2020–21 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

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.

2020–21 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
ACC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 3
2020–21 record22–3 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lindsay Edmonds
  • Erin Batth
  • Nikki West
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Louisville14–2 .87526–4  .867
No. 3 NC State†12–2 .85722–3  .880
Georgia Tech12–6 .66717–9  .654
Syracuse9–7 .56315–9  .625
Florida State9–7 .56310–9  .526
Notre Dame8–7 .53310–10  .500
Virginia Tech8–8 .50015–10  .600
North Carolina8–9 .47113–11  .542
Miami (FL)8–10 .44411–11  .500
Wake Forest8–10 .44412–13  .480
Clemson5–12 .29412–14  .462
Pittsburgh3–12 .2005–14  .263
Boston College2–11 .1547–12  .368
Duke0–1 .0003–1  .750
Virginia0–2 .0000–5  .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 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
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Aislinn Konig1G5'10"SeniorSurrey, British ColumbiaGraduated
Kaila Ealey2G5'9"Graduate StudentRaleigh, NCGraduated
Grace Hunter23G5'10" SeniorRaleigh, NCGraduated
Erika Cassell24C6'2"SeniorMarietta, GAGraduated
Katie Wadsworth40G5'6"SeniorRaleigh, NCGraduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Raina Perez2G5'4"Graduate StudentGoodyear, AZCal State Fullerton

Recruiting Class

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit 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:   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:   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 0 Rebecca Demeke 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrCrestwood Prep Toronto, ON
    G 1 Genesis Bryant 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrLovejoy Jonesboro, GA
    G 2 Raina Perez 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) GSMillennium
    Cal State Fullerton    		 Goodyear, AZ
    G 3 Kai Crutchfield 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMillbrook Raleigh, NC
    G 5 Jada Boyd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoAppomattox County Petersburg, VA
    G 11 Jakia Brown-Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoBishop McNamara Temple Hills, MD
    G 15 Kendal Moore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoPine Forest Fayetteville, NC
    F 20 Elle Sutphin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrEast Surry Pilot Mountain, NC
    G 24 Dontavia Waggoner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrEnsworth Nashville, TN
    F 25 Kayla Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrRiverside Jamesville, NC
    F 31 Jada Rice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SoCollins Hill Suwanee, GA
    C 33 Elissa Cunane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrNorthern Guilford Summerfield, NC
    C 41 Camille Hobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoNease 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# Result Record Site (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 College W 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 Forest Postponed[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 Tech W 89–87  11–0
    (6–0)    		 Reynolds Coliseum (25)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 28, 2021
    4:00 p.m., RSN    		 No. 2 at Virginia Tech L 71–83 OT 11–1
    (6–1)    		 Cassell Coliseum (250)
    Blacksburg, VA
    February 1, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 No. 4 at No. 1 Louisville W 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 Forest W 66–47  14–2
    (9–2)    		 LJVM Coliseum (0)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    February 18, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 4 at Virginia Canceled[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
    Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
    Season    		Week
    2    		Week
    3    		Week
    4    		Week
    5    		Week
    6    		Week
    7    		Week
    8    		Week
    9    		Week
    10    		Week
    11    		Week
    12    		Week
    13    		Week
    14    		Week
    15    		Week
    16    		Final
    AP 8 8 4 (2) 4 (2) 4 (2) 3 (2) 3 (2)т 3 (1) 2 (5) 2 (5) 4 4 (1) 4 2 3 3 (2) 3 (2)
    Coaches 6 3 (1) 3 3 3 3 2 (1) 2 (2) 2 (7) 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 7
    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.

    References
    1. "NCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
    2. "NC State Wolfpack". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
    3. "2020–21 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball schedule". NC State Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
    4. "Sunday's Home Game Versus Duke Postponed". gopack.com. NC State Wolfpack Athletics. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
    5. "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
    6. "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
    7. "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
    8. "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
    9. "ACC Announces Women's Basketball Postponements". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
    10. Voepel, Mechelle (January 14, 2021). "Virginia women's basketball team cancels rest of season due to coronavirus issues". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
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