2018–19 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by sixth-year head coach Kristy Curry, play their games at Coleman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in eleventh place. They defeated Vanderbilt in the first round of the SEC Women's Tournament before losing to Auburn in the second round.

2018–19 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2018–19 record14–17 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State151 .938  333  .917
No. 15 South Carolina133 .813  239  .719
No. 14 Texas A&M124 .750  267  .788
No. 17 Kentucky115 .688  258  .758
Missouri106 .625  2411  .686
Auburn97 .563  2210  .688
Georgia97 .563  1812  .600
Tennessee79 .438  1913  .594
LSU79 .438  1613  .552
Arkansas610 .375  2215  .595
Alabama511 .313  1417  .452
Ole Miss313 .188  922  .290
Florida313 .188  823  .258
Vanderbilt214 .125  723  .233
2019 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Crimson Tide finished the 2017–18 season 20–14, 7–9 in SEC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Women's Tournament to Kentucky.[1] They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament and defeated Southern, UCF and Georgia Tech in the first, second and third rounds, before losing to Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals.[2]

Roster

2018–19 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Taniyah Worth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrFlowery Branch HS Flowery Branch, GA
G 1 Megan Abrams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrLafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, LA
G 2 Amber Richardson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSoutheast Raleigh Magnet HS Garner, NC
G 3 Jordan Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrLake Highland Prep Windermere, FL
G 4 Cierra Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrShelton State CC Mobile, AL
G 5 Hannah Barber 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrHomewood HS Homewood, AL
G 10 Taylor Berry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMount Carmel Academy New Orleans, LA
F 12 Allie Craig Cruce 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLauderdale County HS Killen, AL
F 22 Ariyah Copeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoColumbus HS Columbus, GA
G 23 Shaquera Wade 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrHuntsville HS Huntsville, AL
G 24 De'sha Benjamin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrLucy Craft Laney HS Augusta, GA
F 25 Ashley Knight 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrLyndon B. Johnson HS Austin, TX
G 34 Grace Pelphrey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrTuscaloosa Academy Tuscaloosa, AL
F 40 Jasmine Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoJefferson Davis HS Montgomery, AL
C 42 Shelby Gibson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrOle Miss Murfreesboro, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 17, 2018

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/21/2018*
3:00 pm
Faulkner W 100–44 
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/01/2018*
7:00 pm
Mississippi College W 82–53 
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/07/2018*
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 88–40  1–0
Coleman Coliseum (1,948)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/13/2018*
8:00 pm
at Utah L 62–72  1–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,082)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/15/2018*
7:00 pm
at SMU W 62–61 OT 2–1
Moody Coliseum (596)
Dallas, TX
11/19/2018*
7:00 pm, SECN
Clemson W 76–56  3–1
Coleman Coliseum (2,147)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/23/2018*
2:00 pm
Grambling State W 73–55  4–1
Coleman Coliseum (2,083)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/27/2018*
7:00 pm
Stetson W 59–47  5–1
Coleman Coliseum (1,919)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/01/2018*
4:30 pm
vs. Tulsa
ASU Classic semifinals
L 73–80  5–2
Wells Fargo Arena (2,626)
Tempe, AZ
12/02/2018*
12:30 pm
vs. Louisiana Tech
ASU Classic 3rd place game
L 62–79  5–3
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
12/05/2018*
11:30 am
South Alabama L 67–72  5–4
Coleman Coliseum (4,149)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/08/2018*
2:00 pm
Tulane W 69–58  6–4
Coleman Coliseum (1,943)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/16/2018*
2:00 pm
Northwestern State W 87–73  7–4
Coleman Coliseum (2,113)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/20/2018*
3:00 pm
vs. Virginia
Florida Sunshine Classic
W 64–52  8–4
Warden Arena (298)
Orlando, FL
12/21/2018*
5:15 pm
vs. No. 24 Miami (FL)
Florida Sunshine Classic
L 74–101  8–5
Warden Arena (472)
Orlando, FL
SEC regular season
01/03/2019
7:00 pm
Florida W 74–67  9–5
(1–0)
Coleman Coliseum (2,514)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/06/2019
11:00 am, ESPNU
at No. 23 South Carolina L 59–62  9–6
(1–1)
Colonial Life Arena (11,392)
Columbia, SC
01/10/2019
7:00 pm
Auburn L 56–66  9–7
(1–2)
Coleman Coliseum (2,575)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/13/2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Texas A&M L 43–70  9–8
(1–3)
Reed Arena (4,042)
College Station, TX
01/17/2019
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 20 Tennessee W 86–65  10–8
(2–3)
Coleman Coliseum (2,392)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/20/2019
1:00 pm, SECN
LSU L 56–62  10–9
(2–4)
Coleman Coliseum (2,630)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/24/2019
7:00 pm
at Arkansas L 61–72  10–10
(2–5)
Bud Walton Arena (1,375)
Fayetteville, AR
01/27/2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Georgia W 58–53  11–10
(3–5)
Stegeman Coliseum (4,794)
Athens, GA
02/03/2019
12:00 pm, SECN
No. 6 Mississippi State L 49–65  11–11
(3–6)
Coleman Coliseum (3,769)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/07/2019
6:00 pm
at Florida L 55–57  11–12
(3–7)
O'Connell Center (1,206)
Gainesville, FL
02/11/2019
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 17 Kentucky L 53–68  11–13
(3–8)
Coleman Coliseum (2,102)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/17/2019
3:00 pm, SECN
at Auburn L 38–77  11–14
(3–9)
Auburn Arena (2,631)
Auburn, AL
02/21/2019
7:00 pm
at Vanderbilt W 84–65  12–14
(4–9)
Memorial Gymnasium (3,567)
Nashville, TN
02/24/2019
5:00 pm, SECN
Georgia L 67–76 OT 12–15
(4–10)
Coleman Coliseum (1,091)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/28/2019
7:00 pm
Ole Miss W 46–43  13–15
(5–10)
Coleman Coliseum (1,903)
Tuscaloosa, AL
03/03/2019
2:00 pm
at Missouri L 47–82  13–16
(5–11)
Mizzou Arena (6,527)
Columbia, MO
SEC Women's Tournament
03/06/2019
12:30 pm, SECN
(11) vs. (14) Vanderbilt
First Round
W 74–57  14–16
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,148)
Greenville, SC
03/07/2019
7:30 pm, SECN
(11) vs. (6) Auburn
Second Round
L 52–53  14–17
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,089)
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in CST.

Source:[3]

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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References

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