2020–21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

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]

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

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

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	Commit date
Jewel Spear PG	The Colony, TX	The Colony	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	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
	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
	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
	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	Rank^#	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.

See also

• 2020–21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

References

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