The 2020–21 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hurricanes were led by sixteenth-year head coach Katie Meier and played their home games at the Watsco Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 11–11 (8–10 ACC) |
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Home arena | Watsco Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Louisville | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 NC State† | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 22 | – | 3 | .880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | 5 | – | 14 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 0 | – | 5 | .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 Hurricanes finished the season 11–11 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the tenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Virginia Tech in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.
Previous season
editFor the 2019–20 season, the Hurricanes finished 15–15 and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Clemson in the First Round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]
Off-season
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Iggy Allen | 12 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Pompano Beach, FL | Transferred to FAU |
Yasmeen Chang | 22 | G | 5'9" | Freshman | Naples, FL | Transferred to Florida |
Beatrice Mompremier | 32 | F | 6'4" | Senior | Miami, FL | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Karla Erjavec | 25 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Zagreb, Croatia | Wyoming |
Naomi Mbandu | 35 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Tarbes, France | Gulf Coast State |
Recruiting Class
editSource:[2]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Nyayongah Gony F |
Lincoln, NE | Lincoln | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
editSource[3]
Date time, TV |
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Jacksonville | W 74–58 | 1–0 |
Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
November 28, 2020* 3:00 p.m., ACCNX |
North Florida | W 81–39 | 2–0 |
Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
December 3, 2020* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX |
Florida Atlantic | W 73–61 | 3–0 |
Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Stetson | Canceled [4] | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL | ||||||||
ACC regular season | |||||||||||
December 10, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 20 Syracuse | L 58–69 | 3–1 (0–1) |
Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
December 13, 2020 3:00 p.m., RSN |
Duke | Postponed[5] | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL | ||||||||
December 14, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
North Carolina | W 67–63 | 4–1 (1–1) |
Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
December 17, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Georgia Tech | Postponed[6] | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA | ||||||||
December 20, 2020 1:00 p.m., RSN |
at No. 2 Louisville | Postponed[7] | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | ||||||||
December 20, 2020 Noon, ACCNX |
at No. 4 NC State | L 47–78 | 4–2 (1–2) |
Reynolds Coliseum (0) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
December 31, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
Notre Dame | L 60–71 | 4–3 (1–3) |
Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
January 3, 2021 Noon, ACCN |
Clemson | W 80–71 | 5–3 (2–3) |
Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
January 7, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Wake Forest | L 60–63 | 5–4 (2–4) |
LJVM Coliseum (0) Winston–Salem, NC | |||||||
January 10, 2021 1:00 p.m., RSN |
at North Carolina | W 69–59 | 6–4 (3–4) |
Carmichael Arena (0) Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||
January 14, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Florida State | Postponed[8] | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL | ||||||||
January 17, 2021 Noon, RSN |
at No. 24 Syracuse | L 64–99 | 6–5 (3–5) |
Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
January 21, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Pittsburgh | W 72–68 | 7–5 (4–5) |
Peterson Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
January 26, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
at No. 1 Louisville | L 76–79 | 7–6 (4–6) |
KFC Yum! Center (2,653) Louisville, KY | |||||||
January 28, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Georgia Tech | L 56–70 | 7–7 (4–7) |
Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
January 31, 2021 1:00 p.m., RSN |
Boston College | Postponed[9] | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL | ||||||||
February 7, 2021 Noon, ACCNX |
Florida State | W 68–53 | 8–7 (5–7) |
Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
February 11, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
Virginia Tech | L 55–75 | 8–8 (5–8) |
Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
February 14, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Florida State | L 59–67 | 8–9 (5–9) |
Donald L. Tucker Center (1,202) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
February 16, 2021 Noon, ACCN |
at Georgia Tech | L 56–67 | 8–10 (5–10) |
McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
February 18, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Boston College | W 77–60 | 9–10 (6–10) |
Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
February 21, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
Virginia | Canceled due to Virginia ending season[10] | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL | ||||||||
February 25, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Wake Forest | W 69–67 | 10–10 (7–10) |
Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
February 28, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Clemson | W 68–62 | 11–10 (8–10) |
Littlejohn Coliseum (507) Clemson, SC | |||||||
ACC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., RSN |
(10) | vs. (7) Virginia Tech Second Round |
L 64–72 | 11–11 |
Greensboro Coliseum (451) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
Rankings
editPoll | Pre- Season |
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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 |
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Coaches |
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Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
(RV) | Received Votes |
The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time. The Coaches Poll does not release a week 2 poll.
References
edit- ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
- ^ "Miami Hurricanes". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "2020–21 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball schedule". Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Miami WBB Game vs. Stetson Canceled". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletic Department. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "Miami at Georgia Tech Game Postponed". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ "Miami vs. Louisville Postponed, Canes to Play NC State". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Boston College at Miami Women's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ Voepel, Mechelle (January 14, 2021). "Virginia women's basketball team cancels rest of season due to coronavirus issues". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2021.