# 2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin at Madison during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers were led by fifth-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis and play their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They competed in the 2020–21 Big Ten Conference season and the 2021 Big Ten women's basketball tournament.

## Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2019–20 season 12–19, including 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Rutgers after beating Illinois.
After the season, the team lost four players to graduation and three players to transfers, but added two players as transfers.

## Recruiting Class

Sources:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Brooke Schramek F | Naperville, IL | Benet Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Halle Douglass PG | Lake Forest, IL | Lake Forest | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Lovisa Djurström F/C | Gothenburg | Marks Gymnasieskola [sv] | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Kate Thompson F/C | Denham Springs, LA | Denham Springs | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 2020* cancelled | Miami University | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Nov 29, 2020* 2:00 pm | Western Illinois | W 73–66 | 1–0 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Dec 5, 2020 2:00 pm | at Iowa | L 78–85 | 1-1 (0-1) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 8, 2020* cancelled | Prairie View A&M | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Dec 11, 2020 3:30 pm | Rutgers | L 65–70 | 1–2 (0–2) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Dec 13, 2020* 2:00 pm | North Dakota | W 80–60 | 2–2 (0–2) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Dec 20, 2020* 2:00 pm | Valparaiso | W 89–82 | 3–2 (0–2) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Dec 22, 2020* cancelled | University of Nebraska Omaha | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| Dec 31 2020 11:30 am | at No. 16 Michigan | L 49–92 | 3–3 (0–3) | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI |
| Jan 3, 2021 2:00 pm | Minnesota | L 83–88 | 3–4 (0–4) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Jan 6, 2021 3:00 pm | No. 22 Northwestern | L 55–80 | 3–5 (0–5) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Jan 10, 2021 3:00 pm | at Indiana | L 49–74 | 3–6 (0–6) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| Jan 14, 2021 7:00 pm | No. 13 Michigan | L 40–69 | 3–7 (0–7) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Jan 17, 2021 2:00 pm | No. 9 Maryland | L 70–79 | 3–8 (0–8) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Jan 21, 2021 5:00 pm | at Purdue | L 55–56 | 3–9 (0–9) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 24, 2021 2:00 pm | Michigan State | L 62–94 | 3–10 (0–10) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Jan 28, 2021 7:00 pm | at Nebraska | L 68–84 | 3–11 (0–11) | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 31, 2021 2:00 pm | Illinois | W 69–57 | 4–11 (1–11) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Feb 4, 2021 3:00 pm | at No. 10 Maryland | L 48–84 | 4–12 (1–12) | Xfinity Center College Park, MD |
| Feb 7, 2021 1:00 pm | at Penn State | L 74–98 | 4–13 (1–13) | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| Feb 10, 2021 6:00 pm | No. 12 Ohio State | W 75–70 | 5–13 (2–13) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Feb 14, 2021 1:00 pm | at Minnesota | L 63-68 | 5-14 (2-14) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb 20, 2021 1:00 pm | at No. 24 Northwestern | L 54-67 | 5-15 (2-15) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Feb 24, 2021 | No. 11 Indiana | L 49-77 | 5-16 (2–16) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Feb 28, 2021 | Iowa | L 70-84 | 5-17 (2-17) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Michigan State | L 54-67 | 5-18 (2-18) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2021 1:00 PM, BTN | vs. Illinois First round | L 42-67 | 5-19 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN---> |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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