# 2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers were led by fourth-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis and played their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 12–19, including finishing 12th in the 2019–20 Big Ten Conference season with a record of 3–15, and 1–1 in the 2020 Big Ten women's basketball tournament.

## Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2018–19 season 15–18, including 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the third round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Michigan after beating Penn State and Ohio State.

## Recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Sydney Hilliard PG | Monroe, WI | Monroe High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Julie Pospisilova SF | Prague, Czech Republic | Downers Grove North High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Sara Stapleton C | Blaine, MN | Centennial High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Tara Stauffacher SF | Columbus, WI | Beaver Dam High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| 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: ||||||
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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | UW–Whitewater | W 67–34 | | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | North Florida | W 75–62 | 1–0 | Kohl Center (3,032) Madison, WI |
| November 10, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | Wofford | W 78–65 | 2–0 | Kohl Center (3,593) Madison, WI |
| November 14, 2019* 8:00 p.m. | | at Colorado | L 57–74 | 2–1 | CU Events Center (1,759) Boulder, CO |
| November 17, 2019* 6:00 p.m. | | Milwaukee | W 71–40 | 3–1 | Kohl Center (3,668) Madison, WI |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Eastern Illinois | W 63–55 | 4–1 | Kohl Center (3,564) Madison, WI |
| November 29, 2019* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. Ball State Bahamas Hoopfest | W 67–56 | 5–1 | Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium (200) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 30, 2019* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. No. 25 Arkansas Bahamas Hoopfest | L 64–68 | 5–2 | Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium (350) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 5, 2019* 6:00 p.m. | | at Georgia Tech ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 41–60 | 5–3 | McCamish Pavilion (1,016) Atlanta, GA |
| December 8, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | at North Dakota State | W 64–63 | 6–3 | Scheels Center (955) Fargo, ND |
| December 12, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Alabama State | W 85–67 | 7–3 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| December 20, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Prairie View A&M | W 68–42 | 8–3 | Kohl Center (3,404) Madison, WI |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Rutgers | L 61–64 | 8–4 (0–1) | Kohl Center (4,320) Madison, WI |
| December 31, 2019 3:00 p.m. | | at Purdue | L 61–72 | 8–5 (0–2) | Mackey Arena (6,080) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 4, 2020 3:00 p.m., BTN | | Penn State | W 71–65 | 9–5 (1–2) | Kohl Center (5,078) Madison, WI |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Nebraska | L 50–65 | 9–6 (1–3) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,954) Lincoln, NE |
| January 12, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | at Michigan State | L 52–69 | 9–7 (1–4) | Breslin Center (6,174) East Lansing, MI |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | Michigan | L 56–68 | 9–8 (1–5) | Kohl Center (3,191) Madison, WI |
| January 19, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | No. 22 Iowa | L 78–85 | 9–9 (1–6) | Kohl Center (6,460) Madison, WI |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Minnesota | W 72–62 | 10–9 (2–6) | Williams Arena (3,619) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 25, 2020 11:00 a.m., BTN | | Nebraska | L 71–72 | 10–10 (2–7) | Kohl Center (3,191) Madison, WI |
| January 30, 2020 6:00 p.m. | | at No. 20 Indiana | L 65–75 $^{OT}$ | 10–11 (2–8) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,576) Bloomington, IN |
| February 2, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | at Illinois | W 73–64 | 11–11 (3–8) | State Farm Center (2,388) Champaign, IL |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | Minnesota | L 64–73 | 11–12 (3–9) | Kohl Center (3,581) Madison, WI |
| February 9, 2020 1:00 p.m. | | at Ohio State | L 74–82 | 11–13 (3–10) | Value City Arena (6,075) Columbus, OH |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | Purdue | L 59–62 | 11–14 (3–11) | Kohl Center (3,799) Madison, WI |
| February 16, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | at No. 17 Iowa | L 71–97 | 11–15 (3–12) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,506) Iowa City, IA |
| February 19, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | No. 7 Maryland | L 56–85 | 11–16 (3–13) | Kohl Center (3,878) Madison, WI |
| February 22, 2020 11:00 a.m. | | No. 18 Northwestern | L 66–82 | 11–17 (3–14) | Kohl Center (4,172) Madison, WI |
| February 27, 2020 6:00 p.m. | | at Rutgers | L 43–63 | 11–18 (3–15) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,471) Piscataway, NJ |
| Big Ten Conference women's tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2020 1:00 p.m., BTN | (12) | vs. (13) Illinois First round | W 71–55 | 12–18 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| March 5, 2020 1:30 p.m., BTN | (12) | vs. (5) Rutgers Second round | L 55–63 | 12–19 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,158) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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