2019–20 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

2019–20 SEC women's basketball standings
	† 2020 SEC Tournament winner ; As of December 21, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2019–20 Missouri Tigers women's basketball
2019–20 Missouri Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2019–20 record	9–22 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach	Robin Pingeton (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Ashleen Bracey; Chris Bracey; Jenny Putnam;
Home arena	Mizzou Arena
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by tenth-year head coach Robin Pingeton, played their home games at Mizzou Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Kelsey Winfrey	G	5'9"	Sophomore	Lebanon, MO	Transferred to Drury^[1]
Akira Levy	G	5'8"	Freshman	Baxter, TN	Transferred to Vanderbilt^[2]
Sophie Cunningham	G	6'1"	Senior	Columbia, MO	Graduated & Drafted in 2019 WNBA Draft 13th overall^[3]
Lauren Aldridge	G	5'7"	RS Senior	Marshfield, MO	Graduated
Cierra Porter	F	6'4"	Senior	Columbia, MO	Graduated
Emmanuelle Tahane	F	6'1"	Sophomore	Bondy, France	Transferred to Rhode Island^[4]

Incoming[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Aijha Blackwell G	Berkeley, MO	Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Aijha Blackwell G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Hayley Frank F	Strafford, MO	Strafford High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Hayley Frank F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Micah Linthacum F	Jefferson City, MO	Jefferson City High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Micah Linthacum F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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:

Source:^[5]

Incoming Transfers[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Renetha "Shug" Dickson	1	G	5'9"	Senior	St. Louis, MO	Transferred from Tulsa^[6]
LaDazhia Williams	0	F	6'4"	Junior	Bradenton, FL	Transferred from South Carolina^[7]
Shannon Dufficy	5	F	6'2"	Senior	Melbourne, VIC	Transferred from Utah State^[8]

Roster[]

2019–20 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	LaDazhia Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Lakewood Ranch South Carolina	Bradenton, FL
G	1	Shug Dickson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Lutheran Texas Tech Tulsa	St. Louis, MO
F	5	Shannon Dufficy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Our Lady of Mercy College Utah State	Melbourne, VIC
G	10	Nadia Green	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Homewood-Flossmoor	Chicago, IL
G	11	Haley Troup	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS So	Gadsen	Gadsden, AL
G	12	Elle Brown	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Rock Bridge	Columbia, MO
F	13	Hannah Schuchts	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	Maclay	Tallahassee, FL
G	22	Jordan Roundtree	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Kirkwood	St. Louis, MO
G	23	Amber Smith	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Loyola	Shreveport, LA
G	24	Jordan Chavis	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Central Davidson	Lexington, NC
G	33	Aijha Blackwell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Cardinal Ritter	Berkeley, MO
F	40	Micah Linthacum	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Jefferson City	Jefferson, MO
F	43	Hayley Frank	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Strafford	Strafford, MO

Head coach

Robin Pingeton (St. Ambrose)

Assistant coach(es)

Jenny Putnam (St. Ambrose)
Ashleen Bracey (Illinois State)
Chris Bracey (West Texas A&M)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 15, 2020

Preseason[]

SEC media poll[]

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.^[9]

Predicted finish	Team
Media poll
1	South Carolina
2	Texas A&M
3	Mississippi State
4	Kentucky
5	Arkansas
6	Tennessee
7	Auburn
8	LSU
9	Missouri
10	Georgia
11	Alabama
12	Florida
13	Ole Miss
14	Vanderbilt

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 6:00 pm, SECN+			W 97–89 ^OT	1–0	27 – Smith	15 – Smith	8 – Chavis	Mizzou Arena (3,851) Columbia, MO
November 10, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Nebraska	L 85–90 ^OT	1–1	21 – Blackwell	14 – Smith	4 – Blackwell	Mizzou Arena (4,114) Columbia, MO
November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+			L 73–78	1–2	19 – Smith	7 – Smith	3 – Chavis	Mizzou Arena (3,029) Columbia, MO
November 16, 2019* 1:00 pm		at	L 64–72	1–3	13 – Schuchts	8 – Tied	3 – Chavis	Kress Events Center (1,847) Green Bay, WI
November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm		at South Dakota	L 56–72	1–4	15 – Frank	6 – Smith	3 – Tied	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,407) Vermillion, SD
November 24, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+			W 68–51	2–4	15 – Smith	8 – Green	3 – Green	Mizzou Arena (4,033) Columbia, MO
November 28, 2019* 3:00 pm		vs. New Mexico Cancún Challenge	L 68–71	2–5	29 – Frank	8 – Schuchts	4 – Tied	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (502) Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2019* 5:30 pm		vs. North Carolina Cancún Challenge	L 69–82	2–6	16 – Smith	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (157) Cancún, Mexico
December 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+			W 83–58	3–6	17 – Blackwell	6 – Blackwell	3 – Green	Mizzou Arena (3,360) Columbia, MO
December 8, 2019* 2:00 pm		at	L 56–59	3–7	12 – Tied	7 – Blackwell	6 – Blackwell	Swinney Recreation Center (1,098) Kansas City, MO
December 15, 2019* 3:00 pm		at No. 20 Missouri State	L 72–79	3–8	22 – Smith	8 – Frank	4 – Blackwell	JQH Arena (5,091) Springfield, MO
December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Princeton	L 33–68	3–9	10 – Frank	9 – Blackwell	2 – Troup	Mizzou Arena (3,694) Columbia, MO
December 20, 2019* 12:00 pm, SECN		Illinois	L 51–58	3–10	21 – Blackwell	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Mizzou Arena (4,332) Columbia, MO
SEC regular season
January 2, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN		at No. 22 Tennessee	L 66–77	3–11 (0–1)	22 – Smith	5 – Green	4 – Troup	Thompson–Boling Arena (7,814) Knoxville, TN
January 5, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPNU		LSU	W 69–65	4–11 (1–1)	15 – Blackwell	11 – Blackwell	5 – Tied	Mizzou Arena (4,437) Columbia, MO
January 9, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN		No. 13 Mississippi State	L 64–79	4–12 (1–2)	14 – Troup	6 – Tied	5 – Blackwell	Mizzou Arena (3,920) Columbia, MO
January 12, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN		at No. 21 Arkansas	L 73–90	4–13 (1–3)	19 – Frank	12 – Schuchts	6 – Troup	Bud Walton Arena (4,172) Fayetteville, AR
January 16, 2020 7:30 pm, SECN		No. 1 South Carolina	L 45–78	4–14 (1–4)	13 – Blackwell	6 – Blackwell	2 – Tied	Mizzou Arena (10,234) Columbia, MO
January 19, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN+		at Ole Miss	W 71–57	5–14 (2–4)	20 – Blackwell	10 – Smith	4 – Blackwell	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,287) Oxford, MS
January 26, 2020 3:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 15 Texas A&M	L 53–72	5–15 (2–5)	18 – Blackwell	7 – Blackwell	5 – Schuchts	Reed Arena (3,883) College Station, TX
January 30, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN		No. 13 Kentucky	L 47–62	5–16 (2–6)	17 – Blackwell	9 – Blackwell	2 – Tied	Mizzou Arena (3,405) Columbia, MO
February 2, 2020 4:00 pm, SECN		No. 25 Arkansas	L 81–85 ^OT	5–17 (2–7)	22 – Smith	9 – Tied	3 – Tied	Mizzou Arena (3,531) Columbia, MO
February 6, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN+		at Georgia	W 73–65	6–17 (3–7)	26 – Blackwell	11 – Blackwell	3 – Schuchts	Stegeman Coliseum (2,940) Athens, GA
February 10, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN		at LSU	L 58–66	6–18 (3–8)	12 – Blackwell	14 – Blackwell	3 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,610) Baton Rouge, LA
February 16, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN+		Florida	L 67–75	6–19 (3–9)	20 – Blackwell	8 – Smith	3 – Blackwell	Mizzou Arena (4,635) Columbia, MO
February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Vanderbilt	W 78–66	7–19 (4–9)	24 – Frank	14 – Blackwell	5 – Chavis	Memorial Gymnasium (2,166) Nashville, TN
February 23, 2020 5:00 pm, SECN+		Ole Miss	W 82–67	8–19 (5–9)	22 – Frank	10 – Blackwell	4 – Smith	Mizzou Arena (4,027) Columbia, MO
February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+		Auburn	L 82–95	8–20 (5–10)	27 – Blackwell	11 – Blackwell	7 – Blackwell	Mizzou Arena (3,540) Columbia, MO
March 1, 2020 12:40 pm, SECN		at Alabama	L 61–73	8–21 (5–11)	23 – Blackwell	11 – Blackwell	4 – Blackwell	Coleman Coliseum (2,238) Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC Tournament
March 4, 2020 12:30 pm, SECN	(11)	vs. (14) Ole Miss First round	W 64–53	9–21	16 – Blackwell	8 – Roundtree	4 – Roundtree	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,589) Greenville, SC
March 5, 2020 7:30 pm, SECN	(11)	vs. (6) Tennessee Second round	L 51–64	9–22	13 – Blackwell	9 – Blackwell	4 – Blackwell	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[10]

References[]

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[2] ttps://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaw/2019/07/29/akira-levy-joins-vanderbilt-basketball-as-missouri-transfer/39822121/

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[4] ttps://www.gorhody.com/sports/w-baskbl/2019-20/bios/tahane_emmanuelle_zq82

[5] ttp://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/142/class/2019^{[bare URL]}

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[7] ttps://mutigers.com/news/2019/5/15/womens-basketball-mizzouwbb-adds-2017-top-50-prospect-ladazhia-williams.aspx

[8] ttps://mutigers.com/news/2019/6/18/womens-basketball-mizzouwbb-adds-all-conference-wing-shannon-dufficy.aspx

[9] "South Carolina tabbed as 2020 SEC women's hoops champs". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

[10] "2019-20 Schedule". Missouri Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

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v t Missouri Tigers women's basketball
Venues	Hearnes Center (1974–2004) Mizzou Arena (2004–present)
Rivalries	Illinois Kansas
Culture & lore	The Antlers Truman the Tiger
People
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2019–20 SEC women's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 South Carolina†	16	–	0	1.000	32	–	1	.970
No. 9 Mississippi State	13	–	3	.813	27	–	6	.818
No. 24 Arkansas	10	–	6	.625	24	–	8	.750
No. 16 Kentucky	10	–	6	.625	22	–	8	.733
No. 19 Texas A&M	10	–	6	.625	22	–	8	.733
Tennessee	10	–	6	.625	21	–	10	.677
LSU	9	–	7	.563	20	–	10	.667
Alabama	8	–	8	.500	18	–	12	.600
Georgia	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Florida	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Missouri	5	–	11	.313	9	–	22	.290
Vanderbilt	4	–	12	.250	14	–	16	.467
Auburn	4	–	12	.250	11	–	18	.379
Ole Miss	0	–	16	.000	7	–	23	.233

† 2020 SEC Tournament winner As of December 21, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll