# 2020–21 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball team represented Arkansas State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team finished the season with interim head coach and former assistant Destinee Rogers after second-year head coach Matt Daniel resigned on December 13, 2021. The team played all home games at the First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas along with the university's men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

The Red Wolves finished the 2019–20 season 11–19, 8–10 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a tie with Appalachian State for seventh place in the conference. They made it to the 2020 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where they were defeated by South Alabama in the first round. 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 |
| Jada Ford | 0 | G | 5' 9" | Senior | Muskogee, OK | Graduated |
| Starr Taylor | 2 | G | 5' 6" | Senior | Jonesboro, AR | Graduated |
| Payton Tennison | 5 | G | 5' 11" | Senior | Valley Springs, AR | Graduated |
| Shameka Tubbs | 21 | F | 6' 0" | Redshirt junior | Tuscaloosa, AL | Transferred to Sam Houston State |
| Maggie Mahan | 22 | G | 5' 9" | Junior | Center Ridge, AR | Retired |
| Madison Heckert | 50 | F | 6' 4" | Senior | Atwood, TN | Graduated |

### Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Old School |
| Jordyn Brown | 5 | G | 5' 8" | Junior | Clovis, CA | Fresno City College |
| Seynabou Thiam | 21 | F/C | 6' 6" | Sophomore | Dakar, Senegal | McLennan CC |
| Karolina Szydlowska | 24 | F | 6' 0" | Junior | Wrocław, Poland | Seward County CC |

### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Hilani Cantone Guard | Apopka, FL | Apopka HS | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | Oct 4, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Victoria Dames Guard/F | Loganville, GA | Grayson HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Aug 18, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Mattie Hatcher Guard | Little Rock, AR | Pulaski Academy | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | N/A | |
| 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: "Arkansas 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 |||||||||
| November 27, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 68–85 | 0–1 | 15 – Wallace | 8 – Wallace | 6 – Stinson | First National Bank Arena (422) Jonesboro, AR |
| December 2, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | SIU–Edwardsville | W 80–73 | 1–1 | 28 – Martin | 8 – Martin | 8 – Wallace | First National Bank Arena (338) Jonesboro, AR |
| December 11, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Williams Baptist | W 96–46 | 2–1 | 21 – Stinson | 9 – Martin | 5 – Washington | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR |
| December 15, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Champion Christian | W 93–49 | 3–1 | 12 – Stinson | 18 – Thiam | 5 – Cantone | First National Bank Arena (207) Jonesboro, AR |
| December 17, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Champion Christian | W 88–38 | 4–1 | 13 – Love | 8 – Stinson | 6 – Stinson | First National Bank Arena (189) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 4, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Baptist | W 85–39 | 5–1 | 19 – Martin | 11 – Szydlowska | 6 – Washington | First National Bank Arena (172) Jonesboro, AR |
| Conference regular season |||||||||
| January 8, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 54–53 | 6–1 (1–0) | 12 – Wallace | 10 – Jackson | 3 – Wallace | First National Bank Arena (218) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 9, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 70–54 | 7–1 (2–0) | 18 – Martin | 10 – Wallace | 3 – Wallace | First National Bank Arena (303) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 15, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 64–50 | 8–1 (3–0) | 24 – Washington | 10 – Jackson | 4 – Stinson | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (665) Monroe, LA |
| January 16, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 59–44 | 9–1 (4–0) | 17 – Washington | 9 – Martin | 4 – Wallace | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (718) Monroe, LA |
| January 22, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | L 65–67 $^{OT}$ | 9–2 (4–1) | 21 – Love | 14 – Wallace | 3 – Stinson | First National Bank Arena (506) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 23, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | L 58–70 | 9–3 (4–2) | 12 – Szydlowska | 10 – Wallace | 8 – Stinson | First National Bank Arena (519) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 29, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 43–62 | 9–4 (4–3) | 14 – Wallace | 9 – Wallace | 3 – Stinson | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 71–80 | 9–5 (4–4) | 24 – Stinson | 14 – Wallace | 5 – Wallace | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| February 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 49–52 | 9–6 (4–5) | 16 – Stinson | 16 – Szydlowska | 2 – Wallace | Cajundome (118) Lafayette, LA |
| February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 61–73 | 9–7 (4–6) | 19 – Martin | 6 – Szydlowska | 4 – Wallace | Cajundome (279) Lafayette, LA |
| February 12, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Little Rock | L 63–70 | 9–8 (4–7) | 17 – Szydlowska | 10 – Wallace | 4 – Wallace | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR |
| February 13, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 56–60 $^{OT}$ | 9–9 (4–8) | 13 – Jackson | 8 – Wallace | 3 – Wallace | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| February 19, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | Cancelled due to weather concerns | Cancelled due to weather concerns | Cancelled due to weather concerns | Cancelled due to weather concerns | Cancelled due to weather concerns | Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX |
| February 20, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | Cancelled due to weather concerns | Cancelled due to weather concerns | Cancelled due to weather concerns | Cancelled due to weather concerns | Cancelled due to weather concerns | Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX |
| February 26, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | L 40–60 | 9–10 (4–9) | 13 – Stinson | 9 – Martin | 3 – Stinson | First National Bank Arena (342) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 27, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | L 64–75 | 9–11 (4–10) | 17 – Jackson | 12 – Jackson | 3 – Stinson | First National Bank Arena (367) Jonesboro, AR |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (W5) | vs. (E4) South Alabama First round | L 64–73 | 9–12 | 16 – Szydlowska | 7 – Szydlowska | 5 – Stinson | Hartsell Arena (166) Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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