Alabama Women’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 1, 2021 · CSM Staff
 

Alabama Crimson Tide

SEC (16-9, 8-8)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/29 Houston (88-66), 12/5 at Oklahoma State (76-72), 1/7 LSU (67-59)
Bad Losses: 1/17 Tennessee (56-82), 2/11 Mississippi (62-67), 2/28 at Arkansas (76-94)
Coach: Kristy Curry
 
Probable Starters:
Jordan Lewis, Senior, Guard, 16.8 ppg, 4.2 apg, 4.0 rpg
Megan Abrams, Junior, Guard, 8.2 ppg, 2.4 apg
Hannah Barber, Junior, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 4.0 apg
Ariyah Copeland, Senior, Forward, 15.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg
Jasmine Walker, Senior, Forward, 19.2 ppg, 9.6 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Taylor Sutton, Junior, Guard, 2.3 ppg
Destiny Rice, Sophomore, Guard, 3.7 ppg
Allie Craig Cruce, Junior, Forward, 2.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.3 (34th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.8 (255, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.6 (59, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.5 (264, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.3 (37, 2)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.5 (42, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.1 (42, 1)
Rebound Margin: 1.8 (116, 8)
Assists Per Game: 15.1 (61, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.1 (35, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2018 NIT First Round win over Southern
2018 NIT Second Round win over UCF
2018 NIT Third Round win over Georgia Tech
2018 NIT Quarterfinal loss to Virginia Tech
2017 NIT First Round loss to Richmond
2016 NIT First Round loss to Tulane
2011 NIT Round of 64 win over Memphis
2011 NIT Round of 32 win over Northwestern
2011 NIT Regional Semifinal loss to Toledo
2002 NIT First Round win over Missouri
2002 NIT Second Round win over Eastern Kentucky
2002 NIT Third Round loss to Michigan State
2001 NIT First Round win over Memphis
2001 NIT Second Round loss to UAB
2000 NIT First Round loss to Chattanooga
1999 NCAA Round of 64 win over Grambling
1999 NCAA Round of 32 loss to North Carolina
 
*all team stats through 3/4