2019–20 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

2019–20 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
ACC regular season champions Paradise Jam champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 6
Record	28–4 (16–2 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Walz (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Stephanie Norman Sam Purcell Jonneshia Pineda
Home arena	KFC Yum! Center

2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Louisville	16	–	2		.889			28	–	4		.875
No. 8 NC State†	14	–	4		.778			28	–	4		.875
Duke	12	–	6		.667			18	–	12		.600
No. 18 Florida State	11	–	7		.611			24	–	8		.750
Virginia Tech	11	–	7		.611			21	–	9		.700
Boston College	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Georgia Tech	10	–	8		.556			20	–	11		.645
Syracuse	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
Virginia	8	–	10		.444			13	–	17		.433
Notre Dame	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Miami (FL)	7	–	11		.389			15	–	15		.500
North Carolina	7	–	11		.389			16	–	14		.533
Wake Forest	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Clemson	3	–	15		.167			8	–	23		.258
Pittsburgh	1	–	17		.056			5	–	26		.161
† 2020 ACC tournament winner As of March 5, 2020 Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, were led by 13th-year head coach Jeff Walz, and played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center in their sixth year in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Cardinals finished the season 28–4 and 16–2 in ACC play. They finished as the regular season ACC champions and earned the first seed in the ACC tournament. They defeated Syracuse in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions NC State in the Semifinals. The NCAA tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2018–19 season at 32–4, 14–2 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place. They advanced to the championship game of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large for the NCAA women's tournament as a number one seed in the Albany Region. In the tournament, they defeated Robert Morris and Michigan in the first and second rounds, Oregon State in the sweet sixteen before losing to Connecticut in the elite eight.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[2]

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nyah Green G	Allen, Texas	Allen High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 98
Norika Konno PG	Sendai, Japan	Seiwa Gakuen	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Ramani Parker F	Fresno, California	Montverde Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: 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 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Ramani Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Montverde Academy Fresno, CA G 1 Dana Evans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr West Side Leadership Academy Gary, IN G 2 Yacine Diop 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Seton-La Salle Pittsburgh Dakar, Senegal G 3 Seygan Robins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Mercer County Harrodsburg, KY G 4 Elizabeth Balogun 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Georgia Tech Chattanooga, TN G 5 Mykasa Robinson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Ashland Blazer Ashland, KY G 11 Norika Konno 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Seiwa Gakuen Sendai, Japan G 12 Lindsey Duvall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Bullitt East Mount Washington, KY G 14 Kianna Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Troy California Moreno Valley, CA F 21 Kylee Shook 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Mesa Ridge Colorado Springs, CO F 22 Elizabeth Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Ridgeway Georgia Tech Memphis, TN G 23 Jazmine Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Florida A&M Developmental Tallahassee, FL G 24 Jessica Laemmle 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Sr Mercy Academy Louisville, KY F 30 Molly Lockhart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Butler Louisville, KY G 31 Nyah Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Allen Allen, TX F 33 Bionca Dunham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Imhotep Institute Charter Philadelphia, PA	Head coach Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Stephanie Norman (Arizona State) Sam Purcell (Auburn) Jonneshia Pineda (Georgia Southwestern State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 25, 2019

Rankings

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

Regular season ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes.

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	9	9	8	8	2 (5)	7	6	7	7	7	5 (2)	5 (2)	5 (1)	5 (1)	9	5	5	4	6	6
Coaches	9	9	9	2 (5)	7	7	7	7	7	4 (1)	3	4 (1)	4	9	6	5	5	6	7	N/A

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.

Schedule and results

Source[3]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
February 2, 2020* 2:00 p.m.	No. 5	USA	L 54–97	–	KFC Yum! Center (12,008) Louisville, KY
Regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 9	Western Kentucky	W 75–56	1–0	KFC Yum! Center (8,304) Louisville, KY
November 8, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 9	Murray State	W 76–40	2–0	KFC Yum! Center (7,922) Louisville, KY
November 14, 2019* 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 9	Central Michigan	W 76–63	3–0	KFC Yum! Center (7,605) Louisville, KY
November 21, 2019* 6:30 p.m., ACCN	No. 8	UT Chattanooga	W 86–37	4–0	KFC Yum! Center (7,703) Louisville, KY
November 24, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 8	Boise State	W 92–82	5–0	KFC Yum! Center (8,331) Louisville, KY
November 28, 2019* 1:00 p.m.	No. 8	vs. UT Arlington Paradise Jam	W 76–67	6–0	Sports and Fitness Center  St. Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2019* 1:00 p.m.	No. 8	vs. Oklahoma State Paradise Jam	W 69–48	7–0	Sports and Fitness Center  St. Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2019* 3:15 p.m.	No. 8	vs. No. 1 Oregon Paradise Jam	W 72–62	8–0	Sports and Fitness Center  St. Thomas, USVI
December 5, 2019* 8:00 p.m., BTN	No. 2	at Ohio State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 60–67	8–1	Value City Arena (3,807) Columbus, OH
December 8, 2019* 2:00 p.m.	No. 2	at Northern Kentucky	W 85–57	9–1	BB&T Arena (2,042) Highland Heights, KY
December 15, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 7	at No. 14 Kentucky Rivalry	W 67–66	10–1	Rupp Arena (11,256) Lexington, KY
December 19, 2019* 7:00 p.m.	No. 6	at UT Martin	W 71–63 ^2OT	11–1	Skyhawk Center (1,156) Martin, TN
December 29, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 7	Syracuse	W 62–58	12–1 (1–0)	KFC Yum! Center (10,084) Louisville, KY
January 2, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 7	at Clemson	W 75–50	13–1 (2–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum (1,196) Clemson, SC
January 5, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 7	Duke	W 60–55	14–1 (3–0)	KFC Yum! Center (10,123) Louisville, KY
January 9, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 7	at Miami (FL)	W 87–41	15–1 (4–0)	Watsco Center (930) Coral Gables, FL
January 12, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 7	Wake Forest	W 75–61	16–1 (5–0)	KFC Yum! Center (9,414) Louisville, KY
January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 5	at Boston College	W 81–70	17–1 (6–0)	Conte Forum (1,137) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 19, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 5	at North Carolina	W 74–67	18–1 (7–0)	Carmichael Arena (4,027) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 23, 2020 8:00 p.m., RSN	No. 5	Virginia	W 71–56	19–1 (8–0)	KFC Yum! Center (7,776) Louisville, KY
January 26, 2020 4:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 5	Pittsburgh	W 83–49	20–1 (9–0)	KFC Yum! Center (11,624) Louisville, KY
January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPNews	No. 5	at Notre Dame	W 86–54	21–1 (10–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,719) Notre Dame, IN
February 6, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 5	No. 17 Florida State	L 59–67	21–2 (10–1)	KFC Yum! Center (8,314) Louisville, KY
February 9, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 5	at Syracuse	L 51–59	21–3 (10–2)	Carrier Dome (2,894) Syracuse, NY
February 13, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 9	at No. 4 NC State	W 66–59	22–3 (11–2)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,575) Raleigh, NC
February 16, 2020 3:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 9	Notre Dame	W 82–49	23–3 (12–2)	KFC Yum! Center (12,086) Louisville, KY
February 20, 2020 6:00 p.m., RSN	No. 5	at Georgia Tech	W 58–47	24–3 (13–2)	McCamish Pavilion (1,188) Atlanta, GA
February 23, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 5	at Pittsburgh	W 79–47	25–3 (14–2)	Petersen Events Center (2,318) Pittsburgh, PA
February 27, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 5	Boston College	W 68–48	26–3 (15–2)	KFC Yum! Center (8,514) Louisville, KY
March 1, 2020 12:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 5	Virginia Tech	W 70–53	27–3 (16–2)	KFC Yum! Center (10,423) Louisville, KY
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2020 2:00 p.m., RSN	(1) No. 4	vs. (8) Syracuse Quarterfinals	W 71–46	28–3	Greensboro Coliseum (3,811) Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	(1) No. 4	vs. (4) No. 22 Florida State Semifinals	L 60–62	28–4	Greensboro Coliseum (6,751) 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". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
2. "Louisville Cardinals". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
3. "2019–20 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball schedule". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved November 25, 2019.