# 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.

## 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 |
| Ciara Smith Guard | Atlanta, GA | Riverwood Charter | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting 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. ||||||

## 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. |||||||||