2020–21 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

The 2020–21 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team will represent the University of Georgia during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach Joni Taylor, will play their home games at the Stegeman Coliseum and will compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2020–21 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 25
2020–21 record14–4 (6–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStegeman Coliseum
2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 South Carolina100 1.000  151  .938
No. 7 Texas A&M81 .889  171  .944
No. 18 Tennessee61 .857  123  .800
No. 25 Georgia64 .600  144  .778
No. 15 Kentucky64 .600  135  .722
LSU64 .600  88  .500
Alabama55 .500  125  .706
No. 24 Mississippi State34 .429  85  .615
No. 16 Arkansas45 .444  146  .700
Missouri26 .250  67  .462
Ole Miss27 .222  87  .533
Florida27 .222  98  .529
Auburn09 .000  512  .294
Vanderbilt03 .000  44  .500
Vanderbilt suspended their season on January 21, 2021
2021 SEC Tournament winner
As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

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

Media poll
Predicted finish Team
1South Carolina
2Kentucky
3Texas A&M
4Arkansas
5Mississippi State
6Tennessee
7LSU
8Alabama
9Georgia
10Missouri
11Ole Miss
12Florida
13Vanderbilt
14Auburn

Roster

2020–21 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Zoesha Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrGlynn Academy Brunswick, GA
G 1 Chloe Chapman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoOur Lady of Good Counsel HS Mitchellville, MD
G 2 Gabby Connally 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrLouis D. Brandeis HS San Antonio, TX
F 3 Sarah Ashlee Barker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSpain Park HS Birmingham, AL
G 4 Mikayla Coombs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrWesleyan School Buford, GA
G 10 Caitlin Hose 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrHazel Green HS Hazel Green, AL
G 11 Maya Caldwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrDavidson Day School Charlotte, NC
G 12 Kaila Hubbard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoHoly Innocents' Episcopal School Jonesboro, GA
C 14 Jenna Staiti 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SrWest Forsyth HS Cumming, GA
C 15 Maori Davenport 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoCharles Henderson HS Troy, AL
F 20 Jordan Isaacs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSt. Francis School Alpharetta, GA
F 22 Malury Bates 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrWilliam Fleming HS Roanoke, VA
G 23 Que Morrison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrMcEachern HS Riverdale, GA
F 35 Javyn Nicholson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoCollins Hill HS Lawrenceville, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 22 25  
Coaches 23 21 25

^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
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer W 83–64  1–0
 15  Nicholson  7  Nicholson  5  Coombs  Hawkins Arena (772)
Macon, GA
November 29, 2020
2:00 pm, ACCNX
at Georgia Tech W 75–69 OT 2–0
 21  Staiti  12  Staiti  4  Connally  McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
Atlanta, GA
December 3, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Carolina W 66–45  3–0
 13  Morrison  6  Nicholson  7  Connally  Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
December 6, 2020
Noon, SECN
Oklahoma
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 93–80  4–0
 29  Connally  8  Staiti  6  Coombs  Stegeman Coliseum (595)
Athens, GA
December 9, 2020
7:00 pm, SECN+
Jacksonville State W 68–47  5–0
 18  Staiti  12  Staiti  4  Coombs  Stegeman Coliseum (619)
Athens, GA
December 12, 2020
Noon, SECN+
Radford Canceled due to COVID-19 Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
December 17, 2020
7:00 pm, SECN+
Georgia State W 85–51  6–0
 16  Tied  12  Barker  7  Morrison  Stegeman Coliseum (573)
Athens, GA
December 20, 2020
2:00 pm, SECN+
Furman W 69–43  7–0
 15  Staiti  13  Morrison  5  Morrison  Stegeman Coliseum (583)
Athens, GA
December 22, 2020
Noon, SECN+
Appalachian State W 107–44  8–0
 16  Connally  8  Staiti  5  Chapman  Stegeman Coliseum (625)
Athens, GA
SEC regular season
December 31, 2020
7:00 pm, SECN+
No. 12 Mississippi State L 62–69  8–1
(0–1)
 17  Staiti  10  Staiti  5  Connally  Stegeman Coliseum (769)
Athens, GA
January 3, 2021
3:00 pm, SECN+
at Auburn W 76–44  9–1
(1–1)
 13  Staiti  8  Nicholson  5  Morrison  Auburn Arena (657)
Auburn, AL
January 10, 2021
Noon, SECN
Florida W 68–58  10–1
(2–1)
 17  Staiti  10  Staiti  5  Coombs  Stegeman Coliseum (739)
Athens, GA
January 14, 2021
6:30 pm, SECN
at No. 23 Tennessee W 67–66  11–1
(3–1)
 17  Tied  6  Morrison  7  Coombs  Thompson–Boling Arena (2,167)
Knoxville, TN
January 17, 2021
3:00 pm, SECN
Ole Miss W 73–57  12–1
(4–1)
 16  Staiti  6  Coombs  5  Coombs  Stegeman Coliseum (825)
Athens, GA
January 21, 2021
6:30 pm, SECN
No. 22 at No. 4 South Carolina L 50–62  12–2
(4–2)
 15  Tied  9  Staiti  3  Chapman  Colonial Life Arena (3,500)
Columbia, SC
January 25, 2021
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 22 No. 19 Arkansas W 75–73  13–2
(5–2)
 20  Tied  13  Staiti  4  Tied  Stegeman Coliseum (701)
Athens, GA
January 28, 2021
7:00 pm, SECN+
No. 22 LSU L 52–60  13–3
(5–3)
 19  Staiti  8  Staiti  3  Connally  Stegeman Coliseum (759)
Athens, GA
January 31, 2021
5:00 pm, SECN
No. 22 at No. 8 Texas A&M L 48–60  13–4
(5–4)
 18  Connally  6  Isaacs  2  Caldwell  Reed Arena (1,328)
College Station, TX
February 4, 2021
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 25 at Alabama W 83–76 OT 14–4
(6–4)
 24  Morrison  9  Staiti  4  Connally  Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 11, 2021
7:00 pm, SECN+
Auburn     Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
February 14, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at Missouri     Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 18, 2021
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Vanderbilt Canceled due to Vanderbilt ending season[2] Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
February 21, 2021
Noon, SECN
Tennessee     Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
February 25, 2021
7:00 pm, SECN+
Kentucky     Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
February 28, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Florida     O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
SEC Women's Tournament
March 3–7, 2021
vs. TBA     Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
[3]

References

  1. Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs
  2. Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  3. "SEC Announces Georgia's 2020 League Schedule". Georgia Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
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