2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies 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 8, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. RV
2020–21 record	10–7 (5–7 ACC)
Head coach	Kenny Brooks (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Shawn Poppie; Christal Caldwell; Lindsey Hicks;
Home arena	Cassell Coliseum

The 2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represents Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, led by fifth year head coach Kenny Brooks, play their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1][2][3]

Previous season

They finished the 2019–20 season 21–9 and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Wake Forest in the Second Round. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[4]

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Trinity Baptiste	0	F	6'0"	Junior	Tampa, FL	Transferred to Arizona
Dara Mabrey	4	G	5'7"	Sophomore	Belmar, NJ	Transferred to Notre Dame
Taja Cole	5	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Richmond, VA	Graduated
Kendyl Brooks	10	G	5'10"	Senior	Harrisonburg, VA	Graduated
Lydia Rivers	21	F	6'2"	Graduate Student	Kinston, NC	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
D'Asia Gregg	11	F	6'2"	Junior	Florence, SC	Georgia Tech/Gulf Coast State
Azana Baines	15	G	6'1"	Sophomore	Blackwood, NJ	Duke

Recruiting Class

Source:[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Shamarla King G	Hartford, CT	Watkinson School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Shamarla King G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Shelby Calhoun G	Louisville, KY	Christian Academy of Louisville	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Shelby Calhoun G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Nevaeh Dean F	Hamilton, OH	Lakota West	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Nevaeh Dean F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
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 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Makayla Ennis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	The RISE Centre Academy	Ontario, Canada
G	2	Aisha Sheppard	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	St. John's	Alexandria, VA
G	3	Chloe Brooks	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS So	Spotswood	Harrisonburg, VA
G	5	Georgia Amoore	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Loretto College	Ballarat, Australia
G	10	Da'ja Green	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS Sr	Morrow Wofford	Ellenwood, GA
F	11	D'asia Gregg	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Wilson Georgia Tech/Gulf Coast State	Florence, SC
G	12	Shelby Calhoun	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Christian Academy of Louisville	Louisville, KY
G	15	Azana Baines	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Gloucester Catholic Duke	Blackwood, NJ
G	21	Shamarla King	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Watkinson	Hartford, CT
G	22	Cayla King	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Northwest Guilford	Greensboro, NC
F	23	Asiah Jones	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Sr	Woodmond USC	Sacramento, CA
F	31	Nevaeh Dean	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Lakota West	Hamilton, OH
C	33	Elizabeth Kitley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Northwest Guilford	Summerfield, NC
G/F	35	Tyalor Geiman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	South Western	Hanover, PA
C	40	Alex Obouh Fegue	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Sr	Pierre de Coubertin (Calais, France) Eastern Florida	Chatearoux, France

Head coach

Kenny Brooks (James Madison)

Assistant coach(es)

Shawn Poppie (Limestone College)
Christal Caldwell (West Virginia)
Lindsey Hicks (Purdue)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 8, 2020

Schedule

Source:[6]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	Richmond	W 85–64	1–0	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
November 28, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Liberty	W 81–66	2–0	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
December 1, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX	George Washington	W 92–57	3–0	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
December 4, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ACCN	Appalachian State	W 84–59	4–0	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Gardner–Webb	W 73–39	5–0	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
ACC regular season
December 10, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Pittsburgh	W 88–71	6–0 (1–0)	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
December 17, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at Notre Dame	L 78–84	6–1 (1–1)	Purcell Pavilion (64) Notre Dame, IN
December 20, 2021 Noon, ACCN	Virginia	Postponed[7]		Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
December 31, 2020 Noon, ACCNX	Florida State	L 63–73	6–2 (1–2)	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
January 3, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Duke	Canceled[8]		Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 7, 2021 8:00 p.m., RSN	No. 2 Louisville	L 67–71	6–3 (1–3)	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
January 10, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Georgia Tech	L 54–56	6–4 (1–4)	McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA
January 14, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	at North Carolina	W 66–54	7–4 (2–4)	Carmichael Arena (0) Chapel Hill, NC
January 17, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Wake Forest	L 64–67	7–5 (2–5)	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
January 21, 2021 7:00 p.m., RSN	Notre Dame	L 60–65	7–6 (2–6)	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
January 24, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 2 NC State	L 87–89	7–7 (2–7)	Reynolds Coliseum (25) Raleigh, NC
January 28, 2021 4:00 p.m., RSN	No. 2 NC State	W 83–71 ^OT	8–7 (3–7)	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
January 31, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	North Carolina	W 73–69	9–7 (4–7)	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
February 2, 2021 6:00 p.m.	Virginia	Virginia's Season Canceled[9]		Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 4, 2021 7:00 p.m., RSN	at Pittsburgh	W 74–55	10–7 (5–7)	Peterson Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA
February 11, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at Miami (FL)			Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 14, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Boston College			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 18, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Duke			Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 21, 2021 Noon, RSN	Syracuse			Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 25, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at Clemson			Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 28, 2021 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Virginia	Virginia's Season Canceled[9]		John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 28, 2021 TBD	North Carolina			Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
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

2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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			RV	RV							RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	25т	RV	RV			RV

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not Ranked in Previous Week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

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Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
Venues	Cassell Coliseum (1976–present)
Rivalries	Radford Virginia
Culture & lore	HokieBird "Tech Triumph"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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

2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Louisville	11	–	1	.917	18	–	1	.947
No. 4 NC State	7	–	2	.778	12	–	2	.857
Georgia Tech	9	–	3	.750	11	–	4	.733
Syracuse	8	–	4	.667	11	–	4	.733
Notre Dame	6	–	6	.500	8	–	8	.500
Florida State	5	–	5	.500	6	–	5	.545
Wake Forest	6	–	7	.462	9	–	8	.529
Clemson	5	–	7	.417	10	–	7	.588
Virginia Tech	5	–	7	.417	10	–	7	.588
Miami (FL)	5	–	7	.417	8	–	7	.533
North Carolina	4	–	8	.333	9	–	8	.529
Pittsburgh	2	–	6	.250	4	–	7	.364
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 8, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

Previous season

Off-season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting Class

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References