# 2018–19 Florida Gators women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gators, led by second-year head coach Cameron Newbauer, played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They finished the season 8–23, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They defeated Ole Miss in the first round of the SEC women's tournament before losing to Missouri in the second round.

## Previous season

They finished the season 11–19, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in a 3 tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the SEC women's tournament to Ole Miss.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/06/2018* 11:00 am | | Gardner–Webb | L 58–60 | 0–1 | O'Connell Center (1,891) Gainesville, FL |
| 11/11/2018* 3:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Florida State | L 56–63 | 0–2 | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,994) Tallahassee, FL |
| 11/15/2018* 7:00 pm | | at Mercer | L 82–92 | 0–3 | Hawkins Arena (2,038) Macon, GA |
| 11/18/2018* 2:00 pm | | Northwestern | L 74–83 $^{OT}$ | 0–4 | O'Connell Center (1,379) Gainesville, FL |
| 11/21/2018* 2:00 pm | | at Indiana | L 64–83 | 0–5 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,345) Bloomington, IN |
| 11/28/2018* 7:00 pm | | Northeastern | L 66–79 | 0–6 | O'Connell Center (1,161) Gainesville, FL |
| 12/02/2018* 2:00 pm, SECN | | Texas Tech Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 72–67 | 1–6 | O'Connell Center (1,259) Gainesville, FL |
| 12/05/2018* 7:00 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | W 64–53 | 2–6 | O'Connell Center (1,129) Gainesville, FL |
| 12/09/2018* 2:00 pm | | Florida A&M | W 62–38 | 3–6 | O'Connell Center (1,309) Gainesville, FL |
| 12/16/2018* 1:00 pm | | at Ohio State | L 41–46 | 3–7 | Value City Arena (4,585) Columbus, OH |
| 12/20/2018* 3:00 pm | | vs. Utah Duel in the Desert Rebel Division semifinals | L 58–74 | 3–8 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| 12/21/2018* 3:00 pm | | at UNLV Duel in the Desert consolation game | L 53–56 | 3–9 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| 12/30/2018* 2:00 pm | | Charleston Southern | W 70–60 | 4–9 | O'Connell Center (1,479) Gainesville, FL |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2019 8:00 pm | | at Alabama | L 67–74 | 4–10 (0–1) | Coleman Coliseum (2,514) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 01/06/2019 1:00 pm, SECN | | Auburn | L 56–64 | 4–11 (0–2) | O'Connell Center (2,109) Gainesville, FL |
| 01/10/2019 7:00 pm | | at No. 21 South Carolina | L 40–71 | 4–12 (0–3) | Colonial Life Arena (10,353) Columbia, SC |
| 01/13/2019 3:00 pm, SECN | | Missouri | W 58–56 | 5–12 (1–3) | O'Connell Center (2,219) Gainesville, FL |
| 01/20/2019 4:00 pm, SECN | | at Ole Miss | L 66–76 | 5–13 (1–4) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,507) Oxford, MS |
| 01/24/2019 7:00 pm | | No. 7 Mississippi State | L 42–90 | 5–14 (1–5) | O'Connell Center (1,242) Gainesville, FL |
| 01/27/2019 2:00 pm | | Arkansas | L 73–83 | 5–15 (1–6) | O'Connell Center (2,009) Gainesville, FL |
| 01/31/2019 7:00 pm | | at Tennessee | L 50–67 | 5–16 (1–7) | Thompson–Boling Arena (6,233) Knoxville, TN |
| 02/03/2019 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 19 Kentucky | L 51–62 | 5–17 (1–8) | Rupp Arena (10,031) Lexington, KY |
| 02/07/2019 7:00 pm | | Alabama | W 57–55 | 6–17 (2–8) | O'Connell Center (1,206) Gainesville, FL |
| 02/10/2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Georgia | L 58–93 | 6–18 (2–9) | Stegeman Coliseum (5,515) Athens, GA |
| 02/17/2019 2:00 pm | | No. 11 South Carolina | L 77–96 | 6–19 (2–10) | O'Connell Center (3,213) Gainesville, FL |
| 02/21/2019 6:30 pm | | at LSU | L 51–69 | 6–20 (2–11) | Maravich Center (1,573) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 02/25/2019 7:00 pm, SECN | | Texas A&M | L 62–80 | 6–21 (2–12) | O'Connell Center (1,009) Gainesville, FL |
| 02/28/2019 7:00 pm | | Georgia | L 57–69 | 6–22 (2–13) | O'Connell Center (1,062) Gainesville, FL |
| 03/03/2019 3:00 pm, SECN | | at Vanderbilt | W 78–66 | 7–22 (3–13) | Memorial Gymnasium (2,684) Nashville, TN |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2019 11:00 am, SECN | (13) | vs. (12) Ole Miss First Round | W 64–57 | 8–22 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| 03/07/2019 2:30 pm, SECN | (13) | vs. (5) Missouri Second Round | L 56–87 | 8–23 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||