2019–20 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, were led by 13th-year head coach Jeff Walz, and played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center in their sixth year in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019–20 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
ACC regular season champions
Paradise Jam champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
Record28–4 (16–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKFC Yum! Center
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Louisville16–2 .88928–4  .875
No. 8 NC State†14–4 .77828–4  .875
Duke12–6 .66718–12  .600
No. 18 Florida State11–7 .61124–8  .750
Virginia Tech11–7 .61121–9  .700
Boston College11–7 .61120–12  .625
Georgia Tech10–8 .55620–11  .645
Syracuse9–9 .50016–15  .516
Virginia8–10 .44413–17  .433
Notre Dame8–10 .44413–18  .419
Miami (FL)7–11 .38915–15  .500
North Carolina7–11 .38916–14  .533
Wake Forest7–11 .38916–16  .500
Clemson3–15 .1678–23  .258
Pittsburgh1–17 .0565–26  .161
† 2020 ACC tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020
Rankings from AP poll

The Cardinals finished the season 28–4 and 16–2 in ACC play. They finished as the regular season ACC champions and earned the first seed in the ACC tournament. They defeated Syracuse in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions NC State in the Semifinals. The NCAA tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2018–19 season at 32–4, 14–2 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place. They advanced to the championship game of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large for the NCAA women's tournament as a number one seed in the Albany Region. In the tournament, they defeated Robert Morris and Michigan in the first and second rounds, Oregon State in the sweet sixteen before losing to Connecticut in the elite eight.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nyah Green
G		 Allen, Texas Allen High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Norika Konno
PG		 Sendai, Japan Seiwa Gakuen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Ramani Parker
F		 Fresno, California Montverde Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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:

Roster
2019–20 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Ramani Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrMontverde Academy Fresno, CA
G 1 Dana Evans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrWest Side Leadership Academy Gary, IN
G 2 Yacine Diop 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrSeton-La Salle
Pittsburgh		 Dakar, Senegal
G 3 Seygan Robins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoMercer County Harrodsburg, KY
G 4 Elizabeth Balogun 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoHamilton Heights Christian Academy
Georgia Tech		 Chattanooga, TN
G 5 Mykasa Robinson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoAshland Blazer Ashland, KY
G 11 Norika Konno 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSeiwa Gakuen Sendai, Japan
G 12 Lindsey Duvall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoBullitt East Mount Washington, KY
G 14 Kianna Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrTroy
California		 Moreno Valley, CA
F 21 Kylee Shook 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrMesa Ridge Colorado Springs, CO
F 22 Elizabeth Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoRidgeway
Georgia Tech		 Memphis, TN
G 23 Jazmine Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrFlorida A&M Developmental Tallahassee, FL
G 24 Jessica Laemmle 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) SrMercy Academy Louisville, KY
F 30 Molly Lockhart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrButler Louisville, KY
G 31 Nyah Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrAllen Allen, TX
F 33 Bionca Dunham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrImhotep Institute Charter Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 25, 2019

Rankings
Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular season ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes.
PollPre-
Season		Week
2		Week
3		Week
4		Week
5		Week
6		Week
7		Week
8		Week
9		Week
10		Week
11		Week
12		Week
13		Week
14		Week
15		Week
16		Week
17		Week
18		Week
19		Final
AP 9 9 8 8 2 (5) 7 6 7 7 7 5 (2) 5 (2) 5 (1) 5 (1) 9 5 5 4 6 6
Coaches 9 9 9 2 (5) 7 7 7 7 7 4 (1) 3 4 (1) 4 9 6 5 5 6 7 N/A

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 and results

Source[3]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
February 2, 2020*
2:00 p.m.		 No. 5 USA L 54–97  –
 KFC Yum! Center (12,008)
Louisville, KY
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 9 Western Kentucky W 75–56  1–0
 KFC Yum! Center (8,304)
Louisville, KY
November 8, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 9 Murray State W 76–40  2–0
 KFC Yum! Center (7,922)
Louisville, KY
November 14, 2019*
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 9 Central Michigan W 76–63  3–0
 KFC Yum! Center (7,605)
Louisville, KY
November 21, 2019*
6:30 p.m., ACCN		 No. 8 UT Chattanooga W 86–37  4–0
 KFC Yum! Center (7,703)
Louisville, KY
November 24, 2019*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 8 Boise State W 92–82  5–0
 KFC Yum! Center (8,331)
Louisville, KY
November 28, 2019*
1:00 p.m.		 No. 8 vs. UT Arlington
Paradise Jam		 W 76–67  6–0
 Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2019*
1:00 p.m.		 No. 8 vs. Oklahoma State
Paradise Jam		 W 69–48  7–0
 Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2019*
3:15 p.m.		 No. 8 vs. No. 1 Oregon
Paradise Jam		 W 72–62  8–0
 Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, USVI
December 5, 2019*
8:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 2 at Ohio State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 L 60–67  8–1
 Value City Arena (3,807)
Columbus, OH
December 8, 2019*
2:00 p.m.		 No. 2 at Northern Kentucky W 85–57  9–1
 BB&T Arena (2,042)
Highland Heights, KY
December 15, 2019*
1:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 7 at No. 14 Kentucky
Rivalry		 W 67–66  10–1
 Rupp Arena (11,256)
Lexington, KY
December 19, 2019*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 6 at UT Martin W 71–63 2OT 11–1
 Skyhawk Center (1,156)
Martin, TN
December 29, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 7 Syracuse W 62–58  12–1
(1–0)		 KFC Yum! Center (10,084)
Louisville, KY
January 2, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 7 at Clemson W 75–50  13–1
(2–0)		 Littlejohn Coliseum (1,196)
Clemson, SC
January 5, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 7 Duke W 60–55  14–1
(3–0)		 KFC Yum! Center (10,123)
Louisville, KY
January 9, 2020
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 7 at Miami (FL) W 87–41  15–1
(4–0)		 Watsco Center (930)
Coral Gables, FL
January 12, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 7 Wake Forest W 75–61  16–1
(5–0)		 KFC Yum! Center (9,414)
Louisville, KY
January 16, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 5 at Boston College W 81–70  17–1
(6–0)		 Conte Forum (1,137)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 19, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 5 at North Carolina W 74–67  18–1
(7–0)		 Carmichael Arena (4,027)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 23, 2020
8:00 p.m., RSN		 No. 5 Virginia W 71–56  19–1
(8–0)		 KFC Yum! Center (7,776)
Louisville, KY
January 26, 2020
4:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 5 Pittsburgh W 83–49  20–1
(9–0)		 KFC Yum! Center (11,624)
Louisville, KY
January 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPNews		 No. 5 at Notre Dame W 86–54  21–1
(10–0)		 Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,719)
Notre Dame, IN
February 6, 2020
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 5 No. 17 Florida State L 59–67  21–2
(10–1)		 KFC Yum! Center (8,314)
Louisville, KY
February 9, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 5 at Syracuse L 51–59  21–3
(10–2)		 Carrier Dome (2,894)
Syracuse, NY
February 13, 2020
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 9 at No. 4 NC State W 66–59  22–3
(11–2)		 Reynolds Coliseum (5,575)
Raleigh, NC
February 16, 2020
3:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 9 Notre Dame W 82–49  23–3
(12–2)		 KFC Yum! Center (12,086)
Louisville, KY
February 20, 2020
6:00 p.m., RSN		 No. 5 at Georgia Tech W 58–47  24–3
(13–2)		 McCamish Pavilion (1,188)
Atlanta, GA
February 23, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 5 at Pittsburgh W 79–47  25–3
(14–2)		 Petersen Events Center (2,318)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 27, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 5 Boston College W 68–48  26–3
(15–2)		 KFC Yum! Center (8,514)
Louisville, KY
March 1, 2020
12:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 5 Virginia Tech W 70–53  27–3
(16–2)		 KFC Yum! Center (10,423)
Louisville, KY
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2020
2:00 p.m., RSN		 (1) No. 4 vs. (8) Syracuse
Quarterfinals		 W 71–46  28–3
 Greensboro Coliseum (3,811)
Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2020
12:00 p.m., ESPNU		 (1) No. 4 vs. (4) No. 22 Florida State
Semifinals		 L 60–62  28–4
 Greensboro Coliseum (6,751)
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". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  2. "Louisville Cardinals". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. "2019–20 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball schedule". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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