# 2018–19 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Joanne P. McCallie entering her 12th season. The team played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament, where they lost to Florida State.

## Previous season

The 2017-18 Blue Devils finished the season 24–9, 11–5 in ACC play to finish tied for fourth place in the regular season. They were the fourth seed in the ACC women's tournament, where they lost their first game to NC State. The received and at large bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, and were seeded fifth in the Albany region. They beat Belmont and Georgia before losing to Connecticut in the Sweet 16.

## Off-season
### Recruiting Class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Onome Akinbode-James F | Blairstown, NJ | Blair Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Rayah Craig PG | Scottsdale, AZ | Desert Mountain | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Uchenna Nwoke P | Grand Prairie, TX | South Grand Prairie High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 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: ||||||

## Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 4, 2018* 2:00 pm | No. 21 | Alaska Anchorage | W 75–57 | 0–0 | 18 – Gorecki | 11 – Akinbode-Jame | 6 – Odom | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, BTN | No. 21 | at Northwestern | L 51–84 | 0–1 | 14 – Odom | 14 – Odom | 3 – Gorecki | Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,258) Evanston, IL |
| November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Maine | W 66–63 | 1–1 | 21 – Gorecki | 6 – Gorecki | 10 – Gorecki | Cross Insurance Center (2,868) Bangor, ME |
| November 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Elon | W 81–64 | 2–1 | 23 – Odom | 10 – Odom | 4 – Adams | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,313) Durham, NC |
| November 23, 2018* 1:30 pm | | vs. Washington Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals | L 64–71 | 2–2 | 20 – Gorecki | 10 – Odom | 5 – Gorecki | Hertz Arena (458) Estero, FL |
| November 24, 2018* 11:00 am | | vs. Ball State Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd round | W 79–62 | 3–2 | 19 – Gorecki | 9 – Odom | 6 – Odom | Hertz Arena (516) Estero, FL |
| November 25, 2018* 1:30 pm | | vs. No. 21 Missouri Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game | L 64–72 | 3–3 | 24 – Gorecki | 11 – Akinbode-James | 2 – 2 tied | Hertz Arena (762) Estero, FL |
| November 28, 2018* 9:00 pm, BTN | | at Wisconsin ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 60–53 | 4–3 | 14 – 2 Tied | 14 – Akinbode-James | 4 – Goodchild | Kohl Center (3,483) Madison, WI |
| December 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Marist | W 64–56 | 5–3 | 20 – Odom | 11 – Odom | 5 – Gorecki | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,923) Durham, NC |
| December 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | UNLV | W 66–38 | 6–3 | 14 – Goodchild | 7 – Akinbode-James | 6 – Boykin | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,018) Durham, NC |
| December 9, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 22 South Carolina Cancelled; inclement weather | | | | | | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 20, 2018* 10:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 11 Oregon State | L 57–71 | 6–4 | 18 – Gorecki | 11 – Gorecki | 3 – Gorecki | Gill Coliseum (7,060) Corvallis, OR |
| December 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | East Carolina | W 83–66 | 7–4 | 26 – Gorecki | 11 – Gorecki | 3 – 2 tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,512) Durham, NC |
| December 30, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 57–41 | 8–4 | 17 – Williams | 11 – Williams | 7 – Boykin | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,310) Durham, NC |
| ACC Regular Season |||||||||
| January 3, 2019 7:00 pm, RSN | | at No. 9 NC State | L 51–63 | 8–5 (0–1) | 19 – Gorecki | 8 – Odom | 2 – 2 tied | Reynolds Coliseum (2,971) Raleigh, NC |
| January 6, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 3 Louisville | L 51–73 | 8–6 (0–2) | 16 – Odom | 7 – Odom | 5 – Boykin | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,228) Durham, NC |
| January 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Georgia Tech | L 64–70 | 8–7 (0–3) | 22 – Gorecki | 9 – Gorecki | 11 – Boykin | McCamish Pavilion (1,485) Atlanta, GA |
| January 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Miami (FL) | L 50–58 | 8–8 (0–4) | 13 – Goodchild | 9 – Gorecki | 5 – Gorecki | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,664) Durham, NC |
| January 20, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Florida State | L 62–66 | 8–9 (0–5) | 25 – Gorecki | 7 – Odom | 6 – Gorecki | Tucker Center (3,636) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Wake Forest | W 66–52 | 9–9 (1–5) | 20 – Odom | 5 – Goodchild | 6 – Gorecki | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,202) Durham, NC |
| January 27, 2019 1:00 pm, RSN | | No. 13 Syracuse | L 55–64 | 9–10 (1–6) | 26 – Gorecki | 10 – Gorecki | 4 – Gorecki | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,004) Durham, NC |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Boston College | L 90–92 $^{2OT}$ | 9–11 (1–7) | 24 – Gorecki | 14 – Gorecki | 9 – Odom | Conte Forum (925) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Pittsburgh | W 74–55 | 10–11 (2–7) | 16 – Gorecki | 10 – Gorecki | 10 – Gorecki | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,722) Durham, NC |
| February 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at North Carolina Rivalry | W 85–69 | 11–11 (3–7) | 28 – Gorecki | 10 – Gorecki | 6 – Williams | Carmichael Arena (3,123) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 10, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia | L 47–53 | 11–12 (3–8) | 13 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 6 – Gorecki | John Paul Jones Arena (3,536) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 14, 2019 7:00 pm, RSN | | Virginia Tech | L 57–64 | 11–13 (3–9) | 26 – Gorecki | 8 – Gorecki | 5 – Odom | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,117) Durham, NC |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 5 Notre Dame | L 61–89 | 11–14 (3–10) | 26 – Goodchild | 7 – Odom | 5 – Gorecki | Joyce Center (8,399) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 24, 2019 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Wake Forest | W 55–44 | 12–14 (4–10) | 17 – Williams | 9 – Akinbode-James | 4 – Gorecki | LJVM Coliseum (2,037) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Clemson | W 63–59 | 13–14 (5–10) | 21 – Gorecki | 14 – Akinbode-James | 5 – Odom | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,149) Durham, NC |
| March 3, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | North Carolina Rivalry | W 62–44 | 14–14 (6–10) | 22 – Odom | 13 – Williams | 4 – Odom | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| ACC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2019 6:30 pm, RSN | (11) | vs. (14) Pittsburgh First Round | W 86–64 | 15–14 | 19 – Goodchild | 7 – 3 tied | 8 – Odom | Greensboro Coliseum (3,233) Greensboro, NC |
| March 7, 2019 8:00 pm, RSN | (11) | vs. (6) No. 22 Florida State Second Round | L 41–51 | 15–15 | 17 – Gorecki | 6 – Odom | 3 – Gorecki | Greensboro Coliseum (4,024) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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