The 2020–21 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators, led by fourth-year head coach Cameron Newbauer, played their home games at the O'Connell Center and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
| 2020–21 Florida Gators women's basketball | |
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WNIT, Second Round | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 12–14 (3–11 SEC) |
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| Home arena | O'Connell Center |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason edit
SEC media poll edit
The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020 with the Gators selected to finish in twelfth place in the SEC.[1]
| Media poll | |
| Predicted finish | Team |
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| 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 |
Preseason All-SEC teams edit
The Gators had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.
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Second team Lavender Briggs
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Schedule edit
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 25, 2020* 1:00 pm, SECN+ |
Grambling State | W 90–47 | 1–0 |
20 – Smith | 12 – Briggs | 5 – Briggs | O'Connell Center (620) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| December 1, 2020* 6:00 pm, ACCN |
at Florida State | L 75–81 | 1–1 |
20 – Briggs | 5 – Tied | 8 – Smith | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (1,075) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
| December 2, 2020* 5:00 pm, SECN+ |
Charleston Southern | W 67–52 | 2–1 |
15 – Smith | 7 – Rickards | 4 – Briggs | O'Connell Center (649) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| December 5, 2020* 1:00 pm, SECN+ |
Cincinnati | W 81–58 | 3–1 |
22 – Briggs | 6 – Smith | 3 – Briggs | O'Connell Center (928) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| December 7, 2020* 8:00 pm, SECN |
Florida Atlantic | W 88–76 | 4–1 |
27 – Smith | 11 – Smith | 3 – Tied | O'Connell Center (909) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| December 9, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UNC Asheville | W 70–48 | 5–1 |
20 – Briggs | 9 – Rickards | 6 – Smith | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC | ||||
| December 14, 2020* 1:00 pm, SECN+ |
Tarleton State | W 84–52 | 6–1 |
20 – Briggs | 17 – Rickards | 5 – Tied | O'Connell Center (513) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| December 20, 2020* Noon, ESPN+ |
at Dayton | Canceled due to COVID-19 | UD Arena Dayton, OH | ||||||||
| December 21, 2020* Noon, SECN+ |
North Florida | W 89–64 | 7–1 |
15 – Tied | 15 – Rickards | 7 – Briggs | O'Connell Center (609) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| SEC regular season | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 5 South Carolina | L 59–75 | 7–2 (0–1) |
23 – Briggs | 8 – Rickards | 5 – Smith | Colonial Life Arena (3,500) Columbia, SC | ||||
| January 3, 2021 1:00 pm, SECN |
No. 9 Texas A&M | L 67–92 | 7–3 (0–2) |
19 – Briggs | 10 – Rickards | 2 – Rickards | O'Connell Center (629) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| January 7, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 14 Mississippi State | L 56–68 | 7–4 (0–3) |
25 – Briggs | 9 – Rickards | 2 – Briggs | O'Connell Center (639) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| January 10, 2021 Noon, SECN |
at Georgia | L 58–68 | 7–5 (0–4) |
16 – Briggs | 8 – Toonders | 6 – Smith | Stegeman Coliseum (739) Athens, GA | ||||
| January 14, 2021 8:00pm, SECN+ |
at No. 17 Arkansas | L 80–84 | 7–6 (0–5) |
41 – Briggs | 6 – Toonders | 5 – Smith | Bud Walton Arena (1,449) Fayetteville, AR | ||||
| January 17, 2021 1:00 pm, SECN |
Auburn | W 68–54 | 8–6 (1–5) |
22 – Smith | 13 – Smith | 4 – Smith | O'Connell Center (702) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| January 21, 2020 1:00 pm, SECN |
at Vanderbilt | Canceled due to Vanderbilt ending season[2] | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | ||||||||
| January 24, 2021 3:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Ole Miss | W 78–68 | 9–6 (2–5) |
25 – Smith | 9 – Rickards | 4 – Tied | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (859) Oxford, MS | ||||
| January 28, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Missouri | L 58–61 | 9–7 (2–6) |
19 – Briggs | 13 – Toonders | 3 – Smith | O'Connell Center (621) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| January 31, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
at No. 20 Tennessee | L 65–79 | 9–8 (2–7) |
23 – Tied | 10 – Smith | 5 – Smith | Thompson–Boling Arena (2,409) Knoxville, TN | ||||
| February 4, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
Vanderbilt | Canceled due to Vanderbilt ending season | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||||
| February 11, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
at LSU | W 73–66 OT | 10–8 (3–7) |
21 – Briggs | 10 – Tied | 5 – Smith | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (596) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
| February 15, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN |
No. 17 Kentucky | L 80–88 | 10–9 (3–8) |
23 – Smith | 10 – Tied | 6 – Rickards | O'Connell Center (659) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| February 18, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Alabama | L 70–77 | 10–10 (3–9) |
27 – Smith | 9 – Rickards | 4 – Smith | O'Connell Center (674) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| February 21, 2021 2:00 pm, SECN |
at Missouri | L 80–96 | 10–11 (3–10) |
34 – Smith | 11 – Smith | 4 – Smith | Mizzou Arena (1,970) Columbia, MO | ||||
| February 28, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 17 Georgia | L 80–95 | 10–12 (3–11) |
16 – Tied | 7 – Toonders | 3 – Tied | O'Connell Center (1,009) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 3, 2021 4:00 pm, SECN |
(12) | vs. (13) Auburn First Round |
W 69–62 | 11–12 |
19 – Smith | 7 – Tied | 4 – Smith | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC | |||
| March 4, 2021 1:30 pm, SECN |
(12) | vs. (5) No. 17 Kentucky Second Round |
L 64–73 | 11–13 |
36 – Smith | 9 – Smith | 3 – Rickards | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC | |||
| WNIT | |||||||||||
| March 19, 2021 5:00 pm, FloHoops |
vs. Charlotte First Round – Charlotte Regional |
W 66–65 | 12–13 |
21 – Smith | 18 – Merritt | 4 – Smith | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||
| March 20, 2021 8:00 pm, FloHoops |
vs. Villanova Second Round – Charlotte Regional |
L 57–77 | 12–14 |
13 – Moore | 9 – Moore | 1 – Tied | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. [3] | |||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs".
- ^ Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ "Gators Unveil 2020-21 Schedule". Florida Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2020.