2018–19 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 LSU Lady Tigers basketball

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 16–13 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach|

* Nikki Fargas (8th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Tasha Butts
* Aaron Kallhoff
* Charlene Thomas-Swinson

Home arena| Pete Maravich Assembly Center

Seasons

<- 2017–18

2019–20 ->

2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State † | 15 | - | 1 |  | .938 |  |  | 33 | - | 3  |  | .917
No. 15 South Carolina | 13 | - | 3 |  | .813 |  |  | 23 | - | 9  |  | .719
No. 14 Texas A&M | 12 | - | 4 |  | .750 |  |  | 26 | - | 7  |  | .788
No. 17 Kentucky | 11 | - | 5 |  | .688 |  |  | 25 | - | 8  |  | .758
Missouri | 10 | - | 6 |  | .625 |  |  | 24 | - | 11  |  | .686
Auburn | 9 | - | 7 |  | .563 |  |  | 22 | - | 10  |  | .688
Georgia | 9 | - | 7 |  | .563 |  |  | 18 | - | 12  |  | .600
Tennessee | 7 | - | 9 |  | .438 |  |  | 19 | - | 13  |  | .594
LSU | 7 | - | 9 |  | .438 |  |  | 16 | - | 13  |  | .552
Arkansas | 6 | - | 10 |  | .375 |  |  | 22 | - | 15  |  | .595
Alabama | 5 | - | 11 |  | .313 |  |  | 14 | - | 17  |  | .452
Ole Miss | 3 | - | 13 |  | .188 |  |  | 9 | - | 22  |  | .290
Florida | 3 | - | 13 |  | .188 |  |  | 8 | - | 23  |  | .258
Vanderbilt | 2 | - | 14 |  | .125 |  |  | 7 | - | 23  |  | .233
† 2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by eighth-year head coach Nikki Fargas, played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and are members of the Southeastern Conference.

The Lady Tigers finished the season 16–13, 7–9 in SEC play. As a 6th seed, they lost in the second round of the SEC women's tournament to Tennessee. They missed being selected for the NCAA Division I Tournament and were invited to play in the Women's National Invitation Tournament but declined.[1]

## Previous season

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The Lady Tigers finished the 2017–18 season 19–10, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. As a 4th seed, they lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Texas A&M.[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where were upset by Central Michigan in the first round.[3]

## Roster

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2018–19 LSU Tigers women's basketball team

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | # | Name | Height | Year | Previous school | Hometown

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G | 1  | Jailin Cherry | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | So | Pascagoula HS  | Pascagoula, MS
G | 2  | Shanice Norton | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Sr | Potter's House Christian Academy  | London, England
G | 3  | Khayla Pointer | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | So | Holy Innocents' Episcopal | Kennesaw, GA
F | 4  | Raven Farley | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | So | Queen of Peace HS | Elizabeth, NJ
F | 5  | Ayana Mitchell | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Jr | Salem HS | Conyers, GA
F | 10  | Monet Jones | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Fr | Lawrence E. Elkins HS | Missouri City, TX
G/F | 12  | Mercedes Brooks | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Jr | Rider HS
Trinity Valley CC | Wichita Falls, TX
G | 13  | Jaelyn Richard-Harris | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Jr | Dekaney HS | Houston, TX
G | 14  | LaToya Ashman | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Jr | Wellington HS
FSW State | Wellington, FL
C | 15  | Yasmine Bidikuindila | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | Jr | Champlain College | Montreal, QE
G | 23  | Karli Seay | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | So | Homewood-Flossmor HS
Western Nebraska CC | Flossmoor, IL
C | 24  | Faustine Aifuwa | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | RS So | Dacula HS | Dacula, GA
G | 25  | Rakell Spencer | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | RS So | Cabrini HS
Texas A&M | New Orleans, LA
F | 32  | Jalaysha Thomas | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | So | West Port HS
Florida | Ocala, FL

Head coach

* Nikki Fargas (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

* Tasha Butts (Tennessee)
* Aaron Kallhoff (Bemidji State)
* Charlene Thomas-Swinson (Auburn)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster
Last update: September 16, 2018

## Schedule

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
city, state

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Exhibition
11/02/2018*
6:00 pm |  | Loyola (New Orleans) | W 64–29 |
| Maravich Center
Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
5:30 pm |  | Sam Houston State | W 66–52 | 1–0
| Maravich Center (1,891)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/11/2018*
1:00 pm |  | Northern Colorado | W 62–57 | 2–0
| Maravich Center (1,805)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/15/2018*
6:30 pm |  | Tulane | L 54–56 | 2–1
| Maravich Center (1,511)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/18/2018*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra |  | at Florida State | W 58–45 | 3–1
| Donald L. Tucker Center (3,002)
Tallahassee, FL
11/25/2018*
2:00 pm |  | Little Rock | W 60–45 | 4–1
| Maravich Center (1,629)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/29/2018*
6:00 pm, SECN |  | Kansas
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 61–68 | 4–2
| Maravich Center (1,604)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/11/2018*
11:00 am |  | McNeese State | W 86–36 | 5–2
| Maravich Center (6,528)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/15/2018*
3:00 pm, BTN |  | at Rutgers | L 43–57 | 5–3
| Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,726)
Piscataway, NJ
12/18/2018*
6:30 pm |  | Nicholls | W 76–44 | 6–3
| Maravich Center (1,492)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/20/2018*
6:30 pm, CST |  | at Louisiana | W 76–54 | 7–3
| Cajundome (1,448)
Lafayette, LA
12/27/2018*
6:30 pm |  | Southeastern Louisiana | W 72–52 | 8–3
| Maravich Center (1,654)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/30/2018*
3:00 pm, SECN |  | South Florida | W 78–49 | 9–3
| Maravich Center (2,270)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC regular season
01/03/2019
6:00 pm |  | at Georgia | L 50–63 | 9–4
(0–1)  | Stegeman Coliseum (2,506)
Athens, GA
01/06/2019
2:00 pm |  | No. 21 Texas A&M | W 64–52 | 10–4
(1–1)  | Maravich Center (2,290)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/10/2019
6:00 pm |  | at Ole Miss | W 55–41 | 11–4
(2–1)  | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,247)
Oxford, MS
01/13/2019
4:00 pm, SECN |  | No. 21 South Carolina | L 53–76 | 11–5
(2–2)  | Maravich Center (2,997)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/17/2019
6:30 pm |  | No. 16 Kentucky | L 60–64 | 11–6
(2–3)  | Maravich Center (1,452)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/20/2018
1:00 pm, SECN |  | at Alabama | W 62–56 | 12–6
(3–3)  | Coleman Coliseum (2,630)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/27/2019
12:00 pm, SECN |  | at Tennessee | L 65–74 | 12–7
(3–4)  | Thompson–Boling Arena (9,518)
Knoxville, TN
01/31/2019
6:30 pm |  | No. 6 Mississippi State | L 35–68 | 12–8
(3–5)  | Maravich Center (2,214)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/04/2019
6:00 pm, SECN |  | Missouri | W 61–51 | 13–8
(4–5)  | Maravich Center (1,756)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/07/2019
8:00 pm, SECN |  | Arkansas | W 71–34 | 14–8
(5–5)  | Maravich Center (1,599)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/14/2019
6:30 pm |  | at No. 22 Texas A&M | L 55–59 | 14–9
(5–6)  | Reed Arena (3,704)
College Station, TX
02/17/2019
5:00 pm, SECN |  | at Vanderbilt | W 79–68 | 15–9
(6–6)  | Memorial Gymnasium (2,907)
Nashville, TN
02/21/2019
6:30 pm |  | Florida | W 69–51 | 16–9
(7–6)  | Maravich Center (1,573)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/24/2019
1:00 pm |  | at No. 16 Kentucky | L 52–57 | 16–10
(7–7)  | Memorial Coliseum (6,911)
Lexington, KY
02/28/2019
7:00 pm |  | at No. 5 Mississippi State | L 56–76 | 16–11
(7–8)  | Humphrey Coliseum (8,631)
Starkville, MS
03/03/2019
2:00 pm |  | Auburn | L 46–56 | 16–12
(7–9)  | Maravich Center (2,607)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Women's Tournament
03/07/2019
11:00 am, SECN | (9)  | vs. (8) Tennessee
Second Round | L 66-69 | 16-13
| Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Greenville, SC

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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## Rankings

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Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| Final
AP| —| —| —| RV| —| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Not released
Coaches| —| —^| —| —| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

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

## References

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1. ^ Rabalais, Scott (March 18, 2019). "Season over: LSU women's basketball declines WNIT bid, misses NCAA tournament". The Advocate (Louisiana). Retrieved March 21, 2019.
2. ^ "Carter scores 27, A&M women top LSU 75-69 in SEC quarters". USA Today. March 2, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
3. ^ "Central Michigan outlasts LSU for first ever tourney win". ESPN. March 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
4. ^ LSU Lady Tigers basketball schedule

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