2020–21 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils, were led by twenty fourth-year head coach Charli Turner Thorne, playing their home games at the Desert Financial Arena and are members of the Pac-12 Conference.

2020–21 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	12–12 (6–9 Pac-12)
Head coach	Charli Turner Thorne (24th season)
Assistant coaches	Jackie Moore Angie Nelp Nikki Blue
Home arena	Desert Financial Arena

2020–21 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Stanford†	19	–	2		.905			31	–	2		.939
No. 11 Arizona	13	–	4		.765			21	–	6		.778
No. 9 UCLA	12	–	4		.750			17	–	6		.739
No. 23 Oregon	10	–	7		.588			15	–	9		.625
Oregon State	7	–	6		.538			12	–	8		.600
Colorado	8	–	8		.500			12	–	11		.522
Washington State	9	–	10		.474			12	–	12		.500
USC	8	–	10		.444			11	–	12		.478
Arizona State	6	–	9		.400			11	–	12		.478
Utah	4	–	15		.211			5	–	16		.238
Washington	3	–	13		.188			7	–	14		.333
California	1	–	12		.077			1	–	16		.059
† 2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of March 29, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Sun Devils finished the season 20–11, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to California. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2020–21 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Taya Hanson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Kelowna HS Kelowna, BC G 2 Jaddan Simmons 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Green Bay Southwest HS Green Bay, WI G 3 Gabriela Bosquez 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Blinn College Kyle, TX G 5 Jamie Loera 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Moses Lake HS Moses Lake, WA G/F 10 Iris Mbulito 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr IES Poeta Tomás Morales Castellano Las Palmas, Spain G 11 Sydney Erikstrup 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Beaverton HS Portland, OR G/F 13 Maggie Besselink 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Holy Cross HS Kingston, Ontario F 20 Katelyn Levings 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Edmond Memorial HS Oklahoma City, OK G 21 Sydnei Caldwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Saddle River HS Franklin Lakes, NJ F 24 Bre’yanna Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Clovis West HS Fresno, CA F 32 Jayde Van Hyfte 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Annawan HS Annawan, IL C 43 Imogen Greenslade 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr MLC School Sydney, Australia	Head coach Charli Turner Thorne (Stanford) Assistant coach(es) Jackie Moore (Armstrong State) Angie Nelp (Colorado State) Nikki Blue (UCLA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 4:00 pm, ASU Live Stream – 2		Stephen F. Austin	W 56–47	1–0	14 – Hanson	12 – Walker	– Walker	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
November 27, 2020* 4:00 pm, ASU Live Steam – 2		VCU	W 49–40	2–0	13 – Walker	13 – Walker	4 – Mbulito	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
November 30, 2020* 4:00 pm, ASU Live Steam – 2		Saint Mary's	W 62–53	3–0	9 – Tied	4 – Tied	4 – Mbulito	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
December 4, 2020 5:00 pm, P12N		USC	W 63–58	4–0 (1–0)	20 – Simmons	8 – Sanders	4 – Mbulito	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
December 6, 2020 2:00 pm, P12N		No. 9 UCLA	L 59–63	4–1 (1–1)	12 – Walker	6 – Besselink	4 – Caldwell	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
December 10, 2020 4:00 pm, P12N		at No. 6 Arizona	L 37–65	4–2 (1–2)	14 – Hanson	9 – Walker	2 – Tied	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
December 13, 2020* 2:00 pm, ASU Live Stream – 2		San Diego	W 64–55	5–2	16 – Simmons	9 – Walker	5 – Simmons	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
December 18, 2020 3:00 pm, P12N		at Utah	W 56–48	6–2 (2–2)	15 – Hanson	8 – Besselink	2 – Hanson	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
December 20, 2021 2:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado	Postponed					CU Events Center  Boulder, CO
January 1, 2021 6:30 pm, P12N		California	W 56–53	7–2 (3–2)	21 – Hanson	8 – Levings	7 – Simmons	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
January 3, 2021 4:00 pm, P12N		No. 1 Stanford	L 60–68	7–3 (3–3)	16 – Simmons	7 – Besselink	2 – Hanson	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
January 8, 2021 5:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	Postponed					Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
January 10, 2021 2:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	Postponed					Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, WA
January 15, 2021 5:30 pm, P12N		Oregon State	Postponed					Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
January 17, 2021 12:00 pm, P12N		No. 10 Oregon	Postponed					Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
January 22, 2021 3:00 pm, P12N		Colorado	W 51–47	8–3 (4–3)	16 – Hanson	6 – Tied	4 – Loera	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
January 24, 2021 2:00 pm, ASU Live Stream		Utah	L 51–65	8–4 (4–4)	13 – Simmons	6 – Tied	4 – Sanders	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
January 29, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N		No. 5 UCLA	L 57–60	8–5 (4–5)	12 – Hanson	9 – Greenslade	3 – Simmons	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
January 31, 2021 2:00 pm, USC Live Stream		USC	L 57–65	8–6 (4–6)	16 – Simmons	8 – Besselink	4 – Mbulito	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
February 5, 2021 9:00 pm, P12N		at No. 12 Oregon	Postponed					Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, OR
February 7, 2021 1:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon State	Postponed					Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
February 8, 2021 4:00 pm, ASU Live Stream		Southern Utah	W 55–44	9–6	15 – Hanson	7 – Walker	4 – Simmons	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
February 12, 2021 5:00 pm, P12N		Washington	L 35–50	9–7 (4–7)	11 – Hanson	7 – Hanson	3 – Tied	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
February 14, 2021 12:30 pm, P12N		Washington State	W 67–61	10–7 (5–7)	15 – Simmons	6 – Levings	4 – Simmons	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
February 19, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N		at No. 5 Stanford	L 41–80	10–8 (5–8)	11 – Walker	4 – Tied	3 – Tied	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, CA
February 21, 2021 2:00 pm, P12N		California	L 55–67	10–9 (5–9)	17 – Hanson	7 – Walker	4 – Simmons	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
February 28, 2021 12:00 pm, P12N		No. 9 Arizona	W 66–64 OT	11–9 (6–9)	19 – Hansen	13 – Besselink	4 – Mbulito	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament
March 3, 2021 3:00 pm, P12N	(9)	vs. (8) USC First round	L 65–71	11–10	15 – Hanson	10 – Besselink	5 – Simmons	Michelob Ultra Arena  Paradise, NV
WNIT
March 19, 2021 9:00 am, FloHoops		vs. Rice First round	L 36–48	11–11	9 – Besselink	7 – Besselink	4 – Simmons	Wilkerson-Greines Activities Center  Fort Worth, TX
March 20, 2021 9:00 am, FloHoops		vs. Missouri Consolation Game	W 50–39	12–11	18 – Simmons	7 – Simmons	4 – Simmons	Wilkerson-Greines Activities Center  Fort Worth, TX
March 22, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Houston Consolation Game	L 48–50	12–12	10 – Tied	6 – Walker	3 – Tied	Wilkerson-Greines Activities Center  Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Rankings

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

See also

• 2020–21 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team