2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by eight year head coach Jen Hoover, are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.[1][2][3]

2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2019–20 record16–16 (7–11 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jermaine Woods
  • Melissa D'Amico
  • Dane Sparrow
Home arenaLJVM 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

The Demon Deacons finished the season 16–16 and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated North Carolina in the First Round and Virginia Tech in the Second Round before losing to Florida State in the Quarterfinals. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[4]

Previous season

They finished the season 10–20, 1–15 in ACC play in last place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Virginia Tech. The Demon Deacons were not invited to a post-season tournament.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alexandria Scruggs
G		 Fayetteville, NC E. E. Smith High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
Kaia Harrison
PG		 Baldwin, New York Baldwin Senior High 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
Anaia Hoard
G		 Carnon, France Wesleyan Christian Academy 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
Olivia Summiel
F		 Dayville, Connecticut Marianapolis Prep 6 ft 1 in (1.85 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 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Maya Banks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrHamilton Chandler, AZ
    G 1 Anaia Hoard 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrWesleyan Christian Academy Carnon, France
    G 2 Kaia Harrison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrBaldwin Baldwin, NY
    G 3 Mack Maier 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrChaparral Parker, CO
    G 5 Gina Conti 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrGrove City Grove City, OH
    G 11 Ellen Hahne 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoRiksbasketgymansiet Luleå Stockholm, Sweden
    F 11 Ivana Raca 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr1st Lyceum of Voula Belgrade, Serbia
    G 12 Kaylen Dickson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoWarren Township Gurnee, IL
    G 14 Alex Sharp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrAustralian Institute of Sport Melbourne, Australia
    F 20 Olivia Summiel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrMarianapolis Prep Dayville, CT
    F 21 Raegyn Branch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrArlington Arlington, TN
    F 23 Christina Morra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoKing's Christian Collegiate Toronto, Canada
    G 32 Alexandria Scruggs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrE. E. Smith Fayetteville, NC
    F 44 Ona Udoh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrTerry Sanford Fayetteville, NC
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: December 5, 2019

    Schedule

    Source:[6]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    November 5, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., WatchESPN    		 UNC Wilmington W 65–55  1–0
    		 LJVM Coliseum (535)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    November 8, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., WatchESPN    		 College of Charleston W 106–50  2–0
    		 LJVM Coliseum (630)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    November 10, 2019*
    5:00 p.m.    		 UNC Greensboro L 65–67  2–1
    		 LJVM Coliseum (725)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    November 15, 2019*
    5:00 p.m.    		 Charlotte L 65–77  2–2
    		 LJVM Coliseum (697)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    November 22, 2019*
    7:30 p.m., ESPN3    		 at St. John's L 74–82  2–3
    		 Carnesecca Arena (841)
    New York, NY
    November 25, 2019*
    7:00 p.m.    		 at Elon W 69–57  3–3
    		 Schar Center (481)
    Elon, NC
    November 30, 2019*
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 East Carolina W 76–53  4–3
    		 LJVM Coliseum (430)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    December 5, 2019*
    7:00 p.m.    		 at East Tennessee State L 60–67  4–4
    		 J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (758)
    Johnson City, TN
    December 16, 2019*
    11:00 a.m., ACCNX    		 Campbell W 74–46  5–4
    		 LJVM Coliseum (9,121)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    December 20, 2019*
    1:30 p.m.    		 vs. Dayton
    West Palm Beach Invitational    		 W 78–59  6–4
    		 Student Life Center (175)
    West Palm Beach, FL
    December 21, 2019*
    12:15 p.m.    		 vs. Florida
    West Palm Beach Invitational    		 W 73–68  7–4
    		 Student Life Center (200)
    West Palm Beach, FL
    ACC regular season
    December 29, 2019
    2:00 p.m, ACCN    		 at No. 24 Miami (FL) L 56–59  7–5
    (0–1)    		 Watsco Center (988)
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 2, 2020
    6:00 p.m, ACCNX    		 at Duke W 60–58  8–5
    (1–1)    		 Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,416)
    Durham, NC
    January 5, 2020
    12:00 p.m, ACCNX    		 Georgia Tech W 65–60  9–5
    (2–1)    		 LJVM Coliseum (863)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    January 9, 2020
    7:00 p.m, ACCNX    		 Clemson W 63–58  10–5
    (3–1)    		 LJVM Coliseum (737)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    January 12, 2020
    2:00 p.m, ACCNX    		 at No. 7 Louisville L 61–75  10–6
    (3–2)    		 KFC Yum! Center (9,414)
    Louisville, KY
    January 16, 2020
    7:00 p.m, ACCNX    		 Virginia W 62–56  11–6
    (4–2)    		 LJVM Coliseum (776)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    January 19, 2020
    2:00 p.m, RSN    		 at No. 9 NC State L 45–59  11–7
    (4–3)    		 Reynolds Coliseum (5,052)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 23, 2020
    7:00 p.m, ACCNX    		 No. 14 Florida State L 65–70  11–8
    (4–4)    		 LJVM Coliseum (688)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    January 26, 2020
    4:00 p.m, ACCNX    		 Syracuse W 65–60  12–8
    (5–4)    		 LJVM Coliseum (1,171)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    January 30, 2020
    7:00 p.m, ACCNX    		 at Pittsburgh L 48–53  12–9
    (5–5)    		 Petersen Events Center (813)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 2, 2020
    1:00 p.m, ACCNX    		 at Boston College L 54–67  12–10
    (5–6)    		 Conte Forum (1,312)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    February 6, 2020
    7:00 p.m, ACCNX    		 Notre Dame L 71–75  12–11
    (5–7)    		 LJVM Coliseum (760)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    February 9, 2020
    2:00 p.m, ACCNX    		 at Georgia Tech L 52–62  12–12
    (5–8)    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,578)
    Atlanta, GA
    February 13, 2020
    7:00 p.m, ACCNX    		 at Clemson W 66–52  13–12
    (6–8)    		 Littlejohn Coliseum (1,197)
    Clemson, SC
    February 16, 2020
    1:00 p.m, ACCNX    		 Virginia Tech L 62–73  13–13
    (6–9)    		 LJVM Coliseum (1,509)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    February 20, 2020
    7:00 p.m, ACCNX    		 at No. 17 Florida State L 67–78  13–14
    (6–10)    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,771)
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 23, 2020
    12:00 p.m, RSN    		 North Carolina W 82–79 OT 14–14
    (7–10)    		 LJVM Coliseum (1,520)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    February 27, 2020
    7:00 p.m, ACCNX    		 Miami (FL) L 63–79  14–15
    (7–11)    		 LJVM Coliseum (833)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 4, 2020
    1:00 p.m., RSN    		 (13) vs. (12) North Carolina
    First round    		 W 83–73  15–15
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (2,795)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 5, 2020
    11:00 a.m., RSN    		 (13) vs. (5) Virginia Tech
    Second round    		 W 58–55   16–15
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (6,357)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 6, 2020
    11:00 a.m., RSN    		 (13) vs. (4) No. 22 Florida State
    Quarterfinals    		 L 47–76  16–16
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (10,030)
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern.

    See also

    References
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