2020–21 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 13–11 (9–7 Sun Belt) |
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Home arena | GSU Sports Arena |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Troy † | 15 | – | 2 | .882 | 22 | – | 6 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 0 | – | 13 | .000 | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louisiana | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Arlington | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Little Rock | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 2 | – | 20 | .091 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of July 7, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2020–21 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by second-year head coach Gene Hill, played all home games at the GSU Sports Arena along with the Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2019–20 season 8–21, 5–13 in Sun Belt play to finish eleventh in the conference. They failed to make it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament. Following the season, all conference tournaments as well as all postseason play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Allison Johnson | 0 | F | 6'0" | Graduate Student | Norcross, GA | Graduated |
Emma Drash | 5 | G | 5'5" | Freshman | Atlanta, Georgia | Retired |
Jada Lewis | 13 | G | 5'7" | Redshirt Junior | Powder Springs, Georgia | Transfer to Mercer |
Madison Ervin | 15 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Morganton, North Carolina | Graduated |
Shaquanda Miller-McCray | 30 | C | 6'3" | Senior | Horatio, South Carolina | Graduated |
Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Old School |
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Deasia Merrill | 0 | F | 6'1" | Redshirt Freshman | Villa Rica, Georgia | Kentucky |
Elexus Bell | 30 | C | 6'1" | Junior | Carrollton, Georgia | Southern Union State CC |
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Ciara Smith Guard | Atlanta, GA | Riverwood Charter | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state | |||
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Non-conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/25/2020* 12:00 p.m., ACCN+ | at Georgia Tech | L 38–62 | 0–1 | 7 – Hosendove | 10 – Hosendove | 2 – Taylor | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | ||||
12/02/2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Tennessee State | W 88–83 OT | 1–1 | 18 – Hosendove | 16 – Hosendove | 6 – Worth | Gentry Complex (139) Nashville, TN | ||||
12/06/2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Furman | W 78–59 | 2–1 | 17 – Dziak | 7 – Hosendove | 7 – Lyons | GSU Sports Arena (489) Atlanta, GA | ||||
12/13/2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Life | W 93–49 | 3–1 | 17 – Taylor | 9 – Johnson | 6 – Lyons | GSU Sports Arena (438) Atlanta, GA | ||||
12/17/2020* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | at Georgia | L 51–85 | 3–2 | 15 – Hosendove | 10 – TEAM | 2 – Hosendove | Stegeman Coliseum (573) Athens, GA | ||||
12/20/2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Western Carolina GSU Holiday Classic | W 74–61 | 4–2 | 11 – Hosendove | 10 – Hosendove | 3 – Foster | GSU Sports Arena (482) Atlanta, GA | ||||
12/21/2020* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Chattanooga GSU Holiday Classic | L 70–73 OT | 4—3 | 22 – Hosendove | 7 – Sadler | 4 – Henderson | GSU Sports Arena (337) Atlanta, GA | ||||
Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
01/15/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Coastal Carolina | W 73–55 | 5–3 (1–0) | 17 – Worth | 9 – Hosendove | 5 – Hosendove | HTC Center (71) Conway, SC | ||||
01/16/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Coastal Carolina | W 76–65 | 6–3 (2–0) | 16 – Worth | 9 – Hosendove | 5 – Hosendove | HTC Center (63) Conway, SC | ||||
01/22/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Appalachian State | L 68–71 | 6–4 (2–1) | 19 – Sadler | 6 – Hosendove | 5 – Dziak | GSU Sports Arena (488) Atlanta, GA | ||||
01/23/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Appalachian State | L 56–66 | 6–5 (2–2) | 17 – Johnson | 6 – TEAM | 3 – Lyons | GSU Sports Arena (445) Atlanta, GA | ||||
01/28/2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at South Alabama | W 47–41 | 7–5 (3–2) | 12 – Sadler | 11 – Hosendove | 5 – Henderson | Mitchell Center (357) Mobile, AL | ||||
01/29/2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at South Alabama | L 46–58 | 7–6 (3–3) | 8 – Dziak | 9 – Hosendove | 3 – Foster | Mitchell Center (309) Mobile, AL | ||||
02/05/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Appalachian State | W 72–62 | 8–6 (4–3) | 18 – Hosendove | 6 – Worth | 3 – Dziak | Holmes Center (55) Boone, NC | ||||
02/06/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Appalachian State | W 50–48 | 9–6 (5–3) | 10 – Hosendove | 13 – Hosendove | 3 – Henderson | Holmes Center (55) Boone, NC | ||||
02/11/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Georgia Southern | L 69–77 | 9–7 (5–4) | 28 – Hosendove | 12 – Hosendove | 5 – Henderson | Hanner Fieldhouse (244) Statesboro, GA | ||||
02/13/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Georgia Southern | W 71–66 | 10–7 (6–4) | 11 – Foster | 7 – Hosendove | 2 – Dziak | GSU Sports Arena (619) Atlanta, GA | ||||
02/16/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Troy | L 70–91 | 10–8 (6–5) | 15 – Hosendove | 7 – Hosendove | 5 – Henderson | GSU Sports Arena (391) Atlanta, GA | ||||
02/19/2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Troy | L 60–79 | 10–9 (6–6) | 17 – Hosendove | 12 – Hosendove | 2 – Henderson | Trojan Arena (846) Troy, AL | ||||
02/20/2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Troy | L 78–84 | 10–10 (6–7) | 18 – Sadler | 16 – Hosendove | 3 – Henderson | Trojan Arena (902) Troy, AL | ||||
02/23/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Coastal Carolina | W 73–68 | 11–10 (7–7) | 16 – Worth | 5 – Hosendove | 5 – Henderson | GSU Sports Arena (371) Atlanta, GA | ||||
02/26/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | South Alabama | W 60–45 | 12–10 (8–7) | 11 – Taylor | 9 – Hosendove | 5 – Henderson | GSU Sports Arena (449) Atlanta, GA | ||||
02/27/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | South Alabama | W 76–64 | 13–10 (9–7) | 16 – Hosendove | 13 – TEAM | 7 – Hosendove | GSU Sports Arena (525) Atlanta, GA | ||||
Sun Belt Tournament | |||||||||||
03/06/2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | (E2) | vs. (W3) Little Rock Quarterfinals | L 68–75 | 13–11 | 14 – Hosendove | 13 – Hosendove | 6 – Hosendove | Hartsell Arena Pensacola, FL | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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