2020–21 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team

2020–21 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record7–18 (3–15 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coachTerry Nooner
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
2020–21 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
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

The 2020–21 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jayhawks were led by sixth year head coach Brandon Schneider. They played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference.

They finished the season 7–18, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the ninth seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they lost to TCU in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Previous season

The Jayhawks finished the season 15–14, 4–14 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. The Big 12 Tournament, NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were all cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Roster

2020–21 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Erica Haynes-Overton 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr East Nashville Magnetl
East Tennessee State 		Nashville, TN
F 1 Tina Stephens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Palmetto
Florida Southwestern State 		Palmetto, FL
G 4 Mia Vuksic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr ŽKK Šibenik Šibenik, Croatia
G 5 Aniya Thomas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Duncanville Duncanville, TX
C 10 Emma Merriweather 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Jr Lakeside
Texas Tech 		Buena Park, CA
F 11 Ioanna Chatzileonti 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Illioupolis GS Athens, Greece
F 12 Katrine Jessen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Borupgaard Gymnasium Skovlunde, Denmark
G 13 Holly Kersgieter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Charles Page Sand Springs, OK
G 15 Zakiyah Franklin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Winter Haven Lakeland, FL
G 20 Julie Brosseau 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Collège Montmorency
Maine
Utah 		Repentigny, QC
G 21 Brooklyn Mitchell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Ursuline Academy New Orleans, LA
G 25 Chandler Prater 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Kansas City Kansas City, MO
C 31 Brittany Franklin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Jr Plymouth Plymouth, NC
C 35 Bailey Helgren 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Edina Edina, MN
C 45 Chisom Ajekwu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Lawrence Lawrence, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 16, 2021

Schedule and results

Source:[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Colorado W 78–62  1–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (0)
Lawrence, KS
November 29, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 85–43  2–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (1)
Lawrence, KS
December 3, 2020*
7:30 p.m., SECN 		at Ole Miss
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge 		L 53–70  2–1
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (840)
Oxford, MS
December 6, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oral Roberts W 100–59  3–1
 Allen Fieldhouse (0)
Lawrence, KS
December 10, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oklahoma W 74–64  4–1
(1–0) 		Allen Fieldhouse (331)
Lawrence, KS
December 21, 2020*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Dakota State L 69–72  4–2
 Allen Fieldhouse (456)
Lawrence, KS
December 29, 2020*
Noon, ESPN+ 		New Mexico State W 78–59  5–2
 Allen Fieldhouse (348)
Lawrence, KS
January 14, 2021
7:00 p.m., LHN 		at Texas L 72–79  5–3
(1–1) 		Frank Erwin Center (0)
Austin, TX
January 17, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at TCU L 78–81  5–4
(1–2) 		Schollmaier Arena (914)
Fort Worth, TX
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas Tech L 65–74  5–5
(1–3) 		Allen Fieldhouse (333)
Lawrence, KS
January 23, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 70–63  6–5
(2–3) 		Allen Fieldhouse (538)
Lawrence, KS
January 27, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma L 81–84  6–6
(2–4) 		Lloyd Noble Center (678)
Norman, OK
January 30, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oklahoma State L 51–75  6–7
(2–5) 		Allen Fieldhouse (0)
Lawrence, KS
February 2, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma State L 55–82  6–8
(2–6) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,621)
Stillwater, OK
February 4, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 8 Baylor L 50–83  6–9
(2–7) 		Ferrell Center (2,240)
Waco, TX
February 7, 2021
1:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		TCU W 82–72  7–9
(3–7) 		Allen Fieldhouse (352)
Lawrence, KS
February 10, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 19 West Virginia L 61–69  7–10
(3–8) 		WVU Coliseum (648)
Morgantown, WV
February 13, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		L 66–77  7–11
(3–9) 		Bramlage Coliseum (515)
Manhattan, KS
February 17, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Iowa State L 82–84  7–12
(3–10) 		Allen Fieldhouse (388)
Lawrence, KS
February 20, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech L 98–99 OT 7–13
(3–11) 		United Supermarkets Arena (2,310)
Lubbock, TX
February 24, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas L 52–61  7–14
(3–12) 		Allen Fieldhouse (362)
Lawrence, KS
February 27, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 18 West Virginia L 68–72  7–15
(3–13) 		Allen Fieldhouse (0)
Lawrence, KS
March 3, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Iowa State L 53–83  7–16
(3–14) 		Hilton Coliseum (699)
Ames, IA
March 6, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 6 Baylor L 67–93  7–17
(3–15) 		Allen Fieldhouse (400)
Lawrence, KS
Big 12 Tournament
March 11, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(9) vs. (8) TCU
First Round 		L 72–75  7–18
 Municipal Auditorium (662)
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". kuathletics.com. University of Kansas Athletics. Retrieved June 16, 2021.