2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record15–16 (9–7 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tai Dillard
  • Victoria Picott
  • Jamila Ganter
Home arenaH&PE Arena
Fertitta Center
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UConn 16 0   1.000 35 3   .921
UCF 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
Cincinnati 12 4   .750 24 11   .686
Houston 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
South Florida 7 9   .438 19 16   .543
Temple 7 9   .438 11 18   .379
East Carolina 6 10   .375 16 15   .516
Tulsa 6 10   .375 13 18   .419
Tulane 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Wichita State 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
SMU 5 11   .313 11 19   .367
Memphis 5 11   .313 11 20   .355
2019 AAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the sixth for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars were led by fifth-year head coach Ronald Hughey. They played their home games at Fertitta Center, which reopened on December 1, 2018, after a $60 million upgrade. The Cougars played their first three non-conference home games at H&PE Arena while construction on Fertitta Center was completed. They finished the season 15–16, 9–7 in The American play to finish in fourth place. They lost to South Florida in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Arkansas in the first round.