2018–19 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ducks, led by fifth-year head coach Kelly Graves, played home games at the Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 33–5, 16–2 in Pac-12 play to win the Pac-12 regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost Stanford. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Portland State and Indiana in the first and second rounds, South Dakota State in the Sweet Sixteen and Mississippi State in the Elite Eight to reach the Final Four for the first time in school history. They lost to Baylor in the Final Four.

2018–19 Oregon Ducks women's basketball
Pac-12 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 7
Record33–5 (16–2 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthew Knight Arena
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Oregon162 .889335  .868
No. 6 Stanford153 .833315  .861
No. 11 Oregon State144 .778268  .765
No. 20 UCLA126 .6672213  .629
No. 22 Arizona State107 .5882211  .667
Utah99 .5002010  .667
California99 .5002013  .606
Arizona711 .3892413  .649
USC711 .3891713  .567
Washington State414 .222921  .300
Washington215 .1181121  .344
Colorado216 .1111218  .400
2019 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason left
Justine Hall3Guard5'10"SeniorDenver, COGraduated
Lexi Bando10Guard5'9"SeniorEugene, ORGraduated
Anneli Maley15Guard6'2"FreshmanMelbourne, AustraliaTransferred to TCU
Aina Ayuso31Guard5'9"FreshmanSant Just Desvern, SpainLeft to play professionally
Mallory McGuire44Forward6'5"SophomoreReno, NVTransferred to Boise State
Sierra Campisano52Forward6'3"SophomoreSan Diego, CATransferred to Cal Poly

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Taylor Chavez
G
Phoenix, AZ Valley Vista HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Nyara Sabally
F
Berlin, Germany Rotteck Gymnasium 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.

Roster

2018–19 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Satou Sabally 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoRotteck Gymnasium Berlin, Germany
F 1 Nyara Sabally Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrRotteck Gymnasium Berlin, Germany
G 2 Morgan Yaeger 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoSt. John's School Adelaide, Australia
G 3 Taylor Chavez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrValley Vista Surprise, AZ
G 5 Maite Cazorla 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSegle XXI Las Palmas, Spain
F 14 Lydia Giomi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS SoWest Seattle HS Seattle, WA
G 20 Sabrina Ionescu 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrMiramonte HS Walnut Creek, CA
F 21 Erin Boley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoElizabethtown HS
Notre Dame
Hodgenville, KY
F 24 Ruthy Hebard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrWest Valley HS Fairbanks, AK
F 32 Oti Gildon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrGonzaga Prep Spokane, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
12/30/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 5 Concordia (OR) W 110–49 
Matthew Knight Arena (4,819)
Eugene, OR
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
8:00 pm
No. 3 at Alaska–Fairbanks W 115–36  1–0
Patty Center (1,603)
Fairbanks, AK
11/10/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 3 No. 18 Syracuse W 75–73  2–0
Matthew Knight Arena (6,879)
Eugene, OR
11/14/2018*
6:00 pm
No. 3 at Utah State W 88–58  3–0
Smith Spectrum (718)
Logan, UT
11/18/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 3 Buffalo W 102–82  4–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,205)
Eugene, OR
11/23/2018*
12:00 pm
No. 3 vs. UC Riverside
Hilton Concord Classic
W 94–44  5–0
McKeon Pavilion (88)
Moraga, CA
11/24/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 3 at Saint Mary's
Hilton Concord Classic
W 79–55  6–0
McKeon Pavilion (963)
Moraga, CA
12/02/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 3 Long Beach State W 110–48  7–0
Matthew Knight Arena (5,118)
Eugene, OR
12/09/2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 at Michigan State L 82–88  7–1
Breslin Center (6,462)
East Lansing, MI
12/12/2018*
5:00 pm
No. 7 at South Dakota State W 87–79  8–1
Frost Arena (2,509)
Brookings, SD
12/18/2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 No. 4 Mississippi State W 82–74  9–1
Matthew Knight Arena (8,951)
Eugene, OR
12/20/2018*
11:00 am
No. 7 Air Force W 82–36  10–1
Matthew Knight Arena (7,967)
Eugene, OR
12/21/2018*
12:00 pm
No. 7 UC Irvine W 115–69  11–1
Matthew Knight Arena (4,772)
Eugene, OR
Pac-12 regular season
01/04/2019
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 Washington W 84–71  12–1
(1–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (6,013)
Eugene, OR
01/06/2019
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 Washington State W 98–58  13–1
(2–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (5,946)
Eugene, OR
01/11/2019
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 at USC W 93–53  14–1
(3–0)
Galen Center (647)
Los Angeles, CA
01/13/2019
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 at UCLA W 72–52  15–1
(4–0)
Pauley Pavilion (8,036)
Los Angeles, CA
01/18/2019
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 No. 19 Arizona State W 77–71  16–1
(5–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (6,769)
Eugene, OR
01/20/2019
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 Arizona W 93–60  17–1
(6–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,062)
Eugene, OR
01/25/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 at Washington State W 79–64  18–1
(7–0)
Beasley Coliseum (931)
Pullman, WA
01/27/2019
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 at Washington W 76–57  19–1
(8–0)
Alaska Airlines Arena (4,295)
Seattle, WA
02/01/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 4 No. 14 Utah W 87–65  20–1
(9–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,773)
Eugene, OR
02/03/2019
12:00 pm
No. 4 Colorado W 102–43  21–1
(10–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (6,350)
Eugene, OR
02/08/2019
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 3 at California W 105–82  22–1
(11–0)
Haas Pavilion (2,719)
Berkeley, CA
02/10/2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 at No. 11 Stanford W 88–48  23–1
(12–0)
Maples Pavilion (5,250)
Stanford, CA
02/15/2019
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 3 No. 9 Oregon State
Civil War
W 77–68  24–1
(13–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
Eugene, OR
02/18/2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 at No. 12 Oregon State
Civil War
L 62–67  24–2
(13–1)
Gill Coliseum (9,301)
Corvallis, OR
02/22/2019
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 UCLA L 69–74  24–3
(13–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (8,858)
Eugene, OR
02/24/2019
11:00 am, P12N
No. 2 USC W 96–78  25–3
(14–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (8,232)
Eugene, OR
03/01/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 6 at Arizona W 83–54  26–3
(15–2)
McKale Center (2,517)
Tucson, AZ
03/03/2019
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 6 at No. 21 Arizona State W 66–59  27–3
(16–2)
Wells Fargo Arena (4,033)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/08/2019
2:30 pm, P12N
(1) No. 6 vs. (8) Arizona
Quarterfinals
W 77–63  28–3
MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,531)
Paradise, NV
03/09/2019
6:00 pm, P12N
(1) No. 6 vs. (4) No. 25 UCLA
Semifinals
W 88–83 OT 29–3
MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
03/10/2019
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) No. 6 vs. (2) No. 7 Stanford
Championship Game
L 57–64  29–4
MGM Grand Garden Arena (5,023)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/22/2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
(2 P) No. 7 (15 P) Portland State
First Round
W 78–40  30–4
Matthew Knight Arena (6,523)
Eugene, OR
03/24/2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 P) No. 7 (10 P) Indiana
Second Round
W 91–68  31–4
Matthew Knight Arena (6,729)
Eugene, OR
03/29/2019*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
(2 P) No. 7 vs. (6 P) South Dakota State
Sweet Sixteen
W 63–53  32–4
Moda Center (11,324)
Portland, OR
03/31/2019*
11:00 am, ESPN
(2 P) No. 7 vs. (1 P) No. 4 Mississippi State
Elite Eight
W 88–84  33–4
Moda Center (11,538)
Portland, OR
04/05/2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 P) No. 7 vs. (1 G) No. 1 Baylor
Final Four
L 67–72  33–5
Amalie Arena (20,062)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P=Portland Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.
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Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 3 3 (1) 3 3 3 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 (3) 2 (2) 6 6 7 N/A
Coaches 3 3^ 3 3 3 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 4 (1) 3 (1) 3 (3) 3 6 6 7 4
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
RV   Received Votes
NR   Not Ranked
( )   First place votes received

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

References

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