# 2020–21 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Vic Schaefer's first season at Texas after departing from Mississippi State. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center.

## Previous season

The Longhorns finished the 2019–20 season 19–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play, to finish in third place. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no post-season play.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Sug Sutton | 1 | G | 5'8" | Senior | St. Louis, MO | Graduated. Drafted in the 3rd round of the WNBA draft by the Washington Mystics. |
| Isabel Palmer | 11 | G | 5'9" | Freshman | Newcastle, Australia | Transferred to Utah |
| Sophie Taylor | 5 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Austin, TX | Graduated |
| Lashann Higgs | 10 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Round Rock, TX | Graduated |
| Shae Routt | 22 | G/F | 6'0" | Sophomore | Austin, TX | Departed from team |
| Joyner Holmes | 24 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Cedar Hill, TX | Graduated. Drafted in the 2nd round of the WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm. |

### Recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Ashley Chevalier PG | Chatsworth, CA | Sierra Canyon High School | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| DeYona Gaston F | Pearland, TX | Pearland High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Shay Holle G | Austin, TX | Westlake High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Elyssa Coleman P | Humble, TX | Atascocita High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Precious Johnson P | Baytown, TX | Sterling High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| 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: "2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 2:00 p.m., LHN | | SMU | W 90–51 | 1–0 | Frank Erwin Center (1,020) Austin, TX |
| November 29, 2020* 3:00 p.m., LHN | | North Texas | W 106–69 | 2–0 | Frank Erwin Center (995) Austin, TX |
| December 2, 2020* 8:00 p.m., LHN | No. 25 | Louisiana Tech | W 84–57 | 3–0 | Frank Erwin Center (958) Austin, TX |
| December 12, 2020* 8:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 25 | No. 12 Texas A&M | L 61–66 | 3–1 | Frank Erwin Center (1,069) Austin, TX |
| December 9, 2018* 2:00 p.m., LHN | No. 23 | Idaho | W 73–48 | 4–1 | Frank Erwin Center (958) Austin, TX |
| December 18, 2020* 8:00 p.m., LHN | No. 22 | Drake | W 101–80 | 5–1 | Frank Erwin Center (1,002) Austin, TX |
| December 21, 2020 8:00 p.m., LHN | No. 20 | at Kansas State | W 62–52 | 6–1 (1–0) | Bramlage Coliseum (623) Manhattan, KS |
| December 29, 2020* 5:00 p.m., LHN | No. 19 | Lamar | W 77–49 | 7–1 | Frank Erwin Center (0) Austin, TX |
| January 3, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 19 | Iowa State | W 74–59 | 8–1 (2–0) | Frank Erwin Center (0) Austin, TX |
| Jan 9, 2021 6:00 p.m., BIG12, ESPN+ | No. 17 | at West Virginia | L 58–92 | 8–2 (2–1) | WVU Coliseum (131) Morgantown, WV |
| January 14, 2021 8:00 p.m., LHN | No. 21 | Kansas | W 79–72 | 9–2 (3–1) | Frank Erwin Center (0) Austin, TX |
| January 17, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 21 | at Texas Tech | L 66–74 | 9–3 (3–2) | United Supermarkets Arena (2,854) Lubbock, TX |
| January 20, 2021 8:00 p.m., LHN | | TCU | W 71–54 | 10–3 (4–2) | Frank Erwin Center (0) Austin, TX |
| January 23, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at No. 24 Iowa State | W 70–59 | 11–3 (5–2) | Hilton Coliseum (1,026) Ames, IA |
| January 27, 2021 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 51–68 | 11–4 (5–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (952) Stillwater, OK |
| January 30, 2021 8:00 p.m., LHN | | Texas Tech | W 72–53 | 12–4 (6–3) | Frank Erwin Center (0) Austin, TX |
| February 3, 2021 8:00 p.m. | | at Oklahoma | W 69–58 | 13–4 (7–3) | Lloyd Noble Center (717) Norman, OK |
| February 6, 2021 8:00 p.m., LHN | | West Virginia | L 75–81 | 13–5 (7–4) | Frank Erwin Center (997) Austin, TX |
| February 10, 2021 8:00 p.m. | | Oklahoma State | W 64–53 | 14–5 (8–4) | Frank Erwin Center (990) Austin, TX |
| February 14, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 7 Baylor | L 35–60 | 14–6 (8–5) | Ferrell Center (2,350) Waco, TX |
| February 21, 2021 3:00 p.m., LHN | | Kansas State | W 59–48 | 15–6 (9–5) | Frank Erwin Center (0) Austin, TX |
| February 24, 2021 8:00 p.m. | | at Kansas | W 61–52 | 16–6 (10–5) | Allen Fieldhouse (362) Lawrence, KS |
| February 27, 2021 1:00 p.m., LHN | | Oklahoma | L 63–68 $^{OT}$ | 16–7 (10–6) | Frank Erwin Center (978) Austin, TX |
| March 1, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 6 Baylor | L 57–64 | 16–8 (10–7) | Frank Erwin Center (1,028) Austin, TX |
| March 7, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at TCU | W 69–60 | 17–8 (11–7) | Schollmaier Arena (1,091) Fort Worth, TX |
| Big 12 women's tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2021 10:30 a.m., ESPNU | (5) | vs. (4) Iowa State Quarterfinals | W 84–82 $^{OT}$ | 18–8 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| March 13, 2021 Noon, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (1) No. 6 Baylor Semifinals | L 55–66 | 18–9 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (6) | vs. (11) Bradley First round | W 81–62 | 19–9 | Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX |
| March 24, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (6) | vs. (3) No. 9 UCLA Second round | W 71–62 | 20–9 | Alamodome San Antonio, TX |
| March 28, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN | (6) | vs. (2) No. 7 Maryland Sweet Sixteen | W 64–61 | 21–9 | Alamodome San Antonio, TX |
| March 30, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN | (6) | vs. (1) No. 6 South Carolina Elite Eight | L 34–62 | 21–10 | Alamodome San Antonio, TX |
Source:

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | —^ | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | — | —^ | — | — | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
^AP & Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

## 2020–21 media
### Television and radio information

Most University of Texas home games were shown on the Longhorn Network, with national telecasts on the Big 12 Conference's television partners. On the radio, women's basketball games aired on KTXX-HD4 "105.3 The Bat", with select games on KTXX-FM 104.9.