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2018–19 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

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2018–19 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
WNIT, Champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record24–13 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
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


The 2018–19 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Arizona during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Adia Barnes, played their home games at the McKale Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season of 24–13, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the finals and defeated Northwestern for the championship.

Previous season

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They finished the season 6–24, 2–16 in Pac-12 play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament to Arizona State.

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kat Wright F 6'0" RS Senior Woodland Hills, CA Graduated
JaLea Bennett F 6'0" Senior Grand Prairie, TX Graduated
Sammy Fatkin G 6'0" Freshman Snohomish, WA Elected to transfer to Montana

Incoming transfers

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Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes

Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cate Reese
F
Cypress, TX Cypress Woods HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Semaj Smith
PG
Long Beach, CA St. Anthony HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Valeria Trucco
F/C
Turin, Italy Fixi Piramis Torino (ITA) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Shalyse Smith
G/F
Tacoma, WA Bellarmine Prep 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Bryce Nixon
PG
Phoenix, AZ Arcadia HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
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 29, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

2020 recruiting class

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Roster

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2018–19 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Shalyse Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bellarmine Prep Tacoma, WA
G 2 Aari McDonald 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Brookside Christian HS/Washington Fresno, CA
G 4 Lucia Alonso 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Aron Leon Cuna Del Parlamentarismo León, Spain
G 10 Tee Tee Starks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Hopkins HS/Iowa State Brooklyn Park, MN
F 14 Sam Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Centennial HS Bloomfield Hills, MI
F 20 Dominique McBryde 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Bedford North Lawrence HS/Purdue Bedford, IN
F 21 Destiny Graham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Eastside College Prep East Palo Alto, CA
G 22 Lindsey Malecha (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Hill-Murray HS Mahtomedi, MN
G 24 Bryce Nixon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Arcadia HS Phoenix, AZ
F 25 Cate Reese 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Cypress HS Cypress, TX
G 32 Kiana Barkhoff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Palm Harbor University HS Kitzingen, Germany
C 34 Semaj Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr St. Anthony HS Long Beach, CA
F/C Valeria Trucco 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Fixi Piramis Torino (ITA) Torino, ITL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2018*
6:30 pm
Eastern New Mexico W 88–31 
McKale Center (1,303)
Tucson, AZ
11/05/2018*
6:30 pm
Western New Mexico W 78–41 
McKale Center (1,149)
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2018*
6:30 pm
Idaho State W 71–46  1–0
McKale Center (1,226)
Tucson, AZ
11/13/2018*
6:30 pm
Loyola Marymount L 64–66  1–1
McKale Center (852)
Tucson, AZ
11/16/2018*
3:00 pm
vs. Seattle
Bank of Hawaii Classic
W 84–54  2–1
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
11/18/2018*
3:00 pm
vs. Portland
Bank of Hawaii Classic
W 92–70  3–1
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
11/23/2018*
6:30 pm
South Carolina State W 73–32  4–1
McKale Center (1,247)
Tucson, AZ
11/27/2018*
6:30 pm
Incarnate Word W 84–42  5–1
McKale Center (1,059)
Tucson, AZ
12/02/2018*
2:00 pm
at San Diego State W 69–60  6–1
Viejas Arena (1,900)
San Diego, CA
12/05/2018*
11:00 am
Montana W 100–51  7–1
McKale Center (4,703)
Tucson, AZ
12/09/2018*
3:00 pm
at Long Beach State W 70–43  8–1
Walter Pyramid (616)
Long Beach, CA
12/17/2018*
6:30 pm
UTEP W 62–40  9–1
McKale Center (1,076)
Tucson, AZ
12/21/2018*
6:30 pm
Northern Arizona W 71–47  10–1
McKale Center (1,866)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2018
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 17 Arizona State W 51–39  11–1
(1–0)
McKale Center (5,006)
Tucson, AZ
01/04/2019
7:00 pm
at Colorado W 69–67  12–1
(2–0)
CU Events Center (1,673)
Boulder, CO
01/06/2019
12:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 64–80  12–2
(2–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,089)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/11/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 24 California W 60–55  13–2
(3–1)
McKale Center (2,557)
Tucson, AZ
01/13/2019
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 6 Stanford L 48–78  13–3
(3–2)
McKale Center (2,686)
Tucson, AZ
01/18/2019
8:00 pm
at No. 10 Oregon State L 64–86  13–4
(3–3)
Gill Coliseum (5,061)
Corvallis, OR
01/20/2019
1:00 pm, P12N
at No. 5 Oregon L 60–93  13–5
(3–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,062)
Eugene, OR
01/25/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
USC W 71–68  14–5
(4–4)
McKale Center (1,684)
Tucson, AZ
01/27/2019
2:00 pm, P12N
UCLA L 93–98 3OT 14–6
(4–5)
McKale Center (2,327)
Tucson, AZ
02/01/2019
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 21 Arizona State L 47–60  14–7
(4–6)
Wells Fargo Arena (3,686)
Tempe, AZ
02/07/2019
8:00 pm, P12N
at Washington W 69–59  15–7
(5–6)
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,444)
Seattle, WA
02/09/2019
1:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 88–90  15–8
(5–7)
Beasley Coliseum (711)
Pullman, WA
02/15/2019
6:00 pm
Utah W 66–55  16–8
(6–7)
McKale Center (2,002)
Tucson, AZ
02/17/2019
12:00 pm, P12N
Colorado W 63–51  17–8
(7–7)
McKale Center (2,321)
Tucson, AZ
02/22/2019
8:00 pm
at Stanford L 54–56  17–9
(7–8)
Maples Pavilion (3,569)
Stanford, CA
02/24/2019
3:00 pm
at California L 76–82 OT 17–10
(7–9)
Haas Pavilion (2,432)
Berkeley, CA
03/01/2019
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 6 Oregon L 54–83  17–11
(7–10)
McKale Center (2,517)
Tucson, AZ
03/03/2019
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 9 Oregon State L 60–65 2OT 17–12
(7–11)
McKale Center (2,119)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/07/2019
3:00 pm, P12N
(8) vs. (9) USC
First Round
W 76–48  18–12
MGM Grand Garden Arena (3,012)
Paradise, NV
03/08/2019
3:00 pm, P12N
(8) vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon
Quarterfinals
L 63–77  18–13
MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,531)
Paradise, NV
WNIT
03/21/2019*
6:30 pm
Idaho State
First Round
W 66–56  19–13
McKale Center (3,265)
Tucson, AZ
03/24/2019*
3:00 pm
Pacific
Second Round
W 64–48  20–13
McKale Center (3,534)
Tucson, AZ
03/28/2019*
6:30 pm
Idaho
Third Round
W 68–60  21–13
McKale Center (6,307)
Tucson, AZ
03/31/2019*
2:00 pm
Wyoming
Quarterfinals
W 67–45  22–13
McKale Center (7,717)
Tucson, AZ
04/03/2019*
6:00 pm
TCU
Semifinals
W 59–53  23–13
McKale Center (10,135)
Tucson, AZ
04/06/2019*
12:00 pm, CBSSN
Northwestern
Championship
W 56–42  24–13
McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP RV RV N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV

See also

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2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

References

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