2020–21 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team

2020–21 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record13–11 (9–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Gene Hill (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGSU Sports Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
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
West
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
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
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

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ciara Smith
Guard 		Atlanta, GA Riverwood Charter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Georgia State 2020-21 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  • "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

Roster

2020–21 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Deasia Merrill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Villa Ricca HS
Kentucky 		Villa Rica, GA
G 1 Moriah Taylor 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Hartselle HS Hartselle, AL
G 2 Kennedy Powell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Roswell HS Roswell, GA
F 4 Joelle Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Male HS Louisville, KY
G 5 Ciara Smith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Riverwood Charter Atlanta, GA
G 10 Kamryn Dziak 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Steele HS Amherst, OH
G/F 11 Taylor Hosendove 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Westlake HS
Clemson 		Los Angeles, CA
G 12 Tehya Lyons 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Norcross HS
Pittsburgh 		Norcross, GA
G 14 Ashley Foster 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Eagle's Landing HS McDonough, GA
G 21 Taniyah Worth 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Flowery Branch HS
Alabama 		Flowery Branch, GA
C 30 Elexus Bell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Carrollton HS
Southern Union State CC 		Carrollton, GA
G 32 Taylor Henderson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Center Point HS Birmingham, AL
F/C 33 Rakeah Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Westlake HS Atlanta, GA
F 35 Hannah Sadler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Parkview HS Lilburn, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 11 December 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
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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See also

References

  1. ^ "Sun Belt cancels remaining Men's and Women's Basketball Championship games". KATC. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgia State Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2020.