2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 5–14 (3–12 ACC) |
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Home arena | Petersen Events Center |
Seasons |
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No. 8 Louisville | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 NC State† | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 22 | – | 3 | .880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | 5 | – | 14 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 0 | – | 5 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020 Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 ACC tournament winner As of March 30, 2021 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented The University of Pittsburgh during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, were led by third year head coach Lance White, and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Panthers finished the season 5–14 and 3–12 in ACC play to finish in twelfth place. In the ACC tournament, they lost to Boston College in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.
Previous season
They finished the season 5–26 and 1–17 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Notre Dame in the First Round before losing to Georgia Tech in the Second Round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]
Off-season
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Jahsyni Knight | 0 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | Perth Amboy, NJ | Transferred to Hofstra |
Aysia Bugg | 2 | G | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Bolingbrook, IL | Graduated |
Kyla Nelson | 13 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Worthing, England | Transferred to FIU |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Jayla Everett | 20 | G | 5'10" | Junior | St. Louis, MO | New Mexico |
Destiny Strother | 31 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Flint, MI | Marquette |
Recruiting Class
Source:[2]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Tracey Hueston F | Roanoke, VA | Northside | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | ||
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Liatu King G | Washington, D.C. | Bishop McNamara | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Taisha Exanor G | Châteauguay, Quebec | Dawson College | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* Noon, ACCNX | George Mason | W 72–57 | 1–0 | Peterson Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
November 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | Hofstra | W 71–58 | 2–0 | Peterson Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
December 6, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | Delaware | L 79–85 | 2–1 | Peterson Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
ACC Regular season | |||||||||||
December 10, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Virginia Tech | L 71–88 | 2–2 (0–1) | Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
December 13, 2020 Noon, ACCN | Clemson | W 80–71 | 3–2 (1–1) | Peterson Events Center (0) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
December 20, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Florida State | L 53–67 | 3–3 (1–2) | Donald L. Tucker Center (1,150) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
December 31, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | Boston College | Postponed [4] | Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||||
January 3, 2021 1:00 p.m., RSN | North Carolina | Postponed [4] | Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||||
January 7, 2021 6:00 p.m., RSN | at No. 2 Louisville | Postponed [4] | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | ||||||||
January 10, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN | Clemson | Postponed [4] | Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||||
January 14, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Notre Dame | Postponed[5] | Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN | ||||||||
January 21, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | Miami (FL) | L 68–72 | 3–4 (1–3) | Peterson Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
January 24, 2021 1:00 p.m., RSN | at Boston College | Postponed[6] | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||||
January 26, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Clemson | W 79–69 | 4–4 (2–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum (307) Clemson, SC | |||||||
January 28, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Syracuse | L 57–80 | 4–5 (2–4) | Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
January 31, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | Virginia | Canceled[7] | Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||||
February 4, 2021 7:00 p.m., RSN | Virginia Tech | L 55–74 | 4–6 (2–5) | Peterson Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
February 7, 2021 2:00 p.m., RSN | Syracuse | L 67–71 | 4–7 (2–6) | Peterson Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
February 11, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Wake Forest | L 61–64 OT | 4–8 (2–7) | LJVM Coliseum (0) Winston–Salem, NC | |||||||
February 14, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | North Carolina | L 72–81 | 4–9 (2–8) | Peterson Events Center (0) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
February 16, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | Boston College | W 83–80 | 5–9 (3–8) | Peterson Events Center (0) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
February 18, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 3 Louisville | L 58–82 | 5–10 (3–9) | Peterson Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
February 22, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN | Notre Dame | L 48–59 | 5–11 (3–10) | Peterson Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
February 25, 2021 4:00 p.m., RSN | at No. 2 NC State | L 53–83 | 5–12 (3–11) | Reynolds Coliseum (25) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
February 28, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN | at Georgia Tech | L 60–65 | 5–13 (3–12) | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
ACC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 3, 2021 2:00 p.m., RSN | (12) | vs. (13) Boston College First Round | L 56–67 | 5–14 | Greensboro Coliseum (156) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
Rankings
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 |
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Decrease in ranking | ||
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(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". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Panthers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Pittsburgh". Pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Pitt Women's Basketball Pauses Activities". gocards.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. December 31, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ Voepel, Mechelle (January 14, 2021). "Virginia women's basketball team cancels rest of season due to coronavirus issues". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2021.