2019–20 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her eighth year, played their home games at the Crisler Center. This season marked the program's 38th season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2019–20 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2019–20 record21–11 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCrisler 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 21, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2018–19 season with a 22–12 record, including 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament for the first time since 2001, where they lost to Maryland.[1][2] They received an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, where they defeated Kansas State in the first round before losing to Louisville in the second round.[3][4]

Off-season

On May 20, 2019, Toyelle Wilson was named an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Michigan's women's basketball team.[5]

Roster

2019–20 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Naz Hillmon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoGilmour Academy Cleveland, OH
G 1 Amy Dilk 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoCarmel Carmel, IN
G 2 Priscilla Smeenge 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrCelebration Jacksonville, FL
G 3 Maddie Nolan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrZionsville Zionsville, IN
F 5 Kayla Robbins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrSt. John's College Mitchellville, MD
G 12 Ariel Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoLincoln Tallahassee, FL
G 14 Akienreh Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrRogers Toledo, OH
F 15 Hailey Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrThe Rise Centre Academy Hamilton, Ontario
G 23 Danielle Rauch 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoBishop Ludden Syracuse, NY
G 24 Michelle Sidor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSaddle River Day Upper Saddle River, NJ
F 33 Emily Kiser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoNoblesville Noblesville, IN
C 34 Izabel Varejão 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrNeuse Christian Academy Vitória, Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 26, 2019

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019*
7:00 pm
No. 25 Northwood W 97–46 
Crisler Center (1,092)
Ann Arbor, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
No. 25 Western Michigan W 76–55  1–0
Crisler Center (2,568)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 10, 2019*
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
No. 25 Bradley W 77–57  2–0
Crisler Center (2,338)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 15, 2019*
2:00 pm
No. 24 vs. Kent State
Akron Classic
W 88–53  3–0
James A. Rhodes Arena (213)
Akron, OH
November 16, 2019*
2:30 pm
No. 24 at Akron
Akron Classic
W 80–71  4–0
James A. Rhodes Arena (976)
Akron, OH
November 23, 2019*
1:00 pm, BTN Plus
No. 21 Notre Dame L 72–76  4–1
Crisler Center (4,008)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 27, 2019*
2:00 pm
at Eastern Michigan W 57–38  5–1
Convocation Center (1,354)
Ypsilanti, MI
December 1, 2019*
1:00 pm, BTN Plus
Morgan State W 80–48  6–1
Crisler Center (2,107)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 5, 2019*
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 24 Syracuse
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 84–76 OT 7–1
Crisler Center (1,832)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 8, 2019*
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
No. 24 Oakland W 79–64  8–1
Crisler Center (2,154)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 14, 2019*
3:30 pm, BTN Plus
No. 24 Appalachian State W 62–35  9–1
Crisler Center (2,608)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 22, 2019*
1:30 pm, ACCN
No. 24 vs. No. 8 Florida State
Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase
L 69–79  9–2
Mohegan Sun Arena (7,238)
Uncasville, CT
Big Ten conference season
December 28, 2019
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 23 at No. 12 Maryland L 55–70  9–3
(0–1)
Xfinity Center (6,203)
College Park, MD
December 31, 2019
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
Penn State W 82–48  10–3
(1–1)
Crisler Center (5,012)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 5, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN2
Michigan State
Rivalry
W 89–69  11–3
(2–1)
Crisler Center (11,068)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 9, 2020
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 24 at Ohio State L 69–78  11–4
(2–2)
Value City Arena (4,230)
Columbus, OH
January 12, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 24 No. 17 Maryland L 49–77  11–5
(2–3)
Crisler Center (2,608)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 16, 2020
8:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Wisconsin W 68–56  12–5
(3–3)
Kohl Center (3,191)
Madison, WI
January 19, 2020
5:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska L 71–74  12–6
(3–4)
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
January 26, 2020
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
Rutgers W 71–57  13–6
(4–4)
Crisler Center (3,676)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 30, 2020
8:00 pm, BTN Plus
at No. 23 Northwestern L 73–81  13–7
(4–5)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,133)
Evanston, IL
February 2, 2020
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 18 Iowa W 78–63  14–7
(5–5)
Crisler Center (3,124)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 6, 2020
6:00 pm, BTN
Purdue W 66–63  15–7
(6–5)
Crisler Center (2,076)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 10, 2020
7:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota W 77–52  16–7
(7–5)
Williams Arena (3,423)
Minneapolis, MN
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
No. 19 Northwestern L 60–66  16–8
(7–6)
Crisler Center (2,354)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 16, 2020
12:00 pm, BTN
at Rutgers L 41–62  16–9
(7–7)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,571)
Piscataway, NJ
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
Illinois W 80–59  17–9
(8–7)
Crisler Center (2,388)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 23, 2020
5:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan State
Rivalry
W 65–57  18–9
(9–7)
Breslin Center (11,462)
East Lansing, MI
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Penn State W 80–66  19–9
(10–7)
Bryce Jordan Center (1,691)
University Park, PA
March 1, 2020
12:00 pm, BTN Plus
No. 22 Indiana L 60–78  19–10
(10–8)
Crisler Center (3,719)
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 5, 2020
6:30 pm, BTN
(7) vs. (10) Nebraska
Second round
W 81–75  20–10
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 6, 2020
6:30 pm, BTN
(7) vs. (2) No. 11 Northwestern
Quarterfinals
W 67–59  21–10
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 7, 2020
9:00 pm, BTN
(7) vs. (6) Ohio State
Semifinals
L 60–66  21–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[6]

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
AP 25 24 21 RV 24 24 24 23 RV 24 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches 24 24^ 19 RV 25 22 22 23 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

  1. Ford, Ryan (March 8, 2019). "Michigan women headed to first Big Ten semifinal since 2001". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  2. VanMetre, Sarah (March 9, 2019). "Michigan Drops Heartbreaker to No. 8 Maryland in Big Ten Tourney Semifinals". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  3. VanMetre, Sarah (March 18, 2019). "Michigan Earns At-Large NCAA Berth, Will Face Kansas State in Louisville". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  4. VanMetre, Sarah (March 24, 2019). "Wolverines Bow Out of NCAA Tourney With Loss to Louisville". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  5. "Michigan hires Wilson as women's basketball assistant". USA Today. May 20, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  6. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
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