| Sport: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Team: | LSU Lady Tigers |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 9–13 |
| Conf Record: | 6–8 |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Asst Coach1: | Cherie Cordoba |
The 2020–21 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by tenth-year head coach Nikki Fargas, played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Fargas (nee Caldwell), an All-American player for the Tennessee Lady Vols from 1990-94 under Naismith Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt, resigned following the season and became president of the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces. LSU hired Baylor coach Kim Mulkey, a Louisiana native, as Fargas' successor on April 26, 2021.
The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020 with the Lady Tigers selected to finish in seventh place in the SEC.[1]
| Media poll | ||
| 1 | South Carolina | |
| 2 | Kentucky | |
| 3 | Texas A&M | |
| 4 | Arkansas | |
| 5 | Mississippi State | |
| 6 | Tennessee | |
| 7 | LSU | |
| 8 | Alabama | |
| 9 | Georgia | |
| 10 | Missouri | |
| 11 | Ole Miss | |
| 12 | Florida | |
| 13 | Vanderbilt | |
| 14 | Auburn | |
The Lady Tigers had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.
First team
Khayla Pointer
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