2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's Basketball
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:Virginia Tech Hokies
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:21–9
Conf Record:11–7
Head Coach:Kenny Brooks
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach1:Britney Anderson
Asst Coach2:Jennifer Brown
Asst Coach3:Shawn Poppie
Stadium:Cassell Coliseum

The 2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, led by fourth year head coach Kenny Brooks, played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1] [2] [3]

The Hokies finished the season 21–9 and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Wake Forest in the Second Round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[4]

Previous season

They finished the 2018–19 season 22–12, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Clemson. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Furman and VCU in the first and second rounds before losing to James Madison in the third round.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

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Schedule

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: hokiesports.com . hokiesports.com . 2018-02-25 . 2018-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180224094826/http://www.hokiesports.com/wbasketball/mediaguide.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Virginia Tech Hokies Women's Basketball - Hokies News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More . ESPN . 2018-02-25.
  3. Web site: Virginia Tech Hokies . Virginia Tech Hokies on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games . Sports.yahoo.com . 2018-02-25.
  4. 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 .
  5. Web site: Virginia Tech Hokies. espn.com. ESPN. November 21, 2019.
  6. Web site: 2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule . hokiesports.com . 2019-11-21.