2020–21 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's basketball
Year:	2020–21
Team:	Maryland Terrapins
Sport:	basketball
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Aprank:	7
Coachrank:	8
Record:	26–3
Conf Record:	17–1
Head Coach:	Brenda Frese
Hc Year:	19th
Asst Coach1:	Karen Blair
Ac1 Year:	3rd
Asst Coach2:	Kaitlynn Fratz
Ac2 Year:	3rd
Asst Coach3:	Lindsey Spann
Ac3 Year:	1st
Arena:	Xfinity Center
Champion:	Big Ten regular season and Tournament champions
Tourney:	NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:	Sweet Sixteen

The 2020–21 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins were led by nineteenth year head coach Brenda Frese and played their home games at the Xfinity Center as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2019–20 season 28–4 (16–2) in Big Ten play to finish tied for 1st place and capturing their 5th Big Ten title. Also winning the Big Ten tournament title for the 4th time in school history.

Offseason

Incoming Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Transfer From
Katie Benzan	G	5'6"	Senior		Harvard
	F	6'1"	Senior		Mississippi State
Alaysia Styles	F	6'3"	Senior		California

Player departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
	F	6'5"			Transferred to Ole Miss
	G/F	6'1"
	F	6'2"			Graduated
	G	5'11"			Transferred to Oregon
	C	6'4"			Transferred to Kentucky
	G	5'11"			Graduated
	G	6'0"			Graduated

Awards and honors

Coach Brenda Frese voted Big Ten Coach of the Year(coaches/media),^[1] National Coach of the Year by ESPN,^[2] and AP National Coach of the Year^[3]

Watch List

Ann Meyers Drysdale Award^[4]	Ashley Owusu	G	SO
Women's Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy^[5]	Ashley Owusu	G	SO
Wade Trophy^[6]	Ashley Owusu	G	SO
Cheryl Miller Award^[7]	Angel Reese	F	FR

Honors

NCAA Women's Basketball All-American Third team^[8]	Ashley Owusu	G	SO
All Big Ten Preseason Team^[9]	Ashley Owusu	G	SO
All-Big Ten First Team (unanimous) (coaches/media)^[10]	Ashley Owusu	G	SO
All-Big Ten First Team (coaches/media)^[11]	Diamond Miller	G	SO
NCAA Women's Basketball All-American Honorable mention^[12]	Katie Benzan	G	SR
All-Big Ten Second Team (coaches/media)^[13]	Katie Benzan	G	SR
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Team (coaches/media)^[14]	Chloe Bibby	F	SR
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Team (media)^[15]	Mimi Collins	F	SO
All-Big Ten Freshman Team (media)^[16]	Angel Reese	F	FR
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award^[17]	Channise Lewis	G	JR

Schedule

|-!colspan=9 style=| Big Ten tournament|-|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Women's Tournament

Rankings

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
*Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

External links

• Official Team Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020-21 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309125931/https://bigten.org/news/2021/3/8/general-2020-21-big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced.aspx. dead. March 9, 2021. March 8, 2021.
2. Web site: UConn's Paige Bueckers is women's college basketball's 2020-21 national player of the year. March 12, 2021.
3. Web site: Maryland's Brenda Frese is the AP women's coach of the year. March 31, 2021.
4. Web site: Ann Meyers Drysdale Award.
5. Web site: Women's Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Watch List Released. November 17, 2020.
6. Web site: WBCA announces 2020-21 preseason 'Wade Watch' list . WBCA . 2020-11-17.
7. Web site: Cheryl Miller Award.
8. News: UConn freshman Paige Bueckers leads women's AP All-America team . Associated Press . ESPN.com . March 17, 2021 . March 17, 2021.
9. Web site: Indiana Tops Big Ten Women's Basketball Preseason Rankings. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112014445/https://bigten.org/news/2020/11/11/indiana-tops-big-ten-womens-basketball-preseason-rankings.aspx. dead. November 12, 2020. November 11, 2020.
10. Web site: 2020-21 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309125931/https://bigten.org/news/2021/3/8/general-2020-21-big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced.aspx. dead. March 9, 2021. March 8, 2021.
11. Web site: 2020-21 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309125931/https://bigten.org/news/2021/3/8/general-2020-21-big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced.aspx. dead. March 9, 2021. March 8, 2021.
12. News: UConn freshman Paige Bueckers leads women's AP All-America team . Associated Press . ESPN.com . March 17, 2021 . March 17, 2021.
13. Web site: 2020-21 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309125931/https://bigten.org/news/2021/3/8/general-2020-21-big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced.aspx. dead. March 9, 2021. March 8, 2021.
14. Web site: 2020-21 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309125931/https://bigten.org/news/2021/3/8/general-2020-21-big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced.aspx. dead. March 9, 2021. March 8, 2021.
15. Web site: 2020-21 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309125931/https://bigten.org/news/2021/3/8/general-2020-21-big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced.aspx. dead. March 9, 2021. March 8, 2021.
16. Web site: 2020-21 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309125931/https://bigten.org/news/2021/3/8/general-2020-21-big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced.aspx. dead. March 9, 2021. March 8, 2021.
17. Web site: 2020-21 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309125931/https://bigten.org/news/2021/3/8/general-2020-21-big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced.aspx. dead. March 9, 2021. March 8, 2021.