2020–21 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

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2020–21 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg
ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 3
Record22–3 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Reynolds Coliseum
Seasons
  2019–20
2021–22  
2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Louisville 142 .875264  .867
No. 3 NC State† 122 .857223  .880
Georgia Tech 126 .667179  .654
Syracuse 97 .563159  .625
Florida State 97 .563109  .526
Notre Dame 87 .5331010  .500
Virginia Tech 88 .5001510  .600
North Carolina 89 .4711311  .542
Miami (FL) 810 .4441111  .500
Wake Forest 810 .4441213  .480
Clemson 512 .2941214  .462
Pittsburgh 312 .200514  .263
Boston College 211 .154712  .368
Duke 01 .00031  .750
Virginia 02 .00005  .000
Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020
Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021
2021 ACC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by eighth year head coach Wes Moore and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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The Wolfpack finished the season 22–3 and 12–2 in ACC play to finish in second place. They won the ACC tournament defeating Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Louisville along the way to their title. It was NC State's sixth title in school history. As ACC Tournament Champions, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the one seed in the Mercado Regional. In the tournament they defeated sixteen seed North Carolina A&T in the first round and eight seed South Florida before losing to four seed Indiana in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

Previous season

They finished the 2019–20 season 27–4, 14–4 in ACC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the finals of the ACC women's tournament where they defeated Florida State to win the ACC Tournament for the first time since 1991. As winners of the conference tournament, the Wolfpack received the automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA Tournament was canceled on March 12, 2020. [1]

Off-season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Aislinn Konig1G5'10"Senior Surrey, British Columbia Graduated
Kaila Ealey2G5'9"Graduate Student Raleigh, NC Graduated
Grace Hunter23G5'10" Redshirt.svg Senior Raleigh, NC Graduated
Erika Cassell24C6'2"Senior Marietta, GA Graduated
Katie Wadsworth40G5'6"Senior Raleigh, NC Graduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Raina Perez 2G5'4"Graduate Student Goodyear, AZ Cal State Fullerton

Recruiting Class

Source: [2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Genesis Bryant
PG
Jonesboro, GA Lovejoy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 4 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 94
Dontavia Waggoner
G
Nashville, TN Ensworth 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 4 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 94
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:

    Roster

    2020–21 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0Rebecca Demeke6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Fr Crestwood Prep Toronto, ON
    G 1Genesis Bryant5 ft 6 in(1.68 m)Fr Lovejoy Jonesboro, GA
    G 2 Raina Perez 5 ft 4 in(1.63 m)GS Millennium
    Cal State Fullerton
    Goodyear, AZ
    G 3Kai Crutchfield5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Sr Millbrook Raleigh, NC
    G 5Jada Boyd6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)So Appomattox County Petersburg, VA
    G 11Jakia Brown-Turner6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)So Bishop McNamara Temple Hills, MD
    G 15Kendal Moore5 ft 6 in(1.68 m)So Pine Forest Fayetteville, NC
    F 20Elle Sutphin6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)RS Fr East Surry Pilot Mountain, NC
    G 24Dontavia Waggoner6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Fr Ensworth Nashville, TN
    F 25Kayla Jones6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)Sr Riverside Jamesville, NC
    F 31Jada Rice6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)RS So Collins Hill Suwanee, GA
    C 33 Elissa Cunane 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)Jr Northern Guilford Summerfield, NC
    C 41Camille Hobby6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)So Nease Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: December 2, 2020

    Schedule

    Source [3]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    November 25, 2020*
    2:00 p.m.,  ACCNX
    No. 8 North Florida W  93–65  1–0
    Reynolds Coliseum  (25)
    Raleigh, NC
    November 29, 2020*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX
    No. 8 NC Central W  108–70  2–0
    Reynolds Coliseum (25)
    Raleigh, NC
    December 3, 2020*
    7:00 p.m.,  ESPN2
    No. 8 at No. 1  South Carolina
    Jimmy V Classic
    W  54–46  3–0
    Colonial Life Arena  (3,500)
    Columbia, SC
    December 6, 2020*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX
    No. 8 Coastal Carolina W  98–46  4–0
    Reynolds Coliseum (25)
    Raleigh, NC
    December 9, 2020*
    7:15 p.m., ACCN
    No. 4 Elon W  76–47  5–0
    Reynolds Coliseum (25)
    Raleigh, NC
    ACC regular season
    December 13, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCN
    No. 4 at  Boston College W  75–69  6–0
    (1–0)
    Conte Forum  (0)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    December 17, 2020
    7:00 p.m.,  RSN
    No. 4 Wake Forest W  79–65  7–0
    (2–0)
    Reynolds Coliseum (25)
    Raleigh, NC
    December 20, 2020
    Noon, ACCNX
    No. 4 Miami (FL) W  78–47  8–0
    (3–0)
    Reynolds Coliseum (25)
    Raleigh, NC
    December 20, 2020
    4:00 p.m., ACCN
    No. 4 Duke Postponed [4] Reynolds Coliseum 
    Raleigh, NC
    December 31, 2020
    7:00 p.m., RSN
    No. 3 at  Georgia Tech W  84–75  9–0
    (4–0)
    McCamish Pavilion  (1,200)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 3, 2021
    2:00 p.m., ACCN
    No. 3 Boston CollegeW  76–57  10–0
    (5–0)
    Reynolds Coliseum (0)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 7, 2021
    8:30 p.m., RSN
    No. 3 at  Virginia Tech Postponed [5] Cassell Coliseum  
    Blacksburg, VA
    January 10, 2021
    4:00 p.m., ACCN
    No. 3 at Wake ForestPostponed [5] LJVM Coliseum  
    Winston-Salem, NC
    January 14, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    No. 3 Virginia Postponed [6] Reynolds Coliseum 
    Raleigh, NC
    January 17, 2021
    3:00 p.m.,  ESPN
    No. 3 at No. 2  Louisville Postponed [7] KFC Yum! Center  
    Louisville, KY
    January 21, 2021
    8:00 p.m., ACCN
    No. 2 at  Florida State Postponed [8] Donald L. Tucker Center  
    Tallahassee, FL
    January 24, 2021
    4:00 p.m., ACCN
    No. 2 Virginia TechW  89–87  11–0
    (6–0)
    Reynolds Coliseum (25)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 28, 2021
    4:00 p.m., RSN
    No. 2 at Virginia TechL  71–83  OT11–1
    (6–1)
    Cassell Coliseum (250)
    Blacksburg, VA
    February 1, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2
    No. 4 at No. 1 LouisvilleW  74–60  12–1
    (7–1)
    KFC Yum! Center (2,989)
    Louisville, KY
    February 7, 2021
    2:00 p.m., ACCN
    No. 4 at  North Carolina
    Rivalry
    L  69–76  12–2
    (7–2)
    Carmichael Arena  (0)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    February 11, 2021
    4:00 p.m., RSN
    No. 4 Clemson W  86–65  13–2
    (8–2)
    Reynolds Coliseum (25)
    Raleigh, NC
    February 15, 2021
    5:00 p.m., ESPN2
    No. 4 Notre Dame Postponed [9] Reynolds Coliseum 
    Raleigh, NC
    February 18, 2021
    7:00 p.m., RSN
    No. 4 at Wake ForestW  66–47  14–2
    (9–2)
    LJVM Coliseum (0)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    February 18, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    No. 4 at VirginiaCanceled [10] John Paul Jones Arena  
    Charlottesville, VA
    February 21, 2021
    Noon, ESPN2
    No. 4 North Carolina
    Rivalry
    W  82–63  15–2
    (10–2)
    Reynolds Coliseum (25)
    Raleigh, NC
    February 25, 2021
    4:00 p.m., RSN
    No. 2 Pittsburgh W  83–53  16–2
    (11–2)
    Reynolds Coliseum (25)
    Raleigh, NC
    February 28, 2021
    Noon, ACCN
    No. 2 at  Syracuse W  68–61  17–2
    (12–2)
    Carrier Dome  (0)
    Syracuse, NY
    ACC Tournament
    March 5, 2021
    6:00 p.m., RSN
    (2) No. 3 vs. (7) Virginia Tech
    Quarterfinals
    W  68–55  18–2
    Greensboro Coliseum  (1,259)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 6, 2021
    2:30 p.m., ACCN
    (2) No. 3 vs. (3) Georgia Tech
    Semifinals
    W  66–61  19–2
    Greensboro Coliseum (1,122)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 7, 2021
    Noon, ESPN2
    (2) No. 3 vs. (1) No. 5 Louisville
    Final
    W  58–56  20–2
    Greensboro Coliseum (2,063)
    Greensboro, NC
    NCAA tournament
    March 21, 2021
    4:00 p.m., ESPN
    (1 M) No. 3 vs. (16 M)  North Carolina A&T
    First Round
    W  79–58  21–2
    Strahan Arena  
    San Marcos, TX
    March 23, 2021
    3:00 p.m., ESPN2
    (1 M) No. 3 vs. (8 M) No. 19  South Florida
    Second Round
    W  76–67  22–2
    Alamodome  
    San Antonio, TX
    March 27, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ESPN2
    (1 M) No. 3 vs. (4 M) No. 12  Indiana
    Sweet Sixteen
    L  70–73  22–3
    Alamodome 
    San Antonio, TX
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    M=Mercado.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Rankings

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    Final
    AP884 (2)4 (2)4 (2)3 (2)3 (23 (1)2 (5)2 (5)44 (1)4233 (2)3 (2)
    Coaches63 (1)33332 (1)2 (2)2 (7)66443337
    Legend
     Increase in ranking
     Decrease in ranking
     Not ranked previous week
    (RV) Received Votes

    Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll.

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