2018–19 Florida Gators women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Florida Gators women's basketball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gators, led by second-year head coach Cameron Newbauer, play their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They finished the season 8–23, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They defeated Ole Miss in the first round of the SEC women's tournament before losing to Missouri in the second round.

2018–19 Florida Gators women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	8–23 (3–13 SEC)
Head coach	Cameron Newbauer (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Kelly Rae Finley Laura Harper John McCray
Home arena	O'Connell Center
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State †	15	–	1		.938			33	–	3		.917
No. 15 South Carolina	13	–	3		.813			23	–	9		.719
No. 14 Texas A&M	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
No. 17 Kentucky	11	–	5		.688			25	–	8		.758
Missouri	10	–	6		.625			24	–	11		.686
Auburn	9	–	7		.563			22	–	10		.688
Georgia	9	–	7		.563			18	–	12		.600
Tennessee	7	–	9		.438			19	–	13		.594
LSU	7	–	9		.438			16	–	13		.552
Arkansas	6	–	10		.375			22	–	15		.595
Alabama	5	–	11		.313			14	–	17		.452
Ole Miss	3	–	13		.188			9	–	22		.290
Florida	3	–	13		.188			8	–	23		.258
Vanderbilt	2	–	14		.125			7	–	23		.233
† 2019 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

They finished the season 11–19, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in a 3 tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the SEC women's tournament to Ole Miss.^[1]

Roster

2018–19 Florida Gators women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown G 00 Delicia Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Macclenny, FL G 1 Kiara Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So District Heights, MD G 3 Funda Nakkasoglu 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Hampton, Australia G 4 Corey Staples 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Buford, Georgia G 10 Danielle Rainey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Washington, D.C. G 11 Emanuely de Oliveira 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Criciúma, Brazil F 12 Zada Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Babson Park, FL F 14 Kristina Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Sydney, Australia C 30 Emer Nichols 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Sr Pearland, TX G 32 Ariel Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Tracy, CA F 44 Paige Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr London, England F 55 Stephanie Brower 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Wesley Chapel, FL	Head coach Cameron Newbauer (IUPUI) Assistant coach(es) Kelly Rae Finley (Colorado State) Laura Harper (Maryland) John McCray (Ohio State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 21, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018* 11:00 am		Gardner–Webb	L 58–60	0–1	O'Connell Center (1,891) Gainesville, FL
11/11/2018* 3:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Florida State	L 56–63	0–2	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,994) Tallahassee, FL
11/15/2018* 7:00 pm		at Mercer	L 82–92	0–3	Hawkins Arena (2,038) Macon, GA
11/18/2018* 2:00 pm		Northwestern	L 74–83 ^OT	0–4	O'Connell Center (1,379) Gainesville, FL
11/21/2018* 2:00 pm		at Indiana	L 64–83	0–5	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,345) Bloomington, IN
11/28/2018* 7:00 pm		Northeastern	L 66–79	0–6	O'Connell Center (1,161) Gainesville, FL
12/02/2018* 2:00 pm, SECN		Texas Tech Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 72–67	1–6	O'Connell Center (1,259) Gainesville, FL
12/05/2018* 7:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman	W 64–53	2–6	O'Connell Center (1,129) Gainesville, FL
12/09/2018* 2:00 pm		Florida A&M	W 62–38	3–6	O'Connell Center (1,309) Gainesville, FL
12/16/2018* 1:00 pm		at Ohio State	L 41–46	3–7	Value City Arena (4,585) Columbus, OH
12/20/2018* 3:00 pm		vs. Utah Duel in the Desert Rebel Division semifinals	L 58–74	3–8	Cox Pavilion  Paradise, NV
12/21/2018* 3:00 pm		at UNLV Duel in the Desert consolation game	L 53–56	3–9	Cox Pavilion  Paradise, NV
12/30/2018* 2:00 pm		Charleston Southern	W 70–60	4–9	O'Connell Center (1,479) Gainesville, FL
SEC regular season
01/03/2019 8:00 pm		at Alabama	L 67–74	4–10 (0–1)	Coleman Coliseum (2,514) Tuscaloosa, AL
01/06/2019 1:00 pm, SECN		Auburn	L 56–64	4–11 (0–2)	O'Connell Center (2,109) Gainesville, FL
01/10/2019 7:00 pm		at No. 21 South Carolina	L 40–71	4–12 (0–3)	Colonial Life Arena (10,353) Columbia, SC
01/13/2019 3:00 pm, SECN		Missouri	W 58–56	5–12 (1–3)	O'Connell Center (2,219) Gainesville, FL
01/20/2019 4:00 pm, SECN		at Ole Miss	L 66–76	5–13 (1–4)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,507) Oxford, MS
01/24/2019 7:00 pm		No. 7 Mississippi State	L 42–90	5–14 (1–5)	O'Connell Center (1,242) Gainesville, FL
01/27/2019 2:00 pm		Arkansas	L 73–83	5–15 (1–6)	O'Connell Center (2,009) Gainesville, FL
01/31/2019 7:00 pm		at Tennessee	L 50–67	5–16 (1–7)	Thompson–Boling Arena (6,233) Knoxville, TN
02/03/2019 2:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 19 Kentucky	L 51–62	5–17 (1–8)	Rupp Arena (10,031) Lexington, KY
02/07/2019 7:00 pm		Alabama	W 57–55	6–17 (2–8)	O'Connell Center (1,206) Gainesville, FL
02/10/2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU		at Georgia	L 58–93	6–18 (2–9)	Stegeman Coliseum (5,515) Athens, GA
02/17/2019 2:00 pm		No. 11 South Carolina	L 77–96	6–19 (2–10)	O'Connell Center (3,213) Gainesville, FL
02/21/2019 6:30 pm		at LSU	L 51–69	6–20 (2–11)	Maravich Center (1,573) Baton Rouge, LA
02/25/2019 7:00 pm, SECN		Texas A&M	L 62–80	6–21 (2–12)	O'Connell Center (1,009) Gainesville, FL
02/28/2019 7:00 pm		Georgia	L 57–69	6–22 (2–13)	O'Connell Center (1,062) Gainesville, FL
03/03/2019 3:00 pm, SECN		at Vanderbilt	W 78–66	7–22 (3–13)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,684) Nashville, TN
SEC Tournament
03/06/2019 11:00 am, SECN	(13)	vs. (12) Ole Miss First Round	W 64–57	8–22	Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
03/07/2019 2:30 pm, SECN	(13)	vs. (5) Missouri Second Round	L 56–87	8–23	Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ^[2]

References

1. No. 14 seed Ole Miss beats No. 11 seed Florida^{[permanent dead link]}
2. Schedule