| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 12–13 |
| Conf Record: | 8–10 |
| Head Coach: | Jen Hoover |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Asst Coach1: | Erin Dickerson |
| Asst Coach2: | Melissa D'Amico |
| Asst Coach3: | Dane Sparrow |
| Stadium: | LJVM Coliseum |
| Bowl: | NCAA tournament |
| Bowl Result: | first round |
The 2020–21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, were led by ninth year head coach Jen Hoover, are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.[1] [2] [3]
The Demon Deacons finished the season 12–13 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated North Carolina in the Second Round before losing to Louisville in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the nine seed in the Alamo Region. In the tournament, they lost in the First Round to eight seed .
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]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Hahne | 10 | G | 5'11" | Sophomore | Transferred to Albany | ||
| Alex Sharp | 14 | G | 6'1" | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Raegyn Branch | 21 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Ona Udoh | 44 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Graduated |
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|-!colspan=6 style=| Regular Season|-!colspan=6 style=| ACC Women's Tournament|-!colspan=6 style=";"| NCAA tournament
See main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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 |
| 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.