2018–19 Southern Lady Jaguars basketball team

The 2018–19 Southern Lady Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Jaguars, led by first year head coach Carlos Funchess, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 12–4 in SWAC play to win the SWAC regular season championship. They also won the SWAC women's tournament, earning them an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament. They were seeded sixteenth, and lost to No. 1 seed Mississippi State in the first round.[1]

2018–19 Southern Lady Jaguars basketball
SWAC Regular Season Champions
SWAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record20–13 (12–4 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Carlos Funchess (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jeremy Bonin
  • Marjorie Cotton
  • T. J. Pugh
  • Adrian Sanders
Home arenaF. G. Clark Center
2018–19 SWAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southern144 .7782013  .606
Prairie View A&M135 .7221714  .548
Jackson State126 .6671814  .563
Grambling State126 .6671616  .500
Texas Southern117 .6111515  .500
Alabama State108 .5561119  .367
Alabama A&M810 .4441317  .433
Mississippi Valley State513 .278624  .200
Alcorn State315 .167426  .133
Arkansas-Pine Bluff216 .111520  .200
2019 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2018–19 Southern Lady Jaguars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Li'Neshon Legard 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoHammond Hammond, LA
G 2 Alyric Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoRichton Richton, MS
G 3 Brittany Rose 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrLanier
Copiah–Lincoln CC
Jackson, MS
G 4 Skylar O'Bear 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrWhite Castle White Castle, LA
G 5 Danayea Charles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrHelen Cox New Orleans, LA
G 11 Rishonti Cowart 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrNova Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 12 Courtney Parson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrDillard Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 20 Amani Mcwain 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrRuston Ruston, LA
F 22 Taneara Moore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSt. Frances Baltimore, MD
G 24 Jaden Towner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrWestlake Westlake, LA
C 32 Ceundra McGhee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrTerry Terry, MS
C 34 Kennedi Lofton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoPort Arthur Memorial Port Arthur, TX
C 35 Cailain Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSouthern University Lab Baton Rouge, LA
C 42 Briana Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoEast Saint John LaPlace, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
5:30 pm
Millsaps College W 71–36  1–0
F. G. Clark Center (321)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 8, 2018*
6:00 pm
Wiley College W 89–58  2–0
F. G. Clark Center (421)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 11, 2018*
6:00 pm
at Kentucky L 41–91  2–1
Memorial Coliseum (3,870)
Lexington, KY
Nov 15, 2018*
6:00 pm, FSSW
at No. 4 Baylor L 49–94  2–2
Ferrell Center (4,747)
Waco, TX
Nov 19, 2018*
5:30 pm
South Alabama L 49–53  2–3
F. G. Clark Center (175)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 29, 2018*
5:30 pm
Dillard L 61–63  2–4
F. G. Clark Center (129)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 7, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Arizona L 47–69  2–5
Wells Fargo Arena (1,674)
Tempe, AZ
Dec 10, 2018*
5:30 pm
Louisiana College W 77–53  3–5
F. G. Clark Center (135)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 16, 2018*
1:00 pm
at TCU L 40–69  3–6
Schollmaier Arena (1,806)
Fort Worth, TX
Dec 18, 2018*
12:00 pm
at Texas Tech L 58–76  3–7
United Supermarkets Arena (8,613)
Lubbock, TX
Dec 21, 2018*
1:00 pm
at Michigan L 35–76  3–8
Crisler Center (1,928)
Ann Arbor, MI
SWAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
3:00 pm
Prairie View A&M L 54–55  3–9 (0–1)
F. G. Clark Center (481)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 7, 2019
5:30 pm
Texas Southern W 63–61  4–9 (1–1)
F. G. Clark Center (309)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 12, 2019
3:00 pm
at Grambling State W 86–81  5–9 (2–1)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,280)
Grambling, LA
Jan 14, 2019
5:30 pm
at Jackson State W 76–74  6–9 (3–1)
Williams Assembly Center (235)
Jackson, LA
Jan 19, 2019
3:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 73–41  7–9 (4–1)
F. G. Clark Center (541)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 21, 2019
5:30 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 74–67  8–9 (5–1)
F. G. Clark Center (650)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 26, 2019
4:00 pm
at Alabama A&M W 54–50  9–9 (6–1)
Elmore Gymnasium (899)
Huntsville, AL
Jan 28, 2019
5:30 pm
at Alabama State L 61–78  9–10 (6–2)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,108)
Montgomery, AL
Feb 2, 2019
3:00 pm
at Alcorn State W 75–54  10–10 (7–2)
Davey Whitney Complex (748)
Lorman, MS
Feb 9, 2019
5:30 pm
Grambling State W 71–65  11–10 (8–2)
F. G. Clark Center (2,235)
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 11, 2019
5:30 pm
Jackson State L 52–59  11–11 (8–3)
F. G. Clark Center (1,625)
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 16, 2019
5:00 pm
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 56–45  12–11 (9–3)
K. L. Johnson Complex (835)
Pine Bluff, AR
Feb 18, 2019
5:30 pm
at Mississippi Valley State W 67–46  13–11 (10–3)
Harrison HPER Complex (2,078)
Itta Bena, MS
Feb 23, 2019
3:00 pm
Alabama A&M W 68–60  14–11 (11–3)
F. G. Clark Center (480)
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 25, 2019
5:30 pm
Alabama State W 62–52  15–11 (12–3)
F. G. Clark Center (1,050)
Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 2, 2019
3:00 pm
Alcorn State W 51–39  16–11 (13–3)
F. G. Clark Center (1,195)
Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 7, 2019
5:30 pm
at Prairie View A&M L 52–63  16–12 (13–4)
William Nicks Building (432)
Prairie View, TX
Mar 9, 2019
5:30 pm
at Texas Southern W 60–49  17–12 (14–4)
H&PE Arena (834)
Houston, TX
SWAC Women's Tournament
Mar 12, 2019
7:00 pm
(1) (8) Mississippi Valley State
Quarterfinals
W 51–44  18–12
F. G. Clark Center (2,180)
Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 15, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (4) Grambling State
Semifinals
W 71–69  19–12
Bill Harris Arena (843)
Birmingham, AL
Mar 16, 2019
1:30 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (3) Jackson State
Championship Game
W 45–41  20–12
Bill Harris Arena (724)
Birmingham, AL
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 22, 2019*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
(16 P) at (1 P) No. 4 Mississippi State
First Round
L 46–103  20–13
Humphrey Coliseum (9,967)
Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P=Portland Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2018–19 Southern Jaguars basketball team

References

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