2018–19 UConn Huskies women's basketball team

The 2018–19 UConn Huskies women's basketball team represented 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 were sixth year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 35–3, 16–0 in AAC play to win the AAC regular season championship. They defeated East Carolina, South Florida, and UCF to win the AAC women's tournament title. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament. As the No. 2 seed, they defeated Towson and Buffalo to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. They defeated UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen and Louisville in the Elite Eight to reach their 20th Final Four. In the National Semifinal, they lost in the rematch of last year's national semifinal game to Notre Dame.

2018–19 UConn Huskies women's basketball
Paradise Jam Reef Division champions
AAC regular season champions
AAC Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 2
Record35–3 (16–0 The American)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Dailey (34th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Shea Ralph (11th season)
  • Jasmine Lister (1st season)
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
XL Center
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UConn160 1.000353  .921
UCF133 .813267  .788
Cincinnati124 .7502411  .686
Houston97 .5631516  .484
South Florida79 .4381916  .543
Temple79 .4381118  .379
East Carolina610 .3751615  .516
Tulsa610 .3751318  .419
Tulane511 .3131516  .484
Wichita State511 .3131218  .400
SMU511 .3131119  .367
Memphis511 .3131120  .355
2019 AAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019
Rankings from AP poll
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