2020–21 Florida Gators women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators, led by fourth-year head coach Cameron Newbauer, played their home games at the O'Connell Center and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2020–21 Florida Gators women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	12–14 (3–11 SEC)
Head coach	Cameron Newbauer (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Kelly Rae Finley Julian Assibey Erika Lang-Montgomery
Home arena	O'Connell Center
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Texas A&M	13	–	1		.929			25	–	3		.893
No. 6 South Carolina †	14	–	2		.875			26	–	5		.839
No. 13 Tennessee	9	–	4		.692			17	–	8		.680
No. 10 Georgia	10	–	5		.667			20	–	6		.769
No. 15 Arkansas	9	–	6		.600			19	–	8		.704
No. 18 Kentucky	9	–	6		.600			18	–	8		.692
Alabama	8	–	8		.500			16	–	9		.640
LSU	6	–	8		.429			9	–	13		.409
Mississippi State	5	–	7		.417			10	–	9		.526
Missouri	5	–	9		.357			9	–	13		.409
Ole Miss	4	–	10		.286			15	–	12		.556
Florida	3	–	11		.214			12	–	14		.462
Auburn	0	–	15		.000			5	–	19		.208
Vanderbilt	0	–	3		.000			4	–	4		.500
Vanderbilt suspended their season on January 18, 2021
† 2021 SEC tournament winner As of March 21, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020 with the Gators selected to finish in twelfth place in the SEC.^[1]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team
1	South Carolina
2	Kentucky
3	Texas A&M
4	Arkansas
5	Mississippi State
6	Tennessee
7	LSU
8	Alabama
9	Georgia
10	Missouri
11	Ole Miss
12	Florida
13	Vanderbilt
14	Auburn

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Gators had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Second team Lavender Briggs

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 1:00 pm, SECN+		Grambling State	W 90–47	1–0	20 – Smith	12 – Briggs	5 – Briggs	O'Connell Center (620) Gainesville, FL
December 1, 2020* 6:00 pm, ACCN		at Florida State	L 75–81	1–1	20 – Briggs	5 – Tied	8 – Smith	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (1,075) Tallahassee, FL
December 2, 2020* 5:00 pm, SECN+		Charleston Southern	W 67–52	2–1	15 – Smith	7 – Rickards	4 – Briggs	O'Connell Center (649) Gainesville, FL
December 5, 2020* 1:00 pm, SECN+		Cincinnati	W 81–58	3–1	22 – Briggs	6 – Smith	3 – Briggs	O'Connell Center (928) Gainesville, FL
December 7, 2020* 8:00 pm, SECN		Florida Atlantic	W 88–76	4–1	27 – Smith	11 – Smith	3 – Tied	O'Connell Center (909) Gainesville, FL
December 9, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	W 70–48	5–1	20 – Briggs	9 – Rickards	6 – Smith	Kimmel Arena  Asheville, NC
December 14, 2020* 1:00 pm, SECN+		Tarleton State	W 84–52	6–1	20 – Briggs	17 – Rickards	5 – Tied	O'Connell Center (513) Gainesville, FL
December 20, 2020* Noon, ESPN+		at Dayton	Canceled due to COVID-19					UD Arena  Dayton, OH
December 21, 2020* Noon, SECN+		North Florida	W 89–64	7–1	15 – Tied	15 – Rickards	7 – Briggs	O'Connell Center (609) Gainesville, FL
SEC regular season
December 31, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 5 South Carolina	L 59–75	7–2 (0–1)	23 – Briggs	8 – Rickards	5 – Smith	Colonial Life Arena (3,500) Columbia, SC
January 3, 2021 1:00 pm, SECN		No. 9 Texas A&M	L 67–92	7–3 (0–2)	19 – Briggs	10 – Rickards	2 – Rickards	O'Connell Center (629) Gainesville, FL
January 7, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN+		No. 14 Mississippi State	L 56–68	7–4 (0–3)	25 – Briggs	9 – Rickards	2 – Briggs	O'Connell Center (639) Gainesville, FL
January 10, 2021 Noon, SECN		at Georgia	L 58–68	7–5 (0–4)	16 – Briggs	8 – Toonders	6 – Smith	Stegeman Coliseum (739) Athens, GA
January 14, 2021 8:00pm, SECN+		at No. 17 Arkansas	L 80–84	7–6 (0–5)	41 – Briggs	6 – Toonders	5 – Smith	Bud Walton Arena (1,449) Fayetteville, AR
January 17, 2021 1:00 pm, SECN		Auburn	W 68–54	8–6 (1–5)	22 – Smith	13 – Smith	4 – Smith	O'Connell Center (702) Gainesville, FL
January 21, 2020 1:00 pm, SECN		at Vanderbilt	Canceled due to Vanderbilt ending season[2]					Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
January 24, 2021 3:00 pm, SECN+		at Ole Miss	W 78–68	9–6 (2–5)	25 – Smith	9 – Rickards	4 – Tied	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (859) Oxford, MS
January 28, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Missouri	L 58–61	9–7 (2–6)	19 – Briggs	13 – Toonders	3 – Smith	O'Connell Center (621) Gainesville, FL
January 31, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 20 Tennessee	L 65–79	9–8 (2–7)	23 – Tied	10 – Smith	5 – Smith	Thompson–Boling Arena (2,409) Knoxville, TN
February 4, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN+		Vanderbilt	Canceled due to Vanderbilt ending season					O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
February 11, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+		at LSU	W 73–66 OT	10–8 (3–7)	21 – Briggs	10 – Tied	5 – Smith	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (596) Baton Rouge, LA
February 15, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN		No. 17 Kentucky	L 80–88	10–9 (3–8)	23 – Smith	10 – Tied	6 – Rickards	O'Connell Center (659) Gainesville, FL
February 18, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Alabama	L 70–77	10–10 (3–9)	27 – Smith	9 – Rickards	4 – Smith	O'Connell Center (674) Gainesville, FL
February 21, 2021 2:00 pm, SECN		at Missouri	L 80–96	10–11 (3–10)	34 – Smith	11 – Smith	4 – Smith	Mizzou Arena (1,970) Columbia, MO
February 28, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 17 Georgia	L 80–95	10–12 (3–11)	16 – Tied	7 – Toonders	3 – Tied	O'Connell Center (1,009) Gainesville, FL
SEC Tournament
March 3, 2021 4:00 pm, SECN	(12)	vs. (13) Auburn First Round	W 69–62	11–12	19 – Smith	7 – Tied	4 – Smith	Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
March 4, 2021 1:30 pm, SECN	(12)	vs. (5) No. 17 Kentucky Second Round	L 64–73	11–13	36 – Smith	9 – Smith	3 – Rickards	Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
WNIT
March 19, 2021 5:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Charlotte First Round – Charlotte Regional	W 66–65	12–13	21 – Smith	18 – Merritt	4 – Smith	Bojangles Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
March 20, 2021 8:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Villanova Second Round – Charlotte Regional	L 57–77	12–14	13 – Moore	9 – Moore	1 – Tied	Bojangles Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. [3]

References

1. "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs".
2. Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
3. "Gators Unveil 2020-21 Schedule". Florida Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2020.