2018–19 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2018–19 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . It was head coach Karen Aston 's seventh season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center . They finished the season 23–10, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament , where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament , as a 10th seed in the Portland Regional, where they lost to 7th seed Indiana in the first round.
Previous season
The Longhorns finished the season 28–7, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they defeated Maine and Arizona State in the first and second rounds before losing to UCLA in the sweet sixteen.
Offseason
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Year
Hometown
Reason for departure
Jordan Hosey
5
F
6'1"
Junior
Pearland, TX
Graduate transferred
Brooke McCarthy
11
G
5'4"
Senior
League City, TX
Graduated
Chasity Patterson
15
G
5'5"
Sophomore
Houston, TX
Departed the team on November 10, 2018 having only played in the Duquesne game.[ 2]
Ariel Atkins
23
G
5'11"
Senior
Duncanville, TX
Graduated
Khaléann Caron-Goudreau
30
F
6'4"
RS Junior
Gatineau, QE
Graduate transferred to Laval
Audrey Ann Caron-Goudreau
31
F
6'4"
Senior
Gatineau, QE
Graduated
Rellah Boothe
35
F
6'3"
Freshman
Ocala, FL
Transferred to Middle Tennessee
Incoming transfers
Name
Pos.
Height
Year
Hometown
Previous school
Danni Williams
G
5'10"
Senior
Clovis, MN
Transferred from Texas A&M . Will be eligible to play immediately since Williams graduated from Texas A&M .
Recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Charli Collier F
Crosby, TX
Barbers Hill High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
N/A
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 98
Sedona Prince P
Liberty Hill, TX
Liberty Hill High School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
N/A
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 98
Joanne Allen-Taylor G
Houston, TX
Cypress Falls High School
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
N/A
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 95
Shae Routt W
Austin, TX
Akins High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
N/A
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 90
Audrey Warren G
Fort Worth, TX
W. E. Boswell High School
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
N/A
Recruiting 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:
Roster
2018–19 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Alecia Sutton
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
Parkway North
St. Louis, MO
G
3
Danni Williams
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
Clovis Texas A&M
Clovis, NM
G
4
Destiny Littleton
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
The Bishop's School
La Jolla, CA
G
10
Lashann Higgs
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Cedar Ridge
Round Rock, TX
G
11
Joanne Allen-Taylor
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
Cypress Falls
Houston, TX
G/F
12
Jada Underwood
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Horn
Mesquite, TX
F
14
Olamide Aborowa
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Neumann-Goretti
Ondo, Nigeria
G/F
22
Shae Routt
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Akins
Austin, TX
C
23
Sedona Prince
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
Liberty Hill
Liberty Hill, TX
G/F
24
Joyner Holmes
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
Cedar Hill
Cedar Hill, TX
G/F
31
Audrey Warren
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Boswell
Fort Worth, TX
F/C
35
Charli Collier
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
Barbers Hill
Mont Belvieu, TX
F/C
40
Jatarie White
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
RS Sr
Providence Day South Carolina
Charlotte, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 3]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Exhibition
Oct 28, 2018 *1:00 pm, LHN
No. 11
West Texas A&M
W 91–63
Frank Erwin Center (1,013)Austin, TX
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018 *7:00 pm, LHN
No. 11
Duquesne
W 78–41
1–0
Frank Erwin Center (2,880)Austin, TX
Nov 12, 2018 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 11
at North Texas
W 64–54
2–0
The Super Pit (2,497)Denton, TX
Nov 15, 2018 *7:00 pm, LHN
No. 11
McNeese State
W 96–40
3–0
Frank Erwin Center (2,950)Austin, TX
Nov 23, 2018 *4:00 pm
No. 10
vs. Quinnipiac Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals
W 56–55
4–0
Hertz Arena (1,107)Estero, FL
Nov 24, 2018 *6:30 pm
No. 10
vs. Michigan Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals
W 69–52
5–0
Hertz Arena Estero, FL
Nov 25, 2018 *6:30 pm
No. 10
vs. Fordham Gulf Coast Showcase championship
W 72–54
6–0
Hertz Arena Estero, FL
Nov 28, 2018 *11:00 am, LHN
No. 10
UTSA
W 98–54
7–0
Frank Erwin Center (9,495)Austin, TX
Dec 2, 2018 *1:00 pm, FS1
No. 10
No. 6 Mississippi State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 49–67
7–1
Frank Erwin Center (4,579)Austin, TX
Dec 9, 2018 *12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 12
No. 9 Tennessee
L 82–88
7–2
Frank Erwin Center (4,275)Austin, TX
Dec 16, 2018 *1:00 pm, LHN
No. 12
Stetson
W 65–46
8–2
Frank Erwin Center (3,088)Austin, TX
Dec 20, 2018 *7:00 pm
No. 12
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley
W 81–66
9–2
UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,655)Edinburg, TX
Dec 29, 2018 *1:00 pm, LHN
No. 13
Northwestern State
W 104–66
10–2
Frank Erwin Center (3,325)Austin, TX
Big 12 regular season
Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm, LHN
No. 13
Oklahoma State
W 60–51
11–2 (1–0)
Frank Erwin Center (3,088)Austin, TX
Jan 6, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13
at West Virginia
W 70–58
12–2 (2–0)
WVU Coliseum (2,932)Morgantown, WV
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, LHN
No. 11
Oklahoma
W 73–63
13–2 (3–0)
Frank Erwin Center (3,494)Austin, TX
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm
No. 11
at No. 20 Iowa State
W 64–62
14–2 (4–0)
Hilton Coliseum (10,983)Ames, IA
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 11
at Kansas State
L 69–87
14–3 (4–1)
Bramlage Coliseum (2,811)Manhattan, KS
Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm, LHN
No. 11
TCU
W 73–67
15–3 (5–1)
Frank Erwin Center (4,107)Austin, TX
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, LHN
No. 12
Kansas
W 62–43
16–3 (6–1)
Frank Erwin Center (2,846)Austin, TX
Jan 26, 2019 12:00 pm
No. 12
at Texas Tech
W 78–71
17–3 (7–1)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,356)Lubbock, TX
Jan 28, 2019 7:00 pm, FS1
No. 12
West Virginia
L 58–64
17–4 (7–2)
Frank Erwin Center (3,052)Austin, TX
Feb 2, 2019 3:00 pm, FSSW
No. 12
at Oklahoma
W 76–67
18–4 (8–2)
Lloyd Noble Center (4,026)Norman, OK
Feb 4, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 12
No. 1 Baylor
L 68–74
18–5 (8–3)
Frank Erwin Center (5,393)Austin, TX
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 12
at Kansas
W 91–73
19–5 (9–3)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,768)Lawrence, KS
Feb 12, 2019 7:00 pm
No. 15
at Oklahoma State
W 61–55
20–5 (10–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,997)Stillwater, OK
Feb 17, 2019 4:00 pm, FSN
No. 15
Kansas State
L 60–69
20–6 (10–4)
Frank Erwin Center (4,061)Austin, TX
Feb 23, 2019 11:00 am, LHN
No. 19
Texas Tech
W 81–57
21–6 (11–4)
Frank Erwin Center (3,884)Austin, TX
Feb 25, 2019 6:00 pm, FS1
No. 18
at No. 1 Baylor
L 35–64
21–7 (11–5)
Ferrell Center (6,835)Waco, TX
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, LHN
No. 18
No. 20 Iowa State
L 73–82
21–8 (11–6)
Frank Erwin Center (4,052)Austin, TX
Mar 5, 2019 6:30 pm, FSSW+
No. 21
at TCU
W 62–48
22–8 (12–6)
Schollmaier Arena (2,670)Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
Mar 9, 2019 8:30 pm, FSN
(3) No. 21
vs. (6) TCU Quarterfinals
W 66–64
23–8
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,240)Oklahoma City, OK
Mar 10, 2019 4:30 pm, FS1
(3) No. 21
vs. (2) No. 19 Iowa State Quarterfinals
L 69–75
23–9
Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 22, 2019 *6:00 pm, ESPN2
(7 P) No. 23
vs. (10 P) Indiana First Round
L 65–69
23–10
Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P=Portland Region.
All times are in
Central Time .
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
11
11
10
10
12
12
12
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
15
19
18
21
22
23
Coaches
8
8^
9
10
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
14
15
15
19
19
22
24
NR
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
No Change
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
Most University of Texas home games were shown on the Longhorn Network , with national telecasts on the Big 12 Conference's television partners. On the radio, women's basketball games aired on KTXX-HD4 "105.3 The Bat", with select games on KTXX-FM 104.9.
See also
References
Venues Rivalries People Culture and lore Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics