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
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Louisville162 .889284  .875
No. 8 NC State†144 .778284  .875
Duke126 .6671812  .600
No. 18 Florida State117 .611248  .750
Virginia Tech117 .611219  .700
Boston College117 .6112012  .625
Georgia Tech108 .5562011  .645
Syracuse99 .5001615  .516
Virginia810 .4441317  .433
Notre Dame810 .4441318  .419
Miami (FL)711 .3891515  .500
North Carolina711 .3891614  .533
Wake Forest711 .3891616  .500
Clemson315 .167823  .258
Pittsburgh117 .056526  .161
2020 ACC tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020
Rankings from AP poll

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.

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

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

Recruiting Class

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Jada Boyd
F
Petersburg, Virginia Appomattox County 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Camille Hobby
C
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Nease 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Kendal Moore
PG
Fayetteville, North Carolina Pine Forest 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Elle Sutphin
F
Pilot Mountain, North Carolina East Surry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   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

2019–20 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Aislinn Konig 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrBrookswood Secondary Surrey, BC
G 2 Kaila Ealey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSNeedham Broughton Raleigh, NC
G 3 Kai Crutchfield 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrMillbrook Raleigh, NC
G 5 Jada Boyd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrAppomattox County Petersburg, VA
G 11 Jakia Brown-Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBishop McNamara Temple Hills, MD
G 15 Kendal Moore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrPine Forest Fayetteville, NC
F 20 Elle Sutphin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrEast Surry Pilot Mountain, NC
G 23 Grace Hunter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrAthens Drive Raleigh, NC
C 24 Erika Cassell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrHoly Innocents Marietta, GA
F 25 Kayla Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrRiverside Jamesville, NC
F 31 Jada Rice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoCollins Hill Suwanee, GA
C 33 Elissa Cunane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoNorthern Guilford Summerfield, NC
G 40 Katie Wadsworth 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrNeedham Broughton Raleigh, NC
C 41 Camille Hobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrNease 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

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

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

  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.
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