# 2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented The University of Pittsburgh during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, were led by third year head coach Lance White, and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Panthers finished the season 5–14 and 3–12 in ACC play to finish in twelfth place. In the ACC tournament, they lost to Boston College in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Previous season

They finished the season 5–26 and 1–17 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Notre Dame in the First Round before losing to Georgia Tech in the Second Round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Jahsyni Knight | 0 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | Perth Amboy, NJ | Transferred to Hofstra |
| Aysia Bugg | 2 | G | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Bolingbrook, IL | Graduated |
| Kyla Nelson | 13 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Worthing, England | Transferred to FIU |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jayla Everett | 20 | G | 5'10" | Junior | St. Louis, MO | New Mexico |
| Destiny Strother | 31 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Flint, MI | Marquette |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Tracey Hueston F | Roanoke, VA | Northside | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Liatu King G | Washington, D.C. | Bishop McNamara | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Taisha Exanor G | Châteauguay, Quebec | Dawson College | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| 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

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* Noon, ACCNX | | George Mason | W 72–57 | 1–0 | Peterson Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Hofstra | W 71–58 | 2–0 | Peterson Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 6, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Delaware | L 79–85 | 2–1 | Peterson Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA |
| ACC Regular season ||||||
| December 10, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Virginia Tech | L 71–88 | 2–2 (0–1) | Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 13, 2020 Noon, ACCN | | Clemson | W 80–71 | 3–2 (1–1) | Peterson Events Center (0) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 20, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Florida State | L 53–67 | 3–3 (1–2) | Donald L. Tucker Center (1,150) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 31, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Boston College | Postponed | Postponed | Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 3, 2021 1:00 p.m., RSN | | North Carolina | Postponed | Postponed | Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 7, 2021 6:00 p.m., RSN | | at No. 2 Louisville | Postponed | Postponed | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| January 10, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | Clemson | Postponed | Postponed | Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 14, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Notre Dame | Postponed | Postponed | Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN |
| January 21, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Miami (FL) | L 68–72 | 3–4 (1–3) | Peterson Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 24, 2021 1:00 p.m., RSN | | at Boston College | Postponed | Postponed | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 26, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Clemson | W 79–69 | 4–4 (2–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum (307) Clemson, SC |
| January 28, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Syracuse | L 57–80 | 4–5 (2–4) | Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY |
| January 31, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Virginia | Canceled | Canceled | Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 4, 2021 7:00 p.m., RSN | | Virginia Tech | L 55–74 | 4–6 (2–5) | Peterson Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 7, 2021 2:00 p.m., RSN | | Syracuse | L 67–71 | 4–7 (2–6) | Peterson Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 11, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Wake Forest | L 61–64 $^{OT}$ | 4–8 (2–7) | LJVM Coliseum (0) Winston–Salem, NC |
| February 14, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | North Carolina | L 72–81 | 4–9 (2–8) | Peterson Events Center (0) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 16, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Boston College | W 83–80 | 5–9 (3–8) | Peterson Events Center (0) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 18, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 3 Louisville | L 58–82 | 5–10 (3–9) | Peterson Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 22, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | Notre Dame | L 48–59 | 5–11 (3–10) | Peterson Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 25, 2021 4:00 p.m., RSN | | at No. 2 NC State | L 53–83 | 5–12 (3–11) | Reynolds Coliseum (25) Raleigh, NC |
| February 28, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Georgia Tech | L 60–65 | 5–13 (3–12) | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2021 2:00 p.m., RSN | (12) | vs. (13) Boston College First Round | L 56–67 | 5–14 | Greensboro Coliseum (156) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |
Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a poll after the NCAA tournament.