabrina Ionescu5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrMiramonte HSWalnut Creek, CA
F21Erin Boley6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS SoElizabethtown HS
Notre Dame
Hodgenville, KY
F24Ruthy Hebard6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)JrWest Valley HSFairbanks, AK
F32Oti Gildon6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrGonzaga PrepSpokane, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
12/30/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 5 Concordia (OR)W 110–49 
Matthew Knight Arena (4,819)
Eugene, OR
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
8:00 pm
No. 3 at Alaska–FairbanksW 115–36 1–0
Patty Center (1,603)
Fairbanks, AK
11/10/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 3 No. 18 SyracuseW 75–73 2–0
Matthew Knight Arena (6,879)
Eugene, OR
11/14/2018*
6:00 pm
No. 3 at Utah StateW 88–58 3–0
Smith Spectrum (718)
Logan, UT
11/18/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 3 BuffaloW 102–82 4–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,205)
Eugene, OR
11/23/2018*
12:00 pm
No. 3 vs. UC Riverside
Hilton Concord Classic
W 94–44 5–0
McKeon Pavilion (88)
Moraga, CA
11/24/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 3 at Saint Mary's
Hilton Concord Classic
W 79–55 6–0
McKeon Pavilion (963)
Moraga, CA
12/02/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 3 Long Beach StateW 110–48 7–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,118)
Eugene, OR
12/09/2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 at Michigan StateL 82–88 7–1
Breslin Center (6,462)
East Lansing, MI
12/12/2018*
5:00 pm
No. 7 at South Dakota StateW 87–79 8–1
Frost Arena (2,509)
Brookings, SD
12/18/2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 No. 4 Mississippi StateW 82–74 9–1
Matthew Knight Arena (8,951)
Eugene, OR
12/20/2018*
11:00 am
No. 7 Air ForceW 82–36 10–1
Matthew Knight Arena (7,967)
Eugene, OR
12/21/2018*
12:00 pm
No. 7 UC IrvineW 115–69 11–1
Matthew Knight Arena (4,772)
Eugene, OR
Pac-12 regular season
01/04/2019
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 WashingtonW 84–71 12–1
(1–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (6,013)
Eugene, OR
01/06/2019
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 Washington StateW 98–58 13–1
(2–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (5,946)
Eugene, OR
01/11/2019
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 at USCW 93–53 14–1
(3–0)
Galen Center (647)
Los Angeles, CA
01/13/2019
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 at UCLAW 72–52 15–1
(4–0)
Pauley Pavilion (8,036)
Los Angeles, CA
01/18/2019
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 No. 19 Arizona StateW 77–71 16–1
(5–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (6,769)
Eugene, OR
01/20/2019
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 ArizonaW 93–60 17–1
(6–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,062)
Eugene, OR
01/25/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 at Washington StateW 79–64 18–1
(7–0)
Beasley Coliseum (931)
Pullman, WA
01/27/2019
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 at WashingtonW 76–57 19–1
(8–0)
Alaska Airlines Arena (4,295)
Seattle, WA
02/01/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 4 No. 14 UtahW 87–65 20–1
(9–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,773)
Eugene, OR
02/03/2019
12:00 pm
No. 4 ColoradoW 102–43 21–1
(10–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (6,350)
Eugene, OR
02/08/2019
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 3 at CaliforniaW 105–82 22–1
(11–0)
Haas Pavilion (2,719)
Berkeley, CA
02/10/2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 at No. 11 StanfordW 88–48 23–1
(12–0)
Maples Pavilion (5,250)
Stanford, CA
02/15/2019
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 3 No. 9 Oregon State
Civil War
W 77–68 24–1
(13–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
Eugene, OR
02/18/2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 at No. 12 Oregon State
Civil War
L 62–67 24–2
(13–1)
Gill Coliseum (9,301)
Corvallis, OR
02/22/2019
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 UCLAL 69–74 24–3
(13–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (8,858)
Eugene, OR
02/24/2019
11:00 am, P12N
No. 2 USCW 96–78 25–3
(14–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (8,232)
Eugene, OR
03/01/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 6 at ArizonaW 83–54 26–3
(15–2)
McKale Center (2,517)
Tucson, AZ
03/03/2019
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 6 at No. 21 Arizona StateW 66–59 27–3
(16–2)
Wells Fargo Arena (4,033)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/08/2019
2:30 pm, P12N
(1) No. 6 vs. (8) Arizona
Quarterfinals
W 77–63 28–3
MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,531)
Paradise, NV
03/09/2019
6:00 pm, P12N
(1) No. 6 vs. (4) No. 25 UCLA
Semifinals
W 88–83 OT29–3
MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
03/10/2019
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) No. 6 vs. (2) No. 7 Stanford
Championship Game
L 57–64 29–4
MGM Grand Garden Arena (5,023)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/22/2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
(2 P) No. 7 (15 P) Portland State
First Round
W 78–40 30–4
Matthew Knight Arena (6,523)
Eugene, OR
03/24/2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 P) No. 7 (10 P) Indiana
Second Round
W 91–68 31–4
Matthew Knight Arena (6,729)
Eugene, OR
03/29/2019*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
(2 P) No. 7 vs. (6 P) South Dakota State
Sweet Sixteen
W 63–53 32–4
Moda Center (11,324)
Portland, OR
03/31/2019*
11:00 am, ESPN
(2 P) No. 7 vs. (1 P) No. 4 Mississippi State
Elite Eight
W 88–84 33–4
Moda Center (11,538)
Portland, OR
04/05/2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 P) No. 7 vs. (1 G) No. 1 Baylor
Final Four
L 67–72 33–5
Amalie Arena (20,062)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P=Portland Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.
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Rankings edit

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP33 (1)3337755555433 (3)2 (2)667N/A
Coaches33^33377555554 (1)3 (1)3 (3)36674
Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
RV Received Votes
NR Not Ranked
( ) First place votes received

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also edit

References edit