2020–21 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

The 2020–21 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team will represent the University of Georgia during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach Joni Taylor, will play their home games at the Stegeman Coliseum and will compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2020–21 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 25
2020–21 record	14–4 (6–4 SEC)
Head coach	Joni Taylor (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Karen Lange Chelsea Newton Robert Mosley
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum

2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 South Carolina	10	–	0		1.000			15	–	1		.938
No. 7 Texas A&M	8	–	1		.889			17	–	1		.944
No. 18 Tennessee	6	–	1		.857			12	–	3		.800
No. 25 Georgia	6	–	4		.600			14	–	4		.778
No. 15 Kentucky	6	–	4		.600			13	–	5		.722
LSU	6	–	4		.600			8	–	8		.500
Alabama	5	–	5		.500			12	–	5		.706
No. 24 Mississippi State	3	–	4		.429			8	–	5		.615
No. 16 Arkansas	4	–	5		.444			14	–	6		.700
Missouri	2	–	6		.250			6	–	7		.462
Ole Miss	2	–	7		.222			8	–	7		.533
Florida	2	–	7		.222			9	–	8		.529
Auburn	0	–	9		.000			5	–	12		.294
Vanderbilt	0	–	3		.000			4	–	4		.500
Vanderbilt suspended their season on January 21, 2021
† 2021 SEC Tournament winner As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

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

Roster

2020–21 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Zoesha Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Glynn Academy Brunswick, GA G 1 Chloe Chapman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Our Lady of Good Counsel HS Mitchellville, MD G 2 Gabby Connally 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Louis D. Brandeis HS San Antonio, TX F 3 Sarah Ashlee Barker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Spain Park HS Birmingham, AL G 4 Mikayla Coombs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Wesleyan School Buford, GA G 10 Caitlin Hose 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Hazel Green HS Hazel Green, AL G 11 Maya Caldwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Davidson Day School Charlotte, NC G 12 Kaila Hubbard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Holy Innocents' Episcopal School Jonesboro, GA C 14 Jenna Staiti 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr West Forsyth HS Cumming, GA C 15 Maori Davenport 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Charles Henderson HS Troy, AL F 20 Jordan Isaacs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So St. Francis School Alpharetta, GA F 22 Malury Bates 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr William Fleming HS Roanoke, VA G 23 Que Morrison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr McEachern HS Riverdale, GA F 35 Javyn Nicholson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Collins Hill HS Lawrenceville, GA	Head coach Joni Taylor (Alabama) Assistant coach(es) Karen Lange (Iowa) Chelsea Newton (Rutgers) Robert Mosley (Miles College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP				RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	22	25
Coaches									23	21	25

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

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 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	W 83–64	1–0	15 – Nicholson	7 – Nicholson	5 – Coombs	Hawkins Arena (772) Macon, GA
November 29, 2020 2:00 pm, ACCNX		at Georgia Tech	W 75–69 ^OT	2–0	21 – Staiti	12 – Staiti	4 – Connally	McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA
December 3, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Carolina	W 66–45	3–0	13 – Morrison	6 – Nicholson	7 – Connally	Williams Arena  Greenville, NC
December 6, 2020 Noon, SECN		Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 93–80	4–0	29 – Connally	8 – Staiti	6 – Coombs	Stegeman Coliseum (595) Athens, GA
December 9, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+		Jacksonville State	W 68–47	5–0	18 – Staiti	12 – Staiti	4 – Coombs	Stegeman Coliseum (619) Athens, GA
December 12, 2020 Noon, SECN+		Radford	Canceled due to COVID-19					Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
December 17, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+		Georgia State	W 85–51	6–0	16 – Tied	12 – Barker	7 – Morrison	Stegeman Coliseum (573) Athens, GA
December 20, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN+		Furman	W 69–43	7–0	15 – Staiti	13 – Morrison	5 – Morrison	Stegeman Coliseum (583) Athens, GA
December 22, 2020 Noon, SECN+		Appalachian State	W 107–44	8–0	16 – Connally	8 – Staiti	5 – Chapman	Stegeman Coliseum (625) Athens, GA
SEC regular season
December 31, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+		No. 12 Mississippi State	L 62–69	8–1 (0–1)	17 – Staiti	10 – Staiti	5 – Connally	Stegeman Coliseum (769) Athens, GA
January 3, 2021 3:00 pm, SECN+		at Auburn	W 76–44	9–1 (1–1)	13 – Staiti	8 – Nicholson	5 – Morrison	Auburn Arena (657) Auburn, AL
January 10, 2021 Noon, SECN		Florida	W 68–58	10–1 (2–1)	17 – Staiti	10 – Staiti	5 – Coombs	Stegeman Coliseum (739) Athens, GA
January 14, 2021 6:30 pm, SECN		at No. 23 Tennessee	W 67–66	11–1 (3–1)	17 – Tied	6 – Morrison	7 – Coombs	Thompson–Boling Arena (2,167) Knoxville, TN
January 17, 2021 3:00 pm, SECN		Ole Miss	W 73–57	12–1 (4–1)	16 – Staiti	6 – Coombs	5 – Coombs	Stegeman Coliseum (825) Athens, GA
January 21, 2021 6:30 pm, SECN	No. 22	at No. 4 South Carolina	L 50–62	12–2 (4–2)	15 – Tied	9 – Staiti	3 – Chapman	Colonial Life Arena (3,500) Columbia, SC
January 25, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN	No. 22	No. 19 Arkansas	W 75–73	13–2 (5–2)	20 – Tied	13 – Staiti	4 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (701) Athens, GA
January 28, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 22	LSU	L 52–60	13–3 (5–3)	19 – Staiti	8 – Staiti	3 – Connally	Stegeman Coliseum (759) Athens, GA
January 31, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN	No. 22	at No. 8 Texas A&M	L 48–60	13–4 (5–4)	18 – Connally	6 – Isaacs	2 – Caldwell	Reed Arena (1,328) College Station, TX
February 4, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN	No. 25	at Alabama	W 83–76 ^OT	14–4 (6–4)	24 – Morrison	9 – Staiti	4 – Connally	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
February 11, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+		Auburn						Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 14, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPNU		at Missouri						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
February 18, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Vanderbilt	Canceled due to Vanderbilt ending season[2]					Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
February 21, 2021 Noon, SECN		Tennessee						Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+		Kentucky						Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 28, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at Florida						O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
SEC Women's Tournament
March 3–7, 2021		vs. TBA						Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
*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. "SEC Announces Georgia's 2020 League Schedule". Georgia Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2020.