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
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	13–11 (9–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Gene Hill (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Sherill Baker A. G. Hall Tiffany Morton
Home arena	GSU Sports Arena

2020–21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Troy †	15	–	2		.882			22	–	5		.815
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			3	–	20		.130
† 2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 8, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

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.

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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 Gene Hill (Coker) Assistant coach(es) Sherill Baker (Georgia) A. G. Hall (North Carolina Central) Tiffany Morton (UW–Whitewater) 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	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.

See also

• 2020–21 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team