2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 15 |
TV partner(s) | ACC Network, ESPN, Regional Sports Networks |
WNBA Draft | |
Top draft pick | Jackie Young, Notre Dame |
Picked by | Las Vegas Aces, 1st overall |
2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season | |
First Place | Notre Dame |
Runners-up | Louisville |
Season MVP | Asia Durr, Louisville |
ACC Tournament | |
Champions | Notre Dame |
Finals MVP | Jackie Young (Notre Dame) |
Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball seasons | |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Notre Dame† | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 35 | – | 4 | .897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Louisville | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 NC State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Miami (FL) | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Syracuse | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Florida State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 ACC tournament winner As of March 7, 2019 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January 2019 and concluded in March with the 2019 ACC women's basketball tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC.
Head coaches
Coaching changes
- Erik Johnson resigned as the head coach of Boston College and Joanna Bernabei-McNamee was named as his replacement.[1][2]
- Audra Smith would not be returning as coach of Clemson and Amanda Butler was named as her replacement.[3][4]
- Joanne Boyle retired from Virginia after the 2017–18 season and Tina Thompson was hired as her replacement.[5][6]
- Suzie McConnell-Serio would not be returning as coach of Pittsburgh and Lance White was hired as her replacement.[7][8]
Coaches
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Record at school | ACC record | ACC titles | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
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Boston College | Joanna Bernabei-McNamee | Albany | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clemson | Amanda Butler | Florida | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Duke | Joanne P. McCallie | Michigan State | 12 | 297–80 | 132–38 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Florida State | Sue Semrau | Wisconsin (Assistant) | 22 | 427–240 | 186–138 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Georgia Tech | MaChelle Joseph | Georgia Tech (Assistant) | 16 | 294–1191 | 106–122 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Louisville | Jeff Walz | Maryland (Assistant) | 12 | 299–96 | 131–48 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Miami | Katie Meier | Charlotte | 14 | 252–163 | 99–99 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
NC State | Wes Moore | Chattanooga | 6 | 112–51 | 51–29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
North Carolina | Sylvia Hatchell | Francis Marion | 33 | 732–309 | 289–201 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
Notre Dame | Muffet McGraw | Lehigh | 32 | 800–229 | 404–85 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
Pittsburgh | Lance White | Florida State (Assistant) | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Syracuse | Quentin Hillsman | Syracuse (Assistant) | 12 | 117–48 | 55–35 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Virginia | Tina Thompson | Texas (Associate Head Coach) | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Virginia Tech | Kenny Brooks | James Madison | 3 | 43–28 | 10–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wake Forest | Jennifer Hoover | High Point | 7 | 88–104 | 29–69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Year at school includes 2018–19 season.
- Overall and ACC 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
Preseason watch lists
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
Lieberman[9] | Drysdale[10] | Miller[11] | McClain[11] | Leslie[11] | |
Kyra Lambert - Duke Paris Kea - North Carolina Marina Mabrey - Notre Dame Tiana Mangakahia - Syracuse | Asia Durr - Louisville Arike Ogunbowale - Notre Dame | Leonna Odom - Duke Francesca Pan - Georgia Tech Jackie Young - Notre Dame Miranda Drummond - Syracuse Jocelyn Willoughby - Virginia Elisa Penna - Wake Forest | Jessica Shepard - Notre Dame | Jade Williams - Duke Sam Fuehring - Louisville Janelle Bailey - North Carolina Brianna Turner - Notre Dame |
ACC Women's Basketball Tip-off
Prior to the start of the season, the ACC hosted a media day at the Sheraton/Le Méridien Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. At the media day, the head coaches voted on the finishing order of the teams, an All-ACC team, a Preseason Player of the Year, and Newcomers to watch. The media day was hosted on October 2, 2018. A selected group of student athletes also took questions from the media on this day. This question and answer period was live streamed on theacc.com.[12]
At the media day, both the Head Coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel selected Notre Dame to defend their title.[13]
ACC preseason polls
2018 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Polls | |
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Preseason All-ACC Teams
2018 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason All-ACC Teams | |
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Preseason ACC Player of the Year
2018 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year | |
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Arike Ogunbowale - Notre Dame | Arike Ogunbowale - Notre Dame |
Newcomer Watchlist
2018 ACC Women's Basketball Newcomer Watchlists | |
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Regular season
Rankings
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Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
First Place votes shown in () |
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 | ||
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Clemson | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
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Duke | AP | 21 | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||||
C | 20 | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 т | 25 | 25 | |
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | |
Georgia Tech | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||||||
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Louisville | AP | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 (10) | 4 | 4 | 3 (2) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 (9) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 (3) | 2 (2) | 4 т | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Miami | AP | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | |
C | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | RV | 23 | RV | 23 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 15 т | 15 | 16 | 15 | 20 | |
North Carolina | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||
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NC State | AP | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Notre Dame | AP | 1 (31) | 1 (30) | 1 (31) | 1 (31) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 (12) | 1 (23) | 1 (22) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
C | 1 (30) | 1 (30) | 1 (32) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 (15) | 1 (26) | 1 (26) | 5 (1) | 4 (1) | 6 | 4 т | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
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Syracuse | AP | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
C | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | |
Virginia | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||||||
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Virginia Tech | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||
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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 16 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.
Boston College | Clemson | Duke | Florida State | Georgia Tech | Louisville | Miami | North Carolina | NC State | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh | Syracuse | Virginia | Virginia Tech | Wake Forest | |
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vs. Boston College | – | 91–58 | 90–92 (2OT) | 91–71 | 81–76 | 87–51 | 76–73 | 93–78 | 85–69 | 92–63 97–47 | 55–59 | 96–69 76–59 | 79–77 (OT) | 95–86 | 64–65 |
vs. Clemson | 58–91 | – | 63–59 | 45–57 68–73 | 61–71 75–53 | 76–44 | 67–76 | 70–64 | 54–51 | 101–63 | 59–65 | 84–75 | 65–71 | 66–73 | 53–69 |
vs. Duke | 92–90 (2OT) | 59–63 | – | 66–62 | 70–64 | 73–51 | 58–50 | 69–85 44–62 | 63–51 | 89–61 | 55–74 | 64–55 | 53–47 | 64–57 | 52–66 44–55 |
vs. Florida State | 71–91 | 57–45 73–68 | 62–66 | – | 55–64 | 69–48 | 58–62 64–54 | 63–64 | 70–75 | 97–70 | 46–78 | 94–88 | 61–63 | 54–56 | 61–85 |
vs. Georgia Tech | 76–81 | 71–61 53–75 | 64–70 | 64–55 | – | 61–44 | 69–56 | 91–90 | 68–60 | 76–55 90–50 | 55–67 | 55–65 | 53–45 | 68–76 | 46–60 |
vs. Louisville | 51–87 | 44–76 | 51–73 | 48–69 | 44–61 | – | 79–73 | 66–73 | 62–92 | 82–68 | 42–70 40–67 | 51–76 | 43–91 49–71 | 63–72 | 49–73 |
vs. Miami | 73–76 | 76–67 | 50–58 | 62–58 54–64 | 56–69 | 73–79 | – | 68–76 | 70–68 | 65–72 | 51–65 | 71–84 | 59–72 | 61–68 73–65 | 57–72 |
vs. North Carolina | 78–93 | 64–70 | 85–69 62–44 | 64–63 | 90–91 | 73–66 | 76–68 | – | 51–64 74–69 | 73–78 | 91–78 | 90–77 | 53–70 | 69–81 | 61–84 |
vs. NC State | 69–85 | 51–54 | 51–63 | 75–70 | 60–68 | 92–62 | 68–70 | 64–51 69–74 | – | 95–72 | 34–63 | 73–77 | 38–66 | 61–70 (OT) | 50–59 46–80 |
vs. Notre Dame | 63–92 47–97 | 63–101 | 61–89 | 70–97 | 55–76 50–90 | 68–82 | 72–65 | 78–73 | 72–95 | – | 44–100 | 68–98 | 66–103 | 51–80 | 48–78 |
vs. Pittsburgh | 59–55 | 65–59 | 74–55 | 78–46 | 0–0 | 70–42 67–40 | 65–51 | 78–91 | 63–34 | 100–44 | – | 82–50 90–63 | 74–57 | 74–58 | 64–70 |
vs. Syracuse | 69–96 59–76 | 75–84 | 55–64 | 88–94 | 65–55 | 76–51 | 84–71 | 77–90 | 77–73 | 98–68 | 50–82 63–90 | – | 68–72 | 73–75 (OT) | 57–77 |
vs. Virginia | 77–79 (OT) | 71–65 | 47–53 | 63–61 | 45–53 | 91–43 71–49 | 72–59 | 70–53 | 66–38 | 103–66 | 57–74 | 72–68 | – | 58–62 63–45 | 52–42 |
vs. Virginia Tech | 86–95 | 73–66 | 57–64 | 56–54 | 76–68 | 72–63 | 68–61 65–73 | 81–69 | 70–61 (OT) | 80–51 | 58–74 | 75–73 (OT) | 62–58 45–63 | – | 57–69 |
vs. Wake Forest | 65–64 | 69–53 | 66–52 55–44 | 85–61 | 60–46 | 73–49 | 72–57 | 84–61 | 59–50 80–46 | 78–48 | 70–64 | 77–57 | 42–52 | 69–57 | – |
Total | 3–13 | 9–7 | 6–10 | 10–6 | 7–9 | 13–2 | 12–4 | 8–8 | 12–4 | 14–2 | 2–13 | 11–5 | 5–11 | 6–10 | 1–15 |
Player of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast 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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1 – Nov. 12 | Asia Durr – Louisville | Valencia Myers – Florida State | [14] |
2 – Nov. 19 | Arike Ogunbowale – Notre Dame | Elizabeth Dixon – Georgia Tech | [15] |
Maeve Dialdi-Tabdi – Syracuse | |||
3 – Nov. 26 | Tiana Mangakahia – Syracuse | Marnelle Garraud – Florida State | [16] |
4 – Dec. 3 | Asia Durr (2) – Louisville | Maeve Dialdi-Tabdi (2) – Syracuse | [17] |
5 – Dec. 10 | Asia Durr (3) – Louisville | Elissa Cunane – NC State | [18] |
6 – Dec. 17 | Simone Westbrook – Clemson | Elizabeth Balogun – Georgia Tech | [19] |
7 – Dec. 24 | Arike Ogunbowale (2) – Notre Dame | Elizabeth Balogun (2) – Georgia Tech | [20] |
8 – Dec. 31 | Janelle Bailey – North Carolina | Miela Goodchild – Duke | [21] |
9 – Jan. 2 | Beatrice Mompremier – Miami | Elizabeth Balogun (3) – Georgia Tech | [22] |
Tiana Mangakahia (2) – Syracuse | |||
10 – Jan. 14 | Tiana Mangakahia (3) – Syracuse | Makayla Dickens – Boston College | [23] |
Elizabeth Dixon (2) – Georgia Tech | |||
11 – Jan. 21 | Beatrice Mompremier (2) – Miami | Elizabeth Balogun (4) – Georgia Tech | [24] |
12 – Jan. 28 | Paris Kea – North Carolina | Elissa Cunane (2) – NC State | [25] |
13 – Feb. 4 | Regan Magarity – Virginia Tech | Dara Mabrey – Virginia Tech | [26] |
14 – Feb. 11 | Beatrice Mompremier (3) – Miami | Elizabeth Dixon (3) – Georgia Tech | [27] |
15 – Feb. 18 | Emese Hof – Miami | Elissa Cunane (3) – NC State | [28] |
16 – Feb. 25 | Paris Kea (2) – North Carolina | Miela Goodchild (2) – Duke | [29] |
17 – Mar. 4 | Tiana Mangakahia (4) – Syracuse | Elissa Cunane (4) – NC State | [30] |
Postseason
ACC tournament
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Notre Dame | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | North Carolina | 80 | 8 | North Carolina | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Georgia Tech | 73 | 1 | Notre Dame | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Syracuse | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Miami | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Syracuse | 67 | 5 | Syracuse | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Virginia | 77 | 12 | Virginia | 57 | 1 | Notre Dame | 99 | |||||||||||||||
13 | Boston College | 61 | 2 | Louisville | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Louisville | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Clemson | 80OT | 7 | Clemson | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Virginia Tech | 85 | 10 | Virginia Tech | 76 | 2 | Louisville | 78 | |||||||||||||||
15 | Wake Forest | 63 | 3 | NC State | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | NC State | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Florida State | 51 | 6 | Florida State | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | Duke | 86 | 11 | Duke | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | Pittsburgh | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
NCAA tournament
The ACC sent a record tying eight teams to the NCAA Tournament, including two number 1 seeds. Eight teams were also selected in 2014, 2015, and 2018. Eight teams was the most out of any conference this year.[31]
Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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1 | Albany | Louisville | W 69–34 vs. #16 Robert Morris – (Louisville) | W 71–50 vs. #8 Michigan – (Louisville) | W 61–44 vs. #4 Oregon State – (Albany) | L 73–80 vs. #2 Connecticut – (Albany) | ||
1 | Chicago | Notre Dame | W 92–50 vs. #16 Bethune–Cookman – (South Bend) | W 91–63 vs. #8 Michigan State – (South Bend) | W 87–80 vs. #4 Texas A&M – (Chicago) | W 84–68 vs. #2 Stanford – (Chicago) | W 81–76 vs. #2 Connecticut – (Tampa) | L 81–82 vs. #1 Baylor – (Tampa) |
3 | Greensboro | NC State | W 63–51 vs. #14 Maine – (Raleigh) | W 72–57 vs. #6 Kentucky – (Raleigh) | L 61–79 vs. #2 Iowa – (Greensboro) | |||
3 | Portland | Syracuse | W 70–49 vs. #14 Fordham – (Syracuse) | L 64–75 vs. #6 South Dakota State – (Syracuse) | ||||
4 | Portland | Miami | W 69–62 vs. #13 Florida Gulf Coast – (Miami) | L 55–57 vs. #5 Arizona State – (Miami) | ||||
5 | Greensboro | Florida State | W 70–69 vs. #12 Bucknell – (Charlotte) | L 64–72 vs. #4 South Carolina – (Charlotte) | ||||
9 | Portland | Clemson | W 79–66 vs. #8 South Dakota – (Starkville) | L 61–85 vs. #1 Mississippi State – (Starkville) | ||||
9 | Greensboro | North Carolina | L 72–81 vs. #8 California – (Waco) | |||||
W–L (%): | 7–1 (.875) | 3–4 (.429) | 2–1 (.667) | 1–1 (.500) | 1–0 (1.000) | 0–1 (.000) Total: 14–8 (.636) |
National Invitation tournament
School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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Virginia Tech | W 92–65 vs. Furman – (Blacksburg) | W 82–72 vs. VCU – (Blacksburg) | L 66–70 vs. James Madison – (Harrisonburg) | |||
W–L (%): | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 2–1 (.667) |
Honors and awards
ACC Awards
2018 ACC Women's Basketball Individual Awards[32] | |
Award | Recipient(s) |
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Player of the Year | Asia Durr – Louisville |
Coach of the Year | Amanda Butler – Clemson |
Defensive Player of the Year | Brianna Turner – Notre Dame |
Rookie of the Year | Elizabeth Balogun – Georgia Tech |
Sixth Player of the Year | Dana Evans – Louisville |
Most Improved Player | Emese Hof – Miami |
2018 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams( as voted on by the league's Blue Ribbon Panel)[33] | ||
First Team | Second Team | Freshman Team |
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Haley Gorecki, Jr., G, Duke | Janelle Bailey, So., C, North Carolina | Makayla Dickens, G, Boston College |
2018 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams( as voted on by the league's Head Coaches)[33] | ||
First Team | Second Team | Freshman Team |
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Kiah Gillespie, Jr., F, Florida State | Kobi Thornton, Jr., G, Clemson | Makayla Dickens, G, Boston College |
2018 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Defensive Team[33] | ||
Danielle Edwards, Sr., G, Clemson |
WNBA draft
Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | School |
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Jackie Young | Las Vegas Aces | 1 | 1 | G | Notre Dame |
Asia Durr | New York Liberty | 1 | 2 | G | Louisville |
Arike Ogunbowale | Dallas Wings | 1 | 5 | G | Notre Dame |
Kiara Leslie | Washington Mystics | 1 | 10 | G | NC State |
Brianna Turner | Atlanta Dream | 1 | 12 | F | Notre Dame |
Jessica Shepard | Minnesota Lynx | 2 | 16 | F | Notre Dame |
Marina Mabrey | Los Angeles Sparks | 2 | 19 | G | Notre Dame |
Paris Kea | Indiana Fever | 3 | 25 | G | North Carolina |
Arica Carter | Phoenix Mercury | 3 | 32 | G | Louisville |
Regan Magarity | Connecticut Sun | 3 | 33 | F | Virginia Tech |
Sam Fuehring | Washington Mystics | 3 | 34 | F | Louisville |
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