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2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
Paradise Jam Champions ; SEC tournament champions ; SEC regular season champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	32–1 (16–0 SEC)
Head coach	Dawn Staley (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Lisa Boyer; Fred Chmiel; Jolette Law;
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

The 2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by twelfth-year head coach Dawn Staley, played their home games at the Colonial Life Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference.

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Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2019* 7:00 pm	No. 8	North Georgia	W 112–48	–	18 – Cooke	8 – Boston	5 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
Regular season
11/05/2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 8	Alabama State	W 103–43	1–0	13 – Tied	12 – Boston	4 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (10,586) Columbia, SC
11/10/2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN	No. 8	at No. 4 Maryland	W 63–54	2–0	14 – Boston	10 – Beal	4 – Tied	Xfinity Center (7,447) College Park, MD
11/13/2019* 3:00 pm	No. 6	at Dayton	W 75–49	3–0	27 – Cooke	10 – Beal	7 – Harris	UD Arena (2,331) Dayton, OH
11/17/2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+	No. 6	Appalachian State	W 92–50	4–0	21 – Herbert Harrigan	10 – Boston	4 – Brea	Colonial Life Arena (10,498) Columbia, SC
11/21/2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 5	USC Upstate	W 112–32	5–0	18 – Tied	10 – Boston	6 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (10,052) Columbia, SC
11/24/2019* 2:00 pm, ACCN	No. 5	at Clemson Rivalry	W 84–48	6–0	13 – Herbert Harrigan	9 – Herbert Harrigan	4 – Henderson	Littlejohn Coliseum (2,840) Clemson, SC
11/28/2019* 8:00 pm	No. 5	vs. No. 17 Indiana Paradise Jam	L 57–71	6–1	13 – Herbert Harrigan	8 – Herbert Harrigan	5 – Harris	Sports and Fitness Center (1,924) St. Thomas, USVI
11/29/2019* 8:00 pm	No. 5	vs. Washington State Paradise Jam	W 68–53	7–1	20 – Herbert Harrigan	8 – Boston	3 – Harris	Sports and Fitness Center (1,806) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/30/2019* 8:00 pm	No. 5	vs. No. 2 Baylor Paradise Jam	W 74–59	8–1	20 – Tied	13 – Boston	7 – Harris	Sports and Fitness Center (2,424) Saint Thomas, USVI
12/07/2019* 3:00 pm	No. 6	at Temple	W 78–71	9–1	21 – Harris	8 – Boston	7 – Harris	McGonigle Hall (1,802) Philadelphia, PA
12/15/2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+	No. 5	Purdue	W 85–49	10–1	15 – Henderson	9 – Amihere	5 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (11,306) Columbia, SC
12/19/2019* 7:00 pm, SECN	No. 5	Duke	W 89–46	11–1	12 – Tied	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (11,024) Columbia, SC
12/22/2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 5	No. 25 South Dakota	W 73–60	12–1	17 – Grissett	9 – Boston	3 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (10,505) Columbia, SC
01/02/2020 7:40 pm, SECN	No. 4	No. 13 Kentucky	W 99–72	13–1 (1–0)	15 – Tied	6 – Boston	8 – Henderson	Colonial Life Arena (12,261) Columbia, SC
01/05/2020 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 4	at Alabama	W 93–78	14–1 (2–0)	20 – Cooke	12 – Boston	7 – Harris	Coleman Coliseum (2,168) Tuscaloosa, AL
01/09/2020 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 4	No. 21 Arkansas	W 91–82	15–1 (3–0)	21 – Cooke	25 – Boston	7 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (10,234) Columbia, SC
01/12/2020 5:00 pm, SECN	No. 4	at Vanderbilt	W 93–57	16–1 (4–0)	17 – Cooke	8 – Boston	6 – Harris	Memorial Gymnasium (2,447) Nashville, TN
01/16/2020 8:30 pm, SECN	No. 1	at Missouri	W 78–45	17–1 (5–0)	14 – Tied	13 – Beal	5 – Harris	Mizzou Arena (3,576) Columbia, MO
01/20/2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 1	No. 9 Mississippi State	W 81–79	18–1 (6–0)	23 – Harris	12 – Boston	7 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (13,163) Columbia, SC
01/26/2020 3:00 pm, SECN	No. 1	at Georgia	W 88–53	19–1 (7–0)	15 – Boston	6 – Tied	7 – Harris	Stegeman Coliseum (6,047) Athens, GA
01/30/2020 8:00 pm, SECN+	No. 1	at Ole Miss	W 87–32	20–1 (8–0)	16 – Amihere	8 – Boston	3 – Tied	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,225) Oxford, MS
02/02/2020 1:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 1	No. 22 Tennessee	W 69–48	21–1 (9–0)	20 – Cooke	8 – Herbert Harrigan	9 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (13,735) Columbia, SC
02/06/2020 8:30 pm, SECN	No. 1	at No. 25 Arkansas	W 86–65	22–1 (10–0)	25 – Herbert Harrigan	15 – Boston	5 – Harris	Bud Walton Arena (2,452) Fayetteville, AR
02/10/2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 1	No. 5 UConn	W 70–52	23–1	19 – Harris	12 – Boston	11 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
02/13/2020 7:00 pm, SECN	No. 1	Auburn	W 79–53	24–1 (11–0)	13 – Tied	8 – Saxton	5 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (11,417) Columbia, SC
02/17/2020 7:00 pm, SECN	No. 1	Vanderbilt	W 95–44	25–1 (12–0)	14 – Grissett	14 – Boston	6 – Henderson	Colonial Life Arena (11,249) Columbia, SC
02/20/2020 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 1	LSU	W 63–48	26–1 (13–0)	13 – Boston	9 – Boston	6 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (11,242) Columbia, SC
02/23/2020 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 1	at No. 14 Kentucky	W 67–58	27–1 (14–0)	20 – Cooke	11 – Boston	6 – Harris	Memorial Coliseum (7,174) Lexington, KY
02/27/2020 6:00 pm, SECN+	No. 1	at Florida	W 100–67	28–1 (15–0)	18 – Herbert Harrigan	9 – Tied	8 – Harris	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
03/01/2020 Noon, ESPN2	No. 1	No. 12 Texas A&M	W 60–52	29–1 (16–0)	20 – Herbert Harrigan	12 – Boston	6 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
SEC Tournament
03/06/2020 Noon, SECN	(1) No. 1	vs. (9) Georgia Quarterfinals	W 89–56	30–1	16 – Herbert Harrigan	10 – Boston	7 – Henderson	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
03/07/2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU	(1) No. 1	vs. (5) No. 25 Arkansas Semifinals	W 90–64	31–1	21 – Henderson	13 – Boston	7 – Harris	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
03/08/2020 2:00 pm, ESPN2	(1) No. 1	vs. (2) No. 9 Mississippi State Championship	W 76–62	32–1	15 – Herbert Harrigan	11 – Tied	10 – Harris	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ^[5]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA ended all play on March 12, 2020.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Nelly Perry	0	G	5'10"	RS Senior	Camden, NJ	Graduated
Bianca Cuevas-Moore	1	G	5'6"	RS Senior	Bronx, NY	Graduated
Te'a Cooper	2	G	5'8"	RS Junior	Powder Springs, GA	Transferred to Baylor
Doniyah Cliney	4	G	6'0"	Senior	Newark, NJ	Graduated
Bianca Jackson	10	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Montgomery, AL	Transferred to Florida State
LaDazhia Williams	23	C	6'2"	Sophomore	Bradenton, FL	Transferred to Missouri
Alexis Jennings	35	F	6'2"	RS Senior	Laurel, MD	Graduated

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aliyah Boston #1 P	Worcester, MA	Worcester Academy (MA)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	Nov 21, 2018
Aliyah Boston #1 P	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Zia Cooke #1 PG	Toledo, OH	Rogers	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A	Nov 6, 2018
Zia Cooke #1 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Laeticia Amihere #2 F	Milton, ON	King's Way Christian	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Nov 14, 2018
Laeticia Amihere #2 F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Brea Beal #3 W	Rock Island, IL	Rock Island	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Nov 8, 2018
Brea Beal #3 W	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Overall recruiting rankings: ESPN: 1
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: "2019 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	8	8	6	5	5	6	5	5	4 (1)	4 (1)	4 (1)	1 (20)	1 (22)	1 (26)	1 (26)	1 (27)	1 (27)	1 (27)	1 (27)	1 (27)	1 (26)
Coaches	10	10	10^	6	6	7	6	6	5	5	5	2 (12)	2 (12)	2 (12)	2 (13)	1 (17)	1 (20)	1 (20)	1 (23)	1 (27)	1 (26)

2019-20_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_women's_basketball_team

2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruits

SEC Media Poll

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

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2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball

Paradise Jam Champions SEC tournament champions SEC regular season champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	32–1 (16–0 SEC)
Head coach	Dawn Staley (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Lisa Boyer Fred Chmiel Jolette Law
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

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 24, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Predicted finish	Team
SEC 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