2020–21 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team will represent the University of Alabama during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by eighth-year head coach Kristy Curry, will play their home games at Coleman Coliseum and will compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2020–21 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2020–21 record	12–5 (5–5 SEC)
Head coach	Kristy Curry (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Tiffany Coppage Kelly Curry Janese Constantine
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum

2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 South Carolina	10	–	0		1.000			15	–	1		.938
No. 7 Texas A&M	8	–	1		.889			17	–	1		.944
No. 18 Tennessee	6	–	1		.857			12	–	3		.800
No. 25 Georgia	6	–	4		.600			14	–	4		.778
No. 15 Kentucky	6	–	4		.600			13	–	5		.722
LSU	6	–	4		.600			8	–	8		.500
Alabama	5	–	5		.500			12	–	5		.706
No. 24 Mississippi State	3	–	4		.429			8	–	5		.615
No. 16 Arkansas	4	–	5		.444			14	–	6		.700
Missouri	2	–	6		.250			6	–	7		.462
Ole Miss	2	–	7		.222			8	–	7		.533
Florida	2	–	7		.222			9	–	8		.529
Auburn	0	–	9		.000			5	–	12		.294
Vanderbilt	0	–	3		.000			4	–	4		.500
Vanderbilt suspended their season on January 21, 2021
† 2021 SEC Tournament winner As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

In the December 16 win against Nicholls State, senior Jasmine Walker scored her 1,000th career point, making her the 30th in the program to do so.[1]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Amber Richardson	2	G	6'0"	RS Senior	Garner, NC	Graduated
Cierra Johnson	4	G	5'10"	Senior	Mobile, AL	Graduated
Ashley Knight	25	F	6'5"	Senior	Austin, TX	Graduated
Shelby Gibson	42	C	6'3"	RS Junior	Murfreesboro, TN	Medically Retired

Roster

2020–21 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ahriahna Grizzle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Bill Crothers Secondary School Toronto, Canada G 1 Megan Abrams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Lafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, LA G 2 Keyara Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Jones County CC Heidelberg, MS G 3 Jordan Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Lake Highland Prep Windermere, FL G 4 Taylor Sutton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Middle Tennessee State Atlanta, GA G 5 Hannah Barber 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Homewood HS Homewood, AL G 11 Destiny Rice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So North Caddo Magnet HS Shreveport, LA F 12 Allie Craig Cruce 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Lauderdale County HS Killen, AL G/F 15 Myra Gordon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lobell HS Fort Worth, TX C 20 Ruth Koang 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr South Plains College Rochester, NY F 22 Ariyah Copeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Columbus HS Columbus, GA G 23 Brittany Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Gulf Coast State College Manchester, GA G 24 De'sha Benjamin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Lucy Craft Laney HS Augusta, GA F 32 Alana Busby-Dunphy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Dodge City CC Eureka, CA F 40 Jasmine Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Jefferson Davis HS Montgomery, AL	Head coach Kristy Curry (Northeastern Louisiana) Assistant coach(es) Tiffany Coppage (Missouri State) Kelly Curry (Texas A&M) Janese Constantine (Wisconsin) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 21, 2020

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team
1	South Carolina
2	Kentucky
3	Texas A&M
4	Arkansas
5	Mississippi State
6	Tennessee
7	LSU
8	Alabama
9	Georgia
10	Missouri
11	Ole Miss
12	Florida
13	Vanderbilt
14	Auburn

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020 12:00 pm, SECN+		Samford	W 83–68	1–0	22 – Walker	7 – Walker	6 – Lewis	Coleman Coliseum (538) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 29, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN+		Houston	W 88–66	2–0	25 – Walker	14 – Copeland	4 – Abrams	Coleman Coliseum (469) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 2, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN+		USC Upstate	W 98–59	3–0	24 – Copeland	13 – Walker	5 – Abrams	Coleman Coliseum (460) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 5, 2020 2:30 pm, ESPN+		at Oklahoma State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 76–72	4–0	24 – Walker	10 – Copeland	6 – Abrams	Gallagher-Iba Arena (898) Stillwater, OK
December 9, 2020 2:00 pm		Sam Houston State	Canceled due to COVID-19					Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
December 13, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	W 78–61	5–0	26 – Copeland	12 – Walker	5 – Tied	Hawkins Arena (248) Macon, GA
December 16, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN		Nicholls	W 86–46	6–0	21 – Walker	11 – Walker	7 – Barber	Coleman Coliseum (447) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 17, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN		Southern Miss						Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
December 19, 2020 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Memphis	W 74–68	7–0	28 – Walker	10 – Walker	5 – Barber	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (174) Memphis, TN
December 21, 2020* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Jacksonville						Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
December 31, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN+		at Missouri	W 74–59	8–0 (1–0)	27 – Lewis	9 – Abrams	6 – Barber	Mizzou Arena (1,723) Columbia, MO
January 4, 2021 6:00 pm		No. 5 South Carolina	L 60–77	8–1 (1–1)	28 – Lewis	8 – Walker	4 – Lewis	Coleman Coliseum (637) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 7, 2021 6:00 pm		LSU	W 67–59	9–1 (2–1)	20 – Copeland	14 – Copeland	5 – Lewis	Coleman Coliseum (571) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 10, 2021 1:00 pm, SECN		at Vanderbilt	W 80–56	10–1 (3–1)	25 – Walker	16 – Walker	6 – Lewis	Memorial Gymnasium (55) Nashville, TN
January 14, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 14 Mississippi State	W 86–78	11–1 (4–1)	22 – Lewis	13 – Copeland	6 – Barber	Humphrey Coliseum (1,000) Starkville, MS
January 17, 2021 2:00 pm, SECN+		No. 23 Tennessee	L 56–82	11–2 (4–2)	22 – Lewis	12 – Walker	2 – Lewis	Coleman Coliseum (914) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 24, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPNU		Auburn	W 67–55	12–2 (5–2)	19 – Tied	9 – Walker	8 – Lewis	Coleman Coliseum (922) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 28, 2021 5:30 pm, SECN		at No. 15 Kentucky	L 68–81	12–3 (5–3)	27 – Walker	11 – Walker	7 – Lewis	Memorial Coliseum (1,533) Lexington, KY
January 31, 2021 2:00 pm, SECN		at No. 4 South Carolina	L 63–87	12–4 (5–4)	19 – Lewis	7 – Copeland	2 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (3,500) Columbia, SC
February 4, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN		No. 25 Georgia	L 76–83 ^OT	12–5 (5–5)	24 – Walker	14 – Copeland	5 – Lewis	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
February 11, 2021 6:00 pm		Ole Miss						Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
February 14, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN		at Auburn						Auburn Arena  Auburn, AL
February 18, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN+		at Florida						O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
February 21, 2021 2:00 pm		Mississippi State						Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
February 25, 2021 6:00 pm		Texas A&M						Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
February 28, 2021 2:00 pm, SECN+		at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
SEC Women's Tournament
March 3–7, 2021		vs. TBA						Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. [3]

References

1. Jasmine Walker Scores 1,000th Career Point to Lead Alabama over Nicholls, 86-46
2. "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC women's hoops champs". SEC Sports. November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
3. "Women's Basketball Announces 2020-21 Schedule". Alabama Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2020.