2020–21 UConn Huskies women's basketball team

2020–21 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
	† 2021 Big East Tournament winner ; As of December 19, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

UConn Huskies women's basketball
2020–21 UConn Huskies women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
2020–21 record	14–1 (11–0 Big East)
Head coach	Geno Auriemma (36th season);
Associate head coach	Chris Dailey (36th season)
Assistant coaches	Shea Ralph (13th season); Jamelle Elliott (1st season);
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion; XL Center

The 2020–21 UConn Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 36th season at UConn, split their home games between Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the XL Center and are members of the Big East Conference, which they joined for women's basketball this season. UConn was previously a women's basketball member of the original Big East Conference from 1979 through 2013.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Megan Walker	3	F	6'1"	Junior	Chesterfield, VA	Declare for 2020 WNBA draft
Crystal Dangerfield	5	G	5'5"	Senior	Murfreesboro, TN	Graduated/2020 NBA draft
Molly Bent	10	G	5'9"	Senior	Centerville, MA	Graduated
Evelyn Adebayo	14	F	6'1"	RS Senior	London, England	Completed college eligibility[lower-alpha 1]
Kyla Irwin	25	F	6'2"	Senior	State College, PA	Graduated
Batouly Camara	32	F	6'2"	RS Senior	New York, NY	Graduated

Adebayo was a graduate transfer in the 2019–20 season, having graduated from Murray State.

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Paige Bueckers PG	Eden Prairie, MN	Hopkins High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Paige Bueckers PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Aaliyah Edwards W	Kingston, ON	Crestwood Secondary School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Aaliyah Edwards W	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Mir McLean W	Owings Mills, MD	Roland Park Country School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Mir McLean W	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Piath Gabriel F	Manchester, NH	N/A	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Piath Gabriel F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Nika Muhl PG	Zagreb, Croatia	N/A	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Nika Muhl PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.

Recruiting class of 2021

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Azzi Fudd G	Arlington, VA	St. John's College High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Azzi Fudd G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Amari DeBerry F	Williamsburg, NY	Williamsville South High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Amari DeBerry F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Saylor Poffenbarger G	Middletown, MD	Middletown High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Saylor Poffenbarger G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.

Recruiting class of 2022

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isuneh Brady P	San Diego, CA	Cathedral Catholic High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Isuneh Brady P	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.

Roster

2020–21 UConn Huskies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Autumn Chassion (W)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Lafayette Christian Academy	Lafayette, LA
F	3	Aaliyah Edwards	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Crestwood Preparatory College	Kingston, ON
G	4	Saylor Poffenbarger	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Middletown	Middletown, MD
G	5	Paige Bueckers	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Hopkins	Hopkins, MN
G	10	Nika Muhl	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	III. Gimnazija Zagreb	Zagreb, Croatia
F	11	Mir McLean	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Roland Park Country	Baltimore, MD
G	13	Christyn Williams	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Central Arkansas Christian	Little Rock, AR
F	20	Olivia Nelson-Ododa	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Winder-Barrow	Winder, GA
G	22	Evina Westbrook	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Tennessee	Salem, OR
G	24	Anna Makurat	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Sport Championship School	Sierakowice, Poland
F	32	Piath Gabriel	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Bradford Christian Academy	Manchester, NH
G	44	Aubrey Griffin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Ossining	Ossining, NY

Head coach

Geno Auriemma (West Chester)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Saylor Poffenbarger was only on the roster for the spring semester, joining the team in January.[1]

Schedule

[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 28, 2020* 12:30 pm, SNY	No. 3	vs. Quinnipac Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Challenge semifinals	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic					Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
November 29, 2020* ESPN	No. 3	vs. Maine or No. 6 Mississippi State Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Challenge	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic					Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
December 4, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 3	vs. No. 5 Louisville	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic					Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
December 12, 2020* 1:00 pm, SNY	No. 3	UMass Lowell	W 79–23	1–0	17 – Bueckers	9 – Tied	5 – Tied	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
December 15, 2020 6:30 pm, SNY	No. 3	at Seton Hall	W 92–65	2–0 (1–0)	25 – Bueckers	10 – Nelson-Ododa	7 – Tied	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
December 17, 2020 6:30 pm, SNY	No. 3	Creighton	W 80–47	3–0 (2–0)	24 – Nelson-Ododa	8 – Tied	5 – Bueckers	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
December 19, 2020 1:00 pm, SNY	No. 3	Xavier	W 106–59	4–0 (3–0)	24 – Williams	11 – Nelson-Ododa	9 – Bueckers	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
December 22, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY	No. 3	at Villanova	W 90–52	5–0 (4–0)	19 – Tied	9 – Makurat	7 – Williams	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 29, 2020 6:30 pm, SNY	No. 4	No. 18 DePaul	W 75–52	6–0 (5–0)	18 – Bueckers	14 – Nelson-Ododa	5 – Williams	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 7, 2021* 8:30 pm, ESPN	No. 3	at No. 6 Baylor	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic					Ferrell Center Waco, TX
January 9, 2021 1:00 pm, SNY	No. 3	Providence	W 87–50	7–0 (6–0)	23 – Bueckers	9 – Griffin	5 – Bueckers	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 16, 2021 1:00 pm, SNY	No. 4	Villanova	Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic					Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 19, 2021 6:30 pm, SNY	No. 3	Butler	W 103–35	8–0 (7–0)	18 – Nelson-Ododa	10 – Griffin	8 – Bueckers	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 3	at No. 25 Tennessee Rivalry	W 67–61	9–0	20 – Williams	11 – Nelson-Ododa	7 – Bueckers	Thompson–Boling Arena (3,553) Knoxville, TN
January 23, 2021 2:00 pm, SNY	No. 3	Georgetown	W 72–41	10–0 (8–0)	19 – Nelson-Ododa	9 – Nelson-Ododa	9 – Westbrook	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 26, 2021		at Providence	Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic					Alumni Hall Providence, RI
January 28, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 3	at No. 19 Arkansas	L 87–90	10–1	27 – Bueckers	6 – 3 tied	7 – Westbrook	Bud Walton Arena (4,400) Fayetteville, AR
January 31, 2021 1:00 pm, FOX	No. 3	at No. 17 DePaul	W 100–67	11–1 (9–0)	29 – Williams	14 – Westbrook	10 – Bueckers	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 3, 2021 6:30 pm, SNY	No. 3	St. John's	W 94–62	12–1 (10–0)	32 – Bueckers	9 – Edwards	7 – Tied	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 5, 2021 7:00 pm, SNY	No. 3	at Marquette	W 87–58	13–1 (11–0)	30 – Bueckers	8 – Nelson-Ododa	9 – Muhl	Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
February 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, FS1	No. 2	No. 1 South Carolina	W 63–59 ^OT	14–1	31 – Bueckers	7 – Tied	6 – Nelson-Ododa	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 10, 2021 6:30 pm, SNY	No. 2	Seton Hall						Gampel Pavillon Storrs, CT
February 12, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 2	at Georgetown						McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
February 17, 2021 6:00 pm, SNY		at St. John's						Carnesecca Arena New York, NY
February 20, 2021 SNY		at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, SNY		at Creighton						D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
February 27, 2021 4:30 pm, SNY		at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
March 1, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN		Marquette						Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Big East Women's Tournament
TBA		vs.						Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Week 20	Final
AP	3																				N/A
Coaches	3

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
RV		Received votes
NR		Not ranked
( )		Number of first place votes

^ Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll

References

https://www.theuconnblog.com/2021/1/15/22232692/uconn-huskies-womens-basketball-recruiting-2021-signee-saylor-poffenbarger-joining-a-semester-early
"2020–2021 Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved November 13, 2020.

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[grad-1] Adebayo was a graduate transfer in the 2019–20 season, having graduated from Murray State.

[2] ttps://www.theuconnblog.com/2021/1/15/22232692/uconn-huskies-womens-basketball-recruiting-2021-signee-saylor-poffenbarger-joining-a-semester-early

[3] "2020–2021 Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved November 13, 2020.

UConn Huskies women's basketball
Venues	Hugh S. Greer Field House (1974–1989) XL Center (1975–present) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Notre Dame Rutgers Stanford Tennessee
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky UConn Husky Bird at the Buzzer
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor WNBA draftees
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2020–21 UConn Huskies women's basketball team

Offseason

Departures

Recruits

Recruiting class of 2021

Recruiting class of 2022

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References