2018–19 California Golden Bears women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's basketball
|year=2018–19
|team=California Golden Bears
|image=California Golden Bears logo.svg
|image_size=140px
|conference = Pac-12 Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Pac-12
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=20–13
|conf_record=9–9
|head_coach=Lindsay Gottlieb
|hc_year = 8th
|asst_coach1=Charmin Smith
|asst_coach2=Kai Felton
|asst_coach3=Wendale Farrow
|stadium=Haas Pavilion
|champion=
|bowl=NCAA Women's Tournament
|bowl_result = second round
}}
{{2018–19 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2018–19 California Golden Bears women's basketball team represented University of California, Berkeley during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by eighth year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, played their home games at the Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Stanford. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated North Carolina in the first round before losing to Baylor in the second round.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Chen|last=Yue|link=|num=5|pos=C|ft=6|in=7|class=JR|rs=y|home=Beijing, China|high_school=Tsinghua University}}
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UTSA}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kianna|last=Smith|link=y|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=SO|rs=|home=Moreno Valley, CA|high_school=Troy}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Archer|last=Olson|link=|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=SO|rs=|home=Palo Alto, CA|high_school=Henry M. Gunn}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Receé|last=Caldwell|link=y|num=24|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SR|rs=y|home=Hemet, CA|high_school=Homeschooled
Texas Tech}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Celeste|last=West|link=|num=30|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|class=JR|rs=|home=Bakersfield, CA|high_school=Garces Memorial}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jaelyn|last=Brown|link=|num=33|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|class=JR|rs=|home=Murrieta, CA|high_school=Vista Murrieta}}
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{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Lindsay Gottlieb ({{college|Brown}})
|asst_coach=
- Charmin Smith ({{college|Stanford}})
- Kai Felton ({{college|Randolph–Macon}})
- Wendale Farrow ({{college|Eastern Michigan}})
|roster_url=https://calbears.com/roster.aspx?roster=1406&path=wbball
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=yes|ranklink=2018-19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2018|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|California Golden Bears}}|Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/01/2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 24
| opponent = Westmont
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 987
| tv =
| score = 79–62
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|California Golden Bears}}|Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/06/2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 24
| opponent = Houston
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,246
| tv =
| score = 80–79
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/11/2018
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 24
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,406
| tv =
| score = 75–58
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2018
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 23
| opponent = BYU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Marriott Center
| site_cityst = Provo, UT
| gamename =
| attend = 425
| tv = TheW.tv
| score = 70–52
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/18/2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 23
| opponent = Pacific
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 502
| tv =
| score = 81–69
| overtime =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/23/2018
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 18
| opponent = Tulane
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jenny Craig Pavilion
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| gamename = USD Thanksgiving Tournament
| attend = 421
| tv =
| score = 65–57
| overtime =
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/24/2018
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 18
| opponent = San Diego
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jenny Craig Pavilion
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| gamename = USD Thanksgiving Tournament
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 70–53
| overtime =
| record = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/02/2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,654
| tv =
| score = 67–42
| overtime =
| record = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/08/2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Saint Mary's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McKeon Pavilion
| site_cityst = Moraga, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 763
| tv = TheW.tv
| score = 81–78
| overtime = OT
| record = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/16/2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = UC Santa Barbara
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 69–45
| overtime =
| record = 9–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2018
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 10,818
| tv = P12N
| score = 66–76
| overtime =
| record = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Harvard
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,319
| tv =
| score = 79–85
| overtime =
| record = 9–2
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|California Golden Bears}}| Pac-12 regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/04/2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 18
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,107
| tv = P12N
| score = 79–84
| overtime = OT
| record = 9–3
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/06/2019
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 18
| opponent = USC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,212
| tv = P12N
| score = 66–59
| overtime =
| record = 10–3
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/11/2019
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 24
| opponent = Arizona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McKale Center
| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 2,557
| tv = P12N
| score = 55–60
| overtime =
| record = 10–4
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/13/2019
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 24
| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 2,348
| tv = P12N
| score = 61–62
| overtime =
| record = 10–5
| conference = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/18/2019
| time = 11:30 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 4,836
| tv =
| score = 77–63
| overtime =
| record = 11–5
| conference = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/20/2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,095
| tv = P12N
| score = 79–70
| overtime =
| record = 12–5
| conference = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/25/2019
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Utah
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| gamename =
| attend = 4,071
| tv = P12N
| score = 74–87
| overtime =
| record = 12–6
| conference = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/27/2019
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colorado
| opprank =
| site_stadium = CU Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 2,303
| tv = P12N
| score = 80–60
| overtime =
| record = 13–6
| conference = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/31/2019
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,117
| tv = P12N
| score = 81–80
| overtime =
| record = 14–6
| conference = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/02/2019
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 4,066
| tv = P12N
| score = 50–75
| overtime =
| record = 14–7
| conference = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/08/2019
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,719
| tv = P12N
| score = 82–105
| overtime =
| record = 14–8
| conference = 5–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/10/2019
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oregon State
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,220
| tv = P12N
| score = 74–82
| overtime =
| record = 14–9
| conference = 5–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/15/2019
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = USC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 412
| tv = P12N
| score = 76–86
| overtime =
| record = 14–10
| conference = 5–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/17/2019
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,721
| tv = P12N
| score = 74–80
| overtime =
| record = 14–11
| conference = 5–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/22/2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,667
| tv = P12N
| score = 69–60
| overtime =
| record = 15–11
| conference = 6–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/24/2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arizona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,432
| tv =
| score = 82–76
| overtime = OT
| record = 16–11
| conference = 7–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/01/2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alaska Airlines Arena
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,333
| tv =
| score = 71–65
| overtime =
| record = 17–11
| conference = 8–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/03/2019
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Beasley Coliseum
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 713
| tv = P12N
| score = 80–58
| overtime =
| record = 18–11
| conference = 9–9
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|California Golden Bears}}| 2019 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/07/2019
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 7
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 10
| site_stadium = MGM Grand Garden Arena
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = First Round
| attend =
| tv = P12N
| score = 77–58
| overtime =
| record = 19–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/08/2019
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 7
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 7
| oppseed = 2
| site_stadium = MGM Grand Garden Arena
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend =
| tv = P12N
| score = 54–72
| overtime =
| record = 19–12
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|California Golden Bears}}| 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/23/2019
| time = 12:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 8 C
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank =
| oppseed = 9 C
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename = First Round
| attend =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 92–72
| overtime =
| record = 20–12
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/25/2019
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 8 C
| opponent = Baylor
| opprank = 1
| oppseed = 1 C
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename = Second Round
| attend = 5,367
| tv = ESPN
| score = 63–102
| overtime =
| record = 20–13
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Pacific Time|region=C|regionname=Chicago Region}}
Rankings
{{main|2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
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^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
See also
References
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{{California Golden Bears women's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2018-19 California Golden Bears women's basketball team}}