2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
WNIT, WNIT Regional consolation championship game
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	15-9 (11-6 MAC)
Head coach	Bob Boldon (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Tavares Jackson; Steph Haas; Marwan Miller;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bowling Green	14	–	4	.778	20	–	5	.800
Central Michigan†	13	–	6	.684	17	–	8	.680
Ohio	11	–	6	.647	14	–	8	.636
Buffalo	11	–	6	.647	15	–	9	.625
Kent State	10	–	6	.625	11	–	9	.550
Ball State	12	–	8	.600	14	–	11	.560
Northern Illinois	10	–	8	.556	12	–	12	.500
Eastern Michigan	7	–	7	.500	10	–	10	.500
Toledo	8	–	12	.400	12	–	12	.500
Western Michigan	5	–	14	.263	6	–	15	.286
Akron	4	–	14	.222	7	–	14	.333
Miami (OH)	3	–	17	.150	4	–	20	.167

† 2021 MAC tournament winner As of July 7, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by eighth year head coach Bob Boldon, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.^[1]^[2] This season was played during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As a result schedules were shortened and consolidated and most games were played without general fan attendance.^[3]

Ohio opened the non-conference slate of games with a win over Liberty and upset of national power Notre Dame.^[4] They were named NCAA Team of the Week for their first week effort.^[5]

They finished the season 15-10, 11-6 in MAC play. They finished 3rd overall in the MAC. They advanced to the semi-finals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They received at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Clemson, defeated Fordham, and lost to Massachusetts. Ohio was led by their point guard Cece Hooks who was named MAC player of the year.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason
Katie Barker	2	G	5'10	RS-Junior	Cary, Illinois	Graduated
Amani Burke	3	G	5'9	RS-Senior	Cary, Illinois	Graduated, Exhasted Eligibility

2020 recruiting class

Recruiting Class
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	High School	Hometown
Kate Dennis	14	G	6'1	Guilford	Rockford, Illinois
Kendall Hale	22	G	5'8	West Clemont	Cincinnati, Ohio

Preseason

Prior to the season Ohio was picked second in the MAC preseason poll.^[6] Cece Hooks and Erica Johnson were named to the preseason first team all-conference.

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Central Michigan	142 (10)
2	Ohio	128
3	Ball State	119 (1)
4	Buffalo	108 (1)
5	Eastern Michigan	94
6	Kent State	88
7	Toledo	71
8	Northern Illinois	42
9	Miami	41
10	Akron	39
11	Bowling Green	38
12	Western Michigan	28

MAC Tournament Champion: Central Michigan (6), Ohio (3), Buffalo (1), Ball State (1), EMU (1) Source^[6]

Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams
Team	Player	Position	Year
Preseason All-MAC 1st team	Cece Hooks	G	Sr.
Preseason All-MAC 1st team	Erica Johnson	G	R-Jr.

Source^[6]

Award watch lists

Preseason award honors
Honors	Player	Position	Year	Source
Nancy Lieberman Award	Cece Hooks	G	Sr.	^[7]
Cheryl Miller Award	Erica Johnson	G	R-Jr.	^[8]
Becky Hammon Award	Cece Hooks	G	Sr.	^[9]
Becky Hammon Award	Erica Johnson	G	R-Jr.	^[9]

Roster

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2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Cece Hooks	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Thurgood Marshall	Dayton, OH
G	4	Erica Johnson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Mansfield Senior	Mansfield, OH
G	5	Caitlyn Kroll	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Bridgeport Saint Francis (PA)	Bridgeport, OH
G	13	Kaylee Bambule	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	Montini Catholic	Plainfield, IL
F	20	Abby Garnett	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	Golden	Golden, CO
G	25	Hunter Rogan (W)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Urbana	Urbana, OH
F	21	Deesh Beck	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Grand Rapids Christian	Grand Rapids, MI
F	35	Alexandra Antonova	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Teays Valley	Moscow, Russia
F	41	Gabby Burris	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Liberty Union	Baltimore, OH
G	23	Jasmine Hale	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	West Clemont	Cincinnati, OH
F	44	Ella Pope	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Fr	Timpview	Orem, UT
G	11	Peyton Guice	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Westerville South	Westerville, OH
G	3	Madi Mace	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Fr	Parkersburg	Parkersburg, WV
G	14	Kate Dennis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Guilford	Rockford, IL
G	22	Kendall Hale	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	West Clemont	Cincinnati, OH

Head coach

Bob Boldon (Walsh)

Assistant coach(es)

Tavares Jackson (Minnesota)
Steph Haas (Florida Gulf Coast)
Marwan Miller (Franklin (OH))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 2020* 1:00 pm		Liberty	W 76-72	1-0	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Nov 27, 2020* 12:00 pm		No. 22 Notre Dame	W 86-85	2-0	Convocation Center Athens, OH
MAC regular season
Dec 11, 2020 2:00 pm		at Kent State	L 80-84	2-1 (0-1)	MAC Center Kent, OH
Dec 16, 2020 6:00 pm		at Northern Illinois	W 77-67	3-1 (1-1)	Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
Non-conference regular season
Dec 21, 2020* 12:00 pm		West Virginia	L 79-88	3-2	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
MAC regular season
Jan 2, 2021 1:00 pm		Central Michigan	L 87-90	3-3 (1–2)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Jan 6, 2021 5:30 pm		at Miami (OH)	W 72-63	4-3 (2-2)	Millett Hall Oxford, OH
Jan 9, 2021 1:00 pm		Toledo	W 85-66	5-3 (3-2)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Jan 13, 2021 6:00 pm		Ball State	L 86-88 ^OT	5-4 (3-3)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Jan 16, 2021 1:00 pm		at Central Michigan	W 93-84	6-4 (4-3)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 20, 2021 6:00 pm		Buffalo	W 84-81	7-4 (5-3)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Jan 23, 2021 12:00 pm		at Western Michigan	W 69-63	8-4 (6-3)	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
Jan 27, 2021 7:00 pm		at Eastern Michigan	L 66-69	8-5 (6-4)	Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
Jan 30, 2021 1:00 pm		Akron	W 85-55	9-5 (7-4)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Feb 3, 2021 6:00 pm		Kent State	W 85-70	10-5 (8-4)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Feb 6, 2021 12:00 pm		at Bowling Green	L 53-69	10-6 (8-5)	Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
Feb 10, 2021 7:00 pm		at Ball State	W 88-66	11-6 (9-5)	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
Feb 13, 2021 12:00 pm		Western Michigan	W 674-52	12-6 (10-5)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Mar 3, 2021 6:00 pm		at Akron	L 67-71	12-7 (10-6)	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
Mar 6, 2021 1:00 pm		Miami (OH)	W 84-70	13-7 (11-6)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2021 6:50 pm^[12]	(3)	vs. (6) Ball State Quarterfinals	W 61-59	14-7	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
Mar 12, 2021 12:30 pm	(3)	vs. (2) Central Michigan Quarterfinals	L 92-100 ^OT	14-8	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
WNIT
Mar 19, 2021* 2:00 pm		vs. Clemson First Round – Charlotte Regional	W 65-60	14-9	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Mar 20, 2021* 11:00 am		vs. Fordham Consolation Round – Charlotte Regional	L 81-84	15-9	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Mar 22, 2021* 4:00 pm		vs. Massachusetts Consolation Final – Charlotte Regional	L 71-95	15-10	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards

Weekly Award Honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Source
MAC player of the week	Cece Hooks	G	December 1	^[13]
MAC player of the week	Cece Hooks	G	January 12	^[14]
MAC player of the week	Cece Hooks	G	January 26	^[15]
MAC player of the week	Cece Hooks	G	February 2	^[16]
MAC player of the week	Cece Hooks	G	March 8	^[17]

Midseason awards watchlists

Midseason award honors
Honors	Player	Position	Year	Source
Becky Hammon Award	Cece Hooks	G	Sr.	^[18]
Becky Hammon Award	Erica Johnson	G	R-Jr.	^[18]

All-MAC Awards

Post-season All-MAC teams
Award	Player	Position	Year
MAC Player of the year	Cece Hooks	G	Sr.
MAC Defensive Player of the year	Cece Hooks	G	Sr.
MAC 1st team	Cece Hooks	G	Sr.
MAC 3rd team	Erica Johnson	G	R-Jr.
MAC Honorable Mention	Gabby Burris	F	Sr.
MAC Freshman Team	Madi Mace	G	R-Fr.
MAC Defensive Team	Cece Hooks	G	Sr.

Source^[19]

National Awards

National Award Honors
Honors	Player	Position	Source
Honorable Mention All-American	Cece Hooks	G	^[20]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
Coaches	—	—^	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches do not release a Week 1 poll.

Source^[21]

References

^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
^ "Bob Boldon". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
^ "College basketball in 2020-21: Smaller NCAA tournament field, shorter schedule would not be new". ESPN.
^ "Ohio women's team beats #22 Notre Dame". WSAZ. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^ "Ohio Women's Basketball Named NCAA Team of the Week". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Central Michigan Tabbed to Take 2020-21 Women's Basketball Title". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "Kelly, Hooks, and Fair Named to Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
^ "Ohio Women's Basketball's Johnson Added to Cheryl Miller Award Watch List". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Four MAC Athletes Tabbed to Becky Hammon Preseason Watch List". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball". ohiobobcats.com.
^ "2020-21 Ohio Women's Basketball Schedule - Ohio University". ohiobobcats.com.
^ "Ball St. at Ohio" (PDF). getsomemaction.com.
^ "CeCe Hooks Named MAC Player of the Week". Mid-American Conference.
^ "Hooks Tabbed Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Mid-American Conference.
^ "Hooks Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Mid-American Conference.
^ "Hooks Earns Back-To-Back Player of the Week Honors". Mid-American Conference.
^ "Hooks Earns Final Women's Basketball Player of The Week". Mid-American Conference.
^ ^a ^b "Hooks and Johnson Named to Becky Hammon Midseason Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List".
^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Postseason Awards Announced".
^ "Ohio Women's Basketball's Hooks Named Honorable Mention All-America" (Press release). Ohio Athletics. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
^ "Women's College Basketball Rankings". ESPN.

[1] "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.

[2] "Bob Boldon". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2022.

[3] "College basketball in 2020-21: Smaller NCAA tournament field, shorter schedule would not be new". ESPN.

[4] "Ohio women's team beats #22 Notre Dame". WSAZ. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

[5] "Ohio Women's Basketball Named NCAA Team of the Week". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved September 25, 2022.

[poll-6] "Central Michigan Tabbed to Take 2020-21 Women's Basketball Title". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

[7] "Kelly, Hooks, and Fair Named to Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved September 25, 2022.

[8] "Ohio Women's Basketball's Johnson Added to Cheryl Miller Award Watch List". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved September 25, 2022.

[Hammon-9] "Four MAC Athletes Tabbed to Becky Hammon Preseason Watch List". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved September 25, 2022.

[10] "2020-21 Women's Basketball". ohiobobcats.com.

[11] "2020-21 Ohio Women's Basketball Schedule - Ohio University". ohiobobcats.com.

[12] "Ball St. at Ohio" (PDF). getsomemaction.com.

[13] "CeCe Hooks Named MAC Player of the Week". Mid-American Conference.

[14] "Hooks Tabbed Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Mid-American Conference.

[15] "Hooks Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Mid-American Conference.

[16] "Hooks Earns Back-To-Back Player of the Week Honors". Mid-American Conference.

[17] "Hooks Earns Final Women's Basketball Player of The Week". Mid-American Conference.

[Midseason-18] "Hooks and Johnson Named to Becky Hammon Midseason Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List".

[19] "2020-21 Women's Basketball Postseason Awards Announced".

[20] "Ohio Women's Basketball's Hooks Named Honorable Mention All-America" (Press release). Ohio Athletics. Retrieved September 25, 2022.

[21] "Women's College Basketball Rankings". ESPN.

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