2020–21 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2021–21 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represents the University of Kentucky during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by head coach Kyra Elzy, play their home games at Memorial Coliseum and Rupp Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2020–21 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 20
2020–21 record	13–5 (6–4 SEC)
Head coach	Kyra Elzy (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Niya Butts Amber Smith Lin Dunn
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum Rupp Arena

2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 South Carolina	10	–	0		1.000			15	–	2		.882
No. 6 Texas A&M	9	–	1		.900			18	–	1		.947
No. 16 Tennessee	6	–	1		.857			12	–	3		.800
No. 24 Georgia	6	–	4		.600			14	–	4		.778
No. 20 Kentucky	6	–	4		.600			13	–	5		.722
LSU	6	–	4		.600			8	–	8		.500
Alabama	5	–	5		.500			12	–	5		.706
Mississippi State	3	–	4		.429			8	–	5		.615
No. 18 Arkansas	4	–	6		.400			14	–	7		.667
Missouri	3	–	6		.333			7	–	7		.500
Ole Miss	2	–	7		.222			8	–	7		.533
Florida	2	–	7		.222			9	–	8		.529
Auburn	0	–	10		.000			5	–	13		.278
Vanderbilt	0	–	3		.000			4	–	4		.500
Vanderbilt suspended their season on January 21, 2021
† 2021 SEC Tournament winner As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2020–21 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown C 00 Olivia Owens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Niskayuna Maryland Albany, NY G 1 Robyn Benton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Greater Atlanta Christian Auburn Atlanta, GA F 3 KeKe McKinney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Fulton (TN) Knoxville, TN G 5 Blair Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Harlan County Harlan, KY G 10 Rhyne Howard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Bradley Central Cleveland, TN G 12 Treasure Hunt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Hamilton Heights Christian Chattanooga, TN G 13 Jazmine Massengill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Hamilton Heights Christian Tennessee Chattanooga, TN F 14 Tatyana Wyatt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Columbus Columbus, GA G 15 Chasity Patterson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr North Shore Texas Houston, TX G 20 Erin Toller 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Sacred Heart Academy Louisville, KY F 21 Nyah Leveretter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Westwood Blythewood, SC G 23 Kameron Roach 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Lower Richland Hopkins, SC G 34 Emma King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lincoln County Stanford, KY F 44 Dre'una Edwards 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Liberty HS Utah Las Vegas, NV	Head coach Kyra Elzy (Tennessee) Assistant coach(es) Niya Butts (Tennessee) Amber Smith (Kentucky) Lin Dunn (Tennessee–Martin) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 19, 2020

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020.[1]

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

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	11	11
Coaches	12	12

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

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, SEC+	No. 11	Murray State	W 86–60	1–0	30 – Patterson	9 – Owens	3 – Tied	Memorial Coliseum (1,200) Lexington, KY
November 29, 2020* 2:00 pm, SECN	No. 11	Belmont	W 70–50	2–0	27 – Edwards	15 – Edwards	4 – Benton	Memorial Coliseum (1,200) Lexington, KY
December 3, 2020* 7:30 pm	No. 11	at Kansas State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 60–49	3–0	16 – Edwards	12 – Edwards	5 – Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (502) Manhattan, KS
December 6, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 11	No. 13 Indiana	W 72–68	4–0	22 – Howard	9 – Edwards	6 – Patterson	Memorial Coliseum (1,200) Lexington, KY
December 9, 2020* 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 9	Marshall	W 79–45	5–0	17 – Green	8 – Tied	5 – Tied	Memorial Coliseum (1,200) Lexington, KY
December 13, 2020* 2:00 pm	No. 9	Samford	W 88–54	6–0	16 – Patterson	7 – Howard	6 – Howard	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
December 16, 2020* 3:00 pm	No. 9	at No. 24 DePaul	L 82–86	6–1	22 – Patterson	12 – Howard	5 – Edwards	Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
December 19, 2020* 2:00 pm, SEC+	No. 9	Wofford	W 98–37	7–1	19 – Edwards	9 – Tied	4 – Tied	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
SEC regular season
December 31, 2020 8:30 pm, SECN	No. 13	No. 10 Arkansas	W 75–64	8–1 (1–0)	24 – Howard	10 – Howard	4 – Tied	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
January 3, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 13	at No. 12 Mississippi State	W 92–86 ^OT	9–1 (2–0)	33 – Howard	11 – Edwards	6 – Howard	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
January 7, 2021 8:30 pm, SECN	No. 10	at No. 8 Texas A&M	L 60–77	9–2 (2–1)	22 – Howard	6 – Howard	5 – Howard	Reed Arena  College Station, TX
January 10, 2021 Noon, ESPN2	No. 10	No. 5 South Carolina	L 70–75	9–3 (2–2)	32 – Howard	7 – Tied	4 – Patterson	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
January 17, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN	No. 12	Vanderbilt	W 80–73	10–3 (3–2)	22 – Green	8 – Edwards	7 – Patterson	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
January 21, 2021 8:30 pm, SECN	No. 12	at Auburn	W 76–71	11–3 (4–2)	18 – Green	8 – McKinney	4 – McKinney	Auburn Arena  Auburn, AL
January 24, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 12	at No. 25 Tennessee	L 53–70	11–4 (4–3)	15 – Patterson	5 – Owens	4 – Patterson	Thompson–Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
January 28, 2021 6:30 pm, SECN	No. 15	Alabama	W 81–68	12–4 (5–3)	16 – Howard	8 – Howard	7 – Tied	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
January 31, 2021 1:00 pm, SECN	No. 15	Missouri	W 61–55	13–4 (6–3)	22 – Howard	10 – Howard	3 – Howard	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
February 4, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 15	at Ole Miss	L 60–72	13–5 (6–4)	26 – Howard	10 – Howard	4 – Howard	The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
February 11, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 20	No. 16 Tennessee						Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
February 15, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN		at Florida						O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
February 18, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+		LSU						Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
February 21, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN		at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 28, 2021 Noon, SECN		Ole Miss						Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
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 Eastern Time. [2]

References

1. "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs". SEC Sports. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
2. "WBB Finalizes 2019-20 Schedule with Challenging SEC Slate". Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2020.