2021–22 LSU Tigers women's basketball team
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2021–22 LSU Tigers women's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 9 |
Record | 26–6 (13–3 SEC) |
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Home arena | Pete Maravich Assembly Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 South Carolina | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 35 | – | 2 | .946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 LSU | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Tennessee | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Kentucky † | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 16 | – | 19 | .457 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2021–22 LSU Tigers women's basketball team represents Louisiana State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by first-year head coach Kim Mulkey, play their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Previous season
[edit]The Tigers finished the season 9–13 (6–8 SEC) to finish in eighth in the conference. Head coach Nikki Fargas resigned at the end of the season to become president of the Las Vegas Aces. Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey was hired to replace her.[1]
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Tiara Young | 2 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | Shreveport, LA | Transferred to Houston |
Destini Lombard | 4 | G | 5'9" | Freshman | New Iberia, LA | Transferred to Stephen F. Austin |
Treasure Thompson | 12 | F | 6'2" | Freshman | Joliet, IL | Transferred to Eastern Michigan |
Domonique Davis | 21 | G | 5'6" | Sophomore | DeRidder, LA | Transferred to Southern Miss |
Amirah O'Neal | 22 | F | 6'1" | Freshman | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Texas Southern |
Karli Seay | 23 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Flossmoor, IL | Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast |
Rakell Spencer | 25 | G | 5'10" | Senior | New Orleans, LA | Graduated |
Jalaysha Thomas | 32 | F | 6'0" | Junior | Ocala, FL | Left team |
Sharna Ayres | 35 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Melbourne, Australia | Transferred to Northwestern State |
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2021 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Amani Bartlett F |
Cleveland, TX | Houston Christian HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Grace Hall F |
Homewood, IL | Homewood-Flossmoor HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Logyn McNeil F |
Rockwall, TX | Rockwall-Heath HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Timia Ware G |
Chicago, IL | Whitney Young Magnet HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
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Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Autumn Newby | 0 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Lawrenceville, GA | Vanderbilt |
Hannah Gusters | 20 | C | 6'5" | Sophomore | Dallas, TX | Baylor |
Alexis Morris | 45 | G | 5'6" | Senior | Beaumont, TX | Texas A&M |
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Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference pre-season | |||||||||||
October 30, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+ |
Langston | W 112–48 | 22 – Pointer | 16 – Newby | 6 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,076) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||
November 4, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
Loyola New Orleans | W 87–49 | 24 – Pointer | 12 – Newby | 5 – Payne | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (617) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 11:00 am, SECN+ |
Nicholls | W 82–40 | 1–0 |
19 – Gusters | 11 – Tied | 13 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,357) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
November 14, 2021* 12:30 pm, SECN+ |
Florida Gulf Coast | L 74–88 | 1–1 |
23 – Pointer | 10 – Pointer | 5 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,091) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
November 18, 2021* 6:00 pm |
at Louisiana | W 70–41 | 2–1 |
17 – Trasi | 12 – Newby | 3 – Pointer | Cajundome (2,711) Lafayette, LA | ||||
November 23, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
Tulane | W 75–58 | 3–1 |
17 – Aifuwa | 9 – Newby | 6 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,882) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
November 26, 2021* 1:30 pm |
vs. New Mexico State San Juan Shootout |
W 72–52 | 4–1 |
20 – Pointer | 8 – Aifuwa | 3 – Payne | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200) San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||||
November 27, 2021* 11:15 am |
vs. Missouri State San Juan Shootout |
W 66–58 | 5–1 |
25 – Pointer | 10 – Newby | 3 – Payne | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200) San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||||
December 2, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 14 Iowa State Big 12/SEC Challenge |
W 69–60 | 6–1 |
25 – Morris | 6 – Pointer | 7 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,810) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
December 12, 2021* 1:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 24 | Texas Southern | W 96–55 | 7–1 |
14 – Aifuwa | 7 – Newby | 7 – Payne | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,072) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
December 15, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN |
No. 22 | Alcorn State | W 100–36 | 8–1 |
19 – Pointer | 10 – Pointer | 4 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,408) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
December 18, 2021* 12:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 22 | Bradley | W 77–51 | 9–1 |
17 – Morris | 11 – Aifuwa | 5 – Morris | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,624) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
December 20, 2021* 4:45 pm, FloHoops |
No. 21 | vs. Clemson West Palm Beach Invitational |
W 70–56 | 10–1 |
20 – Pointer | 11 – Aifuwa | 8 – Pointer | Student Life Center (1,208) West Palm Beach, FL | |||
December 21, 2021* 2:30 pm, FloHoops |
No. 21 | vs. Texas Tech West Palm Beach Invitational |
W 74–60 | 11–1 |
19 – Pointer | 12 – Newby | 7 – Pointer | Student Life Center West Palm Beach, FL | |||
December 27, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 19 | Samford | W 83–47 | 12–1 |
22 – Cherry | 11 – Pointer | 8 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,614) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
SEC regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 19 | at No. 13 Georgia | W 68–62 | 13–1 (1–0) |
21 – Pointer | 10 – Newby | 6 – Morris | Stegeman Coliseum (3,241) Athens, GA | |||
January 2, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 19 | No. 23 Texas A&M | W 75–66 | 14–1 (2–0) |
30 – Morris | 10 – Newby | 8 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,400) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 13 | No. 1 South Carolina | L 60–66 | 14–2 (2–1) |
22 – Pointer | 6 – Cherry | 6 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,190) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
January 9, 2022 4:00 pm, SECN |
No. 13 | at Auburn | W 76–48 | 15–2 (3–1) |
24 – Pointer | 10 – Pointer | 6 – Pointer | Auburn Arena (2,308) Auburn, AL | |||
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 12 | Missouri | W 87–85 OT | 16–2 (4–1) |
21 – Pointer | 12 – Newby | 9 – Cherry | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,964) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
January 16, 2022 12:00 pm, SECN |
No. 12 | Vanderbilt | W 82–64 | 17–2 (5–1) |
20 – Tied | 9 – Cherry | 8 – Cherry | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,853) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
January 23, 2022 1:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 11 | at Florida | L 72–73 | 17–3 (5–2) |
35 – Pointer | 11 – Newby | 3 – Cherry | O'Connell Center (1,478) Gainesville, FL | |||
January 27, 2022 7:30 pm, SECN |
No. 12 | at Arkansas | L 76–90 | 17–4 (5–3) |
22 – Morris | 9 – Newby | 7 – Pointer | Bud Walton Arena (3,574) Fayetteville, AR | |||
January 30, 2022 1:00 pm, SECN |
No. 12 | Kentucky | W 78–69 | 18–4 (6–3) |
28 – Pointer | 8 – Aifuwa | 6 – Cherry | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,734) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
February 7, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN |
No. 14 | at Ole Miss | W 68–64 | 19–4 (7–3) |
20 – Aifuwa | 14 – Aifuwa | 10 – Pointer | SJB Pavilion (2,209) Oxford, MS | |||
February 10, 2022 7:30 pm, SECN |
No. 14 | No. 17 Georgia | W 73–67 | 20–4 (8–3) |
26 – Morris | 9 – Newby | 6 – Morris | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,943) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
February 13, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 14 | at Texas A&M | W 74–58 | 21–4 (9–3) |
25 – Tied | 13 – Newby | 3 – Tied | Reed Arena (5,278) College Station, TX | |||
February 17, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 11 | at Mississippi State | W 71–59 | 22–4 (10–3) |
23 – Morris | 12 – Tied | 4 – Pointer | Humphrey Coliseum (4,601) Starkville, MS | |||
February 20, 2022 3:00 pm, SECN |
No. 11 | No. 17 Florida | W 66–61 | 23–4 (11–3) |
20 – Morris | 8 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,620) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 8 | Alabama | W 58–50 | 24–4 (12–3) |
23 – Pointer | 9 – Pointer | 8 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,421) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
February 27, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 8 | at No. 16 Tennessee | W 57–54 | 25–4 (13–3) |
14 – Cherry | 14 – Pointer | 5 – Tied | Thompson–Boling Arena (11,613) Knoxville, TN | |||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 4, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN |
(2) No. 6 | vs. (7) Kentucky Quarterfinals |
L 63–78 | 25–5 |
27 – Pointer | 8 – Tied | 7 – Pointer | Bridgestone Arena (7,704) Nashville, TN | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 19, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPNU |
(3 S) No. 9 | (14 S) Jackson State First Round |
W 83–77 | 26–5 |
26 – Pointer | 14 – Aifuwa | 8 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | |||
March 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(3 S) No. 9 | (6 S) No. 14 Ohio State Second Round |
L 64–79 | 26–6 |
32 – Pointer | 10 – Newby | 4 – Pointer | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,135) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. [9] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kim Mulkey is Home". lsusports.net. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ "Houston Continues to Reload with Addition of Tiara Young". uhcougars.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ "Ladyjack Basketball Welcomes Destini Lombard to the Fold for 2021-22 Campaign". sfajacks.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Lands Highly Skilled Transfer, Treasure Thompson". emueagles.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ "Get to Know: Domonique Davis". southernmiss.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ "SHAQ O'NEAL'S DAUGHTER, AMIRAH O'NEAL, ANNOUNCES SHE'S LEAVING LSU TO PLAY FOR AN HBCU THIS FALL". becauseofthemwecan.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ "LSU's Seay Signs With Women's Basketball For Postgraduate Season". fgcuathletics.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ "Grad Transfer Newby Joins Women's Basketball Team". lsusports.net. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ "LSU Women's Basketball Announces Schedule For 2021-22 Season". lsusports.net.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.