2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represents The University of Pittsburgh during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third year head coach Lance White, play their home games at the Petersen Events Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2020–21 record4–6 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terri Mitchell
  • Josh Petersen
  • Bridgette Mitchell
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Louisville10–1 .909  17–1  .944
No. 4 NC State7–1 .875  12–1  .923
Georgia Tech9–2 .818  11–3  .786
Syracuse7–4 .636  10–4  .714
Florida State5–4 .556  6–4  .600
Notre Dame6–5 .545  8–7  .533
Clemson5–7 .417  10–7  .588
Virginia Tech5–7 .417  10–7  .588
Wake Forest5–7 .417  8–8  .500
Miami (FL)4–7 .364  7–7  .500
Pittsburgh2–5 .286  4–6  .400
North Carolina3–8 .273  8–8  .500
Boston College1–8 .111  5–8  .385
Duke0–1 .000  3–1  .750
Virginia0–2 .000  0–5  .000
Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020
Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021
† 2021 ACC Tournament winner
As of February 4, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 5–26 and 1–17 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Notre Dame in the First Round before losing to Georgia Tech in the Second Round. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Off-season

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Jahsyni Knight0G5'8"SophomorePerth Amboy, NJTransferred to Hofstra
Aysia Bugg2G5'7"Graduate StudentBolingbrook, ILGraduated
Kyla Nelson13G5'11"JuniorWorthing, EnglandTransferred to FIU

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jayla Everett20G5'10"JuniorSt. Louis, MONew Mexico
Destiny Strother31G5'9"SophomoreFlint, MIMarquette

Recruiting Class

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tracey Hueston
F		 Roanoke, VA Northside 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Liatu King
G		 Washington, D.C. Bishop McNamara 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Taisha Exanor
G		 Châteauguay, Quebec Dawson College 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
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:

    Roster
    2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Sandrine Clesca 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrWinston-Salem Christian School Laval, Quebec
    G 1 Dayshanette Harris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoUrsuline Youngstown, OH
    G 2 Liatu King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBishop McNamara Washington, D.C.
    G 3 Taisha Exanor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrDawson College Châteauguay, Quebec
    G 4 Emy Hayford 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoCaland Lyceum Maastricht, Netherlands
    G 5 Amber Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoLittle Rock Christian Academy Monroe, LA
    G 10 Ismini Prapa 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrAmerican Community School of Athens Athens, Greece
    C 11 Cara Judkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrOur Lady of Good Counsel Bethesda, MD
    G 12 Gabbie Green 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrBellville Bellville, TX
    F 13 Tracey Hueston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrNorthside Roanoke, VA
    F 14 Cynthia Ezeja 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr20th High School of Athens Athens, Greece
    G 20 Jayla Everett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrKirkwood HS
    New Mexico    		 St. Louis, MO
    C 21 Marcella LaMark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrDivino Salvador
    Texas Tech    		 São Paulo, Brazil
    F 23 Rita Igbokwe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoMundy's Mill Jonesboro, GA
    G 31 Destiny Strother 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoCarman-Ainsworth
    Marquette    		 Flint, MI
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: December 7, 2020

    Schedule

    Source:[3]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-Conference Regular season
    November 25, 2020*
    Noon, ACCNX    		 George Mason W 72–57  1–0
    		 Peterson Events Center (500)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    November 29, 2020*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Hofstra W 71–58  2–0
    		 Peterson Events Center (500)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    December 6, 2020*
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Delaware L 79–85  2–1
    		 Peterson Events Center (500)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    ACC Regular season
    December 10, 2020
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Virginia Tech L 71–88  2–2
    (0–1)    		 Cassell Coliseum (250)
    Blacksburg, VA
    December 13, 2020
    Noon, ACCN    		 Clemson W 80–71  3–2
    (1–1)    		 Peterson Events Center (0)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    December 20, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Florida State L 53–67  3–3
    (1–2)    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (1,150)
    Tallahassee, FL
    December 31, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Boston College Postponed [4] Peterson Events Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 3, 2021
    1:00 p.m., RSN    		 North Carolina Postponed [4] Peterson Events Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 7, 2021
    6:00 p.m., RSN    		 at No. 2 Louisville Postponed [4] KFC Yum! Center 
    Louisville, KY
    January 10, 2021
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Clemson Postponed [4] Peterson Events Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 14, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Notre Dame Postponed[5] Purcell Pavilion 
    Notre Dame, IN
    January 21, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Miami (FL) L 68–72  3–4
    (1–3)    		 Peterson Events Center (500)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 24, 2021
    1:00 p.m., RSN    		 at Boston College Postponed[6] Conte Forum 
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    January 26, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Clemson W 79–69  4–4
    (2–3)    		 Littlejohn Coliseum (307)
    Clemson, SC
    January 28, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Syracuse L 57–80  4–5
    (2–4)    		 Carrier Dome (0)
    Syracuse, NY
    January 31, 2021
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Virginia Canceled[7] Peterson Events Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 4, 2021
    7:00 p.m., RSN    		 Virginia Tech L 55–74  4–6
    (2–5)    		 Peterson Events Center (500)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 7, 2021
    2:00 p.m., RSN    		 Syracuse Peterson Events Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 11, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum 
    Winston–Salem, NC
    February 14, 2021
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 North Carolina Peterson Events Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 16, 2021
    6:00 p.m.    		 Boston College Peterson Events Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 18, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Louisville Peterson Events Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 22, 2021
    8:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Notre Dame Peterson Events Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 25, 2021
    4:00 p.m., RSN    		 at NC State Reynolds Coliseum 
    Raleigh, NC
    February 28, 2021
     ACCN/ESPN/ESPN2    		 at Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion 
    Atlanta, GA
    ACC Women's Tournament

    		 vs.  Greensboro Coliseum 
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Rankings
    Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
    Season    		Week
    2    		Week
    3    		Week
    4    		Week
    5    		Week
    6    		Week
    7    		Week
    8    		Week
    9    		Week
    10    		Week
    11    		Week
    12    		Week
    13    		Week
    14    		Week
    15    		Week
    16    		Week
    17    		Week
    18    		Week
    19    		Final
    AP
    Coaches N/A
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      No Change
    (RV)   Received Votes
    (NR)   Not Ranked

    Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll. Due to the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament, the coaches poll did not release a final ranking.

    References
    1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
    2. "Pittsburgh Panthers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
    3. "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Pittsburgh". Pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
    4. "Pitt Women's Basketball Pauses Activities". gocards.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. December 31, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
    5. "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
    6. "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
    7. Voepel, Mechelle (January 14, 2021). "Virginia women's basketball team cancels rest of season due to coronavirus issues". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
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