2020–21 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

2020–21 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
2020–21 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 15
Record	19–9 (9–6 SEC)
Head coach	Mike Neighbors (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Todd Schaefer; Pauline Love; Chantel Osahor;
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Texas A&M	13	–	1	.929	25	–	3	.893
No. 6 South Carolina †	14	–	2	.875	26	–	5	.839
No. 13 Tennessee	9	–	4	.692	17	–	8	.680
No. 10 Georgia	10	–	5	.667	20	–	6	.769
No. 15 Arkansas	9	–	6	.600	19	–	8	.704
No. 18 Kentucky	9	–	6	.600	18	–	8	.692
Alabama	8	–	8	.500	16	–	9	.640
LSU	6	–	8	.429	9	–	13	.409
Mississippi State	5	–	7	.417	10	–	9	.526
Missouri	5	–	9	.357	9	–	13	.409
Ole Miss	4	–	10	.286	15	–	12	.556
Florida	3	–	11	.214	12	–	14	.462
Auburn	0	–	15	.000	5	–	19	.208
Vanderbilt	0	–	3	.000	4	–	4	.500
Vanderbilt suspended their season on January 18, 2021

† 2021 SEC tournament winner As of March 21, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Razorbacks, led by fourth-year head coach Mike Neighbors, played their home games at Bud Walton Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Preseason

SEC media poll

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

Predicted finish	Team
Media poll
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 and results

The Razorbacks' full schedule was released on November 16, 2020.^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 11:00 a.m., SECN+	No. 14	Oral Roberts	W 96–49	1–0	22 – Slocum	13 – Thomas	3 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (1,428) Fayetteville, AR
November 27, 2020* 10:30 a.m., FloHoops	No. 14	vs. Wake Forest Gulf Coast Showcase	W 98–82	2–0	22 – Ramirez	9 – Thomas	5 – Daniels	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 28, 2020* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops	No. 14	at Florida Gulf Coast Gulf Coast Showcase	W 86–80	3–0	25 – Dungee	10 – Thomas	5 – Slocum	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 29, 2020* 4:30 p.m., FloHoops	No. 14	vs. No. 12 Maryland Gulf Coast Showcase	L 96–115	3–1	21 – Daniels	5 – Barnum	4 – Slocum	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
December 3, 2020* 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 16	Louisiana–Monroe	W 103–50	4–1	18 – Slocum	8 – Tied	4 – Daniels	Bud Walton Arena (1,366) Fayetteville, AR
December 6, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 16	No. 4 Baylor Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 83–78	5–1	23 – Ramirez	7 – Slocum	2 – Slocum	Bud Walton Arena (2,633) Fayetteville, AR
December 9, 2020* 7:00 p.m.	No. 13	at SMU	W 79–47	6–1	18 – Ramirez	8 – Tied	7 – Daniels	Moody Coliseum (216) University Park, TX
December 13, 2020* 2:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 13	Central Arkansas	W 105–58	7–1	26 – Dungee	6 – Barnum	5 – Ramirez	Bud Walton Arena (1,694) Fayetteville, AR
December 19, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 12	at Little Rock	W 80–70	8–1	18 – Dungee	6 – Barnum	4 – Slocum	Jack Stephens Center (1,061) Little Rock, AR
December 21, 2020* 1:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 11	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 86–52	9–1	18 – Slocum	10 – Barnum	3 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (1,577) Fayetteville, AR
SEC regular season
December 31, 2020 7:30 p.m., SECN	No. 10	at No. 13 Kentucky	L 64–75	9–2 (0–1)	20 – Dungee	6 – Thomas	6 – Slocum	Memorial Coliseum (1,200) Lexington, KY
January 3, 2021 4:00 p.m., SECN	No. 10	Missouri	W 91–88	10–2 (1–1)	25 – Dungee	6 – Barnum	3 – Slocum	Bud Walton Arena (1,821) Fayetteville, AR
January 7, 2021 5:30 p.m., SECN	No. 13	at Tennessee	L 73–88	10–3 (1–2)	30 – Dungee	7 – Dungee	3 – Tied	Thompson–Boling Arena (2,143) Knoxville, TN
January 10, 2021 3:00 p.m., SECN	No. 13	No. 8 Texas A&M	L 73–74	10–4 (1–3)	21 – Dungee	6 – Thomas	6 – Slocum	Bud Walton Arena (2,192) Fayetteville, AR
January 14, 2021 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 17	Florida	W 84–80	11–4 (2–3)	33 – Dungee	8 – Thomas	3 – Dungee	Bud Walton Arena (1,449) Fayetteville, AR
January 18, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 15	at No. 4 South Carolina	L 82–104	11–5 (2–4)	22 – Dungee	6 – Thomas	5 – Slocum	Colonial Life Arena (3,500) Columbia, SC
January 25, 2021 6:00 p.m., SECN	No. 19	at No. 22 Georgia	L 73–75	11–6 (2–5)	25 – Dungee	10 – Thomas	5 – Slocum	Stegeman Coliseum (701) Athens, GA
January 28, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 19	No. 3 UConn	W 90–87	12–6	37 – Dungee	7 – Thomas	3 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (4,400) Fayetteville, AR
January 31, 2021 2:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 19	Auburn	W 77–67	13–6 (3–5)	19 – Ramirez	9 – Thomas	4 – Mason	Bud Walton Arena (2,133) Fayetteville, AR
February 4, 2021 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 16	at Missouri	W 85–80	14–6 (4–5)	27 – Dungee	7 – Thomas	10 – Slocum	Mizzou Arena (1,718) Columbia, MO
February 7, 2021 2:00 p.m., SECN	No. 16	at No. 7 Texas A&M	L 67–69	14–7 (4–6)	21 – Ramirez	7 – Dungee	4 – Slocum	Reed Arena (954) College Station, TX
February 11, 2021 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 18	Mississippi State	W 86–80	15–7 (5–6)	26 – Slocum	6 – Thomas	4 – Slocum	Bud Walton Arena (1,707) Fayetteville, AR
February 19, 2021 6:00 p.m.	No. 18	Ole Miss	W 84–74	16–7 (6–6)	38 – Dungee	6 – Mason	4 – Dungee	Bud Walton Arena (1,966) Fayetteville, AR
February 21, 2021 5:00 p.m., SECN	No. 18	at LSU	W 74–64	17–7 (7–6)	29 – Slocum	7 – Thomas	2 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (792) Baton Rouge, LA
February 25, 2021 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 16	at Auburn	W 74–69	18–7 (8–6)	16 – Tied	6 – Barnum	4 – Slocum	Auburn Arena (528) Auburn, AL
February 28, 2021 5:00 p.m., SECN	No. 16	Alabama	W 94–76	19–7 (9–6)	35 – Ramirez	9 – Daniels	3 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (4,400) Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
March 4, 2021 7:30 pm, SECN	(6) No. 13	vs. (11) Ole Miss Second Round	L 60–69	19–8	22 – Dungee	7 – Barnum	4 – Slocum	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (912) Greenville, SC
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN	(4 A) No. 15	vs. (13 A) Wright State First Round	L 62–66	19–9	27 – Dungee	6 – Thomas	2 – Tied	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Players drafted into the WNBA

Round	Pick	Player	Position	WNBA Club
1	5	Chelsea Dungee	G	Dallas Wings
2	14	Destiny Slocum	F	Las Vegas Aces

References

^ "Arkansas Picked Fourth In SEC Preseason Coaches Poll". Arkansas Razorbacks. November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
^ "Arkansas Women's Basketball Releases 2020 Non-Conference Schedule". Arkansas Razorbacks. November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

[1] "Arkansas Picked Fourth In SEC Preseason Coaches Poll". Arkansas Razorbacks. November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

[2] "Arkansas Women's Basketball Releases 2020 Non-Conference Schedule". Arkansas Razorbacks. November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

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v t e Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
Venues	Barnhill Arena (1976–1993) Bud Walton Arena (1993–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Preseason

SEC media poll

Schedule and results

Players drafted into the WNBA

See also

References