# 2020–21 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ducks, led by seventh-year head coach Kelly Graves, played home games at the Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Ducks finished the season 31–2, 17–1 in Pac-12 play to finish in first place. They won the Pac-12 women's tournament, defeating Utah, Arizona, and Stanford along the way to their title. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Oregon finished ranked second in both the AP and Coaches poll.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason left |
| Satou Sabally | 0 | Forward | 6'4" | Junior | Berlin, Germany | Graduated early; declared for WNBA draft |
| Holly Winterburn | 11 | Guard | 5'10" | Freshman | Northampton, England | Transferred to UC Davis |
| Lucy Cochrane | 12 | Forward | 6'5" | Freshman | Melbourne, Australia | Transferred to Portland |
| Sabrina Ionescu | 20 | Guard | 5'11" | Senior | Walnut Creek, CA | Graduated |
| Minyon Moore | 23 | Guard | 5'8" | Senior | Hercules, CA | Graduated |
| Ruthy Hebard | 24 | Forward | 6'4" | Senior | Fairbanks, AK | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Date eligible | Years eligible | Previous school |
| Taylor Mikesell | 3 | Guard | 5'11" | Junior | Massillon, OH | October 1, 2020 | 3 | Maryland |
| Arielle Wilson | 10 | Forward | 6'6" | Junior | Fayetteville, NC | October 1, 2020 | 3 | Kilgore College |
* 1 2 Both Mikesell and Wilson initially had two years of eligibility, but the NCAA ruled that the 2020–21 season would not be counted against the eligibility of any student-athlete in a winter sport, including women's basketball.

### Recruiting class of 2020

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Sydney Parrish G | Fishers, IN | Hamilton Southeastern | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Nov 13, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Kylee Watson F | Linwood, NJ | Mainland | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Nov 13, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Maddie Scherr G | Florence, KY | Ryle | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | Nov 18, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Angela Dugalic F | Des Plaines, IL | Maine West | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | Nov 13, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Te-Hina Paopao G | San Diego, CA | La Jolla Country Day | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | Nov 13, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ESPN: 1 ||||||
| 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019. ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 28, 2020* 1:00 p.m. | No. 10 | Seattle | W 116–51 | 1–0 | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| November 30, 2020* 8:00 p.m., NBCSNW | No. 10 | at Portland | W 85–52 | 2–0 | Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR |
| December 4, 2020 2:00 p.m., P12N | No. 10 | Colorado | W 82–52 | 3–0 (1–0) | Matthew Knight Arena (1) Eugene, OR |
| December 6, 2020 11:00 a.m., P12N | No. 10 | Utah | W 85–43 | 4–0 (2–0) | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| December 8, 2020 TBA, P12N | No. 8 | Portland State | Postponed | Postponed | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR |
| December 13, 2020 4:00 p.m., P12N | No. 8 | at No. 15 Oregon State Civil War | W 79–59 | 5–0 (3–0) | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| December 19, 2020 2:00 p.m., P12N | No. 7 | at Washington | W 73–49 | 6–0 (4–0) | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA |
| December 21, 2020 11:00 a.m., P12N | No. 8 | at Washington State | W 69–65 | 7–0 (5–0) | Beasley Coliseum (0) Pullman, WA |
| January 1, 2021 6:00 p.m., P12N | No. 8 | USC | W 92–69 | 8–0 (6–0) | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| January 3, 2021 1:00 p.m., P12N | No. 8 | No. 11 UCLA | L 71–73 | 8–1 (6–1) | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| January 8, 2021 11:30 a.m., P12N | No. 11 | at No. 1 Stanford | L 63–70 | 8–2 (6–2) | Maples Pavilion (1) Stanford, CA |
| January 10, 2021 1:00 p.m., P12N | No. 11 | at California | W 100–41 | 9–2 (7–2) | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| January 14, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 10 | at No. 11 Arizona | L 41–57 | 9–3 (7–3) | McKale Center (0) Tucson, AZ |
| January 17, 2021 11:00 a.m., P12N | No. 10 | at Arizona State | Postponed | Postponed | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| January 22, 2021 5:00 p.m., P12N | No. 13 | Washington State | W 58–50 | 10–3 (8–3) | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| January 24, 2021 2:00 p.m., P12N | No. 13 | Washington | W 69–52 | 11–3 (9–3) | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| January 29, 2021 2:00 p.m., P12N | No. 11 | at Utah | Postponed | Postponed | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 31, 2021 11:00 a.m., P12N | No. 11 | at Colorado | Postponed | Postponed | CU Events Center Boulder, CO |
| February 5, 2021 8:00 p.m., P12N | No. 12 | Arizona State | Postponed | Postponed | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR |
| February 6, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | No. 12 | UC Davis | W 63–57 | 12–3 | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| February 8, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 11 | No. 10 Arizona | L 59–79 | 12–4 (9–4) | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| February 12, 2021 4:00 p.m., P12N | No. 11 | California | Postponed | Postponed | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR |
| February 15, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 13 | No. 6 Stanford | L 61–63 | 12–5 (9–5) | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| February 19, 2021 5:00 p.m., P12N | No. 13 | at No. 8 UCLA | L 56–83 | 12–6 (9–6) | Pauley Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 21, 2021 Noon, P12N | No. 13 | at USC | W 72–48 | 13–6 (10–6) | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 28, 2021 3:00 p.m., P12N | No. 14 | Oregon State Civil War | L 77–88 | 13–7 (10–7) | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2021 11:00 a.m., P12N | (4) No. 19 | vs. (5) Oregon State Quarterfinals/Civil War | L 64–71 | 13–8 | Michelob Ultra Arena (0) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5 A) No. 23 | vs. (11 A) South Dakota First Round | W 67–47 | 14–8 | Alamodome San Antonio, TX |
| March 24, 2021* Noon, ESPN2 | (5 A) No. 23 | vs. (3 A) No. 10 Georgia Second Round | W 57–50 | 15–8 | Alamodome San Antonio, TX |
| March 28, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN | (5 A) No. 23 | vs. (2 A) No. 8 Louisville Sweet Sixteen | L 42–60 | 15–9 | Alamodome San Antonio, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Alamo. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
| AP | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7-T | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 23 |
| Coaches | 9 | 8 (1) | 8 (1) | 7-T | 7 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13-T | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll. The AP Poll does not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.