2020–21 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

2020–21 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–19 (0–15 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAuburn Arena
Seasons
2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

The 2020–21 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by ninth-year head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy, played their home games at Auburn Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 5–19 (0–15 SEC) with a loss to Florida in the first round of the SEC tournament. On March 4, 2021, following a winless SEC season, Williams-Flournoy was fired as head coach.[1]

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020 with the Tigers selected to finish in last place in the SEC.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team
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

The Tigers had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		USC Upstate W 82–41  1–0
  16 – Tied   7 – Thompson   5 – Rice  Auburn Arena (588)
Auburn, AL
November 28, 2020*
Noon, SECN+ 		Samford W 66–64  2–0
  16 – Thompson   11 – Thompson   4 – Lowery  Auburn Arena (540)
Auburn, AL
December 1, 2020*
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		Gardner–Webb W 97–61  3–0
  21 – Thompson   12 – Thompson   4 – Jordan  Auburn Arena (487)
Auburn, AL
December 5, 2020*
Noon, ESPN+ 		at Houston L 61–71  3–1
  26 – Thompson   23 – Thompson   2 – Tied  Fertitta Center (509)
Houston, TX
December 13, 2020*
3:00 pm, SECN 		South Alabama W 74–66  4–1
  21 – Thompson   14 – Thompson   3 – Tied  Auburn Arena (520)
Auburn, AL
December 16, 2020*
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		Stephen F. Austin L 54–67  4–2
  16 – Scott-Grayson   14 – Thompson   2 – Scott-Grayson  Auburn Arena (445)
Auburn, AL
December 17, 2020*
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		North Florida W 94–81  5–2
  19 – Thompson   18 – Thompson   5 – Lowery  Auburn Arena (449)
Auburn, AL
December 20, 2020*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		Belmont L 57–78  5–3
  20 – Thompson   23 – Thompson   4 – Scott-Grayson  Auburn Arena (515)
Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
December 31, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		at LSU L 43–56  5–4
(0–1) 		 12 – Coulibaly   11 – Levy   2 – Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (687)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 3, 2021
2:00 pm, SECN 		Georgia L 44–76  5–5
(0–2) 		 12 – Patton   4 – Tied   1 – Tied  Auburn Arena (657)
Auburn, AL
January 7, 2021
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Ole Miss L 58–62  5–6
(0–3) 		 23 – Scott-Grayson   5 – Scott-Grayson   6 – Robinson-Nwagwu  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (851)
Oxford, MS
January 17, 2021
Noon, SECN 		at Florida L 54–68  5–7
(0–4) 		 18 – Scott-Grayson   14 – Thompson   4 – Thompson  O'Connell Center (702)
Gainesville, FL
January 21, 2021
7:30 pm, SECN 		No. 12 Kentucky L 71–76  5–8
(0–5) 		 22 – Thompson   10 – Thompson   7 – Levy  Auburn Arena (578)
Auburn, AL
January 24, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Alabama L 55–67  5–9
(0–6) 		 17 – Scott-Grayson   10 – Thompson   4 – Scott-Grayson  Coleman Coliseum (922)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 28, 2021
7:30 pm, SECN 		No. 8 Texas A&M L 69–84  5–10
(0–7) 		 21 – Scott-Grayson   7 – Thompson   5 – Rice  Auburn Arena (578)
Auburn, AL
January 31, 2021
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 19 Arkansas L 67–77  5–11
(0–8) 		 18 – Thompson   19 – Thompson   3 – Scott-Grayson  Bud Walton Arena (2,133)
Fayetteville, AR
February 4, 2021
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 2 South Carolina L 58–77  5–12
(0–9) 		 15 – Scott-Grayson   8 – Thompson   3 – Levy  Auburn Arena (608)
Auburn, AL
February 7, 2021
Noon, SECN 		Missouri L 75–85  5–13
(0–10) 		 30 – Scott-Grayson   13 – Thompson   3 – Thompson  Auburn Arena (539)
Auburn, AL
February 11, 2021
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 24 Georgia L 54–74  5–14
(0–11) 		 22 – Thompson   12 – Thompson   4 – Lowery  Stegeman Coliseum (835)
Athens, GA
February 14, 2021
5:00 pm, SECN 		Alabama L 78–92  5–15
(0–12) 		 25 – Scott-Grayson   6 – Thompson   9 – Rice  Auburn Arena (841)
Auburn, AL
February 21, 2021
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		Vanderbilt Canceled due to Vanderbilt ending season[3] Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
February 23, 2021
5:00 pm, SECN 		at Mississippi State L 68–81  5–16
(0–13) 		 24 – Scott-Grayson   14 – Thompson   4 – Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (1,000)
Starkville, MS
February 25, 2021
8:00 pm, SECN 		No. 16 Arkansas L 69–74  5–17
(0–14) 		 22 – Thompson   18 – Thompson   3 – Thompson  Auburn Arena (528)
Auburn, AL
February 28, 2021
1:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 20 Tennessee L 54–88  5–18
(0–15) 		 11 – Rice   5 – Tied   4 – Rice  Thompson–Boling Arena (3,077)
Knoxville, TN
SEC Tournament
March 3, 2021
3:00 pm, SECN 		(13) vs. (12) Florida
First Round 		L 62–69  5–19
  15 – Rice   10 – Thompson   3 – Scott-Grayson  Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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References

  1. ^ Auburn announces women's basketball coaching change
  2. ^ "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs".
  3. ^ Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Auburn women's basketball announces non-conference schedule". Auburn Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2020.