2019–20 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–26 (1–17 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terri Mitchell
  • Josh Petersen
  • Bridgette Mitchell
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
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 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented The University of Pittsburgh during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second year head coach Lance White, played their home games at the Petersen Events Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Panthers finished the season 5–26 and 1–17 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Notre Dame in the First Round before losing to Georgia Tech in the Second Round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Previous season

They finished the season 11–20, 2–14 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Duke. The Demon Deacons were not invited to post season play.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Amber Brown
G
Monroe, Louisiana Little Rock Christian Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Emy Hayford
G
Maastricht, Netherlands Caland Lyceum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Rita Igbokwe
F
Jonesboro, Georgia Mundy's Mill High School 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
Dayshanette Harris
PG
Youngstown, Ohio Ursuline High School 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
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 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jahsyni Knight 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoRutgers Prep Perth Amboy, NJ
G 1 Dayshanette Harris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrUrsuline Youngstown, OH
G 2 Aysia Bugg 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrBolingbrook Chicago, IL
G 4 Emy Hayford 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCaland Lyceum Maastricht, Netherlands
G 5 Amber Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrLittle Rock Christian Academy Monroe, LA
G 10 Ismini Prapa 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoAmerican Community School of Athens Athens, Greece
C 11 Cara Judkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrOur Lady of Good Counsel Bethesda, MD
G 12 Gabbie Green 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrBellville Bellville, TX
G 13 Kyla Nelson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrOaklands Worthing, England
F 14 Cynthia Ezeja 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr20th High School of Athens Athens, Greece
C 21 Marcella LaMark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrDivino Salvador
Texas Tech
São Paulo, Brazil
F 23 Rita Igbokwe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrMundy's Mill Jonesboro, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2019

Schedule

Source:[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2019*
11:00 a.m.
at UCF L 58–73  0–1
CFE Arena (6,973)
Orlando, FL
November 11, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
Central Connecticut W 81–73  1–1
Peterson Events Center (572)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 16, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
Georgetown L 56–66  1–2
Peterson Events Center (657)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 19, 2019*
11:00 a.m.
Fairleigh Dickinson W 69–60  2–2
Peterson Events Center (6,730)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 23, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
Duquesne
City Game
L 62–81  2–3
Peterson Events Center (1,182)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 29, 2019*
3:30 p.m.
vs. Ohio
Daytona Beach Invitational
L 50–72  2–4
Ocean Center (263)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2019*
5:45 p.m.
vs. Ole Miss
Daytona Beach Invitational
W 58–50  3–4
Ocean Center (97)
Daytona Beach, FL
December 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
at Penn State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 73–78  3–5
Bryce Jordan Center (1,667)
University Park, PA
December 8, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Stony Brook L 56–59  3–6
Peterson Events Center (1,149)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 17, 2019*
6:30 p.m., ACCN
Miami (OH) L 71–80  3–7
Peterson Events Center (894)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 21, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
at Cincinnati L 53–69  3–8
Fifth Third Arena (886)
Cincinnati, OH
ACC Regular season
December 30, 2019
2:00 p.m., RSN
at North Carolina L 62–70  3–9
(0–1)
Carmichael Arena (1,852)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 2, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Notre Dame L 52–60  3–10
(0–2)
Peterson Events Center (1,368)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 5, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Boston College L 70–79  3–11
(0–3)
Peterson Events Center (3,791)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 9, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia Tech L 56–68  3–12
(0–4)
Cassell Coliseum (1,332)
Blacksburg, VA
January 16, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Clemson L 67–75 OT 3–13
(0–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,329)
Clemson, SC
January 19, 2020
12:00 p.m., RSN
Syracuse L 51–69  3–14
(0–6)
Peterson Events Center (1,364)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 23, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 8 NC State L 44–88  3–15
(0–7)
Peterson Events Center (832)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2020
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 5 Louisville L 49–83  3–16
(0–8)
KFC Yum! Center (11,624)
Louisville, KY
January 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Wake Forest W 53–48  4–16
(1–8)
Peterson Events Center (813)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 1, 2020
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 14 Florida State L 41–66  4–17
(1–9)
Peterson Events Center (2,352)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 6, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Georgia Tech L 48–77  4–18
(1–10)
Peterson Events Center (591)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 9, 2020
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at Notre Dame L 52–74  4–19
(1–11)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,916)
Notre Dame, IN
February 13, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Duke L 56–73  4–20
(1–12)
Peterson Events Center (876)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 16, 2020
1:00 p.m., RSN
at Syracuse L 53–71  4–21
(1–13)
Carrier Dome (3,237)
Syracuse, NY
February 20, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Boston College L 59–70  4–22
(1–14)
Conte Forum (1,289)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 23, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5 Louisville L 47–79  4–23
(1–15)
Peterson Events Center (2,391)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 27, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia L 55–66  4–24
(1–16)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,211)
Charlottesville, VA
March 1, 2020
3:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Miami (FL) L 54–73  4–25
(1–17)
Watsco Center (1,214)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
March 4, 2020
3:30 p.m., RSN
(15) vs. (10) Notre Dame
First Round
W 67–65  5–25
Greensboro Coliseum (2,795)
Greensboro, NC
March 5, 2020
6:00 p.m., RSN
(15) vs. (7) Georgia Tech
Second Round
L 58–68  5–26
Greensboro Coliseum (3,638)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

References

  1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  2. "Pittsburgh Panthers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  3. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Pittsburgh". Pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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