2019–20 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

The 2019–20 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by seventh-year head coach Wes Moore and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019–20 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
ACC Tournament champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
2019–20 record27–4 (14–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lindsay Edmonds
  • Simon Harris
  • Erin Batth
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Louisville16–2 .889  28–4  .875
No. 8 NC State†14–4 .778  28–4  .875
Duke12–6 .667  18–12  .600
No. 18 Florida State11–7 .611  24–8  .750
Virginia Tech11–7 .611  21–9  .700
Boston College11–7 .611  20–12  .625
Georgia Tech10–8 .556  20–11  .645
Syracuse9–9 .500  16–15  .516
Virginia8–10 .444  13–17  .433
Notre Dame8–10 .444  13–18  .419
Miami (FL)7–11 .389  15–15  .500
North Carolina7–11 .389  16–14  .533
Wake Forest7–11 .389  16–16  .500
Clemson3–15 .167  8–23  .258
Pittsburgh1–17 .056  5–26  .161
† 2020 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 27–4, 14–4 in ACC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the finals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they defeated Florida State to win the ACC Tournament for the first time since 1991. As winners of the conference tournament, the Wolfpack received the automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, however due to concerns with the global pandemic COVID-19, the NCAA Tournament was canceled on March 12, 2020.[1]

Previous season

They finished the 2018–19 season 28–6, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Louisville. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Maine and Kentucky in the first and second rounds before losing to Iowa in the sweet sixteen.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jakia Brown-Turner
W		 Temple Hills, Maryland Bishop McNamara 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 98
Jada Boyd
F		 Petersburg, Virginia Appomattox County 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Camille Hobby
C		 Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Nease 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 91
Kendal Moore
PG		 Fayetteville, North Carolina Pine Forest 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Elle Sutphin
F		 Pilot Mountain, North Carolina East Surry 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
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:

    Roster
    2019–20 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Aislinn Konig 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrBrookswood Secondary Surrey, BC
    G 2 Kaila Ealey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSNeedham Broughton Raleigh, NC
    G 3 Kai Crutchfield 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrMillbrook Raleigh, NC
    G 5 Jada Boyd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrAppomattox County Petersburg, VA
    G 11 Jakia Brown-Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBishop McNamara Temple Hills, MD
    G 15 Kendal Moore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrPine Forest Fayetteville, NC
    F 20 Elle Sutphin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrEast Surry Pilot Mountain, NC
    G 23 Grace Hunter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrAthens Drive Raleigh, NC
    C 24 Erika Cassell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrHoly Innocents Marietta, GA
    F 25 Kayla Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrRiverside Jamesville, NC
    F 31 Jada Rice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoCollins Hill Suwanee, GA
    C 33 Elissa Cunane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoNorthern Guilford Summerfield, NC
    G 40 Katie Wadsworth 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrNeedham Broughton Raleigh, NC
    C 41 Camille Hobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrNease Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: November 20, 2019

    Schedule

    Source[3]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 31, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 14 Anderson W 76–47  –
    		 Reynolds Coliseum (794)
    Raleigh, NC
    Non-conference regular season
    November 6, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 14 North Carolina A&T W 80–44  1–0
    		 Reynolds Coliseum (2,833)
    Raleigh, NC
    November 10, 2019*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 14 UNC Wilmington W 80–40  2–0
    		 Reynolds Coliseum (3,015)
    Raleigh, NC
    November 14, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 14 Lamar W 81–40  3–0
    		 Reynolds Coliseum (2,612)
    Raleigh, NC
    November 19, 2019*
    10:30 a.m., ACCNX    		 No. 14 Maine W 62–34  4–0
    		 Reynolds Coliseum (5,137)
    Raleigh, NC
    November 24, 2019*
    5:00 p.m., WCCN    		 No. 14 at Saint Mary's W 87–70  5–0
    		 McKeon Pavilion (321)
    Moraga, CA
    November 29, 2019*
    7:30 p.m.    		 No. 12 vs. Texas
    Heineken Rainbow Wahine Showdown    		 W 84–73  6–0
    		 Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    November 30, 2019*
    7:30 p.m.    		 No. 12 at Hawaii
    Heineken Rainbow Wahine Showdown    		 W 68–59  7–0
    		 Stan Sheriff Center (1,265)
    Honolulu, HI
    December 1, 2019*
    5:00 p.m.    		 No. 12 vs. North Texas
    Heineken Rainbow Wahine Showdown    		 W 76–65  8–0
    		 Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    December 5, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 13 No. 9 Maryland
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge    		 W 66–59  9–0
    		 Reynolds Coliseum (4,033)
    Raleigh, NC
    December 15, 2019*
    12:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 9 Elon W 62–49  10–0
    		 Reynolds Coliseum (3,045)
    Raleigh, NC
    December 19, 2019*
    6:30 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 9 Chattanooga W 74–38  11–0
    		 Reynolds Coliseum (2,633)
    Raleigh, NC
    Conference regular season
    December 29, 2019
    12:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 9 at Boston College W 72–54  12–0
    (1–0)    		 Conte Forum (1,323)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    January 2, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 9 Virginia Tech W 76–69  13–0
    (2–0)    		 Reynolds Coliseum (4,153)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 5, 2020
    12:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 No. 9 Virginia W 80–60  14–0
    (3–0)    		 Reynolds Coliseum (4,487)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 9, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 No. 9 at North Carolina
    Rivalry    		 L 60–66  14–1
    (3–1)    		 Carmichael Arena (2,655)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    January 12, 2020
    4:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 9 at Notre Dame W 90–56  15–1
    (4–1)    		 Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,861)
    Notre Dame, IN
    January 16, 2020
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 9 No. 13 Florida State W 68–51  16–1
    (5–1)    		 Reynolds Coliseum (4,112)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 19, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 No. 9 Wake Forest W 59–45  17–1
    (6–1)    		 Reynolds Coliseum (5,052)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 23, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 8 at Pittsburgh W 88–44  18–1
    (7–1)    		 Petersen Events Center (832)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 26, 2020
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 8 North Carolina
    Rivalry    		 W 76–68  19–1
    (8–1)    		 Reynolds Coliseum (5,591)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 30, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 No. 7 at Clemson W 79–60  20–1
    (9–1)    		 Littlejohn Coliseum (1,257)
    Clemson, SC
    February 2, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 7 at Duke W 63–60  21–1
    (10–1)    		 Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,209)
    Durham, NC
    February 6, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 7 at Virginia Tech W 71–59  22–1
    (11–1)    		 Cassell Coliseum (2,271)
    Blacksburg, VA
    February 13, 2020
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 4 No. 9 Louisville L 59–66  22–2
    (11–2)    		 Reynolds Coliseum (5,575)
    Raleigh, NC
    February 16, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 4 Georgia Tech L 61–65  22–3
    (11–3)    		 Reynolds Coliseum (5,542)
    Raleigh, NC
    February 20, 2020
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 10 at Miami (FL) W 50–48  23–3
    (12–3)    		 Watsco Center (1,402)
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 24, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 No. 8 Duke
    Play4Kay Game    		 L 65–70  23–4
    (12–4)    		 Reynolds Coliseum (5,580)
    Raleigh, NC
    February 27, 2020
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 8 Syracuse W 69–60  24–4
    (13–4)    		 Reynolds Coliseum (3,779)
    Raleigh, NC
    March 1, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 No. 8 at Virginia W 75–64  25–4
    (14–4)    		 John Paul Jones Arena 
    Charlottesville, VA
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 6, 2020
    6:00 p.m., RSN    		 (2) No. 10 vs. (7) Georgia Tech
    Quarterfinals    		 W 57–48  26–4
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (5,492)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 7, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 (2) No. 10 vs. (6) Boston College
    Semifinals    		 W 82–75  27–4
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (6,751)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 8, 2020
    12:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 (2) No. 10 vs. (4) No. 22 Florida State
    Finals    		 W 71–66  28–4
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (7,324)
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Rankings
    Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
    Season    		Week
    2    		Week
    3    		Week
    4    		Week
    5    		Week
    6    		Week
    7    		Week
    8    		Week
    9    		Week
    10    		Week
    11    		Week
    12    		Week
    13    		Week
    14    		Week
    15    		Week
    16    		Week
    17    		Week
    18    		Week
    19    		Final
    AP 14 14 14 T-12 13 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 4 10 8 10 8 8
    Coaches 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 9 8 10 8 7 7 4 10 11 10 8 8 N/A
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      Not ranked previous week
    (RV)   Received Votes

    Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll. Due to the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament, the coaches poll did not release a final ranking.

    References
    1. "NCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
    2. "NC State Wolfpack". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
    3. "2019–20 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball schedule". NC State Wolfpack. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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