# 2020–21 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by ninth-year head coach Garry Brodhead, played all home games at the Cajundome along with the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
For the first time ever, the Cajuns women’s basketball team captured the West Division championship as well as the Regular Season championship. Following their loss in the finals of the Conference tournament, the Cajuns were one of nine automatic bids to the WNIT.

## Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2019–20 season 19-12, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the conference. They made it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where the defeated Georgia Southern and Little Rock before all post-season play, including the finale of the Sun Belt Tournament, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jazmine Thomas | 3 | G | 5'7" | Junior | Vivian, Louisiana | Retired |
| Kendall Bess | 22 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Richmond, Texas | Graduated |
| Jazmyn Womack | 25 | G/F | 5'11" | Sophomore | Ponchatoula, Louisiana | Transferred to Nicholls |

### Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Old School |
| Destiny McAfee | 14 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Longview, Texas | Weatherford College |

### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tamera Johnson Forward | Lafayette, LA | Lafayette Christian Academy | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | Nov 13, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Lafaedria Green Forward | Monroe, LA | Ouachita Parish HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Apr 16, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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: "Louisiana 2020-21 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2020. "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 16, 2020. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state |
| Non-conference Regular Season |||||||||
| 12/04/2020* 6:00 p.m. | | North Texas | L 74–84 | 0–1 | 18 – Mathis | 10 – Doucet | 3 – Mathis | Cajundome (141) Lafayette, LA |
| 12/09/2020* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | McNeese State Education Game | W 80–48 | 1–1 | 16 – Hallmon | 9 – Goodwin | 4 – Mathis | Cajundome (206) Lafayette, LA |
| 12/14/2020* 5:00 p.m., SECN | | at LSU | L 57–62 | 1–2 | 16 – Williams | 10 – Doucet | 3 – Doucet | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (729) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 12/16/2020* 2:00 p.m. | | at Rice | L 51–83 | 1–3 | 16 – Williams | 4 – Mathis | 2 – Doucet | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| 12/20/2020* 2:00 p.m., CST/ESPN+ | | at Louisiana Tech | L 65–68 | 1–4 | 17 – Johnson | 7 – Doucet | 5 – Mathis | Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA |
| Conference Regular Season |||||||||
| 01/01/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 63–71 | 1–5 (0–1) | 20 – Williams | 7 – Burton | 4 – Goodly | Strahan Arena (576) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/02/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | W 67–41 | 2–5 (1–1) | 18 – Williams | 8 – Goodwin | 2 – Goodly | Strahan Arena (549) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/22/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | W 67–65 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 (2–1) | 17 – Mathis | 12 – Doucet | 7 – Mathis | First National Bank Arena (506) Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/23/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | W 70–58 | 4–5 (3–1) | 18 – Williams | 10 – Mathis | 5 – Wren | First National Bank Arena (519) Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/25/2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | W 54–45 | 5–5 (4–1) | 14 – McAfee | 12 – Doucet | 4 – Mathis | Jack Stephens Center (232) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/29/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State Rally Program Appreciation | W 66–64 | 6–5 (5–1) | 14 – Doucet | 9 – Doucet | 3 – Goodwin | Cajundome (114) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/30/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State Faculty/Staff Appreciation | W 66–60 | 7–5 (6–1) | 15 – Doucet | 9 – Doucet | 4 – Goodly | Cajundome (151) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/05/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State NGWSD Celebration | W 52–49 | 8–5 (7–1) | 13 – Goodwin | 11 – Doucet | 2 – Goodly | Cajundome (118) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/06/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State Pink Day | W 73–61 | 9–5 (8–1) | 24 – Goodwin | 10 – Burton | 4 – Doucet | Cajundome (279) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/08/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington Cancer Colors Night | W 57–48 | 10–5 (9–1) | 21 – Doucet | 8 – Doucet | 3 – Mathis | Cajundome (192) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/11/2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe Throwback Thursday/First Responders Night | W 65–51 | 11–5 (10–1) | 24 – Hallmon | 7 – Burton | 3 – Goodwin | Cajundome (183) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/13/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 64–59 | 12–5 (11–1) | 32 – Williams | 6 – Goodwin | 2 – Goodly | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA |
| 02/19/2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | Cancelled due to weather concerns. | Cancelled due to weather concerns. | Cancelled due to weather concerns. | Cancelled due to weather concerns. | Cancelled due to weather concerns. | College Park Center Arlington, TX |
| 02/20/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | Cancelled due to weather concerns. | Cancelled due to weather concerns. | Cancelled due to weather concerns. | Cancelled due to weather concerns. | Cancelled due to weather concerns. | College Park Center Arlington, TX |
| 02/26/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Little Rock Alumni Weekend | W 63–52 | 13–5 (12–1) | 18 – Goodwin | 9 – Doucet | 2 – Goodwin | Cajundome (179) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/27/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Little Rock Senior Day/Alumni Weekend | W 60–32 | 14–5 (13–1) | 12 – Mathis | 7 – Doucet | 3 – Daniels | Cajundome (390) Lafayette, LA |
| Sun Belt Tournament |||||||||
| 03/06/2021 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | (W1) | vs. (E4) South Alabama Quarterfinals | W 65–46 | 15–5 | 17 – Matthis | 11 – Doucet | 4 – Doucet | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| 03/07/2021 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | (W1) | vs. (W3) Little Rock Semifinals | W 58–48 | 16–5 | 16 – Williams | 9 – Doucet | 3 – Williams | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| 03/08/2021 1:00 pm, ESPNU | (W1) | vs. (E1) Troy Finals | L 65–73 | 16–6 | 14 – Goodwin | 10 – Goodwin | 5 – Mathis | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| Women's NIT |||||||||
| 03/19/2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Colorado First Round | L 45–68 | 16–7 | 12 – Williams | 11 – Doucet | 1 – Burton | My Town Movers Fieldhouse (300) Memphis, TN |
| 03/20/2021 11:00 am, FloHoops | | vs. UT Martin Consolation Round 1 | L 48–58 | 16–8 | 15 – Doucet | 8 – Mathis | 7 – Mathis | My Town Movers Fieldhouse (300) Memphis, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||