| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Prev Year: | 2018–19 |
| Next Year: | 2020–21 |
| Team: | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Coachrank: | 1 |
| Aprank: | 1 |
| Record: | 32–1 |
| Conf Record: | 16–0 |
| Hc Year: | 12th |
| Champion: | Paradise Jam Champions SEC tournament champions SEC regular season champions |
The 2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by twelfth-year head coach Dawn Staley, played their home games at the Colonial Life Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference.
The Gamecocks finished the 2018–19 season 23–10, 13–3 in SEC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Arkansas.[1] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Belmont and Florida State in the first and second rounds before losing to Baylor in the Sweet Sixteen.[2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelly Perry | 0 | G | 5'10" | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Bianca Cuevas-Moore | 1 | G | 5'6" | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| 2 | G | 5'8" | RS Junior | Transferred to Baylor | |||
| Doniyah Cliney | 4 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Bianca Jackson | 10 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Transferred to Florida State | ||
| LaDazhia Williams | 23 | C | 6'2" | Sophomore | Transferred to Missouri | ||
| Alexis Jennings | 35 | F | 6'2" | RS Senior | Graduated |
The Gamecocks signed the #1 class in the nation for 2019 according to ESPN[3] and Prospects nation.[4]
| SEC media poll | ||
| 1 | South Carolina | |
| 2 | Texas A&M | |
| 3 | Mississippi State | |
| 4 | Kentucky | |
| 5 | Arkansas | |
| 6 | Tennessee | |
| 7 | Auburn | |
| 8 | LSU | |
| 9 | Missouri | |
| 10 | Georgia | |
| 11 | Alabama | |
| 12 | Florida | |
| 13 | Ole Miss | |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | |
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA ended all play on March 12, 2020.
See main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings. ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll
On December 31, 2020, during the 2020-21 home opener against Florida, the Gamecocks raised a championship banner recognising the mythical national championship claim by polls, located next to the 2017 NCAA championship banner. Following the 2021-22 season with an official NCAA championship, that season's NCAA championship banner was placed next to the 2019-20 banner, and is the same size as the official banners.[5]