2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represents Arizona State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils, led by twenty second year head coach Charli Turner Thorne, play their games at Wells Fargo Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 10–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to UCLA. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated UCF and Miami (FL) in the first and second rounds before losing to Mississippi State in the sweet sixteen.

2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
ASU Classic Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 23
2018–19 record22–11 (10–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWells Fargo Arena
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Oregon16–2 .889  33–5  .868
No. 6 Stanford †15–3 .833  31–5  .861
No. 11 Oregon State14–4 .778  26–8  .765
No. 20 UCLA12–6 .667  22–13  .629
No. 22 Arizona State10–7 .588  22–11  .667
Utah9–9 .500  20–10  .667
California9–9 .500  20–13  .606
Arizona7–11 .389  24–13  .649
USC7–11 .389  17–13  .567
Washington State4–14 .222  9–21  .300
Washington2–15 .118  11–21  .344
Colorado2–16 .111  12–18  .400
† 2019 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Taya Hanson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrKelowna Kelowna, BC
G 1 Reili Richardson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrBrea Olinda Brea, CA
G 4 Kiara Russell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrOsseo Minneapolis, MN
G 5 Jamie Loera 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMoses Lake Moses Lake, WA
G 11 Robbi Ryan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSheridan Sheridan, WY
F 21 Sophia Elenga 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrLycee Alain Fournier Nogent-sur-Oise, France
G 22 Courtney Ekmark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrSt. Mary's
Connecticut		 Arcadia, AZ
G/F 23 Iris Mbulito 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrIES Castilian poet Tomás Morales Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
G/F 24 Bre’yanna Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoClovis West Fresno, CA
F 32 Jayde Van Hyfte 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrAnnawan Annawan, IL
C 33 Charnea Johnson-Chapman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrCanyon Springs Moreno Valley, CA
F 42 Kianna Ibis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrBenson Omaha, NE
C 44 Eva Rubin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoHomewood Flossmoor Flossmoor, IL
F 52 Jamie Ruden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrJohn Marshall Rochester, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
8:30 pm		 No. 23 Incarnate Word W 81–43  1–0
 Wells Fargo Arena (2,221)
Tempe, AZ
11/11/2018*
5:30 pm, ESPN2		 No. 23 vs. No. 4 Baylor
Showdown on the Rez		 L 59–65  1–1
 Bee Hółdzil Fighting Scouts Events Center (5,609)
Fort Defiance, AZ
11/18/2018*
6:00 pm, SECN		 No. 22 at Arkansas W 88–85  2–1
 Bud Walton Arena (1,519)
Fayetteville, AR
11/23/2018*
3:30 pm		 No. 19 vs. No. 5 Louisville
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout		 L 56–58  2–2
 South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
11/24/2018*
3:30 pm		 No. 19 vs. Southern Illinois
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout		 W 82–38  3–2
 South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
12/01/2018*
1:00 pm, P12N		 No. 19 Louisiana Tech
ASU Classic semifinals		 W 80–44  4–2
 Wells Fargo Arena (2,026)
Tempe, AZ
12/02/2018*
2:00 pm		 No. 19 Tulsa
ASU Classic Championship		 W 70–52  5–2
 Wells Fargo Arena (1,881)
Tempe, AZ
12/07/2018*
6:00 pm		 No. 17 Southern W 69–47  6–2
 Wells Fargo Arena (1,674)
Tempe, AZ
12/09/2018*
2:00 pm, Stadium		 No. 17 at Colorado State W 70–39  7–2
 Moby Arena (1,120)
Fort Collins, CO
12/16/2018*
3:00 pm		 No. 17 vs. Kansas State W 65–51  8–2
 Mitchell Hall Gymnasium (1,294)
La Crosse, WI
12/20/2018*
2:00 pm		 No. 17 Fresno State W 68–52  9–2
 Wells Fargo Arena (1,653)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2018
5:00 pm, P12N		 No. 17 at Arizona L 39–51  9–3
(0–1)		 McKale Center (5,006)
Tucson, AZ
01/04/2019
7:00 pm, P12N		 No. 22 at Utah W 65–63  10–3
(1–1)		 Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,310)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/06/2019
2:00 pm, P12N		 No. 22 at Colorado W 76–70  11–3
(2–1)		 CU Events Center (2,024)
Boulder, CO
01/11/2019
7:00 pm, P12N		 No. 19 No. 6 Stanford L 65–72  11–4
(2–2)		 Wells Fargo Arena (2,728)
Tempe, AZ
01/13/2019
5:00 pm, P12N		 No. 19 No. 24 California W 62–61  12–4
(3–2)		 Wells Fargo Arena (2,348)
Tempe, AZ
01/18/2019
7:00 pm, P12N		 No. 19 at No. 5 Oregon L 71–77  12–5
(3–3)		 Matthew Knight Arena (6,769)
Eugene, OR
01/20/2019
3:00 pm, P12N		 No. 19 at No. 10 Oregon State W 79–76 2OT 13–5
(4–3)		 Gill Coliseum (5,690)
Corvallis, OR
01/25/2019
11:00 am, P12N		 No. 16 UCLA L 59–61  13–6
(4–4)		 Wells Fargo Arena (7,322)
Tempe, AZ
01/27/2019
1:00 pm, P12N		 No. 16 USC W 68–59  14–6
(5–4)		 Wells Fargo Arena (2,701)
Tempe, AZ
02/01/2019
6:00 pm, P12N		 No. 21 Arizona W 60–47  15–6
(6–4)		 Wells Fargo Arena (3,686)
Tempe, AZ
02/07/2019
8:00 pm		 No. 20 at Washington State W 61–46  16–6
(7–4)		 Beasley Coliseum (591)
Pullman, WA
02/09/2019
3:00 pm		 No. 20 at Washington
Cancelled; inclement weather[2]		 Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
02/15/2019
7:00 pm		 No. 19 Colorado W 66–49  17–6
(8–4)		 Wells Fargo Arena (2,554)
Tempe, AZ
02/17/2019
2:00 pm, P12N		 No. 19 Utah W 60–58  18–6
(9–4)		 Wells Fargo Arena (2,316)
Tempe, AZ
02/22/2019
8:00 pm, P12N		 No. 17 at California L 60–69  18–7
(9–5)		 Haas Pavilion (1,667)
Berkeley, CA
02/24/2019
2:00 pm, P12N		 No. 17 at No. 7 Stanford L 50–71  18–8
(9–6)		 Maples Pavilion (3,057)
Stanford, CA
03/01/2019
6:00 pm, P12N		 No. 21 No. 9 Oregon State W 66–54  19–8
(10–6)		 Wells Fargo Arena (3,176)
Tempe, AZ
03/03/2019
1:00 pm, P12N		 No. 21 No. 6 Oregon L 59–66  19–9
(10–7)		 Wells Fargo Arena (4,033)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/07/2019
12:30 pm, P12N		 (5) No. 20 vs. (12) Colorado
First Round		 W 66–49  20–9
 MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
03/08/2019
12:30 pm, P12N		 (5) No. 20 vs. (4) No. 25 UCLA
Quarterfinals		 L 69–73  20–10
 MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/22/2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN2		 (5 P) No. 22 vs. (12 P) UCF
First Round		 W 60–45  21–10
 Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
03/24/2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN2		 (5 P) No. 22 at (4 P) No. 19 Miami (FL)
Second Round		 W 57–55  22–10
 Watsco Center (2,056)
Coral Gables, FL
03/29/2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN2		 (5 P) No. 22 vs. (1 P) No. 4 Mississippi State
Sweet Sixteen		 L 53–76  22–11
 Moda Center 
Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland Region.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings
Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP 23 22 19 19 17 17 17 17 22 19 19 16 21 20т 19 17 21 20 23 Not released 
Coaches RV RV^ 25 23 19т 19 20 18 22 19 16 16 20 18 17 15 20 20 20 15

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

See also

2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

References
  1. "Arizona State University Athletics". TheSunDevils.com.
  2. "Saturday's @SunDevilWBB at Washington Game Canceled Due to Inclement Weather". ASU Sun Devils. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
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