2020–21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 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

Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
2020–21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2020–21 record	9–8 (6–7 ACC)
Head coach	Jen Hoover (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Erin Dickerson; Melissa D'Amico; Dane Sparrow;
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum

The 2020–21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represents Wake Forest University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by ninth year head coach Jen Hoover, are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.[1][2][3]

Previous season

They finished the season 16–16 and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated North Carolina in the First Round and Virginia Tech in the Second Round before losing to Florida State in the Quarterfinals. 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
Ellen Hahne	10	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Stockholm, Sweden	Transferred to Albany
Alex Sharp	14	G	6'1"	Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Graduated
Raegyn Branch	21	F	6'2"	Senior	Arlington, TN	Graduated
Ona Udoh	44	F	6'1"	Senior	Fayetteville, NC	Graduated

Recruiting Class

Source:[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Jewel Spear PG	The Colony, TX	The Colony	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Jewel Spear PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Nevaeh Brown G	Charlotte, NC	Mallard Creek	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Nevaeh Brown G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Aliah McWhorter G	Cincinnati, OH	Sycamore	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Aliah McWhorter G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Demeara Hinds F	Douglasville, GA	Lithia Springs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Demeara Hinds F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
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 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Maya Banks	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Hamilton	Chandler, AZ
G	1	Anaia Hoard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Wesleyan Christian Academy	Carnon, France
G	2	Kaia Harrison	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Baldwin	Baldwin, NY
G	3	Mack Maier	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Chaparral	Parker, CO
G	4	Aliah McWhorter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Sycamore	Cincinnati, OH
G	5	Gina Conti	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Grove City	Grove City, OH
F	11	Ivana Raca	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	1st Lyceum of Voula	Belgrade, Serbia
G	12	Kaylen Dickson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Warren Township	Gurnee, IL
G	15	Nevaeah Brown	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Mallard Creek	Charlotte, NC
F	20	Olivia Summiel	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Marianapolis Prep	Dayville, CT
F	23	Christina Morra	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	King's Christian Collegiate	Toronto, Canada
G	24	Jewel Spear	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	The Colony	The Colony, TX
F	25	DeMeara Hinds	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Lithia Springs	Douglasville, GA
G	32	Alexandria Scruggs	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	E. E. Smith	Fayetteville, NC

Head coach

Jen Hoover (Wake Forest)

Assistant coach(es)

Erin Dickerson (Northwestern)
Melissa D'Amico (Notre Dame)
Dane Sparrow (UNC–Greensboro)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 9, 2020

Schedule

Source:[6]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 27, 2020* 11:30 a.m., FloHoops	vs. No. 14 Arkansas Gulf Coast Showcase	L 82–98	0–1	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 28, 2020* 11:30 a.m., FloHoops	vs. Davison Gulf Coast Showcase	W 85–77	1–1	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 29, 2020* 2:30 p.m., FloHoops	vs. No. 24 Missouri State Gulf Coast Showcase	W 68–59	2–1	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
December 3, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Charlotte	W 78–75	3–1	Dale F. Halton Arena (52) Charlotte, NC
December 10, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN	North Carolina	W 57–54	4–1 (1–0)	LJVM Coliseum Winston–Salem, NC
December 13, 2020* Noon, ACCNX	Norfolk State	Canceled due to COVID-19[7]		LJVM Coliseum Winston–Salem, NC
December 17, 2020 7:00 p.m., RSN	at No. 4 NC State	L 65–79	4–2 (1–1)	Reynolds Coliseum (25) Raleigh, NC
December 20, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at North Carolina	L 74–77 ^OT	4–3 (1–2)	Carmichael Arena (0) Chapel Hill, NC
December 22, 2020* 11:00 a.m.	Coastal Carolina	Canceled due to COVID-19[8]		LJVM Coliseum Winston–Salem, NC
January 3, 2021 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Florida State	Postponed due to COVID-19[9]		LJVM Coliseum Winston–Salem, NC
January 7, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Miami (FL)	W 63–60	5–3 (2–2)	LJVM Coliseum (0) Winston–Salem, NC
January 10, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 3 NC State	Postponed due to COVID-19[10]		LJVM Coliseum Winston–Salem, NC
January 10, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Boston College	W 68–48	6–3 (3–2)	LJVM Coliseum (0) Winston–Salem, NC
January 12, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Virginia	Postponed due to COVID-19[11]		John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 14, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN	at Notre Dame	L 72–79	6–4 (3–3)	Purcell Pavilion (50) Notre Dame, IN
January 17, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia Tech	W 67–64	7–4 (4–3)	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
January 21, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Georgia Tech	L 44–73	7–5 (4–4)	LJVM Coliseum (0) Winston–Salem, NC
January 24, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 1 Louisville	L 63–65	7–6 (4–5)	LJVM Coliseum (0) Winston–Salem, NC
January 28, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Florida State	W 73–59	8–6 (5–5)	LJVM Coliseum (0) Winston–Salem, NC
January 31, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN	Clemson	L 66–69	8–7 (5–6)	LJVM Coliseum (0) Winston–Salem, NC
February 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at Syracuse	L 78–85	8–8 (5–7)	Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY
February 7, 2021 Noon, RSN	at Georgia Tech	W 61–52	9–8 (6–7)	McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA
February 11, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Pittsburgh			LJVM Coliseum Winston–Salem, NC
February 14, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN	at Clemson			Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 18, 2021 7:00 p.m., RSN	NC State			LJVM Coliseum Winston–Salem, NC
February 21, 2021 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Duke			LJVM Coliseum Winston–Salem, NC
February 25, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Miami (FL)			Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 28, 2021 Noon, RSN	at Florida State			Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
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		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches			RV				RV													N/A

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

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

References

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Michalec, Matt (December 11, 2020). "NSU Announces Women's Basketball Schedule Changes". nsuspartans.com. Norfolk State University. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
Venues	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (1972–1989) LJVM Coliseum (1989–present)
Culture & lore	Demon Deacon "O Here's to Wake Forest" Spirit of the Old Gold and Black Tobacco Road
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 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

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 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

Previous season

Off-season

Departures

Recruiting Class

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References