2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
Conference	Big 12
Record	12–18 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach	Sherri Coale (24th season);
Assistant coaches	Coquese Washington; Colton Coale; Jackie Stiles;
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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]

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.

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

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

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

Sherri Coale (Oklahoma Christian)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 29, 2020

Schedule

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

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References

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

[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.

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v t e Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
Venues	McCasland Field House (1974–1975) Lloyd Noble Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Oklahoma State
Culture & lore	History Boomer and Sooner Jumpman Invitational
People	Head coaches WNBA draftees
Seasons	List of seasons 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References