# 2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by seventh-year head coach Jaida Williams, played all home games at the HTC Center along with the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

The Chanticleers finished the 2019–20 season 25–4, 15–3 in Sun Belt play to finish second in the conference. They made it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where they received a first round bye and were scheduled to play South Alabama in the Quarterfinals. However, before the game could commence, the remainder of the tournament as well as all postseason play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Torrie Cash | 3 | G | 5'6" | Senior | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Zacharyia Esmon | 22 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Franklin, Tennessee | Retired |
| Caitlin Roche | 23 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Montvale, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Naheria Hamilton | 30 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Safford, Alabama | Graduated |
| DJ Williams | 32 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Moreno Valley, California | Graduated |

### Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Old School |
| Deaja Richardson | 5 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Kernersville, NC | Tennessee State |
| Tyra Brown | 12 | G | 5'6" | Junior | St. Louis, MO | Jefferson College |
| Olivia Smith | 15 | G | 6'0" | Graduate Student | Raleigh, NC | North Carolina |
| Ashley Saintigene | 23 | F | 6'1" | Graduate Student | Lauderdale Lakes, FL | Marshall |

### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Brali Simmons Guard | Memphis, TN | St. Agnes Academy | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | Aug 6, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Marieme Diouf Guard | Rufisque, Senegal | Greenforest Academy | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A | Apr 27, 2020 |
| 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: "Coastal Carolina 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 |||||||||
| 11/28/2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Carolina State | W 85–56 | 1–0 | 17 – Blount | 8 – Blount | 7 – Brown | HTC Center (121) Conway, SC |
| 12.06/2020* 2:00 p.m., ACCN+ | | at No. 8 NC State | L 46–98 | 1–1 | 13 – Blount | 9 – Blount | 3 – Brown | Reynolds Coliseum (25) Raleigh, NC |
| 12/10/2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Pembroke | W 67–59 | 2–1 | 29 – Blount | 11 – Blount | 3 – Denson | HTC Center (93) Conway, SC |
| 12/11/2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Pembroke | W 66–60 | 3–1 | 14 – Brown | 11 – Jana. Camp | 5 – Denson | HTC Center (83) Conway, SC |
| Conference Regular Season |||||||||
| 01/08/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | L 57–68 | 3–2 (0–1) | 11 – Blount | 9 – Saintgene | 4 – West | Mitchell Center (265) Mobile, AL |
| 01/09/2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | L 52–55 | 3–3 (0–2) | 10 – Davis | 10 – Saintgene | 5 – Brown | Mitchell Center (288) Mobile, AL |
| 01/15/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia State | L 55–73 | 3–4 (0–3) | 15 – Richardson | 11 – Blount | 3 – Denson | HTC Center (71) Conway, SC |
| 01/16/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia State | L 65–76 | 3–5 (0–4) | 18 – Richardson | 10 – Blount | 4 – Denson | HTC Center (63) Conway, SC |
| 01/22/2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 59–104 | 3–6 (0–5) | 17 – Blount | 10 – Jana. Camp | 6 – West | Trojan Arena (877) Troy, AL |
| 01/23/2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 53–84 | 3–7 (0–6) | 19 – Blount | 6 – West | 6 – Brown | Trojan Arena (846) Troy, AL |
| 02/06/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Alabama | L 75–95 | 3–8 (0–7) | 17 – Richardson | 7 – Jana. Camp | 4 – Brown | HTC Center (73) Conway, SC |
| 02/07/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Alabama | L 56–61 | 3–9 (0–8) | 19 – Blount | 11 – Jana. Camp | 3 – Richardson | HTC Center (83) Conway, SC |
| 02/10/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | L 58–72 | 3–10 (0–9) | 30 – Blount | 11 – Blount | 3 – Brown | HTC Center (63) Conway, SC |
| 02/13/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 65–79 | 3–11 (0–10) | 27 – Richardson | 12 – Blount | 4 – West | Holmes Center (25) Boone, NC |
| 02/16/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | 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 | HTC Center Conway, SC |
| 02/19/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | 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 | Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA |
| 02/20/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | 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 | Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA |
| 02/23/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | L 68–73 | 3–12 (0–11) | 21 – Richardson | 19 – Blount | 4 – Brown | GSU Sports Arena (371) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/26/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy | L 82–97 | 3–13 (0–12) | 20 – West | 10 – Blount | 5 – West | HTC Center (113) Conway, SC |
| 02/27/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy | L 89–103 | 3–14 (0–13) | 27 – Richardson | 9 – Blount | 5 – West | HTC Center (84) Conway, SC |
| Sun Belt Tournament |||||||||
| 03/05/2021 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | (E6) | vs. (W3) Little Rock First Round | L 64–75 | 3–15 | 18 – Richardson | 9 – Jana. Camp | 6 – Brown | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||