The 2019–20 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the

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in the

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. It was head coach

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's eighth season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the

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and played their home games at the

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. The Longhorns finished the season 19–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. The Big 12 Tournament, NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were all cancelled before they began due to the

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Previous season

The Longhorns finished the season 23–10, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the

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where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, as a 10th seed in the Portland Regional, where they lost to 7th seed

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in the first round.

Offseason

Recruits

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Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP does not release a poll after the NCAA tournament, but the Coaches poll does.

2019–20 media

Television and radio information

Most University of Texas home games were shown on the

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, with national telecasts on the Big 12 Conference's television partners. On the radio, women's basketball games aired on KTXX-HD4 "105.3 The Bat", with select games on KTXX-FM 104.9.

References

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