2018–19 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

The 2018–19 California Golden Bears women's basketball team represented University of California, Berkeley during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by eighth year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, played their home games at the Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Stanford. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated North Carolina in the first round before losing to Baylor in the second round.

2018–19 California Golden Bears women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2018–19 record20–13 (9–9 Pac-12)
Head coachLindsay Gottlieb (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Charmin Smith
  • Kai Felton
  • Wendale Farrow
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Oregon16–2 .889  33–5  .868
No. 6 Stanford †15–3 .833  31–5  .861
No. 11 Oregon State14–4 .778  26–8  .765
No. 20 UCLA12–6 .667  22–13  .629
No. 22 Arizona State10–7 .588  22–11  .667
Utah9–9 .500  20–10  .667
California9–9 .500  20–13  .606
Arizona7–11 .389  24–13  .649
USC7–11 .389  17–13  .567
Washington State4–14 .222  9–21  .300
Washington2–15 .118  11–21  .344
Colorado2–16 .111  12–18  .400
† 2019 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2018–19 California Golden Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 McKenzie Forbes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrFolsom Oakland, CA
G 1 Asha Thomas 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrBishop O'Dowd Oakland, CA
F 4 Alaysia Styles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoLa Jolla Country Day School San Diego, CA
C 5 Chen Yue 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) RS JrTsinghua University Beijing, China
G 11 Sara Anastasieska 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrMonte Sant Angelo Mercy
UTSA		 Sydney, Australia
G 14 Kianna Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoTroy Moreno Valley, CA
G 20 MeAne Mosley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrSaint Mary's College Oakland, CA
G 21 Mi'Cole Cayton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoSaint Mary's College Stockton, CA
G 22 Archer Olson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoHenry M. Gunn Palo Alto, CA
G 24 Receé Caldwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrHomeschooled
Texas Tech		 Hemet, CA
F 30 Celeste West 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrGarces Memorial Bakersfield, CA
F/C 31 Kristine Anigwe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrDesert Vista Phoenix, AZ
G 33 Jaelyn Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrVista Murrieta Murrieta, CA
G 34 Sierra Richey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrRancho Campana Camarillo, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2018*
7:00 PM		 No. 24 Westmont W 79–62 
Haas Pavilion (987)
Berkeley, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
7:00 PM		 No. 24 Houston W 80–79  1–0
 Haas Pavilion (1,246)
Berkeley, CA
11/11/2018*
11:00 AM		 No. 24 at Penn State W 75–58  2–0
 Bryce Jordan Center (2,406)
University Park, PA
11/13/2018*
3:00 PM, TheW.tv		 No. 23 at BYU W 70–52  3–0
 Marriott Center (425)
Provo, UT
11/18/2018*
2:00 PM		 No. 23 Pacific W 81–69  4–0
 Maples Pavilion (502)
Stanford, CA
11/23/2018*
4:00 PM		 No. 18 vs. Tulane
USD Thanksgiving Tournament		 W 65–57  5–0
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (421)
San Diego, CA
11/24/2018*
4:00 PM		 No. 18 at San Diego
USD Thanksgiving Tournament		 W 70–53  6–0
 Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
12/02/2018*
2:00 PM		 No. 15 Cal State Northridge W 67–42  7–0
 Haas Pavilion (1,654)
Berkeley, CA
12/08/2018*
2:00 PM, TheW.tv		 No. 13 at Saint Mary's W 81–78 OT 8–0
 McKeon Pavilion (763)
Moraga, CA
12/16/2018*
2:00 PM		 No. 13 UC Santa Barbara W 69–45  9–0
 Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
12/22/2018*
12:00 PM, P12N		 No. 14 No. 1 Connecticut L 66–76  9–1
 Haas Pavilion (10,818)
Berkeley, CA
12/30/2018*
2:00 PM		 No. 14 Harvard L 79–85  9–2
 Haas Pavilion (2,319)
Berkeley, CA
Pac-12 regular season
01/04/2019
7:00 PM, P12N		 No. 18 UCLA L 79–84 OT 9–3
(0–1)		 Haas Pavilion (2,107)
Berkeley, CA
01/06/2019
3:00 PM, P12N		 No. 18 USC W 66–59  10–3
(1–1)		 Haas Pavilion (2,212)
Berkeley, CA
01/11/2019
6:00 PM, P12N		 No. 24 at Arizona L 55–60  10–4
(1–2)		 McKale Center (2,557)
Tucson, AZ
01/13/2019
4:00 PM, P12N		 No. 24 at No. 19 Arizona State L 61–62  10–5
(1–3)		 Wells Fargo Arena (2,348)
Tempe, AZ
01/18/2019
11:30 AM		 Washington State W 77–63  11–5
(2–3)		 Haas Pavilion (4,836)
Berkeley, CA
01/20/2019
2:00 PM, P12N		 Washington W 79–70  12–5
(3–3)		 Haas Pavilion (2,095)
Berkeley, CA
01/25/2019
6:00 PM, P12N		 at No. 21 Utah L 74–87  12–6
(3–4)		 Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,071)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/27/2019
12:00 PM, P12N		 at Colorado W 80–60  13–6
(4–4)		 CU Events Center (2,303)
Boulder, CO
01/31/2019
8:00 PM, P12N		 No. 8 Stanford W 81–80  14–6
(5–4)		 Haas Pavilion (3,117)
Berkeley, CA
02/02/2019
4:00 PM, P12N		 at No. 8 Stanford L 50–75  14–7
(5–5)		 Maples Pavilion (4,066)
Stanford, CA
02/08/2019
8:00 PM, P12N		 No. 3 Oregon L 82–105  14–8
(5–6)		 Haas Pavilion (2,719)
Berkeley, CA
02/10/2019
1:00 PM, P12N		 No. 7 Oregon State L 74–82  14–9
(5–7)		 Haas Pavilion (3,220)
Berkeley, CA
02/15/2019
8:00 PM, P12N		 at USC L 76–86  14–10
(5–8)		 Galen Center (412)
Los Angeles, CA
02/17/2019
4:00 PM, P12N		 at UCLA L 74–80  14–11
(5–9)		 Pauley Pavilion (2,721)
Los Angeles, CA
02/22/2019
7:00 PM, P12N		 No. 17 Arizona State W 69–60  15–11
(6–9)		 Haas Pavilion (1,667)
Berkeley, CA
02/24/2019
2:00 PM		 Arizona W 82–76 OT 16–11
(7–9)		 Haas Pavilion (2,432)
Berkeley, CA
03/01/2019
7:00 PM		 at Washington W 71–65  17–11
(8–9)		 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,333)
Seattle, WA
03/03/2019
12:00 PM, P12N		 at Washington State W 80–58  18–11
(9–9)		 Beasley Coliseum (713)
Pullman, WA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/07/2019
6:00 PM, P12N		 (7) vs. (10) Washington State
First Round		 W 77–58  19–11
 MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
03/08/2019
6:00 PM, P12N		 (7) vs. (2) No. 7 Stanford
Quarterfinals		 L 54–72  19–12
 MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/23/2019*
12:30 PM, ESPN2		 (8 C) vs. (9 C) North Carolina
First Round		 W 92–72  20–12
 Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
03/25/2019*
6:00 PM, ESPN		 (8 C) at (1 C) No. 1 Baylor
Second Round		 L 63–102  20–13
 Ferrell Center (5,367)
Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings
Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
AP 24 23 18 15 13 13-T 14 14 18 24 RV RV RV RV N/A
Coaches RV RV^ 23 18 13 13 13 13 19 21 RV RV RV RV RV

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

2018–19 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

References
  1. "W Basketball - Schedule - California Golden Bears - University of California Official Athletic Site". calbears.com.
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