2020–21 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

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2020–21 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball
South Alabama Jaguars wordmark.svg
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2020–21 record13–13 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Terry Fowler (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Dan Presel
  • Rachel Travis
  • Mansa El
Home arenaMitchell Center
Seasons
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Troy 15 2   .882 22 5   .815
Georgia State 9 7   .563 13 11   .542
Appalachian State 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
South Alabama 9 9   .500 13 13   .500
Georgia Southern 5 9   .357 11 13   .458
Coastal Carolina 0 13   .000 3 15   .167
West
Louisiana 13 1   .929 16 7   .696
UT Arlington 11 4   .733 13 7   .650
Little Rock 9 7   .563 15 11   .577
Texas State 7 8   .467 11 11   .500
Arkansas State 4 10   .286 9 12   .429
Louisiana–Monroe 1 15   .063 3 20   .130
Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 8, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020–21 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team represents the University of South Alabama during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by seventh-year head coach Terry Fowler, play all home games at the Mitchell Center along with the South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season[]

The Jaguars finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish fifth place in the conference. They made it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Arkansas State in the First Round and UT Arlington in the Quarterfinals. Following their victory, the remainder of the tournament as well as all postseason play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Shaforia Kines 2 G 5'5" Senior Birmingham, Alabama Graduated
Emerald Hart 5 G 5'9" Senior Riviera Beach, Florida Graduated
Demaya Telemaque 12 G 5'8" Sophomore Houston, Texas Transferred to Sam Houston State
Jala Buster 23 G/F 5'10" Sophomore Houston, Texas Retired
Kennedi Center 25 F 6'0" Senior New Braunfels, Texas Graduated

Recruiting[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Serin Dunne
Guard
Colorado Springs, CO Mesa Ridge HS 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A Nov 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Janelle Jones
Guard
Pensacola, FL Washington HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Apr 30, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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:

  • "South Alabama 2020-21 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  • "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

Roster[]

2020–21 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Serin Dunne 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Mesa Ridge HS Colorado Springs, CO
G 3 Jayla Morrow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Wenonah HS Birmingham, AL
G 4 Mahogany Vaught 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Olive Branch HS Olive Branch, MS
G 10 Janelle Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Booker T. Washington HS Pensacola, FL
C 11 Jadona Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Wayne County HS
Middle Tennessee
Buckatunna, MS
G 14 Savannah Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr St. Martin HS Ocean Springs, MS
F 21 Casey Ferguson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr D'Iberville HS Biloxi, MS
F 22 Jaylen Mallard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So EStem Public Charter Little Rock, AR
C 34 Ashanti Lavergne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Scotlandville Magnet HS Baton Rouge, LA
F/C 35 Antoinette Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Harding Academy Memphis, TN
G 45 Devyn Lowe 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Woodstock HS Woodstock, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 10 December 2020

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
11/25/2020*
12:00 p.m.
Mobile W 70–40  1–0
 13  Lewis   13  Jones   4  Lewis  Mitchell Center (405)
Mobile, AL
12/01/2020*
12:00 p.m.
Tulane L 73–77  1–1
 22  Lowe   12  Lewis   4  Lowe  Mitchell Center (263)
Mobile, AL
12/05/2020*
7:00 p.m.
W 74–66  2–1
 23  Lewis   8  Lewis   6  Lowe  Mitchell Center (309)
Mobile, Al
12/08/2020*
12:00 p.m.
William Carey W 65–40  3–1
 14  Vaught   7  Davis   4  Morrow  Mitchell Center (271)
Mobile, AL
12/13/2020*
3:00 p.m.
at Auburn L 66–74  3–2
 15  Lewis   15  Lewis   6  Vaught  Auburn Arena (520)
Auburn, AL
12/20/2020*
12:00 p.m.
at  L 64–74  3–3
 14  Lowe   9  Lewis   4  Vaught  Lakefront Arena (278)
New Orleans, LA
Conference Regular Season
01/01/2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 71–65  4–3
(1–0)
 22  Lowe   8  Mallard   5  Vaught  Mitchell Center (270)
Mobile, AL
01/02/2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia Southern L 71–78  4–4
(1–1)
 18  Lewis   7  Lewis   4  Vaught  Mitchell Center (316)
Mobile, AL
01/08/2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Coastal Carolina W 68–57  5–4
(2–1)
 20  Vaught   15  Lewis   5  Vaught  Mitchell Center (265)
Mobile, AL
01/09/2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Coastal Carolina W 55–52  6–4
(3–1)
 13  Lewis   8  Lewis   5  Vaught  Mitchell Center (288)
Mobile, AL
01/15/2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Appalachian State W 66–63  7–4
(4–1)
 18  Jones   10  Lewis   2  Morrow  Holmes Center (55)
Boone, NC
01/16/2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Appalachian State L 52–71  7–5
(4–2)
 24  Lowe   10  Lewis   4  Vaught  Holmes Center (50)
Boone, NC
01/22/2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia Southern W 59–58  8–5
(5–2)
 16  Vaught   10  Jones   2  Morrow  Hanner Fieldhouse (257)
Statesboro, GA
01/23/2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia Southern L 56–68  8–6
(5–3)
 17  Jones   9  Lewis   3  Lewis  Hanner Fieldhouse (203)
Statesboro, GA
01/28/2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia State L 41–47  8–7
(5–4)
 12  Morrow   10  Lewis   3  Mallard  Mitchell Center (357)
Mobile, AL
01/29/2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia State W 58–46  9–7
(6–4)
 12  Vaught   10  Jones   4  Jones  Mitchell Center (309)
Mobile, AL
02/06/2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina W 95–75  10–7
(7–4)
 22  Jones   9  Lewis   6  Vaught  HTC Center (73)
Conway, SC
02/07/2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina W 61–56  11–7
(8–4)
 23  Jones   10  Jones   5  Morrow  HTC Center (83)
Conway, SC
02/11/2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Troy L 45–85  11–8
(8–5)
 12  Mallard   9  Jones   4  Jones  Trojan Arena (1,187)
Troy, AL
02/13/2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Troy L 77–84  11–9
(8–6)
 21  Jones   13  Mallard   4  Vaught  Mitchell Center (508)
Mobile, AL
02/19/2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Appalachian State W 56–51  12–9
(9–6)
 23  Lewis   8  Vaught   5  Vaught  Mitchell Center (334)
Mobile, AL
02/20/2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Appalachian State L 56–58  12–10
(9–7)
 19  Jones   11  Lewis   4  Vaught  Mitchell Center (343)
Mobile, AL
02/26/2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia State L 45–60  12–11
(9–8)
 15  Lewis   6  Lewis   5  Ferguson  GSU Sports Arena (449)
Atlanta, GA
02/27/2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia State L 64–76  12–12
(9–9)
 19  Lewis   10  Lewis   7  Vaught  GSU Sports Arena (525)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/05/2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(E4) vs. (W5) Arkansas State
First Round
W 73–64  13–12
 16  Morrow   19  Lewis   6  Lewis  Hartsell Arena (166)
Pensacola, FL
03/06/2021
1:30 pm, ESPN+
(E4) vs. (W1) Louisiana
First Round
L 46–65  13–13
 14  Vaught   11  Lewis   4  Lewis  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sun Belt cancels remaining Men's and Women's Basketball Championship games". KATC. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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