2019–20 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first year head coach Anita Howard, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in ninth place. The qualified for the Sun Belt tournament, seeded ninth, were defeated by No. 4 Louisiana by the score of 64–81. Shortly after being eliminated, the Sun Belt canceled the remainder of the tournament which was followed by the NCAA cancelling all remaining post-season play.

2019–20 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2019–20 record10–20 (7–11 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Anita Howard (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Deont'A McChester
  • Coretta Brown
  • Chris Straker
Home arenaHanner Fieldhouse
2019–20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Troy*162 .889  254  .862
Coastal Carolina153 .833  254  .862
UT Arlington144 .778  2111  .656
Louisiana108 .556  1912  .613
South Alabama99 .500  1616  .500
Little Rock99 .500  1219  .387
Arkansas State810 .444  1218  .400
Appalachian State810 .444  1119  .367
Georgia Southern711 .389  1019  .345
Texas State612 .333  1317  .433
Georgia State513 .278  821  .276
Louisiana–Monroe117 .056  326  .103
2020 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Sun Belt coaches poll

On October 30, 2019, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Eagles predicted to finish in eleventh place in the conference. [1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Little Rock127 (6)
2Troy123 (4)
3UT Arlington120 (1)
4South Alabama119 (1)
5Appalachian State100
6Georgia State73
7Coastal Carolina66
8Louisiana64
9Texas State59
10Arkansas State44
11Georgia Southern26
12Louisiana–Monroe15

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team

2nd team
  • Alexis Brown – SR, Guard

Roster

2019–20 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Jordan Strange 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoAC Flora HS Columbia, SC
G 4 Alexis Brown 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrMorgan County HS Madison, GA
F 5 Tsubasa Nisbet 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoBurnside HS Christchurch, New Zealand
G 10 Mya Burns 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrNorth Augusta HS North Augusta, SC
G 12 Jaiden Hamilton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrLaney HS Augusta, GA
G/F 13 Nakol Franks 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrWren HS Greenville, SC
G 14 Lola Loviett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrJohn T. Hoggard HS Wilmington, NC
G 15 Amira Atwater 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrDouglas County HS Douglasville, GA
G 22 Ja'Nya Love–Hill 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrCarver HS Columbus, GA
G 23 Tatum Barber 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrLiberty Christian School Dallas, TX
G 25 Nikki McDonald 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrWesleyan HS
Louisiana Tech
Atlanta, GA
F 32 Hailey Dias-Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSoutheast Guilford HS Greensboro, NC
F 33 Victoria Stavropoulos 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrCarl Sandburg HS Orland Park, IL
F/C 42 Sarah Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrMiddleton HS Spring Hill, FL
F 44 La'Tia Fils–Aime' 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrDaleville HS
Troy
Daleville, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 5 August 2020

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2019*
6:30 pm
Coker W 93–66 
 21  Barber  7  Hamilton  7  Atwater  Hanner Fieldhouse (250)
Statesboro, GA
Nov 5, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Georgia W 106–69 
 15  Franks  12  Barber  5  Atwater  Hanner Fieldhouse (269)
Statesboro, GA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Furman L 63–78  0–1
 14  Barber  6  McDonald  4  Burns  Timmons Arena (452)
Greenville, SC
Nov 17, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Kennesaw State L 69–95  0–2
 18  Barber  8  Barber  3  Atwater  Hanner Fieldhouse (437)
Statesboro, GA
Nov 20, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN+
North Dakota L 56–69  0–3
 11  Barber  8  TEAM  3  Atwater  Hanner Fieldhouse (2,912)
Statesboro, GA
Nov 23, 2019*
3:00 pm
at Bethune–Cookman L 57–75  0–4
 15  Brown  7  TEAM  2  Hamilton  Moore Gymnasium (225)
Daytona Beach, FL
Nov 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Winthrop W 91–49  1–4
 20  Brown  13  McDonald  4  Atwater  Winthrop Coliseum (211)
Rock Hill, SC
Dec 1, 2019*
2:00 pm
at Wofford W 70–57  2–4
 19  Brown  10  Brown  3  Atwater  Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (723)
Spartanburg, SC
Dec 7, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer L 52–62  2–5
 14  McDonald  11  McDonald  3  Atwater  Hawkins Arena (1,261)
Macon, GA
Dec 16, 2019*
12:00 pm, SECN+
at Ole Miss L 66–69 OT 2–6
 26  McDonald  13  TEAM  10  Atwater  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,574)
Oxford, MS
Dec 19, 2019*
3:00 pm
vs. Kent State
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
L 48–62  2–7
 12  Brown  7  Barber  3  Franks  South Point Arena (120)
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 20, 2019*
5:30 pm
vs. St. Francis Brooklyn
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
W 78–47  3–7
 11  Burns  8  Dias–Allen  2  Strange  South Point Arena (120)
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 20, 2019*
8:00 pm
vs. Tulane L 40–56  3–8
 15  Barber  8  Burns  2  Brown  Devlin Fieldhouse (473)
New Orleans, LA
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 2, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 64–47  4–8
(1–0)
 16  Hamilton  6  Moore  5  Brown  Hanner Fieldhouse (323)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 4, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana W 83–67  5–8
(2–0)
 16  Brown  7  McDonald  5  Atwater  Hanner Fieldhouse (447)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 9, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Little Rock L 46–58  5–9
(2–1)
 6  Dias–Allen  10  McDonald  2  Barber  Jack Stephens Center (516)
Little Rock, AR
Jan 11, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas State L 62–69  5–10
(2–2)
 20  Barber  11  Nisbet  3  Brown  First National Bank Arena (718)
Jonesboro, AR
Jan 16, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Troy L 69–79  5–11
(2–3)
 23  Brown  10  Barber  3  Brown  Hanner Fieldhouse (411)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 18, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
South Alabama L 65–71  5–12
(2–4)
 14  Hamilton  7  TEAM  2  Franks  Hanner Fieldhouse (387)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State
Modern Day Hate
W 81–56  6–12
(3–4)
 21  Barber  9  Burns  4  Nisbet  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,619)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 30, 2029
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina L 59–66  6–13
(3–5)
 15  Brown  5  TEAM  2  Burns  HTC Center (195)
Conway, SC
Feb 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Appalachian State L 75–83  6–14
(3–6)
 19  Barber  8  Barber  5  Brown  Holmes Center (576)
Boone, NC
Feb 6, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock L 49–65  6–15
(3–7)
 12  Barber  7  Hamilton  3  Nisbet  Hanner Fieldhouse (231)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 8, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State W 80–67  7–15
(4–7)
 25  Hamilton  11  Brown  4  Brown  Hanner Fieldhouse (530)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 13, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe W 72–66  8–15
(5–7)
 17  Hamilton  10  Brown  4  Atwater  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (723)
Monroe, LA
Feb 15, 2020
3:00 pm
at Louisiana L 60–72  8–16
(5–8)
 15  Barber  7  Moore  3  Brown  Cajundome (801)
Lafayette, LA
Feb 20, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina L 74–90  8–17
(5–9)
 31  Barber  7  McDonald  4  Brown  Hanner Fieldhouse (371)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 22, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Appalachian State W 78–70  9–17
(6–9)
 18  Barber  9  Brown  8  Atwater  Hanner Fieldhouse (513)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 27, 2020
12:30 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State L 68–72  9–18
(6–10)
 20  McDonald  16  McDonald  5  Brown  Strahan Coliseum (3,385)
San Marcos, TX
Feb 29, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington L 73–101  9–19
(6–11)
 23  Brown  10  McDonald  4  Barber  College Park Center (1,108)
Arlington, TX
Mar 7, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia State
Modern Day Hate
W 77–74  10–19
(7–11)
 16  Barber  12  McDonald  4  Atwater  GSU Sports Arena (675)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(9) at (4) Louisiana
First Round
L 64–81  10–20
 14  Dias–Allen  7  Barber  3  Brown  Cajundome (300)
Lafayette, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2019–20 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

References

  1. "Cajuns picked 8th in preseason SBC poll". KATC. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. "Georgia Southern Athletics". Gseagles.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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