2020–21 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

2020–21 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record11–11 (8–8 CUSA)
Head coach
Associate head coachTerry Primm
Assistant coaches
  • Otávio Battaglia
  • Arianne Stinson
Home arenaFAU Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

The 2020–21 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Jim Jabir, and played their home games at the FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as a member of Conference USA.[1]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 30, 2020*
5:00 p.m.
North Florida W 93–81  1–0
FAU Arena (198)
Boca Raton, FL
December 3, 2020*
7:30 p.m.
at Miami L 61–73  1–1
Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
December 7, 2020*
8:00 p.m.
at Florida L 76–88  1–2
O'Connell Center (909)
Gainesville, FL
December 18, 2020*
5:00 p.m.
Florida Memorial W 104–73  2–2
FAU Arena (163)
Boca Raton, FL
CUSA regular season
January 1, 2021
7:00 p.m.
at Middle Tennessee L 65–84  2–3
(0–1)
Murphy Center (100)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 2, 2021
3:00 p.m.
at Middle Tennessee L 64–66  2–4
(0–2)
Murphy Center (100)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 8, 2021
5:00 p.m.
Old Dominion L 56–71  2–5
(0–3)
FAU Arena (177)
Boca Raton, FL
January 9, 2021
2:00 p.m.
Old Dominion L 72–77  2–6
(0–4)
FAU Arena (180)
Boca Raton, FL
January 15, 2021
5:00 p.m.
FIU W 73–69  3–6
(1–4)
FAU Arena (253)
Boca Raton, FL
January 16, 2021
4:00 p.m.
FIU L 62–65  3–7
(1–5)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (105)
Miami, FL
January 22, 2021
3:00 p.m.
at Charlotte Postponed [a][2] Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
January 23, 2021
3:00 p.m.
at Charlotte Postponed [a][2] Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
January 29, 2021
5:00 p.m.
Marshall Canceled [b][3] FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
January 30, 2021
2:00 p.m.
Marshall Canceled [b][3] FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
February 5, 2021
7:00 p.m.
at Western Kentucky L 64–71  3–8
(1–6)
E. A. Diddle Arena (513)
Bowling Green, KY
February 6, 2021
7:00 p.m.
Western Kentucky W 75–70  4–8
(2–6)
E. A. Diddle Arena (582)
Bowling Green, KY
February 12, 2021
5:00 p.m.
UTSA W 72–59  5–8
(3–6)
FAU Arena (182)
Boca Raton, FL
February 13, 2021
2:00 p.m.
UTSA W 79–50  6–8
(4–6)
FAU Arena (205)
Boca Raton, FL
February 21, 2021
4:00 p.m.
at UTEP W 67–62  7–8
(5–6)
Don Haskins Center (555)
El Paso, TX
February 22, 2021
9:00 p.m.
at UTEP L 62–92  7–9
(5–7)
Don Haskins Center (314)
El Paso, TX
February 26, 2021
5:00 p.m.
Southern Miss W 78–63  8–9
(6–7)
FAU Arena (228)
Boca Raton, FL
February 27, 2021
2:00 p.m.
Southern Miss W 86–61  9–9
(7–7)
FAU Arena (239)
Boca Raton, FL
March 5, 2021 [4]
3:00 p.m.
at Charlotte W 77–73  10–9
(8–7)
Dale F. Halton Arena (149)
Charlotte, NC
March 6, 2021 [4]
3:00 p.m.
at Charlotte L 73–83  10–10
(8–8)
Dale F. Halton Arena (247)
Charlotte, NC
CUSA Tournament
March 10, 2021
3:30 p.m.
(3E) vs. (6W) UAB
Second Round
W 72–66  11–10
Ford Center at The Star (623)
Frisco, TX
March 11, 2021
3:30 p.m.
(3E) vs. (2W) UTEP
Quarterfinals
L 67–74  11–11
Ford Center at The Star (507)
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
  2. ^ a b Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

References

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Reveals Full 2020-21 Schedule". Florida Atlantic University Department of Athletics. November 16, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Pereira, Richard (January 20, 2021). "Women's Basketball: Games against Charlotte postponed due to COVID-19". University Press. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Pereira, Richard (January 26, 2020). "Women's Basketball: Games against Marshall postponed due to COVID-19". University Press. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "C-USA Announces Rescheduled Women's Basketball Games". Conference USA. February 10, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.