# 2018–19 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Karen Aston's seventh season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. They finished the season 23–10, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, as a 10th seed in the Portland Regional, where they lost to 7th seed Indiana in the first round.

## Previous season

The Longhorns finished the season 28–7, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they defeated Maine and Arizona State in the first and second rounds before losing to UCLA in the sweet sixteen.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jordan Hosey | 5 | F | 6'1" | Junior | Pearland, TX | Graduate transferred |
| Brooke McCarthy | 11 | G | 5'4" | Senior | League City, TX | Graduated |
| Chasity Patterson | 15 | G | 5'5" | Sophomore | Houston, TX | Departed the team on November 10, 2018 having only played in the Duquesne game. |
| Ariel Atkins | 23 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Duncanville, TX | Graduated |
| Khaléann Caron-Goudreau | 30 | F | 6'4" | RS Junior | Gatineau, QE | Graduate transferred to Laval |
| Audrey Ann Caron-Goudreau | 31 | F | 6'4" | Senior | Gatineau, QE | Graduated |
| Rellah Boothe | 35 | F | 6'3" | Freshman | Ocala, FL | Transferred to Middle Tennessee |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Danni Williams | G | 5'10" | Senior | Clovis, MN | Transferred from Texas A&M. Will be eligible to play immediately since Williams graduated from Texas A&M. |

### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Charli Collier F | Crosby, TX | Barbers Hill High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Sedona Prince P | Liberty Hill, TX | Liberty Hill High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Joanne Allen-Taylor G | Houston, TX | Cypress Falls High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Shae Routt W | Austin, TX | Akins High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Audrey Warren G | Fort Worth, TX | W. E. Boswell High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting 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. Retrieved November 22, 2018. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 28, 2018* 1:00 pm, LHN | No. 11 | West Texas A&M | W 91–63 | | Frank Erwin Center (1,013) Austin, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 11 | Duquesne | W 78–41 | 1–0 | Frank Erwin Center (2,880) Austin, TX |
| Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 11 | at North Texas | W 64–54 | 2–0 | The Super Pit (2,497) Denton, TX |
| Nov 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 11 | McNeese State | W 96–40 | 3–0 | Frank Erwin Center (2,950) Austin, TX |
| Nov 23, 2018* 4:00 pm | No. 10 | vs. Quinnipiac Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals | W 56–55 | 4–0 | Hertz Arena (1,107) Estero, FL |
| Nov 24, 2018* 6:30 pm | No. 10 | vs. Michigan Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals | W 69–52 | 5–0 | Hertz Arena Estero, FL |
| Nov 25, 2018* 6:30 pm | No. 10 | vs. Fordham Gulf Coast Showcase championship | W 72–54 | 6–0 | Hertz Arena Estero, FL |
| Nov 28, 2018* 11:00 am, LHN | No. 10 | UTSA | W 98–54 | 7–0 | Frank Erwin Center (9,495) Austin, TX |
| Dec 2, 2018* 1:00 pm, FS1 | No. 10 | No. 6 Mississippi State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 49–67 | 7–1 | Frank Erwin Center (4,579) Austin, TX |
| Dec 9, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 12 | No. 9 Tennessee | L 82–88 | 7–2 | Frank Erwin Center (4,275) Austin, TX |
| Dec 16, 2018* 1:00 pm, LHN | No. 12 | Stetson | W 65–46 | 8–2 | Frank Erwin Center (3,088) Austin, TX |
| Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm | No. 12 | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 81–66 | 9–2 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,655) Edinburg, TX |
| Dec 29, 2018* 1:00 pm, LHN | No. 13 | Northwestern State | W 104–66 | 10–2 | Frank Erwin Center (3,325) Austin, TX |
| Big 12 regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 13 | Oklahoma State | W 60–51 | 11–2 (1–0) | Frank Erwin Center (3,088) Austin, TX |
| Jan 6, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 13 | at West Virginia | W 70–58 | 12–2 (2–0) | WVU Coliseum (2,932) Morgantown, WV |
| Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 11 | Oklahoma | W 73–63 | 13–2 (3–0) | Frank Erwin Center (3,494) Austin, TX |
| Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm | No. 11 | at No. 20 Iowa State | W 64–62 | 14–2 (4–0) | Hilton Coliseum (10,983) Ames, IA |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 11 | at Kansas State | L 69–87 | 14–3 (4–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (2,811) Manhattan, KS |
| Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm, LHN | No. 11 | TCU | W 73–67 | 15–3 (5–1) | Frank Erwin Center (4,107) Austin, TX |
| Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 12 | Kansas | W 62–43 | 16–3 (6–1) | Frank Erwin Center (2,846) Austin, TX |
| Jan 26, 2019 12:00 pm | No. 12 | at Texas Tech | W 78–71 | 17–3 (7–1) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,356) Lubbock, TX |
| Jan 28, 2019 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 12 | West Virginia | L 58–64 | 17–4 (7–2) | Frank Erwin Center (3,052) Austin, TX |
| Feb 2, 2019 3:00 pm, FSSW | No. 12 | at Oklahoma | W 76–67 | 18–4 (8–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (4,026) Norman, OK |
| Feb 4, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 12 | No. 1 Baylor | L 68–74 | 18–5 (8–3) | Frank Erwin Center (5,393) Austin, TX |
| Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 12 | at Kansas | W 91–73 | 19–5 (9–3) | Allen Fieldhouse (2,768) Lawrence, KS |
| Feb 12, 2019 7:00 pm | No. 15 | at Oklahoma State | W 61–55 | 20–5 (10–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,997) Stillwater, OK |
| Feb 17, 2019 4:00 pm, FSN | No. 15 | Kansas State | L 60–69 | 20–6 (10–4) | Frank Erwin Center (4,061) Austin, TX |
| Feb 23, 2019 11:00 am, LHN | No. 19 | Texas Tech | W 81–57 | 21–6 (11–4) | Frank Erwin Center (3,884) Austin, TX |
| Feb 25, 2019 6:00 pm, FS1 | No. 18 | at No. 1 Baylor | L 35–64 | 21–7 (11–5) | Ferrell Center (6,835) Waco, TX |
| Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 18 | No. 20 Iowa State | L 73–82 | 21–8 (11–6) | Frank Erwin Center (4,052) Austin, TX |
| Mar 5, 2019 6:30 pm, FSSW+ | No. 21 | at TCU | W 62–48 | 22–8 (12–6) | Schollmaier Arena (2,670) Fort Worth, TX |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2019 8:30 pm, FSN | (3) No. 21 | vs. (6) TCU Quarterfinals | W 66–64 | 23–8 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,240) Oklahoma City, OK |
| Mar 10, 2019 4:30 pm, FS1 | (3) No. 21 | vs. (2) No. 19 Iowa State Quarterfinals | L 69–75 | 23–9 | Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 22, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (7 P) No. 23 | vs. (10 P) Indiana First Round | L 65–69 | 23–10 | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

## 2018–19 media
### Television and radio information

Most University of Texas home games were shown on the Longhorn Network, with national telecasts on the Big 12 Conference's television partners. On the radio, women's basketball games aired on KTXX-HD4 "105.3 The Bat", with select games on KTXX-FM 104.9.