2018–19 UConn Huskies women's basketball team

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Associate head coach	Chris Dailey

2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 UConn †	16	–	0	1.000	35	–	3	.921
UCF	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
Cincinnati	12	–	4	.750	24	–	11	.686
Houston	9	–	7	.563	15	–	16	.484
South Florida	7	–	9	.438	19	–	16	.543
Temple	7	–	9	.438	11	–	18	.379
East Carolina	6	–	10	.375	16	–	15	.516
Tulsa	6	–	10	.375	13	–	18	.419
Tulane	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
Wichita State	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
SMU	5	–	11	.313	11	–	19	.367
Memphis	5	–	11	.313	11	–	20	.355

† 2019 AAC tournament winner As of March 17, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represent the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma, in his 34th season at UConn, played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the XL Center and are sixth year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Media

Every single Connecticut game is expected to be televised. Excluding exhibitions, most Connecticut games air on SNY, an ESPN network, or a CBS network. Exhibition games and games that air on SNY are also streamed on Husky Vision. Every game is expected to be broadcast on the UConn IMG Sports Network with an extra audio broadcast being available online to listen to through Husky Vision.

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Andra Espinoza-Hunter	2	G	5'11"	Freshman	Ossining, NY	Transferred to Mississippi State
Kia Nurse	11	G	6'0"	Senior	Hamilton, ON	Graduated/2018 WNBA draft
Gabby Williams	15	F	5'11"	Senior	Reno, NV	Graduated/2018 WNBA draft
Azurá Stevens	23	G/F	6'6"	RS Junior	Raleigh, NC	Declared for 2018 WNBA draft

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Christyn Williams G	Little Rock, AR	Central Arkansas Christian School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Christyn Williams G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Olivia Nelson-Ododa P	Winder, GA	Winder-Barrow	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Olivia Nelson-Ododa P	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
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: "2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

Roster

2018–19 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	3	Megan Walker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Monacan	Chesterfield, VA
G	4	Mikayla Coombs	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Wesleyan	Buford, GA
G	5	Crystal Dangerfield	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Blackman	Murfreesboro, TN
G	10	Molly Bent	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Tabor Academy	Centerville, MA
G	13	Christyn Williams	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Central Arkansas Christian	Little Rock, AR
F	20	Olivia Nelson-Ododa	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Winder-Barrow	Winder, GA
F	24	Napheesa Collier	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Incarnate Word Academy	O'Fallon, MO
F	25	Kyla Irwin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	State College	State College, PA
F	32	Batouly Camara	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Jr	Kentucky	New York, NY
G/F	33	Katie Lou Samuelson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Mater Dei	Huntington Beach, CA
G/F	34	Alexis Gordon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	L. D. Bell	Fort Worth, TX

Head coach

Geno Auriemma (West Chester)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Dailey (Rutgers)
Shea Ralph (Connecticut)
Jasmine Lister (Vanderbilt)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Games

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2018* 1:00 PM	Vanguard	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
11/15/2018* 7:00 PM	Southern Connecticut State	XL Center Hartford, CT
Regular season
11/11/2018* 12:00 PM, CBSSN	Ohio State	XL Center Hartford, CT
11/17/2018* 6:00 pm, SNY	vs. Vanderbilt Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
11/22/2018* 7:30 PM	vs. Ole Miss Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
11/23/2018* 7:30 PM	vs. St. John's Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
11/24/2018* 7:30 PM	vs. Purdue Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2018* 7:00 PM, SNY	DePaul	XL Center Hartford, CT
12/02/2018* 4:00 PM, ESPN	at Notre Dame Jimmy V Classic/Rivalry	Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
12/04/2018* 7:00 PM, CBSSN	at Saint Louis	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
12/08/2018* 1:00 PM, SNY	Seton Hall	XL Center Hartford, CT
12/19/2018* TBA, FS1	at Oklahoma	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
12/22/2018* 3:00 PM, P12N	at California	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
01/03/2019* 9:00 PM, ESPN	at Baylor	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
01/06/2019 12:00 PM, CBSSN	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
01/09/2019 7:00 PM, SNY	Cincinnati	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
01/13/2019 1:00 PM, ESPN	South Florida	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
01/16/2019 8:00 PM, SNY	at Tulane	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
01/20/2019 1:00 PM, SNY	at Temple	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
01/23/2019 7:00 PM, SNY	SMU	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
01/27/2019 4:00 PM, ESPN2	UCF	XL Center Hartford, CT
01/31/2019* 7:00 PM, ESPN	at Louisville	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
02/02/2019 12:00 PM, SNY	at Cincinnati	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
02/06/2019 7:00 PM, SNY	East Carolina	XL Center Hartford, CT
02/09/2019 1:00 PM, SNY	Temple	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
02/11/2019* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	South Carolina	XL Center Hartford, CT
02/17/2019 2:00 PM, SNY	at UCF	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
02/20/2019 7:00 PM, SNY	Memphis	XL Center Hartford, CT
02/24/2019 3:00 PM, SNY	at Tulsa	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
02/26/2019 7:30 PM, SNY	at Wichita State	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
03/02/2018 1:00 PM, SNY	Houston	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
03/04/2019 7:00 PM, ESPN2	at South Florida	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
AAC Women's Tournament
03/08–11/2019	vs.	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST.

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																				N/A
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

^ "2018–2019 Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

[1] "2018–2019 Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

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v t e UConn Huskies women's basketball
Venues	Hugh S. Greer Field House (1974–1989) XL Center (1975–present) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Notre Dame Rutgers Stanford Syracuse Tennessee
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky UConn Husky Bird at the Buzzer Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders WNBA draftees
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics