2020–21 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

2020–21 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
2020–21 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	10–15 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach	Krista Gerlich (1st season);
Assistant coaches	JC Carter; Ashley Crawford; Eric Ely;
Home arena	United Supermarkets Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Baylor†	17	–	1	.944	28	–	2	.933
No. 17 West Virginia	13	–	5	.722	22	–	7	.759
Oklahoma State	13	–	5	.722	19	–	9	.679
Iowa State	12	–	6	.667	17	–	11	.607
Texas	11	–	7	.611	20	–	9	.690
Oklahoma	9	–	9	.500	12	–	12	.500
Texas Tech	5	–	13	.278	10	–	15	.400
TCU	4	–	14	.222	10	–	15	.400
Kansas State	3	–	15	.167	9	–	18	.333
Kansas	3	–	15	.167	7	–	18	.280


† 2021 Big 12 Tournament winner As of March 28, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders were led by first year head coach Krista Gerlich. They played their homes games at United Supermarkets Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

Prior to the season Marlene Stollings was fired after two years as head coach. USA Today revealed in a story published on August 5, 2020, that 12 players left Texas Tech since Stollings became head coach in 2018 over accusations that Stollings and her staff were verbally abusive and subject players to dangerous forms of conditioning, for instance a requirement for players to have a 90 percent heart rate in practice and games.^[1] The day after that story was published, Texas Tech fired Stollings for cause.^[2]^[3] Shortly after her firing, Krista Gerlich was hired as the new head coach.^[4]

They finished the season 10–15, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. In the Big 12 Tournament, they lost to Kansas State in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Previous season

The Lady Raiders finished the season 18–11, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish tied for sixth place. They were scheduled to be the seventh seed in the Big 12 Tournament, but it was cancelled before it began due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were also canceled.^[5]

Roster

2020–21 Texas Tech Lady Raiders women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Maka Jackson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Stonewall Jackson South Georgia Technical College	ʻEwa Beach, HI
G	4	Ashyln Caddel	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Frenship	Wolfforth, TX
G	5	Jo'nah Johnson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Edmond Santa Fe Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College	Edmond, OK
G	10	Najé Murray	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS Jr	Saint Mary's San Diego State	Stockton, CA
G	12	Vivian Gray	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Argyle Fort Lewis Oklahoma State	Argyle, TX
G	14	Jada Walton	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Southwest DeKalb Texas A&M	Lithonia, GA
F	20	Bryn Gerlich	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Colleyville Heritage Oklahoma State	Colleyville, TX
C	23	Khadija Faye	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Father Lopez Catholic	Dakar, Senegal
F	25	Daija Powell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Sandy Creek	Atlanta, GA
F	33	Khyla Wade-Warren	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	McNairy Central	Selmer, TN
G	34	Lexi Gordon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	L. D. Bell UConn	Fort Worth, TX
G	35	Alexis Tucker	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Junípero Serra	Hawthrone, CA

Head coach

Krista Gerlich (Texas Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

JC Carter (Southwest Baptist)
Ashley Crawford (Lamar)
Eric Ely (Northwest Nazarene)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source:^[6]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTRGV	W 89–56	1–0	United Supermarkets Arena (2,523) Lubbock, TX
November 28, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Houston Baptist	W 68–51	2–0	United Supermarkets Arena (2,701) Lubbock, TX
December 2, 2020* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at Vanderbilt Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	Canceled		Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
December 5, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rice	L 62–81	2–1	United Supermarkets Arena (2,714) Lubbock, TX
December 9, 2020* Noon, ESPN+		Angelo State	W 87–42	3–1	United Supermarkets Arena (1,762) Lubbock, TX
December 10, 2020* Noon		Missouri	Canceled		United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
December 14, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		at No. 7 Baylor	L 45–91	3–2 (0–1)	Ferrell Center (2,105) Waco, TX
December 19, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		TCU	W 78–72	4–2 (1–1)	United Supermarkets Arena (2,612) Lubbock, TX
December 21, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern	W 79–60	5–2	United Supermarkets Arena (2,610) Lubbock, TX
December 23, 2020* 1:00 p.m.		Morgan State	Canceled		United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
December 29, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 100–47	6–2	United Supermarkets Arena (2,620) Lubbock, TX
January 2, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	L 48–75	6–3 (1–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,219) Stillwater, OK
January 6, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma	L 74–75	6–4 (1–3)	United Supermarkets Arena (2,493) Lubbock, TX
January 10, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPNU		Iowa State	L 72–99	6–5 (1–4)	United Supermarkets Arena (2,000) Lubbock, TX
January 13, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at West Virginia	L 78–83	6–6 (1–5)	WVU Coliseum (107) Morgantown, WV
January 17, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas	W 74–66	7–6 (2–5)	United Supermarkets Arena (2,854) Lubbock, TX
January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at Kansas	W 75–65	8–6 (3–5)	Allen Fieldhouse (333) Lawrence, KS
January 23, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at TCU	L 53–61	8–7 (3–6)	Schollmaier Arena (1,165) Fort Worth, TX
January 27, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		West Virginia	L 53–73	8–8 (3–7)	United Supermarkets Arena (1,989) Lubbock, TX
January 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., LHN		at Texas	L 53–72	8–9 (3–8)	Frank Erwin Center (0) Austin, TX
February 3, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kansas State	W 83–75 ^OT	9–9 (4–8)	United Supermarkets Arena (2,014) Lubbock, TX
February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Iowa State	L 73–92	9–10 (4–9)	Hilton Coliseum (789) Ames, IA
February 10, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 7 Baylor	L 50–82	9–11 (4–10)	United Supermarkets Arena (2,086) Lubbock, TX
February 13, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma State	L 66–81	9–12 (4–11)	United Supermarkets Arena (2,256) Lubbock, TX
February 20, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kansas	W 99–98 ^OT	10–12 (5–11)	United Supermarkets Arena (2,310) Lubbock, TX
February 24, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Kansas State	L 79–86	10–13 (5–12)	Bramlage Coliseum (684) Manhattan, KS
March 1, 2021 6:00 p.m., BSO		at Oklahoma	L 79–88	10–14 (5–13)	Lloyd Noble Center (487) Norman, OK
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 11, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) Kansas State First Round	L 65–75	10–15	Municipal Auditorium (662) Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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	Final
AP
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

References

^ Epstein, Jori; Libit, Daniel (August 5, 2020). "Texas Tech women's basketball players describe toxic culture: 'Fear, anxiety and depression'". USA Today. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
^ Epstein, Jori (August 6, 2020). "Texas Tech fires coach Marlene Stollings amid abuse claims within women's basketball team". USA Today. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
^ Epstein, Jori (August 7, 2020). "Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt said there were 'no flags' raised when hiring allegedly abusive coaches". USA Today. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
^ Cubit, Alexis (August 18, 2020). "She's coming home: Former Texas Tech standout Gerlich hired as Lady Raiders' coach". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved August 18, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2021.

[1] Epstein, Jori; Libit, Daniel (August 5, 2020). "Texas Tech women's basketball players describe toxic culture: 'Fear, anxiety and depression'". USA Today. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

[2] Epstein, Jori (August 6, 2020). "Texas Tech fires coach Marlene Stollings amid abuse claims within women's basketball team". USA Today. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

[no_flags-3] Epstein, Jori (August 7, 2020). "Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt said there were 'no flags' raised when hiring allegedly abusive coaches". USA Today. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

[4] Cubit, Alexis (August 18, 2020). "She's coming home: Former Texas Tech standout Gerlich hired as Lady Raiders' coach". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved August 18, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[6] "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2021.

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Previous season

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References