Kentucky Women’s Basketball 2019 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 1, 2019 · CSM Staff
Kentucky Wildcats
SEC (24-7, 11-5)
Big Wins: 11/23 vs UCLA (75-74), 1/24 Missouri (52-41), 2/21 at South Carolina (65-57)
Bad Losses: 1/13 Mississippi (49-55), 1/31 South Carolina (70-74), 3/8 vs Missouri (68-70)
Coach: Matthew Mitchell
Probable Starters:
Rhyne Howard, Freshman, Guard, 16.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2.3 apg
Maci Morris, Senior, Guard, 14.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Taylor Murray, Senior, Guard, 12.5 ppg, 3.8 apg, 3.5 rpg
Tatyana Wyatt, Sophomore, Forward, 6.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg
KeKe McKinney, Sophomore, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg
Key Role Players:
Jaida Roper, Junior, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 2.3 apg
Blair Green, Freshman, Guard, 5.6 ppg
Amanda Paschal, Junior, Guard, 3.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.8 (66th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 57.8 (40, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.6 (112, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.5 (210, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.2 (79, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.3 (17, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.9 (50, 1)
Rebound Margin: -1.9 (236, 11)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (146, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.3 (40, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Belmont |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Ohio State |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over UNC Asheville |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Oklahoma |
| 2016 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Washington |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Tennessee State |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Dayton |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Wright State |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Syracuse |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Baylor |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Navy |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Dayton |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Delaware |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Connecticut |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over McNeese State |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Green Bay |
| 2012 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Gonzaga |
| 2012 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Connecticut |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Hampton |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to North Carolina |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Liberty |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Michigan State |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Nebraska |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Oklahoma |
| 2009 | NIT | First Round win over Chattanooga |
| 2009 | NIT | Second Round loss to Wisconsin |
| 2008 | NIT | Second Round win over MTSU |
| 2008 | NIT | Third Round win over James Madison |
| 2008 | NIT | Fourth Round loss to Marquette |
| 2007 | NIT | First Round win over Oakland |
| 2007 | NIT | Second Round win over Ball State |
| 2007 | NIT | Third Round loss to Wisconsin |
*all team stats through 3/7
