2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 4
Record	25-3 (13–1 SEC)
Head coach	Gary Blair (18th season);
Assistant coaches	Kelly Bond-White; Bob Starkey; Amy Wright;
Home arena	Reed Arena
	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

The 2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach is Gary Blair, in his eighteenth season at Texas A&M. The team played their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, and in its ninth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

On February 28, the third-ranked Aggies defeated the fifth-ranked Gamecocks to win their first-ever SEC regular-season championship, since joining the conference in 2013. The team received a double-bye to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament.^[1]

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2019–20 season with a record of 22–8 (10–6 SEC) and ranked 18th in the nation. They lost the SEC women's tournament quarterfinals round to Arkansas.^[2]

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team
Media poll
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

Roster

2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	0	Ella Tofaeono	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Midland College	Sydney, AUS
G	1	Zaay Green	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Tennessee	Duncanville, TX
G	2	Aaliyah Wilson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Muskogee	Muskogee, OK
G	3	Destiny Pitts	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Minnesota	Detroit, MI
G	4	Kay Kay Green	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Whitney M. Young Magnet HS	Chicago, IL
G	5	Jordan Nixon	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	The Mary Louis Academy Notre Dame	New York City, NY
G	11	Kayla Wells	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	South Grand Prairie HS	Dallas, TX
F	14	Maliyah Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Summer Creek HS	Chicago, IL
C	22	Kenyal Perry	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	McKinley HS	New Orleans, LA
G	23	McKinzie Green	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Manvel HS	Manvel, TX
G	24	Sahara Jones	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Veterans Memorial HS	San Antonio, TX
F	31	N'dea Jones	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Brookwood	Lawrenceville, GA
C	33	Anna Dreimane	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	Riga State Gymnasium No. 2	Riga, Latvia
C	40	Ciera Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Duncanville	Duncanville, TX
G	45	Alexis Morris	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Rutgers	Beaumont, TX

Head coach

Gary Blair (Texas Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Kelly Bond-White (Illinois)
Bob Starkey (LSU)
Amy Wright (Arkansas)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 20, 2020

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	13	13	12	10	10	9	9	8	7	8	7	6	5	3	2	4
Coaches	13	13	10	10	9	9	7	7	8	7	5	5

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference season
11/25/2020 Noon, SECN+	No. 13	Lamar	W 77–61	1–0	Reed Arena College Station, TX
11/28/2020 4:00 p.m.	No. 13	at No. 19 DePaul	W 93–91	2–0	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
12/2/2020 11:00 a.m.	No. 12	Lamar	W 80–63	3–0	Reed Arena College Station, TX
12/6/2020 7:00 p.m.	No. 12	at No. 25 Texas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 66–61	4–0	Frank Erwin Center (1,069) Austin, TX
12/10/2020 6:00 p.m.	No. 10	at Little Rock	W 79–56	5–0	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
12/13/2020 5:00 p.m.	No. 10	Abilene Christian	W 77–59	6–0	Reed Arena College Station, TX
12/15/2020 2:00 p.m.	No. 10	Sam Houston State	W 99–69	7–0	Reed Arena College Station, TX
12/20/2020 2:00 p.m.	No. 10	Rice	W 57–53	8–0	Reed Arena College Station, TX
12/28/2020 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 9	Northwestern State	W 112–26	9–0	Reed Arena College Station, TX
SEC regular season
1/03/2021 Noon	No. 9	at Florida	W 92–67	10–0 (1–0)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
1/07/2021 8:00 p.m.	No. 8	No. 10 Kentucky	W 77–60	11–0 (2–0)	Reed Arena College Station, TX
1/10/2021 3:00 p.m.	No. 8	at No. 13 Arkansas	W 74–73	12–0 (3–0)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
1/14/2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 7	at LSU	L 61–65 ^OT	12–1 (3–1)	Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
1/17/2021 Noon, ESPN2	No. 7	No. 14 Mississippi State	W 69–41	13–1 (4–1)	Reed Arena College Station, TX
1/24/2021 4:00 p.m.	No. 8	at Missouri	W 70–66	14–1 (5–1)	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
1/28/2021 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 8	at Auburn	W 84–69	15–1 (6–1)	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
1/31/2021 4:00 p.m.	No. 8	No. 22 Georgia	W 60–48	16–1 (7–1)	Reed Arena College Station, TX
2/04/2021 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 7	LSU	W 54–41	17–1 (8–1)	Reed Arena College Station, TX
2/07/2021 2:00 pm, SECN	No. 7	No. 16 Arkansas	W 69–67	18–1 (9–1)	Reed Arena College Station, TX
2/11/2021	No. 6	at Vanderbilt	Canceled^[4]		Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
2/14/2021 2:00 pm, ESPN	No. 6	No. 16 Tennessee	W 80–70	19–1 (10–1)	Reed Arena College Station, TX
2/18/2021 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 5	Missouri	Postponed		Reed Arena College Station, TX
2/21/2021 3:00 p.m., SECN	No. 5	at Ole Miss	W 66–55	20–1 (11–1)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
2/25/2021 6:00 pm, SECN+	No. 3	at Alabama	W 73–67	21–1 (12–1)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
2/28/2021 1:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 3	No. 5 South Carolina	W 65–57	22–1 (13–1)	Reed Arena College Station, TX
SEC Tournament
3/5/2021 10:00 am, SECN	(1) No. 2	vs. (8) LSU Quarterfinals	W 77–58	23–1	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
3/6/2021 3:00 pm, ESPNU	(1) No. 2	vs. (4) No. 16 Georgia Semifinals	L 68–74	23–2	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
NCAA tournament
3/22/2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2	(2 M) No. 4	vs. (15 M) Troy First Round	W 84–80	24–2	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
3/24/2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2	(2 M) No. 4	vs. (7 M) Iowa State Second Round	W 84–82 ^OT	25–2	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
3/27/2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(2 M) No. 4	vs. (3 M) No. 11 Arizona Sweet Sixteen	L 59–74	25–3	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. M=Mercado regional. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "No. 3 Texas A&M Aggies beat No. 5 South Carolina Gamecocks for first SEC regular-season title". ESPN. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ Clutch free throws cap Hogs' comeback over A&M
^ "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs". SEC Sports. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
^ Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[1] "No. 3 Texas A&M Aggies beat No. 5 South Carolina Gamecocks for first SEC regular-season title". ESPN. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

[2] Clutch free throws cap Hogs' comeback over A&M

[3] "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs". SEC Sports. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

[4] Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

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v t e Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
Venues	G. Rollie White Coliseum (1974–1997) Reed Arena (1998–present)
Rivalries	Texas
Culture & lore	History Reed Rowdies "Aggie War Hymn"
People	Head coaches Gary Blair
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
NCAA national championships in bold