2020–21 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

The 2020–21 California Golden Bears women's basketball team represented University of California, Berkeley during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by second year head coach Charmin Smith, played their home games at the Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

2020–21 California Golden Bears women's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	1–16 (1–12 Pac-12)
Head coach	Charmin Smith (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Kai Felton Wendale Farrow April Phillips
Home arena	Haas Pavilion

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 Golden Bears finished the season 12–19, 3–15 in Pac-12 play to finish in twelfth place. They advanced to the Quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Arizona. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2020–21 California Golden Bears women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Michelle Onyiah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Eleanor Roosevelt Eastvale, CA G 1 Leilani McIntosh 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Xavier College Prep Phoenix, AZ G 2 Cailyn Crocker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Mater Dei Cypress, CA G/F 3 Dalayah Daniels 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Garfield Seattle, WA G 10 Jazlen Green 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lakeside Upland, CA G 14 Alma Elsnitz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Lulea Basketgymnasium Stockholm, Sweden G 21 Mia Mastrov 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Miramonte Lafayette, CA G 22 Archer Olson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Henry M. Gunn Palo Alto, CA F 24 Evelien Lutje Schipholt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Caland Lyceum The Hague, The Netherlands G 31 Ornela Muca 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr American Community School of Athens Athens, Greece C 32 Sela Heide 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Fr Mount Si North Bend, WA C 33 Fatou Samb 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Westside Houston, TX G 34 Sierra Richey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Rancho Campana Camarillo, CA	Head coach Charmin Smith (Stanford) Assistant coach(es) Kai Felton (Randolph–Macon) Wendale Farrow (Eastern Michigan) April Phillips (Xavier) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 25, 2021

Schedule

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 2020* 4:00 p.m.		San Jose State	L 48–56	0–1	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
November 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		Cal State Bakersfield	L 52–60	0–2	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
December 4, 2020 6:00 p.m., P12N		Washington	L 53–80	0–3 (0–1)	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
December 6, 2020		Washington State	Canceled		Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
December 10, 2020 6:00 p.m.		San Francisco	L 62–67	0–4	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
December 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., P12N		No. 1 Stanford	L 38–83	0–5 (0–2)	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
December 19, 2020 Noon, P12N		at No. 11 UCLA	L 37–71	0–6 (0–3)	Pauley Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2020 2:00 p.m., P12N		at USC	L 54–77	0–7 (0–4)	Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA
January 1, 2021 5:30 p.m., P12N		at Arizona State	L 53–56	0–8 (0–5)	Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ
January 3, 2021 Noon, P12N		at No. 6 Arizona	L 33–69	0–9 (0–6)	McKale Center (0) Tucson, AZ
January 8, 2021 2:00 p.m., P12N		Oregon State	Canceled		Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
January 10, 2021 1:00 p.m., P12N		No. 11 Oregon	L 41–100	0–10 (0–7)	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
January 15, 2021 3:00 p.m., P12N		at Colorado	L 59–75	0–11 (0–8)	CU Events Center (0) Boulder, CO
January 17, 2021 11:00 a.m., P12N		at Utah	Canceled		Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
January 22, 2021 4:00 p.m.		USC	Canceled		Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
January 24, 2021 3:00 p.m.		No. 6 UCLA	Canceled		Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
January 29, 2021 8:00 p.m.		at Washington	Canceled		Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
January 31, 2021 Noon		at Washington State	Canceled		Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
February 5, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Utah	L 51–62	0–12 (0–9)	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
February 7, 2021 1:00 p.m.		Colorado	L 52–67	0–13 (0–10)	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
February 12, 2021  p.m., P12N		at No. 11 Oregon	Canceled		Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, OR
February 14, 2021 1:00 p.m.		at Oregon State	Canceled		Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
February 19, 2021 12:30 p.m., P12N		No. 10 Arizona	L 50–59	0–14 (0–11)	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
February 21, 2021 1:00 p.m., P12N		Arizona State	W 67–55	1–14 (1–11)	Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA
February 28, 2021 1:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 4 Stanford	L 33–72	1–15 (1–12)	Maples Pavilion (0) Stanford, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 3, 2021 11:00 p.m., P12N	(12)	vs. (5) Oregon State First Round	L 63–71	1–16	Michelob Ultra Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Final
AP
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

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

See also

2020–21 California Golden Bears men's basketball team