2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the sixth for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars were led by fifth-year head coach Ronald Hughey. They played their home games at Fertitta Center, which reopened on December 1, 2018, after a $60 million upgrade. The Cougars played their first three non-conference home games at H&PE Arena while construction on Fertitta Center was completed. They finished the season 15–16, 9–7 in The American play to finish in fourth place. They lost to South Florida in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Arkansas in the first round.

2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2018–19 record15–16 (9–7 The American)
Head coachRonald Hughey (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tai Dillard
  • Victoria Picott
  • Jamila Ganter
Home arenaH&PE Arena
Fertitta Center
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 UConn160 1.000  353  .921
UCF133 .813  267  .788
Cincinnati124 .750  2411  .686
Houston97 .563  1516  .484
South Florida79 .438  1916  .543
Temple79 .438  1118  .379
East Carolina610 .375  1615  .516
Tulsa610 .375  1318  .419
Tulane511 .313  1516  .484
Wichita State511 .313  1218  .400
SMU511 .313  1119  .367
Memphis511 .313  1120  .355
2019 AAC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll
Houston in action against SMU

Media

All Cougars games home and away are aired on the Houston Cougars IMG Sports Network, streamed online via the Houston Portal, with Gerald Sanchez and Louis Ray on the call. Before conference season home games were streamed on Houston All-Access. Conference home games rotated between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and the Houston Portal. Road games typically streamed on the opponents' websites, though some conference road games also appeared on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Angela Harris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrCy-Fair HS Cypress, TX
F 1 Starr Jacobs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrDuncanville HS
USC
Duncanville, TX
F 2 Octavia Barnes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrRaymond HS
Hinds CC
Jackson, MS
F 3 Dorian Branch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrRichardson HS Dallas, TX
G 4 Jasmyne Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrBrazosport HS Freeport, TX
G 5 Dymond Gladney 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) FrClear Springs HS Los Angeles, CA
F 12 Alyssa Okoene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoNorth Shore
North Carolina
Houston, TX
G 21 Jaidah Stewart 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrKirkwood HS St. Louis, MO
F 22 Myyah West 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrPrentiss HS
Jones County JC
Prentiss, MS
G 23 Serithia Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrSouthmoore Moore, OK
G 33 Juila Blackshell-Fair 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoVanden Fairfield, CA
Head coach
  • Ronald Hughey (Limestone College)
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
9:00 PM
at No. 24 California L 79–80  0–1
Haas Pavilion (1,246)
Berkeley, CA
11/09/2018*
7:00 PM
Georgia Tech W 95–89 2OT 1–1
H&PE Arena (791)
Houston, TX
11/14/2018*
6:30 PM
at Louisiana Tech L 88–100 OT 1–2
Thomas Assembly Center (1,128)
Ruston, LA
11/16/2018*
11:30 AM
at Incarnate Word W 79–60  2–2
McDermott Center (404)
San Antonio, TX
11/18/2018*
1:00 PM
Boston College L 57–64  2–3
HP&E Arena 
Houston, TX
11/21/2018*
1:00 PM, ESPN+
at Columbia W 83–72  3–3
Levien Gymnasium (348)
New York, NY
11/24/2018*
2:00 PM
New Mexico L 84–89 2OT 3–4
HP&E Arena (802)
Houston, TX
11/28/2018*
4:00 PM
at Florida Gulf Coast L 71–76  3–5
Alico Arena (2,021)
Fort Myers, FL
12/01/2018*
1:00 PM
at East Tennessee State W 84–77  4–5
J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (933)
Johnson City, TN
12/06/2018*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
Texas A&M L 52–68  4–6
Fertitta Center (2,107)
Houston, TX
12/17/2018*
7:00 PM
Texas–Arlington L 61–65 OT 4–7
Fertitta Center (831)
Houston, TX
12/21/2018*
3:00 PM, ESPN+
at George Mason W 66–56  5–7
EagleBank Arena (602)
Fairfax, VA
12/30/2018*
2:00 PM
at Southern Miss W 61–44  6–7
Reed Green Coliseum (1,093)
Hattiesburg, MS
AAC regular season
01/06/2019
11:00 AM, CBSSN
No. 1 Connecticut L 61–81  6–8 (0–1)
Fertitta Center (3,644)
Houston, TX
01/09/2019
7:00 PM, ADN
at SMU W 72–61  7–8 (1–1)
Moody Coliseum (685)
Dallas, TX
01/12/2019
1:00 PM
Temple W 78–65  8–8 (2–1)
Fertitta Center (866)
Houston, TX
01/20/2019
1:00 PM, ESPNU
at Wichita State W 66–58  9–8 (3–1)
Charles Koch Arena (1,457)
Wichita, KS
01/23/2019
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at Cincinnati L 57–68  9–9 (3–2)
Fifth Third Arena (814)
Cincinnati, OH
01/26/2019
2:00 PM
Tulsa W 76–44  10–9 (4–2)
Fertitta Center (1,185)
Houston, TX
01/30/2019
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at UCF L 56–58  10–10 (4–3)
CFE Arena (3,306)
Orlando, FL
02/02/2019
2:00 PM
SMU W 69–68 OT 11–10 (5–3)
Fertitta Center (1,552)
Houston, TX
02/05/2019
11:00 AM, ESPN3
at Temple L 65–76  11–11 (5–4)
Liacouras Center (3,287)
Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2019
1:00 PM, ESPN2
at South Florida W 54–52  12–11 (6–4)
Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
02/16/2019
12:00 PM
East Carolina W 63–52  13–11 (7–4)
Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
02/20/2019
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Tulane W 83–82 OT 14–11 (8–4)
Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
02/24/2019
1:00 PM, ESPNU
at Memphis W 59–57  15–11 (9–4)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (657)
Memphis, TN
02/27/2019
7:00 PM, ESPN3
South Florida L 49–59  15–12 (9–5)
Fertitta Center (919)
Houston, TX
03/02/2019
12:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3
at No. 2 Connecticut L 61–83  15–13 (9–6)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
03/04/2019
6:00 PM, CBSSN
UCF L 50–59  15–14 (9–7)
Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
AAC Women's Tournament
03/09/2019
11:00 AM, ESPN3
(4) vs. (5) South Florida
Quarterfinals
L 55–72  15–15
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/21/2019*
7:00 PM
at Arkansas
First Round
L 80–88 OT 15–16
Bud Walton Arena (3,689)
Fayetteville, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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