2019–20 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by seventh year head coach Jaida Williams, played their home games at HTC Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 25–4, 15–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They advanced to the second round of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Appalachian State. They received a first and second round bye in the postseason tournament and were scheduled to play South Alabama, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before the Chanticleers had the opportunity to play.

2019–20 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2019–20 record	25–4 (15–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jaida Williams (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Vanessa Taylor Stephanie McCormick AJ Jordan
Home arena	HTC Center

2019–20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Troy*	16	–	2		.889			25	–	4		.862
Coastal Carolina	15	–	3		.833			25	–	4		.862
Texas–Arlington	14	–	4		.778			21	–	11		.656
Louisiana	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
South Alabama	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Little Rock	9	–	9		.500			12	–	19		.387
Arkansas State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	18		.400
Appalachian State	8	–	10		.444			11	–	19		.367
Georgia Southern	7	–	11		.389			10	–	19		.345
Texas State	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Georgia State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
Louisiana–Monroe	1	–	17		.056			3	–	26		.103
† 2020 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Sun Belt coaches poll

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

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Little Rock	127 (6)
2	Troy	123 (4)
3	UT Arlington	120 (1)
4	South Alabama	119 (1)
5	Appalachian State	100
6	Georgia State	73
7	Coastal Carolina	66
8	Louisiana	64
9	Texas State	59
10	Arkansas State	44
11	Georgia Southern	26
12	Louisiana–Monroe	15

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team

1st team

• DJ Williams – SR, Guard

Roster

2019–20 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Alana Denson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Forest Park HS Atlanta, GA G 3 Torrie Cash 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Vincentian Academy Monroe CC Pittsburgh, PA G 4 Tiarra Davis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Holy Names Catholic Windsor, ON C 10 Janeen Camp 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So TPLS Christian Academy Portsmouth, VA G 11 Kiara Norman 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Norfolk Christian Virginia Beach, VA G 14 Kaylin West 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr IMG Academy Bethlehem, PA F 20 Janae Camp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr TPLS Christian Academy Portsmouth, VA F 21 Aja Blount 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So IMG Academy Northampton, PA G 22 Zacharyia Esmon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Summit HS Franklin, TN G 23 Caitlin Roche 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr IHA Academy ASA College/Robert Morris Montvale, NJ C 30 Naheria Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Eastern Wayne HS Goldsboro, NC G 32 DJ Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr JW North HS Moreno Valley, CA C 40 Bailey Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Liberty Christian HS Sanger, TX F 54 Alise Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Tampa Catholic Tampa, FL	Head coach Jaida Williams (Cal Poly Pomona) Assistant coach(es) Vanessa Taylor (Tuskegee) Stephanie McCormick (Catawba College) AJ Jordan (Coastal Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 29 July 2020

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 76–69	1–0	22 – Hamilton	15 – Hamilton	6 – Cash	HTC Center (505) Conway, SC
Nov 13, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	W 63–54	2–0	20 – Esmon	7 – Williams	3 – Powell	HTC Center (225) Conway, SC
Nov 17, 2019* 2:00 pm		at Wofford	W 78–73	3–0	30 – Blount	10 – Camp	2 – Cash	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (719) Spartanburg, SC
Nov 24, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	W 66–43	4–0	16 – Blount	8 – Williams	3 – Cash	Liston B. Ramsey Center (261) Cullowhee, NC
Nov 29, 2019* 2:00 pm		Richmond Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Classic	L 67–79	4–1	19 – Blount	7 – Williams	6 – Williams	HTC Center (332) Conway, SC
Dec 1, 2019* 2:00 pm		George Mason Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Classic	W 74–59	5–1	17 – Williams	10 – Camp	3 – Camp	HTC Center (156) Conway, SC
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm		UNC Pembroke	W 86–44	6–1	18 – Blount	11 – Hamilton	5 – Williams	HTC Center (256) Conway, SC
Dec 8, 2019* 2:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 62–43	7–1	17 – Williams	12 – Hamilton	4 – Williams	Trask Coliseum (847) Wilmington, NC
Dec 12, 2019* 7:00 pm		Wesleyan College	W 132–32	8–1	19 – Davis	9 – Lewis	6 – Denson	HTC Center (196) Conway, SC
Dec 19, 2019* 5:30 pm		vs. Elon Philanthropist.com Carolinas Challenge	W 76–65	9–1	27 – Williams	9 – Williams	5 – Williams	Myrtle Beach Convention Center  Myrtle Beach, SC
Dec 29, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		South Carolina State	W 85–44	10–1	22 – Blount	11 – Blount	4 – Cash	HTC Center (202) Conway, SC
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 2, 2020 7:00 pm		at Troy	L 77–84	10–2 (0–1)	21 – Williams	10 – Camp	2 – Camp	Trojan Arena (1,439) Troy, AL
Jan 4, 2020 3:00 pm		at South Alabama	W 71–62	11–2 (1–1)	38 – Blount	8 – Hamilton	2 – Cash	Mitchell Center (272) Mobile, AL
Jan 9, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas State	W 75–67	12–2 (2–1)	29 – Williams	11 – Hamilton	3 – Cash	HTC Center (199) Conway, SC
Jan 11, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Arlington	W 62–56	13–2 (3–1)	21 – Williams	9 – Cash	4 – Blount	HTC Center (297) Conway, SC
Jan 15, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Little Rock	W 64–48	14–2 (4–1)	16 – Cash	12 – Hamilton	11 – Williams	Jack Stephens Center (593) Little Rock, AR
Jan 18, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Appalachian State	W 80–53	15–2 (5–1)	31 – Williams	10 – Williams	4 – Williams	Holmes Convocation Center (723) Boone, NC
Jan 25, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Arkansas State	L 61–63	15–3 (5–2)	14 – Hamilton	14 – Hamilton	10 – Williams	First National Bank Arena (646) Jonesboro, AR
Jan 30, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia Southern	W 66–59	16–3 (6–2)	25 – Williams	14 – Hamilton	4 – Cash	HTC Center (195) Conway, SC
Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia State	W 87–45	17–3 (7–2)	22 – Williams	17 – Hamilton	7 – Williams	HTC Center (491) Conway, SC
Feb 6, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas State	W 69–59	18–3 (8–2)	18 – Hamilton	14 – Hamilton	5 – Cash	Strahan Arena (1,209) San Marcos, TX
Feb 8, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Arlington	W 80–62	19–3 (9–2)	20 – Williams	23 – Hamilton	6 – Cash	College Park Center (1,104) Arlington, TX
Feb 13, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Troy	W 124–103	20–3 (10–2)	51 – Williams	11 – Camp	8 – Williams	HTC Center (747) Conway, SC
Feb 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		South Alabama	W 76–73	21–3 (11–2)	22 – Williams	14 – Williams	10 – Williams	HTC Center (317) Conway, SC
Feb 20, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	W 90–74	22–3 (12–2)	29 – Blount	14 – Blount	7 – Williams	Hanner Fieldhouse (371) Statesboro, GA
Feb 22, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia State	W 66–50	23–3 (13–2)	23 – Blount	10 – Blount	7 – Williams	GSU Sports Arena (591) Atlanta, GA
Feb 27, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 88–69	24–3 (14–2)	25 – Hamilton	14 – Hamilton	10 – Williams	HTC Center (347) Conway, SC
Feb 29, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana	W 83–74	25–3 (15–2)	24 – Williams	10 – Camp	14 – Williams	HTC Center (317) Conway, SC
Mar 7, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Appalachian State	L 80–83 ^2OT	25–4 (15–3)	38 – Williams	18 – Hamilton	5 – Cash	HTC Center (503) Conway, SC
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
Mar 14, 2020 8:30 pm	(2)	(6) South Alabama Semifinals	Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic					Smoothie King Center  New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2019–20 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

References

1. "Cajuns picked 8th in preseason SBC poll". KATC. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
2. "CCU Chanticleers Women's Basketball - GoCCUsports.com - Coastal Carolina Official Athletic Site". GoCCUsports.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.