2020–21 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ducks, led by seventh-year head coach Kelly Graves, played home games at the Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

2020–21 Oregon Ducks women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 23
Record	15–9 (10–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kelly Graves (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Campbell Jodie Berry Xavier López
Home arena	Matthew Knight Arena
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Stanford†	19	–	2		.905			31	–	2		.939
No. 11 Arizona	13	–	4		.765			21	–	6		.778
No. 9 UCLA	12	–	4		.750			17	–	6		.739
No. 23 Oregon	10	–	7		.588			15	–	9		.625
Oregon State	7	–	6		.538			12	–	8		.600
Colorado	8	–	8		.500			12	–	11		.522
Washington State	9	–	10		.474			12	–	12		.500
USC	8	–	10		.444			11	–	12		.478
Arizona State	6	–	9		.400			11	–	12		.478
Utah	4	–	15		.211			5	–	16		.238
Washington	3	–	13		.188			7	–	14		.333
California	1	–	12		.077			1	–	16		.059
† 2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of March 29, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Ducks finished the season 31–2, 17–1 in Pac-12 play to finish in first place. They won the Pac-12 women's tournament, defeating Utah, Arizona, and Stanford along the way to their title. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.^[1] Oregon finished ranked second in both the AP and Coaches poll.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason left
Satou Sabally	0	Forward	6'4"	Junior	Berlin, Germany	Graduated early; declared for WNBA draft
Holly Winterburn	11	Guard	5'10"	Freshman	Northampton, England	Transferred to UC Davis
Lucy Cochrane	12	Forward	6'5"	Freshman	Melbourne, Australia	Transferred to Portland
Sabrina Ionescu	20	Guard	5'11"	Senior	Walnut Creek, CA	Graduated
Minyon Moore	23	Guard	5'8"	Senior	Hercules, CA	Graduated
Ruthy Hebard	24	Forward	6'4"	Senior	Fairbanks, AK	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Date eligible	Years eligible	Previous school
Taylor Mikesell	3	Guard	5'11"	Junior	Massillon, OH	October 1, 2020	3^[a]	Maryland
Arielle Wilson	10	Forward	6'6"	Junior	Fayetteville, NC	October 1, 2020	3^[a]	Kilgore College

1. Both Mikesell and Wilson initially had two years of eligibility, but the NCAA ruled that the 2020–21 season would not be counted against the eligibility of any student-athlete in a winter sport, including women's basketball.

Recruiting class of 2020

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sydney Parrish G	Fishers, IN	Hamilton Southeastern	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Nov 13, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 98
Kylee Watson F	Linwood, NJ	Mainland	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Nov 13, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 98
Maddie Scherr G	Florence, KY	Ryle	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A	Nov 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 98
Angela Dugalic F	Des Plaines, IL	Maine West	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	Nov 13, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 97
Te-Hina Paopao G	San Diego, CA	La Jolla Country Day	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A	Nov 13, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings:   ESPN: 1
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.

Roster

2020–21 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Nyara Sabally 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Rotteck Gymnasium Berlin, Germany G 3 Taylor Chavez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Valley Vista Surprise, AZ G 4 Jaz Shelley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Berwick College Moe, VIC, Australia F 10 Arielle Wilison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jr Northwood Temple Academy Kilgore College Fayetteville, NC G 11 Taylor Mikesell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Jackson Maryland Massillon, OH F 12 Te-Hina Paopao 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr La Jolla Country Day Oceanside, CA F 14 Lydia Giomi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr West Seattle HS Seattle, WA F 21 Erin Boley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Elizabethtown HS Notre Dame Hodgenville, KY F 22 Kylee Watson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Mainland Linwood, NJ G 23 Maddie Scherr 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Ryle Florence, KY F 25 Angela Dugalic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Maine West Des Plaines, IL F 32 Sedona Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) RS So Liberty Hill HS Texas Liberty Hill, TX G 33 Sydney Parrish 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Hamilton Southeastern Fishers, IN	Head coach Kelly Graves (New Mexico) Assistant coach(es) Mark Campbell (Hawaiʻi) Jodie Berry (Western Washington) Xavier López (Point Loma) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 18, 2021

Schedule

Source:^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 28, 2020* 1:00 p.m.	No. 10	Seattle	W 116–51	1–0	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
November 30, 2020* 8:00 p.m., NBCSNW	No. 10	at Portland	W 85–52	2–0	Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR
December 4, 2020 2:00 p.m., P12N	No. 10	Colorado	W 82–52	3–0 (1–0)	Matthew Knight Arena (1) Eugene, OR
December 6, 2020 11:00 a.m., P12N	No. 10	Utah	W 85–43	4–0 (2–0)	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
December 8, 2020 TBA, P12N	No. 8	Portland State	Postponed		Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, OR
December 13, 2020 4:00 p.m., P12N	No. 8	at No. 15 Oregon State Civil War	W 79–59	5–0 (3–0)	Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR
December 19, 2020 2:00 p.m., P12N	No. 7	at Washington	W 73–49	6–0 (4–0)	Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA
December 21, 2020 11:00 a.m., P12N	No. 8	at Washington State	W 69–65	7–0 (5–0)	Beasley Coliseum (0) Pullman, WA
January 1, 2021 6:00 p.m., P12N	No. 8	USC	W 92–69	8–0 (6–0)	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
January 3, 2021 1:00 p.m., P12N	No. 8	No. 11 UCLA	L 71–73	8–1 (6–1)	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
January 8, 2021 11:30 a.m., P12N	No. 11	at No. 1 Stanford	L 63–70	8–2 (6–2)	Maples Pavilion (1) Stanford, CA
January 10, 2021 1:00 p.m., P12N	No. 11	at California	W 100–41	9–2 (7–2)	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
January 14, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 10	at No. 11 Arizona	L 41–57	9–3 (7–3)	McKale Center (0) Tucson, AZ
January 17, 2021 11:00 a.m., P12N	No. 10	at Arizona State	Postponed		Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
January 22, 2021 5:00 p.m., P12N	No. 13	Washington State	W 58–50	10–3 (8–3)	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
January 24, 2021 2:00 p.m., P12N	No. 13	Washington	W 69–52	11–3 (9–3)	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
January 29, 2021 2:00 p.m., P12N	No. 11	at Utah	Postponed		Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
January 31, 2021 11:00 a.m., P12N	No. 11	at Colorado	Postponed		CU Events Center  Boulder, CO
February 5, 2021 8:00 p.m., P12N	No. 12	Arizona State	Postponed		Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, OR
February 6, 2021* 6:00 p.m.	No. 12	UC Davis	W 63–57	12–3	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
February 8, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 11	No. 10 Arizona	L 59–79	12–4 (9–4)	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
February 12, 2021 4:00 p.m., P12N	No. 11	California	Postponed		Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, OR
February 15, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 13	No. 6 Stanford	L 61–63	12–5 (9–5)	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
February 19, 2021 5:00 p.m., P12N	No. 13	at No. 8 UCLA	L 56–83	12–6 (9–6)	Pauley Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 2021 Noon, P12N	No. 13	at USC	W 72–48	13–6 (10–6)	Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 2021 3:00 p.m., P12N	No. 14	Oregon State Civil War	L 77–88	13–7 (10–7)	Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 4, 2021 11:00 a.m., P12N	(4) No. 19	vs. (5) Oregon State Quarterfinals/Civil War	L 64–71	13–8	Michelob Ultra Arena (0) Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(5 A) No. 23	vs. (11 A) South Dakota First Round	W 67–47	14–8	Alamodome  San Antonio, TX
March 24, 2021* Noon, ESPN2	(5 A) No. 23	vs. (3 A) No. 10 Georgia Second Round	W 57–50	15–8	Alamodome  San Antonio, TX
March 28, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN	(5 A) No. 23	vs. (2 A) No. 8 Louisville Sweet Sixteen	L 42–60	15–9	Alamodome  San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Alamo. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

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

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final
AP	10	10	8	7-T	8	8	11	10	13	11	12	11	13	14	19	23	23
Coaches	9	8 (1)	8 (1)	7-T	7	11	10	13	12	11	13	13-T	15	18	22	22

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll. The AP Poll does not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

See also

• 2020–21 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

References

1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". from the original on March 12, 2020.
2. "2020-21 Oregon Ducks Women's Basketball Schedule". goducks.com. University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2021.