2020–21 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team

2020–21 Oregon Ducks women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 23
Record15–9 (10–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthew Knight Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Stanford† 19 – 2   .905 31 – 2   .939
No. 11 Arizona 13 – 4   .765 21 – 6   .778
No. 9 UCLA 12 – 4   .750 17 – 6   .739
No. 23 Oregon 10 – 7   .588 15 – 9   .625
Oregon State 7 – 6   .538 12 – 8   .600
Colorado 8 – 8   .500 12 – 11   .522
Washington State 9 – 10   .474 12 – 12   .500
USC 8 – 10   .444 11 – 12   .478
Arizona State 6 – 9   .400 11 – 12   .478
Utah 4 – 15   .211 5 – 16   .238
Washington 3 – 13   .188 7 – 14   .333
California 1 – 12   .077 1 – 16   .059
† 2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of March 29, 2021
Rankings from AP poll


The 2020–21 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ducks, led by seventh-year head coach Kelly Graves, played home games at the Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

The Ducks finished the season 31–2, 17–1 in Pac-12 play to finish in first place. They won the Pac-12 women's tournament, defeating Utah, Arizona, and Stanford along the way to their title. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1] Oregon finished ranked second in both the AP and Coaches poll.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason left
Satou Sabally 0 Forward 6'4" Junior Berlin, Germany Graduated early; declared for WNBA draft
Holly Winterburn 11 Guard 5'10" Freshman Northampton, England Transferred to UC Davis
Lucy Cochrane 12 Forward 6'5" Freshman Melbourne, Australia Transferred to Portland
Sabrina Ionescu 20 Guard 5'11" Senior Walnut Creek, CA Graduated
Minyon Moore 23 Guard 5'8" Senior Hercules, CA Graduated
Ruthy Hebard 24 Forward 6'4" Senior Fairbanks, AK Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Date
eligible		 Years
eligible		 Previous
school
Taylor Mikesell 3 Guard 5'11" Junior Massillon, OH October 1, 2020 3[a] Maryland
Arielle Wilson 10 Forward 6'6" Junior Fayetteville, NC October 1, 2020 3[a] Kilgore College
  1. ^ a b Both Mikesell and Wilson initially had two years of eligibility, but the NCAA ruled that the 2020–21 season would not be counted against the eligibility of any student-athlete in a winter sport, including women's basketball.

Recruiting class of 2020

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sydney Parrish
G 		Fishers, IN Hamilton Southeastern 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Nov 13, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Kylee Watson
F 		Linwood, NJ Mainland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Nov 13, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Maddie Scherr
G 		Florence, KY Ryle 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Nov 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Angela Dugalic
F 		Des Plaines, IL Maine West 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Nov 13, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Te-Hina Paopao
G 		San Diego, CA La Jolla Country Day 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Nov 13, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings:   ESPN: 1
  • 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:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.

Roster

2020–21 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Nyara Sabally 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Rotteck Gymnasium Berlin, Germany
G 3 Taylor Chavez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Valley Vista Surprise, AZ
G 4 Jaz Shelley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Berwick College Moe, VIC, Australia
F 10 Arielle Wilison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jr Northwood Temple Academy
Kilgore College 		Fayetteville, NC
G 11 Taylor Mikesell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Jackson
Maryland 		Massillon, OH
F 12 Te-Hina Paopao 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr La Jolla Country Day Oceanside, CA
F 14 Lydia Giomi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr West Seattle HS Seattle, WA
F 21 Erin Boley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Elizabethtown HS
Notre Dame 		Hodgenville, KY
F 22 Kylee Watson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Mainland Linwood, NJ
G 23 Maddie Scherr 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Ryle Florence, KY
F 25 Angela Dugalic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Maine West Des Plaines, IL
F 32 Sedona Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) RS So Liberty Hill HS
Texas 		Liberty Hill, TX
G 33 Sydney Parrish 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Hamilton Southeastern Fishers, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 18, 2021

Schedule

Source:[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 28, 2020*
1:00 p.m. 		No. 10 Seattle W 116–51  1–0
 Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
November 30, 2020*
8:00 p.m., NBCSNW 		No. 10 at Portland W 85–52  2–0
 Chiles Center (0)
Portland, OR
December 4, 2020
2:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 10 Colorado W 82–52  3–0
(1–0) 		Matthew Knight Arena (1)
Eugene, OR
December 6, 2020
11:00 a.m., P12N 		No. 10 Utah W 85–43  4–0
(2–0) 		Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
December 8, 2020
TBA, P12N 		No. 8 Portland State Postponed Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
December 13, 2020
4:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 8 at No. 15 Oregon State
Civil War 		W 79–59  5–0
(3–0) 		Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
December 19, 2020
2:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 7 at Washington W 73–49  6–0
(4–0) 		Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
December 21, 2020
11:00 a.m., P12N 		No. 8 at Washington State W 69–65  7–0
(5–0) 		Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
January 1, 2021
6:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 8 USC W 92–69  8–0
(6–0) 		Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
January 3, 2021
1:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 8 No. 11 UCLA L 71–73  8–1
(6–1) 		Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
January 8, 2021
11:30 a.m., P12N 		No. 11 at No. 1 Stanford L 63–70  8–2
(6–2) 		Maples Pavilion (1)
Stanford, CA
January 10, 2021
1:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 11 at California W 100–41  9–2
(7–2) 		Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
January 14, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 10 at No. 11 Arizona L 41–57  9–3
(7–3) 		McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
January 17, 2021
11:00 a.m., P12N 		No. 10 at Arizona State Postponed Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
January 22, 2021
5:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 13 Washington State W 58–50  10–3
(8–3) 		Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
January 24, 2021
2:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 13 Washington W 69–52  11–3
(9–3) 		Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
January 29, 2021
2:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 11 at Utah Postponed Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 31, 2021
11:00 a.m., P12N 		No. 11 at Colorado Postponed CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
February 5, 2021
8:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 12 Arizona State Postponed Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
February 6, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		No. 12 UC Davis W 63–57  12–3
 Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
February 8, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 11 No. 10 Arizona L 59–79  12–4
(9–4) 		Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
February 12, 2021
4:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 11 California Postponed Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
February 15, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 13 No. 6 Stanford L 61–63  12–5
(9–5) 		Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
February 19, 2021
5:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 13 at No. 8 UCLA L 56–83  12–6
(9–6) 		Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 2021
Noon, P12N 		No. 13 at USC W 72–48  13–6
(10–6) 		Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 2021
3:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 14 Oregon State
Civil War 		L 77–88  13–7
(10–7) 		Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 4, 2021
11:00 a.m., P12N 		(4) No. 19 vs. (5) Oregon State
Quarterfinals/Civil War 		L 64–71  13–8
 Michelob Ultra Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		(5 A) No. 23 vs. (11 A) South Dakota
First Round 		W 67–47  14–8
 Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
March 24, 2021*
Noon, ESPN2 		(5 A) No. 23 vs. (3 A) No. 10 Georgia
Second Round 		W 57–50  15–8
 Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
March 28, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN 		(5 A) No. 23 vs. (2 A) No. 8 Louisville
Sweet Sixteen 		L 42–60  15–9
 Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Alamo.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Final
AP 10 10 8 7-T 8 8 11 10 13 11 12 11 13 14 19 23 23
Coaches 9 8 (1) 8 (1) 7-T 7 11 10 13 12 11 13 13-T 15 18 22 22

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll. The AP Poll does not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

See also

References

  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Oregon Ducks Women's Basketball Schedule". goducks.com. University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2021.