2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the sixth for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars were led by fifth-year head coach Ronald Hughey. They played their home games at Fertitta Center, which reopened on December 1, 2018, after a $60 million upgrade. The Cougars played their first three non-conference home games at H&PE Arena while construction on Fertitta Center was completed. They finished the season 15–16, 9–7 in The American play to finish in fourth place. They lost to South Florida in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Arkansas in the first round.

2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record15–16 (9–7 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tai Dillard
  • Victoria Picott
  • Jamila Ganter
Home arenaH&PE Arena
Fertitta Center
Seasons
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UConn 16 0   1.000 35 3   .921
UCF 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
Cincinnati 12 4   .750 24 11   .686
Houston 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
South Florida 7 9   .438 19 16   .543
Temple 7 9   .438 11 18   .379
East Carolina 6 10   .375 16 15   .516
Tulsa 6 10   .375 13 18   .419
Tulane 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Wichita State 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
SMU 5 11   .313 11 19   .367
Memphis 5 11   .313 11 20   .355
2019 AAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019
Rankings from AP poll
Houston in action against SMU

Media

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All Cougars games home and away are aired on the Houston Cougars IMG Sports Network, streamed online via the Houston Portal, with Gerald Sanchez and Louis Ray on the call. Before conference season home games were streamed on Houston All-Access. Conference home games rotated between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and the Houston Portal. Road games typically streamed on the opponents' websites, though some conference road games also appeared on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

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2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Angela Harris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Cy-Fair HS Cypress, TX
F 1 Starr Jacobs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Duncanville HS
USC
Duncanville, TX
F 2 Octavia Barnes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Raymond HS
Hinds CC
Jackson, MS
F 3 Dorian Branch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Richardson HS Dallas, TX
G 4 Jasmyne Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Brazosport HS Freeport, TX
G 5 Dymond Gladney 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Clear Springs HS Los Angeles, CA
F 12 Alyssa Okoene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So North Shore
North Carolina
Houston, TX
G 21 Jaidah Stewart 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Kirkwood HS St. Louis, MO
F 22 Myyah West 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Prentiss HS
Jones County JC
Prentiss, MS
G 23 Serithia Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Southmoore Moore, OK
G 33 Juila Blackshell-Fair 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Vanden Fairfield, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
9:00 pm
at No. 24 California L 79–80  0–1
Haas Pavilion (1,246)
Berkeley, CA
11/09/2018*
7:00 pm
Georgia Tech W 95–89 2OT 1–1
H&PE Arena (791)
Houston, TX
11/14/2018*
6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 88–100 OT 1–2
Thomas Assembly Center (1,128)
Ruston, LA
11/16/2018*
11:30 am
at Incarnate Word W 79–60  2–2
McDermott Center (404)
San Antonio, TX
11/18/2018*
1:00 pm
Boston College L 57–64  2–3
HP&E Arena 
Houston, TX
11/21/2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Columbia W 83–72  3–3
Levien Gymnasium (348)
New York, NY
11/24/2018*
2:00 pm
New Mexico L 84–89 2OT 3–4
HP&E Arena (802)
Houston, TX
11/28/2018*
4:00 pm
at Florida Gulf Coast L 71–76  3–5
Alico Arena (2,021)
Fort Myers, FL
12/01/2018*
1:00 pm
at East Tennessee State W 84–77  4–5
J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (933)
Johnson City, TN
12/06/2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Texas A&M L 52–68  4–6
Fertitta Center (2,107)
Houston, TX
12/17/2018*
7:00 pm
Texas–Arlington L 61–65 OT 4–7
Fertitta Center (831)
Houston, TX
12/21/2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Mason W 66–56  5–7
EagleBank Arena (602)
Fairfax, VA
12/30/2018*
2:00 pm
at Southern Miss W 61–44  6–7
Reed Green Coliseum (1,093)
Hattiesburg, MS
AAC regular season
01/06/2019
11:00 am, CBSSN
No. 1 Connecticut L 61–81  6–8 (0–1)
Fertitta Center (3,644)
Houston, TX
01/09/2019
7:00 pm, ADN
at SMU W 72–61  7–8 (1–1)
Moody Coliseum (685)
Dallas, TX
01/12/2019
1:00 pm
Temple W 78–65  8–8 (2–1)
Fertitta Center (866)
Houston, TX
01/20/2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Wichita State W 66–58  9–8 (3–1)
Charles Koch Arena (1,457)
Wichita, KS
01/23/2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cincinnati L 57–68  9–9 (3–2)
Fifth Third Arena (814)
Cincinnati, OH
01/26/2019
2:00 pm
Tulsa W 76–44  10–9 (4–2)
Fertitta Center (1,185)
Houston, TX
01/30/2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at UCF L 56–58  10–10 (4–3)
CFE Arena (3,306)
Orlando, FL
02/02/2019
2:00 pm
SMU W 69–68 OT 11–10 (5–3)
Fertitta Center (1,552)
Houston, TX
02/05/2019
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Temple L 65–76  11–11 (5–4)
Liacouras Center (3,287)
Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at South Florida W 54–52  12–11 (6–4)
Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
02/16/2019
12:00 pm
East Carolina W 63–52  13–11 (7–4)
Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
02/20/2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Tulane W 83–82 OT 14–11 (8–4)
Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
02/24/2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Memphis W 59–57  15–11 (9–4)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (657)
Memphis, TN
02/27/2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Florida L 49–59  15–12 (9–5)
Fertitta Center (919)
Houston, TX
03/02/2019
12:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
at No. 2 Connecticut L 61–83  15–13 (9–6)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
03/04/2019
6:00 pm, CBSSN
UCF L 50–59  15–14 (9–7)
Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
AAC Women's Tournament
03/09/2019
11:00 am, ESPN3
(4) vs. (5) South Florida
Quarterfinals
L 55–72  15–15
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/21/2019*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas
First Round
L 80–88 OT 15–16
Bud Walton Arena (3,689)
Fayetteville, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "University of Houston Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Uhcougars.Com.
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