2020–21 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

The 2020–21 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represents the University of South Florida during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the 48th women's basketball season for USF, the eighth as a member of the American Athletic Conference, and the 21st under head coach Jose Fernandez. The Bulls play their home games at Yuengling Center on the university's Tampa, Florida campus.

2020–21 South Florida Bulls women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 14
2020–21 record10–1 (7–0 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMichele Woods-Baxter
Assistant coaches
  • Danny Hughes
  • Yolisha Jackson
Home arenaYuengling Center
2020–21 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 South Florida7–0 1.000  10–1  .909
UCF7–1 .875  9–2  .818
Tulane7–4 .636  11–5  .688
Houston7–4 .636  10–5  .667
Temple7–4 .636  7–7  .500
Tulsa4–7 .364  5–7  .417
East Carolina4–7 .364  6–10  .375
Memphis2–5 .286  4–8  .333
Cincinnati2–8 .200  3–11  .214
Wichita State1–6 .143  4–8  .333
SMU0–2 .000  0–6  .000
SMU suspended their season on December 29, 2020
† 2021 AAC Tournament winner
As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2019–20 season 18–12, 10–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They entered as the No. 4 seed in the AAC Tournament, where they were eliminated by eventual champion UConn in the semifinal. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA Tournament was canceled.

Roster
2020–21 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 0 Tereza Vitulova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrSportovni Gymnazium Domašov, Czech Republic
G 1 Maria Alvarez 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoMiami Country Day School Bal Harbour, Florida
G 2 Mihaela Lazić 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS FrKlasična Gimnazija Slavonski Brod, Croatia
PG 3 Sydni Harvey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBrentwood Academy Nashville, Tennessee
PG 4 Elisa Pinzan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrIstituto Tecnico Algarotti Venezia Murano, Italy
G 5 Elena Tsineke 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoHellenic College of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki, Greece
F 11 Jade Blagrove 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrCalandlyceum Barendrecht, Netherlands
F 12 Cristina Bermejo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoINS Sant Just Desvern Sant Just Desvern, Spain
F 13 Sara Guerreiro 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr  Seixal, Portugal
F 20 Bethy Mununga 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrInstitut Sainte-Marie Jambes Zellik, Belgium
C 21 Shae Leverett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSouth Effingham High School Rincon, Georgia
F 22 Kristýna Brabencová 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoKŠPA Kladno Brno, Czech Republic
F/C 24 Angelee Rodriguez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSt. Thomas Aquinas High School Las Piedras, Puerto Rico
C 31 Beatriz Jordão 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrQuinta dos Lombos Pombal, Portugal
F 34 Silvia Serrat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrJoaquim Blume High School Banyoles, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 15, 2021

Preseason

AAC preseason media poll

On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards. USF was selected as the preseason #1 team in the conference for the first time in program history.[1]

Coaches Poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 South Florida 98 (8)
2 UCF 79 (1)
3 Tulane 78
4 Cincinnati 73 (2)
5 Temple 57
6 Wichita State 54
7 Houston 49
8 Memphis 40
9 East Carolina 36
10 SMU 31
11 Tulsa 10

Preseason Awards
  • All-AAC Second Team - Elisa Pinzan
  • All-AAC Second Team - Elena Tsineke

Schedule and results

COVID-19 impact
Main article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bulls' schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.

  • The December 19 home game against Houston was postponed to January 9 due to COVID issues with the Cougars[2]
  • Both games scheduled against SMU were canceled after the Mustangs canceled their season on December 29[3]
  • The January 17 home game against Memphis has been canceled due to COVID issues with the Tigers. Per American Athletic Conference policy, the final decision to play or not play a particular game rests with the affected institutions. The conference will work with Memphis and USF, and if necessary, the unaffected member institutions, to determine how the game will be classified.[4]
  • The January 20 game at Wichita State was postponed due to COVID issues with the Shockers, with a new date to be announced[5]
  • The January 23 game at East Carolina was postponed until February 10 due to COVID issues with the Bulls[6]
  • The January 27 home game against Temple was postponed due to COVID issues with the Bulls, with a new date to be announced[7]
  • The January 30 home game against Cincinnati was postponed due to COVID issues with the Bulls, with a new date to be announced[7]
  • The February 7 game at UCF was postponed until March 4 due to COVID issues with both programs[8]

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 28, 2020*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Jacksonville W 84–46  1–0
 Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
December 1, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 4 Baylor L 62–67  1–1
 Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
December 5, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 6 Mississippi State W 67–63OT  2–1
 Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
December 13, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Stetson W 84–46  3–1
 Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
December 16, 2020
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 23 at Memphis W 65–58  4–1
(1–0)		 Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN
December 19, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 23 Houston Postponed due to COVID-19 (rescheduled for Jan. 9)[9] Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
December 22, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 21 at Cincinnati W 73–61  5–1
(2–0)		 Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
December 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 21 at Tulsa W 63–35  6–1
(3–0)		 Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
January 2, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 21 East Carolina W 71–58  7–1
(4–0)		 Yuengling Center 
Tampa FL
January 6, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 18 Wichita State W 66–48  8–1
(5–0)		 Yuengling Center 
Tampa FL
January 9, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 18 Houston W 80–51  9–1
(6–0)		 Yuengling Center 
Tampa FL
January 13, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 16 at Tulane W 72–53  10–1
(7–0)		 Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
January 17, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPNU		 No. 16 Memphis Canceled[lower-alpha 1][10] Yuengling Center 
Tampa FL
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 14 at Wichita State Postponed[11] Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
January 23, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 14 at East Carolina Postponed (rescheduled for February 10)[12] Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, NC
January 27, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 13 Temple Postponed[13] Yuengling Center 
Tampa FL
January 30, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 13 Cincinnati Postponed[14] Yuengling Center 
Tampa FL
February 3, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 14 at SMU Canceled[15] Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
February 7, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 14 at UCF
War on I-4		 Postponed (rescheduled for March 4)[16] Addition Financial Arena 
Orlando, FL
February 10, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, NC
February 13, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Tulsa Yuengling Center 
Tampa FL
February 17, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 SMU Canceled[17] Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
February 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Tulane Yuengling Center 
Tampa FL
February 24, 2021
3:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Temple Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 27, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Houston Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
March 2, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UCF
War on I-4		 Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
March 4, 2021
6:00 p.m., TBA		 at UCF
War on I-4		 Addition Financial Arena 
Orlando, FL
AAC Tournament
March 8–11, 2021
TBD		 vs.  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

[18]

Rankings
Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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 (RV) (RV) (RV) 23 21 21 18 16 14 13 14
Coaches (RV) (RV) (RV) 24 22 22 19 17 14 16 16

[19]

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes


Player honors

AAC Player of the Week
  • Elisa Pinzan - Week 2[20]
  • Bethy Mununga - Week 6[21]
  • Elisa Pinzan - Week 8[22]

See also

2020–21 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

Notes
  1. Per American Athletic Conference policy, the final decision to play or not play a particular game rests with the affected institutions. The conference will work with Memphis and USF, and if necessary, the unaffected member institutions, to determine how the game will be classified.

References
  1. "USF Earns Top Spot In American Women's Basketball Preseason Poll". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  2. "USF-Houston WBB Game Rescheduled for Jan. 9". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  3. "SMU women's basketball team opts out of season after six games". Dallas News. 2020-12-29. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  4. "USF-Memphis WBB Game Scheduled For Jan. 17 Canceled". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  5. "AAC Announces USF-Wichita State WBB Game Postponed". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  6. "ECU-USF Contest Rescheduled For Feb. 10". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  7. "USF WBB Games Against Temple and Cincinnati Postponed". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  8. "USF-UCF WBB War on I-4 Game Rescheduled for March 4". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  9. "USF-Houston WBB Game Rescheduled for Jan. 9". gousfbulls.com. 31 Dec 2020.
  10. "USF-Memphis WBB Game Scheduled For Jan. 17 Canceled". gousfbulls.com. 16 Jan 2021.
  11. "AAC Announces USF-Wichita State WBB Game Postponed". gousfbulls.com. 18 Jan 2021.
  12. "USF WBB Game at East Carolina Postponed". gousfbulls.com. 22 Jan 2021.
  13. "USF WBB Games Against Temple and Cincinnati Postponed". gousfbulls.com. 26 Jan 2021.
  14. "USF WBB Games Against Temple and Cincinnati Postponed". gousfbulls.com. 26 Jan 2021.
  15. "SMU Women's Basketball Cancels Season, Citing COVID-19". smudailycampus.com. 29 Dec 2020.
  16. "USF-UCF WBB War on I-4 Game Rescheduled for March 4". gousfbulls.com. 4 Feb 2021.
  17. "SMU Women's Basketball Cancels Season, Citing COVID-19". smudailycampus.com. 29 Dec 2020.
  18. "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  19. "2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Week 8". ESPN. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  20. "USF's Pinzan, Tulane's Jordan Secure Week Two Women's Basketball Awards". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  21. "USF's Mununga, Cincinnati's Thomas, Tulane's Jordan Named Top Players In Women's Basketball Week Six". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  22. "USF's Pinzan, Tulane's Jordan Earn Week Eight American Women's Basketball Awards". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
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