2020–21 Utah Utes women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Utah Utes women's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, were led by sixth year head coach Lynne Roberts, played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference.

2020–21 Utah Utes women's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	5–16 (4–15 Pac–12)
Head coach	Lynne Roberts (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Gavin Petersen Danyelle Snelgro Joanna Reitz
Home arena	Jon M. Huntsman Center

2020–21 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Stanford†	19	–	2		.905			31	–	2		.939
No. 11 Arizona	13	–	4		.765			21	–	6		.778
No. 9 UCLA	12	–	4		.750			17	–	6		.739
No. 23 Oregon	10	–	7		.588			15	–	9		.625
Oregon State	7	–	6		.538			12	–	8		.600
Colorado	8	–	8		.500			12	–	11		.522
Washington State	9	–	10		.474			12	–	12		.500
USC	8	–	10		.444			11	–	12		.478
Arizona State	6	–	9		.400			11	–	12		.478
Utah	4	–	15		.211			5	–	16		.238
Washington	3	–	13		.188			7	–	14		.333
California	1	–	12		.077			1	–	16		.059
† 2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of March 29, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Utes finished the season 14–17, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the Quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2020–21 Utah Utes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Donna Ntambue 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Niagara Prep Montreal, QC G 1 Isabel Palmer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence Newcastle, Australia F 3 Andreas Torres 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Montmorency (CEGEP) Montreal, QC F 5 Zuzanna Puc 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr ZSMS Poznan UTEP Poznań, Poland G 10 Dru Gylten 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr St. Thomas More HS Rapid City, SD G 11 Brynna Maxwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Gig Harbor HS Gig Harbor, WA F 12 Lola Pendande 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Ribet Academy Roquetas de Mar, Spain G/F 14 Niyah Becker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Lincoln Prep Winnipeg, MB G 15 Kemery Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Corner Canyon HS Sandy, UT F 21 Maurane Corbin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Montmorency (CEGEP) Saint-Bruno, QC G 24 Kennady McQueen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr North Summit High School Henefer, UT F 35 Ola Makurat 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Sport Championship School Liberty Sierakowice, Poland F 42 Peyton McFarland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Boise HS Boise, ID F 53 Kelsey Rees 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence Glenelg, Australia	Head coach Lynne Roberts (Seattle Pacific) Assistant coach(es) Gavin Petersen (Hawaiʻi) Danyelle Grant (Utah State) Joanna Reitz (Covenant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 24, 2021

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Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
December 6, 2020 Noon, P12N		at No. 10 Oregon	L 43–85	0–1 (0–1)	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
December 8, 2020 7:00 p.m.		at No. 15 Oregon State	W 85–79	1–1 (1–1)	Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR
December 11, 2020* 5:00 p.m.		Montana State	W 73–63	2–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center (0) Salt Lake City, UT
December 14, 2020 Noon, P12N		at Colorado	L 50–80	2–2 (1–2)	CU Events Center (17) Boulder, CO
December 18, 2020 3:00 p.m., P12N		Arizona State	L 48–56	2–3 (1–3)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (0) Salt Lake City, UT
December 20, 2020 Noon, P12N		No. 6 Arizona	L 60–77	2–4 (1–4)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (0) Salt Lake City, UT
January 1, 2021 Noon		Washington State	L 74–79	2–5 (1–5)	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
January 3, 2021 2:00 p.m., P12N		Washington	W 84–63	3–5 (2–5)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (0) Salt Lake City, UT
January 8, 2021 7:00 p.m., P12N		at USC	L 59–60	3–6 (2–6)	Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 2021 2:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 9 UCLA	L 67–92	3–7 (2–7)	Pauley Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 2021 1:30 p.m., P12N		No. 1 Stanford	L 54–82	3–8 (2–8)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (0) Salt Lake City, UT
January 17, 2021 Noon, P12N		California	Canceled		Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
January 22, 2021 4:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 10 Arizona	L 54–66	3–9 (2–9)	McKale Center (0) Tucson, AZ
January 24, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at Arizona State	W 65–51	4–9 (3–9)	Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ
January 29, 2021 3:00 p.m., P12N		No. 11 Oregon	Canceled		Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
January 31, 2021 Noon		Oregon State	L 74–84	4–10 (3–10)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (0) Salt Lake City, UT
February 5, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at California	W 62–51	5–10 (4–10)	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
February 7, 2021 2:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 6 Stanford	L 41–83	5–11 (4–11)	Maples Pavilion (1) Stanford, CA
February 12, 2021 11:00 a.m.		No. 8 UCLA	L 58–69	5–12 (4–12)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (0) Salt Lake City, UT
February 14, 2021 4:00 p.m.		USC	L 49–66	5–13 (4–13)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (0) Salt Lake City, UT
February 19, 2021 8:00 p.m.		at Washington	L 61–78	5–14 (4–14)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (0) Seattle, WA
February 21, 2021 1:00 p.m.		at Washington State	L 55–68	5–15 (4–15)	Beasley Coliseum (0) Pullman, WA
February 28, 2021 Noon, P12N		Colorado	Canceled		Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 3, 2021 5:00 p.m., P12N	(10)	vs. (7) Washington State First Round	L 48–57	5–16	Michelob Ultra Arena (18) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain 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
		No Change
(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.

See also

2020–21 Utah Utes men's basketball team