2019–20 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2019–20 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . It was head coach Karen Aston 's eighth season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center .
The Longhorns finished the season 19–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in third 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 Longhorns finished the season 23–10, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament , as a 10th seed in the Portland Regional, where they lost to 7th seed Indiana in the first round.
Offseason
Recruits
Sources:
[ 3]
Roster
2019–20 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Celeste Taylor
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Long Island Lutheran
Valley Stream, NY
G
1
Alecia Sutton
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
Parkway North
St. Louis, MO
G
3
Karisma Ortiz
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Archbishop Mitty
San Jose, CA
G
4
Isabel Palmer
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Centre of Excellence
Newcastle, Australia
G
5
Sophie Taylor
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
GS
Westwood
Austin, TX
G
10
Lashann Higgs
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Cedar Ridge
Round Rock, TX
G
11
Joanne Allen-Taylor
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Cypress Falls
Houston, TX
G/F
12
Jada Underwood
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Horn
Mesquite, TX
G/F
22
Shae Routt
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
Akins
Austin, TX
G/F
24
Joyner Holmes
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Cedar Hill
Cedar Hill, TX
G/F
31
Audrey Warren
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Boswell
Fort Worth, TX
F/C
35
Charli Collier
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So
Barbers Hill
Mont Belvieu, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: February 6, 2020
Schedule
Source:[ 4]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2019 *7:00 p.m., LHN
No. 15
Lubbock Christian
W 83–73
–
Frank Erwin Center (–)Austin, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2019 *6:00 p.m.
No. 15
at USF
L 57–64
0–1
Yuengling Center (2,289)Tampa, FL
November 14, 2019 *7:00 p.m., LHN
No. 22
UTSA
W 84–53
1–1
Frank Erwin Center (2,913)Austin, TX
November 17, 2019 *1:00 p.m., LHN
No. 22
Arizona
L 58–83
1–2
Frank Erwin Center (3,147)Austin, TX
November 20, 2019 *11:00 a.m., LHN
UTRGV
W 85–69
2–2
Frank Erwin Center (7,233)Austin, TX
November 24, 2019 *1:00 p.m., LHN
Southern
W 93–39
3–2
Frank Erwin Center (2,714)Austin, TX
November 29, 2019 *6:30 p.m.
vs. No. 12 NC State Heineken Rainbow Wahine Showdown
L 73–84
3–3
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
November 30, 2019 *4:00 p.m.
vs. North Texas Heineken Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 63–57
4–3
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 1, 2019 *6:30 p.m., Bigwest.tv
at Hawaii Heineken Rainbow Wahine Showdown
L 60–73
4–4
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 8, 2019 *1:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 17 Tennessee Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 66–60
5–4
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,371)Knoxville, TN
December 18, 2019 *7:00 p.m., LHN
Ohio
W 73–60
6–4
Frank Erwin Center (3,012)Austin, TX
December 22, 2019 *12:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 Stanford
W 69–64
7–4
Frank Erwin Center (3,952)Austin, TX
December 29, 2019 *1:00 p.m, LHN
No. 25
Northwestern State
W 91–49
8–4
Frank Erwin Center (2.999)Austin, TX
Big 12 regular season
January 3, 2020 6:00 p.m., LHN
No. 25
TCU
L 63–65
8–5 (0–1)
Frank Erwin Center (3,502)Austin, TX
January 6, 2020 8:00 p.m., FS1
at Iowa State
W 81–75
9–5 (1–1)
Hilton Coliseum (9,259)Ames, IA
January 12, 2020 12:00 p.m., FSN
at No. 19 West Virginia
L 63–68
9–6 (1–2)
Frank Erwin Center (3,477)Austin, TX
January 15, 2020 7:00 p.m., LHN
Texas Tech
W 92–66
10–6 (2–2)
Frank Erwin Center (2,797)Austin, TX
January 19, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kansas State
W 71–63
11–6 (3–2)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,287)Manhattan, KS
January 22, 2020 7:00 p.m., LHN
Kansas
W 85–77
12–6 (4–2)
Frank Erwin Center (2,756)Austin, TX
January 25, 2020 1:00 p.m., FSN
at Oklahoma State
W 61–56
13–6 (5–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,793)Stillwater, OK
January 28, 2020 7:00 p.m., FSN
at Oklahoma
W 70–53
14–6 (6–2)
Lloyd Noble Center (1,736)Norman, OK
January 31, 2020 6:00 p.m., FS1
No. 2 Baylor
L 44–64
14–7 (6–3)
Frank Erwin Center (6,456)Austin, TX
February 9, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Texas Tech
W 81–66
15–7 (7–3)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,783)Lubbock, TX
February 12, 2020 7:00 p.m., LHN
Iowa State
L 51–69
15–8 (7–4)
Frank Erwin Center (2,886)Austin, TX
February 15, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kansas
L 67–82
15–9 (7–5)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,072)Lawrence, KS
February 17, 2020 7:30 p.m., FS1
West Virginia
W 50–44
16–9 (8–5)
Frank Erwin Center (2,838)Austin, TX
February 22, 2020 12:00 p.m., LHN
Kansas State
L 54–60
16–10 (8–6)
Frank Erwin Center (3,392)Austin, TX
February 26, 2020 6:30 p.m., FSSW+
at No. 25 TCU
W 77–67
17–10 (9–6)
Schollmaier Arena (2,605)Fort Worth, TX
February 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., LHN
Oklahoma
W 86–76
18–10 (10–6)
Frank Erwin Center (3,543)Austin, TX
March 5, 2020 7:30 p.m., FS1
at No. 2 Baylor
L 53–69
18–11 (10–7)
Ferrell Center (9,336)Waco, TX
March 8, 2020 11:30 a.m., LHN
Oklahoma State
W 63–52
19–11 (11–7)
Frank Erwin Center (4,073)Austin, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 13, 2020 7:30 pm, FSN
(3)
vs. (6) West Virginia Quarterfinals
Canceled
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
*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
15
22
RV
RV
25
25
RV
RV
N/A
Coaches
15
RV
RV
RV
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
No Change
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP does not release a poll after the NCAA tournament, but the Coaches poll does.
Most University of Texas home games were shown on the Longhorn Network , with national telecasts on the Big 12 Conference's television partners. On the radio, women's basketball games aired on KTXX-HD4 "105.3 The Bat", with select games on KTXX-FM 104.9.
See also
References
Venues Rivalries People Culture and lore Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics