2019–20 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 10–20 (7–11 Sun Belt) |
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Home arena | Hanner Fieldhouse |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy* | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 25 | – | 4 | .862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 4 | .862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Arlington | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Little Rock | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 3 | – | 26 | .103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2020 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of August 20, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2019–20 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first year head coach Anita Howard, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in ninth place. The qualified for the Sun Belt tournament, seeded ninth, were defeated by No. 4 Louisiana by the score of 64–81. Shortly after being eliminated, the Sun Belt canceled the remainder of the tournament which was followed by the NCAA cancelling all remaining post-season play.
Preseason
Sun Belt coaches poll
On October 30, 2019, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Eagles predicted to finish in eleventh place in the conference. [1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Little Rock | 127 (6) |
2 | Troy | 123 (4) |
3 | UT Arlington | 120 (1) |
4 | South Alabama | 119 (1) |
5 | Appalachian State | 100 |
6 | Georgia State | 73 |
7 | Coastal Carolina | 66 |
8 | Louisiana | 64 |
9 | Texas State | 59 |
10 | Arkansas State | 44 |
11 | Georgia Southern | 26 |
12 | Louisiana–Monroe | 15 |
Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team
- Alexis Brown – SR, Guard
Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Oct 30, 2019* 6:30 pm | Coker | W 93–66 | 21 – Barber | 7 – Hamilton | 7 – Atwater | Hanner Fieldhouse (250) Statesboro, GA | |||||
Nov 5, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Coastal Georgia | W 106–69 | 15 – Franks | 12 – Barber | 5 – Atwater | Hanner Fieldhouse (269) Statesboro, GA | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Furman | L 63–78 | 0–1 | 14 – Barber | 6 – McDonald | 4 – Burns | Timmons Arena (452) Greenville, SC | ||||
Nov 17, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Kennesaw State | L 69–95 | 0–2 | 18 – Barber | 8 – Barber | 3 – Atwater | Hanner Fieldhouse (437) Statesboro, GA | ||||
Nov 20, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | North Dakota | L 56–69 | 0–3 | 11 – Barber | 8 – TEAM | 3 – Atwater | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,912) Statesboro, GA | ||||
Nov 23, 2019* 3:00 pm | at Bethune–Cookman | L 57–75 | 0–4 | 15 – Brown | 7 – TEAM | 2 – Hamilton | Moore Gymnasium (225) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
Nov 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Winthrop | W 91–49 | 1–4 | 20 – Brown | 13 – McDonald | 4 – Atwater | Winthrop Coliseum (211) Rock Hill, SC | ||||
Dec 1, 2019* 2:00 pm | at Wofford | W 70–57 | 2–4 | 19 – Brown | 10 – Brown | 3 – Atwater | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (723) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
Dec 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Mercer | L 52–62 | 2–5 | 14 – McDonald | 11 – McDonald | 3 – Atwater | Hawkins Arena (1,261) Macon, GA | ||||
Dec 16, 2019* 12:00 pm, SECN+ | at Ole Miss | L 66–69 OT | 2–6 | 26 – McDonald | 13 – TEAM | 10 – Atwater | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,574) Oxford, MS | ||||
Dec 19, 2019* 3:00 pm | vs. Kent State Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | L 48–62 | 2–7 | 12 – Brown | 7 – Barber | 3 – Franks | South Point Arena (120) Las Vegas, NV | ||||
Dec 20, 2019* 5:30 pm | vs. St. Francis Brooklyn Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | W 78–47 | 3–7 | 11 – Burns | 8 – Dias–Allen | 2 – Strange | South Point Arena (120) Las Vegas, NV | ||||
Dec 20, 2019* 8:00 pm | vs. Tulane | L 40–56 | 3–8 | 15 – Barber | 8 – Burns | 2 – Brown | Devlin Fieldhouse (473) New Orleans, LA | ||||
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Jan 2, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Louisiana–Monroe | W 64–47 | 4–8 (1–0) | 16 – Hamilton | 6 – Moore | 5 – Brown | Hanner Fieldhouse (323) Statesboro, GA | ||||
Jan 4, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Louisiana | W 83–67 | 5–8 (2–0) | 16 – Brown | 7 – McDonald | 5 – Atwater | Hanner Fieldhouse (447) Statesboro, GA | ||||
Jan 9, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Little Rock | L 46–58 | 5–9 (2–1) | 6 – Dias–Allen | 10 – McDonald | 2 – Barber | Jack Stephens Center (516) Little Rock, AR | ||||
Jan 11, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Arkansas State | L 62–69 | 5–10 (2–2) | 20 – Barber | 11 – Nisbet | 3 – Brown | First National Bank Arena (718) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
Jan 16, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Troy | L 69–79 | 5–11 (2–3) | 23 – Brown | 10 – Barber | 3 – Brown | Hanner Fieldhouse (411) Statesboro, GA | ||||
Jan 18, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | South Alabama | L 65–71 | 5–12 (2–4) | 14 – Hamilton | 7 – TEAM | 2 – Franks | Hanner Fieldhouse (387) Statesboro, GA | ||||
Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Georgia State Modern Day Hate | W 81–56 | 6–12 (3–4) | 21 – Barber | 9 – Burns | 4 – Nisbet | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,619) Statesboro, GA | ||||
Jan 30, 2029 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Coastal Carolina | L 59–66 | 6–13 (3–5) | 15 – Brown | 5 – TEAM | 2 – Burns | HTC Center (195) Conway, SC | ||||
Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Appalachian State | L 75–83 | 6–14 (3–6) | 19 – Barber | 8 – Barber | 5 – Brown | Holmes Center (576) Boone, NC | ||||
Feb 6, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Little Rock | L 49–65 | 6–15 (3–7) | 12 – Barber | 7 – Hamilton | 3 – Nisbet | Hanner Fieldhouse (231) Statesboro, GA | ||||
Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Arkansas State | W 80–67 | 7–15 (4–7) | 25 – Hamilton | 11 – Brown | 4 – Brown | Hanner Fieldhouse (530) Statesboro, GA | ||||
Feb 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 72–66 | 8–15 (5–7) | 17 – Hamilton | 10 – Brown | 4 – Atwater | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (723) Monroe, LA | ||||
Feb 15, 2020 3:00 pm | at Louisiana | L 60–72 | 8–16 (5–8) | 15 – Barber | 7 – Moore | 3 – Brown | Cajundome (801) Lafayette, LA | ||||
Feb 20, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Coastal Carolina | L 74–90 | 8–17 (5–9) | 31 – Barber | 7 – McDonald | 4 – Brown | Hanner Fieldhouse (371) Statesboro, GA | ||||
Feb 22, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Appalachian State | W 78–70 | 9–17 (6–9) | 18 – Barber | 9 – Brown | 8 – Atwater | Hanner Fieldhouse (513) Statesboro, GA | ||||
Feb 27, 2020 12:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Texas State | L 68–72 | 9–18 (6–10) | 20 – McDonald | 16 – McDonald | 5 – Brown | Strahan Coliseum (3,385) San Marcos, TX | ||||
Feb 29, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UT Arlington | L 73–101 | 9–19 (6–11) | 23 – Brown | 10 – McDonald | 4 – Barber | College Park Center (1,108) Arlington, TX | ||||
Mar 7, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Georgia State Modern Day Hate | W 77–74 | 10–19 (7–11) | 16 – Barber | 12 – McDonald | 4 – Atwater | GSU Sports Arena (675) Atlanta, GA | ||||
Sun Belt Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (9) | at (4) Louisiana First Round | L 64–81 | 10–20 | 14 – Dias–Allen | 7 – Barber | 3 – Brown | Cajundome (300) Lafayette, LA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |