2019–20 Florida Gators women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Florida Gators women's basketball team represents the University of Florida during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators, led by third-year head coach Cameron Newbauer, play their home games at the O'Connell Center and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2019–20 Florida Gators women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	15–15 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach	Cameron Newbauer (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kelly Rae Finley John McCray Erika Lang-Montgomery
Home arena	O'Connell Center
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 January 9, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.^[1]

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
Exhibition
October 30, 2019* 6:00 pm		Valdosta State	W 84–38		20 – Smith	10 – Johnson	5 – Smith	O'Connell Center (659) Gainesville, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Grambling State	W 72–65	1–0	16 – Tied	9 – Smith	8 – Briggs	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center  Grambling, LA
November 10, 2019* 3:30 pm, SECN+		Longwood	W 71–54	2–0	16 – Briggs	12 – Rickards	5 – Smith	O'Connell Center (1,209) Gainesville, FL
November 16, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Samford	W 84–48	3–0	19 – Briggs	9 – Briggs	4 – Smith	O'Connell Center (1,080) Gainesville, FL
November 18, 2019* 10:30 am, SECN+		Presbyterian	W 60–36	4–0	11 – Tied	9 – Williams	4 – Johnson	O'Connell Center (1,629) Gainesville, FL
November 22, 2019* 6:00 pm, SECN+		No. 18 Indiana	L 49–73	4–1	18 – Smith	7 – Williams	2 – Smith	O'Connell Center (1,224) Gainesville, FL
November 26, 2019* 6:00 pm, SECN+		No. 12 Florida State	L 55–66	4–2	14 – Smith	11 – Williams	3 – Johnson	O'Connell Center (1,469) Gainesville, FL
December 1, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Florida A&M	W 84–40	5–2	22 – Williams	19 – Williams	5 – Smith	O'Connell Center (1,305) Gainesville, FL
December 5, 2019* 8:00 pm		at Prairie View A&M	W 51–44	6–2	16 – Williams	7 – Smith	5 – Smith	William J. Nicks Building (500) Prairie View, TX
December 8, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kansas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	L 66–76	6–3	18 – Smith	7 – Williams	3 – Briggs	Allen Fieldhouse (1,625) Lawrence, KS
December 17, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN		Mercer	W 71–50	7–3	21 – Smith	11 – Briggs	5 – Smith	O'Connell Center (1,017) Gainesville, FL
December 20, 2019* 2:30 pm		vs. Xavier West Palm Beach Invitational	W 67–64	8–3	25 – Williams	9 – Briggs	5 – Rickards	Student Life Center (250) West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2019* 1:00 pm		vs. Wake Forest West Palm Beach Invitational	L 68–73	8–4	23 – Briggs	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Student Life Center (200) West Palm Beach, FL
December 29, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Davidson	W 55–50	9–4	16 – Johnson	15 – Williams	2 – Smith	O'Connell Center (1,332) Gainesville, FL
SEC regular season
January 2, 2020 8:10 pm, SECN+		at No. 15 Mississippi State	L 47–93	9–5 (0–1)	15 – Tied	5 – Williams	2 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (7,427) Starkville, MS
January 5, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPNU		Vanderbilt	W 68–60	10–5 (1–1)	19 – Briggs	11 – Williams	5 – Smith	O'Connell Center (1,229) Gainesville, FL
January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Auburn	W 83–63	11–5 (2–1)	19 – Briggs	4 – Tied	3 – Tied	Auburn Arena (1,621) Auburn, AL
January 12, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 14 Kentucky	L 45–65	11–6 (2–2)	16 – Smith	5 – Tied	2 – Smith	O'Connell Center (1,431) Gainesville, FL
January 16, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN+		No. 24 Tennessee	L 50–78	11–7 (2–3)	11 – Tied	5 – Tied	3 – Briggs	O'Connell Center (1,629) Gainesville, FL
January 19, 2020 4:00 pm, SECN		at No. 12 Texas A&M	L 42–69	11–8 (2–4)	14 – Briggs	11 – Briggs	3 – Johnson	Reed Arena (4,081) College Station, TX
January 26, 2020 3:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 21 Arkansas	L 57–79	11–9 (2–5)	17 – Briggs	8 – Tied	4 – Moore	Bud Walton Arena (4,020) Fayetteville, AR
January 30, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN+		LSU	L 68–77	11–10 (2–6)	16 – Briggs	6 – Briggs	6 – Smith	O'Connell Center (1,018) Gainesville, FL
February 2, 2020 1:00 pm, SECN		at No. 13 Kentucky	W 70–62	12–10 (3–6)	18 – Briggs	13 – Briggs	6 – Briggs	Memorial Coliseum (5,087) Lexington, KY
February 9, 2020 1:00 pm, SECN		Georgia	L 43–49	12–11 (3–7)	13 – Williams	11 – Williams	2 – Tied	O'Connell Center (2,439) Gainesville, FL
February 13, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN+		Ole Miss	W 74–72	13–11 (4–7)	23 – Briggs	9 – Williams	4 – Tied	O'Connell Center (1,008) Gainesville, FL
February 16, 2020 3:00 pm, SECN+		at Missouri	W 75–67	14–11 (5–7)	18 – Tied	12 – Williams	3 – Tied	Mizzou Arena (4,635) Columbia, MO
February 20, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN+		at Alabama	L 62–69	14–12 (5–8)	21 – Briggs	6 – Dut	5 – Smith	Coleman Coliseum (1,888) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 23, 2020 4:00 pm, SECN		No. 22 Arkansas	W 83–80	15–12 (6–8)	26 – Smith	10 – Williams	4 – Smith	O'Connell Center (1,749) Gainesville, FL
February 27, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN+		No. 1 South Carolina	L 67–100	15–13 (6–9)	16 – Williams	4 – Tied	4 – Smith	O'Connell Center (1,512) Gainesville, FL
March 1, 2020 1:00 pm, SECN+		at Georgia	L 59–65	15–14 (6–10)	13 – Briggs	10 – Briggs	2 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (3,539) Athens, GA
SEC Tournament
March 5, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN	(10)	vs. (7) LSU Second round	L 59–73	15–15	22 – Briggs	5 – Briggs	4 – Tied	Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ^[2]

References

1. "South Carolina tabbed as 2020 SEC women's hoops champs". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
2. "Women's Basketball". Florida Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2019.