2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
Appearance
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 19 |
AP | No. 16 |
Record | 22–8 (10–6 SEC) |
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Home arena | Memorial Coliseum Rupp Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 South Carolina † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | – | 1 | .970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Mississippi State | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Arkansas | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Kentucky | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Texas A&M | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2020 SEC tournament winner As of December 19, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by thirteenth-year head coach Matthew Mitchell, played their home games at Memorial Coliseum and Rupp Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Preseason
[edit]SEC media poll
[edit]The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.[1]
Media poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | |
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1 | South Carolina | |
2 | Texas A&M | |
3 | Mississippi State | |
4 | Kentucky | |
5 | Arkansas | |
6 | Tennessee | |
7 | Auburn | |
8 | LSU | |
9 | Missouri | |
10 | Georgia | |
11 | Alabama | |
12 | Florida | |
13 | Ole Miss | |
14 | Vanderbilt |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | ||||||||||||
Coaches | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.
Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 30, 2019* 7:00 pm |
No. 13 | Southern Indiana | W 80–44 | 20 – Howard | 7 – McKinney | 6 – Roper | Memorial Coliseum (974) Lexington, KY | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 13 | Mount St. Mary's | W 67–44 | 1–0 |
14 – Howard | 11 – Howard | 5 – Howard | Memorial Coliseum (3,575) Lexington, KY | |||
November 10, 2019* 3:00 pm |
No. 13 | at Middle Tennessee | W 67–52 | 2–0 |
16 – Paschal | 7 – Anyagaligbo | 4 – McKinney | Murphy Center (3,809) Murfreesboro, TN | |||
November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 13 | Stetson | W 67–48 | 3–0 |
24 – Howard | 10 – McKinney | 8 – Roper | Memorial Coliseum (3,573) Lexington, KY | |||
November 16, 2019* 5:00 pm, ACCNX |
No. 13 | at Virginia | W 50–47 | 4–0 |
17 – Haines | 11 – Howard | 2 – Tied | John Paul Jones Arena (2,507) Charlottesville, VA | |||
November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 13 | Morehead State | W 79–54 | 5–0 |
24 – Howard | 8 – Wyatt | 8 – Paschal | Memorial Coliseum (3,932) Lexington, KY | |||
November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 14 | Grambling State | W 81–35 | 6–0 |
27 – Howard | 6 – McKinney | 7 – Roper | Memorial Coliseum (3,710) Lexington, KY | |||
December 1, 2019* 4:00 pm, SECN |
No. 14 | Austin Peay | W 89–52 | 7–0 |
14 – Howard | 9 – Haines | 6 – Paschal | Memorial Coliseum (3,902) Lexington, KY | |||
December 4, 2019* 11:00 am, SECN+ |
No. 15 | Charlotte | W 86–39 | 8–0 |
29 – Howard | 7 – Howard | 5 – Paschal | Memorial Coliseum (4,646) Lexington, KY | |||
December 8, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 15 | Samford | W 79–49 | 9–0 |
30 – Howard | 6 – Tied | 7 – Roper | Memorial Coliseum (3,795) Lexington, KY | |||
December 11, 2019* 7:00 pm |
No. 14 | Winthrop | W 91–36 | 10–0 |
30 – Roper | 6 – Wyatt | 5 – Paschal | Rupp Arena (3,779) Lexington, KY | |||
December 15, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 14 | No. 7 Louisville | L 66–67 | 10–1 |
26 – Howard | 5 – Wyatt | 4 – Haines | Rupp Arena (11,256) Lexington, KY | |||
December 21, 2019* 7:00 pm |
No. 14 | at California | W 63–61 | 11–1 |
29 – Howard | 8 – Wyatt | 3 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (1,426) Berkeley, CA | |||
SEC regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2020 7:40 pm, SECN+ |
No. 13 | at No. 4 South Carolina | L 72–99 | 11–2 (0–1) |
28 – Howard | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Colonial Life Arena (12,261) Columbia, SC | |||
January 5, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 13 | No. 22 Tennessee Rivalry |
W 80–76 | 12–2 (1–1) |
37 – Howard | 9 – Howard | 5 – Howard | Memorial Coliseum (5,516) Lexington, KY | |||
January 9, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 14 | at Alabama | W 81–71 | 13–2 (2–1) |
43 – Howard | 6 – Howard | 5 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (2,322) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||
January 12, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 14 | at Florida | W 65–45 | 14–2 (3–1) |
22 – Howard | 7 – Wyatt | 2 – Tied | O'Connell Center (1,431) Gainesville, FL | |||
January 16, 2020 6:30 pm, SECN |
No. 11 | No. 12 Texas A&M | W 76–54 | 15–2 (4–1) |
24 – Howard | 11 – Howard | 4 – Howard | Memorial Coliseum (3,886) Lexington, KY | |||
January 19, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN |
No. 11 | at LSU | L 59–65 | 15–3 (4–2) |
26 – Howard | 12 – Howard | 2 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,537) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
January 27, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN |
No. 13 | Auburn | W 68–61 | 16–3 (5–2) |
17 – Haines | 8 – McKinney | 4 – Tied | Memorial Coliseum (3,803) Lexington, KY | |||
January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN |
No. 13 | at Missouri | W 62–47 | 17–3 (6–2) |
18 – Paschal | 7 – Green | 3 – Tied | Mizzou Arena (3,405) Columbia, MO | |||
February 2, 2020 1:00 pm, SECN |
No. 13 | Florida | L 62–70 | 17–4 (6–3) |
15 – Roper | 8 – Paschal | 2 – Tied | Memorial Coliseum (5,087) Lexington, KY | |||
February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 15 | Alabama | W 66–62 | 18–4 (7–3) |
14 – Haines | 6 – Tied | 5 – Roper | Memorial Coliseum (3,739) Lexington, KY | |||
February 9, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 15 | at No. 25 Arkansas | L 85–103 | 18–5 (7–4) |
32 – Patterson | 4 – Tied | 6 – Roper | Bud Walton Arena (5,638) Fayetteville, AR | |||
February 16, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 18 | No. 6 Mississippi State | W 73–62 | 19–5 (8–4) |
26 – Howard | 10 – Howard | 5 – Roper | Memorial Coliseum (5,317) Lexington, KY | |||
February 20, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 14 | at Ole Miss | W 94–52 | 20–5 (9–4) |
21 – Howard | 7 – Howard | 6 – Tied | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,180) Oxford, MS | |||
February 23, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN/ESPN2 |
No. 14 | No. 1 South Carolina | L 58–67 | 20–6 (9–5) |
24 – Howard | 11 – Howard | 3 – Howard | Memorial Coliseum (7,174) Lexington, KY | |||
February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 15 | Georgia | W 88–77 | 21–6 (10–5) |
25 – Howard | 5 – Roper | 5 – Tied | Memorial Coliseum (4,163) Lexington, KY | |||
March 1, 2020 2:05 pm, SECN+ |
No. 15 | at Vanderbilt | L 64–70 | 21–7 (10–6) |
26 – Howard | 7 – McKinney | 3 – Anyagaligbo | Memorial Gymnasium (3,081) Nashville, TN | |||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 6, 2020 8:30 pm, SECN |
(3) No. 16 | vs. (6) Tennessee Quarterfinals / Rivalry |
W 86–65 | 22–7 |
24 – Howard | 8 – Howard | 5 – Roper | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC | |||
March 7, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPNU |
(3) No. 16 | vs. (2) No. 9 Mississippi State Semifinals |
L 59–77 | 22–8 |
26 – Howard | 7 – Howard | 2 – Howard | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. [2] |
References
[edit]- ^ "South Carolina tabbed as 2020 SEC women's hoops champs". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 Schedule". Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2019.