2019–20 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represent the University of Minnesota during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Gophers, led by second-year head coach Lindsay Whalen, play their home games at Williams Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2019–20 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2019–20 record16–15 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Danielle O'Banion
  • Carly Thibault-DuDonis
  • Kelly Roysland
Home arenaWilliams Arena
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 29, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The Golden Gophers finished the season 16–15 and 5–12 in Big Ten play to finish in eleventh place. As the eleven seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Penn State in the First Round, before falling to Ohio State in the Second Round. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Delanynie Byrne11F6'2"FreshmanArvada, COTransferred to UNLV[2]
Kenisha Bell23G5'9"Redshirt SeniorMinneapolis, MNDrafted in the 2019 WNBA Draft (3rd Round, 30th Overall)
Palma Kaposi25F6'2"SeniorPécs, HungaryGraduated
Irene Garrido Perez31F6'1"SeniorGranada, SpainGraduated
Annalese Lamke41C6'3"SeniorGalesville, WIGraduated

Arrivals

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious SchoolNotes
Masha Adashchyk23G5'11"SeniorMinsk, BelarusPanola College (NJCAA)Transferred from NJCAA - Able to Play Immediately
Kadi Sissoko30F6'2"SophomoreParis, FranceSyracusePer NCAA Transfer Rules, Will Sit Out Season

2019 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jasmine Powell
G
Detroit, MI Detroit Country Day School 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 94
Klarke Sconiers
F
Queens, NY Christ The King Regional High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Grace Cumming
F
Des Moines, IA Des Moines Roosevelt High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
Justice Ross
F
Des Moines, IA Des Moines East High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
Sara Scalia
G
Stillwater, MN Stillwater High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

    Source:[3]

    Roster

    2019–20 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F/C 2 Barbora Tomancova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrSGLD Brno Brno, Czech Republic
    G/F 3 Destiny Pitts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrDetroit Country Day Detroit, MI
    G 4 Jasmine Powell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrDetroit Country Day Detroit, MI
    F 5 Taiye Bello 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSouthfield-Lathrup HS Southfield, MI
    G 12 Mercedes Staples 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoViewmont HS Centerville, UT
    G 14 Sara Scalia 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrStillwater HS Stillwater, MN
    F 20 Kehinde Bello 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSouthfield-Lathrup HS Southfield, MI
    G 21 Jasmine Brunson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrMary Louis Academy Queens, NY
    G 23 Masha Adashchyk 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrPanola College Minsk, Belarus
    F 24 Justice Ross 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) FrDes Moines East HS Des Moines, IA
    C 25 Klarke Sconiers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrChrist the King HS Queens, NY
    F 30 Kadi Sissoko 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoLycée Marcelin Berthelot
    Syracuse
    Paris, France
    G 34 Gadiva Hubbard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrPrincess Anne HS Virginia Beach, VA
    F 43 Grace Cumming 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrDes Moines Roosevelt HS Des Moines, IA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: November 5, 2019

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/05/2019*
    3:00 pm, BTN Plus
    No. 23 Missouri State L 69–77  0–1
    Williams Arena (2,860)
    Minneapolis, MN
    11/10/2019*
    2:00 pm, BTN Plus
    No. 23 Vermont W 90–58  1–1
    Williams Arena (3,456)
    Minneapolis, MN
    11/14/2019*
    12:00 pm, BTN Plus
    Milwaukee W 77–61  2–1
    Williams Arena (4,081)
    Minneapolis, MN
    11/17/2019*
    3:00 pm, BTN
    No. 19 Arizona State W 80–66  3–1
    Williams Arena (4,862)
    Minneapolis, MN
    11/23/2019*
    2:00 pm, BTN Plus
    Montana State W 71–60  4–1
    Williams Arena (3,497)
    Minneapolis, MN
    11/26/2019*
    7:00 pm, BTN Plus
    Bryant W 101–56  5–1
    Williams Arena (2,770)
    Minneapolis, MN
    12/04/2019*
    7:00 pm, ACCN
    at Notre Dame
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
    W 75-67  6-1
    Joyce Center (7,093)
    South Bend, IN
    12/08/2019*
    1:00 pm
    at American W 70–53  7–1
    Bender Arena (381)
    Washington, D.C.
    12/10/2019*
    6:00 pm, ESPN+
    at George Washington W 83–50  8–1
    Charles E. Smith Center (473)
    Washington, D.C.
    12/15/2019*
    1:00 pm, BTN Plus
    UC Davis W 76–67  9–1
    Williams Arena (4,673)
    Minneapolis, MN
    12/21/2019*
    12:00 pm, BTN Plus
    Lehigh W 77–49  10–1
    Williams Arena (4,300)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Big Ten conference season
    12/28/2019
    8:00 pm, BTN Plus
    at Penn State W 81–74  11–1
    (1–0)
    Bryce Jordan Center (1,923)
    University Park, PA
    12/31/2019
    4:00 pm, BTN Plus
    No. 24 Ohio State L 63–66  11–2
    (1–1)
    Williams Arena (3,982)
    Minneapolis, MN
    01/04/2020
    5:00 pm, BTN
    No. 24 at Nebraska L 58–72  11–3
    (1–2)
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,940)
    Lincoln, NE
    01/09/2020
    7:00 pm, BTN Plus
    Northwestern L 54–56  11–4
    (1–3)
    Williams Arena (3,001)
    Minneapolis, MN
    01/12/2020
    2:00 pm, BTN
    at Illinois L 71–74  11–5
    (1–4)
    State Farm Center (1,333)
    Champaign, IL
    01/16/2020
    7:00 pm, BTN Plus
    No. 22 Iowa L 75–76  11–6
    (1–5)
    Williams Arena (3,412)
    Minneapolis, MN
    01/19/2020
    1:00 pm, BTN Plus
    at Purdue W 72–59  12–6
    (2–5)
    Mackey Arena (6,077)
    West Lafayette, IN
    01/22/2020
    7:00 pm, BTN Plus
    Wisconsin L 62–72  12–7
    (2–6)
    Williams Arena (3,619)
    Minneapolis, MN
    01/27/2020
    5:00 pm, BTN
    at No. 20 Indiana L 52–65  12–8
    (2–7)
    Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,463)
    Bloomington, IN
    01/30/2020
    7:00 pm, BTN Plus
    Nebraska W 67–61  13–8
    (3–7)
    Williams Arena (3,568)
    Minneapolis, MN
    02/02/2020
    2:00 pm, ESPN2
    Rutgers W 73–71 2OT 14–8
    (4–7)
    Williams Arena 
    Minneapolis, MN
    02/06/2020
    7:00 pm, BTN Plus
    at Wisconsin W 73–64  15–8
    (5–7)
    Kohl Center (3,581)
    Madison, WI
    02/10/2020
    6:00 pm, BTN
    Michigan L 52–77  15–9
    (5–8)
    Williams Arena (3,423)
    Minneapolis, MN
    02/13/2020
    6:00 pm, BTN Plus
    at Ohio State L 76–99  15–10
    (5–9)
    Value City Arena (3,721)
    Columbus, OH
    02/17/2020
    6:00 pm, BTN
    at Michigan State L 54–66  15–11
    (5–10)
    Breslin Center (4,608)
    East Lansing, MI
    02/22/2020
    5:00 pm, BTN Plus
    No. 24 Indiana L 69–75  15–12
    (5–11)
    Williams Arena (4,453)
    Minneapolis, MN
    02/27/2020
    6:30 pm, BTN Plus
    at No. 18 Iowa L 82–90  15–13
    (5–12)
    Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,297)
    Iowa City, IA
    03/01/2020
    3:00 pm, BTN Plus
    No. 7 Maryland L 44–99  15–14
    (5–13)
    Williams Arena (6,013)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Big Ten Women's Tournament
    03/04/2020
    3:30 pm, BTN
    (11) vs. (14) Penn State
    First round
    W 85–65  16–14
    Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,793)
    Indianapolis, IN
    Mar 5, 2020
    12:00 pm, BTN
    (11) vs. (6) Ohio State
    Second round
    L 56–77  16–15
    Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,349)
    Indianapolis, IN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Source[4]

    Rankings

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    AP 23 RV RV N/A
    Coaches RV
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      Not ranked previous week
    (RV)   Received Votes

    See also

    References

    1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
    2. "Byrne Signs With Lady Rebels". unlvrebels.com. UNLV University. April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
    3. "2019 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits - Minnesota - ESPN". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
    4. "2019–2020 Schedule". GOPHERSPORTS.COM. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
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