2020–21 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

The 2020–21 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by second year head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2020–21 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
NCAA tournament, Sweet 16
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 20
Record23–3 (16–0 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Alysiah Bond
  • Tori Jankoska
  • CJ Jones
Home arenaJQH Arena
2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 Missouri State160 1.000202  .909
Drake135 .7221510  .600
Illinois State126 .667156  .714
Northern Iowa117 .6111411  .560
Bradley108 .5561411  .560
Loyola–Chicago810 .4441012  .455
Valparaiso79 .4381112  .478
Southern Illinois513 .278815  .348
Indiana State212 .143514  .263
Evansville216 .111617  .261
2021 MVC tournament winner
As of March 6, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 23–3 and 16–0 in conference play to finish as Missouri Valley Conference champions. As the first seed in the Missouri Valley tournament, they defeated Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals before having to forfeit their semifinal game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the fifth seed in the Alamo Regional. They defeated twelve seed UC Davis and thirteen seed Wright State before falling to the first seed Stanford in the Sweet Sixteen.

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