# 2019–20 UConn Huskies women's basketball team

The 2019–20 UConn Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 35th season at UConn, split their home games between Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the XL Center and were in their seventh and final season as members of the American Athletic Conference (The American).
UConn had a record of 26–3 during the regular season. They went 16–0 in the AAC and were the conference regular season champions. Then, they won the AAC tournament. UConn received an automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The team finished the season ranked number 5 in the AP poll.
The Huskies left The American to join several of their former conference mates in the Big East Conference in July 2020.

## Media

Every UConn women's game was televised. Excluding exhibitions, most Huskies games aired on SNY, an ESPN network, or a CBS network. Exhibition games and games that aired on SNY were also streamed on Husky Vision. Every game was broadcast on the UConn IMG Sports Network with an extra audio broadcast available online to listen to through Husky Vision.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Mikayla Coombs | 4 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | Buford, GA | Transferred to Georgia |
| Napheesa Collier | 24 | F | 6'1" | Senior | O'Fallon, MO | Graduated / 2019 WNBA draft |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | 33 | G/F | 6'3" | Senior | Huntington Beach, CA | Graduated / 2019 WNBA draft |
| Alexis Gordon | 34 | G/F | 6'0" | Sophomore | Fort Worth, TX | Transferred at midseason to Texas Tech |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Evelyn Adebayo | 14 | F | 6'1" | RS Senior | London, England | Transferred from Murray State. Was eligible to play immediately since Adebayo graduated from Murray State. |
| Evina Westbrook | 22 | G | 6'0" | Junior | Salem, OR | Transferred from Tennessee. Under NCAA transfer rules, Westbrook sat out the 2019–20 season, and had two years of remaining eligibility starting in 2020–21. |

### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Aubrey Griffin W | Ossining, NY | Ossining Senior School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| 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: "2019 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 3, 2019* 1:00 pm, HuskyVision | No. 5 | Jefferson | W 103–40 | | 28 – Walker | 11 – Nelson-Ododa | 8 – Dangerfield | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (5,328) Storrs, CT |
| November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, HuskyVision | No. 5 | Trevecca Nazarene | W 99–54 | | 28 – Walker | 8 – Walker | 5 – Nelson-Ododa | XL Center (6,205) Hartford, CT |
| January 27, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | United States | L 64–79 | | 22 – Walker | 7 – Walker | 4 – Dangerfield | XL Center (13,919) Hartford, CT |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 10, 2019* 1:00 pm, SNY | No. 5 | California | W 72–61 | 1–0 | 24 – Williams | 13 – Nelson-Ododa | 4 – Nelson-Ododa | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,294) Storrs, CT |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 4 | at Vanderbilt | W 64–51 | 2–0 | 25 – Walker | 12 – Nelson-Ododa | 5 – Makurat | Memorial Gymnasium (2,961) Nashville, TN |
| November 17, 2019 1:00 pm, SNY | No. 4 | at Temple | W 83–54 | 3–0 (1–0) | 19 – Williams | 10 – Nelson-Ododa | 7 – Makurat | Liacouras Center (3,278) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 4 | Virginia | W 83–44 | 4–0 | 19 – Walker | 9 – Walker | 5 – Tied | XL Center (7,728) Hartford, CT |
| November 24, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | at Ohio State | W 73–62 | 5–0 | 23 – Dangerfield | 12 – Nelson-Ododa | 6 – Dangerfield | Value City Arena (8,909) Columbus, OH |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 4 | at Dayton | W 75–37 | 6–0 | 23 – Walker | 12 – Walker | 6 – Irwin | UD Arena (4,348) Dayton, OH |
| December 5, 2019* 6:30 pm, FS1 | No. 4 | at Seton Hall | W 92–78 | 7–0 | 29 – Walker | 12 – Griffin | 5 – Irwin | Walsh Gymnasium (1,656) South Orange, NJ |
| December 8, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | Notre Dame Jimmy V Classic/Rivalry | W 81–57 | 8–0 | 26 – Walker | 13 – Walker | 5 – Dangerfield | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| December 16, 2019* 8:00 pm, FS1 | No. 2 | at No. 16 DePaul | W 84–74 | 9–0 | 22 – Tied | 13 – Walker | 7 – Walker | Wintrust Arena (2,621) Chicago, IL |
| December 22, 2019* 4:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 2 | vs. Oklahoma Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase | W 97–53 | 10–0 | 27 – Nelson-Ododa | 15 – Tied | 6 – Dangerfield | Mohegan Sun Arena (7,238) Uncasville, CT |
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 1 | Wichita State | W 83–55 | 11–0 (2–0) | 22 – Dangerfield | 9 – Nelson-Ododa | 6 – Williams | XL Center (7,550) Hartford, CT |
| January 5, 2020 4:00 pm, SNY | No. 1 | at SMU | W 80–42 | 12–0 (3–0) | 21 – Williams | 10 – Nelson-Ododa | 8 – Dangerfield | Moody Coliseum (2,310) University Park, TX |
| January 9, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | No. 6 Baylor | L 58–74 | 12–1 | 21 – Williams | 9 – Williams | 3 – Walker | XL Center (12,415) Harford, CT |
| January 11, 2020 1:00 pm, SNY | No. 1 | Houston | W 91–51 | 13–1 (4–0) | 22 – Walker | 7 – 3 tied | 5 – Williams | XL Center (10,868) Hartford, CT |
| January 14, 2020 8:00 pm, SNY | No. 4 | at Memphis | W 68–56 | 14–1 (5–0) | 24 – Dangerfield | 9 – Tied | 3 – 3 tied | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,027) Memphis, TN |
| January 16, 2020 6:00 pm, SNY | No. 4 | at UCF | W 59–52 | 15–1 (6–0) | 19 – Walker | 12 – Nelson-Ododa | 5 – Dangerfield | Addition Financial Arena (5,175) Orlando, FL |
| January 19, 2020 12:00 pm, SNY | No. 4 | Tulsa | W 92–34 | 16–1 (7–0) | 24 – Walker | 7 – Nelson-Ododa | 5 – Makurat | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,240) Storrs, CT |
| January 23, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | No. 23 Tennessee Rivalry | W 60–45 | 17–1 | 14 – Dangerfield | 8 – Makurat | 4 – Makurat | XL Center (13,659) Harford, CT |
| January 25, 2020 12:00 pm, SNY | No. 3 | at East Carolina | W 98–42 | 18–1 (8–0) | 26 – Williams | 12 – Walker | 5 – Tied | Williams Arena (2,241) Greenville, NC |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 4 | Cincinnati | W 80–50 | 19–1 (9–0) | 24 – Dangerfield | 11 – Walker | 5 – Dangerfield | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,026) Storrs, CT |
| February 3, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | No. 3 Oregon | L 56–74 | 19–2 | 19 – Dangerfield | 7 – Walker | 6 – Nelson-Ododa | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| February 7, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 4 | Memphis | W 94–55 | 20–2 (10–0) | 26 – Walker | 11 – Walker | 11 – Makurat | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,306) Storrs, CT |
| February 10, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | at No. 1 South Carolina | L 52–70 | 20–3 | 28 – Dangerfield | 9 – Nelson-Ododa | 4 – Nelson-Ododa | Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC |
| February 16, 2020 2:00 pm, SNY | No. 5 | at South Florida | W 67–47 | 21–3 (11–0) | 21 – Walker | 8 – Nelson-Ododa | 5 – Dangerfield | Yuengling Center (6,044) Tampa, FL |
| February 19, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 6 | Tulane | W 74–31 | 22–3 (12–0) | 18 – Tied | 11 – Nelson-Ododa | 6 – Williams | XL Center (8,446) Hartford, CT |
| February 22, 2020 1:00 pm, SNY | No. 6 | UCF | W 66–53 | 23–3 (13–0) | 20 – Walker | 11 – Walker | 6 – Walker | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 6 | at Cincinnati | W 105–58 | 24–3 (14–0) | 26 – Williams | 8 – Tied | 6 – Tied | Fifth Third Arena (5,607) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 29, 2020 3:00 pm, SNY | No. 6 | at Houston | W 92–40 | 25–3 (15–0) | 21 – Walker | 9 – Tied | 7 – Dangerfield | Fertitta Center (2,936) Houston, TX |
| March 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | South Florida | W 80–39 | 26–3 (16–0) | 23 – Walker | 9 – Nelson-Ododa | 5 – Tied | XL Center (9,338) Hartford, CT |
| AAC Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) No. 5 | vs. (8) Temple Quarterfinals | W 94–61 | 27–3 | 22 – Dangerfield | 16 – Griffin | 8 – Makurat | Mohegan Sun Arena (5,763) Uncasville, CT |
| March 8, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) No. 5 | vs. (4) South Florida Semifinals | W 79–38 | 28–3 | 21 – Walker | 7 – Tied | 4 – Makurat | Mohegan Sun Arena (5,677) Uncasville, CT |
| March 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) No. 5 | vs. (3) Cincinnati Championship | W 87–53 | 29–3 | 26 – Walker | 11 – Nelson-Ododa | 8 – Makurat | Mohegan Sun Arena (5,430) Uncasville, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST. |||||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| RV | Received votes |
| NR | Not ranked |
| ( ) | Number of first place votes |
^ Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll