2019–20 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
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ACC regular season champions Paradise Jam champions | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 6 |
Record | 28–4 (16–2 ACC) |
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Home arena | KFC Yum! Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Louisville | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 4 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 NC State† | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 4 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Florida State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 5 | – | 26 | .161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2020 ACC tournament winner As of March 5, 2020 Rankings from AP poll |
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.
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
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Nyah Green G | Allen, Texas | Allen High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Norika Konno PG | Sendai, Japan | Seiwa Gakuen | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Ramani Parker F | Fresno, California | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
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Roster
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Rankings
Poll | Pre- 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 |
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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
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||