2020–21 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2021–21 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represents the University of Kentucky during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by head coach Kyra Elzy, play their home games at Memorial Coliseum and Rupp Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 |
| AP | No. 20 |
| 2020–21 record | 13–5 (6–4 SEC) |
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| Home arena | Memorial Coliseum Rupp Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 South Carolina | 10 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | – | 2 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Texas A&M | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 18 | – | 1 | .947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Tennessee | 6 | – | 1 | .857 | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Georgia | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Kentucky | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Arkansas | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 7 | .222 | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 7 | .222 | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 10 | .000 | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 3 | .000 | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt suspended their season on January 21, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 SEC Tournament winner As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020.[1]
| Media poll | ||
| Predicted finish | Team | |
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| 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
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
^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 | |||
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| 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 | 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Auburn, AL | |||
| January 24, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 12 | at No. 25 Tennessee | L 53–70 | 11–4 (4–3) |
15 – Patterson | 5 – Owens | 4 – Patterson | Thompson–Boling Arena 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 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 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 Oxford, MS | |||
| February 11, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 20 | No. 16 Tennessee | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ||||||||
| February 15, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN |
at Florida | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | |||||||||
| February 18, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
LSU | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | |||||||||
| February 21, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN |
at South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC | |||||||||
| February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | |||||||||
| February 28, 2021 Noon, SECN |
Ole Miss | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | |||||||||
| 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. [2] | |||||||||||
References
- "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs". SEC Sports. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- "WBB Finalizes 2019-20 Schedule with Challenging SEC Slate". Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
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