The 2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, led by fifth year head coach Kenny Brooks, played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Hokies finished the season 15–10 and 8–8 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Miami in the Second Round before losing to eventual champions NC State in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the seven seed in the Riverwalk Regional. In the tournament they defeated ten seed in the First Round before losing to two seed Baylor in the Second Round to end their season.
Previous season They finished the 2019–20 season 21–9 and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Wake Forest in the Second Round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Off-season
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Trinity Baptiste 0 F 6'0" Junior Tampa, FL Transferred to Arizona Dara Mabrey 4 G 5'7" Sophomore Belmar, NJ Transferred to Notre Dame Taja Cole 5 G 5'8" Graduate Student Richmond, VA Graduated Kendyl Brooks 10 G 5'10" Senior Harrisonburg, VA Graduated Lydia Rivers 21 F 6'2" Graduate Student Kinston, NC Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school D'Asia Gregg 11 F 6'2" Junior Florence, SC Georgia Tech/Gulf Coast State Azana Baines 15 G 6'1" Sophomore Blackwood, NJ Duke
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See also 2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
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