2020–21 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team


The 2020–21 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils, were led by twenty fourth-year head coach Charli Turner Thorne, playing their home games at the Desert Financial Arena and are members of the Pac-12 Conference.

2020–21 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record12–12 (6–9 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDesert Financial Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Stanford 19 2   .905 31 2   .939
No. 11 Arizona 13 4   .765 21 6   .778
No. 9 UCLA 12 4   .750 17 6   .739
No. 23 Oregon 10 7   .588 15 9   .625
Oregon State 7 6   .538 12 8   .600
Colorado 8 8   .500 12 11   .522
Washington State 9 10   .474 12 12   .500
USC 8 10   .444 11 12   .478
Arizona State 6 9   .400 11 12   .478
Utah 4 15   .211 5 16   .238
Washington 3 13   .188 7 14   .333
California 1 12   .077 1 16   .059
2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of March 29, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Sun Devils finished the season 20–11, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to California. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Roster

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2020–21 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Taya Hanson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Kelowna HS Kelowna, BC
G 2 Jaddan Simmons 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Green Bay Southwest HS Green Bay, WI
G 3 Gabriela Bosquez 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Blinn College Kyle, TX
G 5 Jamie Loera 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Moses Lake HS Moses Lake, WA
G/F 10 Iris Mbulito 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr IES Poeta Tomás Morales Castellano Las Palmas, Spain
G 11 Sydney Erikstrup 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Beaverton HS Portland, OR
G/F 13 Maggie Besselink 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Holy Cross HS Kingston, Ontario
F 20 Katelyn Levings 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Edmond Memorial HS Oklahoma City, OK
G 21 Sydnei Caldwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Saddle River HS Franklin Lakes, NJ
F 24 Bre’yanna Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Clovis West HS Fresno, CA
F 32 Jayde Van Hyfte 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Annawan HS Annawan, IL
C 43 Imogen Greenslade 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr MLC School Sydney, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
4:00 pm, ASU Live Stream – 2
Stephen F. Austin W 56–47  1–0
 14  Hanson   12  Walker     Walker  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
November 27, 2020*
4:00 pm, ASU Live Steam – 2
VCU W 49–40  2–0
 13  Walker   13  Walker   4  Mbulito  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
November 30, 2020*
4:00 pm, ASU Live Steam – 2
Saint Mary's W 62–53  3–0
 9  Tied   4  Tied   4  Mbulito  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 4, 2020
5:00 pm, P12N
USC W 63–58  4–0
(1–0)
 20  Simmons   8  Sanders   4  Mbulito  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 6, 2020
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 9 UCLA L 59–63  4–1
(1–1)
 12  Walker   6  Besselink   4  Caldwell  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 10, 2020
4:00 pm, P12N
at No. 6 Arizona L 37–65  4–2
(1–2)
 14  Hanson   9  Walker   2  Tied  McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 13, 2020*
2:00 pm, ASU Live Stream – 2
San Diego W 64–55  5–2
 16  Simmons   9  Walker   5  Simmons  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 18, 2020
3:00 pm, P12N
at Utah W 56–48  6–2
(2–2)
 15  Hanson   8  Besselink   2  Hanson  Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 20, 2021
2:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado Postponed CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
January 1, 2021
6:30 pm, P12N
California W 56–53  7–2
(3–2)
 21  Hanson   8  Levings   7  Simmons  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
January 3, 2021
4:00 pm, P12N
No. 1 Stanford L 60–68  7–3
(3–3)
 16  Simmons   7  Besselink   2  Hanson  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
January 8, 2021
5:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State Postponed Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
January 10, 2021
2:00 pm, P12N
at Washington Postponed Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
January 15, 2021
5:30 pm, P12N
Oregon State Postponed Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
January 17, 2021
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 Oregon Postponed Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
January 22, 2021
3:00 pm, P12N
Colorado W 51–47  8–3
(4–3)
 16  Hanson   6  Tied   4  Loera  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
January 24, 2021
2:00 pm, ASU Live Stream
Utah L 51–65  8–4
(4–4)
 13  Simmons   6  Tied   4  Sanders  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
January 29, 2021
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 UCLA L 57–60  8–5
(4–5)
 12  Hanson   9  Greenslade   3  Simmons  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
January 31, 2021
2:00 pm, USC Live Stream
USC L 57–65  8–6
(4–6)
 16  Simmons   8  Besselink   4  Mbulito  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
February 5, 2021
9:00 pm, P12N
at No. 12 Oregon Postponed Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
February 7, 2021
1:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State Postponed Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
February 8, 2021
4:00 pm, ASU Live Stream
Southern Utah W 55–44  9–6
 15  Hanson   7  Walker   4  Simmons  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
February 12, 2021
5:00 pm, P12N
Washington L 35–50  9–7
(4–7)
 11  Hanson   7  Hanson   3  Tied  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
February 14, 2021
12:30 pm, P12N
Washington State W 67–61  10–7
(5–7)
 15  Simmons   6  Levings   4  Simmons  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
February 19, 2021
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 5 Stanford L 41–80  10–8
(5–8)
 11  Walker   4  Tied   3  Tied  Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 21, 2021
2:00 pm, P12N
California L 55–67  10–9
(5–9)
 17  Hanson   7  Walker   4  Simmons  Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
February 28, 2021
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 9 Arizona W 66–64 OT 11–9
(6–9)
 19  Hansen   13  Besselink   4  Mbulito  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament
March 3, 2021
3:00 pm, P12N
(9) vs. (8) USC
First round
L 65–71  11–10
 15  Hanson   10  Besselink   5  Simmons  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
WNIT
March 19, 2021
9:00 am, FloHoops
vs. Rice
First round
L 36–48  11–11
 9  Besselink   7  Besselink   4  Simmons  Wilkerson-Greines Activities Center 
Fort Worth, TX
March 20, 2021
9:00 am, FloHoops
vs. Missouri
Consolation Game
W 50–39  12–11
 18  Simmons   7  Simmons   4  Simmons  Wilkerson-Greines Activities Center 
Fort Worth, TX
March 22, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Houston
Consolation Game
L 48–50  12–12
 10  Tied   6  Walker   3  Tied  Wilkerson-Greines Activities Center 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
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AP
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Arizona State University Athletics.
  3. ^ "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Arizona State University Athletics.