2019–20 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's basketball
|year=2019–20
|team=Colorado Buffaloes
|image=Colorado Buffaloes wordmark.svg
|image_size=125
|conference = Pac-12 Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Pac-12
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 16–14
|conf_record= 5–13
|head_coach=JR Payne
|hc_year = 4th
|asst_coach1=Toriano Towns
|asst_coach2=Alex Earl
|asst_coach3=Shandrika Lee
|stadium=CU Events Center
|champion=
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
}}
{{2019–20 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2019–20 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buffaloes, led by fourth year head coach JR Payne, played their home games at the CU Events Center and were a member of the Pac-12 Conference.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Quinessa|last=Caylao-Do|link=|num=0|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SR|rs=|home=Tacoma, WA|high_school=Bellevue}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jaylyn|last=Sherrod|link=y|num=1|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=FR|rs=|home=Birmingham, AL|high_school=Rasmay}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Emma|last=Clarke|link=|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|class=SO|rs=|home=Perth, Western Australia|high_school=Australian Institute of Sport}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lesila|last=Finau|link=|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=SO|rs=|home=Dublin, CA|high_school=Dublin}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Zuzanna|last=Kulinska|link=|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=SO|rs=|home=Gdynia, Poland|high_school=New York Military}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Raanee|last=Smith|link=|num=14|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=2|class=FR|rs=|home=Philadelphia, PA|high_school=Friends' Central}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Maura|last=Singer|link=|num=20|pos=C|ft=6|in=4|class=FR|rs=|home=Littleton, CO|high_school=Columbine}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Mya|last=Hollingshed|link=|num=21|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=3|class=JR|rs=y|home=Houston, TX|high_school=Bellaire}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Aubrey|last=Knight|link=|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=SO|rs=y|home=Ventura, CA|high_school=Ventura}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Annika|last=Jank|link=|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=JR|rs=|home=Edina, MN|high_school=Edina}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kai|last=Volcy|link=|num=30|pos=C|ft=6|in=4|class=SO|rs=|home=Bloomfield, NJ|high_school=The Hun School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sirena|last=Tuitele|link=|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=SO|rs=|home=Chico, CA|high_school=Pleasant Valley}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Charlotte|last=Whittaker|link=|num=45|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=FR|rs=y|home=Ventura, CA|high_school=St Andrew's College}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- JR Payne ({{college|Saint Mary's}})
|asst_coach=
- Toriano Towns ({{college|Saint Mary's}})
- Alex Earl ({{college|Arizona State}})
- Shandrika Lee ({{college|Pepperdine}})
|roster_url=https://cubuffs.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=yes|ranklink=2019-20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2019|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado Buffaloes}}| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/04/2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Regis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = CU Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 92–45
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado Buffaloes}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/10/2019
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = NJIT
| opprank =
| site_stadium = CU Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 1,436
| tv =
| score = 80–57
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/14/2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = CU Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 1,759
| tv =
| score = 74–57
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2019
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wyoming
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| gamename =
| attend = 2,531
| tv =
| score = 66–56
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/2019
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colorado State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 1,194
| tv =
| score = 79–75
| overtime =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/24/2019
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Jacksonville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = CU Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 1,401
| tv =
| score = 66–44
| overtime =
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/26/2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = CU Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 1,069
| tv =
| score = 59–46
| overtime =
| record = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/03/2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas Southern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = CU Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 1,116
| tv =
| score = 74–50
| overtime =
| record = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/06/2019
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Xavier
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cintas Center
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 615
| tv =
| score = 62–53
| overtime =
| record = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/12/2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Denver
| opprank =
| site_stadium = CU Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 1,774
| tv =
| score = 96–70
| overtime =
| record = 9–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/2019
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = UAB
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename = Tulane Classic
| attend = 520
| tv =
| score = 77–69
| overtime = OT
| record = 10–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/21/2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulane
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename = Tulane Classic
| attend = 703
| tv =
| score = 62–52
| overtime =
| record = 11–0
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado Buffaloes}}| Pac-12 regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Utah
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| gamename =
| attend = 2,415
| tv = P12N
| score = 80–70
| overtime =
| record = 12–0
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2020
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Matthew Knight Arena
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 10,483
| tv = P12N
| score = 46–104
| overtime =
| record = 12–1
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/05/2020
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oregon State
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 5,320
| tv = P12N
| score = 60–72
| overtime =
| record = 12–2
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/10/2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = USC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = CU Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 1,824
| tv = P12N
| score = 66–53
| overtime =
| record = 13–2
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/12/2020
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = CU Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 2,808
| tv = P12N
| score = 62–65
| overtime =
| record = 13–3
| conference = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/17/2020
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Utah
| opprank =
| site_stadium = CU Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 1,956
| tv = P12N
| score = 69–84
| overtime =
| record = 13–4
| conference = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/24/2020
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,808
| tv = P12N
| score = 68–76
| overtime = OT
| record = 13–5
| conference = 2–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/26/2020
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = California
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,823
| tv = P12N
| score = 62–50
| overtime =
| record = 14–5
| conference = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/30/2020
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oregon State
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = CU Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 1,900
| tv = P12N
| score = 52–79
| overtime =
| record = 14–6
| conference = 3–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/01/2020
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = CU Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 3,669
| tv = P12N
| score = 53–101
| overtime =
| record = 14–7
| conference = 3–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2020
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Beasley Coliseum
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 747
| tv = P12N
| score = 59–69
| overtime =
| record = 14–8
| conference = 3–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/09/2020
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alaska Airlines Arena
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,576
| tv = P12N
| score = 52–61
| overtime =
| record = 14–9
| conference = 3–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = California
| opprank =
| site_stadium = CU Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 1,602
| tv = P12N
| score = 64–57
| overtime =
| record = 15–9
| conference = 4–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/16/2020
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = CU Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 3,481
| tv = P12N
| score = 66–69
| overtime =
| record = 15–10
| conference = 4–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/21/2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = CU Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 2,135
| tv = P12N
| score = 52–61
| overtime =
| record = 15–11
| conference = 4–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/23/2020
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arizona
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = CU Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 3,085
| tv = P12N
| score = 50–38
| overtime =
| record = 16–11
| conference = 5–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/28/2020
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,937
| tv = P12N
| score = 62–65
| overtime =
| record = 16–12
| conference = 5–12
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/01/2020
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = USC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 4,227
| tv = P12N
| score = 55–66
| overtime =
| record = 16–13
| conference = 5–13
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado Buffaloes}}| 2020 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/05/2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 10
| opponent = USC
| opprank =
| oppseed = 7
| site_stadium = Mandalay Bay Events Center
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = First Round
| attend =
| tv = P12N
| score = 54–69
| overtime =
| record = 16–14
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Mountain Time}}
Rankings
2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:90%" |
| + Regular Season Polls
!Poll !! Pre- |
| style="text-align:center;"
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| style="text-align:center;"
! Coaches | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | |
| style="border:1px solid black;"
|+ Legend | style="background:#D8FFEB; width:20px;" | | | Increase in ranking |
| style="background:#FFE6E6; width:20px;" |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| style="background:#FFFFE6; width:20px;" |
| | No Change |
| (RV)
| | Received Votes |
| (NR)
| | Not Ranked |
See also
References
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{{Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2019-20 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team}}