2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represents Arizona State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils, led by twenty second year head coach Charli Turner Thorne, play their games at Wells Fargo Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 10–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to UCLA. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated UCF and Miami (FL) in the first and second rounds before losing to Mississippi State in the sweet sixteen.

2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
ASU Classic Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 23
2018–19 record	22–11 (10–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Charli Turner Thorne (22nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jackie Moore Angie Nelp Briann January
Home arena	Wells Fargo Arena

2018–19 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Oregon	16	–	2		.889			33	–	5		.868
No. 6 Stanford †	15	–	3		.833			31	–	5		.861
No. 11 Oregon State	14	–	4		.778			26	–	8		.765
No. 20 UCLA	12	–	6		.667			22	–	13		.629
No. 22 Arizona State	10	–	7		.588			22	–	11		.667
Utah	9	–	9		.500			20	–	10		.667
California	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
Arizona	7	–	11		.389			24	–	13		.649
USC	7	–	11		.389			17	–	13		.567
Washington State	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
Washington	2	–	15		.118			11	–	21		.344
Colorado	2	–	16		.111			12	–	18		.400
† 2019 Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Taya Hanson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Kelowna Kelowna, BC G 1 Reili Richardson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Brea Olinda Brea, CA G 4 Kiara Russell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Osseo Minneapolis, MN G 5 Jamie Loera 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Moses Lake Moses Lake, WA G 11 Robbi Ryan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Sheridan Sheridan, WY F 21 Sophia Elenga 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Lycee Alain Fournier Nogent-sur-Oise, France G 22 Courtney Ekmark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr St. Mary's Connecticut Arcadia, AZ G/F 23 Iris Mbulito 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr IES Castilian poet Tomás Morales Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain G/F 24 Bre’yanna Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Clovis West Fresno, CA F 32 Jayde Van Hyfte 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Annawan Annawan, IL C 33 Charnea Johnson-Chapman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Canyon Springs Moreno Valley, CA F 42 Kianna Ibis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Benson Omaha, NE C 44 Eva Rubin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Homewood Flossmoor Flossmoor, IL F 52 Jamie Ruden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr John Marshall Rochester, MN	Head coach Charli Turner Thorne (Stanford) Assistant coach(es) Jackie Moore (Armstrong State) Angie Nelp (Colorado State) Briann January (Arizona State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018* 8:30 PM	No. 23	Incarnate Word	W 81–43	1–0	Wells Fargo Arena (2,221) Tempe, AZ
11/11/2018* 5:30 PM, ESPN2	No. 23	vs. No. 4 Baylor Showdown on the Rez	L 59–65	1–1	Bee Hółdzil Fighting Scouts Events Center (5,609) Fort Defiance, AZ
11/18/2018* 6:00 PM, SECN	No. 22	at Arkansas	W 88–85	2–1	Bud Walton Arena (1,519) Fayetteville, AR
11/23/2018* 3:30 PM	No. 19	vs. No. 5 Louisville South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	L 56–58	2–2	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
11/24/2018* 3:30 PM	No. 19	vs. Southern Illinois South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	W 82–38	3–2	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
12/01/2018* 1:00 PM, P12N	No. 19	Louisiana Tech ASU Classic semifinals	W 80–44	4–2	Wells Fargo Arena (2,026) Tempe, AZ
12/02/2018* 2:00 PM	No. 19	Tulsa ASU Classic Championship	W 70–52	5–2	Wells Fargo Arena (1,881) Tempe, AZ
12/07/2018* 6:00 PM	No. 17	Southern	W 69–47	6–2	Wells Fargo Arena (1,674) Tempe, AZ
12/09/2018* 2:00 PM, Stadium	No. 17	at Colorado State	W 70–39	7–2	Moby Arena (1,120) Fort Collins, CO
12/16/2018* 3:00 PM	No. 17	vs. Kansas State	W 65–51	8–2	Mitchell Hall Gymnasium (1,294) La Crosse, WI
12/20/2018* 2:00 PM	No. 17	Fresno State	W 68–52	9–2	Wells Fargo Arena (1,653) Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2018 5:00 PM, P12N	No. 17	at Arizona	L 39–51	9–3 (0–1)	McKale Center (5,006) Tucson, AZ
01/04/2019 7:00 PM, P12N	No. 22	at Utah	W 65–63	10–3 (1–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,310) Salt Lake City, UT
01/06/2019 2:00 PM, P12N	No. 22	at Colorado	W 76–70	11–3 (2–1)	CU Events Center (2,024) Boulder, CO
01/11/2019 7:00 PM, P12N	No. 19	No. 6 Stanford	L 65–72	11–4 (2–2)	Wells Fargo Arena (2,728) Tempe, AZ
01/13/2019 5:00 PM, P12N	No. 19	No. 24 California	W 62–61	12–4 (3–2)	Wells Fargo Arena (2,348) Tempe, AZ
01/18/2019 7:00 PM, P12N	No. 19	at No. 5 Oregon	L 71–77	12–5 (3–3)	Matthew Knight Arena (6,769) Eugene, OR
01/20/2019 3:00 PM, P12N	No. 19	at No. 10 Oregon State	W 79–76 ^2OT	13–5 (4–3)	Gill Coliseum (5,690) Corvallis, OR
01/25/2019 11:00 AM, P12N	No. 16	UCLA	L 59–61	13–6 (4–4)	Wells Fargo Arena (7,322) Tempe, AZ
01/27/2019 1:00 PM, P12N	No. 16	USC	W 68–59	14–6 (5–4)	Wells Fargo Arena (2,701) Tempe, AZ
02/01/2019 6:00 PM, P12N	No. 21	Arizona	W 60–47	15–6 (6–4)	Wells Fargo Arena (3,686) Tempe, AZ
02/07/2019 8:00 PM	No. 20	at Washington State	W 61–46	16–6 (7–4)	Beasley Coliseum (591) Pullman, WA
02/09/2019 3:00 PM	No. 20	at Washington Cancelled; inclement weather[2]			Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
02/15/2019 7:00 PM	No. 19	Colorado	W 66–49	17–6 (8–4)	Wells Fargo Arena (2,554) Tempe, AZ
02/17/2019 2:00 PM, P12N	No. 19	Utah	W 60–58	18–6 (9–4)	Wells Fargo Arena (2,316) Tempe, AZ
02/22/2019 8:00 PM, P12N	No. 17	at California	L 60–69	18–7 (9–5)	Haas Pavilion (1,667) Berkeley, CA
02/24/2019 2:00 PM, P12N	No. 17	at No. 7 Stanford	L 50–71	18–8 (9–6)	Maples Pavilion (3,057) Stanford, CA
03/01/2019 6:00 PM, P12N	No. 21	No. 9 Oregon State	W 66–54	19–8 (10–6)	Wells Fargo Arena (3,176) Tempe, AZ
03/03/2019 1:00 PM, P12N	No. 21	No. 6 Oregon	L 59–66	19–9 (10–7)	Wells Fargo Arena (4,033) Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/07/2019 12:30 PM, P12N	(5) No. 20	vs. (12) Colorado First Round	W 66–49	20–9	MGM Grand Garden Arena  Paradise, NV
03/08/2019 12:30 PM, P12N	(5) No. 20	vs. (4) No. 25 UCLA Quarterfinals	L 69–73	20–10	MGM Grand Garden Arena  Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/22/2019* 4:00 PM, ESPN2	(5 P) No. 22	vs. (12 P) UCF First Round	W 60–45	21–10	Watsco Center  Coral Gables, FL
03/24/2019* 4:00 PM, ESPN2	(5 P) No. 22	at (4 P) No. 19 Miami (FL) Second Round	W 57–55	22–10	Watsco Center (2,056) Coral Gables, FL
03/29/2019* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	(5 P) No. 22	vs. (1 P) No. 4 Mississippi State Sweet Sixteen	L 53–76	22–11	Moda Center  Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland Region. All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	23	22	19	19	17	17	17	17	22	19	19	16	21	20т	19	17	21	20	23	Not released
Coaches	RV	RV^	25	23	19т	19	20	18	22	19	16	16	20	18	17	15	20	20	20	15

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

See also

2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

References

1. "Arizona State University Athletics". TheSunDevils.com.
2. "Saturday's @SunDevilWBB at Washington Game Canceled Due to Inclement Weather". ASU Sun Devils. Retrieved February 7, 2019.