2020–21 California Golden Bears women's basketball team


The 2020–21 California Golden Bears women's basketball team represented University of California, Berkeley during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by second year head coach Charmin Smith, played their home games at the Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

2020–21 California Golden Bears women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record1–16 (1–12 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
Seasons
2020–21 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
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

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The Golden Bears finished the season 12–19, 3–15 in Pac-12 play to finish in twelfth place. They advanced to the Quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Arizona. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Roster

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2020–21 California Golden Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Michelle Onyiah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Eleanor Roosevelt Eastvale, CA
G 1 Leilani McIntosh 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Xavier College Prep Phoenix, AZ
G 2 Cailyn Crocker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Mater Dei Cypress, CA
G/F 3 Dalayah Daniels 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Garfield Seattle, WA
G 10 Jazlen Green 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lakeside Upland, CA
G 14 Alma Elsnitz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Lulea Basketgymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
G 21 Mia Mastrov 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Miramonte Lafayette, CA
G 22 Archer Olson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Henry M. Gunn Palo Alto, CA
F 24 Evelien Lutje Schipholt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Caland Lyceum The Hague, The Netherlands
G 31 Ornela Muca 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr American Community School of Athens Athens, Greece
C 32 Sela Heide 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Fr Mount Si North Bend, WA
C 33 Fatou Samb 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Westside Houston, TX
G 34 Sierra Richey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Rancho Campana Camarillo, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 25, 2021

Schedule

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Source:[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 2020*
4:00 p.m.
San Jose State L 48–56  0–1
Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
November 29, 2020*
2:00 p.m.
Cal State Bakersfield L 52–60  0–2
Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
December 4, 2020
6:00 p.m., P12N
Washington L 53–80  0–3
(0–1)
Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
December 6, 2020
Washington State Canceled Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
December 10, 2020
6:00 p.m.
San Francisco L 62–67  0–4
Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
December 13, 2020
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 1 Stanford L 38–83  0–5
(0–2)
Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
December 19, 2020
Noon, P12N
at No. 11 UCLA L 37–71  0–6
(0–3)
Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2020
2:00 p.m., P12N
at USC L 54–77  0–7
(0–4)
Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 1, 2021
5:30 p.m., P12N
at Arizona State L 53–56  0–8
(0–5)
Desert Financial Arena (0)
Tempe, AZ
January 3, 2021
Noon, P12N
at No. 6 Arizona L 33–69  0–9
(0–6)
McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
January 8, 2021
2:00 p.m., P12N
Oregon State Canceled Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
January 10, 2021
1:00 p.m., P12N
No. 11 Oregon L 41–100  0–10
(0–7)
Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
January 15, 2021
3:00 p.m., P12N
at Colorado L 59–75  0–11
(0–8)
CU Events Center (0)
Boulder, CO
January 17, 2021
11:00 a.m., P12N
at Utah Canceled Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 22, 2021
4:00 p.m.
USC Canceled Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
January 24, 2021
3:00 p.m.
No. 6 UCLA Canceled Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
January 29, 2021
8:00 p.m.
at Washington Canceled Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
January 31, 2021
Noon
at Washington State Canceled Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
February 5, 2021
7:00 p.m.
Utah L 51–62  0–12
(0–9)
Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
February 7, 2021
1:00 p.m.
Colorado L 52–67  0–13
(0–10)
Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
February 12, 2021
 p.m., P12N
at No. 11 Oregon Canceled Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
February 14, 2021
1:00 p.m.
at Oregon State Canceled Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
February 19, 2021
12:30 p.m., P12N
No. 10 Arizona L 50–59  0–14
(0–11)
Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
February 21, 2021
1:00 p.m., P12N
Arizona State W 67–55  1–14
(1–11)
Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
February 28, 2021
1:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 4 Stanford L 33–72  1–15
(1–12)
Maples Pavilion (0)
Stanford, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 3, 2021
11:00 p.m., P12N
(12) vs. (5) Oregon State
First Round
L 63–71  1–16
Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Week
5
Week
6
Week
7
Week
8
Week
9
Week
10
Week
11
Week
12
Week
13
Week
14
Week
15
Week
16
Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

See also

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2020–21 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". calbears.com. University of California Athletics. Retrieved May 25, 2021.