2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team

2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record3–15 (0–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Jaida Williams (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Vanessa Taylor
  • AJ Jordan
  • Torrie Cash
Home arenaHTC Center
Seasons
2020–21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Troy † 15 – 2   .882 22 – 6   .786
Georgia State 9 – 7   .563 13 – 11   .542
Appalachian State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 12   .556
South Alabama 9 – 9   .500 13 – 13   .500
Georgia Southern 5 – 9   .357 11 – 13   .458
Coastal Carolina 0 – 13   .000 3 – 15   .167
West
Louisiana 13 – 1   .929 16 – 7   .696
UT Arlington 11 – 4   .733 13 – 7   .650
Little Rock 9 – 7   .563 15 – 11   .577
Texas State 7 – 8   .467 11 – 11   .500
Arkansas State 4 – 10   .286 9 – 12   .429
Louisiana–Monroe 1 – 15   .063 2 – 20   .091
† 2021 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of July 7, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by seventh-year head coach Jaida Williams, played all home games at the HTC Center along with the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Chanticleers finished the 2019–20 season 25–4, 15–3 in Sun Belt play to finish second in the conference. They made it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where they received a first round bye and were scheduled to play South Alabama in the Quarterfinals. However, before the game could commence, the remainder of the tournament as well as all postseason play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Torrie Cash 3 G 5'6" Senior Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Graduated
Zacharyia Esmon 22 G 5'9" Junior Franklin, Tennessee Retired
Caitlin Roche 23 G 5'8" Senior Montvale, New Jersey Graduated
Naheria Hamilton 30 G 5'11" Senior Safford, Alabama Graduated
DJ Williams 32 G 5'10" Senior Moreno Valley, California Graduated

Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Old School
Deaja Richardson 5 G 5'9" Sophomore Kernersville, NC Tennessee State
Tyra Brown 12 G 5'6" Junior St. Louis, MO Jefferson College
Olivia Smith 15 G 6'0" Graduate Student Raleigh, NC North Carolina
Ashley Saintigene 23 F 6'1" Graduate Student Lauderdale Lakes, FL Marshall

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brali Simmons
Guard 		Memphis, TN St. Agnes Academy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A Aug 6, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Marieme Diouf
Guard 		Rufisque, Senegal Greenforest Academy 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A Apr 27, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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:

  • "Coastal Carolina 2020-21 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  • "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

Roster

2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Alana Denson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Forest Park HS Atlanta, GA
G 1 Brali Simmons 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr St. Agnes Academy Memphis, TN
G 3 Marieme Diouf 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Greenforest Academy Rufisque, Senegal
G 4 Tiarra Davis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Holy Names Catholic HS Windsor, Ontario
G 5 Deaja Richardson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Westridge Academy
Tennessee State 		Kernersville, NC
C 10 Janeen Camp 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr TPLS Christian
Towson 		Portsmouth, VA
G 11 Kiara Norman 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Norfolk Christian HS Virginia Beach, VA
G 12 Tyra Brown 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Pattonville HS
Jefferson College 		St. Louis, MO
G 14 Kaylin West 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Liberty IMG Academy Bethlehem, PA
G 15 Olivia Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Cardinal Gibbons HS
North Carolina 		Raleigh, NC
F 20 Janae Camp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr TPLS Christian Academy Portsmouth, VA
F 21 Aja Blount 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Northhampton IMG Academy Northampton, PA
F 23 Ashley Saintigene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Northeast HS
Marshall 		Lauderdale Lakes, FL
C 33 Bailey Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Liberty Christian Sanger, TX
F 54 Alise Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Tampa Catholic HS Tampa, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 11 December 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
11/28/2020*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Carolina State W 85–56  1–0
  17 – Blount   8 – Blount   7 – Brown  HTC Center (121)
Conway, SC
12.06/2020*
2:00 p.m., ACCN+ 		at No. 8 NC State L 46–98  1–1
  13 – Blount   9 – Blount   3 – Brown  Reynolds Coliseum (25)
Raleigh, NC
12/10/2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UNC Pembroke W 67–59  2–1
  29 – Blount   11 – Blount   3 – Denson  HTC Center (93)
Conway, SC
12/11/2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UNC Pembroke W 66–60  3–1
  14 – Brown   11 – Jana. Camp   5 – Denson  HTC Center (83)
Conway, SC
Conference Regular Season
01/08/2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Alabama L 57–68  3–2
(0–1) 		 11 – Blount   9 – Saintgene   4 – West  Mitchell Center (265)
Mobile, AL
01/09/2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Alabama L 52–55  3–3
(0–2) 		 10 – Davis   10 – Saintgene   5 – Brown  Mitchell Center (288)
Mobile, AL
01/15/2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia State L 55–73  3–4
(0–3) 		 15 – Richardson   11 – Blount   3 – Denson  HTC Center (71)
Conway, SC
01/16/2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia State L 65–76  3–5
(0–4) 		 18 – Richardson   10 – Blount   4 – Denson  HTC Center (63)
Conway, SC
01/22/2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Troy L 59–104  3–6
(0–5) 		 17 – Blount   10 – Jana. Camp   6 – West  Trojan Arena (877)
Troy, AL
01/23/2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Troy L 53–84  3–7
(0–6) 		 19 – Blount   6 – West   6 – Brown  Trojan Arena (846)
Troy, AL
02/06/2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Alabama L 75–95  3–8
(0–7) 		 17 – Richardson   7 – Jana. Camp   4 – Brown  HTC Center (73)
Conway, SC
02/07/2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Alabama L 56–61  3–9
(0–8) 		 19 – Blount   11 – Jana. Camp   3 – Richardson  HTC Center (83)
Conway, SC
02/10/2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Appalachian State L 58–72  3–10
(0–9) 		 30 – Blount   11 – Blount   3 – Brown  HTC Center (63)
Conway, SC
02/13/2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State L 65–79  3–11
(0–10) 		 27 – Richardson   12 – Blount   4 – West  Holmes Center (25)
Boone, NC
02/16/2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern Cancelled due to weather concerns HTC Center 
Conway, SC
02/19/2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern Cancelled due to weather concerns Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA
02/20/2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern Cancelled due to weather concerns Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA
02/23/2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia State L 68–73  3–12
(0–11) 		 21 – Richardson   19 – Blount   4 – Brown  GSU Sports Arena (371)
Atlanta, GA
02/26/2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy L 82–97  3–13
(0–12) 		 20 – West   10 – Blount   5 – West  HTC Center (113)
Conway, SC
02/27/2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy L 89–103  3–14
(0–13) 		 27 – Richardson   9 – Blount   5 – West  HTC Center (84)
Conway, SC
Sun Belt Tournament
03/05/2021
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(E6) vs. (W3) Little Rock
First Round 		L 64–75  3–15
  18 – Richardson   9 – Jana. Camp   6 – Brown  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Sun Belt cancels remaining Men's and Women's Basketball Championship games". KATC. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". CCU Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2020.