2018–19 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team

The 2018–19 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Storm, led by seventh-year head coach Joe Tartamella, played their games at Carnesecca Arena with 1 game at Madison Square Garden and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in Big East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East women's basketball tournament to Creighton where they lost to Marquette.

2018–19 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	15–16 (7–11 Big East)
Head coach	Joe Tartamella (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jonath Nicholas Rory Kuhn Shenneika Smith
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena Madison Square Garden

2018–19 Big East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 18 Marquette	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
No. 24 DePaul †	14	–	4		.778			26	–	8		.765
Butler	11	–	7		.611			23	–	10		.697
Villanova	9	–	9		.500			19	–	13		.594
Georgetown	9	–	9		.500			19	–	15		.559
Providence	8	–	10		.444			19	–	16		.543
Creighton	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Seton Hall	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
St. John's	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Xavier	2	–	16		.111			11	–	19		.367
† 2019 Big East tournament winner As of March 12, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2018–19 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Alisha Kebbe 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Neumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA G 3 Tiana England 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Stamford Stamford, CT G 5 Shamachya Duncan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr The Patrick School Staten Island, NY G 10 Jasmine Sina 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Sr Gill-St. Bernards Binghamton Lake Hopatcong, NJ F 11 Kayla Charles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So William Cullen Bryant Far Rockaway, NY G/F 20 Akina Wellere 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Chicago, IL G 21 Qadashah Hoppie 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So The Patrick School Staten Island, NY G 22 Alissa Alston  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Upper Room Christian Academy Ole Miss New Haven, CT F 25 Curteeona Brelove 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Malone VCU Malone, FL G 30 Kadaja Bailey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr St. Mary's Long Beach, NY	Head coach Joe Tartamella (James Madison) Assistant coach(es) Jonath Nicholas (Trinity (TX)) Rory Kuhn (SUNY Cortland) Shenneika Smith (St. John's) 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
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018* 5:30 pm, ESPN3		at Iona	W 61–35	1–0	Hynes Athletic Center (2,012) New Rochelle, NY
Nov 16, 2018* 5:00 pm		at Army	W 60–49	2–0	Christl Arena (640) West Point, NY
Nov 22, 2018* 5:30 pm		vs. Purdue Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	W 68–62	3–0	Sports and Fitness Center (2,162) Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov 23, 2018* 7:30 pm		vs. No. 2 Connecticut Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	L 55–65	3–1	Sports and Fitness Center (2,373) Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov 24, 2018* 5:30 pm		vs. Ole Miss Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	W 64–59	4–1	Sports and Fitness Center (2,703) Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Delaware State	W 82–44	5–1	Carnesecca Arena (726) Queens, NY
Dec 2, 2018* 1:00 pm		at Wake Forest	L 59–64	5–2	LJVM Coliseum (320) Winston-Salem, NC
Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Yale	W 56–52	6–2	Carnesecca Arena (704) Queens, NY
Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Florida State	L 53–57	6–3	Carnesecca Arena (893) Queens, NY
Dec 15, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	W 83–57	7–3	Tom Gola Arena (427) Philadelphia, PA
Dec 21, 2018* 2:00 pm		at James Madison	L 51–64	7–4	JMU Convocation Center (2,154) Harrisonburg, VA
Big East regular season
Dec 30, 2018 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Seton Hall	L 67–77	7–5 (0–1)	Walsh Gymnasium (864) South Orange, NJ
Jan 4, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Xavier	W 76–57	8–5 (1–1)	Cintas Center (317) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 6, 2019 1:00 pm, FS2		at Butler	L 45–66	8–6 (1–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (858) Indianapolis, IN
Jan 11, 2019 11:00 am, BEDN		Providence	L 66–67 OT	8–7 (1–3)	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
Jan 13, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN		Creighton	L 63–65	8–8 (1–4)	Carnesecca Arena (602) Queens, NY
Jan 18, 2019 8:00 pm, BEDN		at No. 24 DePaul	L 64–73	8–9 (1–5)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,751) Chicago, IL
Jan 20, 2019 3:00 pm, BEDN		at No. 14 Marquette	L 73–83	8–10 (1–6)	Al McGuire Center (1,451) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 25, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN		Georgetown	W 59–51	9–10 (2–6)	Carnesecca Arena (772) Queens, NY
Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN		Villanova	L 57–73	9–11 (2–7)	Carnesecca Arena (754) Queens, NY
Feb 1, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN		Butler	L 68–73 OT	9–12 (2–8)	Carnesecca Arena (750) Queens, NY
Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN		Xavier	W 70–41	10–12 (3–8)	Carnesecca Arena (599) Queens, NY
Feb 8, 2019 8:00 pm, BEDN		at Creighton	W 51–45	11–12 (4–8)	D. J. Sokol Arena (848) Omaha, NE
Feb 10, 2019 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Providence	W 60–57	12–12 (5–8)	Alumni Hall (487) Providence, RI
Feb 17, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN		No. 8 Marquette	W 81–74	13–12 (6–8)	Carnesecca Arena (753) Queens, NY
Feb 19, 2019 1:00 pm, FS2		DePaul	L 62–70	13–13 (6–9)	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
Feb 22, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Villanova	W 66–62	14–13 (7–9)	Finneran Pavilion (651) Villanova, PA
Feb 24, 2019 2:00 pm, FS2		at Georgetown	L 80–82	14–14 (7–10)	McDonough Gymnasium (987) Washington, D.C.
Mar 3, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN		Seton Hall	L 72–76	14–15 (7–11)	Carnesecca Arena (1,126) Queens, NY
Big East Women's Tournament
Mar 9, 2019 3:30 pm, BEDN	(9)	vs. (8) Seton Hall First Round	W 76–51	15–15	Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
Mar 10, 2019 12:00 pm, FS2	(9)	vs. (1) No. 17 Marquette Quarterfinals	L 57–88	15–16	Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2018–19 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team