The 2020–21 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represented
West Virginia University during 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 Mountaineers were coached by twentieth-year head coach
Mike Carey, played their home games at
WVU Coliseum and were members of the
Big 12 Conference.
They finished the season 22–7, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. As the second seed 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 defeated
Kansas State and
Oklahoma State before losing to
Baylor in the Final. They received an at-large bid to the
NCAA tournament. As the four seed in the
HemisFair Regional they defeated before losing to
Georgia Tech in the Second Round to end their season.
Previous season
The Mountaineers finished the season 17–12, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth 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
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Big 12 Women's Tournament
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NCAA tournament
Rankings
References
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West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
The West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represents West Virginia University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. West Virginia has earned twelve bids to the NCAA Division I ...
West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
The West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represents West Virginia University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. West Virginia has earned twelve bids to the NCAA Division I ...
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