The 2020–21 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the
University of Oklahoma in the
2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
The 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2020 and ended with the championship game of the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on April 4, 2021. Practices offi ...
. The Sooners were led by twenty-fifth year head coach
Sherri Coale
Sherri Kay Coale (born January 19, 1965) is a retired college basketball coach. She was the head coach of the University of Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team for 25 years, from 1996 to 2021. Coale was inducted into the Women's Basketball H ...
. The team played its home games at the
Lloyd Noble Center
The Lloyd Noble Center is a 10,967-seat multi-purpose arena located in Norman, Oklahoma, some south of downtown Oklahoma City. It opened in 1975 and is home to the University of Oklahoma men's and women's basketball teams.
History
Before the co ...
in
Norman
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,
Oklahoma
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was a member of the
Big 12 Conference.
After the season,
Sherri Coale
Sherri Kay Coale (born January 19, 1965) is a retired college basketball coach. She was the head coach of the University of Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team for 25 years, from 1996 to 2021. Coale was inducted into the Women's Basketball H ...
retired after twenty five season as head coach of the Sooners.
Jennie Baranczyk
Jennie Lillis Baranczyk (born Jennie Marie Lillis; February 22, 1982) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the University of Oklahoma women's basketball team.
Early life and education
Born Jennie Marie Lillis in Cedar ...
was announced as the new head coach in April 2021.
They finished the season 12–12, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. In the
Big 12 Tournament
The Big 12 Conference sponsors championships in 23 sports, 10 men's and 13 women's. The first conference championship awarded was the 1996 softball postseason tournament championship, which was won by Oklahoma.
From 2011 through 2016, the foot ...
, they lost to
Oklahoma State in the Quarterfinals. They were not invited to the
NCAA tournament or the
WNIT.
Previous season
The Sooners the season 12–18, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. The
Big 12 Tournament
The Big 12 Conference sponsors championships in 23 sports, 10 men's and 13 women's. The first conference championship awarded was the 1996 softball postseason tournament championship, which was won by Oklahoma.
From 2011 through 2016, the foot ...
,
NCAA women's basketball tournament and
WNIT were all cancelled before they began due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Roster
Schedule
Source:
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Big 12 Women's Tournament
Rankings
The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.
See also
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2020–21 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 10th-year head coach Lon Kruger and played their home games at the Lloyd Noble Cente ...
References
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2020–21 Big 12 Conference women's basketball season
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