# 2019–20 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by tenth-year head coach Robin Pingeton, played their home games at Mizzou Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Kelsey Winfrey | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Lebanon, MO | Transferred to Drury |
| Akira Levy | G | 5'8" | Freshman | Baxter, TN | Transferred to Vanderbilt |
| Sophie Cunningham | G | 6'1" | Senior | Columbia, MO | Graduated & Drafted in 2019 WNBA draft 13th overall |
| Lauren Aldridge | G | 5'7" | RS Senior | Marshfield, MO | Graduated |
| Cierra Porter | F | 6'4" | Senior | Columbia, MO | Graduated |
| Emmanuelle Tahane | F | 6'1" | Sophomore | Bondy, France | Transferred to Rhode Island |

### Incoming

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Aijha Blackwell G | Berkeley, MO | Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Hayley Frank F | Strafford, MO | Strafford High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Micah Linthacum F | Jefferson City, MO | Jefferson City High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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: ||||||
Source:

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Renetha "Shug" Dickson | 1 | G | 5'9" | Senior | St. Louis, MO | Transferred from Tulsa |
| LaDazhia Williams | 0 | F | 6'4" | Junior | Bradenton, FL | Transferred from South Carolina |
| Shannon Dufficy | 5 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Melbourne, VIC | Transferred from Utah State |

## Preseason
### SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.
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 |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | Western Illinois | W 97–89 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | 27 – Smith | 15 – Smith | 8 – Chavis | Mizzou Arena (3,851) Columbia, MO |
| November 10, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Nebraska | L 85–90 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | 21 – Blackwell | 14 – Smith | 4 – Blackwell | Mizzou Arena (4,114) Columbia, MO |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Northern Iowa | L 73–78 | 1–2 | 19 – Smith | 7 – Smith | 3 – Chavis | Mizzou Arena (3,029) Columbia, MO |
| November 16, 2019* 1:00 pm | | at Green Bay | L 64–72 | 1–3 | 13 – Schuchts | 8 – Tied | 3 – Chavis | Kress Events Center (1,847) Green Bay, WI |
| November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at South Dakota | L 56–72 | 1–4 | 15 – Frank | 6 – Smith | 3 – Tied | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,407) Vermillion, SD |
| November 24, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 68–51 | 2–4 | 15 – Smith | 8 – Green | 3 – Green | Mizzou Arena (4,033) Columbia, MO |
| November 28, 2019* 3:00 pm | | vs. New Mexico Cancún Challenge | L 68–71 | 2–5 | 29 – Frank | 8 – Schuchts | 4 – Tied | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (502) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 29, 2019* 5:30 pm | | vs. North Carolina Cancún Challenge | L 69–82 | 2–6 | 16 – Smith | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (157) Cancún, Mexico |
| December 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Saint Louis | W 83–58 | 3–6 | 17 – Blackwell | 6 – Blackwell | 3 – Green | Mizzou Arena (3,360) Columbia, MO |
| December 8, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at Kansas City | L 56–59 | 3–7 | 12 – Tied | 7 – Blackwell | 6 – Blackwell | Swinney Recreation Center (1,098) Kansas City, MO |
| December 15, 2019* 3:00 pm | | at No. 20 Missouri State | L 72–79 | 3–8 | 22 – Smith | 8 – Frank | 4 – Blackwell | JQH Arena (5,091) Springfield, MO |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Princeton | L 33–68 | 3–9 | 10 – Frank | 9 – Blackwell | 2 – Troup | Mizzou Arena (3,694) Columbia, MO |
| December 20, 2019* 12:00 pm, SECN | | Illinois | L 51–58 | 3–10 | 21 – Blackwell | 8 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Mizzou Arena (4,332) Columbia, MO |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 22 Tennessee | L 66–77 | 3–11 (0–1) | 22 – Smith | 5 – Green | 4 – Troup | Thompson–Boling Arena (7,814) Knoxville, TN |
| January 5, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | LSU | W 69–65 | 4–11 (1–1) | 15 – Blackwell | 11 – Blackwell | 5 – Tied | Mizzou Arena (4,437) Columbia, MO |
| January 9, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN | | No. 13 Mississippi State | L 64–79 | 4–12 (1–2) | 14 – Troup | 6 – Tied | 5 – Blackwell | Mizzou Arena (3,920) Columbia, MO |
| January 12, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 21 Arkansas | L 73–90 | 4–13 (1–3) | 19 – Frank | 12 – Schuchts | 6 – Troup | Bud Walton Arena (4,172) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 16, 2020 7:30 pm, SECN | | No. 1 South Carolina | L 45–78 | 4–14 (1–4) | 13 – Blackwell | 6 – Blackwell | 2 – Tied | Mizzou Arena (10,234) Columbia, MO |
| January 19, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Ole Miss | W 71–57 | 5–14 (2–4) | 20 – Blackwell | 10 – Smith | 4 – Blackwell | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,287) Oxford, MS |
| January 26, 2020 3:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 15 Texas A&M | L 53–72 | 5–15 (2–5) | 18 – Blackwell | 7 – Blackwell | 5 – Schuchts | Reed Arena (3,883) College Station, TX |
| January 30, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN | | No. 13 Kentucky | L 47–62 | 5–16 (2–6) | 17 – Blackwell | 9 – Blackwell | 2 – Tied | Mizzou Arena (3,405) Columbia, MO |
| February 2, 2020 4:00 pm, SECN | | No. 25 Arkansas | L 81–85 $^{OT}$ | 5–17 (2–7) | 22 – Smith | 9 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Mizzou Arena (3,531) Columbia, MO |
| February 6, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Georgia | W 73–65 | 6–17 (3–7) | 26 – Blackwell | 11 – Blackwell | 3 – Schuchts | Stegeman Coliseum (2,940) Athens, GA |
| February 10, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN | | at LSU | L 58–66 | 6–18 (3–8) | 12 – Blackwell | 14 – Blackwell | 3 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,610) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 16, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Florida | L 67–75 | 6–19 (3–9) | 20 – Blackwell | 8 – Smith | 3 – Blackwell | Mizzou Arena (4,635) Columbia, MO |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt | W 78–66 | 7–19 (4–9) | 24 – Frank | 14 – Blackwell | 5 – Chavis | Memorial Gymnasium (2,166) Nashville, TN |
| February 23, 2020 5:00 pm, SECN+ | | Ole Miss | W 82–67 | 8–19 (5–9) | 22 – Frank | 10 – Blackwell | 4 – Smith | Mizzou Arena (4,027) Columbia, MO |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Auburn | L 82–95 | 8–20 (5–10) | 27 – Blackwell | 11 – Blackwell | 7 – Blackwell | Mizzou Arena (3,540) Columbia, MO |
| March 1, 2020 12:40 pm, SECN | | at Alabama | L 61–73 | 8–21 (5–11) | 23 – Blackwell | 11 – Blackwell | 4 – Blackwell | Coleman Coliseum (2,238) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 2020 12:30 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (14) Ole Miss First round | W 64–53 | 9–21 | 16 – Blackwell | 8 – Roundtree | 4 – Roundtree | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,589) Greenville, SC |
| March 5, 2020 7:30 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (6) Tennessee Second round | L 51–64 | 9–22 | 13 – Blackwell | 9 – Blackwell | 4 – Blackwell | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||