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2020–21 UConn Huskies women's basketball team

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2020–21UConn Huskies women's basketball

Big East tournament champions Big East regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 1
Record	28–2 (18–0 Big East)
Head coach	Geno Auriemma (36th season)
Associate head coach	Chris Dailey (36th season)
Assistant coaches	Shea Ralph (13th season) Jamelle Elliott (1st season)
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion XL Center
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UConn†	18	–	0	1.000	28	–	2	.933
Marquette	14	–	4	.778	19	–	7	.731
Seton Hall	12	–	5	.706	14	–	7	.667
DePaul	11	–	5	.688	14	–	10	.583
Villanova	9	–	5	.643	17	–	7	.708
Creighton	6	–	7	.462	10	–	12	.455
Providence	4	–	10	.286	7	–	14	.333
St. John's	4	–	12	.250	8	–	15	.348
Xavier	2	–	8	.200	5	–	10	.333
Butler	3	–	15	.167	3	–	17	.150
Georgetown	2	–	14	.125	2	–	15	.118

†Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2021 Rankings fromAP poll

The2020–21 UConn Huskies women's basketball team represented theUniversity of Connecticut (UConn) during the2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led byHall of Fame head coachGeno Auriemma in his 36th season at UConn, split their home games betweenHarry A. Gampel Pavilion and theXL Center and were members of theBig East Conference, which they joined for women's basketball that season. UConn was previously a member of theoriginal Big East Conference from 1979 through 2013, and one of the original women's basketball teams of that league in 1982.

UConn was ranked no. 3 in both the AP and Coaches pre-season polls. During the regular season, they had a record of 21–1, including 18–0 in the Big East to win the conference regular season championship. In February 2021, they defeated no. 1 rankedSouth Carolina; it was UConn freshmanPaige Bueckers' third straight 30-point game. UConn won theBig East tournament, winning all three of their games by over 30 points. They were ranked no. 1 in both polls at that time. As a no. 1 seed in theNCAA tournament, they won their region with a victory over no. 5 rankedBaylor in the Elite Eight. UConn then lost toArizona in the Final Four and finished their campaign with a record of 28–2. Bueckers, the team's leading scorer, won several awards at the end of the season, including theNaismith College Player of the Year.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Megan Walker	3	F	6'1"	Junior	Chesterfield, VA	Declared for2020 WNBA draft
Crystal Dangerfield	5	G	5'5"	Senior	Murfreesboro, TN	Graduated / 2020 WNBA draft
Molly Bent	10	G	5'9"	Senior	Centerville, MA	Graduated
Evelyn Adebayo	14	F	6'1"	RS Senior	London, England	Completed college eligibility^[a]
Kyla Irwin	25	F	6'2"	Senior	State College, PA	Graduated
Batouly Camara	32	F	6'2"	RS Senior	New York, NY	Graduated

^Adebayo was a graduate transfer in the 2019–20 season, having graduated fromMurray State.

Recruits

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College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Paige Bueckers PG	Eden Prairie, MN	Hopkins High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Paige Bueckers PG	Recruit ratings:ESPN: (98)
Aaliyah Edwards W	Kingston, Ontario	Crestwood Secondary School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Aaliyah Edwards W	Recruit ratings:ESPN: (97)
Mir McLean W	Owings Mills, MD	Roland Park Country School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Mir McLean W	Recruit ratings:ESPN: (97)
Piath Gabriel F	Manchester, NH	N/A	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Piath Gabriel F	Recruit ratings:ESPN: (90)
Nika Mühl PG	Zagreb, Croatia	N/A	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Nika Mühl PG	Recruit ratings:ESPN: (90)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2020 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived fromthe original on November 13, 2020. RetrievedNovember 13, 2020.

Recruiting class of 2021

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College recruiting information (2021)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Azzi Fudd G	Arlington, VA	St. John's College High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Azzi Fudd G	Recruit ratings:ESPN: (98)
Caroline Ducharme G	Milton, MA	Noble & Greenough School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Caroline Ducharme G	Recruit ratings:ESPN: (98)
Amari DeBerry F	Williamsburg, NY	Williamsville South High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Amari DeBerry F	Recruit ratings:ESPN: (96)
Saylor Poffenbarger G	Middletown, MD	Middletown High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Saylor Poffenbarger G	Recruit ratings:ESPN: (94)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2021 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived fromthe original on April 8, 2021. RetrievedApril 8, 2021.

Recruiting class of 2022

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College recruiting information (2022)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isuneh Brady P	San Diego, CA	Cathedral Catholic High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Isuneh Brady P	Recruit ratings:ESPN: (98)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2022 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived fromthe original on November 13, 2020. RetrievedNovember 13, 2020.

Roster

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2020–21 UConn Huskies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Autumn Chassion (W)	5ft 8in(1.73 m)	Fr	Lafayette Christian Academy	Lafayette, LA
F	3	Aaliyah Edwards	6ft 3in(1.91 m)	Fr	Crestwood Preparatory College	Kingston, Ontario
G	4	Saylor Poffenbarger	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	Fr	Middletown	Middletown, MD
G	5	Paige Bueckers	5ft 11in(1.8 m)	Fr	Hopkins	Hopkins, MN
G	10	Nika Mühl	5ft 10in(1.78 m)	Fr	III. Gimnazija Zagreb	Zagreb, Croatia
F	11	Mir McLean	5ft 11in(1.8 m)	Fr	Roland Park Country	Baltimore, MD
G	13	Christyn Williams	5ft 11in(1.8 m)	Jr	Central Arkansas Christian	Little Rock, AR
F	20	Olivia Nelson-Ododa	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	Jr	Winder-Barrow	Winder, GA
G	22	Evina Westbrook	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	RS Jr	Tennessee	Salem, OR
G	24	Anna Makurat	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	So	Sport Championship School	Sierakowice, Poland
F	32	Piath Gabriel	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	Fr	Bradford Christian Academy	Manchester, NH
G	44	Aubrey Griffin	6ft 1in(1.85 m)	So	Ossining	Ossining, NY

Head coach

Geno Auriemma (West Chester)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Currentredshirt

Roster

Saylor Poffenbarger was only on the roster for the spring semester, joining the team in January.^[1]

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 28, 2020* 12:30 pm, SNY	No. 3	vs. Quinnipac Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Challenge semifinals	Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic					Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
November 29, 2020* ESPN	No. 3	vs. Maine or No. 6Mississippi State Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Challenge	Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic					Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
December 4, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 3	vs. No. 5 Louisville	Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic					Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
December 12, 2020* 1:00 pm, SNY	No. 3	UMass Lowell	W 79–23	1–0	17 – Bueckers	9 – Tied	5 – Tied	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
December 15, 2020 6:30 pm, SNY	No. 3	at Seton Hall	W 92–65	2–0 (1–0)	25 – Bueckers	10 – Nelson-Ododa	7 – Tied	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
December 17, 2020 6:30 pm, SNY	No. 3	Creighton	W 80–47	3–0 (2–0)	24 – Nelson-Ododa	8 – Tied	5 – Bueckers	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
December 19, 2020 1:00 pm, SNY	No. 3	Xavier	W 106–59	4–0 (3–0)	24 – Williams	11 – Nelson-Ododa	9 – Bueckers	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
December 22, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY	No. 3	at Villanova	W 90–52	5–0 (4–0)	19 – Tied	9 – Makurat	7 – Williams	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 29, 2020 6:30 pm, SNY	No. 4	No. 18 DePaul	W 75–52	6–0 (5–0)	18 – Bueckers	14 – Nelson-Ododa	5 – Williams	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 7, 2021* 8:30 pm, ESPN	No. 3	at No. 6 Baylor	Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic					Ferrell Center Waco, TX
January 9, 2021 1:00 pm, SNY	No. 3	Providence	W 87–50	7–0 (6–0)	23 – Bueckers	9 – Griffin	5 – Bueckers	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 16, 2021 1:00 pm, SNY	No. 4	Villanova	Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic					Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 19, 2021 6:30 pm, SNY	No. 3	Butler	W 103–35	8–0 (7–0)	18 – Nelson-Ododa	10 – Griffin	8 – Bueckers	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 3	at No. 25 Tennessee Rivalry	W 67–61	9–0	20 – Williams	11 – Nelson-Ododa	7 – Bueckers	Thompson–Boling Arena (3,553) Knoxville, TN
January 23, 2021 2:00 pm, SNY	No. 3	Georgetown	W 72–41	10–0 (8–0)	19 – Nelson-Ododa	9 – Nelson-Ododa	9 – Westbrook	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 26, 2021	No. 3	at Providence	Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic					Alumni Hall Providence, RI
January 28, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 3	at No. 19 Arkansas	L 87–90	10–1	27 – Bueckers	6 – Tied	7 – Westbrook	Bud Walton Arena (4,400) Fayetteville, AR
January 31, 2021 1:00 pm, FOX	No. 3	at No. 17 DePaul	W 100–67	11–1 (9–0)	29 – Williams	14 – Westbrook	10 – Bueckers	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 3, 2021 6:30 pm, SNY	No. 3	St. John's	W 94–62	12–1 (10–0)	32 – Bueckers	9 – Edwards	7 – Tied	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 5, 2021 7:00 pm, SNY	No. 3	at Marquette	W 87–58	13–1 (11–0)	30 – Bueckers	8 – Nelson-Ododa	9 – Mühl	Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
February 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, FS1	No. 2	No. 1 South Carolina	W 63–59 ^OT	14–1	31 – Bueckers	7 – Tied	6 – Nelson-Ododa	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 10, 2021 6:30 pm, SNY	No. 2	Seton Hall	W 70–49	15–1 (12–0)	23 – Bueckers	13 – Nelson-Ododa	7 – Westbrook	Gampel Pavillon Storrs, CT
February 12, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 2	at Georgetown	W 64–40	16–1 (13–0)	19 – Tied	7 – Tied	9 – Bueckers	McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
February 17, 2021 6:00 pm, SNY	No. 1	at St. John's	W 77–32	17–1 (14–0)	21 – Williams	8 – Westbrook	9 – Bueckers	Carnesecca Arena New York, NY
February 20, 2021 3:00 pm, SNY	No. 1	at Xavier	W 83–32	18–1 (15–0)	22 – Williams	11 – Edwards	7 – Bueckers	Cintas Center (922) Cincinnati, OH
February 25, 2021 5:00 pm, SNY	No. 1	at Creighton	W 81–49	19–1 (16–0)	19 – Mühl	11 – Nelson-Ododa	9 – Bueckers	D. J. Sokol Arena (278) Omaha, NE
February 27, 2021 4:30 pm, SNY	No. 1	at Butler	W 97–68	20–1 (17–0)	24 – Edwards	14 – Edwards	14 – Bueckers	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,721) Indianapolis, IN
March 1, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 1	Marquette	W 63–53	21–1 (18–0)	19 – Nelson-Ododa	10 – Nelson-Ododa	3 – Tied	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Big East Women's Tournament
March 6, 2021 12:00 pm, FS1	(1)No. 1	vs. (8) St. John's Quarterfinals	W 77–41	22–1	17 – Bueckers	11 – Nelson-Ododa	3 – Bueckers	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
March 7, 2021 3:00 pm, FS1	(1)No. 1	vs. (5) Villanova Semifinals	W 84–39	23–1	26 – Williams	7 – Tied	8 – Bueckers	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
March 8, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1	(1)No. 1	vs. (2) Marquette Championship	W 73–39	24–1	23 – Bueckers	8 – Edwards	5 – Nelson-Ododa	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN	(1 R)No. 1	vs. (16 R) High Point First Round	W 102–59	25–1	24 – Bueckers	12 – Edwards	6 – Bueckers	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
March 23, 2021* 9:00 pm, ESPN	(1 R)No. 1	vs. (8 R) Syracuse Second Round	W 83–47	26–1	20 – Bueckers	8 – Nelson-Ododa	4 – Tied	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
March 27, 2021* 1:00 pm, ABC	(1 R)No. 1	vs. (5 R) Iowa Sweet Sixteen	W 92–72	27–1	27 – Williams	11 – Nelson-Ododa	10 – Westbrook	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
March 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN	(1 R)No. 1	vs. (2 R) No. 5 Baylor Elite Eight	W 69–67	28–1	28 – Bueckers	8 – Nelson-Ododa	4 – Nelson-Ododa	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
April 2, 2021* 9:30 pm, ESPN	(1 R)No. 1	vs. (3 M) No. 11 Arizona Final Four	L 59–69	28–2	20 – Williams	7 – Edwards	4 – Bueckers	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. R=River Walk M=Mercado. All times are inEST.

Rankings

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Main article:2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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	Week 17	Final
AP	3	3	3(2)	3(1)	3(1)	4(1)	4(1)	4	3(1)	3(1)	3	2	1(26)	1(28)	1(27)	1(22)	1(23)	N/A
Coaches	3	3^	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	1(17)	1(22)	1(30)	1(29)	1(27)	1(27)	3

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
RV		Received votes
NR		Not ranked
( )		Number of first place votes

^ Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll

Player statistics

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Player	Games played	Minutes	Field goals	Three pointers	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Blocks	Steals	Points
Paige Bueckers	29	1049	222	64	73	141	168	11	66	581
Christyn Williams	29	998	187	49	49	124	64	14	27	472
Evina Westbrook	30	920	104	40	35	158	128	20	52	283
Olivia Nelson-Ododa	30	783	152	4	52	234	87	53	19	360
Aaliyah Edwards	29	631	131	0	49	164	26	29	28	311
Nika Mühl	23	562	40	24	8	56	62	4	40	112
Aubrey Griffin	29	486	69	3	40	138	24	23	34	181
Anna Makurat	16	327	21	13	4	52	38	5	15	59
Mir McLean	24	167	26	1	15	51	11	6	6	68
Piath Gabriel	22	55	6	0	3	12	2	5	0	15
Saylor Poffenbarger	12	32	2	1	1	4	0	1	0	6
Autumn Chassion	8	15	3	2	0	2	3	0	0	8

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Awards and honors

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Paige Bueckers
- Naismith Player of the Year^[4]
- United States Basketball Writers Association Player of the Year^[5]
- Associated Press Player of the Year^[6]
- John R. Wooden Award^[7]
- Nancy Lieberman Award^[8]
- Associated Press first-teamAll-American^[9]
- United States Basketball Writers Association first-team All-American^[10]
- Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-American^[11]
- United States Basketball Writers Association Co-Freshman of the Year^[10]
- Women's Basketball Coaches Association Co-Freshman of the Year^[12]
- Big East Player of the Year^[13]
- First-team All-Big East^[13]
- Big East Freshman of the Year^[13]
- Big East All-Freshman Team^[13]
- Big East tournament Most Outstanding Player^[14]
Olivia Nelson-Ododa
- Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year^[13]
- Second-team All-Big East^[13]
Aaliyah Edwards
- Big East Sixth Woman of the Year^[13]
- Big East All-Freshman Team^[13]
Christyn Williams
- First-team All-Big East^[13]
Geno Auriemma
- Big East Coach of the Year^[13]

References

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^"UConn women's basketball adds 2021 signee Saylor Poffenbarger a semester early". January 15, 2021.
^"2020–2021 Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Archived fromthe original on December 11, 2019. RetrievedNovember 13, 2020.
^"2020-21 Women's Basketball Cumulative Statistics". uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
^"Bueckers Becomes First Freshman to Earn Naismith Trophy".University of Connecticut Athletics. April 3, 2021. RetrievedApril 3, 2021.
^"UConn's Bueckers Wins 2020-21 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award" (Press release). United States Basketball Writers Association. April 4, 2021. RetrievedApril 4, 2021.
^Feinberg, Doug (March 31, 2021)."UConn's Paige Bueckers is AP women's player of the year".Associated Press. RetrievedMarch 31, 2021.
^"UConn Huskies freshman Paige Bueckers caps standout season, wins John R. Wooden Award". espn.com. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
^"Basketball Hall of Fame Reveals Winners of Women's Naismith Starting Five Awards" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. April 4, 2021. RetrievedApril 5, 2021.
^"UConn freshman Paige Bueckers leads women's AP All-America team".ESPN.Associated Press. March 17, 2021. RetrievedMarch 17, 2021.
^^a ^b"USBWA Names Tamika Catchings Award, Coach of the Year Winners" (Press release). United States Basketball Writers Association. April 2, 2021. RetrievedApril 2, 2021.
^"Bueckers Tabbed to WBCA Coaches' All-America Team".University of Connecticut Athletics. April 3, 2021. RetrievedApril 3, 2021.
^"UConn's Bueckers, Iowa's Clark named 2021 WBCA NCAA Division I Co-Freshmen of the Year presented by adidas".Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 30, 2021. RetrievedMarch 31, 2021.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j"Bueckers Sweeps BIG EAST Player, Freshman of the Year Honors".Big East Conference. March 4, 2021. RetrievedMarch 4, 2021.
^"Paige Bueckers, UConn Huskies beat Marquette Golden Eagles for Big East women's basketball title".ESPN.Associated Press. March 8, 2021. RetrievedMarch 9, 2021.

v t e UConn Huskies women's basketball
Venues	Hugh S. Greer Field House (1974–1989) PeoplesBank Arena (1975–present) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Notre Dame Rutgers Stanford Syracuse Tennessee
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky Bird at the Buzzer Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders WNBA draftees
Seasons	List of seasons 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics