The 2020–21 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Randy Norton, and played their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as a member of Conference USA.[1]
| 2020–21 UAB Blazers women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| West Division | |
| Record | 10–13 (3–11 CUSA) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Taren Martin |
| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Bartow Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 10 | – | 12 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 8 | – | 11 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 23 | – | 4 | .852 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 13 | .435 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 13, 2021 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results edit
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 10:30 a.m. |
Edward Waters | W 80–57 | 0–1 |
Bartow Arena (297) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| November 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m. |
Tennessee Tech | Canceled [a][2] | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | ||||||||
| December 6, 2020* 1:00 p.m. |
at Chattanooga | W 78–58 | 2–0 |
McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
| December 10, 2020* 6:00 p.m. |
Mercer | L 68–71 | 2–1 |
Bartow Arena (202) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| December 13, 2020* 2:00 p.m. |
Grambling State | W 70–62 | 3–1 |
Bartow Arena (292) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| December 18, 2020* 10:00 a.m. |
at Stetson Stetson Tournament |
W 49–48 | 4–1 |
Edmunds Center DeLand, FL | |||||||
| December 19, 2020* 12:00 p.m. |
vs. Abilene Christian Stetson Tournament |
W 81–73 | 5–1 |
Edmunds Center DeLand, FL | |||||||
| December 22, 2020* 12:00 p.m. |
Tennessee State | Canceled [a][3] | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | ||||||||
| January 1, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
North Texas | L 70–74 | 5–2 (0–1) |
Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| January 2, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
North Texas | L 70–79 | 5–3 (0–2) |
Bartow Arena (241) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| January 8, 2021 6:00 p.m. |
at Southern Miss | W 85–63 | 6–3 (1–2) |
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| January 9, 2021 4:00 p.m. |
at Southern Miss | W 84–65 | 7–3 (2–2) |
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| January 15, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
Charlotte | L 74–78 | 7–4 (2–3) |
Bartow Arena (214) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| January 16, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
Charlotte | L 64–72 | 7–5 (2–4) |
Bartow Arena (264) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| January 22, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
at Rice | Postponed [b][4] | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | ||||||||
| January 23, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
at Rice | Postponed [b][4] | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | ||||||||
| January 28, 2021 6:00 p.m. |
Middle Tennessee | L 78–81 OT | 7–6 (2–5) |
Bartow Arena (305) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m. |
at Middle Tennessee | L 68–95 | 7–7 (2–6) |
Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
| February 5, 2021 8:00 p.m. |
at UTEP | L 53–74 | 7–8 (2–7) |
Don Haskins Center (292) El Paso, TX | |||||||
| February 6, 2021 5:00 p.m. |
at UTEP | L 64–68 | 7–9 (2–8) |
Don Haskins Center (263) El Paso, TX | |||||||
| February 12, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
Louisiana Tech | L 51–75 | 7–10 (2–9) |
Bartow Arena (222) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| February 13, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
Louisiana Tech | L 61–83 | 7–11 (2–10) |
Bartow Arena (280) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| February 19, 2021 5:30 p.m. |
at Old Dominion | W 74–61 | 8–11 (3–10) |
Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
| February 20, 2021 3:00 p.m. |
at Old Dominion | L 47–70 | 8–12 (3–11) |
Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
| February 26, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
UTSA | Canceled [b][5] | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | ||||||||
| February 27, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
UTSA | Canceled [b][5] | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | ||||||||
| March 5, 2021* 2:00 p.m. |
Fort Valley State | W 78–45 | 9–12 |
Bartow Arena (209) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| CUSA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9, 2021 4:30 p.m. |
(6W) | vs. (7W) UTSA First Round |
W 80–66 | 10–12 |
Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
| March 10, 2021 2:30 p.m. |
(6W) | vs. (3E) Florida Atlantic Second Round |
L 66–72 | 10–13 |
Ford Center at The Star (623) Frisco, TX | ||||||
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
- ^ a b c d Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
References edit
- ^ "UAB Women's Basketball Releases 2020-21 Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Athletics. October 27, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "UAB women's basketball cancels game vs Tennessee Tech due to COVID-19". WIAT. November 24, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "UAB AND TENNESSEE STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME ON TUESDAY CANCELED". University of Alabama at Birmingham. December 20, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "Rice women's basketball games vs. UAB postponed for COVID-19 reasons". Houston Chronicle. January 19, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "UAB Women's Basketball UTSA Home Series Postponed". University of Alabama at Birmingham. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.