2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by eight year head coach Jen Hoover, are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.^[1][2][3]

2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	16–16 (7–11 ACC)
Head coach	Jen Hoover (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Jermaine Woods Melissa D'Amico Dane Sparrow
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	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

The Demon Deacons finished the season 16–16 and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated North Carolina in the First Round and Virginia Tech in the Second Round before losing to Florida State in the Quarterfinals. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.^[4]

Previous season

They finished the season 10–20, 1–15 in ACC play in last place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Virginia Tech. The Demon Deacons were not invited to a post-season tournament.

Off-season

Recruiting class

Source:^[5]

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alexandria Scruggs G	Fayetteville, NC	E. E. Smith High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (93)
Kaia Harrison PG	Baldwin, New York	Baldwin Senior High	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (90)
Anaia Hoard G	Carnon, France	Wesleyan Christian Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (90)
Olivia Summiel F	Dayville, Connecticut	Marianapolis Prep	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (89)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Maya Banks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Hamilton Chandler, AZ G 1 Anaia Hoard 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Wesleyan Christian Academy Carnon, France G 2 Kaia Harrison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Baldwin Baldwin, NY G 3 Mack Maier 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Chaparral Parker, CO G 5 Gina Conti 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Grove City Grove City, OH G 11 Ellen Hahne 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Riksbasketgymansiet Luleå Stockholm, Sweden F 11 Ivana Raca 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr 1st Lyceum of Voula Belgrade, Serbia G 12 Kaylen Dickson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Warren Township Gurnee, IL G 14 Alex Sharp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Australian Institute of Sport Melbourne, Australia F 20 Olivia Summiel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Marianapolis Prep Dayville, CT F 21 Raegyn Branch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Arlington Arlington, TN F 23 Christina Morra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So King's Christian Collegiate Toronto, Canada G 32 Alexandria Scruggs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr E. E. Smith Fayetteville, NC F 44 Ona Udoh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Terry Sanford Fayetteville, NC	Head coach Jen Hoover (Wake Forest) Assistant coach(es) Melissa D'Amico (Notre Dame) Jermaine Woods (Christopher Newport) Dane Sparrow (UNC Greensboro) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 5, 2019

Schedule

Source:^[6]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., WatchESPN		UNC Wilmington	W 65–55	1–0	LJVM Coliseum (535) Winston–Salem, NC
November 8, 2019* 7:00 p.m., WatchESPN		College of Charleston	W 106–50	2–0	LJVM Coliseum (630) Winston–Salem, NC
November 10, 2019* 5:00 p.m.		UNC Greensboro	L 65–67	2–1	LJVM Coliseum (725) Winston–Salem, NC
November 15, 2019* 5:00 p.m.		Charlotte	L 65–77	2–2	LJVM Coliseum (697) Winston–Salem, NC
November 22, 2019* 7:30 p.m., ESPN3		at St. John's	L 74–82	2–3	Carnesecca Arena (841) New York, NY
November 25, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		at Elon	W 69–57	3–3	Schar Center (481) Elon, NC
November 30, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		East Carolina	W 76–53	4–3	LJVM Coliseum (430) Winston–Salem, NC
December 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		at East Tennessee State	L 60–67	4–4	J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (758) Johnson City, TN
December 16, 2019* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX		Campbell	W 74–46	5–4	LJVM Coliseum (9,121) Winston–Salem, NC
December 20, 2019* 1:30 p.m.		vs. Dayton West Palm Beach Invitational	W 78–59	6–4	Student Life Center (175) West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2019* 12:15 p.m.		vs. Florida West Palm Beach Invitational	W 73–68	7–4	Student Life Center (200) West Palm Beach, FL
ACC regular season
December 29, 2019 2:00 p.m, ACCN		at No. 24 Miami (FL)	L 56–59	7–5 (0–1)	Watsco Center (988) Coral Gables, FL
January 2, 2020 6:00 p.m, ACCNX		at Duke	W 60–58	8–5 (1–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,416) Durham, NC
January 5, 2020 12:00 p.m, ACCNX		Georgia Tech	W 65–60	9–5 (2–1)	LJVM Coliseum (863) Winston–Salem, NC
January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m, ACCNX		Clemson	W 63–58	10–5 (3–1)	LJVM Coliseum (737) Winston–Salem, NC
January 12, 2020 2:00 p.m, ACCNX		at No. 7 Louisville	L 61–75	10–6 (3–2)	KFC Yum! Center (9,414) Louisville, KY
January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m, ACCNX		Virginia	W 62–56	11–6 (4–2)	LJVM Coliseum (776) Winston–Salem, NC
January 19, 2020 2:00 p.m, RSN		at No. 9 NC State	L 45–59	11–7 (4–3)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,052) Raleigh, NC
January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m, ACCNX		No. 14 Florida State	L 65–70	11–8 (4–4)	LJVM Coliseum (688) Winston–Salem, NC
January 26, 2020 4:00 p.m, ACCNX		Syracuse	W 65–60	12–8 (5–4)	LJVM Coliseum (1,171) Winston–Salem, NC
January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m, ACCNX		at Pittsburgh	L 48–53	12–9 (5–5)	Petersen Events Center (813) Pittsburgh, PA
February 2, 2020 1:00 p.m, ACCNX		at Boston College	L 54–67	12–10 (5–6)	Conte Forum (1,312) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m, ACCNX		Notre Dame	L 71–75	12–11 (5–7)	LJVM Coliseum (760) Winston–Salem, NC
February 9, 2020 2:00 p.m, ACCNX		at Georgia Tech	L 52–62	12–12 (5–8)	McCamish Pavilion (1,578) Atlanta, GA
February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m, ACCNX		at Clemson	W 66–52	13–12 (6–8)	Littlejohn Coliseum (1,197) Clemson, SC
February 16, 2020 1:00 p.m, ACCNX		Virginia Tech	L 62–73	13–13 (6–9)	LJVM Coliseum (1,509) Winston–Salem, NC
February 20, 2020 7:00 p.m, ACCNX		at No. 17 Florida State	L 67–78	13–14 (6–10)	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,771) Tallahassee, FL
February 23, 2020 12:00 p.m, RSN		North Carolina	W 82–79 OT	14–14 (7–10)	LJVM Coliseum (1,520) Winston–Salem, NC
February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m, ACCNX		Miami (FL)	L 63–79	14–15 (7–11)	LJVM Coliseum (833) Winston–Salem, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
March 4, 2020 1:00 p.m., RSN	(13)	vs. (12) North Carolina First round	W 83–73	15–15	Greensboro Coliseum (2,795) Greensboro, NC
March 5, 2020 11:00 a.m., RSN	(13)	vs. (5) Virginia Tech Second round	W 58–55	16–15	Greensboro Coliseum (6,357) Greensboro, NC
March 6, 2020 11:00 a.m., RSN	(13)	vs. (4) No. 22 Florida State Quarterfinals	L 47–76	16–16	Greensboro Coliseum (10,030) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

See also

• 2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team