2019–20 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

2019–20 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	16–13 (10–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Jeff Mittie (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Ostermann Chris Carr Ebony Haliburton
Home arena	Bramlage Coliseum

2019–20 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Baylor	17	–	1		.944			28	–	2		.933
TCU	13	–	5		.722			22	–	7		.759
Texas	11	–	7		.611			19	–	11		.633
Iowa State	10	–	8		.556			18	–	11		.621
Kansas State	10	–	8		.556			16	–	13		.552
Texas Tech	7	–	11		.389			18	–	11		.621
West Virginia	7	–	11		.389			17	–	12		.586
Oklahoma State	6	–	12		.333			15	–	15		.500
Oklahoma	5	–	13		.278			12	–	18		.400
Kansas	4	–	14		.222			15	–	14		.517
† 2020 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 2019–20 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by sixth-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 16–13, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were scheduled to be the fifth seed in the Big 12 Tournament, but it was cancelled before it began due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were also canceled.[2]

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament as a 9th seed in the Albany Regional where they lost to Michigan in the first round.

Roster

2019–20 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Savannah Simmons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So The John Carroll School Bel Air, MD G 2 Cymone Goodrich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So South Shore International Prep Chicago, IL G 3 Angela Harris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Cy-Fair Houston Cypress, TX G 5 Alisa Wiggins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Montclair Montclair, NJ G 10 Jada Thorpe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Simeon Career Academy Chicago, IL F 11 Peyton Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Cair Paravel Topeka, KS G 12 Rachel Ranke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Eastview Burnsville, MN F 13 Laura Macke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Nemaha Central Baileyville, KS G 24 Emilee Ebert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Frankfort Frankfort, KS F 25 Jasauen Beard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Murrietta Texas–Rio Grande Valley Midwest City, OK C 33 Ashley Ray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Girard Girard, KS G 43 Christianna Carr 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Manhattan Manhattan, KS F 44 Emma Chapman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Hickman Columbia, MO C 50 Ayoka Lee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Fr Byron Byron, MN	Head coach Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western) Assistant coach(es) Brian Ostermann (UW–La Crosse) Chris Carr (Southern Illinois) Ebony Haliburton (Oral Roberts) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 20, 2020

Schedule and results

Source:[3]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2019* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Washburn	W 75–59	–	Bramlage Coliseum (2,578) Manhattan, KS
November 1, 2019* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Fort Hays State	W 78–60	–	Bramlage Coliseum (2,753) Manhattan, KS
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2019* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Omaha	W 73–48	1–0	Bramlage Coliseum (2,719) Manhattan, KS
November 11, 2019* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		UIC	W 84–40	2–0	Bramlage Coliseum (2,550) Manhattan, KS
November 18, 2019* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Oral Roberts	W 109–69	3–0	Bramlage Coliseum (2,601) Manhattan, KS
November 24, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	L 53–57	3–1	Bramlage Coliseum (2,890) Manhattan, KS
November 29, 2019* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Memphis Junkanoo Jam	L 68–72	3–2	Gateway Christian Academy (150) Bimini, Bahamas
November 30, 2019* 3:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 15 Michigan State Junkanoo Jam	L 60–65	3–3	Gateway Christian Academy (150) Bimini, Bahamas
December 3, 2019* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 85–41	4–3	Bramlage Coliseum (2,546) Manhattan, KS
December 7, 2019* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		at No. 23 Arkansas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	L 72–81	4–4	Bud Walton Arena (2,168) Fayetteville, AR
December 14, 2019* 1:00 p.m.		at Kansas City	W 74–67	5–4	Municipal Auditorium (1,008) Kansas City, MO
December 21, 2019* 2:00 p.m.		at No. 3 Oregon	L 51–89	5–5	Matthew Knight Arena (10,706) Eugene, OR
December 28, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTRGV	W 79–66	6–5	Bramlage Coliseum (2,836) Manhattan, KS
Big 12 regular season
January 5, 2020 12:00 p.m., FSN		No. 19 West Virginia	L 63–74	6–6 (0–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (2,737) Manhattan, KS
January 11, 2020 3:00 p.m., FSSW		at Texas Tech	W 76–72	7–6 (1–1)	United Supermarkets Arena (4,548) Lubbock, TX
January 15, 2020 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma State	L 63–70	7–7 (1–2)	Bramlage Coliseum (3,346) Manhattan, KS
January 19, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas	L 63–71	7–8 (1–3)	Bramlage Coliseum (4,287) Manhattan, KS
January 22, 2020 6:30 p.m.		at Iowa State	L 59–73	7–9 (1–4)	Hilton Coliseum (9,469) Ames, IA
January 25, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma	W 92–74	8–9 (2–4)	Bramlage Coliseum (5,826) Manhattan, KS
January 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., FSN		at Kansas Sunflower Showdown	W 69–61	9–9 (3–4)	Allen Fieldhouse (1,743) Lawrence, KS
February 1, 2020 1:00 p.m., FSSW		at TCU	L 61–65	9–10 (3–5)	Schollmaier Arena (2,236) Fort Worth, TX
February 5, 2020 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Texas Tech	W 84–70	10–10 (4–5)	Bramlage Coliseum (2,669) Manhattan, KS
February 8, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 2 Baylor	L 40–54	10–11 (4–6)	Bramlage Coliseum (3,505) Manhattan, KS
February 11, 2020 6:00 p.m.		at West Virginia	W 56–55	11–11 (5–6)	WVU Coliseum (1,455) Morgantown, WV
February 16, 2020 2:00 p.m., FS1		at Oklahoma	W 87–85 ^OT	12–11 (6–6)	Lloyd Noble Center (3,013) Norman, OK
February 19, 2020 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		TCU	L 52–54	12–12 (6–7)	Bramlage Coliseum (3,268) Manhattan, KS
February 22, 2020 12:00 p.m., LHN		at Texas	W 60–54	13–12 (7–7)	Frank Erwin Center (3,392) Austin, TX
February 26, 2020 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Iowa State	W 60–51	14–12 (8–7)	Bramlage Coliseum (3,006) Manhattan, KS
February 29, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 2 Baylor	L 58–83	14–13 (8–8)	Ferrell Center (6,976) Waco, TX
March 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	W 62–52	15–13 (9–8)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,663) Stillwater, OK
March 8, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kansas Sunflower Showdown	W 83–63	16–13 (10–8)	Bramlage Coliseum (5,172) Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 13, 2020 11:00 a.m., FSN	(5)	vs. (4) Iowa State Quarterfinals	–		Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- 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	RV																			N/A
Coaches	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2019–20 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

References

1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
2. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
3. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". kstatesports.com. Kansas State University. Retrieved May 20, 2020.