2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach is Gary Blair, in his sixteenth season at Texas A&M. The team played their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and was in its seventh season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season with a record of 26-8 (12-4 SEC). They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Women's Tournament where they were upset by Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Wright State and Marquette in the first and second rounds, before losing to Notre Dame in the Sweet Sixteen for the 2nd straight year.

2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
Maui Jim Maui Classic champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
2018–19 record26–8 (12–4 SEC)
Head coachGary Blair (16th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReed Arena
2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State151 .938  333  .917
No. 15 South Carolina133 .813  239  .719
No. 14 Texas A&M124 .750  267  .788
No. 17 Kentucky115 .688  258  .758
Missouri106 .625  2411  .686
Auburn97 .563  2210  .688
Georgia97 .563  1812  .600
Tennessee79 .438  1913  .594
LSU79 .438  1613  .552
Arkansas610 .375  2215  .595
Alabama511 .313  1417  .452
Ole Miss313 .188  922  .290
Florida313 .188  823  .258
Vanderbilt214 .125  723  .233
2019 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2017–18 season 26–10, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to Mississippi State.[1] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Drake and DePaul in the first and second rounds before losing to Notre Dame in the sweet sixteen.[2]

Roster

2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C 0 Aja Ellison 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrLife Center Academy
Maryland
Voorhees, NJ
G 1 Aahliyah Jackson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoNorthside Fort Smith, AR
G 2 Aaliyah Wilson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoMuskogee
Arkansas
Muskogee, OK
G 3 Chennedy Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoMansfield Timberview Mansfield, TX
G 4 Shambria Washington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrTrinity Catholic
College of Central Florida
Ocala, FL
G 11 Kayla Wells 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSouth Grand Prairie Dallas, TX
F 12 Cheah Rael-Whitsitt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrHuron
Miami Dade College
Ann Arbor, MI
G 14 Jada Walton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoSouthwest DeKalb Lithonia, GA
G 15 Jasmine Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoCy-Woods Houston, TX
G 23 Lauren Harrison  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrConcordia Lutheran
Texas Tech
The Woodlands, TX
F 31 N'dea Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBrookwood Lawrenceville, GA
C 33 Anna Dreimane  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrRiga State Gymnasium No. 2
Colorado State
Riga, Latvia
F 34 Caylinne Martin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrLangham Creek
McLennan CC
Houston, TX
C 40 Ciera Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SoDuncanville
Louisville
Duncanville, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 8, 2018

Rankings

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Coaches 21-T -^ 20-T 16 RV RV 24 24 21 RV RV 25 24 22 23 22 18 18 19 19 12

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2018*
6:30 p.m.
No. 20 Oklahoma City W 81–40 
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Non-Conference Games
11/07/2018*
6:00 p.m.
No. 20 Rice W 65–54  1–0
Reed Arena (4,043)
College Station, TX
11/11/2018*
6:00 p.m.
No. 20 Jacksonville W 73–53  2–0
Reed Arena (3,012)
College Station, TX
11/14/2018*
6:00 p.m., ACCNE
No. 20 vs. No. 18 Syracuse L 65–75  2–1
Westchester County Center (211)
White Plains, NY
11/20/2018*
6:30 p.m.
No. 20 at Little Rock W 61–40  3–1
Jack Stephens Center (1,228)
Little Rock, AR
11/23/2018*
4:00 p.m.
No. 20 Arkansas State W 97–56  4–1
Reed Arena (5,341)
College Station, TX
11/29/2018*
11:00 a.m.
No. 17 Lamar L 68–74  4–2
Reed Arena (7,133)
College Station, TX
12/06/2018*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Houston W 68–52  5–2
Fertitta Center (2,107)
Houston, TX
12/08/2018*
2:00 p.m.
Central Arkansas W 84–27  6–2
Reed Arena (3,154)
College Station, TX
12/14/2018*
9:30 p.m.
vs. UC Riverside
Maui Jim Maui Classic
W 70–63  7–2
Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
12/15/2018*
11:30 p.m.
vs. No. 8 Oregon State
Maui Jim Maui Classic
W 76–70  8–2
Lahaina Civic Center (1,083)
Maui, HI
12/19/2018*
5:00 p.m.
No. 23 USC W 71–51  9–2
Reed Arena (3,269)
College Station, TX
12/21/2018*
6:30 p.m.
No. 23 Prairie View A&M W 70–57  10–2
Reed Arena (3,209)
College Station, TX
12/29/2018*
12:00 p.m.
No. 23 UT Rio Grande Valley W 84–61  11–2
Reed Arena (3,748)
College Station, TX
SEC Conference Games
01/03/2019
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 21 No. 23 South Carolina L 57–60  11–3
(0–1)
Reed Arena (4,010)
College Station, TX
01/06/2019
2:00 p.m.
No. 21 at LSU L 52–63  11–4
(0–2)
Maravich Center (2,290)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/10/2019
7:00 p.m.
at Vanderbilt W 50–43  12–4
(1–2)
Memorial Gymnasium (1,839)
Nashville, TN
01/13/2019
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
Alabama W 70–43  13–4
(2–2)
Reed Arena (4,042)
College Station, TX
01/20/2019
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Georgia W 76–66  14–4
(3–2)
Stegeman Coliseum (4,773)
Athens, GA
01/24/2019
7:30 p.m., SECN
No. 24 at Auburn W 69–67  15–4
(4–2)
Auburn Arena (1,656)
Auburn, AL
01/27/2019
4:00 p.m., SECN
No. 24 No. 15 Kentucky W 73–71  16–4
(5–2)
Reed Arena (4,752)
College Station, TX
01/31/2019
7:30 p.m., SECN
No. 20 Vanderbilt W 69–53  17–4
(6–2)
Reed Arena (3,757)
College Station, TX
02/03/2019
2:00 p.m.
No. 20 at Ole Miss W 72–60  18–4
(7–2)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,591)
Oxford, MS
02/07/2019
6:00 p.m., SECN
No. 18 at Missouri L 65–70 OT 18–5
(7–3)
Mizzou Arena (4,513)
Columbia, MO
02/14/2019
6:30 p.m.
No. 22 LSU W 59–55  19–5
(8–3)
Reed Arena (3,704)
College Station, TX
02/17/2019
1:00 p.m., SECN
No. 22 No. 5 Mississippi State L 64–92  19–6
(8–4)
Reed Arena (5,926)
College Station, TX
02/21/2019
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 21 Tennessee W 79–62  20–6
(9–4)
Reed Arena (3,789)
College Station, TX
02/25/2019
6:00 p.m., SECN
No. 19 at Florida W 80–62  21–6
(10–4)
O'Connell Center (1,009)
Gainesville, FL
02/28/2019
6:00 p.m.
No. 19 at No. 11 Kentucky W 62–55  22–6
(11–4)
Memorial Coliseum (4,532)
Lexington, KY
03/03/2019
4:00 p.m., SECN
No. 19 Arkansas W 66–53  23–6
(12–4)
Reed Arena (3,609)
College Station, TX
SEC Women's Tournament
03/08/2019
7:30 p.m., SECN
(3) No. 15 vs. (6) Auburn
Quarterfinals
W 64–62  24–6
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,709)
Greenville, SC
03/09/2019
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(3) No. 15 vs. (10) Arkansas
Semifinals
L 51–58  24–7
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,817)
Greenville, SC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/22/2019*
3:30 p.m., ESPN2
(4 C) No. 14 (13 G) Wright State
First Round
W 84–61  25–7
Reed Arena (2,617)
College Station, TX
03/24/2019*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
(4 C) No. 14 (5 G) No. 18 Marquette
Second Round
W 78–76  26–7
Reed Arena (2,767)
College Station, TX
03/30/2019*
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
(4 C) No. 14 vs. (1 C) No. 3 Notre Dame
Sweet Sixteen
L 80–87  26–8
Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region.
All times are in Central Time.
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