2019–20 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

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).

2019–20 Missouri Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
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 →

2019–20 SEC women's basketball standings

v t e	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 April 9, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

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	Commit date
Aijha Blackwell G	Berkeley, MO	Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	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
	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
	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]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team
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+		Western Illinois	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+		Northern Iowa	L 73–78	1–2	19 – Smith	7 – Smith	3 – Chavis	Mizzou Arena (3,029) Columbia, MO
November 16, 2019* 1:00 pm		at Green Bay	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+		SIU Edwardsville	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+		Saint Louis	W 83–58	3–6	17 – Blackwell	6 – Blackwell	3 – Green	Mizzou Arena (3,360) Columbia, MO
December 8, 2019* 2:00 pm		at Kansas City	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

1. "Lady Panthers add Mizzou transfer Kelsey Winfrey to 2019-20 recruiting class".
2. "Akira Levy joins Vanderbilt basketball as Missouri transfer". USA Today.
3. "'s Cunningham Selected by the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA draft".
4. https://www.gorhody.com/sports/w-baskbl/2019-20/bios/tahane_emmanuelle_zq82^{[permanent dead link]}
5. "2019 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits - Missouri - ESPN".
6. "Adds St. Louis Native Shug Dickson".
7. "Adds 2017 Top-50 Prospect LaDazhia Williams".
8. "Adds All-Conference Wing Shannon Dufficy".
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.