| 2020–21Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–14 (3–12 ACC) |
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| Home arena | Petersen Events Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8Louisville | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3NC 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2021 ACC tournament winner Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020 Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021 As of March 30, 2021 Rankings fromAP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented TheUniversity of Pittsburgh during the2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, were led by third year head coachLance White, and played their home games at thePetersen Events Center as members of theAtlantic Coast Conference.
The Panthers finished the season 5–14 and 3–12 inACC play to finish in twelfth place. In theACC tournament, they lost toBoston College in the First Round. They were not invited to theNCAA tournament or theWNIT.
They finished theseason 5–26 and 1–17 inACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in theACC tournament, they defeatedNotre Dame in the First Round before losing toGeorgia Tech in the Second Round. TheNCAA tournament andWNIT were cancelled due to theCOVID-19 outbreak.[1]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Jahsyni Knight | 0 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | Perth Amboy, NJ | Transferred toHofstra |
| Aysia Bugg | 2 | G | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Bolingbrook, IL | Graduated |
| Kyla Nelson | 13 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Worthing,England | Transferred toFIU |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Jayla Everett | 20 | G | 5'10" | Junior | St. Louis, MO | New Mexico |
| Destiny Strother | 31 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Flint, MI | Marquette |
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| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Tracey Hueston F | Roanoke, VA | Northside | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | ||
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| Liatu King G | Washington, D.C. | Bishop McNamara | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | ||
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| Taisha Exanor G | Châteauguay,Quebec | Dawson College | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | ||
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
| 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 |
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| (NR) | Not ranked |
Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a poll after the NCAA tournament.