2020–21 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

2020–21 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 18
Record18–9 (9–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
Rupp 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 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by head coach Kyra Elzy, played their home games at Memorial Coliseum and Rupp Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Roster

2020–21 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 00 Olivia Owens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Niskayuna
Maryland 		Albany, NY
G 1 Robyn Benton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Greater Atlanta Christian
Auburn 		Atlanta, GA
F 3 KeKe McKinney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Fulton (TN) Knoxville, TN
G 5 Blair Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Harlan County Harlan, KY
G 10 Rhyne Howard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Bradley Central Cleveland, TN
G 12 Treasure Hunt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Hamilton Heights Christian Chattanooga, TN
G 13 Jazmine Massengill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Hamilton Heights Christian
Tennessee 		Chattanooga, TN
F 14 Tatyana Wyatt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Columbus Columbus, GA
G 15 Chasity Patterson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr North Shore
Texas 		Houston, TX
G 20 Erin Toller 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Sacred Heart Academy Louisville, KY
F 21 Nyah Leveretter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Westwood Blythewood, SC
G 23 Kameron Roach 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Lower Richland Hopkins, SC
G 34 Emma King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lincoln County Stanford, KY
F 44 Dre'una Edwards 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Liberty HS
Utah 		Las Vegas, NV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2020

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020.[1]

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

Rankings

Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP111199131310101212152017191718
Coaches1212

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

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*
1:00 pm, SEC+ 		No. 11 Murray State W 86–60  1–0
  30 – Patterson   9 – Owens   3 – Tied  Memorial Coliseum (1,200)
Lexington, KY
November 29, 2020*
2:00 pm, SECN 		No. 11 Belmont W 70–50  2–0
  27 – Edwards   15 – Edwards   4 – Benton  Memorial Coliseum (1,200)
Lexington, KY
December 3, 2020*
7:30 pm 		No. 11 at Kansas State
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge 		W 60–49  3–0
  16 – Edwards   12 – Edwards   5 – Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (502)
Manhattan, KS
December 6, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 11 No. 13 Indiana
Rivalry 		W 72–68  4–0
  22 – Howard   9 – Edwards   6 – Patterson  Memorial Coliseum (1,200)
Lexington, KY
December 9, 2020*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 9 Marshall W 79–45  5–0
  17 – Green   8 – Tied   5 – Tied  Memorial Coliseum (1,200)
Lexington, KY
December 13, 2020*
2:00 pm 		No. 9 Samford W 88–54  6–0
  16 – Patterson   7 – Howard   6 – Howard  Memorial Coliseum (1,200)
Lexington, KY
December 16, 2020*
3:00 pm 		No. 9 at No. 24 DePaul L 82–86  6–1
  22 – Patterson   12 – Howard   5 – Edwards  Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 19, 2020*
2:00 pm, SEC+ 		No. 9 Wofford W 98–37  7–1
  19 – Edwards   9 – Tied   4 – Tied  Memorial Coliseum (1,200)
Lexington, KY
SEC regular season
December 31, 2020
8:30 pm, SECN 		No. 13 No. 10 Arkansas W 75–64  8–1
(1–0) 		 24 – Howard   10 – Howard   4 – Tied  Memorial Coliseum (1,200)
Lexington, KY
January 3, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 13 at No. 12 Mississippi State W 92–86 OT 9–1
(2–0) 		 33 – Howard   11 – Edwards   6 – Howard  Humphrey Coliseum (1,000)
Starkville, MS
January 7, 2021
8:30 pm, SECN 		No. 10 at No. 8 Texas A&M L 60–77  9–2
(2–1) 		 22 – Howard   6 – Howard   5 – Howard  Reed Arena (824)
College Station, TX
January 10, 2021
Noon, ESPN2 		No. 10 No. 5 South Carolina L 70–75  9–3
(2–2) 		 32 – Howard   7 – Tied   4 – Patterson  Memorial Coliseum (1,200)
Lexington, KY
January 17, 2021
5:00 pm, SECN 		No. 12 Vanderbilt W 80–73  10–3
(3–2) 		 22 – Green   8 – Edwards   7 – Patterson  Memorial Coliseum (1,200)
Lexington, KY
January 21, 2021
8:30 pm, SECN 		No. 12 at Auburn W 76–71  11–3
(4–2) 		 18 – Green   8 – McKinney   4 – McKinney  Auburn Arena (578)
Auburn, AL
January 24, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 12 at No. 25 Tennessee
Rivalry 		L 53–70  11–4
(4–3) 		 15 – Patterson   5 – Owens   4 – Patterson  Thompson–Boling Arena (2,609)
Knoxville, TN
January 28, 2021
6:30 pm, SECN 		No. 15 Alabama W 81–68  12–4
(5–3) 		 16 – Howard   8 – Howard   7 – Tied  Memorial Coliseum (1,533)
Lexington, KY
January 31, 2021
1:00 pm, SECN 		No. 15 Missouri W 61–55  13–4
(6–3) 		 22 – Howard   10 – Howard   3 – Howard  Memorial Coliseum (1,200)
Lexington, KY
February 4, 2021
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 15 at Ole Miss L 60–72  13–5
(6–4) 		 26 – Howard   10 – Howard   4 – Howard  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (844)
Oxford, MS
February 11, 2021
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 20 No. 16 Tennessee
Rivalry 		W 71–56  14–5
(7–4) 		 21 – Patterson   7 – Tied   6 – Howard  Memorial Coliseum (1,683)
Lexington, KY
February 15, 2021
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 17 at Florida W 88–80  15–5
(8–4) 		 31 – Howard   9 – Howard   6 – Rickards  O'Connell Center (659)
Gainesville, FL
February 19, 2021
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 17 LSU Postponed due to weather concerns. Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
February 21, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 17 at No. 2 South Carolina L 55–76  15–6
(8–5) 		 12 – Howard   6 – Howard   5 – Massengill  Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
February 25, 2021
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 19 at No. 17 Georgia W 62–58  16–6
(9–5) 		 27 – Howard   6 – Wyatt   5 – Massengill  Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
February 28, 2021
Noon, SECN 		No. 19 Ole Miss L 69–73  16–7
(9–6) 		 21 – Howard   16 – Howard   5 – Howard  Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
March 4, 2021
1:30 pm, SECN 		(5) No. 17 vs. (12) Florida
Second Round 		W 73–64  17–7
  27 – Howard   8 – McKinney   4 – Tied  Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
March 5, 2021
1:30 pm, SECN 		(5) No. 17 vs. (4) No. 16 Georgia
Quarterfinals 		L 66–78  17–8
  33 – Howard   9 – McKinney   4 – Massengill  Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN 		(4 RW) No. 18 vs. (13 RW) Idaho State
First Round 		W 71-63  18-8
  14 – Howard   9 – Howard   5 – Tied  Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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References

  1. ^ "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs". SEC Sports. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "WBB Finalizes 2019-20 Schedule with Challenging SEC Slate". Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2020.