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.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
2020–21 record | 0–5 (0–2 ACC) |
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Home arena | John Paul Jones Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Louisville | 10 | – | 1 | .909 | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 NC State | 7 | – | 1 | .875 | 12 | – | 1 | .923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 8 | .273 | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 1 | – | 8 | .111 | 5 | – | 8 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 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 |
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Dominique Toussaint | 4 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Staten Island, NY | Graduated |
Shemera Williams | 10 | G | 5'8" | Freshman | Milwaukee, WI | Transferred to USC |
Jocelyn Willoughby | 13 | G/F | 6'0" | Senior | East Orange, NJ | Graduated |
Lisa Jablonowski | 14 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Ernster, Luxembourg | Graduated |
Kylie Kornegay-Lucas | 15 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Camden, DE | Transferred |
Felicia Aiyeotan | 30 | C | 6'9" | Senior | Lagos, Nigeria | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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London Clarkson | 34 | F | 6'2" | Sophomore | Pflugerville, TX | Florida State |
Emily Maupin | 35 | F | 6'3" | Graduate Student | Charlottesville, VA | Liberty |
Recruiting Class
Source:[3]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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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:![]() | ||||||
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:![]() | ||||||
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:![]() | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
Source:[4]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||||
Rankings
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 |
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AP | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||
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Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
(RV) | Received Votes |
References
- 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.
- "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
- "Virginia Cavaliers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". virginiasports.com. The University of Virginia. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- "Virginia Women's Basketball Game at George Washington Canceled". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.