2019–20 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented The University of Pittsburgh during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second year head coach Lance White, played their home games at the Petersen Events Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019–20 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2019–20 record5–26 (1–17 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terri Mitchell
  • Josh Petersen
  • Bridgette Mitchell
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Louisville162 .889  284  .875
No. 8 NC State†144 .778  284  .875
Duke126 .667  1812  .600
No. 18 Florida State117 .611  248  .750
Virginia Tech117 .611  219  .700
Boston College117 .611  2012  .625
Georgia Tech108 .556  2011  .645
Syracuse99 .500  1615  .516
Virginia810 .444  1317  .433
Notre Dame810 .444  1318  .419
Miami (FL)711 .389  1515  .500
North Carolina711 .389  1614  .533
Wake Forest711 .389  1616  .500
Clemson315 .167  823  .258
Pittsburgh117 .056  526  .161
2020 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

The Panthers finished the season 5–26 and 1–17 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Notre Dame in the First Round before losing to Georgia Tech in the Second Round. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Previous season

They finished the season 11–20, 2–14 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Duke. The Demon Deacons were not invited to post season play.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Amber Brown
G
Monroe, Louisiana Little Rock Christian Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Emy Hayford
G
Maastricht, Netherlands Caland Lyceum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Rita Igbokwe
F
Jonesboro, Georgia Mundy's Mill 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
Dayshanette Harris
PG
Youngstown, Ohio Ursuline High School 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
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 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Jahsyni Knight 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoRutgers Prep Perth Amboy, NJ
    G 1 Dayshanette Harris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrUrsuline Youngstown, OH
    G 2 Aysia Bugg 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrBolingbrook Chicago, IL
    G 4 Emy Hayford 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCaland Lyceum Maastricht, Netherlands
    G 5 Amber Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrLittle Rock Christian Academy Monroe, LA
    G 10 Ismini Prapa 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoAmerican Community School of Athens Athens, Greece
    C 11 Cara Judkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrOur Lady of Good Counsel Bethesda, MD
    G 12 Gabbie Green 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrBellville Bellville, TX
    G 13 Kyla Nelson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrOaklands Worthing, England
    F 14 Cynthia Ezeja 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr20th High School of Athens Athens, Greece
    C 21 Marcella LaMark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrDivino Salvador
    Texas Tech
    São Paulo, Brazil
    F 23 Rita Igbokwe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrMundy's Mill Jonesboro, GA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: December 6, 2019

    Schedule

    Source:[3]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-Conference Regular season
    November 6, 2019*
    11:00 a.m.
    at UCF L 58–73  0–1
    CFE Arena (6,973)
    Orlando, FL
    November 11, 2019*
    7:00 p.m.
    Central Connecticut W 81–73  1–1
    Peterson Events Center (572)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    November 16, 2019*
    2:00 p.m.
    Georgetown L 56–66  1–2
    Peterson Events Center (657)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    November 19, 2019*
    11:00 a.m.
    Fairleigh Dickinson W 69–60  2–2
    Peterson Events Center (6,730)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    November 23, 2019*
    2:00 p.m.
    Duquesne
    City Game
    L 62–81  2–3
    Peterson Events Center (1,182)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    November 29, 2019*
    3:30 p.m.
    vs. Ohio
    Daytona Beach Invitational
    L 50–72  2–4
    Ocean Center (263)
    Daytona Beach, FL
    November 30, 2019*
    5:45 p.m.
    vs. Ole Miss
    Daytona Beach Invitational
    W 58–50  3–4
    Ocean Center (97)
    Daytona Beach, FL
    December 5, 2019*
    7:00 p.m.
    at Penn State
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
    L 73–78  3–5
    Bryce Jordan Center (1,667)
    University Park, PA
    December 8, 2019*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Stony Brook L 56–59  3–6
    Peterson Events Center (1,149)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    December 17, 2019*
    6:30 p.m., ACCN
    Miami (OH) L 71–80  3–7
    Peterson Events Center (894)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    December 21, 2019*
    2:00 p.m.
    at Cincinnati L 53–69  3–8
    Fifth Third Arena (886)
    Cincinnati, OH
    ACC Regular season
    December 30, 2019
    2:00 p.m., RSN
    at North Carolina L 62–70  3–9
    (0–1)
    Carmichael Arena (1,852)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    January 2, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Notre Dame L 52–60  3–10
    (0–2)
    Peterson Events Center (1,368)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 5, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Boston College L 70–79  3–11
    (0–3)
    Peterson Events Center (3,791)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 9, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at Virginia Tech L 56–68  3–12
    (0–4)
    Cassell Coliseum (1,332)
    Blacksburg, VA
    January 16, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at Clemson L 67–75 OT 3–13
    (0–5)
    Littlejohn Coliseum (1,329)
    Clemson, SC
    January 19, 2020
    12:00 p.m., RSN
    Syracuse L 51–69  3–14
    (0–6)
    Peterson Events Center (1,364)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 23, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    No. 8 NC State L 44–88  3–15
    (0–7)
    Peterson Events Center (832)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 26, 2020
    4:00 p.m., ACCN
    at No. 5 Louisville L 49–83  3–16
    (0–8)
    KFC Yum! Center (11,624)
    Louisville, KY
    January 30, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Wake Forest W 53–48  4–16
    (1–8)
    Peterson Events Center (813)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 1, 2020
    5:00 p.m., ACCNX
    No. 14 Florida State L 41–66  4–17
    (1–9)
    Peterson Events Center (2,352)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 6, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Georgia Tech L 48–77  4–18
    (1–10)
    Peterson Events Center (591)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 9, 2020
    4:00 p.m., ACCN
    at Notre Dame L 52–74  4–19
    (1–11)
    Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,916)
    Notre Dame, IN
    February 13, 2020
    6:00 p.m., ACCN
    Duke L 56–73  4–20
    (1–12)
    Peterson Events Center (876)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 16, 2020
    1:00 p.m., RSN
    at Syracuse L 53–71  4–21
    (1–13)
    Carrier Dome (3,237)
    Syracuse, NY
    February 20, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at Boston College L 59–70  4–22
    (1–14)
    Conte Forum (1,289)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    February 23, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX
    No. 5 Louisville L 47–79  4–23
    (1–15)
    Peterson Events Center (2,391)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 27, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at Virginia L 55–66  4–24
    (1–16)
    John Paul Jones Arena (2,211)
    Charlottesville, VA
    March 1, 2020
    3:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at Miami (FL) L 54–73  4–25
    (1–17)
    Watsco Center (1,214)
    Coral Gables, FL
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 4, 2020
    3:30 p.m., RSN
    (15) vs. (10) Notre Dame
    First Round
    W 67–65  5–25
    Greensboro Coliseum (2,795)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 5, 2020
    6:00 p.m., RSN
    (15) vs. (7) Georgia Tech
    Second Round
    L 58–68  5–26
    Greensboro Coliseum (3,638)
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern.

    References

    1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
    2. "Pittsburgh Panthers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
    3. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Pittsburgh". Pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
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