| Sport: | women's basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | UConn Huskies |
| Conference: | Big East Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Coachrank: | 3 |
| Aprank: | 1 |
| Record: | 28–2 |
| Conf Record: | 18–0 |
| Head Coach: | Geno Auriemma |
| Hc Year: | 36th |
| Assoc Coach: | Chris Dailey |
| Ahc Year: | 36th |
| Asst Coach1: | Shea Ralph |
| Ac1 Year: | 13th |
| Asst Coach2: | Jamelle Elliott |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Arena: | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion XL Center |
| Champion: | Big East tournament champions Big East regular season champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Final Four |
The 2020–21 UConn Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 36th season at UConn, split their home games between Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the XL Center and were members of the Big East Conference, which they joined for women's basketball that season. UConn was previously a member of the original Big East Conference from 1979 through 2013, and one of the original women's basketball teams of that league in 1982.
UConn was ranked no. 3 in both the AP and Coaches pre-season polls. During the regular season, they had a record of 21–1, including 18–0 in the Big East to win the conference regular season championship. In February 2021, they defeated no. 1 ranked South Carolina; it was UConn freshman Paige Bueckers' third straight 30-point game. UConn won the Big East tournament, winning all three of their games by over 30 points. They were ranked no. 1 in both polls at that time. As a no. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, they won their region with a victory over no. 5 ranked Baylor in the Elite Eight. UConn then lost to Arizona in the Final Four and finished their campaign with a record of 28–2. Bueckers, the team's leading scorer, won several awards at the end of the season, including the Naismith College Player of the Year.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | F | 6'1" | Junior | Declared for 2020 WNBA draft | |||
| 5 | G | 5'5" | Senior | Graduated / 2020 WNBA draft | |||
| 10 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Graduated | |||
| 14 | F | 6'1" | RS Senior | Completed college eligibility | |||
| 25 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Graduated | |||
| 32 | F | 6'2" | RS Senior | Graduated |
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See main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.
| + Regular Season Polls | Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Final |
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| AP | 3 | 3 | 3 (2) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 | 2 | 1 (26) | 1 (28) | 1 (27) | 1 (22) | 1 (23) | N/A | |
| Coaches | 3 | 3^ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 (17) | 1 (22) | 1 (30) | 1 (29) | 1 (27) | 1 (27) | 3 |
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| RV | Received votes | ||
| NR | Not ranked | ||
| Number of first place votes |
| Player | Games Played | Minutes | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points | |
| Paige Bueckers | 29 | 1049 | 222 | 64 | 73 | 141 | 168 | 11 | 66 | 581 | |
| Christyn Williams | 29 | 998 | 187 | 49 | 49 | 124 | 64 | 14 | 27 | 472 | |
| Evina Westbrook | 30 | 920 | 104 | 40 | 35 | 158 | 128 | 20 | 52 | 283 | |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa | 30 | 783 | 152 | 4 | 52 | 234 | 87 | 53 | 19 | 360 | |
| Aaliyah Edwards | 29 | 631 | 131 | 0 | 49 | 164 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 311 | |
| 23 | 562 | 40 | 24 | 8 | 56 | 62 | 4 | 40 | 112 | ||
| Aubrey Griffin | 29 | 486 | 69 | 3 | 40 | 138 | 24 | 23 | 34 | 181 | |
| Anna Makurat | 16 | 327 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 52 | 38 | 5 | 15 | 59 | |
| Mir McLean | 24 | 167 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 51 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 68 | |
| Piath Gabriel | 22 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Saylor Poffenbarger | 12 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Autumn Chassion | 8 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |