2018–19 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

2018–19 Memphis Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record11–20 (5–11 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michele Savage
  • Amy Stephens
  • Jessica Bogia
Home arenaElma Roane Fieldhouse
Seasons
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
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 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Memphis during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the sixth for the Tigers as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Tigers, led by eleventh year head coach Melissa McFerrin, played their home games at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. They finished the season 11–20, 5–11 AAC play to finish in a 4-way tie for ninth place. They defeated Temple in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's tournament to Cincinnati.

Media

All Tigers home games will have a radio broadcast live on WUMR. Video streaming for all home games will be available on the Memphis Tiger Network, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2018–19 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jada Stinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, KY
G 3 Gazmyne Herndon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Douglass
Walters State CC 		Memphis, TN
G 4 Finess Dickson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Fr Homewood Flossmoor Homewood, IL
C 10 Camille Buckhanon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Talladega Talladega, AL
G 11 Malainna White 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Pensacola Pensacola, FL
G 15 Taylor Barnes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Saint Benedict at Auburndale Memphis, TN
F 20 Manaya Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Raleigh-Egypt
Old Dominion 		Memphis, TN
F 22 Kiana Coomber 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Prairie Central
Loyola–Chicago/Chipola College 		Fairbury, IL
G 23 Jamirah Shutes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Haywood Brownsville, TN
C 25 Brianna Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr University School of Nashville Nashville, TN
F 33 Alana Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Cross Creek Augusta, GA
F 34 Ashia Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Covington
Tennessee–Martin 		Covington, TN
F 35 Jasmine James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr San Jacinto Innisfil, ON
Head coach
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
Exhibition
11/03/2018*
2:00 pm 		LeMoyne–Owen W 91–44 
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (675)
Memphis, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/07/2018*
7:00 pm 		Jackson State W 68–67  1–0
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (755)
Memphis, TN
11/12/2018*
7:00 pm 		at Arkansas State L 66–77  1–1
 First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
11/15/2018*
6:00 pm 		at UAB L 54–85  1–2
 Bartow Arena (352)
Birmingham, AL
11/18/2018*
2:00 pm 		Louisiana Tech L 50–66  1–3
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (709)
Memphis, TN
11/23/2018*
3:00 pm 		vs. Mercer
Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Classic 		W 59–53  2–3
 HTC Center (247)
Conway, SC
11/25/2018*
1:00 pm 		at Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Classic 		L 71–90  2–4
 HTC Center (287)
Conway, SC
12/01/2018*
11:00 am 		Toledo L 48–58  2–5
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (408)
Memphis, TN
12/04/2018*
5:30 pm 		New Orleans L 59–66  2–6
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (412)
Memphis, TN
12/09/2018*
2:00 pm 		Samford W 53–48  3–6
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (458)
Memphis, TN
12/17/2018*
7:00 pm 		Southeast Missouri State W 69–57  4–6
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (553)
Memphis, TN
12/21/2018*
11:00 am 		Little Rock L 60–63  4–7
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (376)
Memphis, TN
12/29/2018*
2:30 pm 		North Carolina Central W 77–56  5–7
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (454)
Memphis, TN
01/01/2019*
1:00 pm 		at George Washington L 38–51  5–8
 Charles E. Smith Center (751)
Washington, D.C.
AAC regular season
01/05/2019
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		UCF L 55–68  5–9
(0–1) 		Elma Roane Fieldhouse (676)
Memphis, TN
01/09/2019
7:00 pm 		at Tulsa L 39–46  5–10
(0–2) 		Reynolds Center (918)
Tulsa, OK
01/12/2019
2:00 pm, ADN 		at Wichita State W 71–50  6–10
(1–2) 		Charles Koch Arena (1,380)
Wichita, KS
01/19/2019
11:00 am 		East Carolina W 58–46  7–10
(2–2) 		Elma Roane Fieldhouse (471)
Memphis, TN
01/23/2019
6:00 pm 		at South Florida W 47–40  8–10
(3–2) 		Yuengling Center (2,164)
Tampa, FL
01/26/2019
1:00 pm 		at Cincinnati L 56–80  8–11
(3–3) 		Fifth Third Arena (999)
Cincinnati, OH
01/30/2019
6:00 pm 		Tulane L 61–62 OT 8–12
(3–4) 		Elma Roane Fieldhouse (497)
Memphis, TN
02/02/2019
3:00 pm 		Tulsa W 59–56  9–12
(4–4) 		Elma Roane Fieldhouse (524)
Memphis, TN
02/06/2019
7:00 pm 		Wichita State L 48–57  9–13
(4–5) 		Elma Roane Fieldhouse (589)
Memphis, TN
02/09/2019
12:00 pm, ADN 		at East Carolina L 59–68  9–14
(4–6) 		Williams Arena (1,396)
Greenville, NC
02/13/2019
5:30 pm, ADN 		Cincinnati L 69–89  9–15
(4–7) 		Elma Roane Fieldhouse (419)
Memphis, TN
02/16/2019
2:00 pm, ADN 		at Tulane W 65–59  10–15
(5–7) 		Devlin Fieldhouse (670)
New Orleans, LA
02/20/2019
6:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 		at No. 3 Connecticut L 45–102  10–16
(5–8) 		XL Center (8,869)
Hartford, CT
02/24/2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		Houston L 57–59  10–17
(5–9) 		Elma Roane Fieldhouse (657)
Memphis, TN
03/02/2019
2:00 pm 		at SMU L 48–71  10–18
(5–10) 		Moody Coliseum (793)
Dallas, TX
03/04/2019
7:00 pm 		Temple L 53–84  10–19
(5–11) 		Elma Roane Fieldhouse (665)
Memphis, TN
AAC Women's Tournament
03/08/2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(11) vs. (6) Temple
First Round 		W 59–58  11–19
 Mohegan Sun Arena (3,217)
Uncasville, CT
03/08/2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(11) vs. (3) Cincinnati
Quarterfinals 		L 48–68  11–20
 Mohegan Sun Arena (3,243)
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "University of Memphis Athletics". University of Memphis.