2020–21 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Jim Jabir, and played their home games at the FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as a member of Conference USA.^[1]

2020–21 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	11–11 (8–8 CUSA)
Head coach	Jim Jabir (5th season)
Associate head coach	Terry Primm
Assistant coaches	Otávio Battaglia Arianne Stinson
Home arena	FAU Arena
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Conference USA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Middle Tennessee †	12	–	4		.750			17	–	8		.680
Charlotte	9	–	5		.643			10	–	12		.455
FIU	8	–	8		.500			15	–	13		.536
Florida Atlantic	8	–	8		.500			11	–	11		.500
Old Dominion	7	–	9		.438			13	–	11		.542
Marshall	7	–	9		.438			8	–	11		.421
Western Kentucky	6	–	10		.375			7	–	16		.304
West
Rice	12	–	2		.857			23	–	4		.852
UTEP	13	–	5		.722			17	–	8		.680
North Texas	10	–	4		.714			13	–	7		.650
Louisiana Tech	8	–	8		.500			14	–	10		.583
Southern Miss	5	–	11		.313			7	–	12		.368
UAB	3	–	11		.214			10	–	13		.435
UTSA	0	–	14		.000			2	–	18		.100
† 2021 C-USA tournament winner As of March 13, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 30, 2020* 5:00 p.m.		North Florida	W 93–81	1–0	FAU Arena (198) Boca Raton, FL
December 3, 2020* 7:30 p.m.		at Miami	L 61–73	1–1	Watsco Center  Coral Gables, FL
December 7, 2020* 8:00 p.m.		at Florida	L 76–88	1–2	O'Connell Center (909) Gainesville, FL
December 18, 2020* 5:00 p.m.		Florida Memorial	W 104–73	2–2	FAU Arena (163) Boca Raton, FL
CUSA regular season
January 1, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at Middle Tennessee	L 65–84	2–3 (0–1)	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
January 2, 2021 3:00 p.m.		at Middle Tennessee	L 64–66	2–4 (0–2)	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
January 8, 2021 5:00 p.m.		Old Dominion	L 56–71	2–5 (0–3)	FAU Arena (177) Boca Raton, FL
January 9, 2021 2:00 p.m.		Old Dominion	L 72–77	2–6 (0–4)	FAU Arena (180) Boca Raton, FL
January 15, 2021 5:00 p.m.		FIU	W 73–69	3–6 (1–4)	FAU Arena (253) Boca Raton, FL
January 16, 2021 4:00 p.m.		FIU	L 62–65	3–7 (1–5)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (105) Miami, FL
January 22, 2021 3:00 p.m.		at Charlotte	Postponed [a][2]		Dale F. Halton Arena  Charlotte, NC
January 23, 2021 3:00 p.m.		at Charlotte	Postponed [a][2]		Dale F. Halton Arena  Charlotte, NC
January 29, 2021 5:00 p.m.		Marshall	Canceled [b][3]		FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
January 30, 2021 2:00 p.m.		Marshall	Canceled [b][3]		FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
February 5, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at Western Kentucky	L 64–71	3–8 (1–6)	E. A. Diddle Arena (513) Bowling Green, KY
February 6, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Western Kentucky	W 75–70	4–8 (2–6)	E. A. Diddle Arena (582) Bowling Green, KY
February 12, 2021 5:00 p.m.		UTSA	W 72–59	5–8 (3–6)	FAU Arena (182) Boca Raton, FL
February 13, 2021 2:00 p.m.		UTSA	W 79–50	6–8 (4–6)	FAU Arena (205) Boca Raton, FL
February 21, 2021 4:00 p.m.		at UTEP	W 67–62	7–8 (5–6)	Don Haskins Center (555) El Paso, TX
February 22, 2021 9:00 p.m.		at UTEP	L 62–92	7–9 (5–7)	Don Haskins Center (314) El Paso, TX
February 26, 2021 5:00 p.m.		Southern Miss	W 78–63	8–9 (6–7)	FAU Arena (228) Boca Raton, FL
February 27, 2021 2:00 p.m.		Southern Miss	W 86–61	9–9 (7–7)	FAU Arena (239) Boca Raton, FL
March 5, 2021 [4] 3:00 p.m.		at Charlotte	W 77–73	10–9 (8–7)	Dale F. Halton Arena (149) Charlotte, NC
March 6, 2021 [4] 3:00 p.m.		at Charlotte	L 73–83	10–10 (8–8)	Dale F. Halton Arena (247) Charlotte, NC
CUSA Tournament
March 10, 2021 3:30 p.m.	(3E)	vs. (6W) UAB Second Round	W 72–66	11–10	Ford Center at The Star (623) Frisco, TX
March 11, 2021 3:30 p.m.	(3E)	vs. (2W) UTEP Quarterfinals	L 67–74	11–11	Ford Center at The Star (507) Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

See also

• 2020–21 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

Notes

1. Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
2. Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

References

1. "Women's Basketball Reveals Full 2020-21 Schedule". Florida Atlantic University Department of Athletics. November 16, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
2. Pereira, Richard (January 20, 2021). "Women's Basketball: Games against Charlotte postponed due to COVID-19". University Press. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
3. Pereira, Richard (January 26, 2020). "Women's Basketball: Games against Marshall postponed due to COVID-19". University Press. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
4. "C-USA Announces Rescheduled Women's Basketball Games". Conference USA. February 10, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.