2019–20 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

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 he 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]

2019–20 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2019–20 record16–13 (10–8 Big 12)
Head coachJeff Mittie (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Ostermann
  • Chris Carr
  • Ebony Haliburton
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum
2019–20 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Baylor171 .944  282  .933
TCU135 .722  227  .759
Texas117 .611  1911  .633
Iowa State108 .556  1811  .621
Kansas State108 .556  1613  .552
Texas Tech711 .389  1811  .621
West Virginia711 .389  1712  .586
Oklahoma State612 .333  1515  .500
Oklahoma513 .278  1218  .400
Kansas114 .067  1514  .517
2020 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Savannah Simmons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoThe John Carroll School Bel Air, MD
G 2 Cymone Goodrich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoSouth Shore International Prep Chicago, IL
G 3 Angela Harris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrCy-Fair
Houston
Cypress, TX
G 5 Alisa Wiggins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrMontclair Montclair, NJ
G 10 Jada Thorpe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSimeon Career Academy Chicago, IL
F 11 Peyton Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrCair Paravel Topeka, KS
G 12 Rachel Ranke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrEastview Burnsville, MN
F 13 Laura Macke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoNemaha Central Baileyville, KS
G 24 Emilee Ebert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrFrankfort Frankfort, KS
F 25 Jasauen Beard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrMurrietta
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Midwest City, OK
C 33 Ashley Ray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrGirard Girard, KS
G 43 Christianna Carr 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoManhattan Manhattan, KS
F 44 Emma Chapman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrHickman Columbia, MO
C 50 Ayoka Lee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrByron Byron, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP RV N/A
Coaches RV
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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.
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