2020–21 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
The 2020–21 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by ninth-year head coach Garry Brodhead, play all home games at the Cajundome along with the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
2020–21 record | 9–5 (8–1 Sun Belt) |
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Home arena | Cajundome |
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Troy | 7 | – | 1 | .875 | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 0 | – | 6 | .000 | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louisiana | 6 | – | 1 | .857 | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Arlington | 6 | – | 2 | .750 | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Little Rock | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 0 | – | 8 | .000 | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Sun Belt Tournament winner As of January 31, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2019–20 season 19-12, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the conference. They made it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament where the defeated Georgia Southern and Little Rock before all post-season play, including the finale of the Sun Belt Tournament, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Jazmine Thomas | 3 | G | 5'7" | Junior | Vivian, Louisiana | Retired |
Kendall Bess | 22 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Richmond, Texas | Graduated |
Jazmyn Womack | 25 | G/F | 5'11" | Sophomore | Ponchatoula, Louisiana | Transferred to Nicholls |
Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Old School |
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Destiny McAfee | 14 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Longview, Texas | Weatherford College |
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Tamera Johnson Forward |
Lafayette, LA | Lafayette Christian Academy | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | Nov 13, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Lafaedria Green Forward |
Monroe, LA | Ouachita Parish HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Apr 16, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state | |||
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Non-conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/04/2020* 6:00 p.m. |
North Texas | L 74–84 | 0–1 |
18 – Mathis | 10 – Doucet | 3 – Mathis | Cajundome (141) Lafayette, LA | ||||
12/09/2020* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
McNeese State Education Game |
W 80–48 | 1–1 |
16 – Hallmon | 9 – Goodwin | 4 – Mathis | Cajundome (206) Lafayette, LA | ||||
12/14/2020* 5:00 p.m., SECN |
at LSU | L 57–62 | 1–2 |
16 – Williams | 10 – Doucet | 3 – Doucet | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (729) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
12/16/2020* 2:00 p.m. |
at Rice | L 51–83 | 1–3 |
16 – Williams | 4 – Mathis | 2 – Doucet | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | ||||
12/20/2020* 2:00 p.m., CST/ESPN+ |
at Louisiana Tech | L 65–68 | 1–4 |
17 – Johnson | 7 – Doucet | 5 – Mathis | Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA | ||||
Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
01/01/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas State | L 63–71 | 1–5 (0–1) |
20 – Williams | 7 – Burton | 4 – Goodly | Strahan Arena (576) San Marcos, TX | ||||
01/02/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas State | W 67–41 | 2–5 (1–1) |
18 – Williams | 8 – Goodwin | 2 – Goodly | Strahan Arena (549) San Marcos, TX | ||||
01/22/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arkansas State | W 67–65 OT | 3–5 (2–1) |
17 – Mathis | 12 – Doucet | 7 – Mathis | First National Bank Arena (506) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
01/23/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arkansas State | W 70–58 | 4–5 (3–1) |
18 – Williams | 10 – Mathis | 5 – Wren | First National Bank Arena (519) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
01/25/2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Little Rock | W 54–45 | 5–5 (4–1) |
14 – McAfee | 12 – Doucet | 4 – Mathis | Jack Stephens Center (232) Little Rock, AR | ||||
01/29/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas State Rally Program Appreciation |
W 66–64 | 6–5 (5–1) |
14 – Doucet | 9 – Doucet | 3 – Goodwin | Cajundome (114) Lafayette, LA | ||||
01/30/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas State Faculty/Staff Appreciation |
W 66–60 | 7–5 (6–1) |
15 – Doucet | 9 – Doucet | 4 – Goodly | Cajundome (151) Lafayette, LA | ||||
02/05/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Arkansas State NGWSD Celebration |
W 52–49 | 8–5 (7–1) |
13 – Goodwin | 11 – Doucet | 2 – Goodly | Cajundome (118) Lafayette, LA | ||||
02/06/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Arkansas State Pink Day |
W 73–61 | 9–5 (8–1) |
24 – Goodwin | 10 – Burton | 4 – Doucet | Cajundome (279) Lafayette, LA | ||||
02/08/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Arlington Cancer Colors Night |
Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||||
02/11/2021 TBD, ESPN+ |
Louisiana–Monroe Throwback Thursday/First Responders Night |
Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||||
02/13/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Louisiana–Monroe | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA | |||||||||
02/19/2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
02/20/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
02/26/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Little Rock Alumni Weekend |
Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||||
02/27/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Little Rock Senior Day/Alumni Weekend |
Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
References
- "Sun Belt cancels remaining Men's and Women's Basketball Championship games". KATC. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2020.