2020–21 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

The 2020–21 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in the 2020–21 college basketball season. Led by former Lady Vol Kellie Harper,[1] entering her second year as head coach, the team plays their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and are members of the Southeastern Conference.

2020–21 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 16
2020–21 record12–3 (6–1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lacey Goldwire
  • Jon Harper
  • Jennifer Sullivan
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 South Carolina10–0 1.000  15–2  .882
No. 6 Texas A&M9–1 .900  18–1  .947
No. 16 Tennessee6–1 .857  12–3  .800
No. 24 Georgia6–4 .600  14–4  .778
No. 20 Kentucky6–4 .600  13–5  .722
LSU6–4 .600  8–8  .500
Alabama5–5 .500  12–5  .706
Mississippi State3–4 .429  8–5  .615
No. 18 Arkansas4–6 .400  14–7  .667
Missouri3–6 .333  7–7  .500
Ole Miss2–7 .222  8–7  .533
Florida2–7 .222  9–8  .529
Auburn0–10 .000  5–13  .278
Vanderbilt0–3 .000  4–4  .500
Vanderbilt suspended their season on January 21, 2021
† 2021 SEC Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 2019–20 team finished the season 21–10, 10–6 for a third-place tie in SEC play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament to Kentucky.[2]

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020 with the Lady Volunteers selected to finish in sixth place in the SEC.[3]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team
1South Carolina
2Kentucky
3Texas A&M
4Arkansas
5Mississippi State
6Tennessee
7LSU
8Alabama
9Georgia
10Missouri
11Ole Miss
12Florida
13Vanderbilt
14Auburn

Preseason All-SEC teams

Rennia Davis was selected to the preseason all-SEC team, her third-straight honor.

Roster
2020–21 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 0 Rennia Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrJean Ribault HS Jacksonville, FL
G 2 Destiny Salary 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrJonesboro HS Jonesboro, AR
G 4 Jordan Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrWestern Michigan University Muskegon, MI
G 10 Jessie Rennie 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoBendigo Senior Secondary College Bendigo, AUS
C 11 Kasiyahna Kushkituah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrSt. Francis HS Atlanta, GA
G/F 12 Rae Burrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrLiberty HS Henderson, NV
F/C 13 Keyen Green  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrLiberty University Philadelphia, PA
F 15 Jaiden McCoy  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrNorthwest Florida State Knoxville, TN
C 20 Tamari Key 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoCary HS Cary, NC
G/F 21 Tess Darby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrGreenfield HS Greenfield, TN
G 25 Jordan Horston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoColumbus Africentric Early College Columbus, OH
C 31 Emily Saunders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoWyoming East HS Mullens, WV
G/F 33 Marta Suárez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrJoaquim Blume Institute Oviedo, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Lacey Goldwire (East Central)
  • Jon Harper (Auburn)
  • Jennifer Sullivan (Memphis)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings
Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place 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 23 25 20 18 16  
Coaches RV RV RV RV 24 RV 22 19

^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
Regular season
11/27/2020*
1:00 pm, SECN+		 Florida A&M Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
11/28/2020*
2:00 pm, SECN+		 Western Kentucky W 87–47  1–0
  18 – Burrell  11 – Davis  7 – Burrell  Thompson–Boling Arena (2,239)
Knoxville, TN
12/1/2020*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 ETSU W 67–50  2–0
  20 – Burrell  8 – Suarez  3 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (2,156)
Knoxville, TN
12/6/2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at West Virginia
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge		 L 73–79 OT 2–1
  18 – Burrell  9 – Green  6 – Davis  WVU Coliseum (142)
Morgantown, WV
12/10/2020*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 Furman W 90–53  3–1
  26 – Burrell  8 – Suarez  7 – Burrell  Thompson–Boling Arena (2,137)
Knoxville, TN
12/13/2020*
5:00 pm, ESPN		 at No. 23 Texas Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
12/17/2020*
4:00 pm		 at No. 15 Indiana W 66–58  4–1
  19 – Davis  15 – Davis  6 – Horston  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/20/2020*
Noon, SECN		 UNC Greensboro W 66–40  5–1
  13 – Kushkituah  7 – Suarez  5 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (2,114)
Knoxville, TN
12/28/2020*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 Lipscomb W 77–52  6–1
  19 – Davis  11 – Davis  4 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (2,141)
Knoxville, TN
1/7/2021
6:30 pm, SECN		 No. 13 Arkansas W 88–73  7–1
(1–0)		  26 – Tied  11 – Davis  5 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (2,143)
Knoxville, TN
1/10/2021
2:00 pm, SECN+		 at LSU W 64–63  8–1
(2–0)		  18 – Burrell  9 – Davis  2 – Tied  Maravich Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
1/14/2021
6:30 pm, SECN		 No. 23 Georgia L 66–67  8–2
(2–1)		  15 – Davis  7 – Kushkituah  4 – Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
1/17/2021
3:00 pm, SECN+		 No. 23 at Alabama W 82–56  9–2
(3–1)		  21 – Davis  10 – Davis  7 – Horston  Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
1/21/2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 25 No. 3 UConn
Rivalry		 L 61–67  9–3
  18 – Burrell  9 – Tied  5 – Walker  Thompson–Boling Arena (3,553)
Knoxville, TN
1/24/2021
2:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 25 No. 12 Kentucky W 70–53  10–3
(4–1)		  19 – Key  20 – Davis  7 – Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
1/28/2021
7:00 pm, SECN+		 No. 20 Ole Miss W 68–67  11–3
(5–1)		  21 – Davis  8 – Kushkituah  4 – Salary  Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
1/31/2021
2:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 20 Florida W 79–65  12–3
(6–1)		  23 – Key  12 – Kushkituah  4 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
2/4/2021
8:00 pm, SECN+		 No. 18 at No. 24 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
2/11/2021
7:00 pm, SECN+		 No. 16 at No. 20 Kentucky     Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
2/14/2021
3:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 16 at No. 6 Texas A&M     Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
2/18/2021
7:00 pm, SECN		 South Carolina     Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
2/21/2021
Noon, SECN		 at Georgia     Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
2/25/2021
8:00 pm, SECN+		 at Missouri     Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
2/28/2021
2:00 pm, SECN		 Auburn     Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
2020–21 Schedule

References
  1. Voepel, Mechelle (April 8, 2019). "Sources: Lady Vols to hire Harper as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  2. Too much Rhyne Howard dooms Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Kentucky in SEC Tournament
  3. https://www.secsports.com/article/30335339/gamecocks-tabbed-2021-sec-women-basketball-champs
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