2018–19 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
	† 2019 AAC Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
2018–19 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 The American)
Head coach	Geno Auriemma (34th season)
Associate head coach	Chris Dailey
Assistant coach	Shea Ralph
Assistant coach	Jasmine Lister
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion; XL Center

The 2018–19 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represent the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma, in his 34th season at UConn, played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the XL Center and are sixth year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Media

Every single Connecticut game is expected to be televised. Excluding exhibitions, most Connecticut games air on SNY, an ESPN network, or a CBS network. Exhibition games and games that air on SNY are also streamed on Husky Vision. Every game is expected to be broadcast on the UConn IMG Sports Network with an extra audio broadcast being available online to listen to through Husky Vision.

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Andra Espinoza-Hunter	2	G	5'11"	Freshman	Ossining, NY	Transferred to Mississippi State
Kia Nurse	11	G	6'0"	Senior	Hamilton, ON	Graduated/2018 WNBA draft
Gabby Williams	15	F	5'11"	Senior	Reno, NV	Graduated/2018 WNBA draft
Azurá Stevens	23	G/F	6'6"	RS Junior	Raleigh, NC	Declared for 2018 WNBA draft

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Christyn Williams G	Little Rock, AR	Central Arkansas Christian School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Christyn Williams G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Olivia Nelson-Ododa P	Winder, GA	Winder-Barrow	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Olivia Nelson-Ododa P	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
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 22, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

Roster

2018–19 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	3	Megan Walker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Monacan	Chesterfield, VA
G	4	Mikayla Coombs	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Wesleyan	Buford, GA
G	5	Crystal Dangerfield	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Blackman	Murfreesboro, TN
G	10	Molly Bent	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Tabor Academy	Centerville, MA
G	13	Christyn Williams	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Central Arkansas Christian	Little Rock, AR
F	20	Olivia Nelson-Ododa	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Winder-Barrow	Winder, GA
F	24	Napheesa Collier	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Incarnate Word Academy	O'Fallon, MO
F	25	Kyla Irwin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	State College	State College, PA
F	32	Batouly Camara	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Jr	Kentucky	New York, NY
G/F	33	Katie Lou Samuelson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Mater Dei	Huntington Beach, CA
G/F	34	Alexis Gordon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	L. D. Bell	Fort Worth, TX

Head coach

Geno Auriemma (West Chester)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Dailey (Rutgers)
Shea Ralph (Connecticut)
Jasmine Lister (Vanderbilt)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

^[1]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2018* 1:00 PM	Vanguard	–	–	–	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
11/15/2018* 7:00 PM	Southern Connecticut State	–	–	–	XL Center Hartford, CT
Regular season
11/11/2018* 12:00 PM, CBSSN	Ohio State	–	–	–	XL Center Hartford, CT
11/17/2018* 6:00 pm, SNY	vs. Vanderbilt Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase	–	–	–	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
11/22/2018* 7:30 PM	vs. Ole Miss Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	–	–	–	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
11/23/2018* 7:30 PM	vs. St. John's Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	–	–	–	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
11/24/2018* 7:30 PM	vs. Purdue Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	–	–	–	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2018* 7:00 PM, SNY	DePaul	–	–	–	XL Center Hartford, CT
12/02/2018* 4:00 PM, ESPN	at Notre Dame Jimmy V Classic/Rivalry	–	–	–	Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
12/04/2018* 7:00 PM, CBSSN	at Saint Louis	–	–	–	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
12/08/2018* 1:00 PM, SNY	Seton Hall	–	–	–	XL Center Hartford, CT
12/19/2018* TBA, FS1	at Oklahoma	–	–	–	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
12/22/2018* 3:00 PM, P12N	at California	–	–	–	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
01/03/2019* 9:00 PM, ESPN	at Baylor	–	–	–	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
01/06/2019 12:00 PM, CBSSN	at Houston	–	–	–	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
01/09/2019 7:00 PM, SNY	Cincinnati	–	–	–	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
01/13/2019 1:00 PM, ESPN	South Florida	–	–	–	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
01/16/2019 8:00 PM, SNY	at Tulane	–	–	–	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
01/20/2019 1:00 PM, SNY	at Temple	–	–	–	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
01/23/2019 7:00 PM, SNY	SMU	–	–	–	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
01/27/2019 4:00 PM, ESPN2	UCF	–	–	–	XL Center Hartford, CT
01/31/2019* 7:00 PM, ESPN	at Louisville	–	–	–	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
02/02/2019 12:00 PM, SNY	at Cincinnati	–	–	–	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
02/06/2019 7:00 PM, SNY	East Carolina	–	–	–	XL Center Hartford, CT
02/09/2019 1:00 PM, SNY	Temple	–	–	–	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
02/11/2019* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	South Carolina	–	–	–	XL Center Hartford, CT
02/17/2019 2:00 PM, SNY	at UCF	–	–	–	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
02/20/2019 7:00 PM, SNY	Memphis	–	–	–	XL Center Hartford, CT
02/24/2019 3:00 PM, SNY	at Tulsa	–	–	–	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
02/26/2019 7:30 PM, SNY	at Wichita State	–	–	–	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
03/02/2018 1:00 PM, SNY	Houston	–	–	–	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
03/04/2019 7:00 PM, ESPN2	at South Florida	–	–	–	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
AAC Women's Tournament
03/08–11/2019	vs.	–	–	–	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST.

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																				N/A
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

↑ "2018–2019 Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

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[1] "2018–2019 Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
Venues	Hugh S. Greer Field House (1974–1989) XL Center (1975–present) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Notre Dame Rutgers Tennessee
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky UConn Husky Bird at the Buzzer
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor in the WNBA Draft
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Connecticut	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Memphis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Temple	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tulane	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCF	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 AAC Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll