2020–21 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

2020–21 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
2020–21 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–4 (0–3 SEC)
Head coach	Stephanie White (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Kelly Komara; Gary Redus II; Marqu'es Webb;
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 2020–21 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commodores, led by fifth-year head coach Stephanie White, played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

On January 18, 2021, it was announced that the team would end their season due to COVID-19 concerns, injuries, and a depleted roster.^[1] In March, following three student transfer requests, Vanderbilt fired White.^[2]

Roster[edit]

2020–21 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Bella LaChance	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	Davie, FL
G	1	Enna Pehadzik	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Sr	Horsens Statsskole	Horsens, DEN
G	2	Chelsie Hall	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Seffner Christian	Boca Raton, FL
G	3	Jordyn Cambridge	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Ensworth	Nashville, TN
F	5	Yaubryon Chambers	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Providence Christian	Murfreesboro, TN
G	12	Demi Washington	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	New Hope	Wake Forest, NC
G	15	Brinae Alexander	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Riverdale HS	Murfreesboro, TN
G	22	Brylee Bartrum	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Seffner Christian	Tampa, FL
F	23	Koi Love	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Miami Country	Orlando, FL
F	24	Autumn Newby	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Archer HS	Lawrenceville, GA
F	25	Kyndall Golden	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	New Manchester HS	Atlanta, GA
G	33	Kiara Pearl	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Eastern HS	Louisville, KY
C	44	Emily Bowman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Fr	Huntsville HS	Huntsville, AL
F	50	Kaylon Smith	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Oxbridge	West Palm Beach, FL

Head coach

Stephanie White (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Kelly Komara (Purdue)
Gary Redus II (South Alabama)
Marqu'es Webb (Vanderbilt)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 22, 2020

Preseason[edit]

SEC media poll[edit]

The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team
Media poll
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

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 2020 2:00 pm	at Middle Tennessee						Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
December 2, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+	Texas Tech Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
December 5, 2020 2:00 pm	at Little Rock	L 74–82	0–1	24 – Love	10 – Love	3 – Tied	Jack Stephens Center (353) Little Rock, AR
December 8, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+	East Tennessee State	W 81–61	1–1	25 – Pehadzic	12 – Love	5 – Pehadzic	Memorial Gymnasium (0) Nashville, TN
December 13, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Chattanooga	W 80–78	2–1	21 – Love	16 – Love	3 – Tied	McKenzie Arena (0) Chattanooga, TN
December 17, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN+	VCU	W 90–81	3–1	29 – Love	9 – Alexander	9 – Hall	Memorial Gymnasium (46) Nashville, TN
December 20, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN+	Gardner–Webb	W 97–58	4–1	23 – Bartram	13 – Love	6 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (84) Nashville, TN
December 28, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+	Samford						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
SEC regular season
January 3, 2021 2:00 pm, SECN	at No. 12 Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 7, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+	at Missouri						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
January 10, 2021 1:00 pm, SECN	Alabama	L 56–80	4–2 (0–1)	15 – Bartram	8 – Chambers	2 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (55) Nashville, TN
January 14, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 5 South Carolina	L 43–106	4–3 (0–2)	18 – Love	9 – Love	1 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 17, 2021 4:00 pm, SECN	at No. 12 Kentucky	L 73–80	4–4 (0–3)	32 – Love	9 – Chambers	2 – Tied	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
January 21, 2020 Noon, SECN	Florida	Season canceled					Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 24, 2021 2:00 pm, SECN	No. 25 Tennessee	Season canceled					Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 28, 2021	at Arkansas	Season canceled					Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
February 1, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN	Mississippi State	Season canceled					Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 4, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN+	at Florida	Season canceled					O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 11, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+	Texas A&M	Season canceled					Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 14, 2021 1:00 pm, SECN	at Tennessee	Season canceled					Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 18, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+	Georgia	Season canceled					Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 21, 2021 2:00 pm	at Auburn	Season canceled					Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 25, 2021	at Ole Miss	Season canceled					The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
February 28, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN	LSU	Season canceled					Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[4]

References[edit]

^ Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ "Vanderbilt fires coach White after five seasons". ESPN.com. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs". SEC Sports. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
^ "2020–21 Schedule". Vanderbilt Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

[1] Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[2] "Vanderbilt fires coach White after five seasons". ESPN.com. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[3] "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs". SEC Sports. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[4] "2020–21 Schedule". Vanderbilt Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

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