2018–19 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

The 2018–19 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team will represent East Carolina University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by first year head coach Chad Killinger and later first year head coach Nicole Mealing, play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were fifth year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 6–10 AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated SMU in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's tournament to Connecticut.

2018–19 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record16–15 (6–10 The American)
Head coach
  • Chad Killinger (1st season)
    Nicole Mealing (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Eboni Fields
  • Celeste Stewart
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2019–20 →
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UConn160 1.000353 .921
UCF133 .813267 .788
Cincinnati124 .7502411 .686
Houston97 .5631516 .484
South Florida79 .4381916 .543
Temple79 .4381118 .379
East Carolina610 .3751615 .516
Tulsa610 .3751318 .419
Tulane511 .3131516 .484
Wichita State511 .3131218 .400
SMU511 .3131119 .367
Memphis511 .3131120 .355
2019 AAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

Assistant coach Killinger was initially named interim head coach of the Pirates for the season, but health concerns led to his resignation 11 games into the season on December 26, 2018, and Killinger's top assistant Mealing was named interim coach for the rest of the season.[1]

Media

All Pirates home games will have a video stream on Pirates All Access, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. Audio broadcasts for most road games can also be found on the opponents website.

Roster

2018–19 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Justice Gee5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrTimmonsvilleTimmonsville, SC
G1Alex Frazier5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SrCentral GwinnettLawrenceville, GA
G2LaShonda Monk5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)FrSouthwest GuilfordGreensboro, NC
G4Necole Hope5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoNorth PointWaldorf, MD
G11Raven Johnson6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrParkviewLilburn, GA
G13Kaylee Jefferson6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrSulphur SpringsSulphur Springs, TX
G14Ariyana Williams5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoFreedomMorganton, NC
F20Desiree Corbin6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SrSouth Georgia TechGriffin, GA
F21Salita Greene5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SrJordan
Richmond
Durham, NC
F22Tamia Hicks6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoSouth RaleighKnightdale, NC
G/F23Dominique Claytor5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrWinston-Salem PrepWinston-Salem, NC
F33Tiara Chambers6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)FrI. C. NorcomPortsmouth, VA
F35Nique Cherry6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrHeidelberg
Jones County JC
Laurel, MS
F44Destiny Campbell6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrScotland
Cape Fear CC
Laurinburg, NC
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#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
5:30 pm
Maryland Eastern ShoreW 84–69 1–0
Williams Arena (752)
Greenville, NC
11/09/2018*
5:30 pm
MonmouthW 73–67 2–0
Williams Arena (816)
Greenville, NC
11/14/2018*
7:00 pm
Grand CanyonW 59–47 3–0
Williams Arena (847)
Greenville, NC
11/18/2018*
5:00 pm
Kennesaw StateW 68–56 4–0
Williams Arena (802)
Greenville, NC
11/24/2018*
2:00 pm
Wake ForestW 70–61 5–0
Williams Arena (901)
Greenville, NC
11/27/2018*
7:00 pm
at William & MaryL 43–63 5–1
Kaplan Arena (574)
Williamsburg, VA
12/01/2018*
4:00 pm
at CharlotteL 46–52 5–2
Dale F. Halton Arena (1,160)
Charlotte, NC
12/13/2018*
11:30 am
LibertyW 66–63 6–2
Williams Arena (6,276)
Greenville, NC
12/16/2018*
2:00 pm
USC UpstateW 63–53 7–2
Williams Arena (813)
Greenville, NC
12/19/2018*
6:30 pm
vs. Longwood
Beach Ball Classic
W 61–52 8–2
Myrtle Beach Convention Center 
Myrtle Beach, SC
12/21/2018*
6:30 pm
vs. South Carolina State
Beach Ball Classic
W 71–63 9–2
Myrtle Beach Convention Center 
Myrtle Beach, SC
12/28/2018*
7:00 pm
at DukeL 66–83 9–3
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,512)
Durham, NC
12/30/2018*
2:00 pm
UNC WilmingtonL 68–71 9–4
Williams Arena (982)
Greenville, NC
AAC regular season
01/05/2019
3:00 pm
at TulaneL 57–68 9–5
(0–1)
Devlin Fieldhouse (745)
New Orleans, LA
01/09/2019
7:00 pm
Wichita StateW 78–56 10–5
(1–1)
Williams Arena (802)
Greenville, NC
01/12/2019
1:00 pm
TulsaL 55–75 10–6
(1–2)
Williams Arena (893)
Greenville, NC
01/19/2019
12:00 pm
at MemphisL 46–58 10–7
(1–3)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (471)
Memphis, TN
01/23/2019
7:00 pm, ADN
UCFL 58–61 10–8
(1–4)
Williams Arena (798)
Greenville, NC
01/26/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at TempleL 62–84 10–9
(1–5)
McGonigle Hall (863)
Philadelphia, PA
01/29/2019
7:30 pm
at Wichita StateL 47–57 10–10
(1–6)
Charles Koch Arena (1,267)
Wichita, KS
02/02/2019
5:00 pm, ADN
TulaneW 63–61 11–10
(2–6)
Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
02/06/2019
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
at No. 5 ConnecticutL 55–118 11–11
(2–7)
XL Center (8,469)
Hartford, CT
02/09/2019
1:00 pm, ADN
MemphisW 68–59 12–11
(3–7)
Williams Arena (1,396)
Greenville, NC
02/14/2019
8:00 pm
at SMUW 64–54 13–11
(4–7)
Moody Coliseum (576)
Dallas, TX
02/16/2019
1:00 pm
at HoustonL 52–63 13–12
(4–8)
Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
02/20/2019
7:00 pm
South FloridaL 50–63 13–13
(4–9)
Williams Arena (762)
Greenville, NC
02/23/2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3
CincinnatiL 57–68 13–14
(4–10)
Williams Arena (1,102)
Greenville, NC
03/02/2019
3:00 pm
at TulsaW 64–60 14–14
(5–10)
Reynolds Center (1,119)
Tulsa, OK
03/04/2019
7:00 pm
SMUW 67–61 15–14
(6–10)
Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
AAC Women's Tournament
03/08/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(8) vs. (9) SMU
First Round
W 50–48 OT16–14
Mohegan Sun Arena (3,959)
Uncasville, CT
03/09/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(8) vs. (1) No. 2 Connecticut
Quarterfinals
L 65–92 16–15
Mohegan Sun Arena (5,935)
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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See also

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