2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team


The 2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Sherri Coale in her twenty-fourth season. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12
Record12–18 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center
Seasons
2019–20 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Baylor 17 1   .944 28 2   .933
TCU 13 5   .722 22 7   .759
Texas 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Iowa State 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Kansas State 10 8   .556 16 13   .552
Texas Tech 7 11   .389 18 11   .621
West Virginia 7 11   .389 17 12   .586
Oklahoma State 6 12   .333 15 15   .500
Oklahoma 5 13   .278 12 18   .400
Kansas 4 14   .222 15 14   .517
2020 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

They finished the season 12–18, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. The Big 12 Tournament, NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were all cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Previous season edit

The Sooners finished the season 8–22, 4–14 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 women's tournament to Texas Tech. They missed the postseason tournament for the first time since 1998 and their first losing season in 21 years.

Roster edit

2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jessi Murcer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Westmoore Moore, OK
F 3 Mandy Simpson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Boise Boise, ID
G 12 Gabby Gregory 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Holland Hall Tulsa, OK
F 21 Nydia Lampkin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Heritage Palm Bay, FL
G 22 Ana Llanusa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Choctaw Choctaw, OK
G/F 25 Madi Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Trinity Valley School Fort Worth, TX
G 30 Taylor Robertson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So McPherson McPherson, KS
C 31 Aspen Williston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK
G 32 Tatum Veitenheimer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Windthorst Windthorst, TX
F 34 Liz Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Klein Oak Tomball, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 29, 2020

Schedule edit

Source:[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2019*
7:00 p.m., FSOK
Oklahoma City W 88–68 
Lloyd Noble Center (1,643)
Norman, OK
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2019*
8:00 p.m., FSOK
Prairie View A&M
Preseason WNIT First Round
W 94–48  1–0
Lloyd Noble Center (1,702)
Norman, OK
November 10, 2019*
2:00 p.m., FSOK
UAB
Preseason WNIT Second Round
W 82–75  2–0
Lloyd Noble Center (1,575)
Norman, OK
November 14, 2019*
7:00 p.m., FSOK
Missouri State
Preseason WNIT Semifinals
L 90–96  2–1
Lloyd Noble Center (1,713)
Norman, OK
November 20, 2019*
11:00 a.m., FSOK
Stephen F. Austin W 75–62  3–1
Lloyd Noble Center (6,875)
Norman, OK
November 23, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
at Houston L 69–85  3–2
Fertitta Center (1,069)
Houston, TX
November 26, 2019*
7:00 p.m., FSOK
Abilene Christian W 78–65  4–2
Lloyd Noble Center (2,115)
Norman, OK
November 30, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Wichita State L 83–88  4–3
Charles Koch Arena (2,336)
Wichita, KS
December 4, 2019*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Kentucky L 63–74  4–4
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,337)
Bowling Green, KY
December 7, 2019*
3:00 p.m., FSOK
No. 25 LSU
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 90–68  5–4
Lloyd Noble Center (1,327)
Norman, OK
December 15, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
Sam Houston State W 95–71  6–4
Lloyd Noble Center (1,445)
Norman, OK
December 17, 2019*
7:00 p.m., FSOK
Drake W 94–83  7–4
Lloyd Noble Center (1,534)
Norman, OK
December 22, 2019*
3:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. No. 2 Connecticut
Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase
L 53–97  7–5
Mohegan Sun Arena (7,238)
Uncasville, CT
Big 12 Regular Season
January 4, 2020
4:00 p.m., FSOK
No. 6 Baylor L 56–77  7–6
(0–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (3,186)
Norman, OK
January 8, 2020
7:00 p.m., FSN
at Oklahoma State
Bedlam
W 77–75  8–6
(1–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,558)
Stillwater, OK
January 11, 2020
1:00 p.m., FSOK
Iowa State W 81–72  9–6
(2–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (2,363)
Norman, OK
January 15, 2020
6:00 p.m., Nexstar
at No. 17 West Virginia W 73–49  10–6
(3–1)
WVU Coliseum (1,566)
Morgantown, WV
January 19, 2020
3:00 p.m., FSOK
TCU L 63–82  10–7
(3–2)
Lloyd Noble Center (2,594)
Norman, OK
January 22, 2020
7:00 p.m.
at Texas Tech L 88–89 OT 10–8
(3–3)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,155)
Lubbock, TX
January 25, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kansas State L 74–92  10–9
(3–4)
Bramlage Coliseum (5,826)
Manhattan, KS
January 28, 2020
7:00 p.m., FSOK
Texas L 53–70  10–10
(3–5)
Lloyd Noble Center (1,736)
Norman, OK
February 2, 2020
12:00 p.m., FSN
at Kansas W 94–82 OT 11–10
(4–5)
Allen Fieldhouse (1,715)
Lawrence, KS
February 5, 2020
7:00 p.m., FSOK
West Virginia W 68–58  12–10
(5–5)
Lloyd Noble Center (709)
Norman, OK
February 8, 2020
2:00 p.m.
at Iowa State L 59–63  12–11
(5–6)
Hilton Coliseum (10,153)
Ames, IA
February 11, 2020
7:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State
Bedlam
L 69–73  12–12
(5–7)
Lloyd Noble Center (2,156)
Norman, OK
February 16, 2020
2:00 p.m., FS1
Kansas State L 85–87 OT 12–13
(5–8)
Lloyd Noble Center (3,013)
Norman, OK
February 22, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 2 Baylor L 69–101  12–14
(5–9)
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
February 26, 2020
7:00 p.m., FSOK
Kansas L 80–83  12–15
(5–10)
Lloyd Noble Center (1,765)
Norman, OK
February 29, 2020
7:00 p.m., LHN
at Texas L 76–86  12–16
(5–11)
Frank Erwin Center (3,543)
Austin, TX
March 4, 2020
6:00 p.m., FSSW
at TCU L 71–96  12–17
(5–12)
Schollmaier Arena (3,050)
Fort Worth, TX
March 7, 2020
1:00 p.m., FSOK
Texas Tech L 94–106  12–18
(5–13)
Lloyd Noble Center (2,513)
Norman, OK
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 12, 2020
6:00 p.m., FCS
(9) vs. (8) Oklahoma State
First Round/Bedlam
Canceled Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings edit

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Soonersports.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.