2020–21 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's Basketball
Year:2020–21
Prev Year:2019–20
Next Year:2021–22
Team:Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
Conference:Atlantic Sun Conference
Short Conf:A-Sun
Coachrank:25
Aprank:24
Record:26–3
Conf Record:16–0
Head Coach:Karl Smesko
Hc Year:19th
Assoc Coach:Chelsea Lyles
Asst Coach1:Shannon Murphy
Asst Coach2:Mandi Pierce
Stadium:Alico Arena
Champion:Atlantic Sun regular season and tournament champions
Bowl:NCAA tournament
Bowl Result:first round

The 2020–21 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, were led by nineteenth year head coach Karl Smesko, they played their home games at the Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles went 30–3 overall and 15–1 in conference play. They won their first two games of the ASUN tournament against and before the championship and subsequently the rest of the season due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Davion Wingate 0 G 5'6" RS-Senior Graduated
Erna Normil 1 G/F 5'10" RS-Junior Graduated
Keri Jewett-Giles 3 G 5'6" RS-Senior Graduated
Chandler Ryan 4 G 5'7" RS-Junior Graduated
Anja Marinkovic 5 G 5'8" RS-Junior Graduated
Kerstie Phills 13 G 5'9" RS-Junior Graduated
Ashley Panem 23 G 5'9" RS-Freshman Transferred to Western Nebraska Community College
Nasrin Ulel 24 G/F 5'9" Senior Graduated
Ashli O'Neal 34 G 5'5" Graduate Student Graduated
Tytionia Adderly 42 F 5'10" Senior Graduated

Additions

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
1 G 6'1" Sophomore Transferred from Ohio State
Andrea Cecil 3 G 6'1" Graduate Student Transferred from Bowling Green
Tishara Morehouse 4 G 5'3" Junior Transferred from Western Nebraska Community College
Aaliyah Stanley 5 p 5'6" Sophomore Transferred from Eastern Michigan
Source: [1]

2020 recruiting class

Schedule

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Rankings

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
*Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 14, 2024. Bell Signs With Women's Basketball Program, Adds To Special Recruiting Class. fgcuathletics.com. en.