2019–20 UConn Huskies women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2019–20 UConn Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 35th season at UConn, split their home games between Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the XL Center and were in their seventh and final season as members of the American Athletic Conference (The American).
UConn had a record of 26–3 during the regular season. They went 16–0 in the AAC and were the conference regular season champions. Then, they won the AAC tournament . UConn received an automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament , but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The team finished the season ranked number 5 in the AP poll .
The Huskies left The American to join several of their former conference mates in the Big East Conference in July 2020.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Every UConn women's game was televised. Excluding exhibitions, most Huskies games aired on SNY , an ESPN network, or a CBS network. Exhibition games and games that aired on SNY were also streamed on Husky Vision . Every game was broadcast on the UConn IMG Sports Network with an extra audio broadcast available online to listen to through Husky Vision.
Off-season
Departures
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Year
Hometown
Previous school
Evelyn Adebayo 14
F
6'1"
RS Senior London, England Transferred from Murray State . Was eligible to play immediately since Adebayo graduated from Murray State .
Evina Westbrook 22
G
6'0"
Junior Salem, OR Transferred from Tennessee . Under NCAA transfer rules, Westbrook sat out the 2019–20 season, and had two years of remaining eligibility starting in 2020–21.
Recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Aubrey Griffin W
Ossining, NY
Ossining Senior School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
N/A
Recruiting star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN :
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 UConn Huskies women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F 3
Megan Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Monacan
Chesterfield, VA
G 5
Crystal Dangerfield 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sr Blackman
Murfreesboro, TN
G 10
Molly Bent 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr Tabor Academy
Centerville, MA
G 13
Christyn Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So Central Arkansas Christian
Little Rock, AR
F 14
Evelyn Adebayo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS Sr Murray State
London, England
F 20
Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Winder-Barrow
Winder, GA
G 22
Evina Westbrook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Tennessee
Salem, OR
G 24
Anna Makurat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Sport Championship School
Sierakowice, Poland
F 25
Kyla Irwin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr State College
State College, PA
F 32
Batouly Camara 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS Sr Kentucky
New York, NY
G 44
Aubrey Griffin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Ossining
Ossining, NY
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 4]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
November 3, 2019 *1:00 pm, HuskyVision
No. 5
Jefferson W 103–40 28 – Walker
11 – Nelson-Ododa
8 – Dangerfield
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
November 6, 2019 *7:00 pm, HuskyVision
No. 5
Trevecca Nazarene W 99–54 28 – Walker
8 – Walker
5 – Nelson-Ododa
XL Center Hartford, CT
January 27, 2020 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4
United States L 64–79 22 – Walker
7 – Walker
4 – Dangerfield
XL Center (13,919)Hartford, CT
Regular season
November 10, 2019 *1:00 pm, SNY
No. 5
California W 72–61 1–0
24 – Williams
13 – Nelson-Ododa
4 – Nelson-Ododa
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,294)Storrs, CT
November 13, 2019 *7:00 pm, SECN
No. 4
at Vanderbilt
W 64–51 2–0
25 – Walker
12 – Nelson-Ododa
5 – Makurat
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
November 17, 2019 1:00 pm, SNY
No. 4
at Temple
W 83–54 3–0
19 – Williams
10 – Nelson-Ododa
7 – Makurat
Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
November 19, 2019 *7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 4
Virginia W 83–44 4–0
19 – Walker
9 – Walker
5 – Tied
XL Center (7,728)Hartford, CT
November 24, 2019 *3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4
at Ohio State
W 73–62 5–0
23 – Dangerfield
12 – Nelson-Ododa
6 – Dangerfield
Value City Arena Columbus, OH
November 26, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 4
at Dayton
W 75–37 6–0
23 – Walker
12 – Walker
6 – Irwin
UD Arena Dayton, OH
December 5, 2019 *6:30 pm, FS1
No. 4
at Seton Hall
W 92–78 7–0
29 – Walker
12 – Griffin
5 – Irwin
Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
December 8, 2019 *4:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4
Notre Dame Jimmy V Classic /Rivalry W 81–57 8–0
26 – Walker
13 – Walker
5 – Dangerfield
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, CT
December 16, 2019 *8:00 pm, FS1
No. 2
at No. 16 DePaul
W 84–74 9–0
22 – Tied
13 – Walker
7 – Walker
Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
December 22, 2019 *4:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 2
vs. Oklahoma Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase W 97–53 10–0
27 – Nelson-Ododa
15 – Tied
6 – Dangerfield
Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY
No. 1
Wichita State W 83–55 11–0
22 – Dangerfield
9 – Nelson-Ododa
6 – Williams
XL Center (7,550)Hartford, CT
January 5, 2020 4:00 pm, SNY
No. 1
at SMU
W 80–42 12–0
21 – Williams
10 – Nelson-Ododa
8 – Dangerfield
Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
January 9, 2020 *7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1
No. 6 Baylor
L 58–74 12–1
21 – Williams
9 – Williams
3 – Walker
XL Center (12,415)Harford, CT
January 11, 2020 1:00 pm, SNY
No. 1
Houston W 91–51 13–1
22 – Walker
7 – 3 tied
5 – Williams
XL Center (10,868)Hartford, CT
January 14, 2020 8:00 pm, SNY
No. 4
at Memphis
W 68–56 14–1
24 – Dangerfield
9 – Tied
3 – 3 tied
Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
January 16, 2020 6:00 pm, SNY
No. 4
at UCF
W 59–52 15–1
19 – Walker
12 – Nelson-Ododa
5 – Dangerfield
Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
January 19, 2020 12:00 pm, SNY
No. 4
Tulsa W 92–34 16–1
24 – Walker
7 – Nelson-Ododa
5 – Makurat
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,240)Storrs, CT
January 23, 2020 *7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3
No. 23 Tennessee Rivalry W 60–45 17–1
14 – Dangerfield
8 – Makurat
4 – Makurat
XL Center (13,659)Harford, CT
January 25, 2020 12:00 pm, SNY
No. 3
at East Carolina
W 98–42 18–1
26 – Williams
12 – Walker
5 – Tied
Williams Arena Greenville, NC
January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY
No. 4
Cincinnati W 80–50 19–1
24 – Dangerfield
11 – Walker
5 – Dangerfield
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,026)Storrs, CT
February 3, 2020 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4
No. 3 Oregon
L 56–74 19–2
19 – Dangerfield
7 – Walker
6 – Nelson-Ododa
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, CT
February 7, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY
No. 4
Memphis W 94–55 20–2
26 – Walker
11 – Walker
11 – Makurat
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,306)Storrs, CT
February 10, 2020 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 5
at No. 1 South Carolina
L 52–70 20–3
28 – Dangerfield
9 – Nelson-Ododa
4 – Nelson-Ododa
Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 16, 2020 2:00 pm, SNY
No. 5
at South Florida
W 67–47 21–3
21 – Walker
8 – Nelson-Ododa
5 – Dangerfield
Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
February 19, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY
No. 6
Tulane W 74–31 22–3
18 – Tied
11 – Nelson-Ododa
6 – Williams
XL Center (8,446)Hartford, CT
February 22, 2020 1:00 pm, SNY
No. 6
UCF W 66–53 23–3
20 – Walker
11 – Walker
6 – Walker
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, CT
February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY
No. 6
at Cincinnati
W 105–58 24–3
26 – Williams
8 – Tied
6 – Tied
Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
February 29, 2020 3:00 pm, SNY
No. 6
at Houston
W 92–40 25–3
21 – Walker
9 – Tied
7 – Dangerfield
Fertitta Center Houston, TX
March 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 5
South Florida W 80–39 26–3
23 – Walker
9 – Nelson-Ododa
5 – Tied
XL Center (9,338)Hartford, CT
AAC Tournament
March 7, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) No. 5
vs. (8) Temple Quarterfinals W 94–61 27–3
22 – Dangerfield
16 – Griffin
8 – Makurat
Mohegan Sun Arena (5,763)Uncasville, CT
March 8, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) No. 5
vs. (4) South Florida Semifinals W 79–38 28–3
21 – Walker
7 – Tied
4 – Makurat
Mohegan Sun Arena (5,677)Uncasville, CT
March 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) No. 5
vs. (3) Cincinnati Championship W 87–53 29–3
26 – Walker
11 – Nelson-Ododa
8 – Makurat
Mohegan Sun Arena (5,430)Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
EST .
Rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre-
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Final
AP
5
4
4
4
4 (2)
2 (1)
2 (1)
1 (19)
1 (19)
1 (19)
4
3
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
Coaches
4
4^
4
4
4 (2)
2 (3)
2 (3)
1 (21)
1 (22)
1 (24)
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
RV
Received votes
NR
Not ranked
( )
Number of first place votes
^ Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll
See also
References
^ Newman, Josh (June 27, 2019). "UConn officially rejoins the Big East with big welcome at Madison Square Garden" . usatoday.com . Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2019 . ^ Borzello, Jeff (June 27, 2019). "Big East officially announces UConn's return" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019 . ^ Borges, David (June 26, 2019). "It's official: UConn is back in the Big East" . NHRegister.com . Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019 . ^ "2019–2020 Schedule" . UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2018 .
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
