2018–19 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

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 home games at the McKale Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season of 24–13, 7–11 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 Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the finals and defeated Northwestern for the championship.

2018–19 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
WNIT, Champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2018–19 record24–13 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sunny Smallwood
  • Salvo Coppa
  • Kelly Rae Finley
Home arenaMcKale Center
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

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 6'0" 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:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   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:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   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:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Shalyse Smith
G/F		 Tacoma, WA Bellarmine Prep 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Bryce Nixon
PG		 Phoenix, AZ Arcadia HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   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 W 88–31 
    		McKale Center (1,303)
    Tucson, AZ
    11/05/2018*
    6:30 pm    		 Western New Mexico W 78–41 
    		McKale Center (1,149)
    Tucson, AZ
    Non-conference regular season
    11/09/2018*
    6:30 pm    		 Idaho State W 71–46  1–0
    		 McKale Center (1,226)
    Tucson, AZ
    11/13/2018*
    6:30 pm    		 Loyola Marymount L 64–66  1–1
    		 McKale Center (852)
    Tucson, AZ
    11/16/2018*
    3:00 pm    		 vs. Seattle
    Bank of Hawaii Classic    		 W 84–54  2–1
    		 Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    11/18/2018*
    3:00 pm    		 vs. Portland
    Bank of Hawaii Classic    		 W 92–70  3–1
    		 Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    11/23/2018*
    6:30 pm    		 South Carolina State W 73–32  4–1
    		 McKale Center (1,247)
    Tucson, AZ
    11/27/2018*
    6:30 pm    		 Incarnate Word W 84–42  5–1
    		 McKale Center (1,059)
    Tucson, AZ
    12/02/2018*
    2:00 pm    		 at San Diego State W 69–60  6–1
    		 Viejas Arena (1,900)
    San Diego, CA
    12/05/2018*
    11:00 am    		 Montana W 100–51  7–1
    		 McKale Center (4,703)
    Tucson, AZ
    12/09/2018*
    3:00 pm    		 at Long Beach State W 70–43  8–1
    		 Walter Pyramid (616)
    Long Beach, CA
    12/17/2018*
    6:30 pm    		 UTEP W 62–40  9–1
    		 McKale Center (1,076)
    Tucson, AZ
    12/21/2018*
    6:30 pm    		 Northern Arizona W 71–47  10–1
    		 McKale Center (1,866)
    Tucson, AZ
    Pac-12 regular season
    12/30/2018
    5:00 pm, P12N    		 No. 17 Arizona State W 51–39  11–1
    (1–0)    		 McKale Center (5,006)
    Tucson, AZ
    01/04/2019
    7:00 pm    		 at Colorado W 69–67  12–1
    (2–0)    		 CU Events Center (1,673)
    Boulder, CO
    01/06/2019
    12:00 pm, P12N    		 at Utah L 64–80  12–2
    (2–1)    		 Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,089)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    01/11/2019
    7:00 pm, P12N    		 No. 24 California W 60–55  13–2
    (3–1)    		 McKale Center (2,557)
    Tucson, AZ
    01/13/2019
    12:00 pm, P12N    		 No. 6 Stanford L 48–78  13–3
    (3–2)    		 McKale Center (2,686)
    Tucson, AZ
    01/18/2019
    8:00 pm    		 at No. 10 Oregon State L 64–86  13–4
    (3–3)    		 Gill Coliseum (5,061)
    Corvallis, OR
    01/20/2019
    1:00 pm, P12N    		 at No. 5 Oregon L 60–93  13–5
    (3–4)    		 Matthew Knight Arena (7,062)
    Eugene, OR
    01/25/2019
    7:00 pm, P12N    		 USC W 71–68  14–5
    (4–4)    		 McKale Center (1,684)
    Tucson, AZ
    01/27/2019
    2:00 pm, P12N    		 UCLA L 93–98 3OT 14–6
    (4–5)    		 McKale Center (2,327)
    Tucson, AZ
    02/01/2019
    6:00 pm, P12N    		 at No. 21 Arizona State L 47–60  14–7
    (4–6)    		 Wells Fargo Arena (3,686)
    Tempe, AZ
    02/07/2019
    8:00 pm, P12N    		 at Washington W 69–59  15–7
    (5–6)    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (1,444)
    Seattle, WA
    02/09/2019
    1:00 pm, P12N    		 at Washington State L 88–90  15–8
    (5–7)    		 Beasley Coliseum (711)
    Pullman, WA
    02/15/2019
    6:00 pm    		 Utah W 66–55  16–8
    (6–7)    		 McKale Center (2,002)
    Tucson, AZ
    02/17/2019
    12:00 pm, P12N    		 Colorado W 63–51  17–8
    (7–7)    		 McKale Center (2,321)
    Tucson, AZ
    02/22/2019
    8:00 pm    		 at Stanford L 54–56  17–9
    (7–8)    		 Maples Pavilion (3,569)
    Stanford, CA
    02/24/2019
    3:00 pm    		 at California L 76–82 OT 17–10
    (7–9)    		 Haas Pavilion (2,432)
    Berkeley, CA
    03/01/2019
    8:00 pm, P12N    		 No. 6 Oregon L 54–83  17–11
    (7–10)    		 McKale Center (2,517)
    Tucson, AZ
    03/03/2019
    3:00 pm, P12N    		 No. 9 Oregon State L 60–65 2OT 17–12
    (7–11)    		 McKale Center (2,119)
    Tucson, AZ
    Pac-12 Women's Tournament
    03/07/2019
    3:00 pm, P12N    		 (8) vs. (9) USC
    First Round    		 W 76–48  18–12
    		 MGM Grand Garden Arena (3,012)
    Paradise, NV
    03/08/2019
    3:00 pm, P12N    		 (8) vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon
    Quarterfinals    		 L 63–77  18–13
    		 MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,531)
    Paradise, NV
    WNIT
    03/21/2019*
    6:30 pm    		 Idaho State
    First Round    		 W 66–56  19–13
    		 McKale Center (3,265)
    Tucson, AZ
    03/24/2019*
    3:00 pm    		 Pacific
    Second Round    		 W 64–48  20–13
    		 McKale Center (3,534)
    Tucson, AZ
    03/28/2019*
    6:30 pm    		 Idaho
    Third Round    		 W 68–60  21–13
    		 McKale Center (6,307)
    Tucson, AZ
    03/31/2019*
    2:00 pm    		 Wyoming
    Quarterfinals    		 W 67–45  22–13
    		 McKale Center (7,717)
    Tucson, AZ
    04/03/2019*
    6:00 pm    		 TCU
    Semifinals    		 W 59–53  23–13
    		 McKale Center (10,135)
    Tucson, AZ
    04/06/2019*
    12:00 pm, CBSSN    		 Northwestern
    Championship    		 W 56–42  24–13
    		 McKale Center (14,644)
    Tucson, AZ
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

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    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.
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    AP RV RV N/A
    Coaches RV RV RV RV

    See also

    2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

    References
    1. http://www.arizonawildcats.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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