2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 15 |
TV partner(s) | ACC Network, ESPN, Regional Sports Networks |
WNBA Draft | |
2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season | |
ACC Tournament |
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January 2018 and will conclude in March with the 2019 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC.
Head coaches
Coaching changes
- Erik Johnson resigned as the head coach of Boston College and Joanna Bernabei-McNamee was named as his replacement.[1] [2]
- Audra Smith would not be returning as coach of Clemson and Amanda Butler was named as her replacement.[3] [4]
- Joanne Boyle retired from Virginia after the 2017–18 season and Tina Thompson was hired as her replacement.[5] [6]
- Suzie McConnell-Serio would not be returning as coach of Pittsburgh and Lance White was hired as her replacement.[7] [8]
Coaches
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Record at school | ACC record | ACC titles | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
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Boston College | Joanna Bernabei-McNamee | Albany | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clemson | Amanda Butler | Florida | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Duke | Joanne P. McCallie | Michigan State | 12 | 297–80 | 132–38 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Florida State | Sue Semrau | Wisconsin (Assistant) | 22 | 427–240 | 186–138 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Georgia Tech | MaChelle Joseph | Georgia Tech (Assistant) | 16 | 294–1191 | 106–122 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Louisville | Jeff Walz | Maryland (Assistant) | 12 | 299–96 | 131–48 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Miami | Katie Meier | Charlotte | 14 | 252–163 | 99–99 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
NC State | Wes Moore | Chattanooga | 6 | 112–51 | 51–29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
North Carolina | Sylvia Hatchell | Francis Marion | 33 | 732–309 | 289–201 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
Notre Dame | Muffet McGraw | Lehigh | 32 | 800–229 | 404–85 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
Pittsburgh | Tina Thompson | Texas (Associate Head Coach} | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Syracuse | Quentin Hillsman | Syracuse (Assistant) | 12 | 117–48 | 55–35 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Virginia | Lance White | Florida State (Assistant) | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Virginia Tech | Kenny Brooks | James Madison | 3 | 43–28 | 10–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wake Forest | Jennifer Hoover | High Point | 7 | 88–104 | 29–69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Year at school includes 2018–19 season.
- Overall and ACC records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2017–18 season.
- NCAA Tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
- NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools
Preseason
Preseason watch lists
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
Lieberman | Drysdale | Miller | McClain | Leslie | |
ACC Women's Basketball Tip-off
Prior to the start of the season, the ACC hosted a media day at the Sheraton/Le Méridien Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. At the media day, the head coaches voted on the finishing order of the teams, an All-ACC team, a Preseason Player of the Year, and Newcomers to watch. The media day was hosted on October 2, 2018. A selected group of student athletes also took questions from the media on this day. This question and answer period was live streamed on theacc.com.[9]
ACC preseason polls
2018 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Polls | |
Head Coaches | Blue Ribbon Panel |
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Preseason All-ACC Teams
2018 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason All-ACC Teams | |
Head Coaches | Blue Ribbon Panel |
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Preseason ACC Player of the Year
2018 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year | |
Head Coaches | Blue Ribbon Panel |
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Newcomer Watchlist
2018 ACC Women's Basketball Newcomer Watchlists | |
Head Coaches | Blue Ribbon Panel |
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Regular season
Rankings
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
First Place votes shown in () |
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 | ||
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Note: The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time.
Conference Matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 16 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.
Boston College | Clemson | Duke | Florida State | Georgia Tech | Louisville | Miami | North Carolina | NC State | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh | Syracuse | Virginia | Virginia Tech | Wake Forest | |
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vs. Boston College | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Clemson | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Duke | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Florida State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Georgia Tech | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Louisville | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Miami | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. North Carolina | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. NC State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Notre Dame | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Pittsburgh | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Syracuse | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Virginia | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Virginia Tech | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 |
vs. Wake Forest | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – |
Total | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Player of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named a Player(s) of the week and a Rookie(s) of the week.
Week | Player of the week | Rookie of the week | Reference |
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Postseason
ACC Tournament
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
NCAA Tournament
Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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W–L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 0–0 (–) |
National Invitation Tournament
School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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W–L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 0–0 (–) |
Honors and awards
ACC Awards
2018 ACC Women's Basketball Individual Awards | |
Award | Recipient(s) |
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Player of the Year | |
Coach of the Year | |
Defensive Player of the Year | |
Freshman of the Year | |
Sixth Player of the Year |
2018 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams | ||
First Team | Second Team | Freshman Team |
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WNBA Draft
Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | School |
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References
- ↑ "Johnson Resigns as Women's Basketball Head Coach". bceagles.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ↑ "Joanna Bernabei-McNamee Named Eagles' Head Coach". bceagles.com. April 10, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Clemson To Change Leadership of Women's Basketball". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ↑ "Amanda Butler Named Women's Basketball Coach". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. April 12, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Joanne Boyle Announces Her Retirement from Coaching". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. March 20, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Tina Thompson Named Virginia Women's Basketball Coach". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. April 16, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Pitt Director of Athletics Heather Lyke Announces Women's Basketball Leadership Change". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. April 5, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Lance White Named Pitt Women's Basketball Head Coach". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. April 18, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ↑ "ACC Set For Women's Basketball Tipoff". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 27, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.