2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
Record25-3 (13–1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReed 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 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach is Gary Blair, in his eighteenth season at Texas A&M. The team played their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, and in its ninth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

On February 28, the third-ranked Aggies defeated the fifth-ranked Gamecocks to win their first-ever SEC regular-season championship, since joining the conference in 2013. The team received a double-bye to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament.[1]

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2019–20 season with a record of 22–8 (10–6 SEC) and ranked 18th in the nation. They lost the SEC women's tournament quarterfinals round to Arkansas.[2]

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020.[3]

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

Roster

2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Ella Tofaeono 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Midland College Sydney, AUS
G 1 Zaay Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Tennessee Duncanville, TX
G 2 Aaliyah Wilson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Muskogee Muskogee, OK
G 3 Destiny Pitts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Minnesota Detroit, MI
G 4 Kay Kay Green 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Whitney M. Young Magnet HS Chicago, IL
G 5 Jordan Nixon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr The Mary Louis Academy
Notre Dame
New York City, NY
G 11 Kayla Wells 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr South Grand Prairie HS Dallas, TX
F 14 Maliyah Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Summer Creek HS Chicago, IL
C 22 Kenyal Perry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr McKinley HS New Orleans, LA
G 23 McKinzie Green 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Manvel HS Manvel, TX
G 24 Sahara Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Veterans Memorial HS San Antonio, TX
F 31 N'dea Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Brookwood Lawrenceville, GA
C 33 Anna Dreimane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Riga State Gymnasium No. 2 Riga, Latvia
C 40 Ciera Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Duncanville Duncanville, TX
G 45 Alexis Morris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Rutgers Beaumont, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 20, 2020

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP131312101099878765324
Coaches1313101099778755

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference season
11/25/2020
Noon, SECN+
No. 13 Lamar W 77–61  1–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
11/28/2020
4:00 p.m.
No. 13 at No. 19 DePaul W 93–91  2–0
Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
12/2/2020
11:00 a.m.
No. 12 Lamar W 80–63  3–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
12/6/2020
7:00 p.m.
No. 12 at No. 25 Texas
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 66–61  4–0
Frank Erwin Center (1,069)
Austin, TX
12/10/2020
6:00 p.m.
No. 10 at Little Rock W 79–56  5–0
Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
12/13/2020
5:00 p.m.
No. 10 Abilene Christian W 77–59  6–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
12/15/2020
2:00 p.m.
No. 10 Sam Houston State W 99–69  7–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
12/20/2020
2:00 p.m.
No. 10 Rice W 57–53  8–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
12/28/2020
7:00 pm, SECN+
No. 9 Northwestern State W 112–26  9–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
SEC regular season
1/03/2021
Noon
No. 9 at Florida W 92–67  10–0
(1–0)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
1/07/2021
8:00 p.m.
No. 8 No. 10 Kentucky W 77–60  11–0
(2–0)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
1/10/2021
3:00 p.m.
No. 8 at No. 13 Arkansas W 74–73  12–0
(3–0)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
1/14/2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 7 at LSU L 61–65 OT 12–1
(3–1)
Maravich Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
1/17/2021
Noon, ESPN2
No. 7 No. 14 Mississippi State W 69–41  13–1
(4–1)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
1/24/2021
4:00 p.m.
No. 8 at Missouri W 70–66  14–1
(5–1)
Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
1/28/2021
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 8 at Auburn W 84–69  15–1
(6–1)
Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
1/31/2021
4:00 p.m.
No. 8 No. 22 Georgia W 60–48  16–1
(7–1)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
2/04/2021
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 7 LSU W 54–41  17–1
(8–1)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
2/07/2021
2:00 pm, SECN
No. 7 No. 16 Arkansas W 69–67  18–1
(9–1)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
2/11/2021
No. 6 at Vanderbilt Canceled[4] Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
2/14/2021
2:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 No. 16 Tennessee W 80–70  19–1
(10–1)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
2/18/2021
7:00 pm, SECN+
No. 5 Missouri Postponed Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
2/21/2021
3:00 p.m., SECN
No. 5 at Ole Miss W 66–55  20–1
(11–1)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss 
Oxford, MS
2/25/2021
6:00 pm, SECN+
No. 3 at Alabama W 73–67  21–1
(12–1)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
2/28/2021
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 No. 5 South Carolina W 65–57  22–1
(13–1)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
SEC Tournament
3/5/2021
10:00 am, SECN
(1) No. 2 vs. (8) LSU
Quarterfinals
W 77–58  23–1
Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
3/6/2021
3:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) No. 2 vs. (4) No. 16 Georgia
Semifinals
L 68–74  23–2
Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
NCAA tournament
3/22/2021
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 M) No. 4 vs. (15 M) Troy
First Round
W 84–80  24–2
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
3/24/2021
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 M) No. 4 vs. (7 M) Iowa State
Second Round
W 84–82 OT 25–2
Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
3/27/2021
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 M) No. 4 vs. (3 M) No. 11 Arizona
Sweet Sixteen
L 59–74  25–3
Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
M=Mercado regional.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "No. 3 Texas A&M Aggies beat No. 5 South Carolina Gamecocks for first SEC regular-season title". ESPN. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Clutch free throws cap Hogs' comeback over A&M
  3. ^ "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs". SEC Sports. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.