2020–21 Florida Gators women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Florida Gators women's basketball team will represent the University of Florida during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators, led by fourth-year head coach Cameron Newbauer, play their home games at the O'Connell Center and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2020–21 Florida Gators women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2020–21 record9–8 (2–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kelly Rae Finley
  • Julian Assibey
  • Erika Lang-Montgomery
Home arenaO'Connell Center
2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 South Carolina100 1.000  151  .938
No. 7 Texas A&M81 .889  171  .944
No. 18 Tennessee61 .857  123  .800
No. 25 Georgia64 .600  144  .778
No. 15 Kentucky64 .600  135  .722
LSU64 .600  88  .500
Alabama55 .500  125  .706
No. 24 Mississippi State34 .429  85  .615
No. 16 Arkansas45 .444  146  .700
Missouri26 .250  67  .462
Ole Miss27 .222  87  .533
Florida27 .222  98  .529
Auburn09 .000  512  .294
Vanderbilt03 .000  44  .500
Vanderbilt suspended their season on January 21, 2021
2021 SEC Tournament winner
As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020 with the Gators selected to finish in twelfth place in the SEC.[1]

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

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Gators had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

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*
1:00 pm, SECN+
Grambling State W 90–47  1–0
 20  Smith  12  Briggs  5  Briggs  O'Connell Center (620)
Gainesville, FL
December 1, 2020*
6:00 pm, ACCN
at Florida State L 75–81  1–1
 20  Briggs  5  Tied  8  Smith  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (1,075)
Tallahassee, FL
December 2, 2020*
5:00 pm, SECN+
Charleston Southern W 67–52  2–1
 15  Smith  7  Rickards  4  Briggs  O'Connell Center (649)
Gainesville, FL
December 5, 2020*
1:00 pm, SECN+
Cincinnati W 81–58  3–1
 22  Briggs  6  Smith  3  Briggs  O'Connell Center (928)
Gainesville, FL
December 7, 2020*
8:00 pm, SECN
Florida Atlantic W 88–76  4–1
 27  Smith  11  Smith  3  Tied  O'Connell Center (909)
Gainesville, FL
December 9, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Asheville W 70–48  5–1
 20  Briggs  9  Rickards  6  Smith  Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
December 14, 2020*
1:00 pm, SECN+
Tarleton State W 84–52  6–1
 20  Briggs  17  Rickards  5  Tied  O'Connell Center (513)
Gainesville, FL
December 20, 2020*
Noon, ESPN+
at Dayton Canceled due to COVID-19 UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
December 21, 2020*
Noon, SECN+
North Florida W 89–64  7–1
 15  Tied  15  Rickards  7  Briggs  O'Connell Center (609)
Gainesville, FL
SEC regular season
December 31, 2021
7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 5 South Carolina L 59–75  7–2
(0–1)
 23  Briggs  8  Rickards  5  Smith  Colonial Life Arena (3,500)
Columbia, SC
January 3, 2021
1:00 pm, SECN
No. 9 Texas A&M L 67–92  7–3
(0–2)
 19  Briggs  10  Rickards  2  Rickards  O'Connell Center (629)
Gainesville, FL
January 7, 2021
6:00 pm, SECN+
No. 14 Mississippi State L 56–68  7–4
(0–3)
 25  Briggs  9  Rickards  2  Briggs  O'Connell Center (639)
Gainesville, FL
January 10, 2021
Noon, SECN
at Georgia L 58–68  7–5
(0–4)
 16  Briggs  8  Toonders  6  Smith  Stegeman Coliseum (739)
Athens, GA
January 14, 2021
8:00pm, SECN+
at No. 17 Arkansas L 80–84  7–6
(0–5)
 41  Briggs  6  Toonders  5  Smith  Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 17, 2021
1:00 pm, SECN
Auburn W 68–54  8–6
(1–5)
 22  Smith  13  Smith  4  Smith  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 21, 2020
1:00 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt Canceled due to Vanderbilt ending season[2] Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
January 24, 2021
3:00 pm, SECN+
at Ole Miss W 78–68  9–6
(2–5)
 25  Smith  9  Rickards  4  Tied  The Pavilion at Ole Miss 
Oxford, MS
January 28, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Missouri L 58–61  9–7
(2–6)
 19  Briggs  13  Toonders  3  Smith  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 31, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 20 Tennessee L 65–79  9–8
(2–7)
 23  Tied  10  Smith  5  Smith  Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
February 4, 2021
6:00 pm, SECN+
Vanderbilt Canceled due to Vanderbilt ending season O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 11, 2021
7:00 pm, SECN+
at LSU     Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 15, 2021
7:00 pm, SECN
Kentucky     O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 18, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Alabama     O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 21, 2021
2:00 pm, SECN
at Missouri     Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 28, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPNU
Georgia     O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
SEC Tournament
March 3–7, 2020
    Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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References

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