2018–19 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by second-year head coach Jim Jabir, played their home games at FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 5–25, 2–14 in C-USA play, to finish in a three-way tie for 12th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to Old Dominion.^[1]

2018–19 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	5–25 (2–14 C-USA)
Head coach	Jim Jabir (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Kachine Alexander Terry Primm Desma Thomas Bateast
Home arena	FAU Arena
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Conference USA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 21 Rice †	16	–	0		1.000			28	–	4		.875
UAB	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
Middle Tennessee	11	–	5		.688			23	–	11		.676
Western Kentucky	11	–	5		.688			20	–	15		.571
Old Dominion	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Marshall	10	–	6		.625			17	–	15		.531
Charlotte	9	–	7		.563			18	–	14		.563
Southern Miss	9	–	7		.563			18	–	14		.563
North Texas	7	–	9		.438			18	–	16		.529
Louisiana Tech	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
UTEP	5	–	11		.313			9	–	22		.290
UTSA	2	–	14		.125			7	–	21		.250
FIU	2	–	14		.125			5	–	24		.172
Florida Atlantic	2	–	14		.125			5	–	25		.167
† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2018–19 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Danneal Ford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Norland Miami, FL G 3 Jamaria Williams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr North Lawndale College Prep HS Miami Dade College Chicago, IL G 4 Tyana Robinson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Pike HS Indianapolis, IN G 5 Jayla Adams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Spruce Creek HS Port Orange, FL G 10 Glenisha Harkless 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr University Christian HS Jacksonville, FL F 12 Janae Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Tampa Bay Technical HS Gibsonton, FL F 14 Abby Voss 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Mount Notre Dame HS Milford, OH G 15 Addison Ryan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Wakeland HS Frisco, TX G 21 Myka Johnson Matthews 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Bishop McNamara HS Stetson Upper Marlboro, MD G 23 Alexis Cowan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Auburn HS State Fair CC Bolingbrook, IL F 30 Juliette Gauthier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Montmorency College Blainville, QC F 31 Ra'Kyra Gabriel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Brookside Christian HS Stockton, CA F 32 Amber Gaston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Warren Central HS Vicksburg, MS G/F 33 Taylor Strawser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Herndon HS Herndon, VA	Head coach Jim Jabir (Nazareth) Assistant coach(es) Kachine Alexander (Iowa) Terry Primm (Palm Beach Atlantic) Desma Thomas Bateast (Miami (FL)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 17, 2025

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		Lynn	W 74–61		FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2018* 11:00 a.m.		Hampton	L 68–72	0–1	FAU Arena (1,182) Boca Raton, FL
November 10, 2018* 12:00 p.m.		Georgia State	L 59–75	0–2	FAU Arena (560) Boca Raton, FL
November 14, 2018* 7:30 p.m.		at Little Rock	L 38–61	0–3	Jack Stephens Center (842) Little Rock, AR
November 18, 2018* 2:00 p.m.		Richmond	W 69–55	1–3	FAU Arena (555) Boca Raton, FL
November 23, 2018* 12:00 p.m.		Lafayette FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	W 53–49	2–3	FAU Arena (472) Boca Raton, FL
November 24, 2018* 2:30 p.m.		Bradley FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship	L 59–80	2–4	FAU Arena (415) Boca Raton, FL
November 28, 2018* 8:00 p.m.		at Tulane	L 45–88	2–5	Devlin Fieldhouse (580) New Orleans, LA
December 1, 2018* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Siena	W 70–66	3–5	Times Union Center (756) Albany, NY
December 12, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Furman	L 57–73	3–6	Timmons Arena (301) Greenville, SC
December 16, 2018* 2:00 p.m.		Western Michigan	L 59–69	3–7	FAU Arena (340) Boca Raton, FL
December 20, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		at No. 22 Michigan State	L 74–89	3–8	Breslin Center (4,393) East Lansing, MI
December 28, 2018* 12:00 p.m.		North Carolina A&T FAU Holiday Classic semifinals	L 65–67	3–9	FAU Arena (530) Boca Raton, FL
December 29, 2018* 12:00 p.m.		Saint Louis FAU Holiday Classic 3rd-place game	L 61–93	3–10	FAU Arena (354) Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA regular season
January 3, 2019 7:00 p.m.		UAB	L 64–89	3–11 (0–1)	FAU Arena (345) Boca Raton, FL
January 5, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	L 55–74	3–12 (0–2)	FAU Arena (364) Boca Raton, FL
January 10, 2019 6:30 p.m.		at Old Dominion	L 53–87	3–13 (0–3)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,396) Norfolk, VA
January 12, 2019 4:00 p.m.		at Charlotte	L 47–68	3–14 (0–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (863) Charlotte, NC
January 17, 2019 7:00 p.m.		Marshall	L 67–72	3–15 (0–5)	FAU Arena (388) Boca Raton, FL
January 19, 2019 2:00 p.m.		Western Kentucky	L 50–81	3–16 (0–6)	FAU Arena (368) Boca Raton, FL
January 26, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	W 77–55	4–16 (1–6)	FAU Arena (370) Boca Raton, FL
January 31, 2019 7:30 p.m.		at Louisiana Tech	L 55–86	4–17 (1–7)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,534) Ruston, LA
February 2, 2019 4:00 p.m.		at Southern Miss	L 57–71	4–18 (1–8)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,150) Hattiesburg, MS
February 7, 2019 7:00 p.m.		UTEP	L 44–70	4–19 (1–9)	FAU Arena (384) Boca Raton, FL
February 9, 2019 2:00 p.m.		UTSA	W 86–70	5–19 (2–9)	FAU Arena (356) Boca Raton, FL
February 14, 2019 8:00 p.m.		at North Texas	L 62–82	5–20 (2–10)	The Super Pit (490) Denton, TX
February 16, 2019 3:00 p.m.		at Rice	L 35–63	5–21 (2–11)	Tudor Fieldhouse (755) Houston, TX
February 23, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU	L 49–56	5–22 (2–12)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (464) Miami, FL
March 2, 2019 6:00 p.m.		at Middle Tennessee	L 48–74	5–23 (2–13)	Murphy Center (4,044) Murfreesboro, TN
March 7, 2019 7:00 p.m.		Old Dominion	L 64–68	5–24 (2–14)	FAU Arena (388) Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA women's tournament
March 13, 2019 12:30 p.m., ESPN+	(12)	vs. (5) Old Dominion First round	L 32–60	5–25	The Ford Center at The Star  Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[2]

See also

• 2018–19 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team