2020–21 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2020–21 LSU Lady Tigers basketball

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 9–13 (6–8 SEC)
Head coach|

* Nikki Fargas (10th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Cherie Cordoba
* Aaron Kallhoff
* Charlene Thomas-Swinson

Home arena| Pete Maravich Assembly Center

Seasons

<- 2019–20

2021–22 ->

2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings

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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

The 2020–21 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by tenth-year head coach Nikki Fargas, played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Fargas (nee Caldwell), an All-American player for the Tennessee Lady Vols from 1990-94 under Naismith Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt, resigned following the season and became president of the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces. LSU hired Baylor coach Kim Mulkey, a Louisiana native, as Fargas' successor on April 26, 2021.

## Preseason

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### SEC media poll

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The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020 with the Lady Tigers selected to finish in seventh place in the SEC.[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

### Preseason All-SEC teams

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The Lady Tigers had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

First team

Khayla Pointer

## Schedule

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | High points  | High rebounds  | High assists  | Site (attendance)
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Non-conference regular season
November 27, 2020*
8:30 pm |  | vs. BYU
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 51–67 | 0–1
|  15 – Trasi |  10 – Aifuwa |  5 – Pointer | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
Enterprise, NV
November 28, 2020*
5:45 pm |  | vs. West Virginia
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 42–62 | 0–2
|  12 – Aifuwa |  6 – Tied |  2 – Tied | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
Enterprise, NV
December 4, 2020*
6:00 pm, SECN+ |  | UCF | L 48–58 | 0–3
|  15 – Tied |  8 – Aifuwa |  4 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (729)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 14, 2020*
7:00 pm, SECN |  | Louisiana | W 62–57 | 1–3
|  15 – Aifuwa |  12 – Aifuwa |  4 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (729)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 19, 2020*
3:00 pm |  | vs. Pacific
Duel in the Desert | L 64–73 | 1–4
|  16 – Pointer |  13 – Aifuwa |  4 – Pointer | Cox Pavilion
Paradise, NV
December 20, 2020*
2:00 pm |  | vs. Loyola Marymount
Duel in the Desert | W 54–52 | 2–4
|  15 – Tied |  10 – Aifuwa |  5 – Davis | Cox Pavilion
Paradise, NV
SEC regular season
December 31, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN+ |  | Auburn | W 56–43 | 3–4
(1–0)  |  14 – Pointer |  10 – Aifuwa |  4 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (687)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 3, 2021
3:00 pm, SECN+ |  | at Ole Miss | W 77–69 OT | 4–4
(2–0)  |  20 – Aifuwa |  8 – Young |  12 – Pointer | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (842)
Oxford, MS
January 7, 2021
6:00 pm, SECN+ |  | at Alabama | L 59–67 | 4–5
(2–1)  |  25 – Pointer |  10 – Aifuwa |  5 – Pointer | Coleman Coliseum (571)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 10, 2021
1:00 pm, SECN+ |  | Tennessee | L 63–64 | 4–6
(2–2)  |  25 – Pointer |  6 – Seay |  5 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (762)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 14, 2021
6:00 pm, SECN+ |  | No. 7 Texas A&M | W 65–61 OT | 5–6
(3–2)  |  20 – Young |  11 – Aifuwa |  6 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (780)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 18, 2021
6:00 pm, SECN |  | at Missouri | W 66–64 | 6–6
(4–2)  |  22 – Pointer |  8 – Aifuwa |  3 – Tied | Mizzou Arena (1,714)
Columbia, MO
January 24, 2021
Noon, SECN |  | No. 4 South Carolina | L 65–69 | 6–7
(4–3)  |  18 – Pointer |  6 – Young |  3 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (918)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 28, 2021
6:00 pm, SECN+ |  | at Georgia | W 60–52 | 7–7
(5–3)  |  17 – Young |  8 – Trasi |  6 – Pointer | Stegeman Coliseum (759)
Athens, GA
January 31, 2021
1:00 pm, SECN+ |  | Ole Miss | W 75–66 OT | 8–7
(6–3)  |  25 – Pointer |  16 – Aifuwa |  3 – Young | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (802)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 4, 2021
8:00 pm, SECN |  | at No. 7 Texas A&M | L 41–54 | 8–8
(6–4)  |  12 – Pointer |  7 – Trasi |  4 – Young | Reed Arena
College Station, TX
February 11, 2021
6:00 pm, SECN+ |  | Florida | L 66–73 OT | 8–9
(6–5)  |  27 – Pointer |  10 – Aifuwa |  4 – Young | Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, LA
February 14, 2021
11:00 am, SECN |  | at No. 1 South Carolina | L 59–66 | 8–10
(6–6)  |  19 – Cherry |  12 – Aifuwa |  6 – Pointer | Colonial Life Arena (3,500)
Columbia, SC
February 19, 2021
1:00 pm, SECN+ |  | at No. 16 Kentucky | Postponed due to weather concerns; game not rescheduled  | Memorial Coliseum
Lexington, KY
February 21, 2021
5:00 pm, SECN |  | No. 18 Arkansas | L 64–74 | 8–11
(6–7)  |  24 – Pointer |  9 – Cherry |  3 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, LA
February 25, 2021
6:00 pm, SECN+ |  | Mississippi State | L 59–68 | 8–12
(6–8)  |  17 – Pointer |  10 – Aifuwa |  4 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (824)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 28, 2021
5:00 pm, SECN |  | at Vanderbilt | Canceled due to Vanderbilt ending season[2] | Memorial Gymnasium
Nashville, TN
SEC Tournament
March 4, 2021
10:00 am, SECN | (8)  | vs. (9) Mississippi State
Second Round | W 71–62 | 9–12
|  17 – Payne |  12 – Aifuwa |  3 – Tied | Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Greenville, SC
March 5, 2021
10:00 am, SECN | (8)  | vs. (1) No. 2 Texas A&M
Quarterfinals | L 58–77 | 9–13
|  26 – Pointer |  8 – Aifuwa |  4 – Pointer | Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Greenville, SC

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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## References

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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. ^ "Women's Basketball Announces 2020-21 Schedule". LSU Athletics. November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

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