2019–20 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

The 2019–20 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team represents the University of Georgia during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Joni Taylor, play their home games at the Stegeman Coliseum and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2019–20 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2019–20 record	17–14 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach	Joni Taylor (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Karen Lange Chelsea Newton Robert Mosley
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum

2019–20 SEC women's basketball standings
	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 January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

SEC media poll

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

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team
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 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Chloe Chapman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Our Lady of Good Counsel HS Mitchellville, MD G 2 Gabby Connally 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Louis D. Brandeis HS San Antonio, TX F 3 Stephanie Paul 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Community School of Naples Naples, FL G 4 Mikayla Coombs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Wesleyan School Buford, GA G 10 Caitlin Hose 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Hazel Green HS Hazel Green, AL G 11 Maya Caldwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Davidson Day School Charlotte, NC G 12 Kaila Hubbard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Holy Innocents' Episcopal School Jonesboro, GA C 14 Jenna Staiti 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr West Forsyth HS Cumming, GA F 20 Jordan Isaacs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr St. Francis School Alpharetta, GA G 21 Shaniya Jones 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Wesleyan Christian Academy High Point, NC F 22 Malury Bates 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So William Fleming HS Roanoke, VA G 23 Que Morrison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr McEachern HS Riverdale, GA G 25 Ari Henderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Chamblee Charter HS Stone Mountain, GA F 35 Javyn Nicholson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Collins Hill HS Lawrenceville, GA	Head coach Joni Taylor (Alabama) Assistant coach(es) Karen Lange (Iowa) Chelsea Newton (Rutgers) Robert Mosley (Miles College) 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
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Kennesaw State	W 80–65	1–0	28 – Connally	11 – Staiti	9 – Connally	Stegeman Coliseum (2,458) Athens, GA
November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+		North Carolina A&T	W 72–54	2–0	16 – Connally	15 – Staiti	7 – Connally	Stegeman Coliseum (2,252) Athens, GA
November 17, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Georgia Tech	L 40–73	2–1	11 – Connally	9 – Staiti	2 – Connally	Stegeman Coliseum (3,362) Athens, GA
November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Mercer	W 76–60	3–1	14 – Connally	9 – Morrison	4 – Chapman	Stegeman Coliseum (2,230) Athens, GA
November 24, 2019* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Villanova	L 58–63	3–2	17 – Staiti	8 – Staiti	7 – Connally	Stegeman Coliseum (2,707) Athens, GA
November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+		USC Upstate	W 67–53	4–2	16 – Connally	11 – Paul	5 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (2,319) Athens, GA
November 29, 2019* 2:10 pm		vs. Butler Daytona Beach Invitational	W 69–36	5–2	17 – Caldwell	9 – Staiti	4 – Connally	Ocean Center (212) Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2019* 1:15 pm		vs. Virginia Tech Daytona Beach Invitational	W 77–72	6–2	22 – Connally	5 – Tied	4 – Morrison	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
December 4, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 7 Baylor Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	L 38–72	6–3	11 – Tied	7 – Paul	3 – Caldwell	Ferrell Center (8,172) Waco, TX
December 15, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Furman	W 77–48	7–3	20 – Jones	7 – Nicholson	4 – Connally	Stegeman Coliseum (2,832) Athens, GA
December 19, 2019* 11:00 am, SECN		No. 10 UCLA	L 50–59	7–4	16 – Connally	6 – Connally	3 – Caldwell	Stegeman Coliseum (7,123) Athens, GA
December 22, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN		Gardner–Webb	W 84–56	8–4	22 – Nicholson	10 – Nicholson	4 – Chapman	Stegeman Coliseum (2,953) Athens, GA
December 29, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+		East Carolina	W 67–50	9–4	14 – Staiti	10 – Nicholson	3 – Morrison	Stegeman Coliseum (2,938) Athens, GA
SEC regular season
January 2, 2020 7:15 pm, SECN+		at Ole Miss	W 58–51	10–4 (1–0)	18 – Paul	9 – Nicholson	5 – Connally	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,093) Oxford, MS
January 5, 2020 4:00 pm, SECN/ESPN2		No. 15 Mississippi State	L 66–73	10–5 (1–1)	15 – Paul	9 – Paul	4 – Connally	Stegeman Coliseum (3,006) Athens, GA
January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+		Vanderbilt	L 55–63	10–6 (1–2)	18 – Staiti	11 – Staiti	7 – Morrison	Stegeman Coliseum (3,006) Athens, GA
January 12, 2020 1:00 pm, SECN		at No. 23 Tennessee	L 56–73	10–7 (1–3)	13 – Caldwell	6 – Nicholson	6 – Connally	Thompson–Boling Arena (10,036) Knoxville, TN
January 19, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPNU		Auburn	W 61–50	11–7 (2–3)	21 – Jones	8 – Morrison	6 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (4,888) Athens, GA
January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 21 Arkansas	W 64–55	12–7 (3–3)	18 – Connally	9 – Paul	3 – Caldwell	Bud Walton Arena (1,822) Fayetteville, AR
January 26, 2020 3:00 pm, SECN		No. 1 South Carolina	L 53–88	12–8 (3–4)	13 – Paul	5 – Tied	9 – Connally	Stegeman Coliseum (6,047) Athens, GA
January 30, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 15 Texas A&M	L 63–64	12–9 (3–5)	20 – Connally	6 – Tied	5 – Tied	Reed Arena (3,044) College Station, TX
February 3, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 8 Mississippi State	L 53–67	12–10 (3–6)	18 – Morrison	9 – Staiti	5 – Morrison	Humphrey Coliseum (6,848) Starkville, MS
February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+		Missouri	L 65–73	12–11 (3–7)	24 – Staiti	8 – Staiti	5 – Caldwell	Stegeman Coliseum (2,940) Athens, GA
February 9, 2020 1:00 pm, SECN		at Florida	W 49–43	13–11 (4–7)	21 – Staiti	15 – Staiti	2 – Caldwell	O'Connell Center (2,439) Gainesville, FL
February 16, 2020 1:00 pm, SECN		Alabama	W 76–75 ^OT	14–11 (5–7)	18 – Tied	9 – Caldwell	6 – Connally	Stegeman Coliseum (4,569) Athens, GA
February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+		No. 16 Texas A&M	L 47–64	14–12 (5–8)	15 – Staiti	6 – Paul	4 – Hose	Stegeman Coliseum (2,720) Athens, GA
February 23, 2020 3:00 pm, SECN+		at LSU	W 73–56	15–12 (6–8)	24 – Staiti	9 – Staiti	3 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,193) Baton Rouge, LA
February 27, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 15 Kentucky	L 77–88	15–13 (6–9)	22 – Staiti	8 – Staiti	3 – Connally	Memorial Coliseum (4,163) Lexington, KY
March 1, 2020 1:10 pm, SECN+		Florida	W 65–59	16–13 (7–9)	20 – Staiti	12 – Staiti	4 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (3,539) Athens, GA
SEC Tournament
March 5, 2020 12:00 pm, SECN	(9)	vs. (8) Alabama Second round	W 68–61	17–13	20 – Staiti	14 – Staiti	6 – Chapman	Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
March 6, 2020 12:00 pm, SECN	(9)	vs. (1) No. 1 South Carolina Quarterfinals	L 56–89	17–14	16 – Stati	6 – Stati	5 – Caldwell	Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. [2]

References

1. "South Carolina tabbed as 2020 SEC women's hoops champs". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
2. "2019-20 Schedule". Georgia Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2019.