# 2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season

The 2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January 2019 and concluded in March with the 2019 ACC women's basketball tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC.

## Head coaches
### Coaching changes

* Erik Johnson resigned as the head coach of Boston College and Joanna Bernabei-McNamee was named as his replacement.
* Audra Smith would not be returning as coach of Clemson and Amanda Butler was named as her replacement.
* Joanne Boyle retired from Virginia after the 2017–18 season and Tina Thompson was hired as her replacement.
* Suzie McConnell-Serio would not be returning as coach of Pittsburgh and Lance White was hired as her replacement.

### Coaches

| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Record at school | ACC record | ACC titles | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
| Boston College | Joanna Bernabei-McNamee | Albany | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clemson | Amanda Butler | Florida | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke | Joanne P. McCallie | Michigan State | 12 | 297–80 | 132–38 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida State | Sue Semrau | Wisconsin (Assistant) | 22 | 427–240 | 186–138 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia Tech | MaChelle Joseph | Georgia Tech (Assistant) | 16 | 294–1191 | 106–122 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Louisville | Jeff Walz | Maryland (Assistant) | 12 | 299–96 | 131–48 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Miami | Katie Meier | Charlotte | 14 | 252–163 | 99–99 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| NC State | Wes Moore | Chattanooga | 6 | 112–51 | 51–29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina | Sylvia Hatchell | Francis Marion | 33 | 732–309 | 289–201 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| Notre Dame | Muffet McGraw | Lehigh | 32 | 800–229 | 404–85 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | Lance White | Florida State (Assistant) | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syracuse | Quentin Hillsman | Syracuse (Assistant) | 12 | 117–48 | 55–35 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Virginia | Tina Thompson | Texas (Associate Head Coach) | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia Tech | Kenny Brooks | James Madison | 3 | 43–28 | 10–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wake Forest | Jennifer Hoover | High Point | 7 | 88–104 | 29–69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* Year at school includes 2018–19 season.
* Overall and ACC records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2017–18 season.
* NCAA Tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
* NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools

## Preseason
### Preseason watch lists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
| Lieberman | Drysdale | Miller | McClain | Leslie |
| Kyra Lambert - Duke Paris Kea - North Carolina Marina Mabrey - Notre Dame Tiana Mangakahia - Syracuse | Asia Durr - Louisville Arike Ogunbowale - Notre Dame | Leonna Odom - Duke Francesca Pan - Georgia Tech Jackie Young - Notre Dame Miranda Drummond - Syracuse Jocelyn Willoughby - Virginia Elisa Penna - Wake Forest | Jessica Shepard - Notre Dame | Jade Williams - Duke Sam Fuehring - Louisville Janelle Bailey - North Carolina Brianna Turner - Notre Dame |

### ACC Women's Basketball Tip-off

Prior to the start of the season, the ACC hosted a media day at the Sheraton/Le Méridien Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. At the media day, the head coaches voted on the finishing order of the teams, an All-ACC team, a Preseason Player of the Year, and Newcomers to watch. The media day was hosted on October 2, 2018. A selected group of student athletes also took questions from the media on this day. This question and answer period was live streamed on theacc.com.
At the media day, both the Head Coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel selected Notre Dame to defend their title.

#### ACC preseason polls

2018 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Polls :
| Head coaches | Blue Ribbon Panel |
| Notre Dame – 225 (15) Louisville – 210 Syracuse – 178 NC State – 165 Miami – 160 Duke – 141 North Carolina – 127 Florida State – 124 Georgia Tech – 112 Virginia Tech – 108 Virginia – 95 Wake Forest – 57 Pittsburgh – 41 Clemson – 32 Boston College – 25 | Notre Dame – 927 (59) Louisville – 870 (3) Syracuse – 730 NC State – 671 Duke – 652 Miami – 577 Florida State – 572 North Carolina – 462 Virginia – 450 Georgia Tech – 432 Virginia Tech – 424 Wake Forest – 269 Pittsburgh – 157 Boston College – 126 Clemson – 121 |
Note: First Place votes shown in.

#### Preseason All-ACC Teams

2018 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason All-ACC Teams :
| Head coaches | Blue Ribbon Panel |
| Asia Durr – Louisville Janelle Bailey – North Carolina Paris Kea – North Carolina Marina Mabrey – Notre Dame Arike Ogunbowale – Notre Dame Jessica Shepard – Notre Dame Brianna Turner – Notre Dame Tiana Mangakahia – Syracuse Taylor Emery – Virginia Tech Elisa Penna – Wake Forest | Asia Durr – Louisville Janelle Bailey – North Carolina Paris Kea – North Carolina Marina Mabrey – Notre Dame Arike Ogunbowale – Notre Dame Jessica Shepard – Notre Dame Brianna Turner – Notre Dame Tiana Mangakahia – Syracuse Taylor Emery – Virginia Tech Elisa Penna – Wake Forest |

#### Preseason ACC Player of the Year

2018 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year :
| Head coaches | Blue Ribbon Panel |
| Arike Ogunbowale - Notre Dame | Arike Ogunbowale - Notre Dame |

#### Newcomer Watchlist

2018 ACC Women's Basketball Newcomer Watchlists :
| Head coaches | Blue Ribbon Panel |
| Elizabeth Balogun – Georgia Tech Elizabeth Dixon – Georgia Tech Beatrice Mompremier – Miami Jordan Nixon – Notre Dame Emily Engstler – Syracuse | Kiah Gillespie – Florida State Elizabeth Dixon – Georgia Tech Beatrice Mompremier – Miami Jordan Nixon – Notre Dame Emily Engstler – Syracuse |

## Regular season
### Rankings

Legend :
* Increase in ranking
* Decrease in ranking
* Not ranked previous week
* First Place votes shown in
| | | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| Boston College | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Boston College | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clemson | AP | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | | | RV | RV | | | |
| Clemson | C | | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | |
| Duke | AP | 21 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duke | C | 20 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | AP | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 т | 25 | 25 |
| Florida State | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| Georgia Tech | AP | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Louisville | AP | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 (10) | 4 | 4 | 3 (2) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Louisville | C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 (9) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 (3) | 2 (2) | 4 т | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Miami | AP | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | RV | RV | | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
| Miami | C | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | RV | 23 | RV | 23 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 15 т | 15 | 16 | 15 | 20 |
| North Carolina | AP | | | | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | | | | | | |
| NC State | AP | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| NC State | C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Notre Dame | AP | 1 (31) | 1 (30) | 1 (31) | 1 (31) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 (12) | 1 (23) | 1 (22) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Notre Dame | C | 1 (30) | 1 (30) | 1 (32) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 (15) | 1 (26) | 1 (26) | 5 (1) | 4 (1) | 6 | 4 т | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Syracuse | AP | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
| Syracuse | C | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 |
| Virginia | AP | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia Tech | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia Tech | C | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wake Forest | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wake Forest | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time.

### Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 16 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.
| | Boston College | Clemson | Duke | Florida State | Georgia Tech | Louisville | Miami | North Carolina | NC State | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh | Syracuse | Virginia | Virginia Tech | Wake Forest |
| vs. Boston College | – | 91–58 | 90–92 (2OT) | 91–71 | 81–76 | 87–51 | 76–73 | 93–78 | 85–69 | 92–63 97–47 | 55–59 | 96–69 76–59 | 79–77 (OT) | 95–86 | 64–65 |
| vs. Clemson | 58–91 | – | 63–59 | 45–57 68–73 | 61–71 75–53 | 76–44 | 67–76 | 70–64 | 54–51 | 101–63 | 59–65 | 84–75 | 65–71 | 66–73 | 53–69 |
| vs. Duke | 92–90 (2OT) | 59–63 | – | 66–62 | 70–64 | 73–51 | 58–50 | 69–85 44–62 | 63–51 | 89–61 | 55–74 | 64–55 | 53–47 | 64–57 | 52–66 44–55 |
| vs. Florida State | 71–91 | 57–45 73–68 | 62–66 | – | 55–64 | 69–48 | 58–62 64–54 | 63–64 | 70–75 | 97–70 | 46–78 | 94–88 | 61–63 | 54–56 | 61–85 |
| vs. Georgia Tech | 76–81 | 71–61 53–75 | 64–70 | 64–55 | – | 61–44 | 69–56 | 91–90 | 68–60 | 76–55 90–50 | 55–67 | 55–65 | 53–45 | 68–76 | 46–60 |
| vs. Louisville | 51–87 | 44–76 | 51–73 | 48–69 | 44–61 | – | 79–73 | 66–73 | 62–92 | 82–68 | 42–70 40–67 | 51–76 | 43–91 49–71 | 63–72 | 49–73 |
| vs. Miami | 73–76 | 76–67 | 50–58 | 62–58 54–64 | 56–69 | 73–79 | – | 68–76 | 70–68 | 65–72 | 51–65 | 71–84 | 59–72 | 61–68 73–65 | 57–72 |
| vs. North Carolina | 78–93 | 64–70 | 85–69 62–44 | 64–63 | 90–91 | 73–66 | 76–68 | – | 51–64 74–69 | 73–78 | 91–78 | 90–77 | 53–70 | 69–81 | 61–84 |
| vs. NC State | 69–85 | 51–54 | 51–63 | 75–70 | 60–68 | 92–62 | 68–70 | 64–51 69–74 | – | 95–72 | 34–63 | 73–77 | 38–66 | 61–70 (OT) | 50–59 46–80 |
| vs. Notre Dame | 63–92 47–97 | 63–101 | 61–89 | 70–97 | 55–76 50–90 | 68–82 | 72–65 | 78–73 | 72–95 | – | 44–100 | 68–98 | 66–103 | 51–80 | 48–78 |
| vs. Pittsburgh | 59–55 | 65–59 | 74–55 | 78–46 | 0–0 | 70–42 67–40 | 65–51 | 78–91 | 63–34 | 100–44 | – | 82–50 90–63 | 74–57 | 74–58 | 64–70 |
| vs. Syracuse | 69–96 59–76 | 75–84 | 55–64 | 88–94 | 65–55 | 76–51 | 84–71 | 77–90 | 77–73 | 98–68 | 50–82 63–90 | – | 68–72 | 73–75 (OT) | 57–77 |
| vs. Virginia | 77–79 (OT) | 71–65 | 47–53 | 63–61 | 45–53 | 91–43 71–49 | 72–59 | 70–53 | 66–38 | 103–66 | 57–74 | 72–68 | – | 58–62 63–45 | 52–42 |
| vs. Virginia Tech | 86–95 | 73–66 | 57–64 | 56–54 | 76–68 | 72–63 | 68–61 65–73 | 81–69 | 70–61 (OT) | 80–51 | 58–74 | 75–73 (OT) | 62–58 45–63 | – | 57–69 |
| vs. Wake Forest | 65–64 | 69–53 | 66–52 55–44 | 85–61 | 60–46 | 73–49 | 72–57 | 84–61 | 59–50 80–46 | 78–48 | 70–64 | 77–57 | 42–52 | 69–57 | – |
| Total | 3–13 | 9–7 | 6–10 | 10–6 | 7–9 | 13–2 | 12–4 | 8–8 | 12–4 | 14–2 | 2–13 | 11–5 | 5–11 | 6–10 | 1–15 |

### Player of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named a Player(s) of the week and a Rookie(s) of the week.
| Week | Player of the week | Rookie of the week |
| 1 – Nov. 12 | Asia Durr – Louisville | Valencia Myers – Florida State |
| 2 – Nov. 19 | Arike Ogunbowale – Notre Dame | Elizabeth Dixon – Georgia Tech |
| 2 – Nov. 19 | Arike Ogunbowale – Notre Dame | Maeve Dialdi-Tabdi – Syracuse |
| 3 – Nov. 26 | Tiana Mangakahia – Syracuse | Marnelle Garraud – Florida State |
| 4 – Dec. 3 | Asia Durr (2) – Louisville | Maeve Dialdi-Tabdi (2) – Syracuse |
| 5 – Dec. 10 | Asia Durr (3) – Louisville | Elissa Cunane – NC State |
| 6 – Dec. 17 | Simone Westbrook – Clemson | Elizabeth Balogun – Georgia Tech |
| 7 – Dec. 24 | Arike Ogunbowale (2) – Notre Dame | Elizabeth Balogun (2) – Georgia Tech |
| 8 – Dec. 31 | Janelle Bailey – North Carolina | Miela Goodchild – Duke |
| 9 – Jan. 2 | Beatrice Mompremier – Miami | Elizabeth Balogun (3) – Georgia Tech |
| 9 – Jan. 2 | Tiana Mangakahia (2) – Syracuse | Elizabeth Balogun (3) – Georgia Tech |
| 10 – Jan. 14 | Tiana Mangakahia (3) – Syracuse | Makayla Dickens – Boston College |
| 10 – Jan. 14 | Tiana Mangakahia (3) – Syracuse | Elizabeth Dixon (2) – Georgia Tech |
| 11 – Jan. 21 | Beatrice Mompremier (2) – Miami | Elizabeth Balogun (4) – Georgia Tech |
| 12 – Jan. 28 | Paris Kea – North Carolina | Elissa Cunane (2) – NC State |
| 13 – Feb. 4 | Regan Magarity – Virginia Tech | Dara Mabrey – Virginia Tech |
| 14 – Feb. 11 | Beatrice Mompremier (3) – Miami | Elizabeth Dixon (3) – Georgia Tech |
| 15 – Feb. 18 | Emese Hof – Miami | Elissa Cunane (3) – NC State |
| 16 – Feb. 25 | Paris Kea (2) – North Carolina | Miela Goodchild (2) – Duke |
| 17 – Mar. 4 | Tiana Mangakahia (4) – Syracuse | Elissa Cunane (4) – NC State |

## Postseason
### ACC tournament

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| | | | | | | 1 | Notre Dame | 95 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | North Carolina | 80 | 8 | North Carolina | 77 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Georgia Tech | 73 | | | | | | 1 | Notre Dame | 91 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Syracuse | 66 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Miami | 85 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Syracuse | 67 | 5 | Syracuse | 92 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Virginia | 77 | 12 | Virginia | 57 | | | | | | | | 1 | Notre Dame | 99 |
| 13 | Boston College | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | Louisville | 79 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Louisville | 75 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Clemson | 80$^{OT}$ | 7 | Clemson | 67 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 85 | 10 | Virginia Tech | 76 | | | | | | 2 | Louisville | 78 | | | |
| 15 | Wake Forest | 63 | | | | | | | | | 3 | NC State | 68 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | NC State | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Florida State | 51 | 6 | Florida State | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Duke | 86 | 11 | Duke | 41 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### NCAA tournament

The ACC sent a record tying eight teams to the NCAA Tournament, including two number 1 seeds. Eight teams were also selected in 2014, 2015, and 2018. Eight teams was the most out of any conference this year.
| Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 1 | Albany | Louisville | W 69–34 vs. #16 Robert Morris – (Louisville) | W 71–50 vs. #8 Michigan – (Louisville) | W 61–44 vs. #4 Oregon State – (Albany) | L 73–80 vs. #2 Connecticut – (Albany) | | |
| 1 | Chicago | Notre Dame | W 92–50 vs. #16 Bethune–Cookman – (South Bend) | W 91–63 vs. #8 Michigan State – (South Bend) | W 87–80 vs. #4 Texas A&M – (Chicago) | W 84–68 vs. #2 Stanford – (Chicago) | W 81–76 vs. #2 Connecticut – (Tampa) | L 81–82 vs. #1 Baylor – (Tampa) |
| 3 | Greensboro | NC State | W 63–51 vs. #14 Maine – (Raleigh) | W 72–57 vs. #6 Kentucky – (Raleigh) | L 61–79 vs. #2 Iowa – (Greensboro) | | | |
| 3 | Portland | Syracuse | W 70–49 vs. #14 Fordham – (Syracuse) | L 64–75 vs. #6 South Dakota State – (Syracuse) | | | | |
| 4 | Portland | Miami | W 69–62 vs. #13 Florida Gulf Coast – (Miami) | L 55–57 vs. #5 Arizona State – (Miami) | | | | |
| 5 | Greensboro | Florida State | W 70–69 vs. #12 Bucknell – (Charlotte) | L 64–72 vs. #4 South Carolina – (Charlotte) | | | | |
| 9 | Portland | Clemson | W 79–66 vs. #8 South Dakota – (Starkville) | L 61–85 vs. #1 Mississippi State – (Starkville) | | | | |
| 9 | Greensboro | North Carolina | L 72–81 vs. #8 California – (Waco) | | | | | |
| | | W–L (%): | 7–1 (.875) | 3–4 (.429) | 2–1 (.667) | 1–1 (.500) | 1–0 (1.000) | 0–1 (.000) Total: 14–8 (.636) |

### National Invitation tournament

| School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| Virginia Tech | W 92–65 vs. Furman – (Blacksburg) | W 82–72 vs. VCU – (Blacksburg) | L 66–70 vs. James Madison – (Harrisonburg) | | | |
| W–L (%): | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 2–1 (.667) |

## Honors and awards
### ACC Awards

2018 ACC Women's Basketball Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Player of the Year | Asia Durr – Louisville |
| Coach of the Year | Amanda Butler – Clemson |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Brianna Turner – Notre Dame |
| Rookie of the Year | Elizabeth Balogun – Georgia Tech |
| Sixth Player of the Year | Dana Evans – Louisville |
| Most Improved Player | Emese Hof – Miami |
2018 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams( as voted on by the league's Blue Ribbon Panel) :
| First Team | Second Team | Freshman Team |
| Haley Gorecki, Jr., G, Duke Kiah Gillespie, Jr., F, Florida State Asia Durr, Sr., G, Louisville Beatrice Mompremier, Jr., F, Miami Emese Hof, Sr., F/C, Miami Kiara Leslie, Sr., G, NC State Paris Kea, Gr., G, North Carolina Arike Ogunbowale, Sr., G, Notre Dame Jessica Shepard, Sr., F, Notre Dame Tiana Mangakahia, Jr., G, Syracuse | Janelle Bailey, So., C, North Carolina Brianna Turner, Gr., F, Notre Dame Jackie Young, Jr., G, Notre Dame Taylor Emery, Sr., G, Virginia Tech Regan Magarity, Sr., F, Virginia Tech | Makayla Dickens, G, Boston College Miela Goodchild, G, Duke Valencia Myers, F, Florida State Elizabeth Balogun, G, Georgia Tech Elizabeth Dixon, F, Georgia Tech Elissa Cunane, C, NC State Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi, F, Syracuse Dara Mabrey, G, Virginia Tech |
2018 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams( as voted on by the league's Head Coaches) :
| First Team | Second Team | Freshman Team |
| Kiah Gillespie, Jr., F, Florida State Asia Durr, Sr., G, Louisville Emese Hof, Jr., F, Miami Beatrice Mompremier, Sr., F/C, Miami Paris Kea, Sr., G, North Carolina Kiara Leslie, Gr., G, NC State Arike Ogunbowale, Sr., G, Notre Dame Jessica Shepard, Sr., F, Notre Dame Tiana Mangakahia, Jr., G, Syracuse Taylor Emery, Sr., G, Virginia Tech | Kobi Thornton, Jr., G, Clemson Haley Gorecki, Jr., G, Duke Marina Mabrey, Sr., G, Notre Dame Jackie Young, Jr., G, Notre Dame Regan Magarity, Sr., F, Virginia Tech | Makayla Dickens, G, Boston College Miela Goodchild, G, Duke Valencia Myers, F, Florida State Elizabeth Balogun, G, Georgia Tech Elizabeth Dixon, F, Georgia Tech Elissa Cunane, C, NC State Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi, F, Syracuse Dara Mabrey, G, Virginia Tech |
2018 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Defensive Team :
* Danielle Edwards, Sr., G, Clemson
* Simone Westbrook, Gr., G, Clemson
* Emese Hof, Sr., F/C, Miami
* Kiara Leslie, Gr., G, NC State
* Brianna Turner, Gr., F, Notre Dame

## WNBA draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | School |
| Jackie Young | Las Vegas Aces | 1 | 1 | G | Notre Dame |
| Asia Durr | New York Liberty | 1 | 2 | G | Louisville |
| Arike Ogunbowale | Dallas Wings | 1 | 5 | G | Notre Dame |
| Kiara Leslie | Washington Mystics | 1 | 10 | G | NC State |
| Brianna Turner | Atlanta Dream | 1 | 12 | F | Notre Dame |
| Jessica Shepard | Minnesota Lynx | 2 | 16 | F | Notre Dame |
| Marina Mabrey | Los Angeles Sparks | 2 | 19 | G | Notre Dame |
| Paris Kea | Indiana Fever | 3 | 25 | G | North Carolina |
| Arica Carter | Phoenix Mercury | 3 | 32 | G | Louisville |
| Regan Magarity | Connecticut Sun | 3 | 33 | F | Virginia Tech |
| Sam Fuehring | Washington Mystics | 3 | 34 | F | Louisville |