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, played their home games at the Watsco Center in Miami, Florida and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 25–9, 10–6 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for third place.[1] They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament to Syracuse.[2] They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the first round[3] before losing to Arizona State in the second round.[4]

2018–19 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 19
Record25–9 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Octavia Blue
  • Tia Jackson
  • Fitzroy Anthony
Home arenaWatsco Center
Seasons
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame 14 2   .875 35 4   .897
No. 5 Louisville 14 2   .875 32 4   .889
No. 10 NC State 12 4   .750 28 6   .824
No. 19 Miami (FL) 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
No. 12 Syracuse 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
No. 25 Florida State 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
Clemson 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
North Carolina 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Virginia Tech 6 10   .375 22 12   .647
Duke 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Virginia 5 11   .313 12 19   .387
Boston College 3 13   .188 14 16   .467
Pittsburgh 2 14   .125 11 20   .355
Wake Forest 1 15   .063 10 20   .333
2019 ACC tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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For the 2017–18 season, the Hurricanes finished 21–11 overall and 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.[5] They were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament by Florida State.[6] 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.[7]

Off-season

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Recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jamir Huston
F
Dayton, OH Shaker Heights High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Source:[8]

Roster

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2018–19 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Laura Cornelius 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Caland Lyceum Groningen, Netherlands
G 3 Endia Banks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Duluth Duluth, GA
G 5 Mykea Gray 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS So National Christian Academy Atlanta, GA
G/F 12 Sarah Mortensen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Long Island Lutheran Copenhagen, Denmark
G 13 Taylor Mason 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Norcross Decatur, GA
F 15 Jamir Huston 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Shaker Heights Dayton, OH
G 20 Kelsey Marshall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Miami Country Day School Davie, FL
F/C 21 Emese Hof 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Caland Lyceum Utrecht, Netherlands
G/F 23 Rebecca Ripley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr New Hampton School Stratham, NH
F 25 Khaila Prather 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Riverdale Baptist Upper Marlboro, MD
F 32 Beatrice Mompremier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Miami Senior
Baylor
Miami, FL
F 33 Destiny Harden 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Morgan 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 31, 2024

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
No. 25 Nova Southeastern W 91–67 
Watsco Center (665)
Coral Gables, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 at FIU W 94–43  1–0
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (687)
University Park, FL
November 9, 2018*
11:00 a.m., 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 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 25 Hartford
Preseason WNIT quarterfinals
W 75–62  3–0
Watsco Center (783)
Coral Gables, FL
November 15, 2018*
7:00 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 24 Nebraska
Miami Thanksgiving Classic
W 82–68  5–1
Watsco Center (730)
Coral Gables, FL
November 25, 2018*
2:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 24 Temple
Miami Thanksgiving Classic
W 73–61  6–1
Watsco Center (718)
Coral Gables, FL
November 29, 2018*
7:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 21 Colorado W 73–58  7–2
Watsco Center (896)
Coral Gables, FL
December 9, 2018*
1:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 25 New Orleans W 78–38  8–2
Watsco Center (766)
Coral Gables, FL
December 16, 2018*
1:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 24 Maryland Eastern Shore W 71–53  9–2
Watsco Center (1,069)
Coral Gables, FL
December 20, 2018*
8:30 p.m., FloHoops
No. 24 vs. Vanderbilt
Florida Sunshine Classic
W 90–65  10–2
Warden Arena (397)
Winter Garden, FL
December 21, 2018*
6:15 p.m., FloHoops
No. 24 vs. Alabama
Florida Sunshine Classic
W 101–74  11–2
Warden Arena (472)
Winter Garden, FL
December 28, 2018*
7:00 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., ACCN Extra
Virginia Tech W 68–61  13–3
(1–0)
Watsco Center (961)
Coral Gables, FL
January 6, 2019
1:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
at Wake Forest W 72–57  14–3
(2–0)
LJVM Coliseum (704)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 10, 2019
11:00 a.m., ACCN Extra
Clemson L 67–76  14–4
(2–1)
Watsco Center (2,490)
Coral Gables, FL
January 17, 2019
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
at Duke W 58–50  15–4
(3–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,664)
Durham, NC
January 20, 2019
2:30 p.m., RSN
North Carolina W 76–68  16–4
(4–1)
Watsco Center (1,560)
Coral Gables, FL
January 23, 2019
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
at No. 13 Syracuse W 84–71  17–4
(5–1)
Carrier Dome (1,332)
Syracuse, NY
January 27, 2019
1:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
Boston College W 76–73  18–4
(6–1)
Watsco Center (1,108)
Coral Gables, FL
January 31, 2019
7:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ACCN Extra
Virginia W 72–59  19–5
(7–2)
Watsco Center (1,059)
Coral Gables, FL
February 7, 2019
7:00 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., RSN
No. 15 Georgia Tech W 69–56  24–6
(12–3)
Watsco Center (1,151)
Coral Gables, FL
March 3, 2019
2:30 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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.

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Rankings

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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
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received votes

The Coaches Poll released a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP poll did not release a poll at that time.

References

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  1. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Standings". theacc.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  2. ^ Schwartz, Alex (March 8, 2019). "WBB Falls to No. 18/16 Syracuse, 92-85, in ACC Quarterfinals". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  3. ^ Schwartz, Alex (March 23, 2019). "WBB Defeats FGCU, 69-62, in NCAA Tournament Thriller". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  4. ^ Schwartz, Alex (March 24, 2019). "WBB Drops NCAA Heartbreaker to No. 22/20 Arizona State, 57-55". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Standings". theacc.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  6. ^ Schwartz, Alex (March 2, 2018). "WBB Falls to No. 11 Florida State, 73-69, in ACC Quarters". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  7. ^ Schwartz, Alex (March 17, 2018). "WBB Falls to Quinnipiac in NCAA Tournament Opener". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "Miami Hurricanes". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  9. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved October 31, 2024.