2020–21 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

2020–2021 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
2020–2021 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
2020–2021 record	21–10 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Vic Schaefer (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Johnnie Harris; Dionnah Jackson-Durrett; Elena Lovato;
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2020-21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Vic Schaefer's first season at Texas after departing from Mississippi State. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center.

Previous season[]

The Longhorns finished the season 19–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no post-season play.

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Sug Sutton	1	G	5'8"	Senior	St. Louis, MO	Graduated. Drafted in the 3rd round of the WNBA draft by the Washington Mystics.
Isabel Palmer	11	G	5'9"	Freshman	Newcastle, Australia	Transferred to Utah
Sophie Taylor	5	G	5'9"	Senior	Austin, TX	Graduated
Lashann Higgs	10	G	5'9"	Senior	Round Rock, TX	Graduated
Shae Routt	22	G/F	6'0"	Sophomore	Austin, TX	Departed from team
Joyner Holmes	24	F	6'3"	Senior	Cedar Hill, TX	Graduated. Drafted in the 2nd round of the WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm.

Recruits[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Ashley Chevalier PG	Chatsworth, CA	Sierra Canyon High School	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
Ashley Chevalier PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
DeYona Gaston F	Pearland, TX	Pearland High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
DeYona Gaston F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Shay Holle G	Austin, TX	Westlake High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Shay Holle G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Elyssa Coleman P	Humble, TX	Atascocita High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Elyssa Coleman P	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Precious Johnson P	Baytown, TX	Sterling High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Precious Johnson P	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
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: "2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

Roster[]

2020–21 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Celeste Taylor	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Long Island Lutheran	Valley Stream, NY
F/C	1	Lauren Ebo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Riverdale Baptist	Washington, DC
G	3	Karisma Ortiz	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)		Archbishop Mitty	San Jose, CA
G	10	Shay Holle	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Westlake	Austin, TX
G	11	Joanne Allen-Taylor	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Cypress Falls High School	Houston, TX
PG	15	Kyra Lambert	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Samuel Clemens	Cibolo, TX
F	20	Elyssa Coleman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr		Humble, TX
F	23	Deyona Gaston	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Pearland	Pearland, TX
G	25	Ashley Chevalier	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Sierra Canyon	Chatsworth, CA
G/F	35	Audrey Warren	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Boswell	Fort Worth, TX
F/C	31	Charli Collier	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Barbers Hill	Mont Belvieu, TX
F/C	51	Precious Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	RS Fr	Sterling South Carolina	Baytown, TX

Head coach

Vic Schaefer (Texas A&M)

Assistant coach(es)

Johnnie Harris (Arkansas Baptist)
Dionnah Jackson-Durrett (Oklahoma)
Elena Lovato (Pittsburg State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
regular season
Nov 25, 2020* 2:00 pm, LHN		SMU	W 90–51	1–0	Frank Erwin Center (1,020) Austin, TX
Nov 29, 2020* 3:00 pm, LHN		North Texas	W 106–69	2–0	Frank Erwin Center (995) Austin, TX
Dec 2, 2020* 8:00 pm, LHN	No. 25	Louisiana Tech	W 84–57	3–0	Frank Erwin Center (958) Austin, TX
Dec 12, 2020* 8:30 pm, ESPN	No. 25	No. 12 Texas A&M	L 61–66	3-1	Frank Erwin Center (1,069) Austin, TX
Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm, LHN	No. 23		W 73–48	4–1	Frank Erwin Center (958) Austin, TX
Dec 18, 2020* 8:00 pm, LHN	No. 22		W 101–80	5–1	Frank Erwin Center (1,002) Austin, TX
Dec 21, 2020 8:00 pm, LHN	No. 20	at Kansas State	W 62–52	6–1 (1-0)	Bramlage Coliseum (623) Manhattan, KS
Dec 29, 2020* 5:00 pm, LHN	No. 19	Lamar	W 77–49	7–1	Frank Erwin Center (0) Austin, TX
Jan 3, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 19	Iowa State	W 74–59	8–1 (2–0)	Frank Erwin Center (0) Austin, TX
Jan 9, 2021 6:00 pm, BIG12,ESPN+	No. 17	at West Virginia	L 58–92	8–2 (2–1)	WVU Coliseum (131) Morgantown, WV
Jan 14, 2021 8:00 pm, LHN	No. 21	Kansas	W 79–72	9–2 (3–1)	Frank Erwin Center (0) Austin, TX
Jan 17, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 21	at Texas Tech	L 66–74	9–3 (3–2)	United Supermarkets Arena (2,854) Lubbock, TX
Jan 20, 2021 8:00 pm, LHN		TCU	W 71–54	10–3 (4–2)	Frank Erwin Center (0) Austin, TX
Jan 23, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 24 Iowa State	W 70–59	11–3 (5–2)	Hilton Coliseum (1,026) Ames, IA
Jan 27, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	L 51–68	11–4 (5–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (952) Stillwater, OK
Jan 30, 2021 8:00 pm, LHN		Texas Tech	W 72–53	12–4 (6–3)	Frank Erwin Center (0) Austin, TX
Feb 3, 2021 8:00 pm		at Oklahoma	W 69–58	13–4 (7–3)	Lloyd Noble Center (717) Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 6, 2021 8:00 pm, LHN		West Virginia	L 75–81	13–5 (7–4)	Frank Erwin Center (997) Austin, TX
Feb 10, 2021 8:00 pm		Oklahoma State	W 64–53	14–5 (8–4)	Frank Erwin Center (990) Austin, TX
Feb 14, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 7 Baylor	L 35–60	14–6 (8–5)	Ferrell Center (2,350) Waco, TX
Feb 21, 2021 3:00 pm, LHN		Kansas State	W 59–48	15–6 (9–5)	Frank Erwin Center (0) Austin, TX
Feb 24, 2021 8:00 pm		at Kansas	W 61–52	16–6 (10–5)	Allen Fieldhouse (362) Lawrence, KS
Feb 27, 2021 1:00 pm, LHN		Oklahoma	L 63–68 ^OT	16–7 (10–6)	Frank Erwin Center (978) Austin, TX
Mar 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 6 Baylor	L 57–64	16–8 (10–7)	Frank Erwin Center (1,028) Austin, TX
Mar 7, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at TCU	W 69–60	17–8 (11–7)	Schollmaier Arena (1,091) Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 Women’s Tournament
Mar 12, 2021 10:30 am, ESPNU	(5)	vs. (4) Iowa State Quarterfinals	W 84–82 ^OT	18–8	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
Mar 13, 2021 Noon, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (1) No. 6 Baylor Semifinals	L 55–66	18–9	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(6)	vs. (11) Bradley First Round	W 81–62	19–9	Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
March 24, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(6)	vs. (3) No. 9 UCLA Second Round	W 71–62	20–9	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
March 28, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN	(6)	vs. (2) No. 7 Maryland Sweet Sixteen	W 64–61	21–9	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
March 30, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN	(6)	vs. (1) No. 6 South Carolina Elite Eight	L 34–62	21–10	Alamodome San Antonio, TX

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	NR	NR^	25	23	22	20	19	17	21	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR^	NR	NR	22	19	19	17	20	24	23	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

^AP & Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

2020–21 media[]

Television and radio information[]

Most University of Texas home games were shown on the Longhorn Network, with national telecasts on the Big 12 Conference's television partners. On the radio, women's basketball games aired on KTXX-HD4 "105.3 The Bat", with select games on KTXX-FM 104.9.

References[]

^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".

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v t Texas Longhorns women's basketball
Venues	Gregory Gymnasium (1974–1977) Frank Erwin Center (1977–2022) Moody Center (2022–future)
Players
Culture & lore	Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight"
Seasons	1985–86 2009–10 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2020–21 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

Contents

Previous season[]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Recruits[]

Roster[]

Schedule[]

Rankings[]

2020–21 media[]

Television and radio information[]

See also[]

References[]


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Baylor†	17	–	1	.944	28	–	2	.933
No. 17 West Virginia	13	–	5	.722	22	–	7	.759
Oklahoma State	13	–	5	.722	19	–	9	.679
Iowa State	12	–	6	.667	17	–	11	.607
Texas	11	–	7	.611	20	–	9	.690
Oklahoma	9	–	9	.500	12	–	12	.500
Texas Tech	5	–	13	.278	10	–	15	.400
TCU	4	–	14	.222	10	–	15	.400
Kansas State	3	–	15	.167	9	–	18	.333
Kansas	3	–	15	.167	7	–	18	.280


† 2021 Big 12 Tournament winner As of March 28, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll