# 2018–19 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Memphis during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the sixth for the Tigers as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Tigers, led by eleventh year head coach Melissa McFerrin, played their home games at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. They finished the season 11–20, 5–11 AAC play to finish in a 4-way tie for ninth place. They defeated Temple in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's tournament to Cincinnati.

## Media

All Tigers home games will have a radio broadcast live on WUMR. Video streaming for all home games will be available on the Memphis Tiger Network, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2018* 2:00 pm | | LeMoyne–Owen | W 91–44 | | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (675) Memphis, TN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/07/2018* 7:00 pm | | Jackson State | W 68–67 | 1–0 | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (755) Memphis, TN |
| 11/12/2018* 7:00 pm | | at Arkansas State | L 66–77 | 1–1 | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR |
| 11/15/2018* 6:00 pm | | at UAB | L 54–85 | 1–2 | Bartow Arena (352) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/18/2018* 2:00 pm | | Louisiana Tech | L 50–66 | 1–3 | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (709) Memphis, TN |
| 11/23/2018* 3:00 pm | | vs. Mercer Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Classic | W 59–53 | 2–3 | HTC Center (247) Conway, SC |
| 11/25/2018* 1:00 pm | | at Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Classic | L 71–90 | 2–4 | HTC Center (287) Conway, SC |
| 12/01/2018* 11:00 am | | Toledo | L 48–58 | 2–5 | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (408) Memphis, TN |
| 12/04/2018* 5:30 pm | | New Orleans | L 59–66 | 2–6 | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (412) Memphis, TN |
| 12/09/2018* 2:00 pm | | Samford | W 53–48 | 3–6 | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (458) Memphis, TN |
| 12/17/2018* 7:00 pm | | Southeast Missouri State | W 69–57 | 4–6 | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (553) Memphis, TN |
| 12/21/2018* 11:00 am | | Little Rock | L 60–63 | 4–7 | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (376) Memphis, TN |
| 12/29/2018* 2:30 pm | | North Carolina Central | W 77–56 | 5–7 | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (454) Memphis, TN |
| 01/01/2019* 1:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 38–51 | 5–8 | Charles E. Smith Center (751) Washington, D.C. |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| 01/05/2019 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | UCF | L 55–68 | 5–9 (0–1) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (676) Memphis, TN |
| 01/09/2019 7:00 pm | | at Tulsa | L 39–46 | 5–10 (0–2) | Reynolds Center (918) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/12/2019 2:00 pm, ADN | | at Wichita State | W 71–50 | 6–10 (1–2) | Charles Koch Arena (1,380) Wichita, KS |
| 01/19/2019 11:00 am | | East Carolina | W 58–46 | 7–10 (2–2) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (471) Memphis, TN |
| 01/23/2019 6:00 pm | | at South Florida | W 47–40 | 8–10 (3–2) | Yuengling Center (2,164) Tampa, FL |
| 01/26/2019 1:00 pm | | at Cincinnati | L 56–80 | 8–11 (3–3) | Fifth Third Arena (999) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/30/2019 6:00 pm | | Tulane | L 61–62 $^{OT}$ | 8–12 (3–4) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (497) Memphis, TN |
| 02/02/2019 3:00 pm | | Tulsa | W 59–56 | 9–12 (4–4) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (524) Memphis, TN |
| 02/06/2019 7:00 pm | | Wichita State | L 48–57 | 9–13 (4–5) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (589) Memphis, TN |
| 02/09/2019 12:00 pm, ADN | | at East Carolina | L 59–68 | 9–14 (4–6) | Williams Arena (1,396) Greenville, NC |
| 02/13/2019 5:30 pm, ADN | | Cincinnati | L 69–89 | 9–15 (4–7) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (419) Memphis, TN |
| 02/16/2019 2:00 pm, ADN | | at Tulane | W 65–59 | 10–15 (5–7) | Devlin Fieldhouse (670) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/20/2019 6:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | | at No. 3 Connecticut | L 45–102 | 10–16 (5–8) | XL Center (8,869) Hartford, CT |
| 02/24/2019 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | Houston | L 57–59 | 10–17 (5–9) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (657) Memphis, TN |
| 03/02/2019 2:00 pm | | at SMU | L 48–71 | 10–18 (5–10) | Moody Coliseum (793) Dallas, TX |
| 03/04/2019 7:00 pm | | Temple | L 53–84 | 10–19 (5–11) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (665) Memphis, TN |
| AAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (11) | vs. (6) Temple First Round | W 59–58 | 11–19 | Mohegan Sun Arena (3,217) Uncasville, CT |
| 03/08/2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (11) | vs. (3) Cincinnati Quarterfinals | L 48–68 | 11–20 | Mohegan Sun Arena (3,243) Uncasville, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||