2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. RV
APNo. RV
Record15–10 (8–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
Seasons
2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Louisville 14 2   .875 26 4   .867
No. 3 NC State† 12 2   .857 22 3   .880
Georgia Tech 12 6   .667 17 9   .654
Syracuse 9 7   .563 15 9   .625
Florida State 9 7   .563 10 9   .526
Notre Dame 8 7   .533 10 10   .500
Virginia Tech 8 8   .500 15 10   .600
North Carolina 8 9   .471 13 11   .542
Miami (FL) 8 10   .444 11 11   .500
Wake Forest 8 10   .444 12 13   .480
Clemson 5 12   .294 12 14   .462
Pittsburgh 3 12   .200 5 14   .263
Boston College 2 11   .154 7 12   .368
Duke 0 1   .000 3 1   .750
Virginia 0 2   .000 0 5   .000
Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020
Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021
2021 ACC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, led by fifth year head coach Kenny Brooks, played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1][2][3]

The Hokies finished the season 15–10 and 8–8 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated to Miami in the Second Round before losing to eventual champions NC State in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the seven seed in the Riverwalk Regional. In the tournament they defeated ten seed Marquette in the First Round before losing to two seed Baylor in the Second Round to end their season.

Previous season

They finished the 2019–20 season 21–9 and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Wake Forest in the Second Round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[4]

Off-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Trinity Baptiste 0 F 6'0" Junior Tampa, FL Transferred to Arizona
Dara Mabrey 4 G 5'7" Sophomore Belmar, NJ Transferred to Notre Dame
Taja Cole 5 G 5'8" Graduate Student Richmond, VA Graduated
Kendyl Brooks 10 G 5'10" Senior Harrisonburg, VA Graduated
Lydia Rivers 21 F 6'2" Graduate Student Kinston, NC Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
D'Asia Gregg 11 F 6'2" Junior Florence, SC Georgia Tech/Gulf Coast State
Azana Baines 15 G 6'1" Sophomore Blackwood, NJ Duke

Recruiting Class

Source:[5]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Shamarla King
G
Hartford, CT Watkinson School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Shelby Calhoun
G
Louisville, KY Christian Academy of Louisville 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Nevaeh Dean
F
Hamilton, OH Lakota West 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
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:

Roster

2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Makayla Ennis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So The RISE Centre Academy Ontario, Canada
G 2 Aisha Sheppard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr St. John's Alexandria, VA
G 3 Chloe Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Spotswood Harrisonburg, VA
G 5 Georgia Amoore 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Loretto College Ballarat, Australia
G 10 Da'ja Green 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Morrow
Wofford
Ellenwood, GA
F 11 D'asia Gregg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Wilson
Georgia Tech/Gulf Coast State
Florence, SC
G 12 Shelby Calhoun 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Christian Academy of Louisville Louisville, KY
G 15 Azana Baines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Gloucester Catholic
Duke
Blackwood, NJ
G 21 Shamarla King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Watkinson Hartford, CT
G 22 Cayla King 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Northwest Guilford Greensboro, NC
F 23 Asiah Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Woodmond
USC
Sacramento, CA
F 31 Nevaeh Dean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lakota West Hamilton, OH
C 33 Elizabeth Kitley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Northwest Guilford Summerfield, NC
G/F 35 Taylor Geiman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So South Western Hanover, PA
C 40 Alex Obouh Fegue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Pierre de Coubertin (Calais, France)
Eastern Florida
Chatearoux, France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 8, 2020

Schedule

Source:[6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
Richmond W 85–64  1–0
Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
November 28, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Liberty W 81–66  2–0
Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
December 1, 2020*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
George Washington W 92–57  3–0
Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
December 4, 2020*
5:00 p.m., ACCN
Appalachian State W 84–59  4–0
Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
December 6, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Gardner–Webb W 73–39  5–0
Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC regular season
December 10, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh W 88–71  6–0
(1–0)
Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
December 17, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Notre Dame L 78–84  6–1
(1–1)
Purcell Pavilion (64)
Notre Dame, IN
December 20, 2021
Noon, ACCN
Virginia Postponed[7] Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
December 31, 2020
Noon, ACCNX
Florida State L 63–73  6–2
(1–2)
Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
January 3, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Duke Canceled[8] Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 7, 2021
8:00 p.m., RSN
No. 2 Louisville L 67–71  6–3
(1–3)
Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
January 10, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Georgia Tech L 54–56  6–4
(1–4)
McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
Atlanta, GA
January 14, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at North Carolina W 66–54  7–4
(2–4)
Carmichael Arena (0)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 17, 2021
4:00 p.m., ACCN
Wake Forest L 64–67  7–5
(2–5)
Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
January 21, 2021
7:00 p.m., RSN
Notre Dame L 60–65  7–6
(2–6)
Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
January 24, 2021
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 2 NC State L 87–89  7–7
(2–7)
Reynolds Coliseum (25)
Raleigh, NC
January 28, 2021
4:00 p.m., RSN
No. 2 NC State W 83–71 OT 8–7
(3–7)
Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
January 31, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
North Carolina W 73–69  9–7
(4–7)
Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
February 2, 2021
6:00 p.m.
Virginia Virginia's Season Canceled[9] Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
February 4, 2021
7:00 p.m., RSN
at Pittsburgh W 74–55  10–7
(5–7)
Peterson Events Center (500)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 11, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Miami (FL) W 75–55  11–7
(6–7)
Watsco Center (0)
Coral Gables, FL
February 14, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Boston College Postponed[10] Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 18, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Duke Duke's Season Canceled[8] Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
February 21, 2021
Noon, RSN
Syracuse W 76-68  12–7
(7–7)
Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
February 25, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Clemson W 70–64  13–7
(8–7)
Littlejohn Coliseum (327)
Clemson, SC
February 28, 2021
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia Virginia's Season Canceled[9] John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
February 28, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
North Carolina L 63–68  13–8
(8–8)
Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 4, 2021
6:00 p.m., RSN
(7) vs. (10) Miami (FL)
Second Round
W 72–64  14–8
Greensboro Coliseum (451)
Greensboro, NC
March 5, 2021
6:00 p.m., RSN
(7) vs. (2) No. 3 NC State
Quarterfinals
L 55–68  14–9
Greensboro Coliseum (592)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2021
Noon, ESPNU
(7 R) vs. (10 R) Marquette
First Round
W 70–63  15–9
Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
March 23, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(7 R) vs. (2 R) No. 5 Baylor
Second Round
L 48–90  15–10
Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
R=Riverwalk.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Coaches RV RV 25т RV RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not Ranked in Previous Week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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