2020–21 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings
	Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020; Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021
	† 2021 ACC Tournament winner ; As of February 4, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
2020–21 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 4
2020–21 record	12–1 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach	Wes Moore (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Lindsay Edmonds; Erin Batth; Nikki West;
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum

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

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 concerns with the global pandemic COVID-19, the NCAA Tournament was canceled on March 12, 2020.[1]

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Aislinn Konig	1	G	5'10"	Senior	Surrey, British Columbia	Graduated
Kaila Ealey	2	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Raleigh, NC	Graduated
Grace Hunter	23	G	5'10"	Senior	Raleigh, NC	Graduated
Erika Cassell	24	C	6'2"	Senior	Marietta, GA	Graudated
Katie Wadsworth	40	G	5'6"	Senior	Raleigh, NC	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Raina Perez	2	G	5'4"	Graduate Student	Goodyear, AZ	Cal State Fullerton

Recruiting Class

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Genesis Bryant PG	Jonesboro, GA	Lovejoy	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Genesis Bryant PG	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
Dontavia Waggoner G	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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Rebecca Demeke	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Crestwood Prep	Toronto, ON
G	1	Genesis Bryant	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Lovejoy	Jonesboro, GA
G	2	Raina Perez	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	GS	Millenium Cal State Fullerton	Goodyear, AZ
G	3	Kai Crutchfield	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Millbrook	Raleigh, NC
G	5	Jada Boyd	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Appomattox County	Petersburg, VA
G	11	Jakia Brown-Turner	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Bishop McNamara	Temple Hills, MD
G	15	Kendal Moore	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Pine Forest	Fayetteville, NC
F	20	Elle Sutphin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Fr	East Surry	Pilot Mountain, NC
G	24	Dontavia Waggoner	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Ensworth	Nashville, TN
F	25	Kayla Jones	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Riverside	Jamesville, NC
F	31	Jada Rice	6 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	41	Camille Hobby	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Nease	Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Head coach

Wes Moore (North Carolina State)

Assistant coach(es)

Lindsay Edmonds (Appalachian State)
Erin Batth (Clemson)
Kikki West (Clemson)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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 4, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 4	Miami (FL)			Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 7, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 4	at North Carolina Rivalry			Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
February 11, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Clemson			Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 15, 2021 ESPN2		Notre Dame			Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 18, 2021 7:00 p.m., RSN		at Wake Forest			LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 18, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Virginia	Canceled[9]		John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 21, 2021 ESPN/ESPN2		North Carolina Rivalry			Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 25, 2021 4:00 p.m., RSN		Pittsburgh			Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 28, 2021 ESPN/ESPN2/ACCN		at Syracuse			Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
ACC Women's Tournament
		vs.			Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- 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	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	8	8	4 (2)	4 (2)	4 (2)	3 (2)	3 (2)т	3 (1)	2 (5)	2 (5)	4
Coaches	6	3 (1)	3	3	3	3	3	2 (1)	2 (2)	2 (7)										N/A

**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. Due to the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament, the coaches poll did not release a final ranking.

References

"NCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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"ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
"ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
"ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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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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[9] 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.

NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
Venues	Reynolds Coliseum (1974–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Louisville	10	–	1	.909	17	–	1	.944
No. 4 NC State	7	–	1	.875	12	–	1	.923
Georgia Tech	9	–	2	.818	11	–	3	.786
Syracuse	7	–	4	.636	10	–	4	.714
Florida State	5	–	4	.556	6	–	4	.600
Notre Dame	6	–	5	.545	8	–	7	.533
Clemson	5	–	7	.417	10	–	7	.588
Virginia Tech	5	–	7	.417	10	–	7	.588
Wake Forest	5	–	7	.417	8	–	8	.500
Miami (FL)	4	–	7	.364	7	–	7	.500
Pittsburgh	2	–	5	.286	4	–	6	.400
North Carolina	3	–	8	.273	8	–	8	.500
Boston College	1	–	8	.111	5	–	8	.385
Duke	0	–	1	.000	3	–	1	.750
Virginia	0	–	2	.000	0	–	5	.000
Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020 Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021

† 2021 ACC Tournament winner As of February 4, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll