2019–20 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

The 2019–20 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by seventh-year head coach Wes Moore and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019–20 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
ACC tournament champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
Record	27–4 (14–4 ACC)
Head coach	Wes Moore (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Lindsay Edmonds Simon Harris Erin Batth
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum

2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Louisville	16	–	2		.889			28	–	4		.875
No. 8 NC State†	14	–	4		.778			28	–	4		.875
Duke	12	–	6		.667			18	–	12		.600
No. 18 Florida State	11	–	7		.611			24	–	8		.750
Virginia Tech	11	–	7		.611			21	–	9		.700
Boston College	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Georgia Tech	10	–	8		.556			20	–	11		.645
Syracuse	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
Virginia	8	–	10		.444			13	–	17		.433
Notre Dame	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Miami (FL)	7	–	11		.389			15	–	15		.500
North Carolina	7	–	11		.389			16	–	14		.533
Wake Forest	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Clemson	3	–	15		.167			8	–	23		.258
Pittsburgh	1	–	17		.056			5	–	26		.161
† 2020 ACC tournament winner As of March 5, 2020 Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 27–4, 14–4 in ACC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the finals of the ACC women's tournament where they defeated Florida State to win the ACC Tournament for the first time since 1991. As winners of the conference tournament, the Wolfpack received the automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, however due to concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA Tournament was canceled on March 12, 2020.

Previous season

They finished the 2018–19 season 28–6, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Louisville. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Maine and Kentucky in the first and second rounds before losing to Iowa in the sweet sixteen.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jakia Brown-Turner W	Temple Hills, Maryland	Bishop McNamara	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 98
Jada Boyd F	Petersburg, Virginia	Appomattox County	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Camille Hobby C	Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida	Nease	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 91
Kendal Moore PG	Fayetteville, North Carolina	Pine Forest	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Elle Sutphin F	Pilot Mountain, North Carolina	East Surry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 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:

Roster

2019–20 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Aislinn Konig 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Brookswood Secondary Surrey, BC G 2 Kaila Ealey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Needham Broughton Raleigh, NC G 3 Kai Crutchfield 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Millbrook Raleigh, NC G 5 Jada Boyd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Appomattox County Petersburg, VA G 11 Jakia Brown-Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bishop McNamara Temple Hills, MD G 15 Kendal Moore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Pine Forest Fayetteville, NC F 20 Elle Sutphin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr East Surry Pilot Mountain, NC G 23 Grace Hunter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Athens Drive Raleigh, NC C 24 Erika Cassell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Holy Innocents Marietta, GA F 25 Kayla Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Riverside Jamesville, NC F 31 Jada Rice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Collins Hill Suwanee, GA C 33 Elissa Cunane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Northern Guilford Summerfield, NC G 40 Katie Wadsworth 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Needham Broughton Raleigh, NC C 41 Camille Hobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Nease Ponte Vedra Beach, FL	Head coach Wes Moore (NC State) Assistant coach(es) Lindsay Edmonds (Appalachian State) Simon Harris (NC State) Erin Batth (Clemson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 20, 2019

Schedule

Source

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 14	Anderson	W 76–47	–	Reynolds Coliseum (794) Raleigh, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 14	North Carolina A&T	W 80–44	1–0	Reynolds Coliseum (2,833) Raleigh, NC
November 10, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 14	UNC Wilmington	W 80–40	2–0	Reynolds Coliseum (3,015) Raleigh, NC
November 14, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 14	Lamar	W 81–40	3–0	Reynolds Coliseum (2,612) Raleigh, NC
November 19, 2019* 10:30 a.m., ACCNX	No. 14	Maine	W 62–34	4–0	Reynolds Coliseum (5,137) Raleigh, NC
November 24, 2019* 5:00 p.m., WCCN	No. 14	at Saint Mary's	W 87–70	5–0	McKeon Pavilion (321) Moraga, CA
November 29, 2019* 7:30 p.m.	No. 12	vs. Texas Heineken Rainbow Wahine Showdown	W 84–73	6–0	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
November 30, 2019* 7:30 p.m.	No. 12	at Hawaii Heineken Rainbow Wahine Showdown	W 68–59	7–0	Stan Sheriff Center (1,265) Honolulu, HI
December 1, 2019* 5:00 p.m.	No. 12	vs. North Texas Heineken Rainbow Wahine Showdown	W 76–65	8–0	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 13	No. 9 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 66–59	9–0	Reynolds Coliseum (4,033) Raleigh, NC
December 15, 2019* 12:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 9	Elon	W 62–49	10–0	Reynolds Coliseum (3,045) Raleigh, NC
December 19, 2019* 6:30 p.m., ACCN	No. 9	Chattanooga	W 74–38	11–0	Reynolds Coliseum (2,633) Raleigh, NC
Conference regular season
December 29, 2019 12:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 9	at Boston College	W 72–54	12–0 (1–0)	Conte Forum (1,323) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 2, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 9	Virginia Tech	W 76–69	13–0 (2–0)	Reynolds Coliseum (4,153) Raleigh, NC
January 5, 2020 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 9	Virginia	W 80–60	14–0 (3–0)	Reynolds Coliseum (4,487) Raleigh, NC
January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 9	at North Carolina Rivalry	L 60–66	14–1 (3–1)	Carmichael Arena (2,655) Chapel Hill, NC
January 12, 2020 4:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 9	at Notre Dame	W 90–56	15–1 (4–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,861) Notre Dame, IN
January 16, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 9	No. 13 Florida State	W 68–51	16–1 (5–1)	Reynolds Coliseum (4,112) Raleigh, NC
January 19, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 9	Wake Forest	W 59–45	17–1 (6–1)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,052) Raleigh, NC
January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 8	at Pittsburgh	W 88–44	18–1 (7–1)	Petersen Events Center (832) Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 8	North Carolina Rivalry	W 76–68	19–1 (8–1)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,591) Raleigh, NC
January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 7	at Clemson	W 79–60	20–1 (9–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum (1,257) Clemson, SC
February 2, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 7	at Duke	W 63–60	21–1 (10–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,209) Durham, NC
February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 7	at Virginia Tech	W 71–59	22–1 (11–1)	Cassell Coliseum (2,271) Blacksburg, VA
February 13, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 4	No. 9 Louisville	L 59–66	22–2 (11–2)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,575) Raleigh, NC
February 16, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 4	Georgia Tech	L 61–65	22–3 (11–3)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,542) Raleigh, NC
February 20, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 10	at Miami (FL)	W 50–48	23–3 (12–3)	Watsco Center (1,402) Coral Gables, FL
February 24, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 8	Duke Play4Kay Game	L 65–70	23–4 (12–4)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,580) Raleigh, NC
February 27, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 8	Syracuse	W 69–60	24–4 (13–4)	Reynolds Coliseum (3,779) Raleigh, NC
March 1, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 8	at Virginia	W 75–64	25–4 (14–4)	John Paul Jones Arena  Charlottesville, VA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2020 6:00 p.m., RSN	(2) No. 10	vs. (7) Georgia Tech Quarterfinals	W 57–48	26–4	Greensboro Coliseum (5,492) Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	(2) No. 10	vs. (6) Boston College Semifinals	W 82–75	27–4	Greensboro Coliseum (6,751) Greensboro, NC
March 8, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	(2) No. 10	vs. (4) No. 22 Florida State Finals	W 71–66	28–4	Greensboro Coliseum (7,324) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- 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	14	14	14	T-12	13	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	4	10	8	10	8	8
Coaches	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	9	8	10	8	7	7	4	10	11	10	8	8	N/A

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

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.