2018–19 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team

2018–19 Oregon Ducks women's basketball
Pac-12 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 7
Record	33–5 (16–2 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kelly Graves (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Campbell Jodie Berry Xavi López
Home arena	Matthew Knight Arena

2018–19 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Oregon	16	–	2		.889			33	–	5		.868
No. 6 Stanford †	15	–	3		.833			31	–	5		.861
No. 11 Oregon State	14	–	4		.778			26	–	8		.765
No. 20 UCLA	12	–	6		.667			22	–	13		.629
No. 22 Arizona State	10	–	7		.588			22	–	11		.667
Utah	9	–	9		.500			20	–	10		.667
California	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
Arizona	7	–	11		.389			24	–	13		.649
USC	7	–	11		.389			17	–	13		.567
Washington State	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
Washington	2	–	15		.118			11	–	21		.344
Colorado	2	–	16		.111			12	–	18		.400
† 2019 Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ducks, led by fifth-year head coach Kelly Graves, played home games at the Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 33–5, 16–2 in Pac-12 play to win the Pac-12 regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost Stanford. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Portland State and Indiana in the first and second rounds, South Dakota State in the Sweet Sixteen and Mississippi State in the Elite Eight to reach the Final Four for the first time in school history. They lost to Baylor in the Final Four.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason left
Justine Hall	3	Guard	5'10"	Senior	Denver, CO	Graduated
Lexi Bando	10	Guard	5'9"	Senior	Eugene, OR	Graduated
Anneli Maley	15	Guard	6'2"	Freshman	Melbourne, Australia	Transferred to TCU
Aina Ayuso	31	Guard	5'9"	Freshman	Sant Just Desvern, Spain	Left to play professionally
Mallory McGuire	44	Forward	6'5"	Sophomore	Reno, NV	Transferred to Boise State
Sierra Campisano	52	Forward	6'3"	Sophomore	San Diego, CA	Transferred to Cal Poly

Recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Taylor Chavez G	Phoenix, AZ	Valley Vista HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Nyara Sabally F	Berlin, Germany	Rotteck Gymnasium	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
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 October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.

Roster

2018–19 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Satou Sabally 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Rotteck Gymnasium Berlin, Germany F 1 Nyara Sabally   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Rotteck Gymnasium Berlin, Germany G 2 Morgan Yaeger 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So St. John's School Adelaide, Australia G 3 Taylor Chavez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Valley Vista Surprise, AZ G 5 Maite Cazorla 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Segle XXI Las Palmas, Spain F 14 Lydia Giomi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS So West Seattle HS Seattle, WA G 20 Sabrina Ionescu 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Miramonte HS Walnut Creek, CA F 21 Erin Boley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Elizabethtown HS Notre Dame Hodgenville, KY F 24 Ruthy Hebard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr West Valley HS Fairbanks, AK F 32 Oti Gildon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Gonzaga Prep Spokane, WA	Head coach Kelly Graves (New Mexico) Assistant coach(es) Mark Campbell (Hawaiʻi) Jodie Berry (Western Washington) Xavi López (Point Loma) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
12/30/2018* 2:00 pm	No. 5	Concordia (OR)	W 110–49		Matthew Knight Arena (4,819) Eugene, OR
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018* 8:00 pm	No. 3	at Alaska–Fairbanks	W 115–36	1–0	Patty Center (1,603) Fairbanks, AK
11/10/2018* 2:00 pm	No. 3	No. 18 Syracuse	W 75–73	2–0	Matthew Knight Arena (6,879) Eugene, OR
11/14/2018* 6:00 pm	No. 3	at Utah State	W 88–58	3–0	Smith Spectrum (718) Logan, UT
11/18/2018* 2:00 pm	No. 3	Buffalo	W 102–82	4–0	Matthew Knight Arena (5,205) Eugene, OR
11/23/2018* 12:00 pm	No. 3	vs. UC Riverside Hilton Concord Classic	W 94–44	5–0	McKeon Pavilion (88) Moraga, CA
11/24/2018* 2:00 pm	No. 3	at Saint Mary's Hilton Concord Classic	W 79–55	6–0	McKeon Pavilion (963) Moraga, CA
12/02/2018* 2:00 pm	No. 3	Long Beach State	W 110–48	7–0	Matthew Knight Arena (5,118) Eugene, OR
12/09/2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 3	at Michigan State	L 82–88	7–1	Breslin Center (6,462) East Lansing, MI
12/12/2018* 5:00 pm	No. 7	at South Dakota State	W 87–79	8–1	Frost Arena (2,509) Brookings, SD
12/18/2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 7	No. 4 Mississippi State	W 82–74	9–1	Matthew Knight Arena (8,951) Eugene, OR
12/20/2018* 11:00 am	No. 7	Air Force	W 82–36	10–1	Matthew Knight Arena (7,967) Eugene, OR
12/21/2018* 12:00 pm	No. 7	UC Irvine	W 115–69	11–1	Matthew Knight Arena (4,772) Eugene, OR
Pac-12 regular season
01/04/2019 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 5	Washington	W 84–71	12–1 (1–0)	Matthew Knight Arena (6,013) Eugene, OR
01/06/2019 3:00 pm, P12N	No. 5	Washington State	W 98–58	13–1 (2–0)	Matthew Knight Arena (5,946) Eugene, OR
01/11/2019 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 5	at USC	W 93–53	14–1 (3–0)	Galen Center (647) Los Angeles, CA
01/13/2019 2:00 pm, P12N	No. 5	at UCLA	W 72–52	15–1 (4–0)	Pauley Pavilion (8,036) Los Angeles, CA
01/18/2019 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 5	No. 19 Arizona State	W 77–71	16–1 (5–0)	Matthew Knight Arena (6,769) Eugene, OR
01/20/2019 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 5	Arizona	W 93–60	17–1 (6–0)	Matthew Knight Arena (7,062) Eugene, OR
01/25/2019 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 5	at Washington State	W 79–64	18–1 (7–0)	Beasley Coliseum (931) Pullman, WA
01/27/2019 2:00 pm, P12N	No. 5	at Washington	W 76–57	19–1 (8–0)	Alaska Airlines Arena (4,295) Seattle, WA
02/01/2019 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 4	No. 14 Utah	W 87–65	20–1 (9–0)	Matthew Knight Arena (7,773) Eugene, OR
02/03/2019 12:00 pm	No. 4	Colorado	W 102–43	21–1 (10–0)	Matthew Knight Arena (6,350) Eugene, OR
02/08/2019 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 3	at California	W 105–82	22–1 (11–0)	Haas Pavilion (2,719) Berkeley, CA
02/10/2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 3	at No. 11 Stanford	W 88–48	23–1 (12–0)	Maples Pavilion (5,250) Stanford, CA
02/15/2019 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 3	No. 9 Oregon State Civil War	W 77–68	24–1 (13–0)	Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR
02/18/2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 2	at No. 12 Oregon State Civil War	L 62–67	24–2 (13–1)	Gill Coliseum (9,301) Corvallis, OR
02/22/2019 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 2	UCLA	L 69–74	24–3 (13–2)	Matthew Knight Arena (8,858) Eugene, OR
02/24/2019 11:00 am, P12N	No. 2	USC	W 96–78	25–3 (14–2)	Matthew Knight Arena (8,232) Eugene, OR
03/01/2019 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 6	at Arizona	W 83–54	26–3 (15–2)	McKale Center (2,517) Tucson, AZ
03/03/2019 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 6	at No. 21 Arizona State	W 66–59	27–3 (16–2)	Wells Fargo Arena (4,033) Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/08/2019 2:30 pm, P12N	(1) No. 6	vs. (8) Arizona Quarterfinals	W 77–63	28–3	MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,531) Paradise, NV
03/09/2019 6:00 pm, P12N	(1) No. 6	vs. (4) No. 25 UCLA Semifinals	W 88–83 ^OT	29–3	MGM Grand Garden Arena  Paradise, NV
03/10/2019 5:00 pm, ESPN2	(1) No. 6	vs. (2) No. 7 Stanford Championship Game	L 57–64	29–4	MGM Grand Garden Arena (5,023) Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/22/2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN2	(2 P) No. 7	(15 P) Portland State First Round	W 78–40	30–4	Matthew Knight Arena (6,523) Eugene, OR
03/24/2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	(2 P) No. 7	(10 P) Indiana Second Round	W 91–68	31–4	Matthew Knight Arena (6,729) Eugene, OR
03/29/2019* 8:30 pm, ESPN2	(2 P) No. 7	vs. (6 P) South Dakota State Sweet Sixteen	W 63–53	32–4	Moda Center (11,324) Portland, OR
03/31/2019* 11:00 am, ESPN	(2 P) No. 7	vs. (1 P) No. 4 Mississippi State Elite Eight	W 88–84	33–4	Moda Center (11,538) Portland, OR
04/05/2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN2	(2 P) No. 7	vs. (1 G) No. 1 Baylor Final Four	L 67–72	33–5	Amalie Arena (20,062) Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland Region. All times are in Pacific Time. [1]

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	3	3 (1)	3	3	3	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	3 (3)	2 (2)	6	6	7	N/A
Coaches	3	3^	3	3	3	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4 (1)	3 (1)	3 (3)	3	6	6	7	4

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
RV		Received Votes
NR		Not Ranked
( )		First place votes received

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

• 2018–19 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

References

1. 2018-19 Oregon Ducks Women's Basketball Schedule