2019–20 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Joanne P. McCallie in her 13th season. The team played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019–20 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. RV
APNo. RV
2019–20 record18–12 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sam Miller
  • Jim Corrigan
  • Wanisha Smith
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Louisville16–2 .889  28–4  .875
No. 8 NC State†14–4 .778  28–4  .875
Duke12–6 .667  18–12  .600
No. 18 Florida State11–7 .611  24–8  .750
Virginia Tech11–7 .611  21–9  .700
Boston College11–7 .611  20–12  .625
Georgia Tech10–8 .556  20–11  .645
Syracuse9–9 .500  16–15  .516
Virginia8–10 .444  13–17  .433
Notre Dame8–10 .444  13–18  .419
Miami (FL)7–11 .389  15–15  .500
North Carolina7–11 .389  16–14  .533
Wake Forest7–11 .389  16–16  .500
Clemson3–15 .167  8–23  .258
Pittsburgh1–17 .056  5–26  .161
† 2020 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

The Blue Devils finished the season 18–12 and 12–6 in ACC play to finish in third place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Boston College in the Quarterfinals. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Previous season

The 2018-19 Blue Devils finished the season 15–15, 6–10 in ACC play to finish tied for tenth place in the regular season. They were the eleventh seed in the ACC Women's Tournament, where they won their first game against Pittsburgh and fell to Florida State in the Second Round. They did not receive an invitation to a post-season tournament.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaida Patrick
G		 West Haverstraw, NY Saddle River Day School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Azana Baines
G		 Blackwood, NJ Gloucester Catholic High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Jennifer Ezeh
F		 Landover, MD New Hope Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Jada Claude
F		 Fayetteville, GA Whitewater High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
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:

    Roster
    2019–20 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G/F 0 Jaida Patrick 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSaddle River Day West Haverstraw, NY
    G 2 Haley Gorecki 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GSWilliam Fremd Palatine, IL
    G 3 Miela Goodchild 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoMoreton Bay College Queensland, Australia
    G/F 4 Jada Claude 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWhitewater Fayetteville, GA
    F 5 Leaonna Odom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrChaminade Lompoc, CA
    G 11 Azana Baines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrGloucester Catholic Blackwood, NJ
    G 12 Mikayla Boykin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrClinton Clinton, NC
    C 13 Uchenna Nwoke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SoSouth Grand Prairie High School Grand Prairie, TX
    G 15 Kyra Lambert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSSamuel Clemens Cibolo, TX
    F 22 Jennifer Ezeh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrNew Hope Academy Nibo, Nigeria
    F/C 24 Onome Akinbode-James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoBlair Academy Blairstown, NJ
    F/C 25 Jade Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrOwensboro Catholic Owensboro, KY
    C 30 Emily Schubert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SrElizabethton Elizabethton, TN
    G 32 Jayda Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMater Dei Irvine, CA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: November 8, 2019

    Rankings

    2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
    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 RV RV RV RV RV
    Coaches RV RV RV RV N/A;"
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      No Change
    (RV)   Received Votes
    (NR)   Not Ranked

    Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll. Due to the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament, the coaches poll did not release a final ranking.

    Schedule

    Source[3]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 3, 2019*
    2:00 p.m.    		 Alaska Anchorage W 91–59  –
    		  19 – Tied  15 – Gorecki  4 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
    Durham, NC
    Regular season
    November 5, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 High Point W 93–57  1–0
    		  19 – Odom  8 – Baines  5 – Goodchild  Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,662)
    Durham, NC
    November 10, 2019*
    4:00 p.m., SECN+    		 at No. 6 Texas A&M L 58–79  1–1
    		  16 – Gorecki  5 – Baines  2 – Tied  Reed Arena (3,289)
    College Station, TX
    November 14, 2019*
    8:30 p.m., MWN    		 at UNLV W 57–45  2–1
    		  15 – Gorecki  8 – Goodchild  4 – Gorecki  Thomas & Mack Center (1,001)
    Las Vegas, NV
    November 17, 2019*
    3:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Northwestern L 42–63  2–2
    		  11 – Williams  9 – Gorecki  7 – Odom  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,118)
    Durham, NC
    November 21, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Idaho State W 85–66  3–2
    		  30 – Gorecki  7 – Tied  4 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,718)
    Durham, NC
    November 24, 2019*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Troy W 99–85  4–2
    		  26 – Goodchild  13 – Gorecki  5 – Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,833)
    Durham, NC
    November 27, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Davidson W 82–52  5–2
    		  25 – Gorecki  12 – Akinbode-James  4 – Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,784)
    Durham, NC
    November 29, 2019*
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Penn W 66–50  6–2
    		  23 – Odom  16 – Odom  10 – Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,809)
    Durham, NC
    December 4, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., Big Ten Network    		 at Nebraska
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge    		 L 79–83  6–3
    		  20 – Odom  7 – Tied  4 – Gorecki  Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,013)
    Lincoln, NE
    December 8, 2019
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Boston College W 85–73  7–3
    (1–0)    		  27 – Gorecki  14 – Odom  7 – Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,005)
    Durham, NC
    December 19, 2019*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at No. 5 South Carolina L 46–89  7–4
    		  11 – Goodchild  6 – Lambert  3 – Akinbode-James  Colonial Life Arena (11,024)
    Columbia, SC
    December 29, 2019*
    2:00 p.m., ESPN+    		 at Florida Gulf Coast L 56–78  7–5
    		  19 – Gorecki  10 – Gorecki  2 – Tied  Alico Arena (3,267)
    Fort Myers, FL
    January 2, 2020
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Wake Forest L 58–60  7–6
    (1–1)    		  17 – Gorecki  7 – Williams  2 – 3 tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,416)
    Durham, NC
    January 5, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at No. 7 Louisville L 55–60  7–7
    (1–2)    		  20 – Gorecki  7 – Baines  5 – Gorecki  KFC Yum! Center (10,123)
    Louisville, KY
    January 9, 2020
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Virginia L 63–66  7–8
    (1–3)    		  27 – Gorecki  7 – Akinbode-James  5 – Gorecki  John Paul Jones Arena (2,206)
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 12, 2020
    3:00 p.m., RSN    		 Virginia Tech W 72–67 OT 8–8
    (2–3)    		  17 – Gorecki  12 – Gorecki  3 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,088)
    Durham, NC
    January 16, 2020
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Notre Dame W 50–47  9–8
    (3–3)    		  13 – Tied  9 – Gorecki  2 – 3 tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,022)
    Durham, NC
    January 19, 2020
    12:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 at Clemson L 58–62  9–9
    (3–4)    		  20 – Odom  7 – Gorecki  7 – Gorecki  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,718)
    Clemson, SC
    January 23, 2020
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Syracuse W 88–58  10–9
    (4–4)    		  23 – Odom  10 – Odom  9 – Gorecki  Carrier Dome (2,106)
    Syracuse, NY
    January 26, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Georgia Tech W 58–46  11–9
    (5–4)    		  18 – Gorecki  10 – Akinbode-James  3 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,451)
    Durham, NC
    February 2, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 7 NC State L 60–63  11–10
    (5–5)    		  21 – Gorecki  7 – Gorecki  3 – Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,209)
    Durham, NC
    February 6, 2020
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 North Carolina
    Rivalry    		 W 71–61  12–10
    (6–5)    		  25 – Gorecki  12 – Gorecki  8 – Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,686)
    Durham, NC
    February 9, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Miami (FL) W 74–55  13–10
    (7–5)    		  16 – Williams  10 – Gorecki  7 – Gorecki  Watsco Center (1,435)
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 13, 2020
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Pittsburgh W 73–56  14–10
    (8–5)    		  20 – Odom  9 – Akinbode-James  7 – Gorecki  Petersen Events Center (876)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 16, 2020
    1:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 14 Florida State W 66–64  15–10
    (9–5)    		  21 – Gorecki  7 – Akinbode-James  4 – Williams  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,303)
    Durham, NC
    February 20, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Virginia W 62–47  16–10
    (10–5)    		  17 – Odom  12 – Odom  5 – Boykin  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,154)
    Durham, NC
    February 24, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 at No. 8 NC State W 70–65  17–10
    (11–5)    		  24 – Gorecki  7 – Odom  5 – Gorecki  Reynolds Coliseum (5,580)
    Raleigh, NC
    February 27, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Virginia Tech L 56–70  17–11
    (11–6)    		  16 – Odom  7 – Odom  5 – Gorecki  Cassell Coliseum (1,603)
    Blacksburg, VA
    March 1, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 North Carolina
    Rivalry    		 W 73–54  18–11
    (12–6)    		  23 – Gorecki  10 – Williams  5 – Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,916)
    Durham, NC
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 6, 2020
    8:00 p.m., RSN    		 (3) vs. (6) Boston College
    Quarterfinals    		 L 77–84  18–12
    		  25 – Gorecki  10 – Gorecki  5 – 3 tied  Greensboro Coliseum (5,492)
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    See also

    References
    1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
    2. "Duke". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
    3. "Women's Basketball 2019-20 Schedule/Results". Duke Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
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