2018–19 Florida A&M Lady Rattlers basketball team

2018–19 Florida A&M Lady Rattlers basketball
2018–19 Florida A&M Lady Rattlers basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–25 (2–14 MEAC)
Head coach	Kevin Lynum;
Assistant coach	Angelica Bermudez
Home arena	Alfred Lawson, Jr. Multipurpose Center; (Capacity: 9,639)
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 MEAC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Carolina A&T	16	–	0	1.000	20	–	12	.625
Maryland-Eastern Shore	12	–	4	.750	17	–	14	.548
Bethune–Cookman †	11	–	5	.688	21	–	11	.656
Howard	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
Norfolk State	10	–	6	.625	17	–	15	.531
South Carolina State	8	–	8	.500	16	–	16	.500
Morgan State	8	–	8	.500	10	–	21	.323
North Carolina Central	5	–	11	.313	9	–	22	.290
Savannah State	5	–	11	.313	7	–	19	.269
Delaware State	5	–	11	.313	7	–	21	.250
Coppin State	4	–	12	.250	5	–	25	.167
Florida A&M	2	–	14	.125	4	–	25	.138

† 2019 MEAC tournament winner As of March 17, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Florida A&M Lady Rattlers basketball team represented Florida A&M University during the 2018–19 college basketball season. The Rattlers were led by ninth-year head coach LeDawn Gibson, until she was fired on February 12, 2019. Assistant coach Kevin Lynum took over as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[1] The Lady Rattlers, members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, played their home games at the Alfred Lawson, Jr. Multipurpose Center. They finished the season 4–25, 2–14 in ACC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC women's tournament to Howard.

Roster[edit]

2018–19 Florida A&M Rattlers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Mya Moye	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Anacostia	Washington, D.C.
G	2	Autumn Goram	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Pensacola	Pensacola, FL
G	3	Candice Williams	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS Sr	St. Francis South Alabama	Atlanta, GA
G	4	Deja Antoine	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Cardinal Gibbons	Tamarac, FL
G	11	Morgan Mitchell	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	So	Riverdale Bapist Frederick CC	Upper Marlboro, MD
G	12	Keziah Dilworth	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Temple	Temple, TX
G/F	14	Tyra James	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Sr	Winton Woods Kent State	Cincinnati, OH
F	14	Dy'Manee Royal	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Beach	Savannah, GA
C	20	Chiqueria Cook	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Tucker	Atalnta, GA
F	21	Jhakya Dilworth	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Temple	Temple, TX
G/F	23	Taylor Darks	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Walnut Hills	Cincinnati, OH
G/F	30	Jasmine Ballew	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Princeton	Cincinnati, OH
F	32	Shawnice Gresham	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Herndon Harcum College	Herndon, VA
C	40	Shalaunda Burney Robinson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Pete Knight	Palmdale, CA

Head coach

LeDawn Gibson (Florida A&M)
Kevin Lynum (Warner)

Assistant coach(es)

Andrea Johnson (LeMoyne–Owen)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2019* 5:00 pm		Jacksonville State	L 31–62	0–1	Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL
Nov 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	L 53–64	0–2	UNF Arena (473) Jacksonville, FL
Nov 18, 2019* 2:00 pm		at No. 12 Tennessee	L 31–96	0–3	Thompson–Boling Arena (7,616) Knoxville, TN
Nov 23, 2019* 12:00 pm		at FIU FIU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	L 54–77	0–4	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Nov 25, 2019* 12:00 pm		vs. Omaha FIU Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game	L 50–57	0–5	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Dec 1, 2019* 2:00 pm		Edward Waters	W 70–64	1–5	Teaching Gym (462) Tallahassee, FL
Dec 9, 2019* 2:00 pm		at Florida	L 38–62	1–6	O'Connell Center (1,309) Gainesville, FL
Dec 16, 2019* 2:00 pm		Miami (OH)	W 57–56	2–6	Teaching Gym (350) Tallahassee, FL
Dec 20, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson Hatter Classic	L 44–69	2–7	Edmunds Center DeLand, FL
Dec 21, 2019* 3:00 pm		vs. Western Michigan Hatter Classic	L 50–69	2–8	Edmunds Center (75) DeLand, FL
Dec 28, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCNE		at Miami (FL) Miami Holiday Classic	L 74–103	2–9	Watsco Center (979) Coral Gables, FL
Dec 30, 2019* 3:00 pm		vs. Tulane Miami Holiday Classic	L 34–78	2–10	Watsco Center (169) Coral Gables, FL
MEAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm		at Howard	L 68–74	2–11 (0–1)	Burr Gymnasium (876) Washington, D.C.
Jan 7, 2019 5:30 pm		at Norfolk State	L 58–60	2–12 (0–2)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (425) Norfolk, VA
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm		Savannah State	L 50–54	2–13 (0–3)	Teaching Gym (784) Tallahassee, FL
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	L 36–68	2–14 (0–4)	Teaching Gym (1,040) Tallahassee, FL
Jan 21, 2019 2:00 pm		Delaware State	W 57–52	3–14 (1–4)	Teaching Gym (770) Tallahassee, FL
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm		at Coppin State	L 53–73	3–15 (1–5)	Physical Education Complex (200) Baltimore, MD
Jan 28, 2019 5:30 pm		at Morgan State	L 71–75 ^OT	3–16 (1–6)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (702) Baltimore, MD
Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm		North Carolina A&T	L 48–56	3–17 (1–7)	Teaching Gym (789) Tallahassee, FL
Feb 4, 2019 4:00 pm		North Carolina Central	L 57–64	3–18 (1–8)	Teaching Gym (567) Tallahassee, FL
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm		Howard	L 59–81	3–20 (1–9)	Teaching Gym (679) Tallahassee, FL
Feb 11, 2019 4:00 pm		Norfolk State	L 45–69	3–21 (1–10)	Teaching Gym (565) Tallahassee, FL
Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm		at Savannah State	W 60–55	4–21 (2–10)	Tiger Arena (1,355) Savannah, GA
Feb 18, 2019 5:30 pm		at South Carolina State	L 48–61	4–22 (2–11)	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman	L 50–52	4–23 (2–12)	Teaching Gym (2,345) Tallahassee, FL
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm		at North Carolina A&T	L 53–77	4–23 (2–13)	Corbett Sports Center (543) Greensboro, NC
Mar 7, 2019 5:30 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	L 60–70	4–24 (2–14)	Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL
MEAC Women's Tournament
Mar 11, 2019 1:00 pm	(12)	vs. (5) Howard First Round	L 53–59	4–25	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[edit]

^ "FAMU fires head coach, assistant coach of women's basketball team". WTXL. February 12, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
^ "Women's Basketball".

[1] "FAMU fires head coach, assistant coach of women's basketball team". WTXL. February 12, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

[2] "Women's Basketball".

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v t e Florida A&M Lady Rattlers basketball
Venues	Jake Gaither Gymnasium (1977–2009) Al Lawson Center (2009–present)
Culture & lore	"Rattler Orange and Green"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

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