2020–21 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team

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.

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

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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

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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

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References

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  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.