The 2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by first-year head coach Shereka Wright, played all home games at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
The Mavericks finished the season with a 13–7 overall record, 11–4 in Sun Belt play, to finish in second place in the West Division. As the second seed from the West in the Sun Belt tournament, they earned a bye into the second round where they lost to Appalachian State. The Mavericks were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.
Previous season The Mavericks, led by Krista Gerlich, finished the 2019–20 season 21–11, 14–4 in Sun Belt play, to finish third in the conference. They made it to the 2019–20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where they defeated Texas State in the first round before losing to South Alabama in the quarterfinals. Following the season, all conference tournaments as well as all postseason play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was also Gerlich's last season at the helm of the program as she took on the position of head coach at Texas Tech following the season. Gerlich left the program as the winningest coach in women's basketball program history.
Offseason Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Katie Mayhue 1 G 5' 10" Sophomore Albany, OR Retired Marie Benson 12 F 6' 1" Senior Waco, TX Graduated Aysia Evans 24 G 5' 6" Senior Tulsa, OK Graduated
Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school Shyia Smith 34 F 5' 11" Junior Idabel, OK Wichita State
Recruiting
Roster
Schedule and results
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See also 2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team
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