2018–19 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

The 2018–19 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels, led by eleventh year head coach Kathy Olivier, played their home games at the Cox Pavilion, attached to the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals Mountain West women's tournament to Fresno State.

2018–19 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	12–18 (10–8 Mountain West)
Head coach	Kathy Olivier (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Caitlin Collier Mia Bell Brandon Morrison
Home arena	Cox Pavilion Thomas & Mack Center

2018–19 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Boise State †	16	–	2		.889			28	–	5		.848
New Mexico	14	–	4		.778			24	–	7		.774
Wyoming	13	–	5		.722			25	–	9		.735
Fresno State	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
Utah State	10	–	8		.556			17	–	15		.531
UNLV	10	–	8		.556			12	–	18		.400
Nevada	7	–	11		.389			12	–	19		.387
San Diego State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
San Jose State	5	–	13		.278			6	–	24		.200
Air Force	4	–	14		.222			8	–	22		.267
Colorado State	2	–	16		.111			8	–	22		.267
† 2019 MW Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2018–19 UNLV Lady Rebels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 LaTecia Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Narbonne HS Seton Hall Gardenia, CA G 1 Kavionnia Brown 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS Fr Cibola HS Albuquerque, NM G 2 Kambrayia Elzy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Mission Oak HS Tulare, CA F 3 Paris Strawther 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Liberty HS Las Vegas, NV G 5 Mara Kemmer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Desert Vista HS Phoenix, AZ F 10 Nikki Wheatley 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Sr Bonita HS La Verne, CA G 11 Jusice Ethridge 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Centennial HS Las Vegas, NV G 14 Bailey Thomas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Marian HS West Virginia Las Vegas, NV F 20 Alyssa Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Etiwanda HS Ranch Cucamonga, CA C 21 Katie Powell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Duluth HS Arkansas Duluth, GA F/C 22 Destiney Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr C. K. McClatchy HS Sacramento, CA F 23 Jordyn Bell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Bradshaw Christian HS Elk Grove, CA C 24 Rodjanae Wade 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Edison HS Fresno, CA C 25 Krista Jackman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So River Valley HS Mohave Valley, AZ C 43 Haley Bodnar Rydalch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Desert Hills HS BYU St. George, UT	Head coach Kathy Olivier (UNLV) Assistant coach(es) Caitlin Collier (UC Davis) Mia Bell (UNLV) Brandon Morrison (Miami (FL)) 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* 6:00 pm		Wright State	L 52–68	0–1	Cox Pavilion (1,121) Paradise, NV
Nov 13, 2018* 5:00 pm		at UC Irvine	L 55–57	0–2	Bren Events Center (284) Irvine, CA
Nov 17, 2018* 3:00 pm		Gonzaga	L 59–70	0–3	Cox Pavilion (1,373) Paradise, NV
Nov 24, 2018* 12:00 pm		UC Santa Barbara Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals	W 69–51	1–3	Cox Pavilion  Paradise, NV
Nov 25, 2018* 2:30 pm		Middle Tennessee Lady Rebel Round-Up championship	L 62–66	1–4	Cox Pavilion (754) Paradise, NV
Dec 1, 2018* 5:00 pm		USC	L 72–86	1–5	Cox Pavilion (1,579) Paradise, NV
Dec 6, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCNE		at Duke	L 38–66	1–6	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,018) Durham, NC
Dec 8, 2018* 11:00 am		at South Carolina State	L 49–58	1–7	SHM Memorial Center (123) Orangeburg, NC
Dec 15, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Portland State	L 49–58	1–8	Viking Pavilion (413) Portland, OR
Dec 19, 2018* 12:00 pm		Hawaii Duel in the Desert Rebel Division semifinals	L 61–66	1–9	Cox Pavilion  Paradise, NV
Dec 21, 2018* 12:00 pm		Florida Duel in the Desert Rebel Division 3rd place game	W 56–53	2–9	Cox Pavilion  Paradise, NV
Mountain West regular season
Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm		at Colorado State	L 49–52	2–10 (0–1)	Moby Arena (987) Fort Collins, CO
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm		at Wyoming	L 62–90	2–11 (0–2)	Arena-Auditorium (3,879) Laramie, WY
Jan 9, 2019 6:00 pm		New Mexico	W 66–57	3–11 (1–2)	Cox Pavilion (774) Paradise, NV
Jan 16, 2019 12:00 pm		Air Force	W 66–56	4–11 (2–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (3,149) Paradise, NV
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm		at San Jose State	W 53–43	5–11 (3–2)	Event Center Arena (514) San Jose, CA
Jan 23, 2019 6:00 pm		at New Mexico	L 77–80 OT	5–12 (3–3)	Dreamstyle Arena (5,009) Albuquerque, NM
Jan 26, 2019 3:00 pm		San Diego State	W 71–57	6–12 (4–3)	Thomas & Mack Center (1,069) Paradise, NV
Jan 30, 2019 6:30 pm		at Nevada	L 62–70	6–13 (4–4)	Lawlor Events Center (1,371) Reno, NV
Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm		Utah State	W 77–56	7–13 (5–4)	Cox Pavilion (1,247) Paradise, NV
Feb 6, 2019 6:00 pm		Boise State	L 57–64	7–14 (5–5)	Cox Pavilion (1,003) Paradise, NV
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm		at Fresno State	L 55–73	7–15 (5–6)	Save Mart Center (2,294) Fresno, CA
Feb 13, 2019 6:00 pm		at Air Force	W 62–47	8–15 (6–6)	Clune Arena (523) Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm		San Jose State	W 74–70	9–15 (7–6)	Cox Pavilion (1,090) Paradise, NV
Feb 20, 2019 6:00 pm		Wyoming	L 49–64	9–16 (7–7)	Cox Pavilion (782) Paradise, NV
Feb 23, 2019 1:00 pm		at San Diego State	W 62–49	10–16 (8–7)	Viejas Arena (966) San Diego, CA
Feb 27, 2019 6:00 pm		Nevada	W 67–58	11–16 (9–7)	Cox Pavilion (1,109) Paradise, NV
Mar 2, 2019 1:00 pm		at Boise State	L 38–53	11–17 (9–8)	Taco Bell Arena (1,339) Boise, ID
Mar 7, 2019 6:00 pm		Colorado State	L 45–60	12–17 (10–8)	Cox Pavilion (1,402) Paradise, NV
Mountain West Women's Tournament
Mar 11, 2019 2:30 pm, Stadium	(5)	vs. (4) Fresno State Quarterfinals	L 55–66	12–18	Thomas & Mack Center (1,448) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2018–19 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team