2020–21 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball team represented Arkansas State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team finished the season with interim head coach and former assistant Destinee Rogers after second year head coach Matt Daniel resigned on Dec 13th 2021.The team played all home games at the First National Bank Arena along with the Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2020–21 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	9–12 (4–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Matt Daniel (Resigned)
Assistant coaches	Destinee Rogers Weston Jameson Lizzie Nessling
Home arena	First National Bank Arena

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

Previous season

The Red Wolves finished the 2019–20 season 11–19, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish seventh in the conference. They made it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where they were defeated by South Alabama in the First Round. Following the season, all conference tournaments as well as all postseason play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jada Ford	0	G	5'9"	Senior	Muskogee, OK	Graduated
Starr Taylor	2	G	5'6"	Senior	Jonesboro, Arkansas	Graduated
Payton Tennison	5	G	5'11"	Senior	Valley Springs, Arkansas	Graduated
Shameka Tubbs	21	F	6'0"	Redshirt Junior	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Transferred to Sam Houston State
Maggie Mahan	22	G	5'9"	Junior	Center Ridge, Arkansas	Retired
Madison Heckert	50	F	6'4"	Senior	Atwood, Tennessee	Graduated

Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Old School
Jordyn Brown	5	G	5'8"	Junior	Clovis, California	Fresno City College
Seynabou Thiam	21	F/C	6'6"	Sophomore	Dakar, Senegal	McLennan CC
Karolina Szydlowska	24	F	6'0"	Junior	Wroclaw, Poland	Seward County CC

Recruiting

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Hilani Cantone Guard	Apopka, FL	Apopka HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A	Oct 4, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Victoria Dames Guard/F	Loganville, GA	Grayson HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Aug 18, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Mattie Hatcher Guard	Little Rock, AR	Pulaski Academy	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	N/A
	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: "Arkansas State 2020-21 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020. "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

Roster

2020–21 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Jireh Washington 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Central HS Memphis, TN G 2 Hilani Cantone 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Apopka HS Apopka, FL G 3 Morgan Wallace 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Pulaski Academy Little Rock, AR G 4 Mya Love 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Nettleton HS Jonesboro, AR G 5 Jordyn Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Clovis North HS Fresno City College Clovis, CA G 10 Jada Stinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Elizabethtown HS Memphis Elizabethtown, KY G/F 11 Victoria Dames 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Grayson HS Loganville, GA G 12 Mattie Hatcher 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Fr Pulaski Academy Little Rock, AR F 13 Talia Roldan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Andrean HS UAB Merrillville, IN G 14 Hailee Erickson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Alton HS Three Rivers College Alton, MO F/C 21 Seynabou Thiam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) So Galandou Diouf HS McLennan CC Dakar, Senegal F 23 Trinitee Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Christian County HS Hopkinsville, KY F 24 Karolina Szydlowska 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Seward County CC Wroclaw, Poland F 25 Kayla Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Overton HS Wichita State Memphis, TX F 35 Peyton Martin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Watson Chapel HS Pine Bluff, AR	Head coach Matt Daniel (Harding) Assistant coach(es) Destinee Rogers (Arkansas State) Weston Jameson (Southern Arkansas) Lizzie Nessling (Saint Mary) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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
11/27/2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 68–85	0–1	15 – Wallace	8 – Wallace	6 – Stinson	First National Bank Arena (422) Jonesboro, AR
12/02/2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		SIU–Edwardsville	W 80–73	1–1	28 – Martin	8 – Martin	8 – Wallace	First National Bank Arena (338) Jonesboro, AR
12/11/2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Williams Baptist	W 96–46	2–1	21 – Stinson	9 – Martin	5 – Washington	First National Bank Arena  Jonesboro, AR
12/15/2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Champion Christian	W 93–49	3–1	12 – Stinson	18 – Thiam	5 – Cantone	First National Bank Arena (207) Jonesboro, AR
12/17/2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Champion Christian	W 88–38	4–1	13 – Love	8 – Stinson	6 – Stinson	First National Bank Arena (189) Jonesboro, AR
01/04/2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Baptist	W 85–39	5–1	19 – Martin	11 – Szydlowska	6 – Washington	First National Bank Arena (172) Jonesboro, AR
Conference Regular Season
01/08/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	W 54–53	6–1 (1–0)	12 – Wallace	10 – Jackson	3 – Wallace	First National Bank Arena (218) Jonesboro, AR
01/09/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	W 70–54	7–1 (2–0)	18 – Martin	10 – Wallace	3 – Wallace	First National Bank Arena (303) Jonesboro, AR
01/15/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 64–50	8–1 (3–0)	24 – Washington	10 – Jackson	4 – Stinson	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (665) Monroe, LA
01/16/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 59–44	9–1 (4–0)	17 – Washington	9 – Martin	4 – Wallace	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (718) Monroe, LA
01/22/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	L 65–67 OT	9–2 (4–1)	21 – Love	14 – Wallace	3 – Stinson	First National Bank Arena (506) Jonesboro, AR
01/23/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	L 58–70	9–3 (4–2)	12 – Szydlowska	10 – Wallace	8 – Stinson	First National Bank Arena (519) Jonesboro, AR
01/29/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 43–62	9–4 (4–3)	14 – Wallace	9 – Wallace	3 – Stinson	College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX
01/30/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 71–80	9–5 (4–4)	24 – Stinson	14 – Wallace	5 – Wallace	College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX
02/05/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 49–52	9–6 (4–5)	16 – Stinson	16 – Szydlowska	2 – Wallace	Cajundome (118) Lafayette, LA
02/06/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 61–73	9–7 (4–6)	19 – Martin	6 – Szydlowska	4 – Wallace	Cajundome (279) Lafayette, LA
02/12/2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Little Rock	L 63–70	9–8 (4–7)	17 – Szydlowska	10 – Wallace	4 – Wallace	First National Bank Arena  Jonesboro, AR
02/13/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	L 56–60 OT	9–9 (4–8)	13 – Jackson	8 – Wallace	3 – Wallace	Jack Stephens Center  Little Rock, AR
02/19/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State	Cancelled due to weather concerns					Strahan Arena  San Marcos, TX
02/20/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State	Cancelled due to weather concerns					Strahan Arena  San Marcos, TX
02/26/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	L 40–60	9–10 (4–9)	13 – Stinson	9 – Martin	3 – Stinson	First National Bank Arena (342) Jonesboro, AR
02/27/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	L 64–75	9–11 (4–10)	17 – Jackson	12 – Jackson	3 – Stinson	First National Bank Arena (367) Jonesboro, AR
Sun Belt Tournament
03/05/2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(W5)	vs. (E4) South Alabama First Round	L 64–73	9–12	16 – Szydlowska	7 – Szydlowska	5 – Stinson	Hartsell Arena (166) Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2020–21 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team