2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the sixth for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars were led by fifth-year head coach Ronald Hughey. They played their home games at Fertitta Center, which reopened on December 1, 2018, after a $60 million upgrade. The Cougars played their first three non-conference home games at H&PE Arena while construction on Fertitta Center was completed. They finished the season 15–16, 9–7 in The American play to finish in fourth place. They lost to South Florida in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Arkansas in the first round.

2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record15–16 (9–7 The American)
Head coach
  • Ronald Hughey (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tai Dillard
  • Victoria Picott
  • Jamila Ganter
Home arenaH&PE Arena
Fertitta Center
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UConn †16–0 1.00035–3  .921
UCF13–3 .81326–7  .788
Cincinnati12–4 .75024–11  .686
Houston9–7 .56315–16  .484
South Florida7–9 .43819–16  .543
Temple7–9 .43811–18  .379
East Carolina6–10 .37516–15  .516
Tulsa6–10 .37513–18  .419
Tulane5–11 .31315–16  .484
Wichita State5–11 .31312–18  .400
SMU5–11 .31311–19  .367
Memphis5–11 .31311–20  .355
† 2019 AAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019
Rankings from AP poll
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.