2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	12–19 (3–15 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jonathan Tsipis (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Craig Carter Kayla Karius Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton
Home arena	Kohl Center

2019–20 Big Ten women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Maryland†	16	–	2		.889			28	–	4		.875
No. 12 Northwestern	16	–	2		.889			26	–	4		.867
No. 21 Iowa	14	–	4		.778			23	–	7		.767
No. 20 Indiana	13	–	5		.722			24	–	8		.750
Rutgers	11	–	7		.611			22	–	9		.710
Ohio State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Michigan	10	–	8		.556			21	–	11		.656
Michigan State	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
Purdue	8	–	10		.444			18	–	14		.563
Nebraska	7	–	11		.389			17	–	13		.567
Minnesota	5	–	13		.278			16	–	15		.516
Wisconsin	3	–	15		.167			12	–	19		.387
Illinois	2	–	16		.111			11	–	19		.367
Penn State	1	–	17		.056			7	–	23		.233
† 2020 Big Ten tournament winner As of November 16, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

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.

Roster

2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Suzanne Gilreath 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Fridley Brooklyn Park, MN F 5 Julie Pospisilova 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Downers Grove North Prague, Czech Republic G 10 Kendra Van Leeuwen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr St. John's College (ON) Brantford, ON F 12 Carmen Backes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Chisago Lakes Lindstrom, MN F 13 Sydney Mathiason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Monroe Monroe, WI F 14 Abby Laszewski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Avon Hartford, CT G 15 Kara Crowley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Beaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI G 20 Diamond Bragg 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Camp Hill Camp Hill, PA G 22 Niya Beverley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr St. John's College (DC) Laurel, MD G 30 Sydney Hilliard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Monroe Monroe, WI F 33 Courtney Fredrickson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Minnetonka Excelsior, MN F 34 Imani Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Life Center Academy Willingboro, NJ G 40 Tara Stauffacher 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Beaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI C 41 Sara Stapleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Centennial High School Blaine, MN F 43 Grace Mueller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Verona High School Madison, WI F 44 Alex Leuhring 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So UW–Green Bay Verona, WI	Head coach Jonathan Tsipis (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Kayla Karius (Green Bay) Craig Carter (Rutgers) Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (Purdue) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 25, 2024

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sydney Hilliard PG	Monroe, WI	Monroe High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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
	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:

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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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See also

• 2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team