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2018–19 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball
2018–19 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 19
Record	25–9 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach	Katie Meier (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Octavia Blue; Tia Jackson; Fitzroy Anthony;
Home arena	Watsco Center
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	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

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]

Previous season

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

Recruiting class

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

Source:^[8]

Roster

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

Katie Meier (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Octavia Blue (Miami (FL))
Tia Jackson (Iowa)
Fitzroy Anthony (Palm Beach Atlantic)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2024

Schedule

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.

Source:^[9]

Rankings

Regular-season polls
Poll	Pre- 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 released a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP poll did not release a poll at that time.

References

^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Standings". theacc.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
^ 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.
^ Schwartz, Alex (March 23, 2019). "WBB Defeats FGCU, 69-62, in NCAA Tournament Thriller". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
^ 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.
^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Standings". theacc.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
^ 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.
^ Schwartz, Alex (March 17, 2018). "WBB Falls to Quinnipiac in NCAA Tournament Opener". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
^ "Miami Hurricanes". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved October 31, 2024.

[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.

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