2020–21 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team represented Texas State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by tenth-year head coach Zenarae Antoine, played all home games at the Strahan Arena in San Marcos, Texas, along with the Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2020–21 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	11–11 (7–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Zenarae Antoine (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Nathan Teymer Jericka Jenkins Deidra Johnson
Home arena	Strahan Arena

2020–21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Troy †	15	–	2		.882			22	–	6		.786
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			2	–	20		.091
† 2021 Sun Belt tournament winner As of July 7, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2019–20 season 13–17, 6–12 in Sun Belt play, to finish tenth in the conference. They made it to the 2019–20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where they were defeated by UT Arlington in the first round. Following the season, all conference tournaments as well as all postseason play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jayla Johnson	00	F	6' 1"	Junior	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Eastern Kentucky
Brooke Holle	24	G	5' 7"	Senior	Austin, TX	Graduated
Bailey Holle	33	G	5' 7"	Senior	Austin, TX	Graduated

Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Tianna Eaton	23	G	5' 10"	Redshirt junior	Walnut, CA	UC Riverside
Gabby Standifer	33	F/G	5' 11"	Graduate student	The Colony, TX	Fresno State

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Presley Bennett Guard	Austin, TX	Westlake HS	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A	Jun 20, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Sierra Dickson Guard	Carrollton, TX	Hebron HS	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A	Jul 5, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Nicole Leff Forward	Cedar Park, TX	Cedar Park HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: "Texas State 2020-21 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020. "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

Roster

2020–21 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Avionne Alexander 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Sunnyvale HS Sunnyvale, TX G 2 Presley Bennett 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Westlake HS Austin, TX G 3 Kennedy Taylor 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Jr Lincoln HS Dallas, TX G 4 Sierra Dickson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Hebron HS Carrollton, TX G 5 Jessica Paz y Puente 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Tom C. Clark HS San Antonio, TX G 13 Keslyn King 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Mansfield HS Burleson, TX G 15 Ja'Kayla King 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Robert E. Lee HS Tyler, TX F 20 Chelsea Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Loyola College Prep Shreveport, LA G 23 Tianna Easton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Rowland HS UC Riverside Walnut, CA F 25 Lauryn Thompson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Mansfield Timberview HS VCU Arlington, TX F 32 Da'Nasia Hood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Wagner HS San Antonio, TX G/F 33 Gabby Standifer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Argyle HS The Colony, TX F 40 Nicole Leff 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Cedar Park HS Cedar Park, TX C 55 Jaeda Reed 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Eisenhower HS Lawton, OK	Head coach Zenarae Antoine (Ohio) Assistant coach(es) Nathan Teymer (Georgia Southwestern State) Jericka Jenkins (Texas State) Deidra Johnson (Oklahoma State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 21, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 28, 2020* 12:00 p.m.		at New Orleans	L 64–67	0–1	16 – Hood	12 – Hood	4 – Taylor	Lakefront Arena (337) New Orleans, LA
December 3, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at SMU	W 74–70 OT	1–1	25 – Hood	9 – Hood	4 – Taylor	Moody Coliseum (324) University Park, TX
December 13, 2020* 2:00 p.m., FSOK		at Oklahoma	L 40–52	1–2	18 – Hood	10 – Thompson	2 – Alexander	Lloyd Noble Center (597) Norman, OK
December 16, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 56–46	2–2	14 – Taylor	12 – Thompson	8 – Taylor	Dugan Wellness Center (141) Corpus Christi, TX
December 19, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lamar	W 69–53	3–2	22 – Hood	9 – Thompson	4 – Alexander	Strahan Arena (571) San Marcos, TX
Conference regular season
January 1, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	W 71–63	4–2 (1–0)	25 – Thompson	8 – Thompson	9 – Taylor	Strahan Arena (576) San Marcos, TX
January 2, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	L 41–67	4–3 (1–1)	10 – Taylor	9 – Hood	4 – Taylor	Strahan Arena (549) San Marcos, TX
January 8, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	L 53–54	4–4 (1–2)	11 – Taylor	8 – Hood	5 – Taylor	First National Bank Arena (218) Jonesboro, AR
January 9, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	L 54–70	4–5 (1–3)	15 – Thompson	9 – Taylor	4 – Alexander	First National Bank Arena (303) Jonesboro, AR
January 22, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 74–52	5–5 (2–3)	23 – Hood	9 – Bowie	6 – Alexander	Strahan Arena (559) San Marcos, TX
January 23, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 64–50	6–5 (3–3)	23 – Thompson	11 – Thompson	12 – Taylor	Strahan Arena (532) San Marcos, TX
January 29, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 64–66	6–6 (3–4)	17 – Hood	8 – Hood	8 – Taylor	Cajundome (114) Lafayette, LA
January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 60–66	6–7 (3–5)	18 – Hood	8 – Hood	7 – Taylor	Cajundome (151) Lafayette, LA
February 2, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Little Rock	W 51–44	7–7 (4–5)	16 – Hood	12 – Thompson	4 – Taylor	Strahan Arena (503) San Marcos, TX
February 5, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	L 51–62	7–8 (4–6)	12 – Hood	5 – King	2 – Taylor	Jack Stephens Center (292) Little Rock, AR
February 6, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	L 49–63	7–9 (4–7)	14 – Bowie	7 – Bowie	6 – Taylor	Jack Stephens Center (305) Little Rock, AR
February 12, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	W 66–45	8–9 (5–7)	25 – Hood	9 – Bowie	8 – Taylor	Strahan Arena (502) San Marcos, TX
February 13, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 43–51	8–10 (5–8)	10 – Taylor	9 – Thompson	3 – Taylor	College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX
February 19, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	Cancelled due to weather concerns					Strahan Arena  San Marcos, TX
February 20, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	Cancelled due to weather concerns					Strahan Arena  San Marcos, TX
February 26, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 85–62	9–10 (6–8)	13 – Thompson	7 – Thompson	5 – Alexander	Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
February 27, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 68–56	10–10 (7–8)	20 – Taylor	7 – Bowie	4 – Alexander	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (654) Monroe, LA
Sun Belt tournament
March 5, 2021 11:30 am, ESPN+	(W4)	vs. (E5) Georgia Southern First round	W 94–61	11–10	19 – Bowie	5 – Eaton	8 – Alexander	Hartsell Arena (200) Pensacola, FL
March 6, 2021 11:00 am, ESPN+	(W4)	vs. (E1) Troy Quarterfinals	L 90–103	11–11	28 – Taylor	6 – Alexander	5 – Taylor	Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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See also

• 2020–21 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team