Английская Википедия:2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball season
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The 2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January 2018 and will conclude in March with the 2019 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.
Head coaches
Coaching changes
- Cincinnati did not renew the contract of Jamelle Elliott upon its expiration at the end of the 2017–18 season. Michelle Clark-Heard, previously head coach at Western Kentucky, was named as her replacement.[1][2]
Coaches
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Record at school | AAC record | AAC titles | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
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style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" width="75" |Cincinnati | Michelle Clark-Heard | Western Kentucky | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" width="75" |Connecticut | Geno Auriemma | Virginia (Assistant) | 34 | 1027–135 | 86–0 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 11 |
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" width="75" |East Carolina | Heather Macy | Francis Marion | 9 | 134–117 | 26–42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" width="75" |Houston | Ronald Hughey | Florida State (Assistant) | 5 | 44–79 | 16–52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" width="75" |Memphis | Melissa McFerrin | American | 11 | 164–152 | 37–49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" width="75" |SMU | Travis Mays | Texas (Associate HC) | 3 | 29–35 | 11–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" width="75" |South Florida | Jose Fernandez | Barry University | 18 | 335–243 | 66–20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" width="75" |Temple | Tonya Cardoza | Connecticut (Assistant) | 11 | 200–128 | 47–36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" width="75" |Tulane | Lisa Stockton | Georgia Tech (Assistant) | 25 | 493–259 | 34–34 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" width="75" |Tulsa | Matilda Mossman | Norman High School | 8 | 92–123 | 28–40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" width="75" |UCF | Katie Abrahamson-Henderson | Albany | 3 | 43–23 | 21–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" width="75" |Wichita State | Keitha Adams | UTEP | 2 | 14–17 | 9–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Year at school includes 2018–19 season.
- Overall and AAC 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
AAC Women's Basketball Tip-off
Prior to the start of the season, the AAC head coaches voted on the finishing order of the teams, a Preseason All-Conference First Team, Preseason All-Conference Second Team, and a Preseason Player of the Year.[3]
In the vote, all eligible head coaches selected Connecticut to win the 2018–19 season. Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma, barred by conference rules from voting for his own team, voted for South Florida.[3]
AAC preseason poll
2018 AAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll |
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Note: First Place votes shown in ().
Preseason All-AAC Teams
2018 AAC Women's Basketball Preseason All-AAC Teams | |
Preseason All-Conference First Team | Preseason All-Conference Second Team |
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Preseason AAC Player of the Year
2018 AAC Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year |
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Katie Lou Samuelson – UConn |
Regular season
Rankings
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First Place votes shown in () |
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rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" |Cincinnati | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" |Connecticut | AP | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 (31) | 1 (31) | 1 (31) | 1 (31) | 1 (31) | 3 (3) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 2 (2) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
C | 2 (2) | 2 | 2 (1) | 2 | 1 (31) | 1 (32) | 1 (32) | 1 (31) | 1 (31) | 3 (6) | 4 (4) | 2 (4) | 2 (11) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" |East Carolina | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" |Houston | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" |Memphis | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" |SMU | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" |South Florida | AP | 22 | 21 | 17 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
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rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" |Temple | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" |Wichita State | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.
style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" width="75" |Cincinnati | style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" width="75" |Connecticut | style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" width="75" |East Carolina | style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" width="75" |Houston | style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" width="75" |Memphis | style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" width="75" |SMU | style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" width="75" |South Florida | style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" width="75" |Temple | style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" width="75" |Tulane | style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" width="75" |Tulsa | style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" width="75" |UCF | style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle" width="75" |Wichita State | |
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vs. Cincinnati | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Connecticut | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. East Carolina | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Houston | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Memphis | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. SMU | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. South Florida | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Temple | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Tulane | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Tulsa | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. UCF | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 |
vs. Wichita State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – |
Total | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Player of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the American Athletic 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 | Reference |
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Postseason
AAC tournament
Note: * denotes overtime
NCAA tournament
Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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2 | Albany | Connecticut | W 110–61 vs. #15 Towson – (Stoors) | W 84–72 vs. #10 Buffalo – (Stoors) | W 69–61 vs. #6 UCLA – (Albany) | W 80–73 vs. #1 Louisville – (Albany) | L 76–81 vs. #1 Notre Dame – (Tampa) | |
11 | Portland | UCF | L 45–60 vs. #5 Arizona State – (Coral Gables) | |||||
W–L (%): | Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage Total: Шаблон:Winning percentage |
National Invitation tournament
School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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Cincinnati | W 76–62 vs. Youngstown State – (Cincinnati) | W 72–65 vs. Minnesota – (Cincinnati) | W 72–65 vs. Butler – (Cincinnati) | L 55–69 vs. TCU – (Fort Worth) | ||
Houston | L 80–88 (OT) vs. Arkansas – (Fayetteville) | |||||
South Florida | W 84–50 vs. Stetson – (Tampa) | L 54–71 vs. James Madison – (Harrisburg) | ||||
W–L (%): | Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage Total: Шаблон:Winning percentage |
Honors and awards
AAC Awards
2018 AAC Women's Basketball Individual Awards[5] | |
Award | Recipient(s) |
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Player of the Year | Napheesa Collier, Connecticut |
Coach of the Year | Geno Auriemma, Connecticut |
Defensive Player of the Year | Napheesa Collier, Connecticut |
Freshman of the Year | Christyn Williams, Connecticut |
Newcomer of the Year | Florence Sifa, Cincinnati |
Sixth Player of the Year | Kayla Thigpen, South Florida |
Most Improved Player | Krystal Freeman, Tulane |
2018 AAC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams[5] | |||
First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Freshman Team |
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Napheesa Collier, Connecticut Crystal Dangerfield, Connecticut Mia Davis, Temple Katie Lou Samuelson, Connecticut IImar’I Thomas, Cincinnati Kay Kay Wright, UCF |
Dorian Branch, Houston Alliya Butts, Temple Krystal Freeman, Tulane Antoinette Miller, Cincinnati Enna Pehadžić, South Florida |
Alicia Froling, SMU Angela Harris, Houston Lashonda Monk, East Carolina Crystal Polk, Tulsa Megan Walker, Connecticut |
Carla Bremaud, Wichita State Sydni Harvey, South Florida Dynah Jones, Tulane Jamirah Shutes, Memphis Kayla White, SMU Christyn Williams, Connecticut |
WNBA draft
Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | School |
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Katie Lou Samuelson | Chicago Sky | 1 | 4 | G/F | Connecticut |
Napheesa Collier | Minnesota Lynx | 1 | 6 | F | Connecticut |
References
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