2020–21 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

2020–21 California Golden Bears women's basketball
2020–21 California Golden Bears women's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2020–21 record	1–16 (1–12 Pac-12)
Head coach	Charmin Smith (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Kai Felton; Wendale Farrow; April Phillips;
Home arena	Haas Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2019–20 →

The 2020–21 California Golden Bears women's basketball team represented University of California, Berkeley during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by second year head coach Charmin Smith, played their home games at the Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season[]

The Golden Bears finished the season 12–19, 3–15 in Pac-12 play to finish in twelfth place. They advanced to the Quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Arizona. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Roster[]

2020–21 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Michelle Onyiah	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Eleanor Roosevelt	Eastvale, CA
G	1	Leilani McIntosh	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Xavier College Prep	Phoenix, AZ
G	2	Cailyn Crocker	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Mater Dei	Cypress, CA
G/F	3	Dalayah Daniels	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Garfield	Seattle, WA
G	10	Jazlen Green	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Lakeside	Upland, CA
G	14	Alma Elsnitz	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Lulea Basketgymnasium	Stockholm, Sweden
G	21	Mia Mastrov	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Miramonte	Lafayette, CA
G	22	Archer Olson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Henry M. Gunn	Palo Alto, CA
F	24	Evelien Lutje Schipholt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Caland Lyceum	The Hague, The Netherlands
G	31	Ornela Muca	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	American Community School of Athens	Athens, Greece
C	32	Sela Heide	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Fr	Mount Si	North Bend, WA
C	33	Fatou Samb	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Westside	Houston, TX
G	34	Sierra Richey	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Rancho Campana	Camarillo, CA

Head coach

Charmin Smith (Stanford)

Assistant coach(es)

Kai Felton (Randolph–Macon)
Wendale Farrow (Eastern Michigan)
April Phillips (Xavier)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 25, 2021

Schedule[]

Source:^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 2020* 4:00 p.m.		San Jose State	L 48–56	0–1	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
November 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		Cal State Bakersfield	L 52–60	0–2	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
December 4, 2020 6:00 p.m., P12N		Washington	L 53–80	0–3 (0–1)	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
December 6, 2020		Washington State	Canceled		Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
December 10, 2020 6:00 p.m.		San Francisco	L 62–67	0–4	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
December 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., P12N		No. 1 Stanford	L 38–83	0–5 (0–2)	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
December 19, 2020 Noon, P12N		at No. 11 UCLA	L 37–71	0–6 (0–3)	Pauley Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2020 2:00 p.m., P12N		at USC	L 54–77	0–7 (0–4)	Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA
January 1, 2021 5:30 p.m., P12N		at Arizona State	L 53–56	0–8 (0–5)	Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ
January 3, 2021 Noon, P12N		at No. 6 Arizona	L 33–69	0–9 (0–6)	McKale Center (0) Tucson, AZ
January 8, 2021 2:00 p.m., P12N		Oregon State	Canceled		Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
January 10, 2021 1:00 p.m., P12N		No. 11 Oregon	L 41–100	0–10 (0–7)	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
January 15, 2021 3:00 p.m., P12N		at Colorado	L 59–75	0–11 (0–8)	CU Events Center (0) Boulder, CO
January 17, 2021 11:00 a.m., P12N		at Utah	Canceled		Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 22, 2021 4:00 p.m.		USC	Canceled		Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
January 24, 2021 3:00 p.m.		No. 6 UCLA	Canceled		Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
January 29, 2021 8:00 p.m.		at Washington	Canceled		Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
January 31, 2021 Noon		at Washington State	Canceled		Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
February 5, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Utah	L 51–62	0–12 (0–9)	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
February 7, 2021 1:00 p.m.		Colorado	L 52–67	0–13 (0–10)	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
February 12, 2021 p.m., P12N		at No. 11 Oregon	Canceled		Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
February 14, 2021 1:00 p.m.		at Oregon State	Canceled		Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
February 19, 2021 12:30 p.m., P12N		No. 10 Arizona	L 50–59	0–14 (0–11)	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
February 21, 2021 1:00 p.m., P12N		Arizona State	W 67–55	1–14 (1–11)	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
February 28, 2021 1:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 4 Stanford	L 33–72	1–15 (1–12)	Maples Pavilion (0) Stanford, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 3, 2021 11:00 p.m., P12N	(12)	vs. (5) Oregon State First Round	L 63–71	1–16	Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings[]

Regular Season Polls
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	Final
AP
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

References[]

^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". calbears.com. University of California Athletics. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

[1] "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".

[2] "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". calbears.com. University of California Athletics. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

[1]

[2]

v t California Golden Bears women's basketball
Venues	Oakland Arena (1997–1999) Haas Pavilion (1973–1997, 1999–present)
Culture & lore	History Oski "Fight for California "Big C"
People
	2009–10 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2020–21 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

Contents

Previous season[]

Roster[]

Schedule[]

Rankings[]

See also[]

References[]


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Stanford†	19	–	2	.905	31	–	2	.939
No. 11 Arizona	13	–	4	.765	21	–	6	.778
No. 9 UCLA	12	–	4	.750	17	–	6	.739
No. 23 Oregon	10	–	7	.588	15	–	9	.625
Oregon State	7	–	6	.538	12	–	8	.600
Colorado	8	–	8	.500	12	–	11	.522
Washington State	9	–	10	.474	12	–	12	.500
USC	8	–	10	.444	11	–	12	.478
Arizona State	6	–	9	.400	11	–	12	.478
Utah	4	–	15	.211	5	–	16	.238
Washington	3	–	13	.188	7	–	14	.333
California	1	–	12	.077	1	–	16	.059

† 2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of March 29, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll