2019–20 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

2019–20 Missouri Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record9–22 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ashleen Bracey
  • Chris Bracey
  • Jenny Putnam
Home arenaMizzou Arena
Seasons
2019–20 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 16 0   1.000 32 1   .970
No. 9 Mississippi State 13 3   .813 27 6   .818
No. 24 Arkansas 10 6   .625 24 8   .750
No. 16 Kentucky 10 6   .625 22 8   .733
No. 19 Texas A&M 10 6   .625 22 8   .733
Tennessee 10 6   .625 21 10   .677
LSU 9 7   .563 20 10   .667
Alabama 8 8   .500 18 12   .600
Georgia 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
Florida 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Missouri 5 11   .313 9 22   .290
Vanderbilt 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
Auburn 4 12   .250 11 18   .379
Ole Miss 0 16   .000 7 23   .233
2020 SEC tournament winner
As of December 19, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by tenth-year head coach Robin Pingeton, played their home games at Mizzou Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kelsey Winfrey G 5'9" Sophomore Lebanon, MO Transferred to Drury[1]
Akira Levy G 5'8" Freshman Baxter, TN Transferred to Vanderbilt[2]
Sophie Cunningham G 6'1" Senior Columbia, MO Graduated & Drafted in 2019 WNBA draft 13th overall[3]
Lauren Aldridge G 5'7" RS Senior Marshfield, MO Graduated
Cierra Porter F 6'4" Senior Columbia, MO Graduated
Emmanuelle Tahane F 6'1" Sophomore Bondy, France Transferred to Rhode Island[4]

Incoming

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aijha Blackwell
G
Berkeley, MO Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Hayley Frank
F
Strafford, MO Strafford High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Micah Linthacum
F
Jefferson City, MO Jefferson City High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   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:

Source:[5]

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Renetha "Shug" Dickson 1 G 5'9" Senior St. Louis, MO Transferred from Tulsa[6]
LaDazhia Williams 0 F 6'4" Junior Bradenton, FL Transferred from South Carolina[7]
Shannon Dufficy 5 F 6'2" Senior Melbourne, VIC Transferred from Utah State[8]

Roster

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2019–20 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 LaDazhia Williams Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Lakewood Ranch
South Carolina
Bradenton, FL
G 1 Shug Dickson Current redshirt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Lutheran
Texas Tech
Tulsa
St. Louis, MO
F 5 Shannon Dufficy Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Our Lady of Mercy College
Utah State
Melbourne, VIC
G 10 Nadia Green 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Homewood-Flossmoor Chicago, IL
G 11 Haley Troup 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Gadsen Gadsden, AL
G 12 Elle Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Rock Bridge Columbia, MO
F 13 Hannah Schuchts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Maclay Tallahassee, FL
G 22 Jordan Roundtree 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Kirkwood St. Louis, MO
G 23 Amber Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Loyola Shreveport, LA
G 24 Jordan Chavis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Central Davidson Lexington, NC
G 33 Aijha Blackwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Cardinal Ritter Berkeley, MO
F 40 Micah Linthacum 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Jefferson City Jefferson, MO
F 43 Hayley Frank 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Strafford Strafford, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 15, 2020

Preseason

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SEC media poll

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The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.[9]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team
1 South Carolina
2 Texas A&M
3 Mississippi State
4 Kentucky
5 Arkansas
6 Tennessee
7 Auburn
8 LSU
9 Missouri
10 Georgia
11 Alabama
12 Florida
13 Ole Miss
14 Vanderbilt

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
6:00 pm, SECN+
Western Illinois W 97–89 OT 1–0
 27  Smith   15  Smith   8  Chavis  Mizzou Arena (3,851)
Columbia, MO
November 10, 2019*
2:00 pm, SECN+
Nebraska L 85–90 OT 1–1
 21  Blackwell   14  Smith   4  Blackwell  Mizzou Arena (4,114)
Columbia, MO
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Northern Iowa L 73–78  1–2
 19  Smith   7  Smith   3  Chavis  Mizzou Arena (3,029)
Columbia, MO
November 16, 2019*
1:00 pm
at Green Bay L 64–72  1–3
 13  Schuchts   8  Tied   3  Chavis  Kress Events Center (1,847)
Green Bay, WI
November 21, 2019*
7:00 pm
at South Dakota L 56–72  1–4
 15  Frank   6  Smith   3  Tied  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,407)
Vermillion, SD
November 24, 2019*
2:00 pm, SECN+
SIU Edwardsville W 68–51  2–4
 15  Smith   8  Green   3  Green  Mizzou Arena (4,033)
Columbia, MO
November 28, 2019*
3:00 pm
vs. New Mexico
Cancún Challenge
L 68–71  2–5
 29  Frank   8  Schuchts   4  Tied  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (502)
Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2019*
5:30 pm
vs. North Carolina
Cancún Challenge
L 69–82  2–6
 16  Smith   6  Tied   2  Tied  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (157)
Cancún, Mexico
December 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Saint Louis W 83–58  3–6
 17  Blackwell   6  Blackwell   3  Green  Mizzou Arena (3,360)
Columbia, MO
December 8, 2019*
2:00 pm
at Kansas City L 56–59  3–7
 12  Tied   7  Blackwell   6  Blackwell  Swinney Recreation Center (1,098)
Kansas City, MO
December 15, 2019*
3:00 pm
at No. 20 Missouri State L 72–79  3–8
 22  Smith   8  Frank   4  Blackwell  JQH Arena (5,091)
Springfield, MO
December 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Princeton L 33–68  3–9
 10  Frank   9  Blackwell   2  Troup  Mizzou Arena (3,694)
Columbia, MO
December 20, 2019*
12:00 pm, SECN
Illinois L 51–58  3–10
 21  Blackwell   8  Tied   3  Tied  Mizzou Arena (4,332)
Columbia, MO
SEC regular season
January 2, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN
at No. 22 Tennessee L 66–77  3–11
(0–1)
 22  Smith   5  Green   4  Troup  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,814)
Knoxville, TN
January 5, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPNU
LSU W 69–65  4–11
(1–1)
 15  Blackwell   11  Blackwell   5  Tied  Mizzou Arena (4,437)
Columbia, MO
January 9, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 13 Mississippi State L 64–79  4–12
(1–2)
 14  Troup   6  Tied   5  Blackwell  Mizzou Arena (3,920)
Columbia, MO
January 12, 2020
2:00 pm, SECN
at No. 21 Arkansas L 73–90  4–13
(1–3)
 19  Frank   12  Schuchts   6  Troup  Bud Walton Arena (4,172)
Fayetteville, AR
January 16, 2020
7:30 pm, SECN
No. 1 South Carolina L 45–78  4–14
(1–4)
 13  Blackwell   6  Blackwell   2  Tied  Mizzou Arena (10,234)
Columbia, MO
January 19, 2020
2:00 pm, SECN+
at Ole Miss W 71–57  5–14
(2–4)
 20  Blackwell   10  Smith   4  Blackwell  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,287)
Oxford, MS
January 26, 2020
3:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 15 Texas A&M L 53–72  5–15
(2–5)
 18  Blackwell   7  Blackwell   5  Schuchts  Reed Arena (3,883)
College Station, TX
January 30, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 13 Kentucky L 47–62  5–16
(2–6)
 17  Blackwell   9  Blackwell   2  Tied  Mizzou Arena (3,405)
Columbia, MO
February 2, 2020
4:00 pm, SECN
No. 25 Arkansas L 81–85 OT 5–17
(2–7)
 22  Smith   9  Tied   3  Tied  Mizzou Arena (3,531)
Columbia, MO
February 6, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN+
at Georgia W 73–65  6–17
(3–7)
 26  Blackwell   11  Blackwell   3  Schuchts  Stegeman Coliseum (2,940)
Athens, GA
February 10, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN
at LSU L 58–66  6–18
(3–8)
 12  Blackwell   14  Blackwell   3  Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,610)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 16, 2020
2:00 pm, SECN+
Florida L 67–75  6–19
(3–9)
 20  Blackwell   8  Smith   3  Blackwell  Mizzou Arena (4,635)
Columbia, MO
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Vanderbilt W 78–66  7–19
(4–9)
 24  Frank   14  Blackwell   5  Chavis  Memorial Gymnasium (2,166)
Nashville, TN
February 23, 2020
5:00 pm, SECN+
Ole Miss W 82–67  8–19
(5–9)
 22  Frank   10  Blackwell   4  Smith  Mizzou Arena (4,027)
Columbia, MO
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, SECN+
Auburn L 82–95  8–20
(5–10)
 27  Blackwell   11  Blackwell   7  Blackwell  Mizzou Arena (3,540)
Columbia, MO
March 1, 2020
12:40 pm, SECN
at Alabama L 61–73  8–21
(5–11)
 23  Blackwell   11  Blackwell   4  Blackwell  Coleman Coliseum (2,238)
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC Tournament
March 4, 2020
12:30 pm, SECN
(11) vs. (14) Ole Miss
First round
W 64–53  9–21
 16  Blackwell   8  Roundtree   4  Roundtree  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,589)
Greenville, SC
March 5, 2020
7:30 pm, SECN
(11) vs. (6) Tennessee
Second round
L 51–64  9–22
 13  Blackwell   9  Blackwell   4  Blackwell  Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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References

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  1. ^ "Lady Panthers add Mizzou transfer Kelsey Winfrey to 2019-20 recruiting class".
  2. ^ "Akira Levy joins Vanderbilt basketball as Missouri transfer". USA Today.
  3. ^ "'s Cunningham Selected by the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA draft".
  4. ^ https://www.gorhody.com/sports/w-baskbl/2019-20/bios/tahane_emmanuelle_zq82[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "2019 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits - Missouri - ESPN".
  6. ^ "Adds St. Louis Native Shug Dickson".
  7. ^ "Adds 2017 Top-50 Prospect LaDazhia Williams".
  8. ^ "Adds All-Conference Wing Shannon Dufficy".
  9. ^ "South Carolina tabbed as 2020 SEC women's hoops champs". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  10. ^ "2019-20 Schedule". Missouri Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2019.