# 2018–19 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

The 2018–19 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2018–19 college basketball season. The Lady Vols, led by seventh-year head coach Holly Warlick, played their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and are members of the Southeastern Conference.
The Lady Vols finished the season 19–13, 7–9 for a seventh-place tie in SEC play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost to UCLA in the first round. At the completion of the season, Warlick was fired as head coach. Missouri State's Kellie Harper, who was a point guard during Tennessee's 3-peat from 1996 to 1998, was hired as her replacement on April 8.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 20-T | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | 12 | 12^ | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| 11/05/2018* 7:00 pm | No. 11 | Carson-Newman | W 128–59 | | 28 – Z. Green | 10 – Collins | 8 – Westbrook | Thompson–Boling Arena (3,267) Knoxville, TN |
| Regular season |||||||||
| 11/11/2018* 2:00 pm | No. 11 | Presbyterian | W 97–49 | 1–0 | 20 – Westbrook | 11 – C. Green | 5 – Westbrook | Thompson–Boling Arena (8,147) Knoxville, TN |
| 11/14/2018* 7:00 pm | No. 12 | UNC Asheville | W 73–46 | 2–0 | 13 – Jackson | 8 – Tied | 4 – Westbrook | Thompson–Boling Arena (6,914) Knoxville, TN |
| 11/18/2018* 2:00 pm | No. 12 | Florida A&M | W 96–31 | 3–0 | 19 – Jackson | 11 – Davis | 8 – Westbrook | Thompson–Boling Arena (7,616) Knoxville, TN |
| 11/22/2018* 3:00 pm | No. 11 | vs. Clemson Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals | W 78–66 | 4–0 | 14 – Jackson | 9 – Tied | 5 – Westbrook | Gateway Christian Academy (320) Bimini, Bahamas |
| 11/24/2018* 2:00 pm | No. 11 | vs. UAB Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division championship | W 73–69 $^{OT}$ | 5–0 | 18 – Davis | 13 – Kushkituah | 3 – Tied | Gateway Christian Academy (250) Bimini, Bahamas |
| 12/02/2018* 4:00 pm, FS1 | No. 11 | at Oklahoma State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 76–63 | 6–0 | 29 – Westbrook | 13 – C. Green | 3 – Tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,493) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/05/2018* 7:00 pm | No. 9 | Stetson | W 65–55 | 7–0 | 24 – Davis | 9 – Davis | 4 – Westbrook | Thompson–Boling Arena (6,916) Knoxville, TN |
| 12/09/2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 9 | at No. 12 Texas | W 88–82 | 8–0 | 33 – Jackson | 6 – Tied | 6 – Westbrook | Frank Erwin Center (4,275) Austin, TX |
| 12/18/2018* 6:00 pm, SECN | No. 9 | No. 8 Stanford Rivalry | L 85–95 | 8–1 | 29 – Westbrook | 10 – Davis | 10 – Westbrook | Thompson–Boling Arena (8,051) Knoxville, TN |
| 12/21/2018* 7:00 pm | No. 9 | ETSU | W 80–61 | 9–1 | 23 – Jackson | 9 – Massengill | 9 – Westbrook | Thompson–Boling Arena (8,025) Knoxville, TN |
| 12/28/2018* 7:00 pm | No. 10 | Murray State | W 98–77 | 10–1 | 20 – Davis | 13 – Davis | 8 – Massengill | Thompson–Boling Arena (8,518) Knoxville, TN |
| 12/30/2018* 2:00 pm | No. 10 | Belmont | W 84–76 | 11–1 | 20 – Westbrook | 8 – Tied | 7 – Westbrook | Thompson–Boling Arena (8,546) Knoxville, TN |
| 01/03/2019 7:00 pm | No. 10 | at Auburn | W 78–69 | 12–1 (1–0) | 27 – Jackson | 14 – Davis | 7 – Z. Green | Auburn Arena (2,204) Auburn, AL |
| 01/06/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 10 | Missouri | L 64–66 | 12–2 (1–1) | 16 – Westbrook | 14 – C. Green | 3 – Westbrook | Thompson–Boling Arena (9,113) Knoxville, TN |
| 01/10/2019 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 13 | No. 16 Kentucky Rivalry | L 71–73 | 12–3 (1–2) | 20 – Westbrook | 15 – C. Green | 6 – Jackson | Thompson–Boling Arena (8,145) Knoxville, TN |
| 01/13/2019 3:00 pm, ESPN | No. 13 | at Georgia | L 62–66 | 12–4 (1–3) | 23 – Westbrook | 12 – Davis | 6 – Westbrook | Stegeman Coliseum (5,867) Athens, GA |
| 01/17/2019 9:00 pm, SECN | No. 20 | at Alabama | L 65–86 | 12–5 (1–4) | 19 – Westbrook | 11 – Z. Green | 5 – Westbrook | Coleman Coliseum (2,392) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 01/21/2019 7:00 pm, SECN | | Arkansas | L 79–80 | 12–6 (1–5) | 24 – Westbrook | 12 – C. Green | 5 – Westbrook | Thompson–Boling Arena (7,259) Knoxville, TN |
| 01/24/2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 1 Notre Dame | L 62–77 | 12–7 | 19 – Z. Green | 11 – C. Green | 5 – Z. Green | Thompson–Boling Arena (9,154) Knoxville, TN |
| 01/27/2019 1:00 pm, SECN | | LSU | W 74–65 | 13–7 (2–5) | 24 – Davis | 10 – C. Green | 6 – Westbrook | Thompson–Boling Arena (9,518) Knoxville, TN |
| 01/31/2019 7:00 pm | | Florida | W 67–50 | 14–7 (3–5) | 19 – Davis | 10 – Tied | 7 – Westbrook | Thompson–Boling Arena (6,233) Knoxville, TN |
| 02/03/2019 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Vanderbilt Rivalry | W 82–65 | 15–7 (4–5) | 18 – Westbrook | 12 – Davis | 5 – Westbrook | Memorial Gymnasium (3,815) Nashville, TN |
| 02/10/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 6 Mississippi State | L 63–91 | 15–8 (4–6) | 29 – Davis | 7 – C. Green | 2 – Tied | Humphrey Coliseum (10,021) Starkville, MS |
| 02/14/2019 7:00 pm | | Auburn | W 73–62 | 16–8 (5–6) | 25 – Z. Green | 11 – C. Green | 10 – Westbrook | Thompson–Boling Arena (7,547) Knoxville, TN |
| 02/17/2019 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Missouri | W 62–60 | 17–8 (6–6) | 18 – Westbrook | 11 – Davis | 6 – Westbrook | Mizzou Arena (8,559) Columbia, MO |
| 02/21/2019 9:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 21 Texas A&M | L 62–79 | 17–9 (6–7) | 17 – Westbrook | 15 – C. Green | 5 – Westbrook | Reed Arena (3,789) College Station, TX |
| 02/24/2019 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 13 South Carolina | L 67–82 | 17–10 (6–8) | 15 – Davis | 9 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Thompson–Boling Arena (9,448) Knoxville, TN |
| 02/28/2019 7:00 pm, SECN | | Vanderbilt Rivalry | L 69–76 | 17–11 (6–9) | 20 – C. Green | 8 – C. Green | 5 – Jackson | Thompson–Boling Arena (7,321) Knoxville, TN |
| 03/03/2019 3:00 pm | | at Ole Miss | W 81–56 | 18–11 (7–9) | 20 – Jackson | 8 – Z. Green | 9 – Westbrook | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,308) Oxford, MS |
| SEC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| 03/07/2019 12:00 pm, SECN | (8) | vs. (9) LSU Second Round | W 69–66 | 19–11 | 20 – Westbrook | 9 – C. Green | 3 – Davis | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,215) Greenville, SC |
| 03/08/2019 12:00 pm, SECN | (8) | vs. (1) No. 5 Mississippi State Quarterfinals | L 68–83 | 19–12 | 19 – Westbrook | 8 – Davis | 6 – Westbrook | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,431) Greenville, SC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament |||||||||
| 03/23/2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | (11 A) | vs. (6 A) No. 20 UCLA First Round | L 77–89 | 19–13 | 21 – Davis | 10 – Davis | 9 – Westbrook | Xfinity Center (5,072) College Park, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||