2020–21 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

2020–21 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record17–10 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tiffany Coppage
  • Kelly Curry
  • Janese Constantine
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
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 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by eighth-year head coach Kristy Curry, played their home games at Coleman Coliseum and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

In the December 16 win against Nicholls State, senior Jasmine Walker scored her 1,000th career point, making her the 30th in the program to do so.[1]

The Crimson Tide ended their season at 17–10 (8–8 SEC), receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, losing in the second round to Maryland.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Amber Richardson 2 G 6'0" RS Senior Garner, NC Graduated
Cierra Johnson 4 G 5'10" Senior Mobile, AL Graduated
Ashley Knight 25 F 6'5" Senior Austin, TX Graduated
Shelby Gibson 42 C 6'3" RS Junior Murfreesboro, TN Medically Retired

Roster

2020–21 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ahriahna Grizzle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Bill Crothers Secondary School Toronto, Canada
G 1 Megan Abrams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Lafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, LA
G 2 Keyara Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Jones County CC Heidelberg, MS
G 3 Jordan Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Lake Highland Prep Windermere, FL
G 4 Taylor Sutton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Middle Tennessee State Atlanta, GA
G 5 Hannah Barber 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Homewood HS Homewood, AL
G 11 Destiny Rice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So North Caddo Magnet HS Shreveport, LA
F 12 Allie Craig Cruce 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Lauderdale County HS Killen, AL
G/F 15 Myra Gordon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lobell HS Fort Worth, TX
C 20 Ruth Koang 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr South Plains College Rochester, NY
F 22 Ariyah Copeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Columbus HS Columbus, GA
G 23 Brittany Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Gulf Coast State College Manchester, GA
G 24 De'sha Benjamin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Lucy Craft Laney HS Augusta, GA
F 32 Alana Busby-Dunphy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Dodge City CC Eureka, CA
F 40 Jasmine Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Jefferson Davis HS Montgomery, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2020

Preseason

SEC media poll

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

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
12:00 pm, SECN+ 		Samford W 83–68  1–0
  22 – Walker   7 – Walker   6 – Lewis  Coleman Coliseum (538)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 29, 2020
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		Houston W 88–66  2–0
  25 – Walker   14 – Copeland   4 – Abrams  Coleman Coliseum (469)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 2, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		USC Upstate W 98–59  3–0
  24 – Copeland   13 – Walker   5 – Abrams  Coleman Coliseum (460)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 5, 2020
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma State
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge 		W 76–72  4–0
  24 – Walker   10 – Copeland   6 – Abrams  Gallagher-Iba Arena (898)
Stillwater, OK
December 9, 2020
2:00 pm 		Sam Houston State Canceled due to COVID-19 Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 13, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mercer W 78–61  5–0
  26 – Copeland   12 – Walker   5 – Tied  Hawkins Arena (248)
Macon, GA
December 16, 2020
8:00 pm, SECN 		Nicholls W 86–46  6–0
  21 – Walker   11 – Walker   7 – Barber  Coleman Coliseum (447)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 17, 2020
8:00 pm, SECN 		Southern Miss Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 19, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Memphis W 74–68  7–0
  28 – Walker   10 – Walker   5 – Barber  Elma Roane Fieldhouse (174)
Memphis, TN
December 21, 2020*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		Jacksonville Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
December 31, 2020
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Missouri W 74–59  8–0
(1–0) 		 27 – Lewis   9 – Abrams   6 – Barber  Mizzou Arena (1,723)
Columbia, MO
January 4, 2021
6:00 pm 		No. 5 South Carolina L 60–77  8–1
(1–1) 		 28 – Lewis   8 – Walker   4 – Lewis  Coleman Coliseum (637)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 7, 2021
6:00 pm 		LSU W 67–59  9–1
(2–1) 		 20 – Copeland   14 – Copeland   5 – Lewis  Coleman Coliseum (571)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 10, 2021
1:00 pm, SECN 		at Vanderbilt W 80–56  10–1
(3–1) 		 25 – Walker   16 – Walker   6 – Lewis  Memorial Gymnasium (55)
Nashville, TN
January 14, 2021
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 14 Mississippi State W 86–78  11–1
(4–1) 		 22 – Lewis   13 – Copeland   6 – Barber  Humphrey Coliseum (1,000)
Starkville, MS
January 17, 2021
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 23 Tennessee L 56–82  11–2
(4–2) 		 22 – Lewis   12 – Walker   2 – Lewis  Coleman Coliseum (914)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 24, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		Auburn W 67–55  12–2
(5–2) 		 19 – Tied   9 – Walker   8 – Lewis  Coleman Coliseum (922)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 28, 2021
5:30 pm, SECN 		at No. 15 Kentucky L 68–81  12–3
(5–3) 		 27 – Walker   11 – Walker   7 – Lewis  Memorial Coliseum (1,533)
Lexington, KY
January 31, 2021
2:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 4 South Carolina L 63–87  12–4
(5–4) 		 19 – Lewis   7 – Copeland   2 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (3,500)
Columbia, SC
February 4, 2021
6:00 pm, SECN 		No. 25 Georgia L 76–83 OT 12–5
(5–5) 		 24 – Walker   14 – Copeland   5 – Lewis  Coleman Coliseum (771)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 11, 2021
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		Ole Miss L 62–67  12–6
(5–6) 		 17 – Lewis   11 – Lewis   2 – Tied  Coleman Coliseum (633)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 14, 2021
5:00 pm, SECN 		at Auburn W 92–78  13–6
(6–6) 		 41 – Walker   15 – Walker   11 – Barber  Auburn Arena (841)
Auburn, AL
February 18, 2021
4:00 pm, SECN 		at Florida W 77–70  14–6
(7–6) 		 22 – Walker   9 – Abrams   5 – Lewis  O'Connell Center (674)
Gainesville, FL
February 21, 2021
2:00 pm, SEC+ 		Mississippi State W 71–63  15–6
(8–6) 		 20 – Walker   11 – Copeland   7 – Abrams  Coleman Coliseum (876)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 25, 2021
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 3 Texas A&M L 67–73  15–7
(8–7) 		 21 – Lewis   11 – Walker   5 – Lewis  Coleman Coliseum (648)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 28, 2021
5:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 16 Arkansas L 76–94  15–8
(8–8) 		 18 – Copeland   13 – Copeland   3 – Tied  Bud Walton Arena (4,400)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
March 4, 2021
5:00 pm, SECN 		(7) vs. (10) Missouri
Second Round 		W 82–74  16–8
  22 – Copeland   10 – Copeland   7 – Barber  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (912)
Greenville, SC
March 5, 2021
5:00 pm, SECN 		(7) vs. (2) No. 7 South Carolina
Quarterfinals 		L 63–75  16–9
  25 – Lewis   7 – Copeland   4 – Lewis  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (2,049)
Greenville, SC
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2021
11:00 am, ESPN 		(7 H) vs. (10 H) North Carolina
First Round 		W 80–71  17–9
  32 – Lewis   12 – Copeland   8 – Lewis  Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
March 24, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		(7 H) vs. (2 H) No. 7 Maryland
Second Round 		L 64–100  17–10
  23 – Walker   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  Bill Greehey Arena 
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
[3]

References

  1. ^ Jasmine Walker Scores 1,000th Career Point to Lead Alabama over Nicholls, 86-46
  2. ^ "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC women's hoops champs". SEC Sports. November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Announces 2020-21 Schedule". Alabama Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2020.