2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's Basketball
Year:	2020–21
Prev Year:	2019–20
Next Year:	2021–22
Team:	Ohio Bobcats
Conference:	Mid-American Conference
Short Conf:	MAC
Record:	15-9
Conf Record:	11-6
Head Coach:	Bob Boldon
Hc Year:	8th
Asst Coach1:	Tavares Jackson
Asst Coach2:	Steph Haas
Asst Coach3:	Marwan Miller
Stadium:	Convocation Center
Bowl:	WNIT
Bowl Result:	WNIT Regional consolation championship game

The 2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by eighth year head coach Bob Boldon, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.^[1] ^[2] This season was played during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As a result schedules were shortened and consolidated and most games were played without general fan attendance.^[3]

Ohio opened the non-conference slate of games with a win over Liberty and upset of national power Notre Dame.^[4] They were named NCAA Team of the Week for their first week effort.^[5]

They finished the season 15-10, 11-6 in MAC play. They finished 3rd overall in the MAC. They advanced to the semi-finals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They received at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Clemson, defeated Fordham, and lost to Massachusetts. Ohio was led by their point guard Cece Hooks who was named MAC player of the year.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
style=	Name	style=	Number	style=	Pos.	style=	Height	style=	Year	style=	Hometown	style=	Reason
Katie Barker	2	G	5'10	RS-Junior	Cary, Illinois	Graduated
Amani Burke	3	G	5'9	RS-Senior	Cary, Illinois	Graduated, Exhasted Eligibility

2020 recruiting class

Recruiting Class
style=	Name	style=	Number	style=	Pos.	style=	Height	style=	High School	style=	Hometown
Kate Dennis	14	G	6'1	Guilford	Rockford, Illinois
Kendall Hale	22	G	5'8	West Clemont	Cincinnati, Ohio

Preseason

Prior to the season Ohio was picked second in the MAC preseason poll.^[6] Cece Hooks and Erica Johnson were named to the preseason first team all-conference.

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
style=	Predicted finish	style=	Team	style=	Votes (1st place)
1	Central Michigan	142 (10)
2	Ohio	128
3	Ball State	119 (1)
4	Buffalo	108 (1)
5	Eastern Michigan	94
6	Kent State	88
7	Toledo	71
8	Northern Illinois	42
9	Miami	41
10	Akron	39
11	Bowling Green	38
12	Western Michigan	28

MAC Tournament Champion: Central Michigan (6), Ohio (3), Buffalo (1), Ball State (1), EMU (1)Source^[6]

Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams
style=	Team	style=	Player	style=	Position	style=	Year
Preseason All-MAC 1st team	Cece Hooks	G	Sr.
Preseason All-MAC 1st team	Erica Johnson	G	R-Jr.

Source^[6]

Award watch lists

Preseason award honors
style=	Honors	style=	Player	style=	Position	style=	Year	style=	Source
Nancy Lieberman Award	Cece Hooks	G	Sr.	^[7]
Cheryl Miller Award	Erica Johnson	G	R-Jr.	^[8]
Becky Hammon Award	Cece Hooks	G	Sr.	^[9]
Becky Hammon Award	Erica Johnson	G	R-Jr.

Roster

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Schedule

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards

Weekly Award Honors
MAC player of the week	Cece Hooks	G	December 1	^[12]
MAC player of the week	Cece Hooks	G	January 12	^[13]
MAC player of the week	Cece Hooks	G	January 26	^[14]
MAC player of the week	Cece Hooks	G	February 2	^[15]
MAC player of the week	Cece Hooks	G	March 8	^[16]

Midseason awards watchlists

Midseason award honors
style=	Honors	style=	Player	style=	Position	style=	Year	style=	Source
Becky Hammon Award		G	Sr.	^[17]
Becky Hammon Award	Erica Johnson	G	R-Jr.

All-MAC Awards

Post-season All-MAC teams
style=	Award	style=	Player	style=	Position	style=	Year
MAC Player of the year	Cece Hooks	G	Sr.
MAC Defensive Player of the year	Cece Hooks	G	Sr.
MAC 1st team	Cece Hooks	G	Sr.
MAC 3rd team	Erica Johnson	G	R-Jr.
MAC Honorable Mention	Gabby Burris	F	Sr.
MAC Freshman Team	Madi Mace	G	R-Fr.
MAC Defensive Team	Cece Hooks	G	Sr.

Source^[18]

National Awards

Rankings

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches do not release a Week 1 poll.

Source^[20]

Notes and References

Web site: Convocation Center. Ohio University. en. 2022-09-29.
Web site: Bob Boldon. Ohio University Athletics. en. 2022-10-14.
Web site: College basketball in 2020-21: Smaller NCAA tournament field, shorter schedule would not be new. ESPN .
Web site: Ohio women’s team beats #22 Notre Dame. WSAZ. 2022-02-23.
Web site: Ohio Women's Basketball Named NCAA Team of the Week. September 25, 2022. Mid-American Conference.
Web site: Central Michigan Tabbed to Take 2020-21 Women's Basketball Title. March 20, 2022. Mid-American Conference.
Web site: Kelly, Hooks, and Fair Named to Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List. September 25, 2022. Mid-American Conference.
Web site: Ohio Women's Basketball's Johnson Added to Cheryl Miller Award Watch List. September 25, 2022. Ohio Athletics.
Web site: Four MAC Athletes Tabbed to Becky Hammon Preseason Watch List. September 25, 2022. Mid-American Conference.
Web site: 2020-21 Women's Basketball. ohiobobcats.com .
Web site: 2020-21 Ohio Women's Basketball Schedule - Ohio University . ohiobobcats.com .
Web site: CeCe Hooks Named MAC Player of the Week. Mid-American Conference. en.
Web site: Hooks Tabbed Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Mid-American Conference. en.
Web site: Hooks Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Mid-American Conference. en.
Web site: Hooks Earns Back-To-Back Player of the Week Honors. Mid-American Conference. en.
Web site: Hooks Earns Final Women's Basketball Player of The Week. Mid-American Conference. en.
Web site: Hooks and Johnson Named to Becky Hammon Midseason Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List.
Web site: 2020-21 Women's Basketball Postseason Awards Announced.
Ohio Women's Basketball's Hooks Named Honorable Mention All-America. Ohio Athletics. September 25, 2022.
Web site: Women's College Basketball Rankings. ESPN. en.