2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

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2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record5–14 (3–12 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terri Mitchell
  • Josh Petersen
  • Bridgette Mitchell
Home arena Petersen Events Center
Seasons
  2019–20
2021–22  
2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Louisville 142 .875264  .867
No. 3 NC State† 122 .857223  .880
Georgia Tech 126 .667179  .654
Syracuse 97 .563159  .625
Florida State 97 .563109  .526
Notre Dame 87 .5331010  .500
Virginia Tech 88 .5001510  .600
North Carolina 89 .4711311  .542
Miami (FL) 810 .4441111  .500
Wake Forest 810 .4441213  .480
Clemson 512 .2941214  .462
Pittsburgh 312 .200514  .263
Boston College 211 .154712  .368
Duke 01 .00031  .750
Virginia 02 .00005  .000
Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020
Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021
2021 ACC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

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.

Contents

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. [1]

Off-season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Jahsyni Knight0G5'8"Sophomore Perth Amboy, NJ Transferred to Hofstra
Aysia Bugg2G5'7"Graduate Student Bolingbrook, IL Graduated
Kyla Nelson13G5'11"Junior Worthing, England Transferred to FIU

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jayla Everett20G5'10"Junior St. Louis, MO New Mexico
Destiny Strother31G5'9"Sophomore Flint, MI Marquette

Recruiting Class

Source: [2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Tracey Hueston
F
Roanoke, VA Northside 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 4 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 95
Liatu King
G
Washington, D.C. Bishop McNamara 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 90
Taisha Exanor
G
Châteauguay, Quebec Dawson College 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 3 stars.svg    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:

    Roster

    2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0Sandrine Clesca5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Fr Winston-Salem Christian School Laval, Quebec
    G 1Dayshanette Harris5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)So Ursuline Youngstown, OH
    G 2Liatu King6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Fr Bishop McNamara Washington, D.C.
    G 3Taisha Exanor6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Fr Dawson College Châteauguay, Quebec
    G 4Emy Hayford5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)So Caland Lyceum Maastricht, Netherlands
    G 5Amber Brown6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)So Little Rock Christian Academy Monroe, LA
    G 10Ismini Prapa5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)Jr American Community School of Athens Athens, Greece
    C 11Cara Judkins6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)Sr Our Lady of Good Counsel Bethesda, MD
    G 12Gabbie Green5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)Sr Bellville Bellville, TX
    F 13Tracey Hueston6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)Fr Northside Roanoke, VA
    F 14Cynthia Ezeja6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)RS Fr20th High School of Athens Athens, Greece
    G 20Jayla Everett5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Jr Kirkwood HS
    New Mexico
    St. Louis, MO
    C 21Marcella LaMark6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)SrDivino Salvador
    Texas Tech
    São Paulo, Brazil
    F 23Rita Igbokwe6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)So Mundy's Mill Jonesboro, GA
    G 31Destiny Strother5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)So Carman-Ainsworth
    Marquette
    Flint, MI
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: December 7, 2020

    Schedule

    Source: [3]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (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 [4] Peterson Events Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 3, 2021
    1:00 p.m.,  RSN
    North Carolina Postponed [4] Peterson Events Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 7, 2021
    6:00 p.m., RSN
    at No. 2  Louisville Postponed [4] KFC Yum! Center  
    Louisville, KY
    January 10, 2021
    2:00 p.m., ACCN
    ClemsonPostponed [4] Peterson Events Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 14, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at  Notre Dame Postponed [5] 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 CollegePostponed [6] Conte Forum  
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    January 26, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at ClemsonW  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 [7] Peterson Events Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 4, 2021
    7:00 p.m., RSN
    Virginia TechL  55–74  4–6
    (2–5)
    Peterson Events Center (500)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 7, 2021
    2:00 p.m., RSN
    SyracuseL  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  OT4–8
    (2–7)
    LJVM Coliseum  (0)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    February 14, 2021
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX
    North CarolinaL  72–81  4–9
    (2–8)
    Peterson Events Center (0)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 16, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Boston CollegeW  83–80  5–9
    (3–8)
    Peterson Events Center (0)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 18, 2021
    8:00 p.m., ACCN
    No. 3 LouisvilleL  58–82  5–10
    (3–9)
    Peterson Events Center (500)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 22, 2021
    8:00 p.m., ACCN
    Notre DameL  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

    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
    Season
    Week
    2
    Week
    3
    Week
    4
    Week
    5
    Week
    6
    Week
    7
    Week
    8
    Week
    9
    Week
    10
    Week
    11
    Week
    12
    Week
    13
    Week
    14
    Week
    15
    Week
    16
    Final
    AP
    Coaches
    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.

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