2019–20 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team


The 2019–20 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by seventh-year head coach Wes Moore and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019–20 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
ACC tournament champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record27–4 (14–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
Seasons
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Louisville 16 2   .889 28 4   .875
No. 8 NC State† 14 4   .778 28 4   .875
Duke 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
No. 18 Florida State 11 7   .611 24 8   .750
Virginia Tech 11 7   .611 21 9   .700
Boston College 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Georgia Tech 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
Syracuse 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Virginia 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Notre Dame 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Miami (FL) 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
North Carolina 7 11   .389 16 14   .533
Wake Forest 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Clemson 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Pittsburgh 1 17   .056 5 26   .161
2020 ACC tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020
Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 27–4, 14–4 in ACC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the finals of the ACC women's tournament where they defeated Florida State to win the ACC Tournament for the first time since 1991. As winners of the conference tournament, the Wolfpack received the automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, however due to concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA Tournament was canceled on March 12, 2020.[1]

Previous season

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They finished the 2018–19 season 28–6, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Louisville. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Maine and Kentucky in the first and second rounds before losing to Iowa in the sweet sixteen.

Off-season

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Recruiting Class

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Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jakia Brown-Turner
W
Temple Hills, Maryland Bishop McNamara 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 98
Jada Boyd
F
Petersburg, Virginia Appomattox County 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 97
Camille Hobby
C
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Nease 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 91
Kendal Moore
PG
Fayetteville, North Carolina Pine Forest 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
Elle Sutphin
F
Pilot Mountain, North Carolina East Surry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2019–20 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Aislinn Konig 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Brookswood Secondary Surrey, BC
G 2 Kaila Ealey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Needham Broughton Raleigh, NC
G 3 Kai Crutchfield 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Millbrook Raleigh, NC
G 5 Jada Boyd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Appomattox County Petersburg, VA
G 11 Jakia Brown-Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bishop McNamara Temple Hills, MD
G 15 Kendal Moore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Pine Forest Fayetteville, NC
F 20 Elle Sutphin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr East Surry Pilot Mountain, NC
G 23 Grace Hunter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Athens Drive Raleigh, NC
C 24 Erika Cassell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Holy Innocents Marietta, GA
F 25 Kayla Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Riverside Jamesville, NC
F 31 Jada Rice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Collins Hill Suwanee, GA
C 33 Elissa Cunane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Northern Guilford Summerfield, NC
G 40 Katie Wadsworth 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Needham Broughton Raleigh, NC
C 41 Camille Hobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Nease Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 20, 2019

Schedule

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Source[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 14 Anderson W 76–47 
Reynolds Coliseum (794)
Raleigh, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 14 North Carolina A&T W 80–44  1–0
Reynolds Coliseum (2,833)
Raleigh, NC
November 10, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 14 UNC Wilmington W 80–40  2–0
Reynolds Coliseum (3,015)
Raleigh, NC
November 14, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 14 Lamar W 81–40  3–0
Reynolds Coliseum (2,612)
Raleigh, NC
November 19, 2019*
10:30 a.m., ACCNX
No. 14 Maine W 62–34  4–0
Reynolds Coliseum (5,137)
Raleigh, NC
November 24, 2019*
5:00 p.m., WCCN
No. 14 at Saint Mary's W 87–70  5–0
McKeon Pavilion (321)
Moraga, CA
November 29, 2019*
7:30 p.m.
No. 12 vs. Texas
Heineken Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 84–73  6–0
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
November 30, 2019*
7:30 p.m.
No. 12 at Hawaii
Heineken Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 68–59  7–0
Stan Sheriff Center (1,265)
Honolulu, HI
December 1, 2019*
5:00 p.m.
No. 12 vs. North Texas
Heineken Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 76–65  8–0
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 13 No. 9 Maryland
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 66–59  9–0
Reynolds Coliseum (4,033)
Raleigh, NC
December 15, 2019*
12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 9 Elon W 62–49  10–0
Reynolds Coliseum (3,045)
Raleigh, NC
December 19, 2019*
6:30 p.m., ACCN
No. 9 Chattanooga W 74–38  11–0
Reynolds Coliseum (2,633)
Raleigh, NC
Conference regular season
December 29, 2019
12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 9 at Boston College W 72–54  12–0
(1–0)
Conte Forum (1,323)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 2, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 9 Virginia Tech W 76–69  13–0
(2–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (4,153)
Raleigh, NC
January 5, 2020
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 9 Virginia W 80–60  14–0
(3–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (4,487)
Raleigh, NC
January 9, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 9 at North Carolina
Rivalry
L 60–66  14–1
(3–1)
Carmichael Arena (2,655)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 12, 2020
4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 9 at Notre Dame W 90–56  15–1
(4–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,861)
Notre Dame, IN
January 16, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 9 No. 13 Florida State W 68–51  16–1
(5–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (4,112)
Raleigh, NC
January 19, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 9 Wake Forest W 59–45  17–1
(6–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,052)
Raleigh, NC
January 23, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 8 at Pittsburgh W 88–44  18–1
(7–1)
Petersen Events Center (832)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 8 North Carolina
Rivalry
W 76–68  19–1
(8–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,591)
Raleigh, NC
January 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 7 at Clemson W 79–60  20–1
(9–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,257)
Clemson, SC
February 2, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7 at Duke W 63–60  21–1
(10–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,209)
Durham, NC
February 6, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7 at Virginia Tech W 71–59  22–1
(11–1)
Cassell Coliseum (2,271)
Blacksburg, VA
February 13, 2020
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 4 No. 9 Louisville L 59–66  22–2
(11–2)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,575)
Raleigh, NC
February 16, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 4 Georgia Tech L 61–65  22–3
(11–3)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,542)
Raleigh, NC
February 20, 2020
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 10 at Miami (FL) W 50–48  23–3
(12–3)
Watsco Center (1,402)
Coral Gables, FL
February 24, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 8 Duke
Play4Kay Game
L 65–70  23–4
(12–4)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,580)
Raleigh, NC
February 27, 2020
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 8 Syracuse W 69–60  24–4
(13–4)
Reynolds Coliseum (3,779)
Raleigh, NC
March 1, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 8 at Virginia W 75–64  25–4
(14–4)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2020
6:00 p.m., RSN
(2) No. 10 vs. (7) Georgia Tech
Quarterfinals
W 57–48  26–4
Greensboro Coliseum (5,492)
Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
(2) No. 10 vs. (6) Boston College
Semifinals
W 82–75  27–4
Greensboro Coliseum (6,751)
Greensboro, NC
March 8, 2020
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
(2) No. 10 vs. (4) No. 22 Florida State
Finals
W 71–66  28–4
Greensboro Coliseum (7,324)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 14 14 14 T-12 13 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 4 10 8 10 8 8
Coaches 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 9 8 10 8 7 7 4 10 11 10 8 8 N/A
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll. Due to the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament, the coaches poll did not release a final ranking.

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "NC State Wolfpack". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019–20 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball schedule". NC State Wolfpack. Retrieved November 20, 2019.