2020–21 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team

2020–21 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball
2020–21 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	2–1 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Gene Hill (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Sherill Baker; A. G. Hall; Tiffany Morton;
Home arena	GSU Sports Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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 represents 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, play all home games at the GSU Sports Arena along with the Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team. They are 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
Ciara Smith Guard	Atlanta, GA	Riverwood Charter	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Ciara Smith Guard	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 11 December 2020. "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 11 December 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

Gene Hill (Coker)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 11 December 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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						GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
12/17/2020* 7:00 p.m.	at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
12/20/2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Carolina GSU Holiday Classic						GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
12/21/2020* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Chattanooga GSU Holiday Classic						GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
Conference Regular Season
01/01/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Coastal Carolina						GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
01/02/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Coastal Carolina						GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
01/08/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Troy						GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
01/09/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Troy						GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
01/15/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center Conway, SC
01/16/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center Conway, SC
01/22/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Appalachian State						GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
01/23/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Appalachian State						GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
01/29/2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Alabama						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
01/30/2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Alabama						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
02/05/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Appalachian State						Holmes Center Boone, NC
02/06/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Appalachian State						Holmes Center Boone, NC
02/11/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgia Southern						Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
02/13/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia Southern						GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
02/19/2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Troy						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
02/20/2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Troy						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
02/26/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Alabama						GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
02/27/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Alabama						GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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

[1] "Sun Belt cancels remaining Men's and Women's Basketball Championship games". KATC. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[2] "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgia State Athletics. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

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