2019–20 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers were led by second year head coach Tina Thompson, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019–20 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2019–20 record13–17 (8–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Karleen Thompson
  • Walter Pitts
  • Monica Wright
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
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 Cavaliers finished the season 13–17 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Syracuse in Second Round. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Previous season

The 2018–19 Cavaliers finished the season 12–19, 5–11 in ACC play to finish in a twelfth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Syracuse. They did not qualify for post season play.

Recruiting Class

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Shemera Williams
PG
Milwaukee, Wisconsin University School of Milwaukee 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Kylie Kornegay-Lucas
G
Camden, Delaware New Hope Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Carole Miller
G
Alexandria, Virginia Thomas Edison High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Meg Jefferson
F
Sydney, Australia Saint Colubma's Catholic College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 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:

    Roster

    2019–20 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Dylan Horton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrRedondo Union Los Angeles, CA
    G 1 Carole Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrThomas Edison Alexandira, VA
    G 4 Dominique Toussaint 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrChrist the King Staten Island, NY
    G 10 Shemera Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrMilwaukee Academy of Science Milwaukee, WI
    F 12 Meg Jefferson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSt Columba's Catholic College Sydney, Australia
    G/F 13 Jocelyn Willoughby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrNewark Academy Woodbridge, VA
    F 14 Lisa Jablonowski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrLycée de garçons Ernster, Luxembourg
    G 15 Kylie Kornegay-Lucas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrNew Hope Academy Camden, DE
    G 21 Dani Lawson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoHathaway Brown
    Purdue
    Cleveland, OH
    G 23 Amandine Toi 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrINSEP Academy Paris, France
    C 30 Felicia Aiyeotan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) SrBlair Academy Lagos, Nigeria
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: December 4, 2019

    Schedule

    Source:[3]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    November 5, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Bucknell W 84–60  1–0
    John Paul Jones Arena (2,505)
    Charlottesville, VA
    November 9, 2019*
    5:00 p.m., USC Live Stream
    at USC L 49–59  1–1
    Galen Center (1,362)
    Los Angeles, CA
    November 12, 2019*
    7:00 p.m.
    at CSUN W 74–47  2–1
    Matadome (327)
    Northridge, CA
    November 16, 2019*
    5:00 p.m., ACCNX
    No. 13 Kentucky L 47–50  2–2
    John Paul Jones Arena (2,507)
    Charlottesville, VA
    November 19, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., CBSSN
    at No. 4 UConn L 44–83  2–3
    XL Center (7,728)
    Hartford, CT
    November 24, 2019*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Old Dominion W 56–53 OT 3–3
    John Paul Jones Arena (2,522)
    Charlottesville, VA
    November 30, 2019*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX
    James Madison
    Cavalier Classic
    W 55–49  4–3
    John Paul Jones Arena (2,913)
    Charlottesville, VA
    December 1, 2019*
    3:30 p.m., ACCNX
    No. 11 UCLA
    Cavalier Classic
    L 62–73  4–4
    John Paul Jones Arena (2,621)
    Charlottesville, VA
    December 5, 2019*
    6:00 p.m., BTN
    at Rutgers
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
    L 63–73  4–5
    Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,597)
    Piscataway, NJ
    December 20, 2019*
    5:00 p.m., FloHoops
    at UNLV
    Duel in the Desert
    W 63–55  5–5
    Cox Pavilion (655)
    Paradise, NV
    December 21, 2019*
    5:30 p.m., FloHoops
    vs. No. 15 Mississippi State
    Duel in the Desert
    L 59–72  5–6
    Cox Pavilion (850)
    Paradise, NV
    ACC regular season
    December 29, 2019
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at Georgia Tech L 51–61  5–7
    (0–1)
    McCamish Pavilion (1,422)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 2, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    North Carolina L 47–65  5–8
    (0–2)
    John Paul Jones Arena (2,757)
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 5, 2020
    12:00 p.m., RSN
    at No. 9 NC State L 60–80  5–9
    (0–3)
    Reynolds Coliseum (4,487)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 9, 2020
    6:00 p.m., ACCN
    Duke W 66–63  6–9
    (1–3)
    John Paul Jones Arena (2,206)
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 12, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCN
    at Boston College W 69–52  7–9
    (2–3)
    Conte Forum (2,357)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    January 16, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at Wake Forest L 56–62  7–10
    (2–4)
    LJVM Coliseum (776)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    January 19, 2020
    3:00 p.m., ACCN
    Virginia Tech L 61–69  7–11
    (2–5)
    John Paul Jones Arena (4,313)
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 23, 2020
    8:30 p.m., RSN
    at No. 5 Louisville L 56–71  7–12
    (2–6)
    KFC Yum! Center (7,776)
    Louisville, KY
    January 26, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Notre Dame W 90–60  8–12
    (3–6)
    John Paul Jones Arena (5,117)
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 30, 2020
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at North Carolina L 68–78  8–13
    (3–7)
    Carmichael Arena (1,967)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    February 2, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Syracuse W 57–41  9–13
    (4–7)
    John Paul Jones Arena (2,649)
    Charlottesville, VA
    February 6, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Clemson W 70–54  10–13
    (5–7)
    John Paul Jones Arena (2,229)
    Charlottesville, VA
    February 9, 2020
    12:00 p.m., ACCN
    at No. 17 Florida State L 55–63  10–14
    (5–8)
    Donald L. Tucker Center (3,221)
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 13, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Miami (FL) W 69–64  11–14
    (6–8)
    John Paul Jones Arena (2,351)
    Charlottesville, VA
    February 20, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at Duke L 47–62  11–15
    (6–9)
    Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,154)
    Durham, NC
    February 23, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCN
    at Virginia Tech W 86–76  12–15
    (7–9)
    Cassell Coliseum (2,597)
    Blacksburg, VA
    February 27, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Pittsburgh W 66–55  13–15
    (8–9)
    John Paul Jones Arena (2,211)
    Charlottesville, VA
    March 1, 2020
    2:00 p.m., RSN
    No. 8 NC State L 64–75  13–16
    (8–10)
    John Paul Jones Arena 
    Charlottesville, VA
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 5, 2020
    2:00 p.m., RSN
    (9) vs. (8) Syracuse
    Second round
    L 50–67  2,781
    Greensboro Coliseum (13–17)
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Rankings

    Regular Season Polls
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    Final
    AP N/A
    Coaches
    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. "Virginia Cavaliers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
    3. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". virginiasports.com. The University of Virginia. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
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