2019–20 North Alabama Lions women's basketball team

2019–20 North Alabama Lions women's basketball
2019–20 North Alabama Lions women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	21-9 (11-5 ASUN)
Head coach	Missy Tiber (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Adrianne Harlow; Josh Ashley; Alison Seberger;
Home arena	Flowers Hall

The 2019–20 North Alabama Lions women's basketball team represented University of North Alabama during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by head coach Missy Tiber in her seventh season at North Alabama. The Lions played their home games at the Flowers Hall in Florence, Alabama as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

2019–20 ASUN women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Florida Gulf Coast	15	–	1	.938	28	–	3	.903
North Alabama*	11	–	5	.688	20	–	8	.714
Liberty	11	–	5	.688	18	–	11	.621
Jacksonville	10	–	6	.625	18	–	11	.621
North Florida	8	–	8	.500	15	–	14	.517
Kennesaw State	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Stetson	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
Lipscomb	4	–	12	.250	7	–	22	.241
NJIT	1	–	15	.063	4	–	25	.138
* ineligible for the 2020 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2020 ASUN Tournament winner As of October 25, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

This season was North Alabama's second of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lions were not eligible for NCAA postseason play but participated in the ASUN tournament[1] where they advanced to the semifinals.[2]

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2018–19 season 21-9, 10-6 to finish tied in third place in ASUN play. They received an invitation to play in the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI), where they advanced to the semifinals before losing to North Texas.[3] The season marked the first of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/07/2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Virginia University - Lynchburg	W 128-26	1–0	22 – Panetti	8 – Eubank	11 – I. Wallen	Flowers Hall (761) Florence, AL
11/9/2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Mississippi Valley State	W 86-60	2–0	18 – I. Wallen	6 – Tied	11 – I. Wallen	Flowers Hall (503) Florence, AL
11/14/2019* 6:00 pm, BTN+	at Iowa	L 81-86	2-1	19 – E. Wallen	7 – Eubank	8 – Tied	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (5446) Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:[4]

References

"ASUN Conference Introduces North Alabama as Newest League Member " – ASUN Conference. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
"ASUN Championship – Semifinal" – ESPN. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
"Tiber finds sweet home in Alabama" The Times Leader. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
"North Alabama Lions Schedule - 2019-20" ESPN. Retrieved 2019-12-24.

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[1] "ASUN Conference Introduces North Alabama as Newest League Member " – ASUN Conference. Retrieved 2018-11-13.

[2] "ASUN Championship – Semifinal" – ESPN. Retrieved 2021-11-22.

[3] "Tiber finds sweet home in Alabama" The Times Leader. Retrieved 2019-12-24.

[4] "North Alabama Lions Schedule - 2019-20" ESPN. Retrieved 2019-12-24.

North Alabama Lions women's basketball
Venues	Flowers Hall (1972–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics