2019–20 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2019–20 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by sixth-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 16–13, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were scheduled to be the fifth seed in the Big 12 Tournament, but it was cancelled before it began due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were also canceled.[2]
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Record | 16–13 (10–8 Big 12) |
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Home arena | Bramlage Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Baylor | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 28 | – | 2 | .933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2020 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1] |
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament as a 9th seed in the Albany Regional where they lost to Michigan in the first round.
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 29, 2019* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Washburn | W 75–59 | – |
Bramlage Coliseum (2,578) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
November 1, 2019* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Fort Hays State | W 78–60 | – |
Bramlage Coliseum (2,753) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 8, 2019* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Omaha | W 73–48 | 1–0 |
Bramlage Coliseum (2,719) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
November 11, 2019* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
UIC | W 84–40 | 2–0 |
Bramlage Coliseum (2,550) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
November 18, 2019* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Oral Roberts | W 109–69 | 3–0 |
Bramlage Coliseum (2,601) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
November 24, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | L 53–57 | 3–1 |
Bramlage Coliseum (2,890) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
November 29, 2019* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Memphis Junkanoo Jam |
L 68–72 | 3–2 |
Gateway Christian Academy (150) Bimini, Bahamas | |||||||
November 30, 2019* 3:30 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. No. 15 Michigan State Junkanoo Jam |
L 60–65 | 3–3 |
Gateway Christian Academy (150) Bimini, Bahamas | |||||||
December 3, 2019* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Incarnate Word | W 85–41 | 4–3 |
Bramlage Coliseum (2,546) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
December 7, 2019* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ |
at No. 23 Arkansas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge |
L 72–81 | 4–4 |
Bud Walton Arena (2,168) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
December 14, 2019* 1:00 p.m. |
at Kansas City | W 74–67 | 5–4 |
Municipal Auditorium (1,008) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
December 21, 2019* 2:00 p.m. |
at No. 3 Oregon | L 51–89 | 5–5 |
Matthew Knight Arena (10,706) Eugene, OR | |||||||
December 28, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UTRGV | W 79–66 | 6–5 |
Bramlage Coliseum (2,836) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
Big 12 regular season | |||||||||||
January 5, 2020 12:00 p.m., FSN |
No. 19 West Virginia | L 63–74 | 6–6 (0–1) |
Bramlage Coliseum (2,737) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
January 11, 2020 3:00 p.m., FSSW |
at Texas Tech | W 76–72 | 7–6 (1–1) |
United Supermarkets Arena (4,548) Lubbock, TX | |||||||
January 15, 2020 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Oklahoma State | L 63–70 | 7–7 (1–2) |
Bramlage Coliseum (3,346) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
January 19, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas | L 63–71 | 7–8 (1–3) |
Bramlage Coliseum (4,287) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
January 22, 2020 6:30 p.m. |
at Iowa State | L 59–73 | 7–9 (1–4) |
Hilton Coliseum (9,469) Ames, IA | |||||||
January 25, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Oklahoma | W 92–74 | 8–9 (2–4) |
Bramlage Coliseum (5,826) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
January 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., FSN |
at Kansas Sunflower Showdown |
W 69–61 | 9–9 (3–4) |
Allen Fieldhouse (1,743) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
February 1, 2020 1:00 p.m., FSSW |
at TCU | L 61–65 | 9–10 (3–5) |
Schollmaier Arena (2,236) Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
February 5, 2020 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas Tech | W 84–70 | 10–10 (4–5) |
Bramlage Coliseum (2,669) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
February 8, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 2 Baylor | L 40–54 | 10–11 (4–6) |
Bramlage Coliseum (3,505) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
February 11, 2020 6:00 p.m. |
at West Virginia | W 56–55 | 11–11 (5–6) |
WVU Coliseum (1,455) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
February 16, 2020 2:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Oklahoma | W 87–85 OT | 12–11 (6–6) |
Lloyd Noble Center (3,013) Norman, OK | |||||||
February 19, 2020 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
TCU | L 52–54 | 12–12 (6–7) |
Bramlage Coliseum (3,268) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
February 22, 2020 12:00 p.m., LHN |
at Texas | W 60–54 | 13–12 (7–7) |
Frank Erwin Center (3,392) Austin, TX | |||||||
February 26, 2020 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Iowa State | W 60–51 | 14–12 (8–7) |
Bramlage Coliseum (3,006) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
February 29, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 2 Baylor | L 58–83 | 14–13 (8–8) |
Ferrell Center (6,976) Waco, TX | |||||||
March 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Oklahoma State | W 62–52 | 15–13 (9–8) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,663) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
March 8, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Kansas Sunflower Showdown |
W 83–63 | 16–13 (10–8) |
Bramlage Coliseum (5,172) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
Big 12 Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2020 11:00 a.m., FSN |
(5) | vs. (4) Iowa State Quarterfinals |
– | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
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 | RV | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV |
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No Change | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
References
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". kstatesports.com. Kansas State University. Retrieved May 20, 2020.