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2020–21 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

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2020–2021 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record21–10 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFrank Erwin Center
Seasons
2020–21 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
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 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.

Previous season

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The Longhorns finished the 2019–20 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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ashley Chevalier
PG
Chatsworth, CA Sierra Canyon High School 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
DeYona Gaston
F
Pearland, TX Pearland High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Shay Holle
G
Austin, TX Westlake High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Elyssa Coleman
P
Humble, TX Atascocita High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Precious Johnson
P
Baytown, TX Sterling High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
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:

  • "2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

Roster

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2020–21 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Celeste Taylor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Long Island Lutheran Valley Stream, NY
F/C 1 Lauren Ebo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Riverdale Baptist Washington, D.C.
G 3 Karisma Ortiz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Archbishop Mitty San Jose, CA
G 10 Shay Holle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Westlake Austin, TX
G 11 Joanne Allen-Taylor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Cypress Falls High School Houston, TX
PG 15 Kyra Lambert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Samuel Clemens Cibolo, TX
F 20 Elyssa Coleman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Atascoctia School Humble, TX
F 23 Deyona Gaston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Pearland Pearland, TX
G 25 Ashley Chevalier 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Sierra Canyon Chatsworth, CA
G/F 35 Audrey Warren 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Boswell Fort Worth, TX
F/C 31 Charli Collier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Barbers Hill Mont Belvieu, TX
F/C 51 Precious Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Fr Sterling Baytown, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 23, 2024

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
2:00 p.m., LHN
SMU W 90–51  1–0
Frank Erwin Center (1,020)
Austin, TX
November 29, 2020*
3:00 p.m., LHN
North Texas W 106–69  2–0
Frank Erwin Center (995)
Austin, TX
December 2, 2020*
8:00 p.m., LHN
No. 25 Louisiana Tech W 84–57  3–0
Frank Erwin Center (958)
Austin, TX
December 12, 2020*
8:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 25 No. 12 Texas A&M L 61–66  3-1
Frank Erwin Center (1,069)
Austin, TX
December 9, 2018*
2:00 p.m., LHN
No. 23 Idaho W 73–48  4–1
Frank Erwin Center (958)
Austin, TX
December 18, 2020*
8:00 p.m., LHN
No. 22 Drake W 101–80  5–1
Frank Erwin Center (1,002)
Austin, TX
December 21, 2020
8:00 p.m., LHN
No. 20 at Kansas State W 62–52  6–1
(1-0)
Bramlage Coliseum (623)
Manhattan, KS
December 29, 2020*
5:00 p.m., LHN
No. 19 Lamar W 77–49  7–1
Frank Erwin Center (0)
Austin, TX
January 3, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 19 Iowa State W 74–59  8–1
(2–0)
Frank Erwin Center (0)
Austin, TX
Jan 9, 2021
6:00 p.m., BIG12, ESPN+
No. 17 at West Virginia L 58–92  8–2
(2–1)
WVU Coliseum (131)
Morgantown, WV
January 14, 2021
8:00 p.m., LHN
No. 21 Kansas W 79–72  9–2
(3–1)
Frank Erwin Center (0)
Austin, TX
January 17, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 21 at Texas Tech L 66–74  9–3
(3–2)
United Supermarkets Arena (2,854)
Lubbock, TX
January 20, 2021
8:00 p.m., LHN
TCU W 71–54  10–3
(4–2)
Frank Erwin Center (0)
Austin, TX
January 23, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at No. 24 Iowa State W 70–59  11–3
(5–2)
Hilton Coliseum (1,026)
Ames, IA
January 27, 2021
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Oklahoma State L 51–68  11–4
(5–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (952)
Stillwater, OK
January 30, 2021
8:00 p.m., LHN
Texas Tech W 72–53  12–4
(6–3)
Frank Erwin Center (0)
Austin, TX
February 3, 2021
8:00 p.m.
at Oklahoma W 69–58  13–4
(7–3)
Lloyd Noble Center (717)
Norman, OK
February 6, 2021
8:00 p.m., LHN
West Virginia L 75–81  13–5
(7–4)
Frank Erwin Center (997)
Austin, TX
February 10, 2021
8:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State W 64–53  14–5
(8–4)
Frank Erwin Center (990)
Austin, TX
February 14, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 7 Baylor L 35–60  14–6
(8–5)
Ferrell Center (2,350)
Waco, TX
February 21, 2021
3:00 p.m., LHN
Kansas State W 59–48  15–6
(9–5)
Frank Erwin Center (0)
Austin, TX
February 24, 2021
8:00 p.m.
at Kansas W 61–52  16–6
(10–5)
Allen Fieldhouse (362)
Lawrence, KS
February 27, 2021
1:00 p.m., LHN
Oklahoma L 63–68 OT 16–7
(10–6)
Frank Erwin Center (978)
Austin, TX
March 1, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 6 Baylor L 57–64  16–8
(10–7)
Frank Erwin Center (1,028)
Austin, TX
March 7, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at TCU W 69–60  17–8
(11–7)
Schollmaier Arena (1,091)
Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 women's tournament
March 12, 2021
10:30 a.m., ESPNU
(5) vs. (4) Iowa State
Quarterfinals
W 84–82 OT 18–8
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
March 13, 2021
Noon, ESPN+
(5) vs. (1) No. 6 Baylor
Semifinals
L 55–66  18–9
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA women's tournament
March 22, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
(6) vs. (11) Bradley
First round
W 81–62  19–9
Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
March 24, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
(6) vs. (3) No. 9 UCLA
Second round
W 71–62  20–9
Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
March 28, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN
(6) vs. (2) No. 7 Maryland
Sweet Sixteen
W 64–61  21–9
Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
March 30, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN
(6) vs. (1) No. 6 South Carolina
Elite Eight
L 34–62  21–10
Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX

Source:[1]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—^25232220191721
Coaches—^2219191720242317

^AP & Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

2020–21 media

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Television and radio information

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Most University of Texas home games were shown on the Longhorn Network, with national telecasts on the Big 12 Conference's television partners. On the radio, women's basketball games aired on KTXX-HD4 "105.3 The Bat", with select games on KTXX-FM 104.9.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". texaslonghorns.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.