2020–21 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings
	Vanderbilt suspended their season on January 18, 2021
	† 2021 SEC Tournament winner ; As of March 21, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2020–21 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
2020–21 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2020–21 record	5–19 (0–15 SEC)
Head coach	Terri Williams-Flournoy (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Clarisse Garcia; La'Keshia Frett Meredith;
Home arena	Auburn Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

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]

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]

Predicted finish	Team
Media poll
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.

First team

Unique Thompson

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
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.

[1] Auburn announces women's basketball coaching change

[2] "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs".

[3] Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[4] "Auburn women's basketball announces non-conference schedule". Auburn Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

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v t Auburn Tigers women's basketball
Venues	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (1974–2010) Auburn Arena (2010–present)
Culture & lore	History Aubie
People
	2008–09 2009–10 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
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