2020–21 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's Basketball
Year:2020–21
Prev Year:2019–20
Next Year:2021–22
Team:Georgia Southern Eagles
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:Sun Belt
Record:11–13
Conf Record:5–9
Head Coach:Anita Howard
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Deont'a McChester
Asst Coach2:Coretta Brown
Asst Coach3:Chris Straker
Stadium:Hanner Fieldhouse

The 2020–21 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by first-year head coach Anita Howard, played all home games at the Hanner Fieldhouse along with the Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 10–20, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish ninth place in the conference. They made it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where they were defeated by Louisiana in the First Round. Shortly after their elimination, 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
Alexis Brown 4 5'6" Senior Madison, GeorgiaGraduated
Nakol Franks 13 5'7" Senior Greenville, South CarolinaGraduated
Lola Lovitt 14 5'10" Redshirt Freshman Transferred to Young Harris
Amira Atwater 15 5'6" Senior Graduated
Nikki McDonald 25 6'0" Graduate Student Graduated
Hailey Dias–Allen 32 6'2" Senior Graduated
Victoria Stavropoulos 33 6'0" Senior Graduated
La'Tia Fils–Aime' 44 6'1" Redshirt Junior Retired

Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Old School
A'Tyanna Gaulden 0 5'7" Senior Ocilla, GeorgiaArkansas
Shondell Vickers 30 6'2" Sophomore Florida Southwestern State

Recruiting

Schedule and results

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sun Belt cancels remaining Men's and Women's Basketball Championship games . KATC . 17 November 2020 . en . 12 March 2020.
  2. Web site: 2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule. Georgia Southern Athletics. 9 December 2020.