2019–20 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented The University of Pittsburgh during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second year head coach Lance White, played their home games at the Petersen Events Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019–20 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2019–20 record5–26 (1–17 ACC)
Head coachLance White (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Terri Mitchell
  • Josh Petersen
  • Bridgette Mitchell
Home arenaPetersen Events 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 Panthers finished the season 5–26 and 1–17 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Notre Dame in the First Round before losing to Georgia Tech in the Second Round. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Previous season

They finished the season 11–20, 2–14 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Duke. The Demon Deacons were not invited to post season play.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Amber Brown
G		 Monroe, Louisiana Little Rock Christian Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Emy Hayford
G		 Maastricht, Netherlands Caland Lyceum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Rita Igbokwe
F		 Jonesboro, Georgia Mundy's Mill 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
Dayshanette Harris
PG		 Youngstown, Ohio Ursuline High School 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
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 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Jahsyni Knight 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoRutgers Prep Perth Amboy, NJ
    G 1 Dayshanette Harris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrUrsuline Youngstown, OH
    G 2 Aysia Bugg 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrBolingbrook Chicago, IL
    G 4 Emy Hayford 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCaland Lyceum Maastricht, Netherlands
    G 5 Amber Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrLittle Rock Christian Academy Monroe, LA
    G 10 Ismini Prapa 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoAmerican Community School of Athens Athens, Greece
    C 11 Cara Judkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrOur Lady of Good Counsel Bethesda, MD
    G 12 Gabbie Green 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrBellville Bellville, TX
    G 13 Kyla Nelson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrOaklands Worthing, England
    F 14 Cynthia Ezeja 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr20th High School of Athens Athens, Greece
    C 21 Marcella LaMark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrDivino Salvador
    Texas Tech    		 São Paulo, Brazil
    F 23 Rita Igbokwe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrMundy's Mill Jonesboro, GA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: December 6, 2019

    Schedule

    Source:[3]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-Conference Regular season
    November 6, 2019*
    11:00 a.m.    		 at UCF L 58–73  0–1
    		 CFE Arena (6,973)
    Orlando, FL
    November 11, 2019*
    7:00 p.m.    		 Central Connecticut W 81–73  1–1
    		 Peterson Events Center (572)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    November 16, 2019*
    2:00 p.m.    		 Georgetown L 56–66  1–2
    		 Peterson Events Center (657)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    November 19, 2019*
    11:00 a.m.    		 Fairleigh Dickinson W 69–60  2–2
    		 Peterson Events Center (6,730)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    November 23, 2019*
    2:00 p.m.    		 Duquesne
    City Game    		 L 62–81  2–3
    		 Peterson Events Center (1,182)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    November 29, 2019*
    3:30 p.m.    		 vs. Ohio
    Daytona Beach Invitational    		 L 50–72  2–4
    		 Ocean Center (263)
    Daytona Beach, FL
    November 30, 2019*
    5:45 p.m.    		 vs. Ole Miss
    Daytona Beach Invitational    		 W 58–50  3–4
    		 Ocean Center (97)
    Daytona Beach, FL
    December 5, 2019*
    7:00 p.m.    		 at Penn State
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge    		 L 73–78  3–5
    		 Bryce Jordan Center (1,667)
    University Park, PA
    December 8, 2019*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Stony Brook L 56–59  3–6
    		 Peterson Events Center (1,149)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    December 17, 2019*
    6:30 p.m., ACCN    		 Miami (OH) L 71–80  3–7
    		 Peterson Events Center (894)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    December 21, 2019*
    2:00 p.m.    		 at Cincinnati L 53–69  3–8
    		 Fifth Third Arena (886)
    Cincinnati, OH
    ACC Regular season
    December 30, 2019
    2:00 p.m., RSN    		 at North Carolina L 62–70  3–9
    (0–1)    		 Carmichael Arena (1,852)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    January 2, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Notre Dame L 52–60  3–10
    (0–2)    		 Peterson Events Center (1,368)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 5, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Boston College L 70–79  3–11
    (0–3)    		 Peterson Events Center (3,791)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 9, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Virginia Tech L 56–68  3–12
    (0–4)    		 Cassell Coliseum (1,332)
    Blacksburg, VA
    January 16, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Clemson L 67–75 OT 3–13
    (0–5)    		 Littlejohn Coliseum (1,329)
    Clemson, SC
    January 19, 2020
    12:00 p.m., RSN    		 Syracuse L 51–69  3–14
    (0–6)    		 Peterson Events Center (1,364)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 23, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 8 NC State L 44–88  3–15
    (0–7)    		 Peterson Events Center (832)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 26, 2020
    4:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at No. 5 Louisville L 49–83  3–16
    (0–8)    		 KFC Yum! Center (11,624)
    Louisville, KY
    January 30, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Wake Forest W 53–48  4–16
    (1–8)    		 Peterson Events Center (813)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 1, 2020
    5:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 14 Florida State L 41–66  4–17
    (1–9)    		 Peterson Events Center (2,352)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 6, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Georgia Tech L 48–77  4–18
    (1–10)    		 Peterson Events Center (591)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 9, 2020
    4:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Notre Dame L 52–74  4–19
    (1–11)    		 Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,916)
    Notre Dame, IN
    February 13, 2020
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Duke L 56–73  4–20
    (1–12)    		 Peterson Events Center (876)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 16, 2020
    1:00 p.m., RSN    		 at Syracuse L 53–71  4–21
    (1–13)    		 Carrier Dome (3,237)
    Syracuse, NY
    February 20, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Boston College L 59–70  4–22
    (1–14)    		 Conte Forum (1,289)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    February 23, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 5 Louisville L 47–79  4–23
    (1–15)    		 Peterson Events Center (2,391)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 27, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Virginia L 55–66  4–24
    (1–16)    		 John Paul Jones Arena (2,211)
    Charlottesville, VA
    March 1, 2020
    3:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Miami (FL) L 54–73  4–25
    (1–17)    		 Watsco Center (1,214)
    Coral Gables, FL
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 4, 2020
    3:30 p.m., RSN    		 (15) vs. (10) Notre Dame
    First Round    		 W 67–65  5–25
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (2,795)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 5, 2020
    6:00 p.m., RSN    		 (15) vs. (7) Georgia Tech
    Second Round    		 L 58–68  5–26
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (3,638)
    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. "Pittsburgh Panthers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
    3. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Pittsburgh". Pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
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