2019–20 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team represented the University of Illinois during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Illini, led by third-year head coach Nancy Fahey, played their home games at State Farm Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in thirteenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Wisconsin.

2019–20 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2019–20 record11–19 (2–16 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Patterson
  • Scott Merritt
  • Vernette Skeete
Home arenaState Farm Center
2019–20 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Maryland†162 .889  284  .875
No. 12 Northwestern162 .889  264  .867
No. 21 Iowa144 .778  237  .767
No. 20 Indiana135 .722  248  .750
Rutgers117 .611  229  .710
Ohio State117 .611  2112  .636
Michigan108 .556  2111  .656
Michigan State99 .500  1614  .533
Purdue810 .444  1814  .563
Nebraska711 .389  1713  .567
Minnesota513 .278  1615  .516
Wisconsin315 .167  1219  .387
Illinois216 .111  1119  .367
Penn State117 .056  723  .233
2020 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous Season

The Illini finished the season 10–20, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Purdue.

Roster

2019–20 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 J-Naya Ephraim 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSouthern Durham Saint Croix, USVI
G 1 Brandi Beasley 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrRidgeway Memphis, TN
F 2 Lyric Robins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrPlano West Plano, TX
G 4 Carolyn Waleski 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoLincoln-Way East Frankfort, IL
G 5 Cierra Rice 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrGrosse Pointe South Gross Pointe, MI
G 10 Jeanae Terry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrWayne Memorial Detroit, MI
G 11 Jada Peebles 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrWakefield Raleigh, NC
G 12 Taylor Edwards 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GSArcola Arcola, IL
G 13 Petra Holešínská 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrSportovni Gzmnazium Ludvika Danka Vracov, Czech Republic
F 21 Nancy Panagiotopoulou Andritsopoulou 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SoAmerican Community Schools of Athens Athens, Greece
F 23 Mackenzie Blazek 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoWhiteland Community Franklin, IN
G 30 Courtney Joens 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrCity High Iowa City, IA
F 44 Kennedi Myles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWalnut Hills Cincinnati, OH
F 50 Ali Andrews 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrHuntley Lake in the Hills, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 13, 2020

Schedule and results

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
11:00 a.m., BTN+
Chicago State W 96–66  1–0
State Farm Center (4,189)
Champaign, IL
November 9, 2019*
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Holy Cross W 78–75 OT 2–0
State Farm Center (1,240)
Champaign, IL
November 13, 2019*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Austin Peay W 76–62  3–0
State Farm Center (1,010)
Champaign, IL
November 16, 2019*
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Illinois State L 58–74  3–1
State Farm Center (1,520)
Champaign, IL
November 21, 2019*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 65–50  4–1
State Farm Center (1,045)
Champaign, IL
November 24, 2019*
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Bryant W 69–55  5–1
State Farm Center (1,199)
Champaign, IL
November 30, 2019*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Presbyterian W 71–52  6–1
State Farm Center (1,058)
Champaign, IL
December 5, 2019*
5:00 p.m., ACCN
at North Carolina
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 60–85  6–2
Carmichael Arena (2,116)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 10, 2019*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Merrimack W 75–72  7–2
State Farm Center (960)
Champaign, IL
December 15, 2019*
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Evansville W 59–44  8–2
State Farm Center (1,383)
Champaign, IL
December 20, 2019*
12:00 p.m., SECN
at Missouri W 58–51  9–2
Mizzou Arena (4,332)
Columbia, MO
Big Ten conference season
December 28, 2019
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Northwestern L 50–77  9–3
(0–1)
State Farm Center (2,099)
Champaign, IL
December 31, 2019
3:00 p.m., BTN+
at Iowa L 72–108  9–4
(0–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,942)
Iowa City, IA
January 6, 2020
6:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 12 Indiana L 42–83  9–5
(0–3)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,024)
Bloomington, IN
January 9, 2020
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Rutgers L 51–75  9–6
(0–4)
State Farm Center (997)
Champaign, IL
January 12, 2020
2:00 p.m., BTN
Minnesota W 74–71  10–6
(1–4)
State Farm Center (1,333)
Champaign, IL
January 16, 2020
6:00 p.m., BTN+
at Purdue L 67–81  10–7
(1–5)
Mackey Arena (5,886)
West Lafayette, IN
January 19, 2020
1:00 p.m., BTN+
at Ohio State L 47–77  10–8
(1–6)
Value City Arena (5,143)
Columbus, OH
January 23, 2020
7:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 20 Maryland L 60–79  10–9
(1–7)
State Farm Center (1,088)
Champaign, IL
January 30, 2020
6:00 p.m., BTN+
at Rutgers L 41–72  10–10
(1–8)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,359)
Piscataway, NJ
February 2, 2020
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Wisconsin L 64–73  10–11
(1–9)
State Farm Center (2,388)
Champaign, IL
February 6, 2020
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Ohio State L 58–78  10–12
(1–10)
State Farm Center (2,388)
Champaign, IL
February 9, 2020
1:00 p.m., BTN+
at Penn State W 70–66  11–12
(2–10)
Bryce Jordan Center (4,592)
University Park, PA
February 13, 2020
7:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 20 Indiana L 54–59  11–13
(2–11)
State Farm Center (1,145)
Champaign, IL
February 16, 2020
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Purdue L 58–70  11–14
(2–12)
State Farm Center (2,119)
Champaign, IL
February 19, 2020
6:00 p.m., BTN+
at Michigan L 59–80  11–15
(2–13)
Crisler Center (2,388)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 22, 2020
2:00 p.m., BTN+
at Nebraska L 58–80  11–16
(2–14)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,044)
Lincoln, NE
February 26, 2020
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Michigan State L 58–72  11–17
(2–15)
State Farm Center (1,176)
Champaign, IL
February 29, 2020
1:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 14 Northwestern L 58–75  11–18
(2–16)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (4,016)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 4, 2020
1:00 p.m., BTN
(13) vs. (12) Wisconsin
First Round
L 55–71  11–19
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3.793)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Illinois Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
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