2020–21 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

2020–21 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
2020–21 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–19 (0–15 SEC)
Head coach	Terri Williams-Flournoy (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Clarisse Garcia; La'Keshia Frett Meredith;
Home arena	Auburn Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by ninth-year head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy, played their home games at Auburn Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 5–19 (0–15 SEC) with a loss to Florida in the first round of the SEC tournament. On March 4, 2021, following a winless SEC season, Williams-Flournoy was fired as head coach.^[1]

2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Texas A&M	13	–	1	.929	25	–	3	.893
No. 6 South Carolina †	14	–	2	.875	26	–	5	.839
No. 13 Tennessee	9	–	4	.692	17	–	8	.680
No. 10 Georgia	10	–	5	.667	20	–	6	.769
No. 15 Arkansas	9	–	6	.600	19	–	8	.704
No. 18 Kentucky	9	–	6	.600	18	–	8	.692
Alabama	8	–	8	.500	16	–	9	.640
LSU	6	–	8	.429	9	–	13	.409
Mississippi State	5	–	7	.417	10	–	9	.526
Missouri	5	–	9	.357	9	–	13	.409
Ole Miss	4	–	10	.286	15	–	12	.556
Florida	3	–	11	.214	12	–	14	.462
Auburn	0	–	15	.000	5	–	19	.208
Vanderbilt	0	–	3	.000	4	–	4	.500
Vanderbilt suspended their season on January 18, 2021

† 2021 SEC tournament winner As of March 21, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020 with the Tigers selected to finish in last place in the SEC.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team
Media poll
1	South Carolina
2	Kentucky
3	Texas A&M
4	Arkansas
5	Mississippi State
6	Tennessee
7	LSU
8	Alabama
9	Georgia
10	Missouri
11	Ole Miss
12	Florida
13	Vanderbilt
14	Auburn

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Tigers had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

First team

Unique Thompson

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+		USC Upstate	W 82–41	1–0	16 – Tied	7 – Thompson	5 – Rice	Auburn Arena (588) Auburn, AL
November 28, 2020* Noon, SECN+		Samford	W 66–64	2–0	16 – Thompson	11 – Thompson	4 – Lowery	Auburn Arena (540) Auburn, AL
December 1, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Gardner–Webb	W 97–61	3–0	21 – Thompson	12 – Thompson	4 – Jordan	Auburn Arena (487) Auburn, AL
December 5, 2020* Noon, ESPN+		at Houston	L 61–71	3–1	26 – Thompson	23 – Thompson	2 – Tied	Fertitta Center (509) Houston, TX
December 13, 2020* 3:00 pm, SECN		South Alabama	W 74–66	4–1	21 – Thompson	14 – Thompson	3 – Tied	Auburn Arena (520) Auburn, AL
December 16, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Stephen F. Austin	L 54–67	4–2	16 – Scott-Grayson	14 – Thompson	2 – Scott-Grayson	Auburn Arena (445) Auburn, AL
December 17, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+		North Florida	W 94–81	5–2	19 – Thompson	18 – Thompson	5 – Lowery	Auburn Arena (449) Auburn, AL
December 20, 2020* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Belmont	L 57–78	5–3	20 – Thompson	23 – Thompson	4 – Scott-Grayson	Auburn Arena (515) Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
December 31, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN+		at LSU	L 43–56	5–4 (0–1)	12 – Coulibaly	11 – Levy	2 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (687) Baton Rouge, LA
January 3, 2021 2:00 pm, SECN		Georgia	L 44–76	5–5 (0–2)	12 – Patton	4 – Tied	1 – Tied	Auburn Arena (657) Auburn, AL
January 7, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN+		at Ole Miss	L 58–62	5–6 (0–3)	23 – Scott-Grayson	5 – Scott-Grayson	6 – Robinson-Nwagwu	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (851) Oxford, MS
January 17, 2021 Noon, SECN		at Florida	L 54–68	5–7 (0–4)	18 – Scott-Grayson	14 – Thompson	4 – Thompson	O'Connell Center (702) Gainesville, FL
January 21, 2021 7:30 pm, SECN		No. 12 Kentucky	L 71–76	5–8 (0–5)	22 – Thompson	10 – Thompson	7 – Levy	Auburn Arena (578) Auburn, AL
January 24, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at Alabama	L 55–67	5–9 (0–6)	17 – Scott-Grayson	10 – Thompson	4 – Scott-Grayson	Coleman Coliseum (922) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 28, 2021 7:30 pm, SECN		No. 8 Texas A&M	L 69–84	5–10 (0–7)	21 – Scott-Grayson	7 – Thompson	5 – Rice	Auburn Arena (578) Auburn, AL
January 31, 2021 2:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 19 Arkansas	L 67–77	5–11 (0–8)	18 – Thompson	19 – Thompson	3 – Scott-Grayson	Bud Walton Arena (2,133) Fayetteville, AR
February 4, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN+		No. 2 South Carolina	L 58–77	5–12 (0–9)	15 – Scott-Grayson	8 – Thompson	3 – Levy	Auburn Arena (608) Auburn, AL
February 7, 2021 Noon, SECN		Missouri	L 75–85	5–13 (0–10)	30 – Scott-Grayson	13 – Thompson	3 – Thompson	Auburn Arena (539) Auburn, AL
February 11, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 24 Georgia	L 54–74	5–14 (0–11)	22 – Thompson	12 – Thompson	4 – Lowery	Stegeman Coliseum (835) Athens, GA
February 14, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN		Alabama	L 78–92	5–15 (0–12)	25 – Scott-Grayson	6 – Thompson	9 – Rice	Auburn Arena (841) Auburn, AL
February 21, 2021 2:00 pm, SECN+		Vanderbilt	Canceled due to Vanderbilt ending season^[3]					Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 23, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN		at Mississippi State	L 68–81	5–16 (0–13)	24 – Scott-Grayson	14 – Thompson	4 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (1,000) Starkville, MS
February 25, 2021 8:00 pm, SECN		No. 16 Arkansas	L 69–74	5–17 (0–14)	22 – Thompson	18 – Thompson	3 – Thompson	Auburn Arena (528) Auburn, AL
February 28, 2021 1:00 pm, SECN		at No. 20 Tennessee	L 54–88	5–18 (0–15)	11 – Rice	5 – Tied	4 – Rice	Thompson–Boling Arena (3,077) Knoxville, TN
SEC Tournament
March 3, 2021 3:00 pm, SECN	(13)	vs. (12) Florida First Round	L 62–69	5–19	15 – Rice	10 – Thompson	3 – Scott-Grayson	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[4]

References

^ Auburn announces women's basketball coaching change
^ "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs".
^ Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ "Auburn women's basketball announces non-conference schedule". Auburn Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

[1] Auburn announces women's basketball coaching change

[2] "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs".

[3] Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[4] "Auburn women's basketball announces non-conference schedule". Auburn Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

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