2019–20 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

The 2019–20 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by seventh year head coach Terry Fowler and played their home games at the Mitchell Center as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in tie for fifth place. They made it to the Sun Belt tournament as the sixth seed (Little Rock broke the tie winning both regular season games against the Jaguars) where they defeated Arkansas State 82–71 in the First Round and also defeated UT Arlington 47–55 in the Quarterfinals. Shortly before playing Coastal Carolina in the semifinals, the Sun Belt canceled the remainder tournament in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was followed by the NCAA cancelling all post-season play.

2019–20 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2019–20 record16–16 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Terry Fowler (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Yolisha Jackson
  • Dan Presel
  • Rachel Travis
Home arenaMitchell Center
2019–20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Troy*16–2 .889  25–4  .862
Coastal Carolina15–3 .833  25–4  .862
UT Arlington14–4 .778  21–11  .656
Louisiana10–8 .556  19–12  .613
South Alabama9–9 .500  16–16  .500
Little Rock9–9 .500  12–19  .387
Arkansas State8–10 .444  12–18  .400
Appalachian State8–10 .444  11–19  .367
Georgia Southern7–11 .389  10–19  .345
Texas State6–12 .333  13–17  .433
Georgia State5–13 .278  8–21  .276
Louisiana–Monroe1–17 .056  3–26  .103
† 2020 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Sun Belt coaches poll

On October 30, 2019, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Jaguars predicted to finish in fourth place in the conference. [1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Little Rock127 (6)
2Troy123 (4)
3UT Arlington120 (1)
4South Alabama119 (1)
5Appalachian State100
6Georgia State73
7Coastal Carolina66
8Louisiana64
9Texas State59
10Arkansas State44
11Georgia Southern26
12Louisiana–Monroe15

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team

Preseason Sun Belt Player of the Year
  • Antoinette Lewis – Junior, Forward

Roster
2019–20 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Shaforia Kines 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrHuffman HS Birmingham, AL
G 3 Jayla Morrow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrWenonah HS Birmingham, AL
G 4 Mahogany Vaught 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoOlive Branch HS Olive Branch, MS
G 5 Emerald Hart 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrPal Beach Gardens HS
NW Kansas Tech		 Riviera Beach, FL
G 12 Damaya Telemaque 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoSummer Creek HS Houston, TX
G 14 Savannah Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrSt. Martin HS Ocean Springs, MS
G/F 21 Casey Ferguson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoD'Iberville HS Biloxi, MS
F/C 22 Jaylen Mallard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrEStem Public Charter Little Rock, AR
G/F 23 Jala Buster 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoCypress Ranch HS Houston, TX
F 25 Kennedi Centers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSamuel Clemens HS New Braunfels, TX
C 34 Ashanti Lavergne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrScotlandville Magnet HS Baton Rouge, LA
C 35 Antoinette Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrHarding Academy Memphis, TN
G 45 Devyn Lowe 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoWoodstock HS Woodstock, GA
F/C Jadona Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS JrWayne County HS
Middle Tennessee		 Buckatunna, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 31 July 2020

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 28, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Birmingham–Southern W 104–51 
 22 – Lewis  9 – Centers  6 – Kines  Mitchell Center (497)
Mobile, AL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Rutgers L 56–77  0–1
  15 – Telemaque  16 – Lewis  2 – Jones  Mitchell Center (773)
Mobile, AL
Nov 8, 2019*
4:00 pm		 at UAB
Preseason NIT		 L 61–77  0–2
  14 – Kines  12 – Lewis  3 – Kines  Bartow Arena (415)
Birmingham, AL
Nov 14, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Preseason NIT		 W 83–82 2OT 1–2
  24 – Lewis  18 – Lewis  5 – Kines  Mitchell Center (318)
Mobile, AL
Nov 15, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Miami (OH)
Preseason NIT		 L 73–76  1–3
  26 – Lewis  10 – Lewis  3 – Kines  Mitchell Center (335)
Mobile, AL
Nov 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Alabama L 62–74  1–4
  29 – Kines  9 – Lewis  4 – Kines  Mitchell Center (1,270)
Mobile, AL
Nov 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Mobile W 103–59  2–4
  36 – Lewis  9 – Lewis  12 – Lowe  Mitchell Center (371)
Mobile, AL
Nov 30, 2019*
1:00 pm		 Tennessee State W 70–48  3–4
  21 – Kines  10 – Lewis  5 – Kines  Mitchell Center (236)
Mobile, AL
Dec 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Auburn L 62–82  3–5
  18 – Kines  11 – Lewis  4 – Buster  Mitchell Center (1,106)
Mobile, AL
Dec 7, 2019*
4:00 pm		 at Tulane W 62–53  4–5
  23 – Kines  16 – Lewis  3 – Kines  Devlin Fieldhouse (527)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 15, 2019*
2:00 pm		 at Southern Miss L 55–62  4–6
  15 – Kines  10 – Lewis  3 – Morrow  Reed Green Coliseum (1,243)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 17, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 William Carey W 68–52  5–6
  13 – Telemaque  10 – Lewis  3 – Kines  Mitchell Center (1,545)
Mobile, AL
Dec 20, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 at East Tennessee State L 60–65  5–7
  25 – Jones  8 – Mallard  2 – Kines  J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (704)
Johnson City, TN
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 2, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Appalachian State W 81–66  6–7
(1–0)		  24 – Kines  11 – Kines  5 – Kines  Mitchell Center (308)
Mobile, AL
Jan 4, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Coastal Carolina L 62–71  6–8
(1–1)		  21 – Kines  11 – Lewis  3 – Telemaque  Mitchell Center (314)
Mobile, AL
Jan 9, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Louisiana L 68–73  6–9
(1–2)		  23 – Lewis  15 – Kines  4 – Telemaque  Cajundome (824)
Lafayette, LA
Jan 11, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Louisiana–Monroe W 72–63  7–9
(2–2)		  17 – Kines  9 – Centers  2 – Telemaque  Mitchell Center (330)
Mobile, AL
Jan 16, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Georgia State W 81–64  8–9
(3–2)		  17 – Jones  6 – Jones  4 – Kines  GSU Sports Arena (426)
Atlanta, GA
Jan 18, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Georgia Southern W 71–65  9–9
(4–2)		  25 – Lewis  10 – Lewis  6 – Kines  Hanner Fieldhouse (387)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 UT Arlington L 45–68  9–10
(4–3)		  12 – Jones  12 – Lewis  2 – Lewis  Mitchell Center (395)
Mobile, AL
Jan 25, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Texas State W 78–76 2OT 10–10
(5–3)		  24 – Jones  10 – Lewis  4 – Morrow  Mitchell Center (1,934)
Mobile, AL
Feb 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Troy L 68–85  10–11
(5–4)		  22 – Kines  14 – Lewis  4 – Jones  Trojan Arena (1,783)
Troy, AL
Feb 6, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Louisiana W 78–63  11–11
(6–4)		  26 – Jones  10 – Mallard  5 – Telemaque  Mitchell Center (345)
Mobile, AL
Feb 8, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Louisiana–Monroe W 73–39  12–11
(7–4)		  18 – Lewis  11 – Lewis  6 – Telemaque  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (626)
Monroe, LA
Feb 13, 2020
11:00 am, ESPN+		 Appalachian State L 59–71  12–12
(7–5)		  19 – Kines  10 – Lewis  3 – Kines  Holmes Convocation Center (1,224)
Boone, NC
Feb 15, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Coastal Carolina L 73–76  12–13
(7–6)		  30 – Kines  13 – Lewis  6 – Telemaque  HTC Center (317)
Conway, SC
Feb 20, 2020
11:00 am, ESPN+		 Arkansas State W 87–71  13–13
(8–6)		  20 – Telemaque  10 – Lewis  5 – Telemaque  Mitchell Center (2,104)
Mobile, AL
Feb 22, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 Little Rock L 58–69  13–14
(8–7)		  14 – Centers  8 – Centers  5 – Centers  Mitchell Center (279)
Mobile, AL
Feb 29, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Troy L 73–77  13–15
(8–8)		  24 – Kines  13 – Centers  4 – Kines  Mitchell Center (4,219)
Mobile, AL
Mar 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Arkansas State L 80–86  13–16
(8–9)		  21 – Jones  10 – Lewis  4 – Jones  First National Bank Arena (519)
Jonesboro, AR
Mar 7, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Little Rock W 57–42  14–16
(9–9)		  16 – Lewis  9 – Lewis  3 – Morrow  Jack Stephens Center (843)
Little Rock, AR
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2020
8:30 pm, ESPN+		 (6) vs. (10) Texas State
First Round		 W 82–71  15–16
  22 – Jones  17 – Centers  7 – Kines  College Park Center (1,002)
Arlington, TX
Mar 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 (6) vs. (3) UT Arlington
Quartefinals		 W 55–47  16–16
  28 – Kines  11 – Lewis  3 – Kines  College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
Mar 14, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 (6) vs. (2) Coastal Carolina
Semifinals		 Tournament canceled due
to the COVID-19 pandemic		 Smoothie King Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References
  1. "Cajuns picked 8th in preseason SBC poll". KATC. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. "The Official Website of the South Alabama Jaguars". Usajaguars.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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