2020–21 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
The 2020–21 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by ninth-year head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy, played their home games at Auburn Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 5–19 (0–15 SEC) with a loss to Florida in the first round of the SEC tournament. On March 4, 2021, following a winless SEC season, Williams-Flournoy was fired as head coach.[1]
| 2020–21 Auburn Tigers women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 5–19 (0–15 SEC) |
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| Home arena | Auburn Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Texas A&M | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 25 | – | 3 | .893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 South Carolina † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Tennessee | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Georgia | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | 20 | – | 6 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Arkansas | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Kentucky | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 9 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 15 | .000 | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 3 | .000 | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt suspended their season on January 18, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 SEC tournament winner As of March 21, 2021 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason
SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020 with the Tigers selected to finish in last place in the SEC.[2]
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| Predicted finish | Team |
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| 1 | South Carolina |
| 2 | Kentucky |
| 3 | Texas A&M |
| 4 | Arkansas |
| 5 | Mississippi State |
| 6 | Tennessee |
| 7 | LSU |
| 8 | Alabama |
| 9 | Georgia |
| 10 | Missouri |
| 11 | Ole Miss |
| 12 | Florida |
| 13 | Vanderbilt |
| 14 | Auburn |
Preseason All-SEC teams
The Tigers had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.
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First team Unique Thompson
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Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
USC Upstate | W 82–41 | 1–0 |
16 – Tied | 7 – Thompson | 5 – Rice | Auburn Arena (588) Auburn, AL | ||||
| November 28, 2020* Noon, SECN+ |
Samford | W 66–64 | 2–0 |
16 – Thompson | 11 – Thompson | 4 – Lowery | Auburn Arena (540) Auburn, AL | ||||
| December 1, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
Gardner–Webb | W 97–61 | 3–0 |
21 – Thompson | 12 – Thompson | 4 – Jordan | Auburn Arena (487) Auburn, AL | ||||
| December 5, 2020* Noon, ESPN+ |
at Houston | L 61–71 | 3–1 |
26 – Thompson | 23 – Thompson | 2 – Tied | Fertitta Center (509) Houston, TX | ||||
| December 13, 2020* 3:00 pm, SECN |
South Alabama | W 74–66 | 4–1 |
21 – Thompson | 14 – Thompson | 3 – Tied | Auburn Arena (520) Auburn, AL | ||||
| December 16, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
Stephen F. Austin | L 54–67 | 4–2 |
16 – Scott-Grayson | 14 – Thompson | 2 – Scott-Grayson | Auburn Arena (445) Auburn, AL | ||||
| December 17, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
North Florida | W 94–81 | 5–2 |
19 – Thompson | 18 – Thompson | 5 – Lowery | Auburn Arena (449) Auburn, AL | ||||
| December 20, 2020* 2:00 pm, SECN+ |
Belmont | L 57–78 | 5–3 |
20 – Thompson | 23 – Thompson | 4 – Scott-Grayson | Auburn Arena (515) Auburn, AL | ||||
| SEC regular season | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
at LSU | L 43–56 | 5–4 (0–1) |
12 – Coulibaly | 11 – Levy | 2 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (687) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
| January 3, 2021 2:00 pm, SECN |
Georgia | L 44–76 | 5–5 (0–2) |
12 – Patton | 4 – Tied | 1 – Tied | Auburn Arena (657) Auburn, AL | ||||
| January 7, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Ole Miss | L 58–62 | 5–6 (0–3) |
23 – Scott-Grayson | 5 – Scott-Grayson | 6 – Robinson-Nwagwu | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (851) Oxford, MS | ||||
| January 17, 2021 Noon, SECN |
at Florida | L 54–68 | 5–7 (0–4) |
18 – Scott-Grayson | 14 – Thompson | 4 – Thompson | O'Connell Center (702) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| January 21, 2021 7:30 pm, SECN |
No. 12 Kentucky | L 71–76 | 5–8 (0–5) |
22 – Thompson | 10 – Thompson | 7 – Levy | Auburn Arena (578) Auburn, AL | ||||
| January 24, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Alabama | L 55–67 | 5–9 (0–6) |
17 – Scott-Grayson | 10 – Thompson | 4 – Scott-Grayson | Coleman Coliseum (922) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
| January 28, 2021 7:30 pm, SECN |
No. 8 Texas A&M | L 69–84 | 5–10 (0–7) |
21 – Scott-Grayson | 7 – Thompson | 5 – Rice | Auburn Arena (578) Auburn, AL | ||||
| January 31, 2021 2:00 pm, SECN+ |
at No. 19 Arkansas | L 67–77 | 5–11 (0–8) |
18 – Thompson | 19 – Thompson | 3 – Scott-Grayson | Bud Walton Arena (2,133) Fayetteville, AR | ||||
| February 4, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 2 South Carolina | L 58–77 | 5–12 (0–9) |
15 – Scott-Grayson | 8 – Thompson | 3 – Levy | Auburn Arena (608) Auburn, AL | ||||
| February 7, 2021 Noon, SECN |
Missouri | L 75–85 | 5–13 (0–10) |
30 – Scott-Grayson | 13 – Thompson | 3 – Thompson | Auburn Arena (539) Auburn, AL | ||||
| February 11, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
at No. 24 Georgia | L 54–74 | 5–14 (0–11) |
22 – Thompson | 12 – Thompson | 4 – Lowery | Stegeman Coliseum (835) Athens, GA | ||||
| February 14, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN |
Alabama | L 78–92 | 5–15 (0–12) |
25 – Scott-Grayson | 6 – Thompson | 9 – Rice | Auburn Arena (841) Auburn, AL | ||||
| February 21, 2021 2:00 pm, SECN+ |
Vanderbilt | Canceled due to Vanderbilt ending season[3] | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL | ||||||||
| February 23, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN |
at Mississippi State | L 68–81 | 5–16 (0–13) |
24 – Scott-Grayson | 14 – Thompson | 4 – Tied | Humphrey Coliseum (1,000) Starkville, MS | ||||
| February 25, 2021 8:00 pm, SECN |
No. 16 Arkansas | L 69–74 | 5–17 (0–14) |
22 – Thompson | 18 – Thompson | 3 – Thompson | Auburn Arena (528) Auburn, AL | ||||
| February 28, 2021 1:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 20 Tennessee | L 54–88 | 5–18 (0–15) |
11 – Rice | 5 – Tied | 4 – Rice | Thompson–Boling Arena (3,077) Knoxville, TN | ||||
| SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 3, 2021 3:00 pm, SECN |
(13) | vs. (12) Florida First Round |
L 62–69 | 5–19 |
15 – Rice | 10 – Thompson | 3 – Scott-Grayson | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. [4] | |||||||||||
References
- Auburn announces women's basketball coaching change
- "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs".
- Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- "Auburn women's basketball announces non-conference schedule". Auburn Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
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