2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season explained

Gender:	women
Year:	2019
Preseason Ap:	Oregon
Regular Season:	November 2019 – March 2020
Tourney Start:	March 27
Nc Date:	April 5, 2020
Champ Stad:	Smoothie King Center
Champ City:	New Orleans, Louisiana
Champ:	Not awarded
Wnit Champ:	Not awarded
Wbi Champ:	Not awarded
Playeroftheyear:	Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon

The 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2019 and concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was scheduled to end at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 5, 2020, but was ultimately canceled. All other postseason tournaments were canceled as well. It was the first cancellation in the history of the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Practices officially began in late September 2019.

On December 31, 2020, South Carolina raised a banner recognizing a claim to a national championship for finishing first in the two major polls.

Season headlines

• June 18 – The ASUN Conference officially announced that Bellarmine University, currently a member of the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference, would move to Division I and join the ASUN effective with the 2020–21 school year.^[1]
• June 20 – The Summit League announced that the University of Missouri–Kansas City would return to the conference on July 1, 2020 after seven years in the Western Athletic Conference.^[2]
• June 21 – The Boston-area sports news website Digital Sports Desk reported that the University of Connecticut (UConn) was expected to announce by the end of the month that it would leave the American Athletic Conference to rejoin many of its former conference mates in the Big East Conference in 2020.^[3] The story was picked up by multiple national media outlets the next day.^{[4] [5]}
• June 27 – The Big East and UConn jointly announced that the school would join the Big East; though the official announcements did not specify a time, it was expected that the Huskies would become members in 2020.^[6]
• July 26 – Multiple media reports indicated that UConn and The American had reached a buyout agreement that will lead to UConn joining the Big East in July 2020. The exit fee was reportedly $17 million.^[7]
• August 5 – The Horizon League announced that Purdue University Fort Wayne would leave the Summit League to join the Horizon League in July 2020.^[8]
• September 30
  • California governor Gavin Newsom signed the Fair Pay to Play Act into law, which upon taking effect in 2023 will prohibit public colleges and universities in the state from punishing their athletes for earning endorsement income. The bill places the state in direct conflict with the NCAA's current business model, which prohibits college athletes from receiving such income. At the time the bill was signed, several other states were proposing similar laws.^[9]
  • Officials at Tarleton State University, current members of the Division II Lone Star Conference, announced that the school had accepted an invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference. Full details, including the joining date, were expected to be revealed in the following days, but were delayed by more than a month.^[10]
• October 4 – Officials at the University of St. Thomas, a Minnesota school that will be expelled from its longtime athletic home of the NCAA Division III Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) in 2021, announced that the school had received an invitation to join the Summit League upon its MIAC departure. In order for St. Thomas to directly transition to the Summit, it must receive a waiver of an NCAA rule stating that Division III schools can only transition to Division II.^[11]
• October 29 – The NCAA board of governors voted unanimously to begin the process of changing institutional rules so that college athletes can profit from their names, images, and likenesses, while still maintaining a distinction between college and professional sports. The proposal calls for each of the three NCAA divisions to draft new rules consistent with this mandate, with a target date of January 2021.^[12]
• October 31 – The Associated Press preseason All-American team was released. Baylor center Lauren Cox and Oregon guard Sabrina Ionescu were unanimous selections (28 votes). Joining them on the team were Texas A&M guard Chennedy Carter (22 votes), Miami (FL) forward Beatrice Mompremier (20), and Maryland giard Kaila Charles (18). All were seniors except for Carter, a junior.^[13]
• November 5 – The first day of the regular season saw three players record triple-doubles, the most for a single day of play in NCAA history.^[14]
  • Aliyah Boston of South Carolina had 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 blocks in the Gamecocks' 103–43 rout of Alabama State. She became the first player ever to record a triple-double in her first career game.
  • Denia Davis-Stewart of Merrimack had 31 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 blocks in the Warriors' first game in NCAA Division I, a 79–64 win over UMass.
  • Chelsea Olson of Youngstown State had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists in the Penguins' 87–59 win over Canisius.
• November 9 – Preseason #1 Oregon defeated the US national team 93–86 in an exhibition, led by Ionescu's 30 points. This marked the first time that Team USA had lost to college competition since a 1999 loss to Tennessee.^[15]
• November 12 – The Western Athletic Conference officially announced Tarleton State's entry into the league effective July 1, 2020.^[16]
• November 16 – Ionescu became the first NCAA player, regardless of division or sex, to record a triple-double in four different seasons.^[17] She had 10 points, 13 rebounds, and 14 assists in the Ducks' 99–63 win over Texas Southern, extending her record for career triple-doubles to 19.^[18]
• November 21 – Kamiyah Street, the starting point guard for Kennesaw State, was arrested and charged with murder in the July 16, 2019 shooting death of a man whose body was found in the parking deck of an Atlanta apartment complex. Street was immediately suspended once KSU was notified of the charge.^[19]
• November 25 – Sierra'Li Wade, a freshman guard for Arkansas–Pine Bluff who had yet to make her debut for the team, was killed in a shooting in her hometown of Lake Village, Arkansas.^[20]
• November 30 – The Atlantis Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas announced that the Battle 4 Atlantis, a prominent early-season Division I men's tournament held at the resort, would add a women's tournament starting next season. The women's tournament will feature eight teams (the same number as the men's version), and will be held immediately before the men's tournament.^[21]
• February 7 – The Big South Conference officially announced that North Carolina A&T State University would leave its longtime home of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference for the Big South effective with the 2021–22 school year.^[22]
• February 18 – The NCAA announced that it was considering a proposal that would allow student-athletes in all sports a one-time waiver to transfer to a new school without having to sit out a season. This would place all NCAA sports under the same transfer rules; currently, first-time transfers are only required to sit out a season in baseball, men's and women's basketball, football, and men's ice hockey. The existing criteria for the waiver would be extended to these five sports—namely, a player must receive a transfer release from his or her previous school, leave that school academically eligible, maintain academic progress at the new school, and not be under any disciplinary suspension.^[23]
• Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic:
  • March 10
    • The Big West Conference announced that its men's and women's conference tournaments, with women's play starting on March 10 at Walter Pyramid at California State University, Long Beach and men's play starting on March 12 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, would be closed to spectators.^[24]
    • The Ivy League canceled its 2020 men's and women's conference tournaments, both originally scheduled for March 14 and 15 at the Lavietes Pavilion on the campus of Harvard University. Regular-season champion Princeton was named the Ivy League's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Men's tournament.^[25]
    • The Mid-American Conference did not initially cancel its men's and women's tournaments, which had begun on March 9 with first-round games at campus sites, but announced that the remainder of both tournaments, to be held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland from March 11–14, would be held under what it called a "restricted attendance policy". The only individuals allowed to attend games will be credentialed institutional personnel, credentialed media and broadcast crews, team party members, and family members of players.^[26] The conference would ultimately cancel its tournament on March 12 (see below).
  • March 11
    • The NCAA announced that both the men's and women's entire NCAA tournaments would be conducted with "only essential staff and limited family attendance"^[27]
  • March 12
    • In the wake of the Rudy Gobert incident at an NBA game in Oklahoma City, all sporting events are terminated.
    • All Division I conference tournaments that had yet to be completed were canceled, even those in progress.^[28]
    • Some schools—most notably Duke and Kansas—suspended all athletic travel indefinitely.^[28]
    • The NCAA announced the decision to cancel both the men's and women's NCAA tournaments, as well as all championship events for the remainder of the 2019–20 academic year (including the NCAA Skiing Championships, then in progress).
  • March 16
    • The final Women's Basketball Coaches Association (Coaches' Poll) is released. South Carolina, Oregon, Baylor, and Maryland finish in the top four.
  • March 17
    • The final AP Poll is released. South Carolina, Oregon, Baylor, and Connecticut finish in the top four.
  • December 31, 2020
    • At the start of Southeastern Conference play for the ensuing season, South Carolina raises a banner to recognise their mythical national championship. The banner is of the same size as the 2017 (and later 2022) NCAA championship banners and is located in the section for national championships.

Milestones and records

The following players reached the 2,000-point milestone during the season—Sabrina Ionescu^[29] and Ruthy Hebard,^[30] both of Oregon.

Ionescu and Hebard both reached the 1,000-rebound milestone during the season. Hebard reached this milestone in the same game in which Ionescu surpassed the 2,000-point mark.^[29] Ionescu reached the mark in Oregon's 74–66 win over Stanford on February 24, 2020, reaching two additional milestones during this game. She recorded her eighth triple-double of the season, tying her own record from last season for the most in a single season in NCAA history for either men or women. Ionescu also became the first player in NCAA basketball history with 2,000 points, 1,000 assists, and 1,000 rebounds in a career. She had previously joined Courtney Vandersloot of Gonzaga (2007–11) as the only Division I players with 2,000 points and 1,000 assists.^{[31] [32]}

On December 18, Baylor guard Juicy Landrum set a new Division I women's record with 14 three-pointers in the Lady Bears' 111–43 rout of Arkansas State.^[33] This was more three-pointers than the Lady Bears had previously recorded as a team in a single game.^[14]

Four days later, Brittany Brewer of Texas Tech tied the Division I record for blocks in a game, recording 16 as part of a triple-double in the Lady Raiders' 83–38 rout of Louisiana–Monroe.^[34] Coincidentally, the previous record-holder, former TCU player Sandora Irvin, also reached that mark as part of a triple-double.^[14]

Conference membership changes

Two schools joined new conferences for the 2019–20 season. Both moved between Division I and Division II, with one joining Division I and the other leaving Division I.

School	Former conference	New conference
Merrimack	Northeast-10 Conference (D-II)	Northeast Conference
Savannah State	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (D-II)

In addition, two existing Division I teams assumed new athletic identities.

After the 2018–19 school year, Long Island University (LIU) merged the athletic programs of its two main campuses—the Division I LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and Division II LIU Post Pioneers—into a single program that now plays as the LIU Sharks.^[35] The Sharks inherited the Division I and Northeast Conference memberships of the Brooklyn campus, with some sports to be based in Brooklyn and others at the Post campus in Brookville, New York. Specific to basketball, LIU announced that the unified men's and women's teams in that sport would be based in Brooklyn.

On July 1, 2019, the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) announced that its athletic program, formerly known as the UMKC Kangaroos, would officially become the Kansas City Roos, with "Roos" having long been used as a short form of the former "Kangaroos" nickname.^[36]

Arenas

New arenas

• Robert Morris moved into the new UPMC Events Center after playing last season at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center, a facility at the school's North Athletic Complex. The Colonials played their first game there in November 2019.

Arenas closing

• James Madison played its final season at the JMU Convocation Center, home to the Dukes since 1982. The final game at the arena on February 29 was a women's game in which the Dukes defeated Delaware 69–64. JMU opened Atlantic Union Bank Center for the 2020–21 season.^[37]
• This was Liberty's final season playing games full-time at the Vines Center, home to the Flames since 1990. The school opened the adjoining Liberty Arena, with less than half of the capacity at Vines Center, for the 2020–21 season. The Vines Center will continue to be used for games in which attendance is expected to exceed 4,000.^[38]
• This was intended to be High Point's final season at the Millis Athletic Convocation Center, home to the Panthers since 1992. They planned to open the new Nido Quebin Arena and Conference Center for the 2020–21 season.^[39] However, construction delays brought on by COVID-19 led High Point to delay the new arena's opening until 2021–22.^[40]

Temporary arenas

• Immediately after the 2018–19 season, Duquesne began an extensive renovation of the on-campus Palumbo Center. When the venue reopens, expected for the 2020–21 school year, it will be renamed UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, via a partnership between the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the family foundation of late Duquesne star Chuck Cooper, the first African American selected in an NBA draft. At the time of announcement, the final capacity of the renovated venue had not been determined, but Duquesne's athletic director expected it to have about the same capacity as the pre-renovation Palumbo Center (4,390). Duquesne's temporary home venue had also not yet been announced, but it was expected that PPG Paints Arena would be used for at least some men's home games.^{[41] [42]} Duquesne revealed its plans for the 2019–20 women's season in two phases, announcing its non-conference schedule on September 5, 2019^[43] and its conference schedule on September 30.^[44] The following four venues will be used:
  • PPG Paints Arena will host two games. The first is the season opener; it will be the second leg of a doubleheader with the men's team. The second will be the opening leg of a doubleheader with the men.
  • One game will be at Donahue Pavilion on the campus of Oakland Catholic High School in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.
  • The bulk of the women's schedule, nine games in all, will be at the Kerr Fitness Center on the campus of La Roche University in the northern suburb of McCandless.
  • The season finale will be at Robert Morris' new UPMC Events Center.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.

Associated Press Ranking Team 1 Oregon (25) 2 Baylor (3) 3 Stanford 4 Maryland 5 UConn 6 Texas A&M 7 Oregon State 8 South Carolina 9 Louisville 10 Mississippi State 11 UCLA 12 Florida State 13 Kentucky 14 NC State 15 Texas 16 Notre Dame 17 Michigan State 18 DePaul Miami (FL) 20 Arizona State 21 Syracuse 22 Arkansas 23 Minnesota 24 Indiana 25 Michigan

USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Oregon (24) 2 Baylor (8) 3 Stanford 4 UConn 5 Maryland 6 Oregon State 7 Texas A&M 8 Mississippi State 9 Louisville 10 South Carolina 11 UCLA 12 NC State 13 Florida State 14 Notre Dame 15 Texas 16 Kentucky 17 Syracuse 18 Arizona State 19 Miami (FL) 20 DePaul 21 Michigan State 22 Arkansas 23 Gonzaga 24 Michigan Iowa State

Regular season

Early season tournaments

Name	Dates	Location	No. teams	Champion
Preseason WNIT	November 8–17	Campus Sites	16	Oregon State
Cancún Challenge	November 28–30	Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (Cancún, MX)	10	Florida Gulf Coast
Junkanoo Jam	November 28–30	Gateway Christian Academy (Bimini, Bahamas)	10	LSU
Greater Victoria Invitational	November 28–30	University of Victoria (Saanich, British Columbia)	8	Stanford
Paradise Jam tournament	November 28–30	Sports and Fitness Center (Saint Thomas, VI)	8	Louisville (Island Division) Indiana/South Carolina (Reef Division)
Daytona Beach Invitational	November 29–30	Ocean Center (Daytona Beach, FL)	10	Georgia Maryland
Gulf Coast Showcase	November 29–December 1	Hertz Arena (Estero, FL)	8	Gonzaga
West Palm Beach Invitational	December 19–21	Student Life Center (West Palm Beach, FL)	10	Wake Forest
Duel in the Desert	December 19–21	Cox Pavilion (Las Vegas, NV)	4	Mississippi State

Upsets

An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I Women's Basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the Top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of #1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll.Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes).

Winner	Score	Loser	Date	Tournament/Event
Missouri State	77–69		November 5, 2019
	64–57		November 8, 2019
Tennessee	74–63		November 11, 2019
Minnesota	80–66		November 17, 2019
Arizona	83–58	22 Texas	November 17, 2019
Notre Dame	76–72		November 23, 2019
	84–80		November 24, 2019
	61–50	21 South Florida	November 28, 2019	Cancún Challenge
	82–75		November 28, 2019	Cancún Challenge
	81–77	21 South Florida	November 29, 2019	Cancún Challenge
	58–56		November 29, 2019	Junkanoo Jam
Notre Dame	67–51	21 South Florida	November 30, 2019	Cancún Challenge
	72–62		November 30, 2019	Paradise Jam
	79–73^OT		November 30, 2019	Greater Victoria Invitational
	67–60	2 Louisville	December 5, 2019	ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
	90–68	25 LSU	December 7, 2019	Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
West Virginia	71–65		December 8, 2019	Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
Texas	66–60	17 Tennessee	December 8, 2019	Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
Syracuse	77–63	19 Michigan State	December 20, 2019	Florida Sunshine Classic
Texas	69–64		December 22, 2019
Ohio State	66–63	24 Minnesota	December 31, 2019
	81–58		December 31, 2019
Syracuse	90–89^OT		January 2, 2020
	61–54		January 2, 2020
TCU	65–63	25 Texas	January 3, 2020
	72–58	24 Minnesota	January 4, 2020
6 Baylor	74–58		January 9, 2020
Ohio State	78–69	24 Michigan	January 9, 2020
	66–60		January 9, 2020	Rivalry
Georgia Tech	67–52	11 Florida State	January 9, 2020
	66–61	17 Maryland	January 9, 2020
LSU	57–54		January 9, 2020
Arizona State	72–66	2 Oregon	January 10, 2020
Arizona State	55–47		January 12, 2020
Iowa	91–85^2OT		January 12, 2020
Oklahoma	73–49	17 West Virginia	January 15, 2019
Northwestern	71–69^OT	15 Indiana	January 16, 2020
	70–68	19 Missouri State	January 17, 2020
	70–68^2OT		January 17, 2020	Rivalry
LSU	65–59		January 19, 2020
Oklahoma State	57–55	25 West Virginia	January 22, 2020
Georgia	64–55	21 Arkansas	January 23, 2020
TCU	73–60	25 West Virginia	January 26, 2020
Boston College	65–56	14 Florida State	January 30, 2020
Creighton	63–61		January 31, 2020
Michigan	78–63	18 Iowa	February 2, 2020
Florida	70–62	13 Kentucky	February 2, 2020
LSU	59–58	15 Texas A&M	February 2, 2020
	70–60		February 8, 2020
Syracuse	59–51	5 Louisville	February 9, 2020
LSU	75–65	25 Tennessee	February 13, 2020
USC	72–66	11 Oregon State	February 14, 2020
	66–64	14 Florida State	February 16, 2020
Georgia Tech	65–61	4 NC State	February 16, 2020
Ohio State	80–76	20 Indiana	February 16, 2020
	76–58	12 DePaul	February 23, 2020
Alabama	66–64	9 Mississippi State	February 23, 2020
	50–38	11 Arizona	February 23, 2020
	74–68	8 UCLA	February 23, 2020
	75–71	21 Arizona State	February 23, 2020
Florida	83–80	22 Arkansas	February 23, 2020
Georgia Tech	65–62	17 Florida State	February 23, 2020
Duke	70–65	8 NC State	February 24, 2020	Play4Kay
Texas	77–67	25 TCU	February 26, 2020
Alabama	76–63	12 Texas A&M	February 27, 2020
	78–66	21 Missouri State	February 27, 2020
	78–74^OT	18 Iowa	March 1, 2020
	87–83	25 TCU	March 1, 2020
	90–83	16 DePaul	March 1, 2020
	70–64	15 Kentucky	March 1, 2020
California	55–54	13 Arizona	March 1, 2020
Notre Dame	70–67	19 Florida State	March 1, 2020
California	71–67	24 Arizona State	March 5, 2020	Pac-12 Tournament
Michigan	67–59	11 Northwestern	March 7, 2020
Ohio State	87–66	19 Iowa	March 7, 2020	Big Ten tournament
	57–56	2 Baylor	March 8, 2020
	70–69	11 Gonzaga	March 9, 2020	WCC tournament

Conference winners and tournaments

Each of the 32 Division I athletic conferences ends its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference is given the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Conference	Regular season first place	Conference player of the year	Conference Coach of the Year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Stony Brook	Kai Moon, Binghamton^[45]	Caroline McCombs, Stony Brook	2020 America East women's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
American Athletic Conference	UConn	Megan Walker, UConn^[46]	Geno Auriemma, UConn	2020 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament	Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT)	UConn
Atlantic 10 Conference	Dayton	Bre Cavanaugh, Fordham^[47]	Shauna Green, Dayton	2020 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament	First round: Campus sites Remainder: UD Arena (Dayton, OH)	Dayton
Atlantic Coast Conference	Louisville	Dana Evans, Louisville^[48]	Joanna Bernabei-McNamee, Boston College	2020 ACC women's basketball tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC)	NC State
Atlantic Sun Conference	Florida Gulf Coast	Keri Jewett-Giles, Florida Gulf Coast^[49]	Karl Smesko, Florida Gulf Coast	2020 ASUN women's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Big 12 Conference	Baylor	Lauren Cox, Baylor^[50]	Kim Mulkey, Baylor	2020 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament	Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO)	Tournament canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
Big East Conference	DePaul	Jaylyn Agnew, Creighton^[51]	Megan Duffy, Marquette	2020 Big East women's basketball tournament	Wintrust Arena (Chicago, IL)	DePaul
Big Sky Conference	Montana State	Fallyn Freije, Montana State^[52]	Tricia Binford, Montana State^[53]	2020 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament	CenturyLink Arena (Boise, ID)	Tournament canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
Big South Conference	Campbell	Camryn Brown, High Point^[54]	Ronny Fisher, Campbell	2020 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament	First round: Campus sites Quarterfinals/semifinals: #1 seed Final: Top surviving seed	Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Big Ten Conference	Maryland and Northwestern	Kathleen Doyle, Iowa^[55]	Joe McKeown, Northwestern	2020 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)	Maryland
Big West Conference	UC Davis	Raina Perez, Cal State Fullerton^[56]	Jennifer Gross, UC Davis	2020 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament	First round and quarterfinals: Walter Pyramid (Long Beach, CA) Semifinals and final: Honda Center (Anaheim, CA)	Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Colonial Athletic Association	Drexel and James Madison	Kamiah Smalls, James Madison^[57]	Denise Dillon, Drexel &<br>Ed Swanson, William & Mary	2020 CAA women's basketball tournament	Schar Center (Elon, NC)	Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Conference USA	Rice	Erica Ogwumike, Rice^[58]	Nikki McCray, Old Dominion	2020 Conference USA women's basketball tournament	Ford Center (Frisco, TX)	Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Horizon League	IUPUI	Macee Williams, IUPUI^[59]	Austin Parkinson, IUPUI	2020 Horizon League women's basketball tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus sites Semifinals and final: Indiana Farmers Coliseum (Indianapolis, IN)	IUPUI
Ivy League	Princeton	Bella Alarie, Princeton^[60]	Carla Berube, Princeton	2020 Ivy League women's basketball tournament	Lavietes Pavilion (Boston, MA)	Tournament canceled due to coronavirus pandemic^[61]
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Marist and Rider	Stella Johnson, Rider^[62]	Lynn Milligan, Rider^[63]	2020 MAAC women's basketball tournament	Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, NJ)	Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Mid-American Conference	Kent State (East) Central Michigan (West)	Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan^[64]	Heather Oesterle, Central Michigan	2020 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament	First round: Campus sites Remainder: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland, OH)	Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Bethune–Cookman	Chanette Hicks, Norfolk State^[65]	Ed Davis, Morgan State	2020 MEAC women's basketball tournament	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA)	Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Missouri Valley Conference	Missouri State	Becca Hittner, Drake^[66]	Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, Missouri State	2020 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament	TaxSlayer Center (Moline, IL)	Tournament canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
Mountain West Conference	Fresno State	Maddi Utti, Fresno State^[67]	Jaime White, Fresno State	2020 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, NV)	Boise State
Northeast Conference	Robert Morris	Denia Davis-Stewart, Merrimack^[68]	Charlie Buscaglia, Robert Morris	2020 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Ohio Valley Conference		Chelsey Perry, UT Martin^[69]	Rekha Patterson, Southeast Missouri State	2020 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament	Ford Center (Evansville, IN)	Southeast Missouri State
Pac-12 Conference	Oregon	Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon^[70] ^[71]	Kelly Graves, Oregon	2020 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament	Mandalay Bay Events Center (Paradise, NV)	Oregon
Patriot League	Bucknell	Ellie Mack, Bucknell^[72]	Trevor Woodruff, Bucknell	2020 Patriot League women's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Southeastern Conference	South Carolina	Rhyne Howard, Kentucky^[73]	Dawn Staley, South Carolina		Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville, SC)	South Carolina
Southern Conference	Chattanooga, Samford and UNC Greensboro	Nadine Soliman, UNC Greensboro^[74]	Trina Patterson, UNC Greensboro (coaches & media) Carley Kuhns, Samford (media)	2020 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament	Harrah's Cherokee Center (Asheville, NC)	Samford
Southland Conference	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	Breanna Wright, Abilene Christian^[75]	Royce Chadwick, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	2020 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament	Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, TX)	Tournament canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Jackson State	Ciane Cryor, Texas Southern^[76]	Tomekia Reed, Jackson State	2020 SWAC women's basketball tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus sites Semifinals and final: Bartow Arena (Birmingham, AL)	Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Summit League	South Dakota	Ciara Duffy, South Dakota^[77]	Dawn Plitzuweit, South Dakota	2020 Summit League women's basketball tournament	Denny Sanford Premier Center (Sioux Falls, SD)	South Dakota
Sun Belt Conference	Coastal Carolina	DJ Williams, Coastal Carolina^[78]	Jaida Williams, Coastal Carolina	2020 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament	First three rounds: Campus sites Semifinals and final: Smoothie King Center (New Orleans, LA)	Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Jill Townsend, Gonzaga^[79]	Cindy Fisher, San Diego	2020 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV)	Portland
Western Athletic Conference	Kansas City	Ericka Mattingly, Kansas City^[80]	Jacie Hoyt, Kansas City	2020 WAC women's basketball tournament		Tournament canceled due to coronavirus pandemic

Statistical leaders

Points per game		Rebounds per game		Assists per game		Steals per game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
		24.8				13.0				9.1				5.17
		23.4				12.8				8.2				4.89
		23.1				12.5				6.9				4.17
		22.0				12.3				6.5				3.83
		21.5				11.8				6.5				3.66

Blocked shots per game		Field goal percentage		Three-point field goal percentage		Free throw percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
		4.72			Oregon	.685				.480				.950
		4.38				.679				.477				.925
Natasha Mack	Oklahoma State	3.56				.652				.474				.912
		3.37				.650				.472				.908
		3.21				.646				.460				.906

Postseason

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Award winners

All-America teams

See main article: 2020 NCAA Women's Basketball All-Americans.

The NCAA has never recognized a consensus All-America team in women's basketball. This differs from the practice in men's basketball, in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by the Associated Press (AP), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the Sporting News, and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) to determine a consensus All-America team. The selection of a consensus team is possible because all four organizations select at least a first and second team, with only the USBWA not selecting a third team. Before the 2017–18 season, it was impossible for a consensus women's All-America team to be determined because the AP had been the only body that divided its women's selections into separate teams. The USBWA first named separate teams in 2017–18. The women's counterpart to the NABC, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), continues the USBWA's former practice of selecting a single 10-member (plus ties) team. The NCAA does not recognize Sporting News as an All-America selector in women's basketball.

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award

Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon^[81]

• Naismith Award

Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon^[82]

• Associated Press Player of the Year

Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon^[83]

• Wade Trophy

Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon^[84]

• Ann Meyers Drysdale Women's Player of the Year (USBWA): Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon^[85]
• espnW National Player of the Year: Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon^[86]

Major freshman of the year awards

• Tamika Catchings Award (USBWA): Aliyah Boston, South Carolina^[85]
• WBCA Freshman of the Year: Aliyah Boston, South Carolina^[87]
• espnW Freshman of the Year: Aliyah Boston, South Carolina^[86]

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year

Dawn Staley, South Carolina^[83]

• Naismith College Coach of the Year

Dawn Staley, South Carolina^[88]

• USBWA National Coach of the Year: Dawn Staley, South Carolina^[85]
• WBCA National Coach of the Year

Dawn Staley, South Carolina^[89]

• espnW Coach of the Year: Dawn Staley, South Carolina^[86]

Other major awards

• Naismith Starting Five:^[90]
  • Nancy Lieberman Award (top point guard): Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon
  • Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (top shooting guard): Aari McDonald, Arizona
  • Cheryl Miller Award (top small forward): Satou Sabally, Oregon
  • Katrina McClain Award (top power forward): Ruthy Hebard, Oregon
  • Lisa Leslie Award (top center): Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
• WBCA Defensive Player of the Year: DiDi Richards, Baylor^[91]
• Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year: DiDi Richards, Baylor^[92]
• Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award (inaugural award): Ciara Duffy, South Dakota^[93]
• Senior CLASS Award (top senior on and off the court): Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon^[94]
• Maggie Dixon Award (top rookie head coach): Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, Missouri State^[95]
• Academic All-American of the Year (top scholar-athlete): Brittany Brewer, Texas Tech^[96]
• Elite 90 Award (top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four): Not presented due to cancellation of the NCAA tournament
• Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award

Lauren Cox, Baylor player (along with her sister Whitney, a player at Division II Lubbock Christian)^[97]

Coaching changes

Several teams changed coaches during and after the season.

Team	Former coach	Interim coach	New coach	Reason
Alcorn State	Courtney Pruitt		Nate Kilbert	Pruitt's contract was not renewed on March 23, ending her 5-year tenure at Alcorn State with a 49–102 overall record.^[98] Former Mississippi Valley State and Arkansas Pine-Bluff coach Kilbert, who was an assistant at Alcorn State from 2001 to 2011, was named the new head coach of the Lady Braves on May 5.^[99]
Brown	Sarah Behn		Monique LeBlanc	Behn announced her resignation from Brown on March 23 after 6 seasons and a 74–96 overall record.^[100] On April 10, the Bears hired Merrimack head coach LeBlanc for the position.^[101]
Cal State Northridge	Jason Flowers	Lindsey Foster		Flowers announced his resignation from CSUN on April 21 after 11 seasons, leaving as the program's winningest coach with 150 wins. His top assistant, Foster, was named as interim head coach.^[102]
Chicago State	Misty Opat		Tiffany Sardin	Opat announced her resignation on April 16 after 2 seasons at Chicago State.^[103] Longwood associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Sardin was hired by the Cougars on May 15.^[104]
Coppin State	Dewayne Burroughs		Laura Harper	Coppin State parted ways with Burroughs on March 31 after 4 seasons and a 22–95 overall record.^[105] High Point assistant coach Harper was named the new head coach of the Eagles on July 20.^[106]
Denver	Jim Turgeon		Doshia Woods	Denver announced on June 16 that Turgeon, who had been placed on administrative leave since January, will not return after 2½ seasons with the team.^[107] On July 22, The Pioneers hired Tulane assistant coach Woods for the open job.^[108]
Detroit Mercy	Bernard Scott		AnnMarie Gilbert	Scott was fired on March 19 after 5 seasons and a 42–109 overall record at UDM.^[109] On April 24, the Titans hired Gilbert from D-II Virginia Union as their new head coach.^[110]
Drexel	Denise Dillon		Amy Mallon	Dillon left Drexel on March 27 after 17 seasons for the head coaching job at her alma mater Villanova. Not long after Dillon's departure, the Dragons promoted longtime assistant coach Mallon to the head coaching position.^[111]
Duke	Joanne P. McCallie		Kara Lawson	On July 2, Joanne P. McCallie stepped down as Duke head coach following 13 seasons.^[112] On July 11, Boston Celtics assistant Kara Lawson was hired.^[113]
Florida A&M	Kevin Lynum		Shalon Pillow	9 months after having the interim tag removed and being named new head coach, FAMU parted ways with Lynum on April 22 following a 6-21 record this season.^[114] Middle Tennessee assistant coach Shalon Pillow was hired as the new head coach of the Lady Rattlers on May 28.^[115]
FIU	Tiara Malcom		Jesyka Burks-Wiley	On April 17, South Florida assistant coach Jesyka Burks-Wiley was named the new head coach at FIU, replacing Tiara Malcom after 4 seasons.^[116]
Grand Canyon	Nicole Powell		Molly Miller	Powell left GCU on March 30 after three seasons for the head coaching job at UC Riverside.^[117] On April 8, the Antelopes hired Miller from D-II Drury University as their new head coach.^[118]
Merrimack	Monique LeBlanc		Kelly Morrone	LeBlanc left Merrimack on April 10 after 9 seasons for the head coaching job at Brown. On July 23, the Warriors hired Morrone from Division III John Carroll as their new head coach.^[119]
Mississippi State	Vic Schaefer		Nikki McCray-Penson	On April 5, Texas hired Vic Schaefer away from Mississippi State following 8 seasons with the Bulldogs.^[120] On April 9, Old Dominion head coach Nikki McCray-Penson was hired following 3 seasons as the Lady Monarchs' head coach.^[121]
Montana	Shannon Schweyen	Mike Petrino	Brian Holsinger	Montana parted ways with Schweyen on April 1, 2020 after 4 seasons and a 52-69 overall record.^[122] Assistant head coach Petrino was named interim head coach of the Lady Griz for the 2020-21 season.^[123] After the season ended, Oregon State assistant coach Brian Holsinger was hired on April 13, 2021.^[124]
Navy	Stefanie Pemper		Tim Taylor	Pemper was fired on March 10 after 12 seasons at the Naval Academy, leaving as the program's winningest coach with 214 wins.^[125] North Carolina asst. Tim Taylor, who previously spent 3 different stints as an asst. at the University of Virginia, was hired as head coach of the Midshipmen on April 28.^[126]
New Hampshire	Maureen Magarity	Kelsey Hogan	Magarity left New Hampshire on April 14 after 10 seasons for the Holy Cross head coaching position.^[127] UNH initially named associate head coach Hogan, who had been on the Wildcats staff since she completed her playing career with the team in 2014, as interim head coach the following day,^[128] and had the interim tag removed on August 10.^[129]
North Dakota	Travis Brewster	Mallory Bernhard	North Dakota's athletic director announced on March 11, 2020 that Brewster will not return as head coach after 9 seasons at UND, in which the Fighting Hawks went 128–120 overall.^[130] Associate head coach Bernhard initially served as the interim head coach for the 2020–21 season,^[131] and had the interim tag removed on March 17, 2021 and was officially named the new head coach.^[132]
Northwestern State	Jordan Dupuy	Aaron Swinson	Anna Nimz	Dupuy announced his resignation from Northwestern State on January 26 after 3½ seasons. During his tenure, the Lady Demons went 36–60, including a 5–13 overall record and 2–7 record in conference play at the time of his resignation. Assistant coach Swinson served as the team's interim head coach for the rest of the season.^[133] On March 18, the school initially hired Missy Bilderback from Jones College of the NJCAA as their new head coach,^[134] but on April 6, Bilderback backed out and returned to Jones College.^[135] The school would then hire UT Rio Grand Valley associate head coach Nimz on April 11.^[136]
Notre Dame	Muffet McGraw		Niele Ivey	McGraw retired on April 22 after 33 years at Notre Dame.^[137] Following the announcement, former Fighting Irish player and Memphis Grizzlies assistant Niele Ivey was hired.^[138]
Old Dominion	Nikki McCray-Penson		DeLisha Milton-Jones	McCray-Penson left for the Mississippi State vacancy on April 9 after 3 seasons as the Lady Monarchs' head coach. On April 17, ODU hired Syracuse assistant Milton-Jones.^[139]
Omaha	Brittany Lange		Carrie Banks	Lange's contract with Omaha was not renewed on March 9, ending her 7-year tenure at the school with an 80–124 overall record.^[140] Ohio State assistant coach Banks was named the new head coach of the Mavericks on April 8.^[141]
Tennessee State	Jessica Kern		Ty Evans	Kern initially took a temporary leave from Tennessee State on December 6,^[142] but announced her resignation from TSU sometime after the season was over. Auburn associate head coach Evans was named the new head coach of the Lady Tigers on August 19.^[143]
Texas	Karen Aston		Vic Schaefer	Aston was dismissed on April 3 despite a 184–83 overall record in eight seasons, including four straight Sweet Sixteen appearances from 2015 to 2018; however, the Longhorns went 1–18 against Baylor during her tenure.^[144] On April 5, Texas hired Vic Schaefer away from Mississippi State following 8 seasons with the Bulldogs.
Texas Tech	Marlene Stollings		Krista Gerlich	Texas Tech fired Stollings on August 6 after 2 seasons following allegations of player abuse in the program.^[145] On August 18, UT Arlington head coach and former Lady Raider star player Gerlich was named the new head coach of the team.^[146]
UC Riverside	John Margaritis	Seyram Bell	Nicole Powell	Margartis announced his resignation on September 13 after 15 seasons at UC Riverside, a day after being placed on unpaid leave when the school launched an investigation into accusations of emotional and verbal abuse by current and former UC Riverside players against him. Assistant coach Bell was named interim head coach of the Highlanders for the 2019–20 season.^[147] On March 30, the school hired Grand Canyon head coach Nicole Powell.
UNC Asheville	Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick		Honey Brown	Mock Kirkpatrick announced her resignation from UNC Asheville on April 7 after 8 seasons and a 117–137 overall record. Almost immediately after Mock Kirkpatrick's resignation, the Bulldogs promoted associate head coach Brown to fill the vacancy.^[148]
UNLV	Kathy Olivier		Lindy La Rocque	Olivier announced her resignation on March 6 after 12 seasons at her alma mater, finishing with a 182–193 overall record with only one postseason tournament appearance.^[149] On March 18, Stanford assistant coach and Las Vegas native La Racque was named the new head coach of the Lady Rebels.^[150]
USC Upstate	Tammy George		Becky Burke	George resigned on May 9 after 15 seasons at USC Upstate, leaving as the program's winningest coach with 193 wins.^[151] The Spartans went to the Division II ranks for their next hire, naming University of Charleston head coach Burke as their new head coach on June 8.^[152]
UT Arlington	Krista Gerlich		Shereka Wright	Gerlich left UTA on August 18 after 7 seasons for the head coaching job at her alma mater Texas Tech. On September 4, Vanderbilt associate head coach Wright was named the new head coach of the Mavericks.^[153]
Utah State	Jerry Finkbeiner	Ben Finkbeiner	Kayla Ard	The elder Finkbeiner, who had been on a medical leave of absence since early November, announced on November 25 that he was stepping down from his head coaching position after 7 seasons at Utah State. His son Ben, the Aggies associate head coach, was named interim head coach for the rest of the season.^[154] Denver assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Ard was named Utah State's new head coach on March 23.^[155]
Villanova	Harry Perretta		Denise Dillon	The then 64-year-old Perretta announced on October 30 that he would retire at the end of the 2019–20 season. His 42 seasons as the Wildcats' head coach tie him with Yvonne Kaufmann, who coached at Division III Elizabethtown from 1971 to 2012, for the most at a single school in NCAA women's history (including seasons in which women's sports were governed by the AIAW).^[156] On March 27, the Wildcats hired Villanova alum Denise Dillon from nearby Drexel as their new head coach.
Winthrop	Lynette Woodard	Semeka Randall-Lay		Woodard was relieved of her head coaching duties on March 24 after 3 seasons at Winthrop, in which the Eagles went 24–70 overall.^[157] Associate head coach Randall was named interim head coach of the Eagles for the 2020-21 season.^[158] Her interim tag was removed on April 8, 2021 when she was named head coach following the 2020–21 season.^[159]

See also

• 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Notes and References

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2. Summit League welcomes back UMKC . The Summit League . June 20, 2019 . October 4, 2019 . June 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190623135234/http://thesummitleague.org/general/2018-19/releases/20190620sts1tx . dead .
3. News: UConn to Return to Big East . Digital Sports Desk . June 21, 2019 . June 22, 2019.
4. News: Sources: UConn expected to rejoin Big East . Jeff . Borzello . Mark . Schlabach . ESPN.com . June 22, 2019 . June 22, 2019.
5. News: Sources: UConn move to the Big East inevitable . Pete . Thamel . Pete Thamel . Yahoo Sports . June 22, 2019 . June 22, 2019.
6. BIG EAST Announces Readmission of University of Connecticut . Big East Conference . June 27, 2019 . July 26, 2019.
7. News: UConn leaving AAC in '20, will owe $17M exit fee . Jeff . Borzello . ESPN.com . July 26, 2019 . July 26, 2019.
8. Purdue University Fort Wayne to Join Horizon League . Horizon League . August 5, 2019 . September 21, 2019.
9. News: California defies NCAA as Gov. Gavin Newsom signs into law Fair Pay to Play Act . Dan . Murphy . ESPN.com . September 30, 2019 . October 8, 2019.
10. Tarleton receives NCAA Division I invitation . Tarleton State Texans . September 30, 2019 . October 2, 2019.
11. Athletics Conference Update . University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) . October 4, 2019 . October 4, 2019.
12. News: NCAA clears way for athletes to profit from names, images and likenesses . Dan . Murphy . ESPN.com . October 29, 2019 . October 29, 2019.
13. News: Sabrina Ionescu, Lauren Cox headline preseason All-America team . ESPN.com . Associated Press . October 31, 2019 . October 31, 2019.
14. Web site: The 2019-20 Season in Weird Stats . Jacob . Mox . Her Hoop Stats . March 22, 2020 . March 24, 2020.
15. News: Sabrina Ionescu leads No. 1 Oregon to upset win over Team USA . Mechelle . Voepel . ESPN.com . November 9, 2019 . November 11, 2019.
16. Tarleton State University to Join Western Athletic Conference in 2020-21 . Western Athletic Conference . November 12, 2019 . December 1, 2019.
17. Web site: NCAAW what to watch: No. 1 Oregon, Ruthy Hebard leave Eugene for No. 17 Syracuse . Cassandra . Negley . Yahoo Sports . November 23, 2019 . November 23, 2019.
18. News: Ionescu tallies 19th triple-double in win over Texas Southern . Associated Press . ESPN.com . November 16, 2019 . November 23, 2019.
19. News: New Details: KSU women's basketball player arrested on murder charges . Shaddi . Abusaid . Atlanta Journal-Constitution . November 23, 2019 . November 23, 2019.
20. News: Arkansas-Pine Bluff's Sierra'Li Wade killed in shooting . Associated Press . ESPN.com . November 26, 2019 . November 26, 2019.
21. News: Bahamas to host 1st women's Battle 4 Atlantis in 2020 . Associated Press . ESPN.com . November 30, 2019 . November 30, 2019.
22. Big South Adds North Carolina A&T University as Full Member . Big South Conference . February 7, 2020 . February 11, 2020.
23. News: NCAA to Consider Letting All Athletes Transfer One Time Without Sitting Out . Jenna . West . . February 18, 2020 . February 26, 2020.
24. Big West Basketball Tournament To Be Played Without Spectators . Big West Conference . March 10, 2020 . March 11, 2020.
25. News: Ivy League cancels conference basketball tournaments because of coronavirus . ESPN.com . March 10, 2020 . March 10, 2020.
26. News: MAC closes tournaments to general public; Blue Jackets home games to continue with fans . Jeff . Borzello . ESPN.com. March 10, 2020 . March 10, 2020.
27. Web site: NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments will not include fans due to coronavirus concerns. Tom Schad. USA Today. 2020-03-11. 2020-03-11.
28. News: Power 5 leagues cancel conference tournaments; Kansas, Duke suspend athletic travel . ESPN.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
29. Milestone Night as Ducks Beat Utah State . Oregon Ducks . November 13, 2019 . November 23, 2019.
30. News: Ionescu has 21 and No. 2 Oregon women rout Colorado 104-46 . Associated Press . ESPN.com . January 3, 2020 . January 4, 2020.
31. News: Ionescu adds milestone as No. 3 Oregon beats No. 7 UCLA . Associated Press . ESPN.com . February 15, 2020 . February 15, 2020.
32. Web site: The ultimate guide to Oregon women's basketball star Sabrina Ionescu . ESPN.com . February 24, 2020 . February 24, 2020.
33. News: Juicy Landrum makes NCAA history in Baylor rout . ESPN.com . December 18, 2019 . December 19, 2019.
34. News: Brewer nets first triple-double in 22 years as Lady Raiders roll to 10th straight win before holiday break . Carlos . Silva Jr. . . December 22, 2019 . March 24, 2020.
35. Welcome to the Shark Tank: Long Island University Chooses the Shark as New Mascot . Long Island University . May 15, 2019 . May 16, 2019.
36. UMKC Athletics Completes New Brand Identity . Kansas City Athletics . July 1, 2019 . July 1, 2019.
37. News: WHSV Sports Presents: The history of the JMU Convocation Center . . Harrisonburg, VA . March 3, 2020 . March 28, 2020.
38. News: New multiuse arena to be built next to Vines Center. Liberty University. March 17, 2018. April 23, 2019.
39. News: High Point University picks on-campus site for new basketball arena, convocation center. News & Record. John. Newsom. March 27, 2018. April 23, 2019.
40. News: High Point University arena project delayed for a year . John . Newsom . News & Record . Greensboro, NC . August 6, 2020 . November 28, 2020.
41. Duquesne Announces UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse and Major Renovation . . October 23, 2018 . March 17, 2019.
42. News: Palumbo Center renovations on tap, as is name change honoring Chuck Cooper . Sarah K. . Spencer . . October 23, 2018 . March 17, 2019.
43. @DuqWBB Announces Non-Conference Schedule . Duquesne Dukes . September 5, 2019 . September 21, 2019.
44. @DuqWBB Announces Times and Locations for 2019-20 Home Slate . Duquesne Dukes . September 30, 2019 . October 1, 2019.
45. Player of the Year Moon Headlines '19-20 Women's #AEHoops Awards . America East Conference . March 3, 2020 . March 4, 2020.
46. UConn's Walker Named 2020 Women's Basketball Player of the Year . American Athletic Conference . March 6, 2020 . March 7, 2020.
47. Cavanaugh Earns #A10WBB Player of the Year, Dayton's Green Named Coach of the Year . Atlantic 10 Conference . March 5, 2020 . March 5, 2020.
48. Louisville's Evans Named ACC Player of the Year, Boston College's Bernabei-McNamee Earns Coach of the Year . Atlantic Coast Conference . March 3, 2020 . March 3, 2020.
49. Jewett-Giles Takes Top @ASUNWBB Honor; Postseason All-Conference Announced . ASUN Conference . March 6, 2020 . March 7, 2020.
50. 2019-20 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 WBB Awards Announced . Big 12 Conference . March 9, 2020 . March 9, 2020.
51. BIG EAST Announces Women's Basketball Regular-Season Awards . Big East Conference . March 4, 2020 . March 4, 2020.
52. Freije, Cardenas Highlight #BigSkyWBB All-Conference Teams . Big Sky Conference . March 9, 2020 . March 9, 2020.
53. Montana State's Binford Named #BigSkyWBB Coach of the Year . Big Sky Conference . March 9, 2020 . March 10, 2020.
54. Big South Announces 2019-20 Women's Basketball Annual Award Winners . Big South Conference . March 10, 2020 . March 10, 2020.
55. 2019-20 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN . https://web.archive.org/web/20200303195750/https://bigten.org/news/2020/3/2/big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced-on-btn.aspx . dead . March 3, 2020 . Big Ten Conference . March 2, 2020 . March 3, 2020.
56. Big West Announces Women's Basketball All-Conference Lists and Awards . . March 9, 2020 . March 13, 2020.
57. JMU's Smalls Named CAA Women's Basketball Player of the Year . Colonial Athletic Association . March 10, 2020 . March 10, 2020.
58. WBB: Player & Coach of the Year Announced . . March 11, 2020 . March 13, 2020.
59. Horizon League Reveals 2019-20 #HLWBB All-League Teams and Specialty Award Winners . Horizon League . March 2, 2020 . March 3, 2020.
60. Women's Basketball Announces Major Awards and All-Ivy After Another Accomplished Season . Ivy League . March 11, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
61. Ivy League Cancels Basketball Tournaments, Limits Spectators at All Sporting Events . Ivy League. March 10, 2020. March 10, 2020.
62. MAAC Announces 2019-20 Women's Basketball Major Award Winners . Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . March 11, 2020 . March 13, 2020.
63. Rider's Lynn Milligan Named "The Rock" MAAC Coach of the Year . Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . March 11, 2020 . March 13, 2020.
64. MAC Announces 2020 Women's Basketball Postseason Awards . Mid-American Conference . March 10, 2020 . March 10, 2020.
65. MEAC Announces Women's Basketball All-Conference Honors . Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference . March 6, 2020 . March 6, 2020.
66. Drake's Becca Hittner Claims Third-Straight Jackie Stiles Player of the Year . Missouri Valley Conference . March 12, 2020 . March 13, 2020.
67. MW Women's Basketball All-Conference and Individual Honors Announced . Mountain West Conference . March 1, 2020 . March 2, 2020.
68. Denia Davis-Stewart Makes History for Merrimack; All-NEC Honors Announced . Northeast Conference . March 9, 2020 . March 9, 2020.
69. UT Martin's Perry, Eastern Illinois' Washington, Morehead State's Kirkwood and Southeast Missouri's Patterson Earn Top OVC Women's Basketball Postseason Honors . Ohio Valley Conference . March 3, 2020 . March 3, 2020.
70. 2019-20 Annual Pac-12 Women's Basketball Conference Honors Announced . https://web.archive.org/web/20200303184418/https://pac-12.com/article/2020/03/02/2019-20-annual-pac-12-womens-basketball-conference-honors-announced . dead . March 3, 2020 . Pac-12 Conference . March 3, 2020 . March 3, 2020.
71. 2019-20 Pac-12 Women's Basketball Media Awards Announced . Pac-12 Conference . March 4, 2020 . March 4, 2020.
72. 2019-20 Women's Basketball All-Patriot League Teams and Major Awards Announced . Patriot League . March 6, 2020 . March 6, 2020.
73. SEC announces 2020 Women's Basketball Awards . Southeastern Conference . March 3, 2020 . March 3, 2020.
74. All-SoCon women's basketball teams announced . Southern Conference . March 3, 2020 . March 3, 2020.
75. ACU's Breanna Wright Named Southland Women's Basketball Player of the Year . Southland Conference . March 9, 2020 . March 9, 2020.
76. SWAC Reveals 2019-20 Women's Basketball All-Conference Honors . Southwestern Athletic Conference . March 12, 2020 . March 13, 2020.
77. South Dakota's Duffy secures Player of the Year accolade . The Summit League . March 5, 2020 . March 5, 2020 . April 8, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200408184250/https://www.thesummitleague.org/sports/wbkb/2019-20/releases/20200304rfmqqo . dead .
78. Coastal Carolina Trio Highlight Sun Belt Women's Basketball Postseason Honors . Sun Belt Conference . March 9, 2020 . March 9, 2020.
79. 2020 WBB All-WCC Team Announced . West Coast Conference . March 3, 2020 . March 3, 2020.
80. WAC Women's Basketball Postseason Honorees Announced . Western Athletic Conference . March 8, 2020 . March 9, 2020.
81. Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu Wins 2020 John R. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy's . Los Angeles Athletic Club . April 7, 2020 . April 8, 2020.
82. Ionescu and Toppin Named 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy Winners . Atlanta Tipoff Club . April 3, 2020 . April 3, 2020.
83. News: Sabrina Ionescu is unanimous AP women's player of the year . Associated Press . ESPN.com . March 23, 2020 . March 23, 2020.
84. Wade Trophy Winner Sabrina Ionescu Headlines 2020 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America Team . Women's Basketball Coaches Association . April 2, 2020 . April 2, 2020.
85. USBWA Announces 2019-20 Women's Honors . United States Basketball Writers Association . March 25, 2020 . March 25, 2020.
86. News: Sabrina Ionescu is women's college basketball's 2019-20 national player of the year . ESPN.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
87. Aliyah Boston Named 2020 WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year . Women's Basketball Coaches Association . April 1, 2020 . April 1, 2020.
88. Dawn Staley and Anthony Grant Announced as 2020 Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year Honorees . Atlanta Tipoff Club . April 2, 2020 . April 2, 2020.
89. Dawn Staley Named 2020 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year . Women's Basketball Coaches Association . March 24, 2020 . March 24, 2020.
90. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, WBCA Name Winners of Five Women's College Basketball Awards . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . April 6, 2020 . April 7, 2020.
91. Baylor's DiDi Richards Named 2020 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year . Women's Basketball Coaches Association . March 30, 2020 . March 30, 2020.
92. DiDi Richards and Marcus Garrett Named 2020 Naismith Defensive Players of the Year . Atlanta Tipoff Club . April 1, 2020 . April 2, 2020.
93. Ciara Duffy Named 2020 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year . Her Hoop Stats . March 31, 2020 . April 1, 2020.
94. Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu Wins 2019-2020 Senior CLASS Award for Women's Basketball . Premier Sports Management . March 31, 2020 . March 31, 2020.
95. Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Named 2020 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year . Women's Basketball Coaches Association . March 31, 2020 . March 31, 2020.
96. 2019-20 Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Teams Announced . . March 9, 2020 . March 9, 2020.
97. News: Most Courageous Cox sisters battle Type 1 diabetes . Mel . Greenberg . United States Basketball Writers Association . February 2020 . March 3, 2020 . July 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210720020500/http://sportswriters.net/usbwa/tipoff/february20/summitt.html . dead .
98. News: Alcorn State looking for new men's and women's basketball coaches. WAPT. Joe. Cook. March 23, 2020. March 24, 2020.
99. Web site: Nate Kilbert named head women's basketball coach at Alcorn State. hbcusports.com. May 5, 2020. May 7, 2020.
100. News: Behn steps down as Brown coach. Providence Journal. Bill. Koch. March 23, 2020. March 24, 2020.
101. News: Brown hires Monique LeBlanc as new women's hoop coach. Providence Journal. Kevin. McNamara. April 10, 2020. April 11, 2020.
102. Web site: Jason Flowers resigns as head women's basketball coach. sundial.csun.edu. Mano. Baghjajian. April 21, 2020. April 23, 2020.
103. News: Chicago State women's basketball coach Misty Opat resigns after 2 seasons. Chicago Tribune. Shannon. Ryan. April 16, 2020. April 23, 2020.
104. News: Chicago State hires former Marshall player Tiffany Sardin as head coach. Chicago Sun-Times. May 15, 2020. May 16, 2020.
105. News: Coppin State lets go women's basketball coach DeWayne Burroughs. The Baltimore Sun. March 31, 2020. April 1, 2020.
106. News: Coppin State hires former Maryland star and WNBA player Laura Harper as women's basketball coach. Baltimore Sun. July 20, 2020. July 21, 2020.
107. Web site: WOMEN'S HOOPS COACH JIM TURGEON APPARENTLY NO LONGER AT DU. letsgodu.com. June 16, 2020. July 27, 2020.
108. News: D-I dream comes true: Topekan Woods named head coach at Denver. The Topeka Capital-Journal. Rick. Peterson. July 22, 2020. July 27, 2020.
109. News: Detroit Mercy cuts ties with women's hoops coach Bernard Scott. The Detroit News. Tony. Paul. March 19, 2020. March 19, 2020.
110. News: Detroit Mercy women's hoops hires former EMU head coach AnnMarie Gilbert. The Detroit Times. Tony. Paul. April 24, 2020. April 24, 2020.
111. News: Villanova names Denise Dillon new women's basketball coach, Amy Mallon takes over at Drexel. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Mike. Jensen. March 27, 2020. March 28, 2020.
112. Web site: Joanne McCallie won't return as Duke's women's basketball coach. ESPN.com. Graham. Hays. July 2, 2020. July 2, 2020.
113. Web site: Duke hires Kara Lawson as women's basketball coach. ESPN.com. Mechelle. Voepel. July 11, 2020. July 21, 2020.
114. News: Kevin Lynum out as FAMU women's basketball coach. WCTV. April 22, 2020. April 23, 2020.
115. FAMU INTRODUCES SHALON PILLOW AS HEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH. Florida A&M Lady Rattlers. May 28, 2020. May 30, 2020.
116. Burks-Wiley Named Head Coach for FIU Women's Basketball. FIU Panthers. April 17, 2020. April 23, 2020.
117. News: Nicole Powell named UC Riverside women's basketball coach. The Press-Enterprise. Brian. Robin. March 30, 2020. April 1, 2020.
118. News: Grand Canyon hires Molly Miller to replace Nicole Powell as women's basketball coach. Arizona Republic. Richard. Obert. April 8, 2020. April 9, 2020.
119. Kelly Morrone Named Head Women's Basketball Coach. Merrimack Warriors. July 23, 2020. July 27, 2020.
120. Web site: Texas hires Mississippi State's Vic Schaefer as new head coach. ESPN.com. Mechelle. Voepel. April 5, 2020. April 5, 2020.
121. Web site: Mississippi State to Name Nikki McCary-Penson Women's Head Basketball Coach. WCBI . Columbus, MS . Courtney. Robb. April 9, 2020. April 9, 2020.
122. News: Montana Lady Griz coach Shannon Schweyen will not return for 2020-21 season. The Missoulian. Bill. Speltz. April 1, 2020. April 23, 2020.
123. News: Mike Petrino Named Interim Head Coach for Lady Griz. The Spokesman-Review. Vince. Bagby. April 21, 2020. April 23, 2020.
124. News: Oregon State assistant Brian Holsinger named Lady Griz head coach. The Missoulian. Bill. Speltz. April 13, 2021. April 14, 2021.
125. News: Navy fires women's basketball coach Stefanie Pemper. . Annapolis, MD . Bill. Wagner. March 10, 2020. March 10, 2020.
126. News: Navy hires Tim Taylor as women's basketball coach. Capital Gazette. April 28, 2020. May 2, 2020.
127. Web site: Magarity leaves UNH to become head women's hoop coach at Holy Cross. fosters.com. April 14, 2020. April 23, 2020.
128. Kelsey Hogan '14 Named Interim Head Coach . New Hampshire Wildcats . April 15, 2020 . August 4, 2020.
129. News: Nashua's Hogan named head coach of UNH women's basketball team. New Hampshire Union Leader. August 10, 2020. August 19, 2020.
130. News: UND women's basketball coach Travis Brewster won't return next season. Grand Forks Herald. Tom. Miller. March 11, 2020. March 11, 2020.
131. News: UND pauses head women's basketball coaching search, tabs Mallory Bernhard as interim for entire 2020-21 season. Grand Forks Herald. Tom. Miller. March 30, 2020. March 30, 2020.
132. News: UND names Mallory Bernhard as head women's basketball coach. Grand Forks Herald. Tom. Miller. March 17, 2021. March 17, 2021.
133. Web site: Dupuy resigns as Lady Demons coach; Swinson named interim head coach. ktbs.com. January 26, 2020. January 27, 2020.
134. NSU names Missy Bilderback new head women's basketball coach. Northwestern State Demons. Jason. Pugh. March 18, 2020. March 20, 2020.
135. News: Missy Bilderback stays put at Jones College. WDAM-TV. Taylor. Cadet. April 6, 2020. April 6, 2020.
136. Anna Nimz named NSU head women's basketball coach. Northwestern State Demons. Jason. Pugh. April 11, 2020. April 11, 2020.
137. News: Muffet McGraw steps down as women's basketball coach at Notre Dame. Mechelle. Voepel. ESPN.com. April 22, 2020. April 22, 2020.
138. IVEY RETURNS TO LEAD IRISH. Notre Dame Athletics. April 22, 2020. April 22, 2020.
139. DeLisha Milton-Jones Named Old Dominion Women's Basketball Coach . Old Dominion Athletics . April 17, 2020 . April 22, 2020.
140. News: UNO A.D. Trev Alberts declines to renew contract of women's basketball coach Brittany Lange. Omaha World-Herald. March 9, 2020. March 9, 2020.
141. News: Ohio State assistant Carrie Banks named UNO women's basketball head coach. Omaha World-Herald. Mike. Patterson. April 7, 2020. April 8, 2020.
142. News: Jessica Kern steps down temporarily as Tennessee State women's basketball coach. The Tennessean. Mike. Organ. December 6, 2019. August 22, 2020.
143. News: Auburn assistant Ty Evans hired as Tennessee State women's basketball coach. The Tennessean. Mike. Organ. August 19, 2020. August 22, 2020.
144. Web site: Texas women's basketball coach Karen Aston won't return. ESPN.com. David. Wilson. April 3, 2020. April 4, 2020.
145. Web site: Texas Tech fires women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings amid player harassment allegations. Shanna. McCarriston. Chris. Bengel. CBSSports.com. August 6, 2020. August 7, 2020.
146. Web site: Texas Tech turns to ex-star Krista Gerlich as new women's basketball coach. ESPN.com. Dave. Wilson. August 18, 2020. August 18, 2020.
147. News: UC Riverside women's basketball coach John Margaritis resigns. Press-Enterprise. Jim. Alexander. September 13, 2019. December 21, 2019.
148. Mock Kirkpatrick Brown Steps Down as UNC Asheville Head Women's Basketball Coach, Honey Brown Named as New Head Coach. UNC Asheville Bulldogs. April 7, 2020. April 8, 2020.
149. News: UNLV's Kathy Olivier resigns as women's basketball coach. March 6, 2020 . March 6, 2020 . . Mark. Anderson.
150. News: Las Vegas legend Lindy La Rocque hired as UNLV women's basketball coach. Las Vegas Sun. Mike. Grimala. March 18, 2020. March 19, 2020.
151. Web site: USC Upstate's George resigns, days after completing recruiting class. greertoday.com. May 9, 2020. May 12, 2020.
152. Upstate Tabs Becky Burke as Women's Basketball Head Coach. USC Upstate Spartans. June 8, 2020. June 11, 2020.
153. Shereka Wright Tabbed To Lead UTA Women's Basketball Program. UT Arlington Mavericks. September 4, 2020. September 6, 2020.
154. News: Jerry Finkbeiner steps down as Utah State's women's basketball coach due to health issue . Salt Lake Tribune. November 25, 2019. December 21, 2019.
155. Kayla Ard Named Utah State Head Women's Basketball Coach. Utah State Aggies. March 23, 2020. March 24, 2020.
156. News: Villanova's Harry Perretta says he'll retire at end of season . Associated Press . ESPN.com . October 30, 2019 . November 1, 2019.
157. Web site: Women's basketball hall of famer Lynette Woodard out as Winthrop head coach. hearldonline.com. Alex. Zietlow. March 24, 2020. March 25, 2020.
158. Web site: Former assistant, Semeka Randall Lay, named as Winthrop women's basketball coach. hearldonline.com. Alex. Zietlow. April 17, 2020. April 23, 2020.
159. Web site: Semeka Randall Lay Named 17th Head Women's Basketball Coach. winthropeagles.com. April 9, 2021. April 9, 2021.