2018–19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

The 2018–19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represents University of Georgia in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Joni Taylor, play their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 18–12, 9–7 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC women's tournament to Arkansas. Despite having 18 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

2018–19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–12 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStegeman Coliseum
2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State151 .938333  .917
No. 15 South Carolina133 .813239  .719
No. 14 Texas A&M124 .750267  .788
No. 17 Kentucky115 .688258  .758
Missouri106 .6252411  .686
Auburn97 .5632210  .688
Georgia97 .5631812  .600
Tennessee79 .4381913  .594
LSU79 .4381613  .552
Arkansas610 .3752215  .595
Alabama511 .3131417  .452
Ole Miss313 .188922  .290
Florida313 .188823  .258
Vanderbilt214 .125723  .233
2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Lady Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 season 26–7, 12–4 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament, nationally ranked 19th, where they lost to 8th-ranked South Carolina.[1] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Mercer in the first round before losing to Duke in the second round.[2]

Roster

2018–19 Georgia Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Taja Cole 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrLouisville Richmond, VA
G 1 Donnetta Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrBaldwin HS Queens, NY
G 2 Gabby Connally 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoBrandeis HS San Antonio, TX
F 3 Stephanie Paul 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrCommunity School of Naples Naples, FL
F 4 Caliya Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrMcEachern HS Marietta, GA
G 10 Caitlin Hose 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrHazel Green HS Hazel Green, AL
G 11 Maya Caldwell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoDavidson Day School Charlotte, NC
G 12 Kaila Hubbard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrHoly Innocents' Episcopal Jonesboro, GA
C 14 Jenna Staiti 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS SoWest Forsyth HS Cumming, GA
F 22 Malury Bates 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoWilliam Fleming HS Roanoke, VA
G 23 Que Morrison 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoMcEachern HS Riverdale, GA
G 25 Ari Henderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrChamblee Charter HS Chamblee, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP1414RVRVRVRVRVRVNot released
Coaches1313^24RV

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2018*
6:00 pm
No. 14 St. Bonaventure W 67–40  1–0
Stegeman Coliseum (4,054)
Athens, GA
11/11/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 14 Winthrop W 85–39  2–0
Stegeman Coliseum (3,124)
Athens, GA
11/14/2018*
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 14 at UCLA L 69–80  2–1
Pauley Pavilion (5,113)
Los Angeles, CA
11/18/2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 14 at Georgia Tech
Rivalry
L 53–63  2–2
McCamish Pavilion (2,407)
Atlanta, GA
11/22/2018*
12:00 pm
vs. Morgan State
Puerto Rico Classic
W 60–33  3–2
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (75)
San Juan, PR
11/24/2018*
12:00 pm
vs. No. 7 Maryland
Puerto Rico Classic
L 51–58  3–3
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
San Juan, PR
11/28/2018*
7:00 pm
Mercer W 67–60  4–3
Stegeman Coliseum (2,117)
Athens, GA
12/02/2018*
2:00 pm
Charleston Southern W 83–75  5–3
Stegeman Coliseum (3,069)
Athens, GA
12/04/2018*
7:00 pm
Furman W 61–38  6–3
Stegeman Coliseum (2,174)
Athens, GA
12/14/2018*
7:00 pm
at Villanova L 56–62  6–4
Finneran Pavilion (659)
Villanova, PA
12/19/2018*
11:00 am
Lipscomb W 77–45  7–4
Stegeman Coliseum (7,090)
Athens, GA
12/21/2018*
1:00 pm
Georgia Southern W 81–39  8–4
Stegeman Coliseum (2,724)
Athens, GA
12/28/2018*
2:00 pm
Presbyterian W 83–59  9–4
Stegeman Coliseum (2,885)
Athens, GA
SEC regular season
01/03/2019
7:00 pm
LSU W 63–50  10–4
(1–0)
Stegeman Coliseum (2,506)
Athens, GA
01/06/2019
3:00 pm
at Vanderbilt W 71–64  11–4
(2–0)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,094)
Nashville, TN
01/10/2019
9:00 pm, SECN
at No. 7 Mississippi State L 71–80  11–5
(2–1)
Humphrey Coliseum (6,493)
Starkville, MS
01/13/2019
3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 13 Tennessee W 66–62  12–5
(3–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (5,867)
Athens, GA
01/17/2019
7:00 pm, SECN
at Missouri L 35–61  12–6
(3–2)
Mizzou Arena (4,004)
Columbia, MO
01/20/2019
4:00 pm, ESPN2
Texas A&M L 66–76  12–7
(3–3)
Stegeman Coliseum (4,773)
Athens, GA
01/27/2019
2:00 pm, ESPNU
Alabama L 53–58  12–8
(3–4)
Stegeman Coliseum (4,794)
Athens, GA
01/31/2019
8:00 pm
at Arkansas W 80–72  13–8
(4–4)
Bud Walton Arena (1,116)
Fayetteville, AR
02/03/2019
3:00 pm, SECN
at Auburn L 58–59 OT 13–9
(4–5)
Auburn Arena (2,170)
Auburn, AL
02/10/2019
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Florida W 93–58  14–9
(5–5)
Stegeman Coliseum (5,515)
Athens, GA
02/14/2019
7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 11 South Carolina L 57–65  14–10
(5–6)
Colonial Life Arena (11,044)
Columbia, SC
02/18/2019
7:00 pm, SECN
Ole Miss W 78–56  15–10
(6–6)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,812)
Athens, GA
02/21/2019
7:00 pm
Arkansas W 93–83  16–10
(7–6)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,317)
Athens, GA
02/24/2019
6:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama W 76–67 OT 17–10
(8–6)
Coleman Coliseum (1,091)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/28/2019
7:00 pm
at Florida W 69–57  18–10
(9–6)
O'Connell Center (1,062)
Gainesville, FL
03/03/2019
1:00 pm, SECN
No. 11 Kentucky L 53–58  18–11
(9–7)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,461)
Athens, GA
SEC Women's Tournament
03/07/2019
6:00 pm, SECN
(7) vs. (10) Arkansas
Second Round
L 76–86  18–12
Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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References

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