2018–19 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Karen Aston's seventh season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. They finished the season 23–10, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, as a 10th seed in the Portland Regional, where they lost to 7th seed Indiana in the first round.

2018–19 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
Gulf Coast Showcase Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 23
Record	23–10 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Karen Aston (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jamie Carey George Washington Tiffany Jackson
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center

2018–19 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Baylor †	18	–	0		1.000			37	–	1		.974
No. 13 Iowa State	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
No. 23 Texas	12	–	6		.667			23	–	10		.697
West Virginia	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Kansas State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
TCU	10	–	8		.556			24	–	11		.686
Oklahoma State	5	–	13		.278			14	–	16		.467
Oklahoma	4	–	14		.222			8	–	22		.267
Texas Tech	4	–	14		.222			14	–	17		.452
Kansas	2	–	16		.111			13	–	18		.419
† 2019 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Longhorns finished the season 28–7, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they defeated Maine and Arizona State in the first and second rounds before losing to UCLA in the sweet sixteen.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jordan Hosey	5	F	6'1"	Junior	Pearland, TX	Graduate transferred
Brooke McCarthy	11	G	5'4"	Senior	League City, TX	Graduated
Chasity Patterson	15	G	5'5"	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Departed the team on November 10, 2018 having only played in the Duquesne game.
Ariel Atkins	23	G	5'11"	Senior	Duncanville, TX	Graduated
Khaléann Caron-Goudreau	30	F	6'4"	RS Junior	Gatineau, QE	Graduate transferred to Laval
Audrey Ann Caron-Goudreau	31	F	6'4"	Senior	Gatineau, QE	Graduated
Rellah Boothe	35	F	6'3"	Freshman	Ocala, FL	Transferred to Middle Tennessee

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Danni Williams	G	5'10"	Senior	Clovis, MN	Transferred from Texas A&M. Will be eligible to play immediately since Williams graduated from Texas A&M.

Recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Charli Collier F	Crosby, TX	Barbers Hill High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 98
Sedona Prince P	Liberty Hill, TX	Liberty Hill High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 98
Joanne Allen-Taylor G	Houston, TX	Cypress Falls High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Shae Routt W	Austin, TX	Akins High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Audrey Warren G	Fort Worth, TX	W. E. Boswell High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
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. Retrieved November 22, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Alecia Sutton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Parkway North St. Louis, MO G 3 Danni Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Clovis Texas A&M Clovis, NM G 4 Destiny Littleton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So The Bishop's School La Jolla, CA G 10 Lashann Higgs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Cedar Ridge Round Rock, TX G 11 Joanne Allen-Taylor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Cypress Falls Houston, TX G/F 12 Jada Underwood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Horn Mesquite, TX F 14 Olamide Aborowa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Neumann-Goretti Ondo, Nigeria G/F 22 Shae Routt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Akins Austin, TX C 23 Sedona Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Fr Liberty Hill Liberty Hill, TX G/F 24 Joyner Holmes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Cedar Hill Cedar Hill, TX G/F 31 Audrey Warren 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Boswell Fort Worth, TX F/C 35 Charli Collier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Barbers Hill Mont Belvieu, TX F/C 40 Jatarie White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Providence Day South Carolina Charlotte, NC	Head coach Karen Aston (Little Rock) Assistant coach(es) Jamie Carey (Stanford) George Washington (Abilene Christian) Tiffany Jackson (Texas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
Oct 28, 2018* 1:00 pm, LHN	No. 11	West Texas A&M	W 91–63		Frank Erwin Center (1,013) Austin, TX
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, LHN	No. 11	Duquesne	W 78–41	1–0	Frank Erwin Center (2,880) Austin, TX
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 11	at North Texas	W 64–54	2–0	The Super Pit (2,497) Denton, TX
Nov 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, LHN	No. 11	McNeese State	W 96–40	3–0	Frank Erwin Center (2,950) Austin, TX
Nov 23, 2018* 4:00 pm	No. 10	vs. Quinnipiac Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals	W 56–55	4–0	Hertz Arena (1,107) Estero, FL
Nov 24, 2018* 6:30 pm	No. 10	vs. Michigan Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals	W 69–52	5–0	Hertz Arena  Estero, FL
Nov 25, 2018* 6:30 pm	No. 10	vs. Fordham Gulf Coast Showcase championship	W 72–54	6–0	Hertz Arena  Estero, FL
Nov 28, 2018* 11:00 am, LHN	No. 10	UTSA	W 98–54	7–0	Frank Erwin Center (9,495) Austin, TX
Dec 2, 2018* 1:00 pm, FS1	No. 10	No. 6 Mississippi State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	L 49–67	7–1	Frank Erwin Center (4,579) Austin, TX
Dec 9, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 12	No. 9 Tennessee	L 82–88	7–2	Frank Erwin Center (4,275) Austin, TX
Dec 16, 2018* 1:00 pm, LHN	No. 12	Stetson	W 65–46	8–2	Frank Erwin Center (3,088) Austin, TX
Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm	No. 12	at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 81–66	9–2	UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,655) Edinburg, TX
Dec 29, 2018* 1:00 pm, LHN	No. 13	Northwestern State	W 104–66	10–2	Frank Erwin Center (3,325) Austin, TX
Big 12 regular season
Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm, LHN	No. 13	Oklahoma State	W 60–51	11–2 (1–0)	Frank Erwin Center (3,088) Austin, TX
Jan 6, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 13	at West Virginia	W 70–58	12–2 (2–0)	WVU Coliseum (2,932) Morgantown, WV
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, LHN	No. 11	Oklahoma	W 73–63	13–2 (3–0)	Frank Erwin Center (3,494) Austin, TX
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm	No. 11	at No. 20 Iowa State	W 64–62	14–2 (4–0)	Hilton Coliseum (10,983) Ames, IA
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 11	at Kansas State	L 69–87	14–3 (4–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (2,811) Manhattan, KS
Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm, LHN	No. 11	TCU	W 73–67	15–3 (5–1)	Frank Erwin Center (4,107) Austin, TX
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, LHN	No. 12	Kansas	W 62–43	16–3 (6–1)	Frank Erwin Center (2,846) Austin, TX
Jan 26, 2019 12:00 pm	No. 12	at Texas Tech	W 78–71	17–3 (7–1)	United Supermarkets Arena (4,356) Lubbock, TX
Jan 28, 2019 7:00 pm, FS1	No. 12	West Virginia	L 58–64	17–4 (7–2)	Frank Erwin Center (3,052) Austin, TX
Feb 2, 2019 3:00 pm, FSSW	No. 12	at Oklahoma	W 76–67	18–4 (8–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (4,026) Norman, OK
Feb 4, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 12	No. 1 Baylor	L 68–74	18–5 (8–3)	Frank Erwin Center (5,393) Austin, TX
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 12	at Kansas	W 91–73	19–5 (9–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (2,768) Lawrence, KS
Feb 12, 2019 7:00 pm	No. 15	at Oklahoma State	W 61–55	20–5 (10–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,997) Stillwater, OK
Feb 17, 2019 4:00 pm, FSN	No. 15	Kansas State	L 60–69	20–6 (10–4)	Frank Erwin Center (4,061) Austin, TX
Feb 23, 2019 11:00 am, LHN	No. 19	Texas Tech	W 81–57	21–6 (11–4)	Frank Erwin Center (3,884) Austin, TX
Feb 25, 2019 6:00 pm, FS1	No. 18	at No. 1 Baylor	L 35–64	21–7 (11–5)	Ferrell Center (6,835) Waco, TX
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, LHN	No. 18	No. 20 Iowa State	L 73–82	21–8 (11–6)	Frank Erwin Center (4,052) Austin, TX
Mar 5, 2019 6:30 pm, FSSW+	No. 21	at TCU	W 62–48	22–8 (12–6)	Schollmaier Arena (2,670) Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
Mar 9, 2019 8:30 pm, FSN	(3) No. 21	vs. (6) TCU Quarterfinals	W 66–64	23–8	Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,240) Oklahoma City, OK
Mar 10, 2019 4:30 pm, FS1	(3) No. 21	vs. (2) No. 19 Iowa State Quarterfinals	L 69–75	23–9	Chesapeake Energy Arena  Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 22, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	(7 P) No. 23	vs. (10 P) Indiana First Round	L 65–69	23–10	Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland Region. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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	11	11	10	10	12	12	12	13	13	11	11	12	12	12	15	19	18	21	22	23
Coaches	8	8^	9	10	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	13	14	15	15	19	19	22	24	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

2018–19 media

Television and radio information

Most University of Texas home games were shown on the Longhorn Network, with national telecasts on the Big 12 Conference's television partners. On the radio, women's basketball games aired on KTXX-HD4 "105.3 The Bat", with select games on KTXX-FM 104.9.

See also

• 2018–19 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team