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 Dame142 .875  354  .897
No. 5 Louisville142 .875  324  .889
No. 10 NC State124 .750  286  .824
No. 19 Miami (FL)124 .750  259  .735
No. 12 Syracuse115 .688  259  .735
No. 25 Florida State106 .625  249  .727
Clemson97 .563  2013  .606
North Carolina88 .500  1815  .545
Georgia Tech79 .438  1713  .567
Virginia Tech610 .375  2212  .647
Duke610 .375  1515  .500
Virginia511 .313  1219  .387
Boston College313 .188  1416  .467
Pittsburgh214 .125  1120  .355
Wake Forest115 .063  1020  .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

    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
    Season
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    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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