2019–20 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2019–20 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record20–10 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
  • Nikki Fargas (9th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Cherie Cordoba
  • Aaron Kallhoff
  • Charlene Thomas-Swinson
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
2019–20 SEC women's basketball standings
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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 March 23, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represents Louisiana State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by ninth-year head coach Nikki Fargas, play their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

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

Roster

2019–20 LSU Lady Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Awa Trasi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Lycée Jeanne D'Arc
Northwest Florida State College
Toulouse, France
G 1 Jailin Cherry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Pascagoula HS Pascagoula, MS
G 2 Tiara Young 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Walker HS Shreveport, LA
G 3 Khayla Pointer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Holy Innocents' Episcopal Marietta, GA
F 5 Ayana Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Salem HS Conyers, GA
F 11 Emily Ward 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Benton HS Bossier City, LA
G/F 12 Mercedes Brooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Rider HS
Trinity Valley CC
Wichita Falls, TX
G 13 Jaelyn Richard-Harris 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Dekaney HS Houston, TX
G 14 LaToya Ashman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Wellington HS
FSW State
Wellington, FL
G 21 Domonique Davis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr DeRidder HS DeRidder, LA
G 23 Karli Seay 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Homewood-Flossmor HS
Western Nebraska CC
Flossmoor, IL
C 24 Faustine Aifuwa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Jr Dacula HS Dacula, GA
G 25 Rakell Spencer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Cabrini HS
Texas A&M
New Orleans, LA
F 32 Jalaysha Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So West Port HS
Florida
Ocala, FL
G 35 Sharna Ayres 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Box Hill Senior Secondary College Melbourne, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2019*
6:30 pm
Mississippi College W 77–44 
                     Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
6:30 pm, SECN+
New Orleans W 83–49  1–0
 19  Young   13  Mitchell   4  Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,192)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 9, 2019*
1:00 pm, SECN+
No. 12 Florida State L 62–70  1–1
 22  Pointer   9  Mitchell   6  Pointer  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (647)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 13, 2019*
6:30 pm, CST
at Little Rock W 65–50  2–1
 22  Pointer   7  Aifuwa   6  Pointer  Jack Stephens Center (1,030)
Little Rock, AR
November 17, 2019*
4:00 pm
at Tulane W 59–54  3–1
 18  Aifuwa   10  Mitchell   6  Seay  Devlin Fieldhouse (720)
New Orleans, LA
November 20, 2019*
6:30 pm, SECN+
Southeastern Louisiana W 62–52  4–1
 14  Mitchell   13  Mitchell   4  Pointer  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (823)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 24, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN
Rutgers W 64–58  5–1
 17  Mitchell   10  Mitchell   3  Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,309)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 29, 2019*
4:15 pm
vs. No. 15 Michigan State
Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division semifinals
W 58–56  6–1
 13  Pointer   8  Aifuwa   3  Pointer  Gateway Sporting Arena 
Bimini, Bahamas
November 30, 2019*
6:45 pm
vs. Memphis
Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division championship
W 89–58  7–1
 17  Pointer   7  Trasi   6  Harris  Gateway Sporting Arena (150)
Bimini, Bahamas
December 3, 2019*
11:00 am, SECN+
No. 25 Nicholls W 63–32  8–1
 21  Mitchell   6  Tied   7  Pointer  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,970)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 7, 2019*
3:00 pm
No. 25 at Oklahoma
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 68–90  8–2
 24  Pointer   7  Spencer   3  Pointer  Lloyd Noble Center (1,327)
Norman, OK
December 19, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast W 74–63  9–2
 30  Pointer   11  Pointer   6  Pointer  Alico Arena (2,335)
Fort Myers, FL
December 28, 2019*
12:00 pm, SECN+
Florida A&M W 73–45  10–2
 20  Mitchell   7  Tied   4  Pointer  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,287)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC regular season
January 2, 2020
7:40 pm, SECN+
Alabama W 71–60  11–2
(1–0)
 20  Mitchell   11  Mitchell   8  Pointer  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,667)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 5, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Missouri L 65–69  11–3
(1–1)
 23  Pointer   16  Mitchell   2  Pointer  Mizzou Arena (4,437)
Columbia, MO
January 9, 2020
8:00 pm, SECN
at No. 10 Texas A&M W 57–54  12–3
(2–1)
 12  Cherry   10  Mitchell   10  Pointer  Reed Arena (4,007)
College Station, TX
January 12, 2020
2:00 pm, SECN+
Ole Miss W 52–44  13–3
(3–1)
 12  Mitchell   14  Mitchell   7  Pointer  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,030)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 10 Mississippi State L 60–64  13–4
(3–2)
 22  Mitchell   12  Tied   5  Richard-Harris  Humphrey Coliseum (7,846)
Starkville, MS
January 19, 2020
1:00 pm, SECN
No. 11 Kentucky W 65–59  14–4
(4–2)
 15  Mitchell   13  Aifuwa   7  Pointer  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,537)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 26, 2020
12:00 pm, SECN
at No. 23 Tennessee L 58–63  14–5
(4–3)
 24  Mitchell   12  Mitchell   4  Seay  Thompson–Boling Arena (10,230)
Knoxville, TN
January 30, 2020
5:00 pm, SECN+
at Florida W 77–68  15–5
(5–3)
 24  Pointer   11  Aifuwa   4  Pointer  O'Connell Center (1,018)
Gainesville, FL
February 2, 2020
2:00 pm, SECN
No. 15 Texas A&M W 59–58  16–5
(6–3)
 18  Tied   16  Aifuwa   4  Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,494)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 10, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN
Missouri W 66–58  17–5
(7–3)
 19  Aifuwa   16  Aifuwa   6  Pointer  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,610)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 13, 2020
6:30 pm, SECN+
No. 25 Tennessee W 75–65  18–5
(8–3)
 24  Pointer   10  Pointer   6  Pointer  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,966)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 16, 2020
4:00 pm, SECN
at Auburn L 60–65  18–6
(8–4)
 20  Aifuwa   10  Aifuwa   7  Pointer  Auburn Arena (2,057)
Auburn, AL
February 20, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 1 South Carolina L 48–63  18–7
(8–5)
 13  Cherry   5  Cherry   5  Pointer  Colonial Life Arena (11,242)
Columbia, SC
February 23, 2020
2:00 pm, SECN+
Georgia L 56–73  18–8
(8–6)
 13  Trasi   6  Aifuwa   6  Pointer  Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 27, 2020
6:30 pm, SECN+
Vanderbilt W 61–55  19–8
(9–6)
 18  Aifuwa   8  Aifuwa   7  Pointer  Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
March 1, 2020
1:10 pm, SECN+
at Arkansas L 71–75  19–9
(9–7)
 16  Cherry   10  Tied   4  Tied  Bud Walton Arena (4,402)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
March 5, 2020
5:00 pm, SECN
(7) vs. (10) Florida
Second round
W 73–59  20–9
 19  Pointer   5  Cherry   4  Tied  Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
March 6, 2020
5:00 pm, SECN
(7) vs. (2) No. 9 Mississippi State
Quarterfinals
L 49–79  20–10
 14  Pointer   10  Trasi   4  Pointer  Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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References

  1. ^ "South Carolina tabbed as 2020 SEC women's hoops champs". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "Lady Tigers' 2019-20 Schedule". LSU Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
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