2018–19 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her seventh year, played their home games at the Crisler Center. This season marked the program's 37th season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2018–19 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2018–19 record	22–12 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kim Barnes Arico (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Melanie Moore Joy McCorvey Yvonne Sanchez
Home arena	Crisler Center

2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Maryland	15	–	3		.833			29	–	5		.853
No. 8 Iowa †	14	–	4		.778			29	–	7		.806
Rutgers	13	–	5		.722			22	–	10		.688
Michigan	11	–	7		.611			22	–	12		.647
Ohio State	10	–	8		.556			14	–	15		.483
Minnesota	9	–	9		.500			21	–	11		.656
Michigan State	9	–	9		.500			21	–	12		.636
Northwestern	9	–	9		.500			21	–	15		.583
Nebraska	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
Indiana	8	–	10		.444			21	–	13		.618
Purdue	8	–	10		.444			19	–	15		.559
Penn State	5	–	13		.278			12	–	18		.400
Wisconsin	4	–	14		.222			15	–	18		.455
Illinois	2	–	16		.111			10	–	20		.333
† 2019 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Michigan finished the season with a 22–12 record, including 11–7 in Big Ten play, to finish in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference. The team advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament for the first time since 2001, where they lost to Maryland. They received an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, where they defeated Kansas State in the first round before losing to Louisville in the second round.

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2017–18 season with a 23–10 record, including 10–6 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Nebraska. They received an at-large bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Northern Colorado in the first round, before losing to Baylor in the second round.

Roster

2018–19 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Naz Hillmon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Gilmour Academy Cleveland, OH G 1 Amy Dilk 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Carmel Carmel, IN G 2 Priscilla Smeenge 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Celebration Jacksonville, FL F 5 Kayla Robbins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr St. John's College Mitchellville, MD G 10 Nicole Munger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Central Bucks West Doylestown, PA G 12 Ariel Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Lincoln Tallahassee, FL G 14 Akienreh Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Rogers Toledo, OH F 15 Hailey Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So The Rise Centre Academy Hamilton, Ontario G 20 Deja Church 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Southfield A&T Southfield, MI F 21 Samantha Trammel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Eastview Minnetonka, MN G 23 Danielle Rauch 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Bishop Ludden Syracuse, NY C 30 Hallie Thome 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Chagrin Falls Chagrin Falls, OH F 33 Emily Kiser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Noblesville Noblesville, IN	Head coach Kim Barnes Arico (Montclair State) Assistant coach(es) Wesley Brooks (West Virginia) Melanie Moore (Siena) Yvonne Sanchez (Alliant International University) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 8, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018* 7:00 pm		Findlay	W 84–38	–	Crisler Center (400) Ann Arbor, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	W 88–40	1–0	Crisler Center (2,722) Ann Arbor, MI
November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Western Michigan	W 79–42	2–0	University Arena (1,250) Kalamazoo, MI
November 19, 2018* 7:00 pm		Detroit Mercy	W 95–62	3–0	Crisler Center (2,241) Ann Arbor, MI
November 23, 2018* 7:30 pm		vs. No. 21 Missouri Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals	W 70–54	4–0	Hertz Arena (1,317) Estero, FL
November 24, 2018* 7:30 pm		vs. No. 10 Texas Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals	L 52–69	4–1	Hertz Arena (652) Estero, FL
November 25, 2018* 5:00 pm		vs. Washington Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game	W 80–73	5–1	Hertz Arena  Estero, FL
November 29, 2018* 7:00 pm		at No. 13 NC State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 55–66	5–2	Reynolds Coliseum (2,782) Raleigh, NC
December 2, 2018* 5:00 pm		at No. 22 Marquette	L 74–85	5–3	Al McGuire Center (1,469) Milwaukee, WI
December 6, 2018* 7:00 pm		LIU Brooklyn	W 83–38	6–3	Crisler Center (2,060) Ann Arbor, MI
December 9, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oakland	W 85–59	7–3	Athletics Center O'rena (1,594) Auburn Hills, MI
December 15, 2018* 11:00 am		Morgan State	W 70–47	8–3	Crisler Center (2,646) Ann Arbor, MI
December 21, 2018* 2:00 pm		Southern	W 76–35	9–3	Crisler Center (1,928) Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten conference season
December 28, 2018 7:00 pm, BTN		at Nebraska	L 56–70	9–4 (0–1)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,450) Lincoln, NE
December 31, 2018 2:00 pm		No. 12 Minnesota	W 76–60	10–4 (1–1)	Crisler Center (4,506) Ann Arbor, MI
January 5, 2019 6:00 pm, BTN		at Purdue	L 70–71	10–5 (1–2)	Mackey Arena (6,446) West Lafayette, IN
January 8, 2019 7:00 pm		Northwestern	W 79–78 ^OT	11–5 (2–2)	Crisler Center (2,229) Ann Arbor, MI
January 12, 2019 4:30 pm, BTN		at No. 9 Maryland	L 69–83	11–6 (2–3)	Xfinity Center (6,218) College Park, MD
January 17, 2019 8:00 pm, BTN		at No. 22 Iowa	L 61–75	11–7 (2–4)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,287) Iowa City, IA
January 20, 2019 3:00 pm, BTN		Ohio State	W 62–58	12–7 (3–4)	Crisler Center (5,422) Ann Arbor, MI
January 24, 2019 6:00 pm, BTN		at Indiana	L 60–70	12–8 (3–5)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,411) Bloomington, IN
January 27, 2019 2:00 pm, BTN		No. 23 Michigan State Rivalry	L 73–77	12–9 (3–6)	Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI
January 31, 2019 6:00 pm, BTN		No. 13 Iowa Postponed (inclement weather)[1]			Crisler Center  Ann Arbor, MI
February 1, 2019 12:00 pm		No. 13 Iowa Rescheduled from January 31	W 90–81	13–9 (4–6)	Crisler Center (2,160) Ann Arbor, MI
February 3, 2019 3:00 pm		at Wisconsin	W 76–70	14–9 (5–6)	Kohl Center (6,670) Madison, WI
February 7, 2019 7:00 pm, BTN		Nebraska	W 67–61	15–9 (6–6)	Crisler Center (2,572) Ann Arbor, MI
February 10, 2019 2:00 pm		at Penn State	W 66–62	16–9 (7–6)	Bryce Jordan Center (5,024) University Park, PA
February 14, 2019 12:00 pm		Indiana	W 67–58	17–9 (8–6)	Crisler Center (2,328) Ann Arbor, MI
February 17, 2019 3:00 pm		at Illinois	W 70–56	18–9 (9–6)	State Farm Center (1,609) Champaign, IL
February 21, 2019 7:00 pm		Rutgers	W 86–76	19–9 (10–6)	Crisler Center (2,508) Ann Arbor, MI
February 24, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN2		at Michigan State Rivalry	L 64–74	19–10 (10–7)	Breslin Center (11,368) East Lansing, MI
March 3, 2019 2:00 pm		Wisconsin	W 59–49	20–10 (11–7)	Crisler Center (3,786) Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 8, 2019 2:30 pm, BTN	(4)	vs. (13) Wisconsin Quarterfinals	W 73–65 ^2OT	21–10	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,014) Indianapolis, IN
March 9, 2019 5:00 pm, BTN	(4)	vs. (1) No. 8 Maryland Semifinals	L 72–73	21–11	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,415) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN2	(8 A)	vs. (9 A) Kansas State First Round	W 84–54	22–11	KFC Yum! Center (6,593) Louisville, KY
March 24, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN2	(8 A)	at (1 A) No. 5 Louisville Second Round	L 50–71	22–12	KFC Yum! Center (7,725) Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[2]

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR^	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

1. VanMetre, Sarah; Svoboda, Kurt (January 31, 2019). "U-M's Home Game Against Iowa Postponed, Rescheduled for Friday". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
2. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.