2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers were led by third year head coach Tina Thompson, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2020–21 record0–5 (0–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Karleen Thompson
  • Walter Pitts
  • Monica Wright
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
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

On January 14, 2021, it was announced that the team would end their season due to COVID-19 concerns.[1] Virginia was the second team in the Atlantic Coast Conference to suspend their season, after Duke did so on December 25, 2020.

Previous season

The 2019–20 Cavaliers finished the season 13–17 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Syracuse in Second Round. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[2]

Offseason

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Dominique Toussaint4G5'9"SeniorStaten Island, NYGraduated
Shemera Williams10G5'8"FreshmanMilwaukee, WITransferred to USC
Jocelyn Willoughby13G/F6'0"SeniorEast Orange, NJGraduated
Lisa Jablonowski14F6'3"SeniorErnster, LuxembourgGraduated
Kylie Kornegay-Lucas15G5'10"FreshmanCamden, DETransferred
Felicia Aiyeotan30C6'9"SeniorLagos, NigeriaGraduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
London Clarkson34F6'2"SophomorePflugerville, TXFlorida State
Emily Maupin35F6'3"Graduate StudentCharlottesville, VALiberty

Recruiting Class

Source:[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kaydan Lawson
PG		 Cleveland, OH Orange 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Nycerra Minnis
F		 Riverdale, MD Herndon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Zaria Johnson
G		 Houston, TX Fort Bend Hightower 6 ft 0 in (1.83 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 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Dylan Horton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoRedondo Union Los Angeles, CA
    G 1 Carole Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoThomas Edison Alexandira, VA
    G 3 Aaliyah Pitts 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBishop McNamara Suitland, MD
    G 4 Zaria Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrFort Bend Hightower Houston, TX
    F 5 Tihana Stojsavljevic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GSTresnjevka
    Texas Tech    		 Zagreb, Croatia
    F 12 Meg Jefferson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoSt Columba's Catholic College Sydney, Australia
    F 13 Deja Bristol 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrNew Hope Academy Upper Marlboro, MD
    G 14 Kaydan Lawson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrOrange Cleveland, OH
    G 21 Dani Lawson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrHathaway Brown
    Purdue    		 Cleveland, OH
    G 23 Amandine Toi 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoINSEP Academy Paris, France
    F 32 Nycerra Minnis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrHerndon Riverdale, MD
    F 34 London Clarkson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoPflugerville
    Florida State    		 Pflugerville, TX
    F 35 Emily Maupin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GSCovenant School
    Elon/Liberty    		 Charlottesville, VA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: December 8, 2020

    Schedule

    Source:[4]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    November 25, 2020*
    6:00 p.m.    		 at UCF L 34–60  0–1
    		 Addition Financial Arena (782)
    Orlando, FL
    November 29, 2020*
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 East Carolina L 51–54  0–2
    		 John Paul Jones Arena (250)
    Charlottesville, VA
    December 3, 2020*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 James Madison L 67–71  0–3
    		 John Paul Jones Arena (250)
    Charlottesville, VA
    December 6, 2020*
    		 at George Washington Cancelled due to injury issues[5] Charles E. Smith Center 
    Washington, D.C.
    ACC regular season
    December 10, 2020
    3:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Clemson L 55–71  0–4
    (0–1)    		 John Paul Jones Arena (250)
    Charlottesville, VA
    December 13, 2020
    1:00 p.m., RSN    		 at Florida State L 51–69  0–5
    (0–2)    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (977)
    Tallahassee, FL
    December 20, 2020
    Noon, ACCN    		 at Virginia Tech Season Canceled Cassell Coliseum 
    Blacksburg, VA
    January 3, 2021
    Noon, ACCN    		 No. 2 Louisville Season Canceled John Paul Jones Arena 
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 7, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at No. 24 Syracuse Season Canceled Carrier Dome 
    Syracuse, NY
    January 12, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Wake Forest Season Canceled John Paul Jones Arena 
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 14, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at No. 3 NC State Season Canceled Reynolds Coliseum 
    Raleigh, NC
    January 17, 2021
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Georgia Tech Season Canceled John Paul Jones Arena 
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 21, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 North Carolina Season Canceled John Paul Jones Arena 
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 24, 2021
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Florida State Season Canceled John Paul Jones Arena 
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 28, 2021
    7:00 p.m., RSN    		 at Clemson Season Canceled Littlejohn Coliseum 
    Clemson, SC
    January 31, 2021
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Pittsburgh Season Canceled Peterson Events Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 2, 2021
    6:00 p.m.    		 at Virginia Tech Season Canceled Cassell Coliseum 
    Blacksburg, VA
    February 4, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Duke Season Canceled John Paul Jones Arena 
    Charlottesville, VA
    February 7, 2021
    4:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Boston College Season Canceled John Paul Jones Arena 
    Charlottesville, VA
    February 11, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Notre Dame Season Canceled Purcell Pavilion 
    Notre Dame, IN
    February 14, 2021
    4:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at North Carolina Season Canceled Carmichael Arena 
    Chapel Hill, NC
    February 18, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 NC State Season Canceled John Paul Jones Arena 
    Charlottesville, VA
    February 21, 2021
    4:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Miami (FL) Season Canceled Watsco Center 
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 25, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Duke Season Canceled Cameron Indoor Stadium 
    Durham, NC
    February 28, 2021
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Virginia Tech Season Canceled John Paul Jones Arena 
    Charlottesville, VA
    *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 N/A
    Coaches
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      Not ranked previous week
    (RV)   Received Votes

    See also

    References
    1. 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.
    2. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
    3. "Virginia Cavaliers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
    4. "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". virginiasports.com. The University of Virginia. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
    5. "Virginia Women's Basketball Game at George Washington Canceled". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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