# 2018–19 Florida A&M Lady Rattlers basketball team

The 2018–19 Florida A&M Lady Rattlers basketball team represented Florida A&M University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rattlers were led by ninth-year head coach LeDawn Gibson, until she was fired on February 12, 2019. Assistant coach Kevin Lynum took over as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Lady Rattlers, members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), played their home games at the Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center in Tallahassee, Florida. They finished the season 4–25, 2–14 in MEAC play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC women's tournament to Howard.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 5:00 p.m. | | Jacksonville State | L 31–62 | 0–1 | Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL |
| November 16, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Florida | L 53–64 | 0–2 | UNF Arena (473) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 18, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | at No. 12 Tennessee | L 31–96 | 0–3 | Thompson–Boling Arena (7,616) Knoxville, TN |
| November 23, 2019* 12:00 p.m. | | at FIU FIU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals | L 54–77 | 0–4 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| November 25, 2019* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. Omaha FIU Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd-place game | L 50–57 | 0–5 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| December 1, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | Edward Waters | W 70–64 | 1–5 | Teaching Gym (462) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 9, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | at Florida | L 38–62 | 1–6 | O'Connell Center (1,309) Gainesville, FL |
| December 16, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | Miami (OH) | W 57–56 | 2–6 | Teaching Gym (350) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 20, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stetson Hatter Classic | L 44–69 | 2–7 | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| December 21, 2019* 3:00 p.m. | | vs. Western Michigan Hatter Classic | L 50–69 | 2–8 | Edmunds Center (75) DeLand, FL |
| December 28, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCNE | | at Miami (FL) Miami Holiday Classic | L 74–103 | 2–9 | Watsco Center (979) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 30, 2019* 3:00 p.m. | | vs. Tulane Miami Holiday Classic | L 34–78 | 2–10 | Watsco Center (169) Coral Gables, FL |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at Howard | L 68–74 | 2–11 (0–1) | Burr Gymnasium (876) Washington, D.C. |
| January 7, 2019 5:30 p.m. | | at Norfolk State | L 58–60 | 2–12 (0–2) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (425) Norfolk, VA |
| January 12, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Savannah State | L 50–54 | 2–13 (0–3) | Teaching Gym (784) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 19, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 36–68 | 2–14 (0–4) | Teaching Gym (1,040) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 21, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Delaware State | W 57–52 | 3–14 (1–4) | Teaching Gym (770) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 26, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at Coppin State | L 53–73 | 3–15 (1–5) | Physical Education Complex (200) Baltimore, MD |
| January 28, 2019 5:30 p.m. | | at Morgan State | L 71–75 $^{OT}$ | 3–16 (1–6) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (702) Baltimore, MD |
| February 2, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | North Carolina A&T | L 48–56 | 3–17 (1–7) | Teaching Gym (789) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 4, 2019 4:00 p.m. | | North Carolina Central | L 57–64 | 3–18 (1–8) | Teaching Gym (567) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 9, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Howard | L 59–81 | 3–20 (1–9) | Teaching Gym (679) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 11, 2019 4:00 p.m. | | Norfolk State | L 45–69 | 3–21 (1–10) | Teaching Gym (565) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 16, 2019 4:00 p.m. | | at Savannah State | W 60–55 | 4–21 (2–10) | Tiger Arena (1,355) Savannah, GA |
| February 18, 2019 5:30 p.m. | | at South Carolina State | L 48–61 | 4–22 (2–11) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| February 23, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Bethune–Cookman | L 50–52 | 4–23 (2–12) | Teaching Gym (2,345) Tallahassee, FL |
| March 2, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at North Carolina A&T | L 53–77 | 4–23 (2–13) | Corbett Sports Center (543) Greensboro, NC |
| March 7, 2019 5:30 p.m. | | at Bethune–Cookman | L 60–70 | 4–24 (2–14) | Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL |
| MEAC women's tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2019 1:00 p.m. | (12) | vs. (5) Howard First round | L 53–59 | 4–25 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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