2018–19 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

The 2018–19 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2018–19 college basketball season. The Lady Vols, led by seventh-year head coach Holly Warlick, played their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and are members of the Southeastern Conference.

2018–19 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record19–13 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dean Lockwood
  • Sharrona Reaves
  • Bridgette Gordon
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
Seasons
2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State 15 1   .938 33 3   .917
No. 15 South Carolina 13 3   .813 23 9   .719
No. 14 Texas A&M 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 17 Kentucky 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
Missouri 10 6   .625 24 11   .686
Auburn 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
Georgia 9 7   .563 18 12   .600
Tennessee 7 9   .438 19 13   .594
LSU 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Arkansas 6 10   .375 22 15   .595
Alabama 5 11   .313 14 17   .452
Ole Miss 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Florida 3 13   .188 8 23   .258
Vanderbilt 2 14   .125 7 23   .233
2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Lady Vols finished the season 19–13, 7–9 for a seventh-place tie in SEC play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost to UCLA in the first round.[1] At the completion of the season, Warlick was fired as head coach.[2] Missouri State's Kellie Harper, who was a point guard during Tennessee's 3-peat from 1996 to 1998, was hired as her replacement on April 8.[3]

Roster

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2018–19 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Rennia Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Jean Ribault HS Jacksonville, FL
G 1 Anastasia Hayes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN
G 2 Evina Westbrook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So South Salem HS Salem, OR
F 4 Mimi Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Paul VI Catholic HS Waldorf, MD
C 5 Kamera Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Dutchtown HS Hampton, GA
G/F 10 Meme Jackson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Blackman HS Murfreesboro, TN
C 11 Kasiyahna Kushkituah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So St. Francis HS Atlanta, GA
G/F 12 Rae Burrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Liberty HS Henderson, NV
G 13 Jazmine Massengill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Chattanooga, TN
G 14 Zaay Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Duncanville HS Duncanville, TX
F 15 Cheridene Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Harris Academy Beckenham
ASA College
London, England, UK
F 21 Lou Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Australian Institute of Sport Melbourne, AUS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Dean Lockwood (Army)
  • Sharrona Reaves (Alabama)
  • Bridgette Gordon (Tennessee)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP1112111199910101320-TRVNot released
Coaches1212^111199810101317RV

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 11 Carson-Newman W 128–59 
 28  Z. Green   10  Collins   8  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (3,267)
Knoxville, TN
Regular season
11/11/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 11 Presbyterian W 97–49  1–0
 20  Westbrook   11  C. Green   5  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,147)
Knoxville, TN
11/14/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 12 UNC Asheville W 73–46  2–0
 13  Jackson   8  Tied   4  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (6,914)
Knoxville, TN
11/18/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 12 Florida A&M W 96–31  3–0
 19  Jackson   11  Davis   8  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,616)
Knoxville, TN
11/22/2018*
3:00 pm
No. 11 vs. Clemson
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals
W 78–66  4–0
 14  Jackson   9  Tied   5  Westbrook  Gateway Christian Academy (320)
Bimini, Bahamas
11/24/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 11 vs. UAB
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division championship
W 73–69 OT 5–0
 18  Davis   13  Kushkituah   3  Tied  Gateway Christian Academy (250)
Bimini, Bahamas
12/02/2018*
4:00 pm, FS1
No. 11 at Oklahoma State
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 76–63  6–0
 29  Westbrook   13  C. Green   3  Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,493)
Stillwater, OK
12/05/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 9 Stetson W 65–55  7–0
 24  Davis   9  Davis   4  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (6,916)
Knoxville, TN
12/09/2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 at No. 12 Texas W 88–82  8–0
 33  Jackson   6  Tied   6  Westbrook  Frank Erwin Center (4,275)
Austin, TX
12/18/2018*
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 9 No. 8 Stanford
Rivalry
L 85–95  8–1
 29  Westbrook   10  Davis   10  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,051)
Knoxville, TN
12/21/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 9 ETSU W 80–61  9–1
 23  Jackson   9  Massengill   9  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,025)
Knoxville, TN
12/28/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 10 Murray State W 98–77  10–1
 20  Davis   13  Davis   8  Massengill  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,518)
Knoxville, TN
12/30/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 10 Belmont W 84–76  11–1
 20  Westbrook   8  Tied   7  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,546)
Knoxville, TN
01/03/2019
7:00 pm
No. 10 at Auburn W 78–69  12–1
(1–0)
 27  Jackson   14  Davis   7  Z. Green  Auburn Arena (2,204)
Auburn, AL
01/06/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 10 Missouri L 64–66  12–2
(1–1)
 16  Westbrook   14  C. Green   3  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,113)
Knoxville, TN
01/10/2019
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 13 No. 16 Kentucky
Rivalry
L 71–73  12–3
(1–2)
 20  Westbrook   15  C. Green   6  Jackson  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,145)
Knoxville, TN
01/13/2019
3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 13 at Georgia L 62–66  12–4
(1–3)
 23  Westbrook   12  Davis   6  Westbrook  Stegeman Coliseum (5,867)
Athens, GA
01/17/2019
9:00 pm, SECN
No. 20 at Alabama L 65–86  12–5
(1–4)
 19  Westbrook   11  Z. Green   5  Westbrook  Coleman Coliseum (2,392)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/21/2019
7:00 pm, SECN
Arkansas L 79–80  12–6
(1–5)
 24  Westbrook   12  C. Green   5  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,259)
Knoxville, TN
01/24/2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1 Notre Dame L 62–77  12–7
 19  Z. Green   11  C. Green   5  Z. Green  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,154)
Knoxville, TN
01/27/2019
1:00 pm, SECN
LSU W 74–65  13–7
(2–5)
 24  Davis   10  C. Green   6  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,518)
Knoxville, TN
01/31/2019
7:00 pm
Florida W 67–50  14–7
(3–5)
 19  Davis   10  Tied   7  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (6,233)
Knoxville, TN
02/03/2019
3:00 pm, ESPN2
at Vanderbilt
Rivalry
W 82–65  15–7
(4–5)
 18  Westbrook   12  Davis   5  Westbrook  Memorial Gymnasium (3,815)
Nashville, TN
02/10/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 6 Mississippi State L 63–91  15–8
(4–6)
 29  Davis   7  C. Green   2  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (10,021)
Starkville, MS
02/14/2019
7:00 pm
Auburn W 73–62  16–8
(5–6)
 25  Z. Green   11  C. Green   10  Westbrook  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,547)
Knoxville, TN
02/17/2019
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at Missouri W 62–60  17–8
(6–6)
 18  Westbrook   11  Davis   6  Westbrook  Mizzou Arena (8,559)
Columbia, MO
02/21/2019
9:00 pm, SECN
at No. 21 Texas A&M L 62–79  17–9
(6–7)
 17  Westbrook   15  C. Green   5  Westbrook  Reed Arena (3,789)
College Station, TX
02/24/2019
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 South Carolina L 67–82  17–10
(6–8)
 15  Davis   9  Tied   2  Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,448)
Knoxville, TN
02/28/2019
7:00 pm, SECN
Vanderbilt
Rivalry
L 69–76  17–11
(6–9)
 20  C. Green   8  C. Green   5  Jackson  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,321)
Knoxville, TN
03/03/2019
3:00 pm
at Ole Miss W 81–56  18–11
(7–9)
 20  Jackson   8  Z. Green   9  Westbrook  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,308)
Oxford, MS
SEC Women's Tournament
03/07/2019
12:00 pm, SECN
(8) vs. (9) LSU
Second Round
W 69–66  19–11
 20  Westbrook   9  C. Green   3  Davis  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,215)
Greenville, SC
03/08/2019
12:00 pm, SECN
(8) vs. (1) No. 5 Mississippi State
Quarterfinals
L 68–83  19–12
 19  Westbrook   8  Davis   6  Westbrook  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,431)
Greenville, SC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/23/2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
(11 A) vs. (6 A) No. 20 UCLA
First Round
L 77–89  19–13
 21  Davis   10  Davis   9  Westbrook  Xfinity Center (5,072)
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Albany Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee Lady Vols' first-round NCAA Tournament loss a lot like the whole season". Knoxville News Sentinel. March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Henley, Gene (March 27, 2019). "Lady Vols part ways with Holly Warlick". timesfreepress.com. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (April 8, 2019). "Sources: Lady Vols to hire Harper as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  4. ^ 2018–19 Tennessee Women's Basketball Schedule