2019–20 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

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.

2019–20 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
ACC regular season champions
Paradise Jam champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
2019–20 record28–4 (16–2 ACC)
Head coachJeff Walz (13th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Stephanie Norman
  • Sam Purcell
  • Jonneshia Pineda
Home arenaKFC Yum! Center
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 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]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Ramani Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrMontverde Academy Fresno, CA
    G 1 Dana Evans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrWest Side Leadership Academy Gary, IN
    G 2 Yacine Diop 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrSeton-La Salle
    Pittsburgh    		 Dakar, Senegal
    G 3 Seygan Robins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoMercer County Harrodsburg, KY
    G 4 Elizabeth Balogun 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoHamilton Heights Christian Academy
    Georgia Tech    		 Chattanooga, TN
    G 5 Mykasa Robinson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoAshland Blazer Ashland, KY
    G 11 Norika Konno 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSeiwa Gakuen Sendai, Japan
    G 12 Lindsey Duvall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoBullitt East Mount Washington, KY
    G 14 Kianna Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrTroy
    California    		 Moreno Valley, CA
    F 21 Kylee Shook 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrMesa Ridge Colorado Springs, CO
    F 22 Elizabeth Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoRidgeway
    Georgia Tech    		 Memphis, TN
    G 23 Jazmine Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrFlorida A&M Developmental Tallahassee, FL
    G 24 Jessica Laemmle 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) SrMercy Academy Louisville, KY
    F 30 Molly Lockhart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrButler Louisville, KY
    G 31 Nyah Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrAllen Allen, TX
    F 33 Bionca Dunham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrImhotep Institute Charter Philadelphia, PA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    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.
    PollPre-
    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".
    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.
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