2020–21 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

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2020–21 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record4–4 (0–3 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kelly Komara
  • Gary Redus II
  • Marqu'es Webb
Home arena Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons
  2019–20
2021–22  
2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Texas A&M 131 .929253  .893
No. 6 South Carolina142 .875265  .839
No. 13 Tennessee 94 .692178  .680
No. 10 Georgia 105 .667206  .769
No. 15 Arkansas 96 .600198  .704
No. 18 Kentucky 96 .600188  .692
Alabama 88 .500169  .640
LSU 68 .429913  .409
Mississippi State 57 .417109  .526
Missouri 59 .357913  .409
Ole Miss 410 .2861512  .556
Florida 311 .2141214  .462
Auburn 015 .000519  .208
Vanderbilt 03 .00044  .500
Vanderbilt suspended their season on January 18, 2021
2021 SEC tournament winner
As of March 21, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commodores, led by fifth-year head coach Stephanie White, played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Contents

On January 18, 2021, it was announced that the team would end their season due to COVID-19 concerns, injuries and a depleted roster. [1] In March, following three student transfer requests, Vanderbilt fired White. [2]

Roster

2020–21 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0Bella LaChance5 ft 6 in(1.68 m)Fr St. Thomas Aquinas HS Davie, FL
G 1Enna Pehadzik5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)RS SrHorsens Statsskole Horsens, Denmark
G 2Chelsie Hall5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)Sr Seffner Christian Boca Raton, FL
G 3Jordyn Cambridge5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Jr Ensworth Nashville, TN
F 5Yaubryon Chambers6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)So Providence Christian Murfreesboro, TN
G 12Demi Washington5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)So New Hope Wake Forest, NC
G 15Brinae Alexander5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Jr Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN
G 22Brylee Bartrum5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)So Seffner Christian Tampa, FL
F 23Koi Love6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)So Miami Country Orlando, FL
F 24Autumn Newby6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)Sr Archer HS Lawrenceville, GA
F 25Kyndall Golden6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)So New Manchester HS Atlanta, GA
G 33Kiara Pearl5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)So Eastern HS Louisville, KY
C 44Emily Bowman6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)Fr Huntsville HS Huntsville, AL
F 50Kaylon Smith5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)SoOxbridge West Palm Beach, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 2, 2024

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020. [3]

Media poll
Predicted finishTeam
1South Carolina
2Kentucky
3Texas A&M
4Arkansas
5Mississippi State
6Tennessee
7LSU
8Alabama
9Georgia
10Missouri
11Ole Miss
12Florida
13Vanderbilt
14Auburn

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 2020
2:00 p.m.
at  Middle Tennessee Murphy Center  
Murfreesboro, TN
December 2, 2020
7:00 p.m.,  SECN+
Texas Tech
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
Memorial Gymnasium  
Nashville, TN
December 5, 2020
2:00 p.m.
at  Little Rock L 74–82 0–1
 24  Love  10  Love  3  tied  Jack Stephens Center  (353)
Little Rock, AR
December 8, 2020
7:00 p.m., SECN+
East Tennessee State W 81–61 1–1
 25  Pehadzic  12  Love  5  Pehadzic Memorial Gymnasium (0)
Nashville, TN
December 13, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at  Chattanooga W 80–78 2–1
 21  Love  16  Love  3  tied  McKenzie Arena  (0)
Chattanooga, TN
December 17, 2020
2:00 p.m., SECN+
VCU W 90–81 3–1
 29  Love  9  Alexander  9  Hall Memorial Gymnasium (46)
Nashville, TN
December 20, 2020
2:00 p.m., SECN+
Gardner–Webb W 97–58 4–1
 23  Bartram  13  Love  6  tied Memorial Gymnasium (84)
Nashville, TN
December 28, 2020
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Samford Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
SEC regular season
January 3, 2021
2:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 12  Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum  
Starkville, MS
January 7, 2021
7:00 p.m., SECN+
at  Missouri Mizzou Arena  
Columbia, MO
January 10, 2021
1:00 p.m., SECN
Alabama L 56–80 4–2
(0–1)
 15  Bartram  8  Chambers  2  tied Memorial Gymnasium (55)
Nashville, TN
January 14, 2021
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 5  South Carolina L 43–106 4–3
(0–2)
 18  Love  9  Love  1  tied Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
January 17, 2021
4:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 12  Kentucky L 73–80 4–4
(0–3)
 32  Love  9  Chambers  2  tied  Memorial Coliseum  
Lexington, KY
January 21, 2020
Noon, SECN
Florida Season canceledMemorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
January 24, 2021
2:00 p.m., SECN
No. 25  Tennessee Season canceledMemorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
January 28, 2021
at  Arkansas Season canceled Bud Walton Arena  
Fayetteville, AR
February 1, 2021
6:00 p.m., SECN
Mississippi StateSeason canceledMemorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
February 4, 2021
5:00 p.m., SECN+
at FloridaSeason canceled O'Connell Center  
Gainesville, FL
February 11, 2021
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Texas A&M Season canceledMemorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
February 14, 2021
1:00 p.m., SECN
at TennesseeSeason canceled Thompson–Boling Arena  
Knoxville, TN
February 18, 2021
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Georgia Season canceledMemorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
February 21, 2021
2:00 p.m.
at  Auburn Season canceled Auburn Arena  
Auburn, AL
February 25, 2021
at  Ole Miss Season canceled The Pavilion at Ole Miss  
Oxford, MS
February 28, 2021
5:00 p.m., SECN
LSU Season canceledMemorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source: [4]

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