The 2020–21 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders were led by first-year head coach Krista Gerlich. They played their homes games at United Supermarkets Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference.
The team finished the season 10–15, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. In the Big 12 Tournament, they lost to Kansas State in the first round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.
Prior to the season, Marlene Stollings was fired after two years as head coach. USA Today revealed in a story published on August 5, 2020, that 12 players had left Texas Tech since Stollings became head coach in 2018, over accusations that she and her staff were verbally abusive and subjected players to dangerous forms of conditioning, such as a requirement for players to have a 90% capacity heart rate in practice and games. The day after the story was published, Texas Tech fired Stollings for cause. Shortly thereafter, Krista Gerlich was hired as the new head coach.
Previous season
The Lady Raiders finished the season 18–11, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish tied for sixth place. They were scheduled to be the seventh seed in the Big 12 Tournament, but it was cancelled before it began, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were also canceled.
Roster
Schedule
Source:
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Rankings
+ Regular season pollsPoll Pre-season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Final AP Coaches + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week (RV) Received votes (NR) Not ranked and did not receive votes
The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll, and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.
See also 2020–21 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team
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