2018–19 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team will represent Duke University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Joanne P. McCallie entering her 12th season. The team plays its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Florida State.

2018–19 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2018–19 record15–15 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Hernando Planells
  • Rene Haynes
  • Sam Miller
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame†14–2 .875  35–4  .897
No. 5 Louisville14–2 .875  32–4  .889
No. 10 NC State12–4 .750  28–6  .824
No. 19 Miami (FL)12–4 .750  25–9  .735
No. 12 Syracuse11–5 .688  25–9  .735
No. 25 Florida State10–6 .625  24–9  .727
Clemson9–7 .563  20–13  .606
North Carolina8–8 .500  18–15  .545
Georgia Tech7–9 .438  17–13  .567
Virginia Tech6–10 .375  22–12  .647
Duke6–10 .375  15–15  .500
Virginia5–11 .313  12–19  .387
Boston College3–13 .188  14–16  .467
Pittsburgh2–14 .125  11–20  .355
Wake Forest1–15 .063  10–20  .333
† 2019 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 2017-18 Blue Devils finished the season 24–9, 11–5 in ACC play to finish tied for fourth place in the regular season. They were the fourth seed in the ACC Women's Tournament, where they lost their first game to NC State. The received and at large bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, and were seeded fifth in the Albany region. They beat Belmont and Georgia before losing to Connecticut in the Sweet 16.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Onome Akinbode-James
F		 Blairstown, NJ Blair Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 94
Rayah Craig
PG		 Scottsdale, AZ Desert Mountain 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 94
Uchenna Nwoke
P		 Grand Prairie, TX South Grand Prairie High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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
    2018–19 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 2 Haley Gorecki 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrWilliam Fremd Palatine, IL
    G 3 Miela Goodchild 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrMoreton Bay College Queensland, Australia
    F 5 Leaonna Odom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrChaminade Lompoc, CA
    C 11 Sofia Roma 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrNazareth Regional
    Wagner    		 Richmond Hill, NY
    G 12 Mikayla Boykin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrClinton Clinton, NC
    C 13 Uchenna Nwoke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) FrSouth Grand Prairie High School Grand Prairie, TX
    G/F 14 Faith Suggs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrHomewood Flossmoor Flossmoor, IL
    G 15 Kyra Lambert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrSamuel Clemens Cibolo, TX
    G 23 Rayah Criag 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrDesert Mountain Scottsdale, AZ
    F/C 24 Onome Akinbode-James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrBlair Academy Blairstown, NJ
    F/C 25 Jade Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoOwensboro Catholic Owensboro, KY
    C 30 Emily Schubert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SoElizabethton Elizabethton, TN
    G 32 Jayda Adams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoMater Dei Irvine, CA
    F 44 Madison Treece 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoRock Bridge St. Peters, MO
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: October 5, 2018

    Rankings

    2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
    Season    		Week
    2    		Week
    3    		Week
    4    		Week
    5    		Week
    6    		Week
    7    		Week
    8    		Week
    9    		Week
    10    		Week
    11    		Week
    12    		Week
    13    		Week
    14    		Week
    15    		Week
    16    		Week
    17    		Week
    18    		Week
    19    		Final
    AP 21 RV RV N/A
    Coaches 20 20^ RV RV
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      No Change
    (RV)   Received Votes
    (NR)   Not Ranked

    ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

    Schedule
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 4, 2018*
    2:00 pm    		 No. 21 Alaska Anchorage W 75–57  0–0
    		  18 – Gorecki  11 – Akinbode-Jame  6 – Odom  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
    Durham, NC
    Non-conference regular season
    November 11, 2018*
    2:00 pm, BTN    		 No. 21 at Northwestern L 51–84  0–1
    		  14 – Odom  14 – Odom  3 – Gorecki  Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,258)
    Evanston, IL
    November 15, 2018*
    7:00 pm    		 at Maine W 66–63  1–1
    		  21 – Gorecki  6 – Gorecki  10 – Gorecki  Cross Insurance Center (2,868)
    Bangor, ME
    November 18, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 Elon W 81–64  2–1
    		  23 – Odom  10 – Odom  4 – Adams  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,313)
    Durham, NC
    November 23, 2018*
    1:30 pm    		 vs. Washington
    Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals    		 L 64–71  2–2
    		  20 – Gorecki  10 – Odom  5 – Gorecki  Hertz Arena (458)
    Estero, FL
    November 24, 2018*
    11:00 am    		 vs. Ball State
    Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd round    		 W 79–62  3–2
    		  19 – Gorecki  9 – Odom  6 – Odom  Hertz Arena (516)
    Estero, FL
    November 25, 2018*
    1:30 pm    		 vs. No. 21 Missouri
    Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game    		 L 64–72  3–3
    		  24 – Gorecki  11 – Akinbode-James  2 – 2 tied  Hertz Arena (762)
    Estero, FL
    November 28, 2018*
    9:00 pm, BTN    		 at Wisconsin
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge    		 W 60–53  4–3
    		  14 – 2 Tied  14 – Akinbode-James  4 – Goodchild  Kohl Center (3,483)
    Madison, WI
    December 2, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 Marist W 64–56  5–3
    		  20 – Odom  11 – Odom  5 – Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,923)
    Durham, NC
    December 6, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 UNLV W 66–38  6–3
    		  14 – Goodchild  7 – Akinbode-James  6 – Boykin  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,018)
    Durham, NC
    December 9, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 22 South Carolina
    Cancelled; inclement weather[2]    		 Cameron Indoor Stadium 
    Durham, NC
    December 20, 2018*
    10:00 pm, P12N    		 at No. 11 Oregon State L 57–71  6–4
    		  18 – Gorecki  11 – Gorecki  3 – Gorecki  Gill Coliseum (7,060)
    Corvallis, OR
    December 28, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 East Carolina W 83–66  7–4
    		  26 – Gorecki  11 – Gorecki  3 – 2 tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,512)
    Durham, NC
    December 30, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 Florida Gulf Coast W 57–41  8–4
    		  17 – Williams  11 – Williams  7 – Boykin  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,310)
    Durham, NC
    ACC Regular Season
    January 3, 2019
    7:00 pm, RSN    		 at No. 9 NC State L 51–63  8–5
    (0–1)    		  19 – Gorecki  8 – Odom  2 – 2 tied  Reynolds Coliseum (2,971)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 6, 2018
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 3 Louisville L 51–73  8–6
    (0–2)    		  16 – Odom  7 – Odom  5 – Boykin  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,228)
    Durham, NC
    January 10, 2018
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 at Georgia Tech L 64–70  8–7
    (0–3)    		  22 – Gorecki  9 – Gorecki  11 – Boykin  McCamish Pavilion (1,485)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 17, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 Miami (FL) L 50–58  8–8
    (0–4)    		  13 – Goodchild  9 – Gorecki  5 – Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,664)
    Durham, NC
    January 20, 2018
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 at Florida State L 62–66  8–9
    (0–5)    		  25 – Gorecki  7 – Odom  6 – Gorecki  Tucker Center (3,636)
    Tallahassee, FL
    January 24, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 Wake Forest W 66–52  9–9
    (1–5)    		  20 – Odom  5 – Goodchild  6 – Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,202)
    Durham, NC
    January 27, 2019
    1:00 pm, RSN    		 No. 13 Syracuse L 55–64  9–10
    (1–6)    		  26 – Gorecki  10 – Gorecki  4 – Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,004)
    Durham, NC
    January 31, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 at Boston College L 90–92 2OT 9–11
    (1–7)    		  24 – Gorecki  14 – Gorecki  9 – Odom  Conte Forum (925)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    February 3, 2019
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 Pittsburgh W 74–55  10–11
    (2–7)    		  16 – Gorecki  10 – Gorecki  10 – Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,722)
    Durham, NC
    February 7, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 at North Carolina
    Rivalry    		 W 85–69  11–11
    (3–7)    		  28 – Gorecki  10 – Gorecki  6 – Williams  Carmichael Arena (3,123)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    February 10, 2019
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 at Virginia L 47–53  11–12
    (3–8)    		  13 – Tied  6 – Tied  6 – Gorecki  John Paul Jones Arena (3,536)
    Charlottesville, VA
    February 14, 2019
    7:00 pm, RSN    		 Virginia Tech L 57–64  11–13
    (3–9)    		  26 – Gorecki  8 – Gorecki  5 – Odom  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,117)
    Durham, NC
    February 21, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 at No. 5 Notre Dame L 61–89  11–14
    (3–10)    		  26 – Goodchild  7 – Odom  5 – Gorecki  Joyce Center (8,399)
    Notre Dame, IN
    February 24, 2019
    1:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 at Wake Forest W 55–44  12–14
    (4–10)    		  17 – Williams  9 – Akinbode-James  4 – Gorecki  LJVM Coliseum (2,037)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    February 28, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 Clemson W 63–59  13–14
    (5–10)    		  21 – Gorecki  14 – Akinbode-James  5 – Odom  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,149)
    Durham, NC
    March 3, 2019
    12:00 pm, ESPN2    		 North Carolina
    Rivalry    		 W 62–44  14–14
    (6–10)    		  22 – Odom  13 – Williams  4 – Odom  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, NC
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 6, 2019
    6:30 pm, RSN    		 (11) vs. (14) Pittsburgh
    First Round    		 W 86–64  15–14
    		  19 – Goodchild  7 – 3 tied  8 – Odom  Greensboro Coliseum (3,233)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 7, 2019
    8:00 pm, RSN    		 (11) vs. (6) No. 22 Florida State
    Second Round    		 L 41–51  15–15
    		  17 – Gorecki  6 – Odom  3 – Gorecki  Greensboro Coliseum (4,024)
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Source[3]

    See also

    References
    1. "Duke". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
    2. "Weather Halts Duke-South Carolina Game Sunday". Go Duke. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
    3. "Women's Basketball 2018-19 Schedule/Results". Duke Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
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