2018–19 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Miami hurricanes women's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by fourteenth-year head coach Katie Meier, play their home games at the Watsco Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Women's Tournament to Syracuse. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the first round before losing to Arizona State in the second round.

2018–19 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 19
2018–19 record25–9 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Octavia Blue
  • Tia Jackson
  • Fitzroy Anthony
Home arenaWatsco Center
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

For the 2017–18 season, the Hurricanes finished 21–11 overall and 10–6, 7th in the ACC. Miami was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament by Florida State. The Hurricanes received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as an eight-seed, their fourth consecutive tournament appearance, and were upset in the first round of the tournament by Quinnipiac.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jamir Huston
F		 Dayton, Ohio Shaker Heights High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 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 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Laura Cornelius 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrCaland Lyceum Groningen, Netherlands
    G 3 Endia Banks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoDuluth Duluth, GA
    G 5 Mykea Gray 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS SoNational Christian Academy Atlanta, GA
    G/F 12 Sarah Mortensen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrLong Island Lutheran Copenhagen, Denmark
    G 13 Taylor Mason 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoNorcross Decatur, GA
    F 15 Jamir Huston 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrShaker Heights Dayton, OH
    G 20 Kelsey Marshall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMiami Country Day School Davie, FL
    F/C 21 Emese Hof 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrCaland Lyceum Utrecht, Netherlands
    G/F 23 Rebecca Ripley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrNew Hampton School Stratham, NH
    F 25 Khaila Prather 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrRiverdale Baptist Upper Marlboro, MD
    F 32 Beatrice Mompremier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS JrMiami Senior
    Baylor    		 Miami, FL
    F 33 Destiny Harden 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMorgan Park
    West Virginia    		 Chicago, IL
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: October 24, 2018

    Schedule
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 29, 2018*
    7:00 pm    		 No. 25 Nova Southeastern W 91–67  –
    		 Watsco Center (665)
    Coral Gables, FL
    Non-conference regular season
    November 6, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 No. 25 at FIU W 94–43  1–0
    		 Ocean Bank Convocation Center (687)
    University Park, FL
    November 9, 2018*
    11:00 am, ACCN Extra    		 No. 25 Stephen F. Austin
    Preseason WNIT First Round    		 W 81–60  2–0
    		 Watsco Center (3,079)
    Coral Gables, FL
    November 11, 2018*
    1:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 25 Hartford
    Preseason WNIT Quarterfinals    		 W 75–62  3–0
    		 Watsco Center (783)
    Coral Gables, FL
    November 15, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 24 No. 19 Marquette
    Preseason WNIT Semifinals    		 W 63–55  4–0
    		 Watsco Center (855)
    Coral Gables, FL
    November 18, 2018*
    4:30 pm, CBSSN    		 No. 24 at Iowa State
    Preseason WNIT Championship    		 L 52–75  4–1
    		 Hilton Coliseum (10,064)
    Ames, IA
    November 23, 2018*
    3:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 24 Nebraska
    Miami Thanksgiving Classic    		 W 82–68  5–1
    		 Watsco Center (730)
    Coral Gables, FL
    November 25, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 24 Temple
    Miami Thanksgiving Classic    		 W 73–61  6–1
    		 Watsco Center (718)
    Coral Gables, FL
    November 29, 2018*
    7:00 pm, BTN Plus    		 No. 21 at Purdue
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge    		 L 63–74  6–2
    		 Mackey Arena (5,831)
    West Lafayette, IN
    December 2, 2018*
    1:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 21 Colorado W 73–58  7–2
    		 Watsco Center (896)
    Coral Gables, FL
    December 9, 2018*
    1:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 25 New Orleans W 78–38  8–2
    		 Watsco Center (766)
    Coral Gables, FL
    December 16, 2018*
    1:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 24 Maryland Eastern Shore W 71–53  9–2
    		 Watsco Center (1,069)
    Coral Gables, FL
    December 20, 2018*
    8:30 pm, FloHoops    		 No. 24 vs. Vanderbilt
    Florida Sunshine Classic    		 W 90–65  10–2
    		 Warden Arena (397)
    Winter Garden, FL
    December 21, 2018*
    6:15 pm, FloHoops    		 No. 24 vs. Alabama
    Florida Sunshine Classic    		 W 101–74  11–2
    		 Warden Arena (472)
    Winter Garden, FL
    December 28, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 24 Florida A&M
    Miami Holiday Classic    		 W 103–54  12–2
    		 Watsco Center (979)
    Coral Gables, FL
    December 30, 2018*
    4:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 24 Central Michigan
    Miami Holiday Classic    		 L 80–90  12–3
    		 Watsco Center (727)
    Coral Gables, FL
    ACC regular season
    January 3, 2019
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 Virginia Tech W 68–61  13–3
    (1–0)    		 Watsco Center (961)
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 6, 2019
    1:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 at Wake Forest W 72–57  14–3
    (2–0)    		 LJVM Coliseum (704)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    January 10, 2019
    11:00 am, ACCN Extra    		 Clemson L 67–76  14–4
    (2–1)    		 Watsco Center (2,490)
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 17, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 at Duke W 58–50  15–4
    (3–1)    		 Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,664)
    Durham, NC
    January 20, 2019
    2:30 pm, RSN    		 North Carolina W 76–68  16–4
    (4–1)    		 Watsco Center (1,560)
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 23, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 at No. 13 Syracuse W 84–71  17–4
    (5–1)    		 Carrier Dome (1,332)
    Syracuse, NY
    January 27, 2019
    1:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 Boston College W 76–73  18–4
    (6–1)    		 Watsco Center (1,108)
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 31, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 at No. 24 Florida State
    Rivalry    		 L 58–62  18–5
    (6–2)    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,570)
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 3, 2019
    1:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 Virginia W 72–59  19–5
    (7–2)    		 Watsco Center (1,059)
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 7, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 25 No. 4 Notre Dame W 72–65  20–5
    (8–2)    		 Watsco Center (1,864)
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 10, 2019
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 25 at Pittsburgh W 65–51  21–5
    (9–2)    		 Petersen Events Center (2,495)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 17, 2019
    3:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 20 at No. 2 Louisville W 79–73  22–5
    (10–2)    		 KFC Yum! Center (12,193)
    Louisville, KY
    February 21, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 14 at Virginia Tech L 65–73  22–6
    (10–3)    		 Cassell Coliseum (2,213)
    Blacksburg, VA
    February 24, 2019
    12:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 14 No. 22 Florida State
    Rivalry    		 W 64–54  23–6
    (11–3)    		 Watsco Center (2,339)
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 28, 2019
    7:00 pm, RSN    		 No. 15 Georgia Tech W 69–56  24–6
    (12–3)    		 Watsco Center (1,151)
    Coral Gables, FL
    March 3, 2019
    2:30 pm, RSN    		 No. 15 at No. 10 NC State L 68–70  24–7
    (12–4)    		 Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
    Raleigh, NC
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 8, 2019
    12:00 pm, RSN    		 (4) No. 16 vs. (5) No. 18 Syracuse
    Quarterfinals    		 L 85–92  24–8
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (8,121)
    Greensboro, NC
    NCAA Women's Tournament
    March 22, 2019*
    9:00 pm, ESPN2    		 (4 P) No. 19 (13 P) Florida Gulf Coast
    First Round    		 W 69–62  25–8
    		 Watsco Center (3,003)
    Coral Gables, FL
    March 24, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 (4 P) No. 19 (5 P) No. 22 Arizona State
    Second Round    		 L 55–57  25–9
    		 Watsco Center (2,056)
    Coral Gables, FL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Source[2]

    Rankings
    Main article: 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 25 24 24 21 25 24 24 24 RV RV RV RV 25 20 14 15 16 19 N/A
    Coaches 24 22 20 20 23 22-T 23 23 RV RV 23 25 20 14 15-T 15 16 20
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      Not ranked previous week
    (RV)   Received Votes

    The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time.

    References
    1. "Miami Hurricanes". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
    2. "2018–19 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball schedule". Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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