# 2020–21 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by eighteenth-year head coach Joe Foley, played all home games at the Jack Stephens Center along with the Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2019–20 season 12–19, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish sixth in the conference. They made it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where they defeated Appalachian State in the First Round before being defeated by Louisiana in the Quarterfinals. Following the season, all conference tournaments as well as all postseason play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Skyla Knight | 1 | G | 5'7" | Freshman | Hoover, AL | Transfer to Butler |
| Kiana Anderson | 4 | F | 6'1" | Freshman | New Orleans, Louisiana | Retired |
| Tori Lasker | 5 | G | 5'7" | Junior | Mayflower, Arkansas | Transfer to Drury |
| Sydney Chastain | 12 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Graduated |
| Kyra Collier | 23 | G | 5'9" | Senior | North Little Rock, Arkansas | Graduated |
| Nicole Hemphill | 32 | F | 6'0" | Freshman | San Antonio, Texas | Retired |

### Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Old School |
| Dariel Johnson | 13 | F | 6'1" | Junior | Pasadena, California | Pasadena City College |
| Bre'Amber Scott | 23 | G | 5'11" | Redshirt Junior | Little Rock, Arkansas | Mississippi State |
| Maya Caicedo | 24 | G | 5'3" | Junior | Buga, Colombia | New Mexico JC |

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| De'Mya Young Guard | Manor, TX | Manor HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | Nov 18, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Mekayla Holley Guard | Carrollton, TX | Creekview HS | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A | Nov 15, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Tia Harvey Guard | Sachse, TX | Sachse HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | Nov 15, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Paloma Iradier Forward | Santander, Spain | IES Feria del Atlantico | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Trinitee Alexander Forward | Everman, TX | Everman HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | May 1, 2020 |
| Recruiting 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: "Little Rock 2020-21 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020. "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state |
| Non-conference Regular Season |||||||||
| 11/28/2020* 2:00 p.m. | | Rice | L 54–66 | 0–1 | 19 – B. Scott | 5 – Caicedo | 6 – Caicedo | Jack Stephens Center (222) Little Rock, AR |
| 12/01/2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Memphis | W 61–52 | 1–1 | 18 – Crane | 17 – Johnson | 10 – Caicedo | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (75) Memphis, TN |
| 12/05/2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Vanderbilt | W 82–74 | 2–1 | 28 – B. Scott | 7 – Vornes | 14 – Caicedo | Jack Stephens Center (353) Little Rock, AR |
| 12/10/2020* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 10 Texas A&M | L 56–79 | 2–2 | 21 – B. Scott | 12 – Vornes | 7 – Caicedo | Jack Stephens Center (408) Little Rock, AR |
| 12/13/2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky | W 63–47 | 3–2 | 21 – Battle | 15 – Vornes | 5 – B. Scott | Jack Stephens Center (305) Little Rock, AR |
| 12/16/2020* 7:00 p.m. | | vs. Central Arkansas | W 60–50 | 4–2 | 24 – B. Scott | 6 – Johnson | 6 – Caicedo | Farris Center (256) Conway, AR |
| 12/19/2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 12 Arkansas | L 70–80 | 4–3 | 27 – Crane | 13 – Vornes | 10 – Caicedo | Jack Stephens Center (1,061) Little Rock, AR |
| Conference Regular Season |||||||||
| 01/01/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | W 57–56 | 5–3 (1–0) | 27 – B. Scott | 5 – Vornes | 4 – Caicedo | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| 01/02/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 54–59 | 5–4 (1–1) | 16 – B. Scott | 10 – Vornes | 3 – B. Scott | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| 01/22/2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | L 50–55 | 5–5 (1–2) | 19 – K. Scott | 10 – Vornes | 4 – Caicedo | Jack Stephens Center (376) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/23/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | W 47–40 | 6–5 (2–2) | 18 – Knapp | 16 – Vornes | 11 – Caicedo | Jack Stephens Center (331) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/25/2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | L 45–54 | 6–6 (2–3) | 17 – K. Scott | 11 – Vornes | 4 – Caicedo | Jack Stephens Center (232) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/29/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 71–36 | 7–6 (3–3) | 23 – K. Scott | 10 – Vornes | 17 – Caicedo | Jack Stephens Center (226) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/30/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 67–42 | 8–6 (4–3) | 23 – Vornes | 11 – Vornes | 7 – Caicedo | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| 02/02/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 44–51 | 8–7 (4–4) | 11 – Battle | 7 – Francis | 3 – Caicedo | Strahan Arena (503) San Marcos, TX |
| 02/05/2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 62–51 | 9–7 (5–4) | 20 – Battle | 13 – Vornes | 5 – Battle | Jack Stephens Center (292) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/06/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 63–49 | 10–7 (6–4) | 18 – K. Scott | 6 – Vornes | 8 – Caicedo | Jack Stephens Center (305) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/12/2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | W 70–63 | 11–7 (7–4) | 14 – Vornes | 8 – Francis | 6 – Harvey | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR |
| 02/13/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 60–56 $^{OT}$ | 12–7 (8–4) | 25 – Battle | 11 – Battle | 9 – Caicedo | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| 02/21/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 66–46 | 13–7 (9–4) | 21 – Vornes | 13 – Vornes | 8 – Caicedo | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA |
| 02/22/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 44–62 | 13–8 (9–5) | 14 – Battle | 7 – Vornes | 5 – Caicedo | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA |
| 02/26/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 52–63 | 13–9 (9–6) | 15 – Battle | 12 – Vornes | 4 – Harvey | Cajundome (179) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/27/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 32–60 | 13–10 (9–7) | 16 – Battle | 10 – Vornes | 2 – Francis | Cajundome (390) Lafayette, LA |
| Sun Belt Tournament |||||||||
| 03/05/2021 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | (W3) | vs. (E6) Coastal Carolina First Round | W 75–64 | 14–10 | 17 – Battle | 12 – Francis | 9 – Caicedo | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| 03/06/2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (W3) | vs. (E2) Georgia State Quarterfinals | W 75–68 | 15–10 | 25 – Battle | 10 – Francis | 10 – Caicedo | Hartsell Arena Pensacola, FL |
| 03/06/2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (W3) | vs. (W1) Louisiana Semifinals | L 48–58 | 15–11 | 11 – Scott | 7 – Francis | 6 – Caicedo | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||