2018–19 Florida Gators women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2018–19 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gators, led by second-year head coach Cameron Newbauer , played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They finished the season 8–23, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They defeated Ole Miss in the first round of the SEC women's tournament before losing to Missouri in the second round.
Previous season
They finished the season 11–19, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in a 3 tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the SEC women's tournament to Ole Miss.[ 1]
Roster
2018–19 Florida Gators women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Hometown
G
00
Delicia Washington
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Macclenny, FL
G
1
Kiara Smith
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
District Heights, MD
G
3
Funda Nakkasoglu
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
RS Sr
Hampton, Australia
G
4
Corey Staples
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
RS Jr
Buford, Georgia
G
10
Danielle Rainey
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
Washington, D.C.
G
11
Emanuely de Oliveira
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
Criciúma, Brazil
F
12
Zada Williams
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS Jr
Babson Park, FL
F
14
Kristina Moore
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Sydney, Australia
C
30
Emer Nichols
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
RS Sr
Pearland, TX
G
32
Ariel Johnson
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Tracy, CA
F
44
Paige Robinson
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
London, England
F
55
Stephanie Brower
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Wesley Chapel, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: September 21, 2018
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018 *11:00 am
Gardner–Webb
L 58–60
0–1
O'Connell Center (1,891)Gainesville, FL
11/11/2018 *3:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Florida State
L 56–63
0–2
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,994)Tallahassee, FL
11/15/2018 *7:00 pm
at Mercer
L 82–92
0–3
Hawkins Arena (2,038)Macon, GA
11/18/2018 *2:00 pm
Northwestern
L 74–83 OT
0–4
O'Connell Center (1,379)Gainesville, FL
11/21/2018 *2:00 pm
at Indiana
L 64–83
0–5
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,345)Bloomington, IN
11/28/2018 *7:00 pm
Northeastern
L 66–79
0–6
O'Connell Center (1,161)Gainesville, FL
12/02/2018 *2:00 pm, SECN
Texas Tech Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 72–67
1–6
O'Connell Center (1,259)Gainesville, FL
12/05/2018 *7:00 pm
Bethune–Cookman
W 64–53
2–6
O'Connell Center (1,129)Gainesville, FL
12/09/2018 *2:00 pm
Florida A&M
W 62–38
3–6
O'Connell Center (1,309)Gainesville, FL
12/16/2018 *1:00 pm
at Ohio State
L 41–46
3–7
Value City Arena (4,585)Columbus, OH
12/20/2018 *3:00 pm
vs. Utah Duel in the Desert Rebel Division semifinals
L 58–74
3–8
Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV
12/21/2018 *3:00 pm
at UNLV Duel in the Desert consolation game
L 53–56
3–9
Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV
12/30/2018 *2:00 pm
Charleston Southern
W 70–60
4–9
O'Connell Center (1,479)Gainesville, FL
SEC regular season
01/03/2019 8:00 pm
at Alabama
L 67–74
4–10 (0–1)
Coleman Coliseum (2,514)Tuscaloosa, AL
01/06/2019 1:00 pm, SECN
Auburn
L 56–64
4–11 (0–2)
O'Connell Center (2,109)Gainesville, FL
01/10/2019 7:00 pm
at No. 21 South Carolina
L 40–71
4–12 (0–3)
Colonial Life Arena (10,353)Columbia, SC
01/13/2019 3:00 pm, SECN
Missouri
W 58–56
5–12 (1–3)
O'Connell Center (2,219)Gainesville, FL
01/20/2019 4:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss
L 66–76
5–13 (1–4)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,507)Oxford, MS
01/24/2019 7:00 pm
No. 7 Mississippi State
L 42–90
5–14 (1–5)
O'Connell Center (1,242)Gainesville, FL
01/27/2019 2:00 pm
Arkansas
L 73–83
5–15 (1–6)
O'Connell Center (2,009)Gainesville, FL
01/31/2019 7:00 pm
at Tennessee
L 50–67
5–16 (1–7)
Thompson–Boling Arena (6,233)Knoxville, TN
02/03/2019 2:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 19 Kentucky
L 51–62
5–17 (1–8)
Rupp Arena (10,031)Lexington, KY
02/07/2019 7:00 pm
Alabama
W 57–55
6–17 (2–8)
O'Connell Center (1,206)Gainesville, FL
02/10/2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU
at Georgia
L 58–93
6–18 (2–9)
Stegeman Coliseum (5,515)Athens, GA
02/17/2019 2:00 pm
No. 11 South Carolina
L 77–96
6–19 (2–10)
O'Connell Center (3,213)Gainesville, FL
02/21/2019 6:30 pm
at LSU
L 51–69
6–20 (2–11)
Maravich Center (1,573)Baton Rouge, LA
02/25/2019 7:00 pm, SECN
Texas A&M
L 62–80
6–21 (2–12)
O'Connell Center (1,009)Gainesville, FL
02/28/2019 7:00 pm
Georgia
L 57–69
6–22 (2–13)
O'Connell Center (1,062)Gainesville, FL
03/03/2019 3:00 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt
W 78–66
7–22 (3–13)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,684)Nashville, TN
SEC Tournament
03/06/2019 11:00 am, SECN
(13)
vs. (12) Ole Miss First Round
W 64–57
8–22
Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
03/07/2019 2:30 pm, SECN
(13)
vs. (5) Missouri Second Round
L 56–87
8–23
Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
[ 2]
References
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