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

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.

2020–21 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
Atlantic Sun regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 24
Record	26–3 (16–0 A-Sun)
Head coach	Karl Smesko (19th season)
Associate head coach	Chelsea Lyles
Assistant coaches	Shannon Murphy Mandi Pierce
Home arena	Alico Arena

2020–21 ASUN women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 24 Florida Gulf Coast†	16	–	0		1.000			23	–	2		.920
Liberty	12	–	4		.750			17	–	7		.708
North Florida	11	–	5		.688			13	–	10		.565
Lipscomb	8	–	6		.571			11	–	9		.550
Stetson	7	–	9		.438			9	–	12		.429
North Alabama*	6	–	9		.400			7	–	17		.292
Bellarmine*	5	–	11		.313			5	–	16		.238
Kennesaw State	2	–	11		.154			7	–	11		.389
Jacksonville	1	–	13		.071			3	–	16		.158
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2021 ASUN Tournament winner As of March 6, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

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 Lipscomb and North Florida 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	Atlanta, GA	Graduated
Erna Normil	1	G/F	5'10"	RS-Junior	Lake Worth, FL	Graduated
Keri Jewett-Giles	3	G	5'6"	RS-Senior	Fort Myers, FL	Graduated
Chandler Ryan	4	G	5'7"	RS-Junior	Groveland, IL	Graduated
Anja Marinkovic	5	G	5'8"	RS-Junior	Sombor, Serbia	Graduated
Kerstie Phills	13	G	5'9"	RS-Junior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated
Ashley Panem	23	G	5'9"	RS-Freshman	Broomfield, CO	Transferred to Western Nebraska Community College
Nasrin Ulel	24	G/F	5'9"	Senior	Murrieta, CA	Graduated
Ashli O'Neal	34	G	5'5"	Graduate Student	Wyoming, OH	Graduated
Tytionia Adderly	42	F	5'10"	Senior	Jupiter, FL	Graduated

Additions

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kierstan Bell	1	G	6'1"	Sophomore	Alliance, OH	Transferred from Ohio State
Andrea Cecil	3	G	6'1"	Graduate Student	Oak Harbor, OH	Transferred from Bowling Green
Tishara Morehouse	4	G	5'3"	Junior	Milwaukee, WI	Transferred from Western Nebraska Community College
Aaliyah Stanley	5	p	5'6"	Sophomore	Boynton Beach, FL	Transferred from Eastern Michigan

Source:

2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Maddie Antenucci G/F	Cincinnati, Ohio	Indian Hill High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A	Oct 8, 2019
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Seneca Hackley G	Colorado Springs, CO	St. Mary's High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A	Nov 14, 2019
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Tomia Johnson G	Aurora, CO	Grandview High School	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A	Jul 19, 2019
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2020–21 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Tomia Johnson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Grandview High School Aurora, CO G 1 Kierstan Bell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Canton McKinley Ohio State Alliance, OH G 2 Alyssa Blair 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Sun Prairie Sun Prairie, WI G 3 Andrea Cecil 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Oak Harbor High School Bowling Green Oak Harbor, OH G 4 Tishara Morehouse 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Jr Rufus King International High School Western Nebraska CC Milwaukee, WI G 5 Aaliyah Stanley 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Oxbridge Academy Eastern Michigan Boynton Beach, FL G 10 Sheahen Dowling 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Trinity Chicago, IL G/F 11 Maddie Antenucci 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Indian Hill High School Cincinnati, OH G 15 Tyra Cox 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Lake Highland Prep William & Mary Orlando, FL G 20 Tanner Bryant 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Miami Trace Washington Court House, OH G 21 Kierra Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Brookwood Lawrenceville, GA G 24 Seneca Hackley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Mary's High School Colorado Springs, CO G 32 Emma List 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Discovery Canyon Albany Colorado Springs, CO	Head coach Karl Smesko (Kent State) Assistant coach(es) Chelsea Lyles (Florida Gulf Coast) Shannon Murphy (Florida Gulf Coast) Mandi Pierce (St. Bonaventure) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 6, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		Florida Memorial	W 86–40	1–0	Alico Arena (630) Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2020* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops		No. 24 Missouri State Gulf Coast Showcase	L 49–74	1–1	Alico Arena  Fort Myers, FL
November 28, 2020* 3:30 p.m., FloHoops		No. 14 Arkansas Gulf Coast Showcase	L 80–86	1–2	Alico Arena  Fort Myers, FL
November 29, 2020* 11:30 a.m., FloHoops		Davidson Gulf Coast Showcase	W 84–61	2–2	Alico Arena  Fort Myers, FL
December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Temple	W 78–69	3–2	Alico Arena (708) Fort Myers, FL
December 13, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UCF	W 70–57	4–2	Addition Financial Arena (969) Orlando, FL
December 17, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Webber International University	W 91–55	5–2	Alico Arena (649) Fort Myers, FL
December 20, 2020* 12:00 p.m.		at FIU	W 86–68	6–2	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (57) Miami, FL
December 21, 2020* 12:00 p.m.		at FIU	W 80–66	7–2	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (48) Miami, FL
ASUN Conference regular season
January 16, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bellarmine	W 81–58	8–2 (1–0)	Freedom Hall (182) Louisville, KY
January 17, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bellarmine	W 81–52	9–2 (2–0)	Freedom Hall (169) Louisville, KY
January 23, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lipscomb	W 103–49	10–2 (3–0)	Alico Arena (815) Fort Myers, FL
January 24, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lipscomb	W 92–48	11–2 (4–0)	Alico Arena (719) Fort Myers, FL
January 29, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Stetson	W 72–55	12–2 (5–0)	Edmunds Center (50) DeLand, FL
January 30, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Stetson	W 84–62	13–2 (6–0)	Edmunds Center (50) DeLand, FL
February 6, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Alabama	W 97–70	14–2 (7–0)	Flowers Hall (176) Florence, AL
February 7, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Alabama	W 83–73	15–2 (8–0)	Flowers Hall (161) Florence, FL
February 13, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 104–60	16–2 (9–0)	Alico Arena (785) Fort Myers, FL
February 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 88–38	17–2 (10–0)	Alico Arena (717) Fort Myers, FL
February 20, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville	W 89–64	18–2 (11–0)	Swisher Gymnasium (133) Jacksonville, FL
February 21, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville	W 87–58	19–2 (12–0)	Swisher Gymnasium (180) Jacksonville, FL
February 27, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		North Florida	W 94–45	20–2 (13–0)	Alico Arena (803) Fort Myers, FL
February 28, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Florida	W 66–54	21–2 (14–0)	Alico Arena (920) Fort Myers, FL
March 5, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Liberty	W 80–60	22–2 (15–0)	Alico Arena (1,004) Fort Myers, FL
March 6, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		Liberty	W 65–50	23–2 (16–0)	Alico Arena (921) Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
March 11, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1) No. 24	(9) Jacksonville Quarterfinals	W 87–62	24–2	KSU Convocation Center (148) Kennesaw, GA
March 12, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1) No. 24	(4) Lipscomb Semifinals	W 59–44	25–2	KSU Convocation Center (211) Kennesaw, GA
March 14, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1) No. 24	(2) Liberty Championship	W 84–62	26–2	KSU Convocation Center (388) Kennesaw, GA
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	(11 RW) No. 24	(6 RW) No. 16 Michigan First round	L 66–87	26–3	Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. RW=River Walk Region. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP														RV	RV	RV	24	24	Not released
Coaches	RV			RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	21	21	25

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
*Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.