2019–20 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

2019–20 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
2019–20 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–10 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Nikki Fargas (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Cherie Cordoba; Aaron Kallhoff; Charlene Thomas-Swinson;
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 South Carolina †	16	–	0	1.000	32	–	1	.970
No. 9 Mississippi State	13	–	3	.813	27	–	6	.818
No. 24 Arkansas	10	–	6	.625	24	–	8	.750
No. 16 Kentucky	10	–	6	.625	22	–	8	.733
No. 19 Texas A&M	10	–	6	.625	22	–	8	.733
Tennessee	10	–	6	.625	21	–	10	.677
LSU	9	–	7	.563	20	–	10	.667
Alabama	8	–	8	.500	18	–	12	.600
Georgia	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Florida	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Missouri	5	–	11	.313	9	–	22	.290
Vanderbilt	4	–	12	.250	14	–	16	.467
Auburn	4	–	12	.250	11	–	18	.379
Ole Miss	0	–	16	.000	7	–	23	.233

† 2020 SEC tournament winner As of November 4, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by ninth-year head coach Nikki Fargas, played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team
Media poll
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

Roster

2019–20 LSU Lady Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Awa Trasi	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Lycée Jeanne D'Arc Northwest Florida State College	Toulouse, France
G	1	Jailin Cherry	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Pascagoula HS	Pascagoula, MS
G	2	Tiara Young	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Walker HS	Shreveport, LA
G	3	Khayla Pointer	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Holy Innocents' Episcopal	Marietta, GA
F	5	Ayana Mitchell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Salem HS	Conyers, GA
F	11	Emily Ward	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Benton HS	Bossier City, LA
G/F	12	Mercedes Brooks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Rider HS Trinity Valley CC	Wichita Falls, TX
G	13	Jaelyn Richard-Harris	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Sr	Dekaney HS	Houston, TX
G	14	LaToya Ashman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Wellington HS FSW State	Wellington, FL
G	21	Domonique Davis	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	DeRidder HS	DeRidder, LA
G	23	Karli Seay	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Homewood-Flossmor HS Western Nebraska CC	Flossmoor, IL
C	24	Faustine Aifuwa	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	RS Jr	Dacula HS	Dacula, GA
G	25	Rakell Spencer	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Cabrini HS Texas A&M	New Orleans, LA
F	32	Jalaysha Thomas	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	West Port HS Florida	Ocala, FL
G	35	Sharna Ayres	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Box Hill Senior Secondary College	Melbourne, Australia

Head coach

Nikki Fargas (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2019* 6:30 pm		Mississippi College	W 77–44		–	–	–	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 6:30 pm, SECN+		New Orleans	W 83–49	1–0	19 – Young	13 – Mitchell	4 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,192) Baton Rouge, LA
November 9, 2019* 1:00 pm, SECN+		No. 12 Florida State	L 62–70	1–1	22 – Pointer	9 – Mitchell	6 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (647) Baton Rouge, LA
November 13, 2019* 6:30 pm, CST		at Little Rock	W 65–50	2–1	22 – Pointer	7 – Aifuwa	6 – Pointer	Jack Stephens Center (1,030) Little Rock, AR
November 17, 2019* 4:00 pm		at Tulane	W 59–54	3–1	18 – Aifuwa	10 – Mitchell	6 – Seay	Devlin Fieldhouse (720) New Orleans, LA
November 20, 2019* 6:30 pm, SECN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 62–52	4–1	14 – Mitchell	13 – Mitchell	4 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (823) Baton Rouge, LA
November 24, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN		Rutgers	W 64–58	5–1	17 – Mitchell	10 – Mitchell	3 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,309) Baton Rouge, LA
November 29, 2019* 4:15 pm		vs. No. 15 Michigan State Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division semifinals	W 58–56	6–1	13 – Pointer	8 – Aifuwa	3 – Pointer	Gateway Sporting Arena Bimini, Bahamas
November 30, 2019* 6:45 pm		vs. Memphis Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division championship	W 89–58	7–1	17 – Pointer	7 – Trasi	6 – Harris	Gateway Sporting Arena (150) Bimini, Bahamas
December 3, 2019* 11:00 am, SECN+	No. 25	Nicholls	W 63–32	8–1	21 – Mitchell	6 – Tied	7 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,970) Baton Rouge, LA
December 7, 2019* 3:00 pm	No. 25	at Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	L 68–90	8–2	24 – Pointer	7 – Spencer	3 – Pointer	Lloyd Noble Center (1,327) Norman, OK
December 19, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	W 74–63	9–2	30 – Pointer	11 – Pointer	6 – Pointer	Alico Arena (2,335) Fort Myers, FL
December 28, 2019* 12:00 pm, SECN+		Florida A&M	W 73–45	10–2	20 – Mitchell	7 – Tied	4 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,287) Baton Rouge, LA
SEC regular season
January 2, 2020 7:40 pm, SECN+		Alabama	W 71–60	11–2 (1–0)	20 – Mitchell	11 – Mitchell	8 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,667) Baton Rouge, LA
January 5, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at Missouri	L 65–69	11–3 (1–1)	23 – Pointer	16 – Mitchell	2 – Pointer	Mizzou Arena (4,437) Columbia, MO
January 9, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN		at No. 10 Texas A&M	W 57–54	12–3 (2–1)	12 – Cherry	10 – Mitchell	10 – Pointer	Reed Arena (4,007) College Station, TX
January 12, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN+		Ole Miss	W 52–44	13–3 (3–1)	12 – Mitchell	14 – Mitchell	7 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,030) Baton Rouge, LA
January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 10 Mississippi State	L 60–64	13–4 (3–2)	22 – Mitchell	12 – Tied	5 – Richard-Harris	Humphrey Coliseum (7,846) Starkville, MS
January 19, 2020 1:00 pm, SECN		No. 11 Kentucky	W 65–59	14–4 (4–2)	15 – Mitchell	13 – Aifuwa	7 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,537) Baton Rouge, LA
January 26, 2020 12:00 pm, SECN		at No. 23 Tennessee	L 58–63	14–5 (4–3)	24 – Mitchell	12 – Mitchell	4 – Seay	Thompson–Boling Arena (10,230) Knoxville, TN
January 30, 2020 5:00 pm, SECN+		at Florida	W 77–68	15–5 (5–3)	24 – Pointer	11 – Aifuwa	4 – Pointer	O'Connell Center (1,018) Gainesville, FL
February 2, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN		No. 15 Texas A&M	W 59–58	16–5 (6–3)	18 – Tied	16 – Aifuwa	4 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,494) Baton Rouge, LA
February 10, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN		Missouri	W 66–58	17–5 (7–3)	19 – Aifuwa	16 – Aifuwa	6 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,610) Baton Rouge, LA
February 13, 2020 6:30 pm, SECN+		No. 25 Tennessee	W 75–65	18–5 (8–3)	24 – Pointer	10 – Pointer	6 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,966) Baton Rouge, LA
February 16, 2020 4:00 pm, SECN		at Auburn	L 60–65	18–6 (8–4)	20 – Aifuwa	10 – Aifuwa	7 – Pointer	Auburn Arena (2,057) Auburn, AL
February 20, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 1 South Carolina	L 48–63	18–7 (8–5)	13 – Cherry	5 – Cherry	5 – Pointer	Colonial Life Arena (11,242) Columbia, SC
February 23, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN+		Georgia	L 56–73	18–8 (8–6)	13 – Trasi	6 – Aifuwa	6 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 27, 2020 6:30 pm, SECN+		Vanderbilt	W 61–55	19–8 (9–6)	18 – Aifuwa	8 – Aifuwa	7 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
March 1, 2020 1:10 pm, SECN+		at Arkansas	L 71–75	19–9 (9–7)	16 – Cherry	10 – Tied	4 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (4,402) Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
March 5, 2020 5:00 pm, SECN	(7)	vs. (10) Florida Second round	W 73–59	20–9	19 – Pointer	5 – Cherry	4 – Tied	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
March 6, 2020 5:00 pm, SECN	(7)	vs. (2) No. 9 Mississippi State Quarterfinals	L 49–79	20–10	14 – Pointer	10 – Trasi	4 – Pointer	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[2]

References

^ "South Carolina tabbed as 2020 SEC women's hoops champs". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
^ "Lady Tigers' 2019-20 Schedule". LSU Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

[1] "South Carolina tabbed as 2020 SEC women's hoops champs". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

[2] "Lady Tigers' 2019-20 Schedule". LSU Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

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