2019–20 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's Basketball
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:Virginia Cavaliers
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:13–17
Conf Record:8–10
Head Coach:Tina Thompson
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Karleen Thompson
Asst Coach2:Walter Pitts
Asst Coach3:Monica Wright
Stadium:John Paul Jones Arena

The 2019–20 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers were led by second year head coach Tina Thompson, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Cavaliers finished the season 13–17 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Syracuse in Second Round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Previous season

The 2018–19 Cavaliers finished the season 12–19, 5–11 in ACC play to finish in a twelfth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Syracuse. They did not qualify for post season play.

Recruiting Class

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Schedule

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Rankings

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

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200312202043/http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships . 2020-03-12 .
  2. Web site: Virginia Cavaliers. espn.com. ESPN. December 4, 2019.
  3. Web site: 2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule. The University of Virginia. virginiasports.com. December 4, 2019.