# 2020–21 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, were led by nineteenth year head coach Karl Smesko, they played their home games at the Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

## Previous season

The Eagles went 30–3 overall and 15–1 in conference play. They won their first two games of the ASUN tournament against Lipscomb and North Florida before the championship and subsequently the rest of the season due to COVID-19 pandemic.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Davion Wingate | 0 | G | 5'6" | RS-Senior | Atlanta, GA | Graduated |
| Erna Normil | 1 | G/F | 5'10" | RS-Junior | Lake Worth, FL | Graduated |
| Keri Jewett-Giles | 3 | G | 5'6" | RS-Senior | Fort Myers, FL | Graduated |
| Chandler Ryan | 4 | G | 5'7" | RS-Junior | Groveland, IL | Graduated |
| Anja Marinkovic | 5 | G | 5'8" | RS-Junior | Sombor, Serbia | Graduated |
| Kerstie Phills | 13 | G | 5'9" | RS-Junior | Charlotte, NC | Graduated |
| Ashley Panem | 23 | G | 5'9" | RS-Freshman | Broomfield, CO | Transferred to Western Nebraska Community College |
| Nasrin Ulel | 24 | G/F | 5'9" | Senior | Murrieta, CA | Graduated |
| Ashli O'Neal | 34 | G | 5'5" | Graduate Student | Wyoming, OH | Graduated |
| Tytionia Adderly | 42 | F | 5'10" | Senior | Jupiter, FL | Graduated |

### Additions

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Kierstan Bell | 1 | G | 6'1" | Sophomore | Alliance, OH | Transferred from Ohio State |
| Andrea Cecil | 3 | G | 6'1" | Graduate Student | Oak Harbor, OH | Transferred from Bowling Green |
| Tishara Morehouse | 4 | G | 5'3" | Junior | Milwaukee, WI | Transferred from Western Nebraska Community College |
| Aaliyah Stanley | 5 | p | 5'6" | Sophomore | Boynton Beach, FL | Transferred from Eastern Michigan |
Source:

### 2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Maddie Antenucci G/F | Cincinnati, Ohio | Indian Hill High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A | Oct 8, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Seneca Hackley G | Colorado Springs, CO | St. Mary's High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | Nov 14, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Tomia Johnson G | Aurora, CO | Grandview High School | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | N/A | Jul 19, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Florida Memorial | W 86–40 | 1–0 | Alico Arena (630) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 27, 2020* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops | | No. 24 Missouri State Gulf Coast Showcase | L 49–74 | 1–1 | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL |
| November 28, 2020* 3:30 p.m., FloHoops | | No. 14 Arkansas Gulf Coast Showcase | L 80–86 | 1–2 | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL |
| November 29, 2020* 11:30 a.m., FloHoops | | Davidson Gulf Coast Showcase | W 84–61 | 2–2 | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL |
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Temple | W 78–69 | 3–2 | Alico Arena (708) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 13, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UCF | W 70–57 | 4–2 | Addition Financial Arena (969) Orlando, FL |
| December 17, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Webber International University | W 91–55 | 5–2 | Alico Arena (649) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 20, 2020* 12:00 p.m. | | at FIU | W 86–68 | 6–2 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (57) Miami, FL |
| December 21, 2020* 12:00 p.m. | | at FIU | W 80–66 | 7–2 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (48) Miami, FL |
| ASUN Conference regular season ||||||
| January 16, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | W 81–58 | 8–2 (1–0) | Freedom Hall (182) Louisville, KY |
| January 17, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | W 81–52 | 9–2 (2–0) | Freedom Hall (169) Louisville, KY |
| January 23, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 103–49 | 10–2 (3–0) | Alico Arena (815) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 24, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 92–48 | 11–2 (4–0) | Alico Arena (719) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 29, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stetson | W 72–55 | 12–2 (5–0) | Edmunds Center (50) DeLand, FL |
| January 30, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stetson | W 84–62 | 13–2 (6–0) | Edmunds Center (50) DeLand, FL |
| February 6, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | W 97–70 | 14–2 (7–0) | Flowers Hall (176) Florence, AL |
| February 7, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | W 83–73 | 15–2 (8–0) | Flowers Hall (161) Florence, FL |
| February 13, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 104–60 | 16–2 (9–0) | Alico Arena (785) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 88–38 | 17–2 (10–0) | Alico Arena (717) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 20, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | W 89–64 | 18–2 (11–0) | Swisher Gymnasium (133) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 21, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | W 87–58 | 19–2 (12–0) | Swisher Gymnasium (180) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 27, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | North Florida | W 94–45 | 20–2 (13–0) | Alico Arena (803) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 28, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 66–54 | 21–2 (14–0) | Alico Arena (920) Fort Myers, FL |
| March 5, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Liberty | W 80–60 | 22–2 (15–0) | Alico Arena (1,004) Fort Myers, FL |
| March 6, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Liberty | W 65–50 | 23–2 (16–0) | Alico Arena (921) Fort Myers, FL |
| Atlantic Sun Tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) No. 24 | (9) Jacksonville Quarterfinals | W 87–62 | 24–2 | KSU Convocation Center (148) Kennesaw, GA |
| March 12, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) No. 24 | (4) Lipscomb Semifinals | W 59–44 | 25–2 | KSU Convocation Center (211) Kennesaw, GA |
| March 14, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) No. 24 | (2) Liberty Championship | W 84–62 | 26–2 | KSU Convocation Center (388) Kennesaw, GA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 21, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (11 RW) No. 24 | (6 RW) No. 16 Michigan First round | L 66–87 | 26–3 | Convocation Center San Antonio, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. RW=River Walk Region. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 24 | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 21 | 25 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings *Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.