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2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

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2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–14 (3–12 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terri Mitchell
  • Josh Petersen
  • Bridgette Mitchell
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
Seasons
2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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 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

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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Source:[2]

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

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2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sandrine Clesca 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Winston-Salem Christian School Laval, Quebec
G 1 Dayshanette Harris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Ursuline Youngstown, OH
G 2 Liatu King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bishop McNamara Washington, D.C.
G 3 Taisha Exanor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dawson College Châteauguay, Quebec
G 4 Emy Hayford 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Caland Lyceum Maastricht, Netherlands
G 5 Amber Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Little Rock Christian Academy Monroe, LA
G 10 Ismini Prapa 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr American Community School of Athens Athens, Greece
C 11 Cara Judkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Our Lady of Good Counsel Bethesda, MD
G 12 Gabbie Green 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Bellville Bellville, TX
F 13 Tracey Hueston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Northside Roanoke, VA
F 14 Cynthia Ezeja 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr 20th High School of Athens Athens, Greece
G 20 Jayla Everett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Kirkwood HS
New Mexico
St. Louis, MO
C 21 Marcella LaMark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Divino Salvador
Texas Tech
São Paulo, Brazil
F 23 Rita Igbokwe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Mundy's Mill Jonesboro, GA
G 31 Destiny Strother 5 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

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Source:[3]

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 [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
Clemson Postponed [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 College Postponed[6] 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[7] 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

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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.

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Pittsburgh Panthers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Pittsburgh". Pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Pitt Women's Basketball Pauses Activities". gocards.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. December 31, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  7. ^ 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.