2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at Memorial Coliseum and Rupp Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 16
2019–20 record22–8 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
Rupp Arena
2019–20 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 South Carolina160 1.000  321  .970
No. 9 Mississippi State133 .813  276  .818
No. 24 Arkansas106 .625  248  .750
No. 16 Kentucky106 .625  228  .733
No. 19 Texas A&M106 .625  228  .733
Tennessee106 .625  2110  .677
LSU97 .563  2010  .667
Alabama88 .500  1812  .600
Georgia79 .438  1714  .548
Florida610 .375  1515  .500
Missouri511 .313  922  .290
Vanderbilt412 .250  1416  .467
Auburn412 .250  1118  .379
Ole Miss016 .000  723  .233
2020 SEC Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.[1]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team
1South Carolina
2Texas A&M
3Mississippi State
4Kentucky
5Arkansas
6Tennessee
7Auburn
8LSU
9Missouri
10Georgia
11Alabama
12Florida
13Ole Miss
14Vanderbilt

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
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

2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Sabrina Haines 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrDesert Vista
Arizona State
Phoenix, AZ
F 3 KeKe McKinney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrFulton (TN) Knoxville, TN
G 5 Blair Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoHarlan County Harlan, KY
G 10 Rhyne Howard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBradley Central Cleveland, TN
F 11 Deasia Merrill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrVilla Rica Villa Rica, GA
G 12 Amanda Paschal 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrChipley
Gulf Coast State
Brooklyn, NY
F 14 Tatyana Wyatt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrColumbus Columbus, GA
G 15 Chasity Patterson  5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoNorth Shore
Texas
Houston, TX
F 21 Ogechi Anyagaligbo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrMiami Country Day
Stony Brook
Miami, FL
G 23 Kameron Roach 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrLower Richland Hopkins, SC
G 32 Jaida Roper 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrHouston Memphis, TN
G 34 Emma King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrLincoln County Stanford, KY
C 44 Nae Nae Cole 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrPaul VI
NC State
Gainesville, VA
F 44 Dre'una Edwards  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrLiberty
Utah
Las Vegas, NV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2019

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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 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
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

  1. "South Carolina tabbed as 2020 SEC women's hoops champs". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  2. "2019-20 Schedule". Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
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