# 2020–21 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils, were led by twenty fourth-year head coach Charli Turner Thorne, playing their home games at the Desert Financial Arena and are members of the Pac-12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Sun Devils finished the season 20–11, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to California. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Roster

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## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 4:00 pm, ASU Live Stream – 2 | | Stephen F. Austin | W 56–47 | 1–0 | 14 – Hanson | 12 – Walker | – Walker | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| November 27, 2020* 4:00 pm, ASU Live Steam – 2 | | VCU | W 49–40 | 2–0 | 13 – Walker | 13 – Walker | 4 – Mbulito | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| November 30, 2020* 4:00 pm, ASU Live Steam – 2 | | Saint Mary's | W 62–53 | 3–0 | 9 – Tied | 4 – Tied | 4 – Mbulito | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| December 4, 2020 5:00 pm, P12N | | USC | W 63–58 | 4–0 (1–0) | 20 – Simmons | 8 – Sanders | 4 – Mbulito | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| December 6, 2020 2:00 pm, P12N | | No. 9 UCLA | L 59–63 | 4–1 (1–1) | 12 – Walker | 6 – Besselink | 4 – Caldwell | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| December 10, 2020 4:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 6 Arizona | L 37–65 | 4–2 (1–2) | 14 – Hanson | 9 – Walker | 2 – Tied | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| December 13, 2020* 2:00 pm, ASU Live Stream – 2 | | San Diego | W 64–55 | 5–2 | 16 – Simmons | 9 – Walker | 5 – Simmons | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| December 18, 2020 3:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | W 56–48 | 6–2 (2–2) | 15 – Hanson | 8 – Besselink | 2 – Hanson | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 20, 2021 2:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | CU Events Center Boulder, CO |
| January 1, 2021 6:30 pm, P12N | | California | W 56–53 | 7–2 (3–2) | 21 – Hanson | 8 – Levings | 7 – Simmons | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| January 3, 2021 4:00 pm, P12N | | No. 1 Stanford | L 60–68 | 7–3 (3–3) | 16 – Simmons | 7 – Besselink | 2 – Hanson | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| January 8, 2021 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| January 10, 2021 2:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| January 15, 2021 5:30 pm, P12N | | Oregon State | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| January 17, 2021 12:00 pm, P12N | | No. 10 Oregon | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| January 22, 2021 3:00 pm, P12N | | Colorado | W 51–47 | 8–3 (4–3) | 16 – Hanson | 6 – Tied | 4 – Loera | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| January 24, 2021 2:00 pm, ASU Live Stream | | Utah | L 51–65 | 8–4 (4–4) | 13 – Simmons | 6 – Tied | 4 – Sanders | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| January 29, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N | | No. 5 UCLA | L 57–60 | 8–5 (4–5) | 12 – Hanson | 9 – Greenslade | 3 – Simmons | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| January 31, 2021 2:00 pm, USC Live Stream | | USC | L 57–65 | 8–6 (4–6) | 16 – Simmons | 8 – Besselink | 4 – Mbulito | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| February 5, 2021 9:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 12 Oregon | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR |
| February 7, 2021 1:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| February 8, 2021 4:00 pm, ASU Live Stream | | Southern Utah | W 55–44 | 9–6 | 15 – Hanson | 7 – Walker | 4 – Simmons | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| February 12, 2021 5:00 pm, P12N | | Washington | L 35–50 | 9–7 (4–7) | 11 – Hanson | 7 – Hanson | 3 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| February 14, 2021 12:30 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 67–61 | 10–7 (5–7) | 15 – Simmons | 6 – Levings | 4 – Simmons | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| February 19, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 5 Stanford | L 41–80 | 10–8 (5–8) | 11 – Walker | 4 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 21, 2021 2:00 pm, P12N | | California | L 55–67 | 10–9 (5–9) | 17 – Hanson | 7 – Walker | 4 – Simmons | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| February 28, 2021 12:00 pm, P12N | | No. 9 Arizona | W 66–64 $^{OT}$ | 11–9 (6–9) | 19 – Hansen | 13 – Besselink | 4 – Mbulito | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| Pac-12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 3, 2021 3:00 pm, P12N | (9) | vs. (8) USC First round | L 65–71 | 11–10 | 15 – Hanson | 10 – Besselink | 5 – Simmons | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 19, 2021 9:00 am, FloHoops | | vs. Rice First round | L 36–48 | 11–11 | 9 – Besselink | 7 – Besselink | 4 – Simmons | Wilkerson-Greines Activities Center Fort Worth, TX |
| March 20, 2021 9:00 am, FloHoops | | vs. Missouri Consolation Game | W 50–39 | 12–11 | 18 – Simmons | 7 – Simmons | 4 – Simmons | Wilkerson-Greines Activities Center Fort Worth, TX |
| March 22, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Houston Consolation Game | L 48–50 | 12–12 | 10 – Tied | 6 – Walker | 3 – Tied | Wilkerson-Greines Activities Center Fort Worth, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings. ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.