2018–19 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

2018–19 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
Conference Pac-12 Conference
2018–19 record 0–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach Adia Barnes (3rd season)
Assistant coach Sunny Smallwood
Assistant coach Salvo Coppa
Assistant coach Kelly Rae Finley
Home arena McKale Center
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Arizona00   00  
Arizona State00   00  
California00   00  
Colorado00   00  
Oregon00   00  
Oregon State00   00  
Stanford00   00  
UCLA00   00  
USC00   00  
Utah00   00  
Washington00   00  
Washington State00   00  
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 games at the McKale Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

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

Departures

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

Incoming transfers

NamePos.HeightYearHometownNotes

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Catherine 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.

    Roster

    2018–19 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Shalyse Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrBellarmine Prep Tacoma, WA
    G 2 Aarion McDonald 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoBrookside Christian HS/Washington Fresno, CA
    G 4 Lucia Alonso 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrAron Leon Cuna Del Parlamentarismo León, Spain
    G 10 Tee Tee Starks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoHopkins HS/Iowa State Brooklyn Park, MN
    F 14 Sam Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoCentennial HS Bloomfield Hills, MI
    F 20 Dominique McBryde 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrBedford North Lawrence HS/Purdue Bedford, IN
    F 21 Destiny Graham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrEastside College Prep East Palo Alto, CA
    G 22 Lindsey Malecha (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrHill-Murray HS Mahtomedi, MN
    G 24 Bryce Nixon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrArcadia HS Phoenix, AZ
    F 25 Cat Reese 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrCypress HS Cypress, TX
    G 32 Kiana Barkhoff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoPalm Harbor University HS Kitzingen, Germany
    C 34 Semaj Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) FrSt. Anthony HS Long Beach, CA
    F/C Valeria Trucco 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrFixi Piramis Torino (ITA) Torino, ITL
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    10/29/2018*
    6:30 PM
    Eastern New Mexico   
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    11/05/2018*
    6:30 PM
    Western New Mexico   
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    Non-conference regular season
    11/09/2018*
    12:00 PM
    Idaho State   
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    11/13/2018*
    6:30 PM
    Loyola Marymount   
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    11/16/2018*
    3:00 PM
    vs. Seattle
    Bank of Hawaii Classic
      
    Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    11/18/2018*
    3:00 PM
    vs. Portland
    Bank of Hawaii Classic
      
    Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    11/23/2018*
    6:30 PM
    South Carolina State   
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    11/27/2018*
    6:30 PM
    Incarnate Word   
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    12/02/2018*
    2:00 PM
    at San Diego State   
    Viejas Arena 
    San Diego, CA
    12/05/2018*
    11:00 AM
    Montana   
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    12/09/2018*
    3:00 PM
    at Long Beach State   
    Walter Pyramid 
    Long Beach, CA
    12/17/2018*
    6:30 PM
    UTEP   
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    12/21/2018*
    6:30 PM
    Northern Arizona   
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    Pac-12 regular season
    12/30/2018
    5:00 PM, P12N
    Arizona State   
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    01/04/2019
    7:00 PM
    at Colorado   
    CU Events Center 
    Boulder, CO
    01/06/2019
    12:00 PM, P12N
    at Utah   
    Jon M. Huntsman Center 
    Salt Lake City, UT
    01/11/2019
    7:00 PM, P12N
    California   
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    01/13/2019
    12:00 PM, P12N
    Stanford   
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    01/18/2019
    8:00 PM
    at Oregon State   
    Gill Coliseum 
    Corvallis, OR
    01/20/2019
    1:00 PM, P12N
    at Oregon   
    Matthew Knight Arena 
    Eugene, OR
    01/25/2019
    7:00 PM, P12N
    USC   
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    01/27/2019
    2:00 PM, P12N
    UCLA   
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    02/01/2019
    6:00 PM, P12N
    at Arizona State   
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    Tempe, AZ
    02/07/2019
    8:00 PM, P12N
    at Washington   
    Alaska Airlines Arena 
    Seattle, WA
    02/09/2019
    1:00 PM, P12N
    at Washington State   
    Beasley Coliseum 
    Pullman, WA
    02/15/2019
    6:00 PM
    Utah   
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    02/17/2019
    12:00 PM, P12N
    Colorado   
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    02/22/2019
    8:00 PM
    at Stanford   
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, CA
    02/24/2019
    3:00 PM
    at California   
    Haas Pavilion 
    Berkeley, CA
    03/01/2019
    8:00 PM, P12N
    Oregon   
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    03/03/2019
    3:00 PM, P12N
    Oregon State   
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    Pac-12 Women's Tournament
    03/07–10/2019
    vs.    
    MGM Grand Garden Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

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    Rankings

    Ranking Movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
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    AP N/A
    Coaches

    See also

    2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

    References

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