The 2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented The

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during the

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. The Panthers, were led by third year head coach Lance White, and played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. The Panthers finished the season 5–14 and 3–12 in ACC play to finish in twelfth place. In the ACC tournament, they lost to

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in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Previous season

They finished the

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5–26 and 1–17 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Notre Dame in the First Round before losing to

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in the Second Round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the

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Off-season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting Class

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Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a poll after the NCAA tournament.

References

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