The 2020–21 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team represented South Dakota State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by 21st-year head coach Aaron Johnston, competed in the Summit League. They played their home games at Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota.

Previous season In 2019–20 the Jackrabbits went 23–10 overall and 13–3 in conference play, finishing in second place.

South Dakota State played North Dakota in the quarterfinals, winning 72–43, and followed it up two days later with a win in the semifinals against North Dakota State 76–56. The Jackrabbits made an appearance in the championship game against 17th-ranked South Dakota, falling short 58–63.

The postseason was put on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak, and hopes for a possible NCAA at-large bid or automatic WNIT birth were dashed.

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Rylie Cascio Jensen 2 G 5' 10" Senior Fremont, NE Graduated Tagyn Larson 24 F 6' 2" RS senior Sioux Falls, SD Graduated Megan Bultsma 50 C 6' 3" Senior Plankinton, SD Graduated

Additions Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Haley Greer 11 G 5' 10" Senior Winnetka, IL Graduate transfer from Colgate Madysen Vlastuin 22 F 6' 1" Freshman Lennox, SD Signed for the 2020–21 season Emily Herzberg 4 G 6' 0" Freshman Melrose, WI Signed for the 2020–21 season Mesa Byom 24 F 6' 2" Freshman Melrose, WI Signed for the 2020–21 season

Roster

Schedule

!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Summit League regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Summit League women's tournament

!colspan=9 style=| NCAA women's tournament

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Rankings

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