The 2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky at Memorial Coliseum, with two home games being played at Rupp Arena. The team was led by Matthew Mitchell in his twelfth season as head coach. They were a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Missouri. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Princeton in the first round before losing to NC State in the second round.
The 2018–19 season opened up with a 10-day trip to Italy, where the team won two out of three games against international competition.Morris Scores 24 as Kentucky Rolls Past Marghera Select in Italy Finale The non-conference regular season also featured a trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands, where the team participated in and won the Paradise Jam tournament.
Previous season The 2017–18 team finished the season 15–17, 6–10 for ninth place in SEC play. They defeated Alabama in the second round of the SEC Tournament before losing to the #1 seed Mississippi State in the quarterfinals. The Wildcats failed to make a postseason appearance for the first time in eight seasons.
Offseason
Departures +NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotesAlyssa Rice45C6'3"SeniorReynoldsburg, OHGraduatedJessica Hardin15G5'8"RS seniorMonticello, KYGraduatedMakenzie Cann22G6'1"SeniorLawrenceburg, KYGraduated; transferred to Southeastern University
Incoming transfers +NamePos.HeightYearHometownPrevious schoolNae Nae ColeC6'3"SeniorGainesville, VATransferred from NC State. Would sit out a year due to NCAA transfer rules.Sabrina HainesG5'10"SeniorPhoenix, AZTransferred from Arizona State. Would sit out a year due to NCAA transfer rules.Chasity PattersonG5'5"SophomoreHouston, TXTransferred from Texas. Would sit out a year due to NCAA transfer rules.
Newcomers
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| SEC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| SEC Women's tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Women's tournament
Rankings
See also 2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
References
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