2020–21 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hurricanes were led by sixteenth-year head coach Katie Meier and played their home games at the Watsco Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2020–21 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2020–21 record11–11 (8–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Octavia Blue
  • Fitzroy Anthony
  • Kelly Gibson
Home arenaWatsco Center
2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Louisville14–2 .87526–4  .867
No. 3 NC State†12–2 .85722–3  .880
Georgia Tech12–6 .66717–9  .654
Syracuse9–7 .56315–9  .625
Florida State9–7 .56310–9  .526
Notre Dame8–7 .53310–10  .500
Virginia Tech8–8 .50015–10  .600
North Carolina8–9 .47113–11  .542
Miami (FL)8–10 .44411–11  .500
Wake Forest8–10 .44412–13  .480
Clemson5–12 .29412–14  .462
Pittsburgh3–12 .2005–14  .263
Boston College2–11 .1547–12  .368
Duke0–1 .0003–1  .750
Virginia0–2 .0000–5  .000
Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020
Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021
† 2021 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 30, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The Hurricanes finished the season 11–11 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the tenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Virginia Tech in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament or the WNIT.

Previous season

For the 2019–20 season, the Hurricanes finished 15–15 and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Clemson in the First Round. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Off-season

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Iggy Allen12G5'10" JuniorPompano Beach, FLTransferred to FAU
Yasmeen Chang22G5'9"FreshmanNaples, FLTransferred to Florida
Beatrice Mompremier32F6'4" SeniorMiami, FLGraduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Karla Erjavec25G5'10"JuniorZagreb, CroatiaWyoming
Naomi Mbandu35F6'2"JuniorTarbes, FranceGulf Coast State

Recruiting Class

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nyayongah Gony
F		 Lincoln, NE Lincoln 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

    Roster
    2020–21 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Kenza Salgues 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoINSEP Montpellier, FR
    G/F 1 Moulayna Johnson Sidi Baba 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSolna Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
    F 3 Destiny Harden 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrMorgan Park
    West Virginia    		 Chicago, IL
    G 4 Endia Banks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrDuluth Duluth, GA
    G 5 Mykea Gray 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrNational Christian Academy Upper Marlboro, MD
    G 13 Taylor Mason 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrNorcross Decatur, GA
    G/F 14 Nyayongah Gony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrLincoln Lincoln, NB
    F 15 Jamir Huston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrJohn Hay Cleveland, OH
    G 20 Kelsey Marshall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMiami Country Day School Davie, FL
    F 21 Brianna Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoPrincess Anne Virginia Beach, VA
    G 25 Karla Erjavec 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSport Gymnasium
    Wyoming    		 Zagreb, Croatia
    F 35 Naomi Mbandu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrINSEP
    Gulf Coast State    		 Tarbes, France
    C 44 Sydnee Roby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrRufus King Milwaukee, WI
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: December 2, 2020

    Schedule

    Source[3]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    November 25, 2020*
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Jacksonville W 74–58  1–0
    		 Watsco Center (0)
    Coral Gables, FL
    November 28, 2020*
    3:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 North Florida W 81–39  2–0
    		 Watsco Center (0)
    Coral Gables, FL
    December 3, 2020*
    7:30 p.m., ACCNX    		 Florida Atlantic W 73–61  3–0
    		 Watsco Center (0)
    Coral Gables, FL
    December 6, 2020*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Stetson Canceled [4] Watsco Center 
    Coral Gables, FL
    ACC regular season
    December 10, 2020
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 20 Syracuse L 58–69  3–1
    (0–1)    		 Watsco Center (0)
    Coral Gables, FL
    December 13, 2020
    3:00 p.m., RSN    		 Duke Postponed[5] Watsco Center 
    Coral Gables, FL
    December 14, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 North Carolina W 67–63  4–1
    (1–1)    		 Watsco Center (0)
    Coral Gables, FL
    December 17, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Georgia Tech Postponed[6] McCamish Pavilion 
    Atlanta, GA
    December 20, 2020
    1:00 p.m., RSN    		 at No. 2 Louisville Postponed[7] KFC Yum! Center 
    Louisville, KY
    December 20, 2020
    Noon, ACCNX    		 at No. 4 NC State L 47–78  4–2
    (1–2)    		 Reynolds Coliseum (0)
    Raleigh, NC
    December 31, 2020
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Notre Dame L 60–71  4–3
    (1–3)    		 Watsco Center (0)
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 3, 2021
    Noon, ACCN    		 Clemson W 80–71  5–3
    (2–3)    		 Watsco Center (0)
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 7, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Wake Forest L 60–63  5–4
    (2–4)    		 LJVM Coliseum (0)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    January 10, 2021
    1:00 p.m., RSN    		 at North Carolina W 69–59  6–4
    (3–4)    		 Carmichael Arena (0)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    January 14, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Florida State Postponed[8] Watsco Center 
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 17, 2021
    Noon, RSN    		 at No. 24 Syracuse L 64–99  6–5
    (3–5)    		 Carrier Dome (0)
    Syracuse, NY
    January 21, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Pittsburgh W 72–68  7–5
    (4–5)    		 Peterson Events Center (500)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 26, 2021
    4:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at No. 1 Louisville L 76–79  7–6
    (4–6)    		 KFC Yum! Center (2,653)
    Louisville, KY
    January 28, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Georgia Tech L 56–70  7–7
    (4–7)    		 Watsco Center (0)
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 31, 2021
    1:00 p.m., RSN    		 Boston College Postponed[9] Watsco Center 
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 7, 2021
    Noon, ACCNX    		 Florida State W 68–53  8–7
    (5–7)    		 Watsco Center (0)
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 11, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Virginia Tech L 55–75  8–8
    (5–8)    		 Watsco Center (0)
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 14, 2021
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Florida State L 59–67  8–9
    (5–9)    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (1,202)
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 16, 2021
    Noon, ACCN    		 at Georgia Tech L 56–67  8–10
    (5–10)    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
    Atlanta, GA
    February 18, 2021
    8:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Boston College W 77–60  9–10
    (6–10)    		 Watsco Center (0)
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 21, 2021
    4:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Virginia Canceled due to Virginia ending season[10] Watsco Center 
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 25, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Wake Forest W 69–67  10–10
    (7–10)    		 Watsco Center (0)
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 28, 2021
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Clemson W 68–62  11–10
    (8–10)    		 Littlejohn Coliseum (507)
    Clemson, SC
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 4, 2021
    6:00 p.m., RSN    		 (10) vs. (7) Virginia Tech
    Second Round    		 L 64–72  11–11
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (451)
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Rankings
    Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
    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
      Not ranked previous week
    (RV)   Received Votes

    The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time. The Coaches Poll does not release a week 2 poll.

    References
    1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on 2020-03-12.
    2. "Miami Hurricanes". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
    3. "2020–21 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball schedule". Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
    4. "Miami WBB Game vs. Stetson Canceled". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletic Department. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
    5. "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
    6. "Miami at Georgia Tech Game Postponed". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
    7. "Miami vs. Louisville Postponed, Canes to Play NC State". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
    8. "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
    9. "Boston College at Miami Women's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
    10. Voepel, Mechelle (January 14, 2021). "Virginia women's basketball team cancels rest of season due to coronavirus issues". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
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