2019–20 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Joanne P. McCallie in her 13th season. The team played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019–20 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. RV
APNo. RV
Record18–12 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sam Miller
  • Jim Corrigan
  • Wanisha Smith
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Louisville162 .889284  .875
No. 8 NC State†144 .778284  .875
Duke126 .6671812  .600
No. 18 Florida State117 .611248  .750
Virginia Tech117 .611219  .700
Boston College117 .6112012  .625
Georgia Tech108 .5562011  .645
Syracuse99 .5001615  .516
Virginia810 .4441317  .433
Notre Dame810 .4441318  .419
Miami (FL)711 .3891515  .500
North Carolina711 .3891614  .533
Wake Forest711 .3891616  .500
Clemson315 .167823  .258
Pittsburgh117 .056526  .161
2020 ACC tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020
Rankings from AP poll

The Blue Devils finished the season 18–12 and 12–6 in ACC play to finish in third place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Boston College in the Quarterfinals. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Previous season

The 2018-19 Blue Devils finished the season 15–15, 6–10 in ACC play to finish tied for tenth place in the regular season. They were the eleventh seed in the ACC women's tournament, where they won their first game against Pittsburgh and fell to Florida State in the Second Round. They did not receive an invitation to a post-season tournament.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaida Patrick
G
West Haverstraw, NY Saddle River Day School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Azana Baines
G
Blackwood, NJ Gloucester Catholic High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Jennifer Ezeh
F
Landover, MD New Hope Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Jada Claude
F
Fayetteville, GA Whitewater High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   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 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 0 Jaida Patrick 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSaddle River Day West Haverstraw, NY
G 2 Haley Gorecki 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GSWilliam Fremd Palatine, IL
G 3 Miela Goodchild 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoMoreton Bay College Queensland, Australia
G/F 4 Jada Claude 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWhitewater Fayetteville, GA
F 5 Leaonna Odom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrChaminade Lompoc, CA
G 11 Azana Baines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrGloucester Catholic Blackwood, NJ
G 12 Mikayla Boykin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrClinton Clinton, NC
C 13 Uchenna Nwoke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SoSouth Grand Prairie High School Grand Prairie, TX
G 15 Kyra Lambert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSSamuel Clemens Cibolo, TX
F 22 Jennifer Ezeh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrNew Hope Academy Nibo, Nigeria
F/C 24 Onome Akinbode-James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoBlair Academy Blairstown, NJ
F/C 25 Jade Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrOwensboro Catholic Owensboro, KY
C 30 Emily Schubert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SrElizabethton Elizabethton, TN
G 32 Jayda Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMater Dei Irvine, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 8, 2019

Rankings

2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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

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

Source[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
Alaska Anchorage W 91–59 
 19  Tied  15  Gorecki  4  Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
High Point W 93–57  1–0
 19  Odom  8  Baines  5  Goodchild  Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,662)
Durham, NC
November 10, 2019*
4:00 p.m., SECN+
at No. 6 Texas A&M L 58–79  1–1
 16  Gorecki  5  Baines  2  Tied  Reed Arena (3,289)
College Station, TX
November 14, 2019*
8:30 p.m., MWN
at UNLV W 57–45  2–1
 15  Gorecki  8  Goodchild  4  Gorecki  Thomas & Mack Center (1,001)
Las Vegas, NV
November 17, 2019*
3:00 p.m., ACCN
Northwestern L 42–63  2–2
 11  Williams  9  Gorecki  7  Odom  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,118)
Durham, NC
November 21, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Idaho State W 85–66  3–2
 30  Gorecki  7  Tied  4  Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,718)
Durham, NC
November 24, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Troy W 99–85  4–2
 26  Goodchild  13  Gorecki  5  Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,833)
Durham, NC
November 27, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Davidson W 82–52  5–2
 25  Gorecki  12  Akinbode-James  4  Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,784)
Durham, NC
November 29, 2019*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Penn W 66–50  6–2
 23  Odom  16  Odom  10  Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,809)
Durham, NC
December 4, 2019*
7:00 p.m., Big Ten Network
at Nebraska
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 79–83  6–3
 20  Odom  7  Tied  4  Gorecki  Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,013)
Lincoln, NE
December 8, 2019
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Boston College W 85–73  7–3
(1–0)
 27  Gorecki  14  Odom  7  Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,005)
Durham, NC
December 19, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 5 South Carolina L 46–89  7–4
 11  Goodchild  6  Lambert  3  Akinbode-James  Colonial Life Arena (11,024)
Columbia, SC
December 29, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast L 56–78  7–5
 19  Gorecki  10  Gorecki  2  Tied  Alico Arena (3,267)
Fort Myers, FL
January 2, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Wake Forest L 58–60  7–6
(1–1)
 17  Gorecki  7  Williams  2  3 tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,416)
Durham, NC
January 5, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 7 Louisville L 55–60  7–7
(1–2)
 20  Gorecki  7  Baines  5  Gorecki  KFC Yum! Center (10,123)
Louisville, KY
January 9, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia L 63–66  7–8
(1–3)
 27  Gorecki  7  Akinbode-James  5  Gorecki  John Paul Jones Arena (2,206)
Charlottesville, VA
January 12, 2020
3:00 p.m., RSN
Virginia Tech W 72–67 OT 8–8
(2–3)
 17  Gorecki  12  Gorecki  3  Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,088)
Durham, NC
January 16, 2020
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Notre Dame W 50–47  9–8
(3–3)
 13  Tied  9  Gorecki  2  3 tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,022)
Durham, NC
January 19, 2020
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Clemson L 58–62  9–9
(3–4)
 20  Odom  7  Gorecki  7  Gorecki  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,718)
Clemson, SC
January 23, 2020
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at Syracuse W 88–58  10–9
(4–4)
 23  Odom  10  Odom  9  Gorecki  Carrier Dome (2,106)
Syracuse, NY
January 26, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Georgia Tech W 58–46  11–9
(5–4)
 18  Gorecki  10  Akinbode-James  3  Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,451)
Durham, NC
February 2, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7 NC State L 60–63  11–10
(5–5)
 21  Gorecki  7  Gorecki  3  Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,209)
Durham, NC
February 6, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCN
North Carolina
Rivalry
W 71–61  12–10
(6–5)
 25  Gorecki  12  Gorecki  8  Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,686)
Durham, NC
February 9, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Miami (FL) W 74–55  13–10
(7–5)
 16  Williams  10  Gorecki  7  Gorecki  Watsco Center (1,435)
Coral Gables, FL
February 13, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Pittsburgh W 73–56  14–10
(8–5)
 20  Odom  9  Akinbode-James  7  Gorecki  Petersen Events Center (876)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 16, 2020
1:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 14 Florida State W 66–64  15–10
(9–5)
 21  Gorecki  7  Akinbode-James  4  Williams  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,303)
Durham, NC
February 20, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia W 62–47  16–10
(10–5)
 17  Odom  12  Odom  5  Boykin  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,154)
Durham, NC
February 24, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 8 NC State W 70–65  17–10
(11–5)
 24  Gorecki  7  Odom  5  Gorecki  Reynolds Coliseum (5,580)
Raleigh, NC
February 27, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia Tech L 56–70  17–11
(11–6)
 16  Odom  7  Odom  5  Gorecki  Cassell Coliseum (1,603)
Blacksburg, VA
March 1, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
North Carolina
Rivalry
W 73–54  18–11
(12–6)
 23  Gorecki  10  Williams  5  Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,916)
Durham, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2020
8:00 p.m., RSN
(3) vs. (6) Boston College
Quarterfinals
L 77–84  18–12
 25  Gorecki  10  Gorecki  5  3 tied  Greensboro Coliseum (5,492)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  2. "Duke". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  3. "Women's Basketball 2019-20 Schedule/Results". Duke Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
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