2020–21 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

The 2020–21 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the Stegeman Coliseum and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 21–7 (10–5 SEC) and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the second round to Oregon.

2020–21 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 10
Record	21–7 (10–5 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. 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

Preseason

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

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) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 25, 2024

Rankings

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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received 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	24	22	17	16	12
Coaches									23	21	25	25	23

^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+	No. 24	Auburn	W 74–54	15–4 (7–4)	14 – Morrison	10 – Caldwell	6 – Caldwell	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 14, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 24	at Missouri	W 82–64	16–4 (8–4)	29 – Connally	11 – Staiti	6 – Coombs	Mizzou Arena (1,848) Columbia, MO
February 18, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Vanderbilt	Canceled due to Vanderbilt ending season					Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
February 21, 2021 Noon, SECN	No. 22	No. 21 Tennessee	W 57–55	17–4 (9–4)	24 – Connally	12 – Staiti	4 – Morrison	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 17	No. 19 Kentucky	L 58–62	17–5 (9–5)	16 – Staiti	9 – Isaacs	4 – Isaacs	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 28, 2021 Noon, ESPN2	No. 17	at Florida	W 95–80	18–5 (10–5)	30 – Staiti	13 – Staiti	4 – Morrison	O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
SEC Tournament
March 5, 2021 1:30 pm, SECN	(4) No. 16	vs. (5) No. 17 Kentucky Quarterfinals	W 78–66	19–5	20 – Tied	12 – Staiti	3 – Tied	Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
March 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPNU	(4) No. 16	vs. (1) No. 2 Texas A&M Semifinals	W 74–68	20–5	19 – Caldwell	12 – Staiti	4 – Tied	Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
March 7, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN2	(4) No. 16	vs. (2) No. 7 South Carolina Championship	L 62–67	20–6	20 – Morrison	8 – Morrison	3 – Caldwell	Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2021 Noon, ESPN2	(3 A) No. 10	vs. (14 A) Drexel First round	W 67–53	21–6	19 – Staiti	12 – Morrison	8 – Morrison	Bill Greehey Arena  San Antonio, TX
March 24, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN2	(3 A) No. 10	vs. (6 A) Oregon Second round	L 50–57	21–7	18 – Staiti	9 – Staiti	4 – Coombs	Alamodome  San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Alamo regional. All times are in Eastern Time.