2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team will represent Texas A&M University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach is Gary Blair, who enters his eighteenth season at Texas A&M. The team will play their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, and in its ninth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
2020–21 record17–1 (8–1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReed Arena
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

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2019–20 season with a record of 22–8 (10–6 SEC) and ranked 18th in the nation. They lost the SEC Women's Tournament quarterfinals round to Arkansas.[1]

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020.[2]

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 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 0 Ella Tafaeono 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrMidland College Sydney, AUS
G 1 Zaay Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrTennessee Duncanville, TX
G 2 Aaliyah Wilson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrMuskogee Muskogee, OK
G 3 Destiny Pitts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrMinnesota Detroit, MI
G 4 Kay Kay Green 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrWhitney M. Young Magnet HS Chicago, IL
G 5 Jordan Nixon 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS JrThe Mary Louis Academy
Notre Dame
New York City, NY
G 11 Kayla Wells 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSouth Grand Prairie HS Dallas, TX
F 14 Maliyah Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSummer Creek HS Chicago, IL
C 22 Kenyal Perry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrMcKinley HS New Orleans, LA
G 23 Mckinzie Green 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoManvel HS Manvel, TX
G 24 Sahara Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Veterans Memorial HS San Antonio, TX
F 31 N'dea Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrBrookwood Lawrenceville, GA
C 33 Anna Dreimane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrRiga State Gymnasium No. 2 Riga, Latvia
C 40 Ciera Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrDuncanville Duncanville, TX
G 45 Alexis Morris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrRutgers Beaumont, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 20, 2020

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 13 13 12 10 10 9 9 8 7 8 7  
Coaches 13 13 10 10 9 9 7 7 8 7

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference season
11/25/2020
Noon, SECN+
No. 13 Lamar W 77–61  1–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
11/28/2020
4:00 p.m.
No. 13 at No. 19 DePaul W 93–91  2–0
Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
12/2/2020
11:00 a.m.
No. 12 Lamar W 80–63  3–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
12/6/2020
7:00 p.m.
No. 12 at No. 25 Texas
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 66–61  4–0
Frank Erwin Center (1,069)
Austin, TX
12/10/2020
6:00 p.m.
No. 10 at Little Rock W 79–56  5–0
Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
12/13/2020
5:00 p.m.
No. 10 Abilene Christian W 77–59  6–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
12/15/2020
2:00 p.m.
No. 10 Sam Houston State W 99–69  7–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
12/20/2020
2:00 p.m.
No. 10 Rice W 57–53  8–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
12/28/2020
7:00 pm, SECN+
No. 9 Northwestern State W 112–26  9–0
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
SEC regular season
1/03/2021
Noon
No. 9 at Florida W 92–67  10–0
(1–0)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
1/07/2021
8:00 p.m.
No. 8 No. 10 Kentucky W 77–60  11–0
(2–0)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
1/10/2021
3:00 p.m.
No. 8 at No. 13 Arkansas W 74–73  12–0
(3–0)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
1/14/2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 7 at LSU L 61–65 OT 12–1
(3–1)
Maravich Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
1/17/2021
Noon, ESPN2
No. 7 No. 14 Mississippi State W 69–41  13–1
(4–1)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
1/24/2021
4:00 p.m.
No. 8 at Missouri W 70–66  14–1
(5–1)
Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
1/28/2021
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 8 at Auburn W 84–69  15–1
(6–1)
Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
1/31/2021
4:00 p.m.
No. 8 No. 22 Georgia W 60–48  16–1
(7–1)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
2/04/2021
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 7 LSU W 54–41  17–1
(8–1)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
2/07/2021
2:00 pm, SECN
Arkansas Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
2/7/2021
 SECN
No. 7 No. 18 Tennessee Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
2/11/2021
at Vanderbilt Canceled due to Vanderbilt ending season[3] Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
2/18/2021
Missouri Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
2/21/2021
3:00 p.m.
at Ole Miss The Pavilion at Ole Miss 
Oxford, MS
2/25/2021
at Alabama Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
2/28/2021
South Carolina Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
SEC Women's Tournament
3/3–7/2021
vs.  Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. Clutch free throws cap Hogs' comeback over A&M
  2. "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs". SEC Sports. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  3. Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
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