2019–20 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represent the University of Minnesota during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Gophers, led by second-year head coach Lindsay Whalen, play their home games at Williams Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2019–20 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2019–20 record16–15 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coachLindsay Whalen (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Danielle O'Banion
  • Carly Thibault-DuDonis
  • Kelly Roysland
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2019–20 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Maryland†16–2 .889  28–4  .875
No. 12 Northwestern16–2 .889  26–4  .867
No. 21 Iowa14–4 .778  23–7  .767
No. 20 Indiana13–5 .722  24–8  .750
Rutgers11–7 .611  22–9  .710
Ohio State11–7 .611  21–12  .636
Michigan10–8 .556  21–11  .656
Michigan State9–9 .500  16–14  .533
Purdue8–10 .444  18–14  .563
Nebraska7–11 .389  17–13  .567
Minnesota5–13 .278  16–15  .516
Wisconsin3–15 .167  12–19  .387
Illinois2–16 .111  11–19  .367
Penn State1–17 .056  7–23  .233
† 2020 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

The Golden Gophers finished the season 16–15 and 5–12 in Big Ten play to finish in eleventh place. As the eleven seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Penn State in the First Round, before falling to Ohio State in the Second Round. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Delanynie Byrne11F6'2"FreshmanArvada, COTransferred to UNLV[2]
Kenisha Bell23G5'9"Redshirt SeniorMinneapolis, MNDrafted in the 2019 WNBA Draft (3rd Round, 30th Overall)
Palma Kaposi25F6'2"SeniorPécs, HungaryGraduated
Irene Garrido Perez31F6'1"SeniorGranada, SpainGraduated
Annalese Lamke41C6'3"SeniorGalesville, WIGraduated

Arrivals
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious SchoolNotes
Masha Adashchyk23G5'11"SeniorMinsk, BelarusPanola College (NJCAA)Transferred from NJCAA - Able to Play Immediately
Kadi Sissoko30F6'2"SophomoreParis, FranceSyracusePer NCAA Transfer Rules, Will Sit Out Season

2019 Recruiting Class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jasmine Powell
G		 Detroit, MI Detroit Country Day School 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 94
Klarke Sconiers
F		 Queens, NY Christ The King Regional High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Grace Cumming
F		 Des Moines, IA Des Moines Roosevelt High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
Justice Ross
F		 Des Moines, IA Des Moines East High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
Sara Scalia
G		 Stillwater, MN Stillwater High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
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:

    Source:[3]

    Roster
    2019–20 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F/C 2 Barbora Tomancova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrSGLD Brno Brno, Czech Republic
    G/F 3 Destiny Pitts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrDetroit Country Day Detroit, MI
    G 4 Jasmine Powell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrDetroit Country Day Detroit, MI
    F 5 Taiye Bello 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSouthfield-Lathrup HS Southfield, MI
    G 12 Mercedes Staples 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoViewmont HS Centerville, UT
    G 14 Sara Scalia 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrStillwater HS Stillwater, MN
    F 20 Kehinde Bello 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSouthfield-Lathrup HS Southfield, MI
    G 21 Jasmine Brunson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrMary Louis Academy Queens, NY
    G 23 Masha Adashchyk 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrPanola College Minsk, Belarus
    F 24 Justice Ross 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) FrDes Moines East HS Des Moines, IA
    C 25 Klarke Sconiers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrChrist the King HS Queens, NY
    F 30 Kadi Sissoko 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoLycée Marcelin Berthelot
    Syracuse    		 Paris, France
    G 34 Gadiva Hubbard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrPrincess Anne HS Virginia Beach, VA
    F 43 Grace Cumming 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrDes Moines Roosevelt HS Des Moines, IA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: November 5, 2019

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/05/2019*
    3:00 PM, BTN Plus    		 No. 23 Missouri State L 69–77  0–1
    		 Williams Arena (2,860)
    Minneapolis, MN
    11/10/2019*
    2:00 PM, BTN Plus    		 No. 23 Vermont W 90–58  1–1
    		 Williams Arena (3,456)
    Minneapolis, MN
    11/14/2019*
    12:00 PM, BTN Plus    		 Milwuakee W 77–61  2–1
    		 Williams Arena (4,081)
    Minneapolis, MN
    11/17/2019*
    3:00 PM, BTN    		 No. 19 Arizona State W 80–66  3–1
    		 Williams Arena (4,862)
    Minneapolis, MN
    11/23/2019*
    2:00 PM, BTN Plus    		 Montana State W 71–60  4–1
    		 Williams Arena (3,497)
    Minneapolis, MN
    11/26/2019*
    7:00 PM, BTN Plus    		 Bryant W 101–56  5–1
    		 Williams Arena (2,770)
    Minneapolis, MN
    12/04/2019*
    7:00 PM, ACCN    		 at Notre Dame
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge    		 W 75-67  6-1
    		 Joyce Center (7,093)
    South Bend, IN
    12/08/2019*
    1:00 PM    		 at American W 70–53  7–1
    		 Bender Arena (381)
    Washington, D.C.
    12/10/2019*
    6:00 PM, ESPN+    		 at George Washington W 83–50  8–1
    		 Charles E. Smith Center (473)
    Washington, D.C.
    12/15/2019*
    1:00 PM, BTN Plus    		 UC Davis W 76–67  9–1
    		 Williams Arena (4,673)
    Minneapolis, MN
    12/21/2019*
    12:00 PM, BTN Plus    		 Lehigh W 77–49  10–1
    		 Williams Arena (4,300)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Big Ten conference season
    12/28/2019
    8:00 PM, BTN Plus    		 at Penn State W 81–74  11–1
    (1–0)    		 Bryce Jordan Center (1,923)
    University Park, PA
    12/31/2019
    4:00 PM, BTN Plus    		 No. 24 Ohio State L 63–66  11–2
    (1–1)    		 Williams Arena (3,982)
    Minneapolis, MN
    01/04/2020
    5:00 PM, BTN    		 No. 24 at Nebraska L 58–72  11–3
    (1–2)    		 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,940)
    Lincoln, NE
    01/09/2020
    7:00 PM, BTN Plus    		 Northwestern L 54–56  11–4
    (1–3)    		 Williams Arena (3,001)
    Minneapolis, MN
    01/12/2020
    2:00 PM, BTN    		 at Illinois L 71–74  11–5
    (1–4)    		 State Farm Center (1,333)
    Champaign, IL
    01/16/2020
    7:00 PM, BTN Plus    		 No. 22 Iowa L 75–76  11–6
    (1–5)    		 Williams Arena (3,412)
    Minneapolis, MN
    01/19/2020
    1:00 PM, BTN Plus    		 at Purdue W 72–59  12–6
    (2–5)    		 Mackey Arena (6,077)
    West Lafayette, IN
    01/22/2020
    7:00 PM, BTN Plus    		 Wisconsin L 62–72  12–7
    (2–6)    		 Williams Arena (3,619)
    Minneapolis, MN
    01/27/2020
    5:00 PM, BTN    		 at No. 20 Indiana L 52–65  12–8
    (2–7)    		 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,463)
    Bloomington, IN
    01/30/2020
    7:00 PM, BTN Plus    		 Nebraska W 67–61  13–8
    (3–7)    		 Williams Arena (3,568)
    Minneapolis, MN
    02/02/2020
    2:00 PM, ESPN2    		 Rutgers W 73–71 2OT 14–8
    (4–7)    		 Williams Arena 
    Minneapolis, MN
    02/06/2020
    7:00 PM, BTN Plus    		 at Wisconsin W 73–64  15–8
    (5–7)    		 Kohl Center (3,581)
    Madison, WI
    02/10/2020
    6:00 PM, BTN    		 Michigan L 52–77  15–9
    (5–8)    		 Williams Arena (3,423)
    Minneapolis, MN
    02/13/2020
    6:00 PM, BTN Plus    		 at Ohio State L 76–99  15–10
    (5–9)    		 Value City Arena (3,721)
    Columbus, OH
    02/17/2020
    6:00 PM, BTN    		 at Michigan State L 54–66  15–11
    (5–10)    		 Breslin Center (4,608)
    East Lansing, MI
    02/22/2020
    5:00 pm, BTN Plus    		 No. 24 Indiana L 69–75  15–12
    (5–11)    		 Williams Arena (4,453)
    Minneapolis, MN
    02/27/2020
    6:30 pm, BTN Plus    		 at No. 18 Iowa L 82–90  15–13
    (5–12)    		 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,297)
    Iowa City, IA
    03/01/2020
    3:00 PM, BTN Plus    		 No. 7 Maryland L 44–99  15–14
    (5–13)    		 Williams Arena (6,013)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Big Ten Women's Tournament
    03/04/2020
    3:30 PM, BTN    		 (11) vs. (14) Penn State
    First round    		 W 85–65  16–14
    		 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,793)
    Indianapolis, IN
    Mar 5, 2020
    12:00 pm, BTN    		 (11) vs. (6) Ohio State
    Second round    		 L 56–77  16–15
    		 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,349)
    Indianapolis, IN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Source[4]

    Rankings
    Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Regular Season Polls
    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 23 RV RV N/A
    Coaches RV
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      Not ranked previous week
    (RV)   Received Votes

    See also

    2019–20 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

    References
    1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
    2. "Byrne Signs With Lady Rebels". unlvrebels.com. UNLV University. April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
    3. "2019 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits - Minnesota - ESPN". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
    4. "2019–2020 Schedule". GOPHERSPORTS.COM. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
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