2020–21 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

2020–21 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
Women's NIT, Consolation First Round
Sun Belt Regular Season Champions
Sun Belt West Division champions
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record16–8 (13–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Deacon Jones
  • Amber Gregg
  • Valerie Huizar
Home arenaCajundome
Seasons
2020–21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Troy † 15 – 2   .882 22 – 6   .786
Georgia State 9 – 7   .563 13 – 11   .542
Appalachian State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 12   .556
South Alabama 9 – 9   .500 13 – 13   .500
Georgia Southern 5 – 9   .357 11 – 13   .458
Coastal Carolina 0 – 13   .000 3 – 15   .167
West
Louisiana 13 – 1   .929 16 – 7   .696
UT Arlington 11 – 4   .733 13 – 7   .650
Little Rock 9 – 7   .563 15 – 11   .577
Texas State 7 – 8   .467 11 – 11   .500
Arkansas State 4 – 10   .286 9 – 12   .429
Louisiana–Monroe 1 – 15   .063 2 – 20   .091
† 2021 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of July 7, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by ninth-year head coach Garry Brodhead, played all home games at the Cajundome along with the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

For the first time ever, the Cajuns women’s basketball team captured the West Division championship as well as the Regular Season championship. Following their loss in the finals of the Conference tournament, the Cajuns were one of nine automatic bids to the WNIT.

Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2019–20 season 19-12, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the conference. They made it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where the defeated Georgia Southern and Little Rock before all post-season play, including the finale of the Sun Belt Tournament, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Jazmine Thomas 3 G 5'7" Junior Vivian, Louisiana Retired
Kendall Bess 22 F 6'1" Senior Richmond, Texas Graduated
Jazmyn Womack 25 G/F 5'11" Sophomore Ponchatoula, Louisiana Transferred to Nicholls

Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Old School
Destiny McAfee 14 G 5'9" Junior Longview, Texas Weatherford College

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tamera Johnson
Forward 		Lafayette, LA Lafayette Christian Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Nov 13, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Lafaedria Green
Forward 		Monroe, LA Ouachita Parish HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Apr 16, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Louisiana 2020-21 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  • "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

Roster

2020–21 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Alexandria Goodly 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So St. Louis Catholic HS Lake Charles, LA
F 1 Kimberly Burton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Red River HS Coushatta, LA
G 2 Brandi Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Barbe HS Lake Charles, LA
G 3 Makayia Hallmon 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) So Red River HS Coushatta, LA
F 5 Tamera Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Lafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, LA
G/F 11 Skyler Goodwin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Parkview Baptist HS Baton Rouge, LA
G 14 Destiny McAfee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Longview HS
Weatherford College 		Longview, TX
G 15 Diamond Morrison 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr East View HS Georgetown, TX
F 20 Caira Wren 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So McKinley Senior HS Baton Rouge, LA
F 21 Bre'Yelle Porter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Lafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, LA
F 23 Kristen Daniels 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Barbe HS
McNeese State 		Lake Charles, LA
G/F 24 Jomyra Mathis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Landry Walker HS New Orleans, LA
F 33 Lafaedria Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Ouachita Parish HS Monroe, LA
F 35 Ty'Reona Doucet 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Ville Platte HS Ville Platte, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 16 November 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
12/04/2020*
6:00 p.m. 		North Texas L 74–84  0–1
  18 – Mathis   10 – Doucet   3 – Mathis  Cajundome (141)
Lafayette, LA
12/09/2020*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		McNeese State
Education Game 		W 80–48  1–1
  16 – Hallmon   9 – Goodwin   4 – Mathis  Cajundome (206)
Lafayette, LA
12/14/2020*
5:00 p.m., SECN 		at LSU L 57–62  1–2
  16 – Williams   10 – Doucet   3 – Doucet  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (729)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/16/2020*
2:00 p.m. 		at Rice L 51–83  1–3
  16 – Williams   4 – Mathis   2 – Doucet  Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
12/20/2020*
2:00 p.m., CST/ESPN+ 		at Louisiana Tech L 65–68  1–4
  17 – Johnson   7 – Doucet   5 – Mathis  Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
Conference Regular Season
01/01/2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas State L 63–71  1–5
(0–1) 		 20 – Williams   7 – Burton   4 – Goodly  Strahan Arena (576)
San Marcos, TX
01/02/2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas State W 67–41  2–5
(1–1) 		 18 – Williams   8 – Goodwin   2 – Goodly  Strahan Arena (549)
San Marcos, TX
01/22/2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State W 67–65 OT 3–5
(2–1) 		 17 – Mathis   12 – Doucet   7 – Mathis  First National Bank Arena (506)
Jonesboro, AR
01/23/2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State W 70–58  4–5
(3–1) 		 18 – Williams   10 – Mathis   5 – Wren  First National Bank Arena (519)
Jonesboro, AR
01/25/2021
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Little Rock W 54–45  5–5
(4–1) 		 14 – McAfee   12 – Doucet   4 – Mathis  Jack Stephens Center (232)
Little Rock, AR
01/29/2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas State
Rally Program Appreciation 		W 66–64  6–5
(5–1) 		 14 – Doucet   9 – Doucet   3 – Goodwin  Cajundome (114)
Lafayette, LA
01/30/2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas State
Faculty/Staff Appreciation 		W 66–60  7–5
(6–1) 		 15 – Doucet   9 – Doucet   4 – Goodly  Cajundome (151)
Lafayette, LA
02/05/2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkansas State
NGWSD Celebration 		W 52–49  8–5
(7–1) 		 13 – Goodwin   11 – Doucet   2 – Goodly  Cajundome (118)
Lafayette, LA
02/06/2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkansas State
Pink Day 		W 73–61  9–5
(8–1) 		 24 – Goodwin   10 – Burton   4 – Doucet  Cajundome (279)
Lafayette, LA
02/08/2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UT Arlington
Cancer Colors Night 		W 57–48  10–5
(9–1) 		 21 – Doucet   8 – Doucet   3 – Mathis  Cajundome (192)
Lafayette, LA
02/11/2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe
Throwback Thursday/First Responders Night 		W 65–51  11–5
(10–1) 		 24 – Hallmon   7 – Burton   3 – Goodwin  Cajundome (183)
Lafayette, LA
02/13/2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 64–59  12–5
(11–1) 		 32 – Williams   6 – Goodwin   2 – Goodly  Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
02/19/2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington Cancelled due to weather concerns. College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
02/20/2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington Cancelled due to weather concerns. College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
02/26/2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Little Rock
Alumni Weekend 		W 63–52  13–5
(12–1) 		 18 – Goodwin   9 – Doucet   2 – Goodwin  Cajundome (179)
Lafayette, LA
02/27/2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Little Rock
Senior Day/Alumni Weekend 		W 60–32  14–5
(13–1) 		 12 – Mathis   7 – Doucet   3 – Daniels  Cajundome (390)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/06/2021
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(W1) vs. (E4) South Alabama
Quarterfinals 		W 65–46  15–5
  17 – Matthis   11 – Doucet   4 – Doucet  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
03/07/2021
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(W1) vs. (W3) Little Rock
Semifinals 		W 58–48  16–5
  16 – Williams   9 – Doucet   3 – Williams  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
03/08/2021
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		(W1) vs. (E1) Troy
Finals 		L 65–73  16–6
  14 – Goodwin   10 – Goodwin   5 – Mathis  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
Women's NIT
03/19/2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Colorado
First Round 		L 45–68  16–7
  12 – Willaims   11 – Doucet   1 – Burton  My Town Movers Fieldhouse (300)
Memphis, TN
03/20/2021
11:00 am, FloHoops 		vs. UT Martin
Consolation Round 1 		L 48–58  16–8
  15 – Doucet   8 – Mathis   7 – Mathis  My Town Movers Fieldhouse (300)
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Sun Belt cancels remaining Men's and Women's Basketball Championship games". KATC. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2020.