2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team

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.

2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	3–15 (0–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jaida Williams (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Vanessa Taylor AJ Jordan Torrie Cash
Home arena	HTC Center

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 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.

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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 Jaida Williams (Cal Poly Pomona) Assistant coach(es) Vanessa Taylor (Hampton) AJ Jordan (Coastal Carolina) Torrie Cash (Coastal Carolina) 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
11/28/2020* 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.

See also

• 2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team