2020–21 UConn Huskies women's basketball team

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.

Roster

 * Saylor Poffenbarger was only on the roster for the spring semester, joining the team in January.

Schedule
!colspan=12 style=""| Regular season

!colspan=12 style=|Big East Women's Tournament

!colspan=9 style="|NCAA tournament

Rankings
^ Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll

Awards and honors

 * Paige Bueckers
 * Naismith Player of the Year
 * United States Basketball Writers Association Player of the Year
 * Associated Press Player of the Year
 * John R. Wooden Award
 * Nancy Lieberman Award
 * Associated Press first-team All-American
 * United States Basketball Writers Association first-team All-American
 * Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-American
 * United States Basketball Writers Association Co-Freshman of the Year
 * Women's Basketball Coaches Association Co-Freshman of the Year
 * Big East Player of the Year
 * First-team All-Big East
 * Big East Freshman of the Year
 * Big East All-Freshman Team
 * Big East tournament Most Outstanding Player
 * Olivia Nelson-Ododa
 * Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year
 * Second-team All-Big East
 * Aaliyah Edwards
 * Big East Sixth Woman of the Year
 * Big East All-Freshman Team
 * Christyn Williams
 * First-team All-Big East
 * Geno Auriemma
 * Big East Coach of the Year