2019–20 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2019–20 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Wolfpack were led by seventh-year head coach Wes Moore and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
They finished the season 27–4, 14–4 in ACC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the finals of the ACC women's tournament where they defeated Florida State to win the ACC Tournament for the first time since 1991. As winners of the conference tournament, the Wolfpack received the automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament , however due to concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic , the NCAA Tournament was canceled on March 12, 2020.[ 1]
Previous season
They finished the 2018–19 season 28–6, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Louisville . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Maine and Kentucky in the first and second rounds before losing to Iowa in the sweet sixteen.
Off-season
Recruiting Class
Source:[ 2]
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jakia Brown-Turner W
Temple Hills, Maryland
Bishop McNamara
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
N/A
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 98
Jada Boyd F
Petersburg, Virginia
Appomattox County
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
N/A
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 97
Camille Hobby C
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Nease
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
N/A
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 91
Kendal Moore PG
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Pine Forest
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
N/A
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 90
Elle Sutphin F
Pilot Mountain, North Carolina
East Surry
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
N/A
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : 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 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Aislinn Konig
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
Brookswood Secondary
Surrey, BC
G
2
Kaila Ealey
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
GS
Needham Broughton
Raleigh, NC
G
3
Kai Crutchfield
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
Millbrook
Raleigh, NC
G
5
Jada Boyd
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Appomattox County
Petersburg, VA
G
11
Jakia Brown-Turner
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Bishop McNamara
Temple Hills, MD
G
15
Kendal Moore
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Fr
Pine Forest
Fayetteville, NC
F
20
Elle Sutphin
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
East Surry
Pilot Mountain, NC
G
23
Grace Hunter
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
RS Sr
Athens Drive
Raleigh, NC
C
24
Erika Cassell
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
Holy Innocents
Marietta, GA
F
25
Kayla Jones
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
Riverside
Jamesville, NC
F
31
Jada Rice
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
Collins Hill
Suwanee, GA
C
33
Elissa Cunane
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So
Northern Guilford
Summerfield, NC
G
40
Katie Wadsworth
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sr
Needham Broughton
Raleigh, NC
C
41
Camille Hobby
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Nease
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: November 20, 2019
Schedule
Source[ 3]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2019 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 14
Anderson
W 76–47
–
Reynolds Coliseum (794)Raleigh, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 14
North Carolina A&T
W 80–44
1–0
Reynolds Coliseum (2,833)Raleigh, NC
November 10, 2019 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 14
UNC Wilmington
W 80–40
2–0
Reynolds Coliseum (3,015)Raleigh, NC
November 14, 2019 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 14
Lamar
W 81–40
3–0
Reynolds Coliseum (2,612)Raleigh, NC
November 19, 2019 *10:30 a.m., ACCNX
No. 14
Maine
W 62–34
4–0
Reynolds Coliseum (5,137)Raleigh, NC
November 24, 2019 *5:00 p.m., WCCN
No. 14
at Saint Mary's
W 87–70
5–0
McKeon Pavilion (321)Moraga, CA
November 29, 2019 *7:30 p.m.
No. 12
vs. Texas Heineken Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 84–73
6–0
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
November 30, 2019 *7:30 p.m.
No. 12
at Hawaii Heineken Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 68–59
7–0
Stan Sheriff Center (1,265)Honolulu, HI
December 1, 2019 *5:00 p.m.
No. 12
vs. North Texas Heineken Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 76–65
8–0
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 5, 2019 *7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 13
No. 9 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 66–59
9–0
Reynolds Coliseum (4,033)Raleigh, NC
December 15, 2019 *12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 9
Elon
W 62–49
10–0
Reynolds Coliseum (3,045)Raleigh, NC
December 19, 2019 *6:30 p.m., ACCN
No. 9
Chattanooga
W 74–38
11–0
Reynolds Coliseum (2,633)Raleigh, NC
Conference regular season
December 29, 2019 12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 9
at Boston College
W 72–54
12–0 (1–0)
Conte Forum (1,323)Chestnut Hill, MA
January 2, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 9
Virginia Tech
W 76–69
13–0 (2–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (4,153)Raleigh, NC
January 5, 2020 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 9
Virginia
W 80–60
14–0 (3–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (4,487)Raleigh, NC
January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 9
at North Carolina Rivalry
L 60–66
14–1 (3–1)
Carmichael Arena (2,655)Chapel Hill, NC
January 12, 2020 4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 9
at Notre Dame
W 90–56
15–1 (4–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,861)Notre Dame, IN
January 16, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 9
No. 13 Florida State
W 68–51
16–1 (5–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (4,112)Raleigh, NC
January 19, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 9
Wake Forest
W 59–45
17–1 (6–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,052)Raleigh, NC
January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 8
at Pittsburgh
W 88–44
18–1 (7–1)
Petersen Events Center (832)Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 8
North Carolina Rivalry
W 76–68
19–1 (8–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,591)Raleigh, NC
January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 7
at Clemson
W 79–60
20–1 (9–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,257)Clemson, SC
February 2, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7
at Duke
W 63–60
21–1 (10–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,209)Durham, NC
February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7
at Virginia Tech
W 71–59
22–1 (11–1)
Cassell Coliseum (2,271)Blacksburg, VA
February 13, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 4
No. 9 Louisville
L 59–66
22–2 (11–2)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,575)Raleigh, NC
February 16, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 4
Georgia Tech
L 61–65
22–3 (11–3)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,542)Raleigh, NC
February 20, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 10
at Miami (FL)
W 50–48
23–3 (12–3)
Watsco Center (1,402)Coral Gables, FL
February 24, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 8
Duke Play4Kay Game
L 65–70
23–4 (12–4)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,580)Raleigh, NC
February 27, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 8
Syracuse
W 69–60
24–4 (13–4)
Reynolds Coliseum (3,779)Raleigh, NC
March 1, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 8
at Virginia
W 75–64
25–4 (14–4)
John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2020 6:00 p.m., RSN
(2) No. 10
vs. (7) Georgia Tech Quarterfinals
W 57–48
26–4
Greensboro Coliseum (5,492)Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPNU
(2) No. 10
vs. (6) Boston College Semifinals
W 82–75
27–4
Greensboro Coliseum (6,751)Greensboro, NC
March 8, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN2
(2) No. 10
vs. (4) No. 22 Florida State Finals
W 71–66
28–4
Greensboro Coliseum (7,324)Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Rankings
Regular Season Polls
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
AP
14
14
14
T-12
13
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
4
10
8
10
8
8
Coaches
12
12
12
12
9
9
9
9
8
10
8
7
7
4
10
11
10
8
8
N/A
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
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.
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics