2020–21 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
The 2020-21 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2020-21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Vic Schaefer's first season at Texas after departing from Mississippi State. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center.
2020–2021 Texas Longhorns women's basketball | |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 24 |
2020–2021 record | 13-5 (7-4 Big 12) |
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Home arena | Frank Erwin Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Baylor | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | – | 1 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 West Virginia | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 0 | – | 5 | .000 | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 Big 12 Tournament winner As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Longhorns finished the season 19-11, 11-7 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no post-season play.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Sug Sutton | 1 | G | 5'8" | Senior | St. Louis, MO | Graduated. Drafted in the 3rd round of the WNBA draft by the Washington Mystics. |
Isabel Palmer | 11 | G | 5'9" | Freshman | Newcastle, Australia | Transferred to Utah |
Sophie Taylor | 5 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Austin, TX | Graduated |
Lashann Higgs | 10 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Round Rock, TX | Graduated |
Shae Routt | 22 | G/F | 6'0" | Sophomore | Austin, TX | Departed from team |
Joyner Holmes | 24 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Cedar Hill, TX | Graduated. Drafted in the 2nd round of the WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm. |
Recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Ashley Chevalier PG |
Chatsworth, CA | Sierra Canyon High School | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 | ||||||
DeYona Gaston F |
Pearland, TX | Pearland High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 | ||||||
Shay Holle G |
Austin, TX | Westlake High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
Elyssa Coleman P |
Humble, TX | Atascocita High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 | ||||||
Precious Johnson P |
Baytown, TX | Sterling High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Nov 25, 2020* 2:00 pm, LHN |
SMU | W 90-51 | 1–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (1,020) Austin, TX | |||||||
Nov 29, 2020* 3:00 pm, LHN |
North Texas | W 106-69 | 2–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (995) Austin, TX | |||||||
Dec 2, 2020* 8:00 pm, LHN |
No. 25 | Louisiana Tech | W 84-57 | 3–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (958) Austin, TX | ||||||
Dec 12, 2020* 8:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 25 | No. 12 Texas A&M | L 61-66 | 3-1 |
Frank Erwin Center (1,069) Austin, TX | ||||||
Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm, LHN |
No. 23 | Idaho | W 73-48 | 4–1 |
Frank Erwin Center (958) Austin, TX | ||||||
Dec 18, 2020* 8:00 pm, LHN |
No. 22 | Drake | W 101-80 | 5–1 |
Frank Erwin Center (1,002) Austin, TX | ||||||
Dec 21, 2020 8:00 pm, LHN |
No. 20 | at Kansas State | W 62-52 | 6-1 (1-0) |
Bramlage Coliseum (623) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
Dec 29, 2020* 5:00 pm, LHN |
No. 19 | Lamar | W 77-49 | 7–1 |
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | ||||||
Jan 3, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 19 | Iowa State | W 74-59 | 8-1 (2-0) |
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | ||||||
Jan 9, 2021 6:00 pm, BIG12,ESPN+ |
No. 17 | at West Virginia | L 58-92 | 8–2 (2-1) |
WVU Coliseum (131) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
Jan 14, 2021 8:00 pm, LHN |
No. 21 | Kansas | W 79-72 | 9–2 (3-1) |
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | ||||||
Jan 17, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 21 | at Texas Tech | L 66-74 | 9-3 (3-2) |
United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX | ||||||
Jan 20, 2021 8:00 pm, LHN |
TCU | W 71-54 | 10-3 (4-2) |
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | |||||||
Jan 23, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
at No. 24 Iowa State | W 70-59 | 11-3 (5-2) |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | |||||||
Jan 27, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Oklahoma State | L 51-68 | 11-4 (5-3) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | |||||||
Jan 30, 2021 8:00 pm, LHN |
Texas Tech | W 72-53 | 12-4 (6-3) |
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | |||||||
Feb 3, 2021 8:00 pm |
at Oklahoma | W 69-58 | 13-4 (7-3) |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
Feb 6, 2021 8:00 pm, LHN |
West Virginia | L 75-81 | 13-5 (7-4) |
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | |||||||
Feb 10, 2021 8:00 pm |
Oklahoma State | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
Feb 14, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Baylor | Ferrell Center Waco, TX | |||||||||
Feb 17, 2021 7:30 pm |
at TCU | Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
Feb 21, 2021 3:00 pm, LHN |
Kansas State | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
Feb 24, 2021 8:00 pm |
at Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland Region. All times are in Central Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | NR | NR^ | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||
Coaches | NR | NR^ | NR | NR | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | NR |
^AP & Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
2020–21 media
Television & Radio information
Most University of Texas home games will be shown on the Longhorn Network, and select games will be available through FSN and ESPN affiliates. Women's basketball games will also be carried on the radio via KVET.