2019–20 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

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2019–20 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
Georgia Southern Eagles wordmark.svg
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2019–20 record10–20 (7–11 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Anita Howard (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Deont'A McChester
  • Coretta Brown
  • Chris Straker
Home arenaHanner Fieldhouse
Seasons
2019–20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Troy* 16 2   .889 25 4   .862
Coastal Carolina 15 3   .833 25 4   .862
UT Arlington 14 4   .778 21 11   .656
Louisiana 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
South Alabama 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Little Rock 9 9   .500 12 19   .387
Arkansas State 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Appalachian State 8 10   .444 11 19   .367
Georgia Southern 7 11   .389 10 19   .345
Texas State 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Georgia State 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
Louisiana–Monroe 1 17   .056 3 26   .103
2020 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of December 22, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019–20 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first year head coach Anita Howard, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in ninth place. The qualified for the Sun Belt tournament, seeded ninth, were defeated by No. 4 Louisiana by the score of 64–81. Shortly after being eliminated, the Sun Belt canceled the remainder of the tournament which was followed by the NCAA cancelling all remaining post-season play.

Preseason[]

Sun Belt coaches poll[]

On October 30, 2019, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Eagles predicted to finish in eleventh place in the conference. [1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Little Rock 127 (6)
2 Troy 123 (4)
3 UT Arlington 120 (1)
4 South Alabama 119 (1)
5 Appalachian State 100
6 Georgia State 73
7 Coastal Carolina 66
8 Louisiana 64
9 Texas State 59
10 Arkansas State 44
11 Georgia Southern 26
12 Louisiana–Monroe 15

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team[]

2nd team
  • Alexis Brown – SR, Guard

Roster[]

2019–20 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jordan Strange 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So AC Flora HS Columbia, SC
G 4 Alexis Brown 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Morgan County HS Madison, GA
F 5 Tsubasa Nisbet 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Burnside HS Christchurch, New Zealand
G 10 Mya Burns 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr North Augusta HS North Augusta, SC
G 12 Jaiden Hamilton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Laney HS Augusta, GA
G/F 13 Nakol Franks 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Wren HS Greenville, SC
G 14 Lola Loviett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr John T. Hoggard HS Wilmington, NC
G 15 Amira Atwater 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Douglas County HS Douglasville, GA
G 22 Ja'Nya Love–Hill 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Carver HS Columbus, GA
G 23 Tatum Barber 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Liberty Christian School Dallas, TX
G 25 Nikki McDonald 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Wesleyan HS
Louisiana Tech
Atlanta, GA
F 32 Hailey Dias-Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Southeast Guilford HS Greensboro, NC
F 33 Victoria Stavropoulos 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Carl Sandburg HS Orland Park, IL
F/C 42 Sarah Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Middleton HS Spring Hill, FL
F 44 La'Tia Fils–Aime' 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Daleville HS
Troy
Daleville, AL
Head coach
  • Anita Howard (Armstrong State)
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 5 August 2020

Schedule[]

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2019*
6:30 pm
Coker W 93–66 
 21  Barber   7  Hamilton   7  Atwater  Hanner Fieldhouse (250)
Statesboro, GA
Nov 5, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Georgia W 106–69 
 15  Franks   12  Barber   5  Atwater  Hanner Fieldhouse (269)
Statesboro, GA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Furman L 63–78  0–1
 14  Barber   6  McDonald   4  Burns  Timmons Arena (452)
Greenville, SC
Nov 17, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Kennesaw State L 69–95  0–2
 18  Barber   8  Barber   3  Atwater  Hanner Fieldhouse (437)
Statesboro, GA
Nov 20, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN+
North Dakota L 56–69  0–3
 11  Barber   8  TEAM   3  Atwater  Hanner Fieldhouse (2,912)
Statesboro, GA
Nov 23, 2019*
3:00 pm
at  L 57–75  0–4
 15  Brown   7  TEAM   2  Hamilton  Moore Gymnasium (225)
Daytona Beach, FL
Nov 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Winthrop W 91–49  1–4
 20  Brown   13  McDonald   4  Atwater  Winthrop Coliseum (211)
Rock Hill, SC
Dec 1, 2019*
2:00 pm
at Wofford W 70–57  2–4
 19  Brown   10  Brown   3  Atwater  Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (723)
Spartanburg, SC
Dec 7, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer L 52–62  2–5
 14  McDonald   11  McDonald   3  Atwater  Hawkins Arena (1,261)
Macon, GA
Dec 16, 2019*
12:00 pm, SECN+
at Ole Miss L 66–69 OT 2–6
 26  McDonald   13  TEAM   10  Atwater  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,574)
Oxford, MS
Dec 19, 2019*
3:00 pm
vs. Kent State
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
L 48–62  2–7
 12  Brown   7  Barber   3  Franks  South Point Arena (120)
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 20, 2019*
5:30 pm
vs. St. Francis Brooklyn
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
W 78–47  3–7
 11  Burns   8  Dias–Allen   2  Strange  South Point Arena (120)
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 20, 2019*
8:00 pm
vs. Tulane L 40–56  3–8
 15  Barber   8  Burns   2  Brown  Devlin Fieldhouse (473)
New Orleans, LA
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 2, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 64–47  4–8
(1–0)
 16  Hamilton   6  Moore   5  Brown  Hanner Fieldhouse (323)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 4, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana W 83–67  5–8
(2–0)
 16  Brown   7  McDonald   5  Atwater  Hanner Fieldhouse (447)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 9, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Little Rock L 46–58  5–9
(2–1)
 6  Dias–Allen   10  McDonald   2  Barber  Jack Stephens Center (516)
Little Rock, AR
Jan 11, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas State L 62–69  5–10
(2–2)
 20  Barber   11  Nisbet   3  Brown  First National Bank Arena (718)
Jonesboro, AR
Jan 16, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Troy L 69–79  5–11
(2–3)
 23  Brown   10  Barber   3  Brown  Hanner Fieldhouse (411)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 18, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
South Alabama L 65–71  5–12
(2–4)
 14  Hamilton   7  TEAM   2  Franks  Hanner Fieldhouse (387)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State
Modern Day Hate
W 81–56  6–12
(3–4)
 21  Barber   9  Burns   4  Nisbet  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,619)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 30, 2029
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina L 59–66  6–13
(3–5)
 15  Brown   5  TEAM   2  Burns  HTC Center (195)
Conway, SC
Feb 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Appalachian State L 75–83  6–14
(3–6)
 19  Barber   8  Barber   5  Brown  Holmes Center (576)
Boone, NC
Feb 6, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock L 49–65  6–15
(3–7)
 12  Barber   7  Hamilton   3  Nisbet  Hanner Fieldhouse (231)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 8, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State W 80–67  7–15
(4–7)
 25  Hamilton   11  Brown   4  Brown  Hanner Fieldhouse (530)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 13, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe W 72–66  8–15
(5–7)
 17  Hamilton   10  Brown   4  Atwater  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (723)
Monroe, LA
Feb 15, 2020
3:00 pm
at Louisiana L 60–72  8–16
(5–8)
 15  Barber   7  Moore   3  Brown  Cajundome (801)
Lafayette, LA
Feb 20, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina L 74–90  8–17
(5–9)
 31  Barber   7  McDonald   4  Brown  Hanner Fieldhouse (371)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 22, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Appalachian State W 78–70  9–17
(6–9)
 18  Barber   9  Brown   8  Atwater  Hanner Fieldhouse (513)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 27, 2020
12:30 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State L 68–72  9–18
(6–10)
 20  McDonald   16  McDonald   5  Brown  Strahan Coliseum (3,385)
San Marcos, TX
Feb 29, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington L 73–101  9–19
(6–11)
 23  Brown   10  McDonald   4  Barber  College Park Center (1,108)
Arlington, TX
Mar 7, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia State
Modern Day Hate
W 77–74  10–19
(7–11)
 16  Barber   12  McDonald   4  Atwater  GSU Sports Arena (675)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(9) at (4) Louisiana
First Round
L 64–81  10–20
 14  Dias–Allen   7  Barber   3  Brown  Cajundome (300)
Lafayette, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also[]

2019–20 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

References[]

  1. ^ "Cajuns picked 8th in preseason SBC poll". KATC. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Georgia Southern Athletics". Gseagles.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

External links[]

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