The 2020–21 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Vic Schaefer's first season at Texas after departing from Mississippi State. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center.
Previous season The Longhorns finished the 2019–20 season 19–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play, to finish in third place. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no post-season play.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Sug Sutton 1 G 5'8" Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated. Drafted in the 3rd round of the WNBA draft by the Washington Mystics. Isabel Palmer 11 G 5'9" Freshman Newcastle, Australia Transferred to Utah Sophie Taylor 5 G 5'9" Senior Austin, TX Graduated Lashann Higgs 10 G 5'9" Senior Round Rock, TX Graduated Shae Routt 22 G/F 6'0" Sophomore Austin, TX Departed from team Joyner Holmes 24 F 6'3" Senior Cedar Hill, TX Graduated. Drafted in the 2nd round of the WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm.
Recruits
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Roster
Schedule
!colspan=12 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big 12 women's tournament
!colspan=9 style=""|NCAA women's tournament
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Rankings
^AP & Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
2020–21 media Television and radio information Most University of Texas home games were shown on the Longhorn Network, with national telecasts on the Big 12 Conference's television partners. On the radio, women's basketball games aired on KTXX-HD4 "105.3 The Bat", with select games on KTXX-FM 104.9.
See also 2020–21 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
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