2018–19 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team will represent the University of Memphis during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the sixth for the Tigers as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Tigers, led by eleventh year head coach Melissa McFerrin, plays 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.

2018–19 Memphis Tigers women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	11–20 (5–11 The American)
Head coach	Melissa McFerrin (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Michele Savage Amy Stephens Jessica Bogia
Home arena	Elma Roane Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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

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 Melissa McFerrin (Missouri) Assistant coach(es) Michele Savage (Northwestern) Amy Stephens (Nebraska) Jessica Bogia (Lafayette) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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

• 2018–19 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

References

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