2019–20 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Arizona during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fourth-year head coach Adia Barnes, played their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pac-12 Conference.

2019–20 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
Record24–7 (12–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tamisha Augustin
  • Salvo Coppa
  • Jackie Nared
Home arenaMcKale Center
2019–20 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Oregon†171 .944312  .939
No. 10 UCLA144 .778265  .839
No. 7 Stanford144 .778276  .818
No. 13 Arizona126 .667247  .774
No. 14 Oregon State108 .556239  .719
No. 25 Arizona State108 .5562011  .645
USC810 .4441714  .548
Utah612 .3331417  .452
Colorado513 .2781614  .533
Washington513 .2781317  .433
Washington State414 .2221120  .355
California315 .1671219  .387
2020 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of October 27, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

They finished the season 24–13, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the finals and defeated Northwestern for the championship.

Roster

2019–20 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Amari Carter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrSt. John's College
Penn State
Washington, D.C.
G 1 Shaina Pellington Current redshirt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrDunbarton
Oklahoma
Pickering, ON
G 2 Aari McDonald 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrBrookside Christian HS
Washington
Fresno, CA
G 3 Tara Manumaleuga 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrHillcrest Christian Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
G 4 Lucia Alonso 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrAron Leon Cuna Del Parlamentarismo León, Spain
G 10 Tee Tee Starks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrHopkins/Iowa State Brooklyn Park, MN
G 11 Mara Mote 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrTTT Riga Cēsis, Latvia
F 12 Sevval Gul 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrFenerbahçe Istanbul, Turkey
G 13 Helena Pueyo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSegle XXI Palma de Mallorca, Spain
F 14 Sam Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrCentennial Bloomfield Hills, MI
F 15 Birna Benonysdottir 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrKeflavík Keflavík, Iceland
F 20 Dominique McBryde 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrBedford North Lawrence
Purdue
Bedford, IN
G 24 Bryce Nixon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoArcadia Phoenix, AZ
F 25 Cate Reese 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoCypress Cypress, TX
C 34 Semaj Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SoSt. Anthony Long Beach, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 27, 2019*
4:30 pm
Eastern New Mexico W 85–38 
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
6:30 pm
North Dakota W 74–42  1–0
McKale Center (3,450)
Tucson, AZ
Nov 8, 2019*
6:30 pm
Santa Clara W 65–52  2–0
McKale Center (4,225)
Tucson, AZ
Nov 12, 2019*
5:00 pm
at Chicago State W 82–50  3–0
Jones Convocation Center (122)
Chicago, IL
Nov 17, 2019*
12:00 pm, LHN
at No. 22 Texas W 83–58  4–0
Frank Erwin Center (3,147)
Austin, TX
Nov 20, 2019*
11:00 am
Prairie View A&M W 83–48  5–0
McKale Center (8,542)
Tucson, AZ
Nov 24, 2019*
2:00 pm
at Montana W 77–42  6–0
Dahlberg Arena (2,758)
Missoula, MT
Nov 29, 2019*
4:00 pm
No. 24 UC Riverside W 70–27  7–0
McKale Center (4,417)
Tucson, AZ
Dec 2, 2019*
6:30 pm
No. 20 Monmouth W 86–34  8–0
McKale Center (3,525)
Tucson, AZ
Dec 7, 2019*
1:00 pm
No. 20 at UTEP W 54–43  9–0
Don Haskins Center (1,019)
El Paso, TX
Dec 12, 2019*
1:00 pm
No. 18 Tennessee State W 77–42  10–0
McKale Center (3,891)
Tucson, AZ
Dec 21, 2019*
1:00 pm
No. 18 UC Santa Barbara W 61–42  11–0
McKale Center (4,498)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
Dec 29, 2019
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 18 at Arizona State W 58–53  12–0
(1–0)
Desert Financial Arena (4,009)
Tempe, AZ
Jan 3, 2020
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 18 at USC W 65–57  13–0
(2–0)
Galen Center (509)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 5, 2020
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 18 at No. 10 UCLA L 58–70  13–1
(2–1)
Pauley Pavilion (3,011)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 10, 2020
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 18 No. 3 Oregon State L 61–63  13–2
(2–2)
McKale Center (5,694)
Tucson, AZ
Jan 12, 2020
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 18 No. 2 Oregon L 64–71  13–3
(2–3)
McKale Center (7,680)
Tucson, AZ
Jan 17, 2020
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 at Washington State W 74–67  14–3
(3–3)
Beasley Coliseum (704)
Pullman, WA
Jan 19, 2020
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 at Washington W 66–58  15–3
(4–3)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,151)
Seattle, WA
Jan 24, 2020
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 18 No. 16 Arizona State W 59–53  16–3
(5–3)
McKale Center (10,160)
Tucson, AZ
Jan 31, 2020
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 16 No. 8 UCLA W 92–66  17–3
(6–3)
McKale Center (7,407)
Tucson, AZ
Feb 2, 2020
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 16 USC W 73–57  18–3
(7–3)
McKale Center (5,027)
Tucson, AZ
Feb 7, 2020
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 12 at No. 3 Oregon L 52–85  18–4
(7–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (11,692)
Eugene, OR
Feb 9, 2020
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 12 at No. 9 Oregon State W 65–58 OT 19–4
(8–4)
Gill Coliseum (5,682)
Corvallis, OR
Feb 14, 2020
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 12 Washington W 64–53  20–4
(9–4)
McKale Center (6,381)
Tucson, AZ
Feb 16, 2020
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 12 Washington State W 72–57  21–4
(10–4)
McKale Center (5,658)
Tucson, AZ
Feb 21, 2020
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 11 at Utah W 85–69  22–4
(11–4)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,374)
Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 23, 2020
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 11 at Colorado L 38–50  22–5
(11–5)
CU Events Center (3,085)
Boulder, CO
Feb 28, 2020
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 No. 4 Stanford W 73–72 OT 23–5
(12–5)
McKale Center (7,838)
Tucson, AZ
Mar 1, 2020
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 California L 54–55  23–6
(12–6)
McKale Center (6,705)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
Mar 6, 2020
12:30 pm, P12N
(4) No. 13 vs. (12) California
Quarterfinals
W 86–73  24–6
Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV
Mar 7, 2020
7:00 pm, P12N
(4) No. 13 vs. (1) No. 3 Oregon
Semifinals
L 70–88  24–7
Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
AP RV RV RV 24 20 18 18 18 18 18 21 18 16 12 12 11 13 13 13 12
Coaches RV RV 24 22 19-T 19 19 18 18 19 22 19 17 12-T 12 11 13 14 12 12

See also

2019–20 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

References

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