2021–22 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
2021–22 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball | |
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WNIT, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 20–14 (6–10 SEC) |
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Home arena | Coleman Coliseum |
Seasons |
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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 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by ninth-year head coach Kristy Curry, plays their home games at Coleman Coliseum and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Previous season
The Crimson Tide finished the season 17–10 (8–8 SEC) to finish in seventh place in the conference. They received an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Second Round, defeating North Carolina in the First Round before falling to Maryland.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Keyara Jones | 2 | G | 5'6" | Junior | Heidelberg, MS | Graduated |
Jordan Lewis | 3 | G | 5'7" | RS Senior | Windermere, FL | Transferred to Baylor |
Destiny Rice | 11 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | Shreveport, LA | Transferred to Louisiana |
Ariyah Copeland | 22 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Columbus, GA | Transferred to Arizona |
De'Sha Benjamin | 24 | G | 6'0" | Junior | Augusta, GA | Transferred to UT Arlington |
Alana Busby-Dunphy | 32 | F | 6'3" | Sophomore | Eureka, CA | Transferred to Florida A&M |
Jasmine Walker | 40 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Montgomery, AL | Drafted 7th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks |
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2021 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Kayla Blackshear F | Orlando, FL | Lake Highland Preparatory School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Taylor Cullinan F | Dallas, GA | North Paulding High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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JaMya Mingo-Young | 2 | G | 5'8" | Junior | Loranger, LA | Mississippi State |
Jada Rice | 31 | C | 6'4" | Graduate Student | Suwanee, GA | NC State |
Nia Daniel | 32 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Harrisburg, NC | Gulf Coast State College |
Khyla Wade-Warren | 33 | F | 6'2" | Sophomore | Selmer, TN | Texas Tech |
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Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 4, 2021* 6:00 pm | Alabama–Huntsville | W 87–41 | 19 – Daniel | 10 – Rice | 3 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 5:00 pm, SECN+ | Charleston Southern | W 109–32 | 1–0 | 25 – Davis | 12 – Davis | 5 – Mingo-Young | Coleman Coliseum (452) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
November 14, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | Tulane | L 66–69 | 1–1 | 21 – Abrams | 7 – Mingo-Young | 3 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (1,792) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
November 17, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | Southern Miss | W 86–54 | 2–1 | 23 – Davis | 12 – Mingo-Young | 4 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (1,784) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
November 21, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. Duke Maggie Dixon Classic | L 71–74 | 2–2 | 27 – Abrams | 7 – Abrams | 3 – Mingo-Young | Schollmaier Arena (2,146) Fort Worth, TX | ||||
November 24, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | Mercer | W 55–48 | 3–2 | 17 – Abrams | 9 – Davis | 6 – Barber | Coleman Coliseum (792) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
November 26, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | Western Carolina | W 77–43 | 4–2 | 17 – Abrams | 7 – Tied | 5 – Barber | Coleman Coliseum (1,770) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
November 28, 2021* 1:00 p.m., SECN | Bethune–Cookman | W 89–45 | 5–2 | 16 – Tied | 9 – Wade-Warren | 6 – Sutton | Coleman Coliseum (1,804) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
November 30, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | Memphis | W 71–44 | 6–2 | 14 – Tied | 11 – Rice | 4 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (1,742) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
December 3, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | Houston | W 77–67 | 7–2 | 23 – Abrams | 8 – Davis | 4 – Mingo-Young | Coleman Coliseum (1,877) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
December 5, 2021* | at Chattanooga | W 80–64 | 8–2 | 26 – Mingo-Young | 11 – Mingo-Young | 3 – Barber | McKenzie Arena (1,425) Chattanooga, TN | ||||
December 13, 2021* 11:30 am, SECN+ | Sam Houston State | W 84–50 | 9–2 | 21 – Abrams | 11 – Mingo-Young | 4 – Barber | Coleman Coliseum (2,500) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
December 16, 2021* 6:30 pm | at Little Rock | Canceled | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR | ||||||||
December 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | Winthrop | Canceled | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||||||
SEC regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2021 5:30 p.m., SECN+ | at No. 7 Tennessee | L 44–62 | 9–3 (0–1) | 12 – Davis | 8 – Tied | 4 – Davis | Thompson–Boling Arena (8,124) Knoxville, TN | ||||
January 2, 2022 4:00 pm, SECN | Auburn | W 56–53 | 10–3 (1–1) | 14 – Mingo-Young | 11 – Davis | 3 – Barber | Coleman Coliseum (2,985) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
January 6, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+ | Mississippi State | L 62–65 | 10–4 (1–2) | 19 – Barber | 10 – Rice | 4 – Mingo-Young | Coleman Coliseum (1,922) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
January 9, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN | at No. 15 Georgia | L 68–72 | 10–5 (1–3) | 18 – Davis | 5 – Mingo-Young | 4 – Tied | Stegeman Coliseum (3,453) Athens, GA | ||||
January 13, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+ | at Ole Miss | L 56–86 | 10–6 (1–4) | 20 – Davis | 7 – Davis | 3 – Abrams | SJB Pavilion (1,391) Oxford, MS | ||||
January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+ | Florida | L 77–85 | 10–7 (1–5) | 22 – Abrams | 10 – Davis | 2 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (2,001) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
January 20, 2022 8:00 pm, SECN | Arkansas | L 71–99 | 10–8 (1–6) | 22 – Mingo-Young | 8 – Davis | 5 – Barber | Coleman Coliseum (1,911) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
January 23, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPNU | at Auburn | W 75–68 | 11–8 (2–6) | 24 – Davis | 8 – Davis | 3 – Tied | Auburn Arena (4,196) Auburn, AL | ||||
January 30, 2022 5:00 pm, SECN | Missouri | L 61–77 | 11–9 (2–7) | 15 – Mingo-Young | 5 – Davis | 2 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (2,103) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
February 3, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+ | at No. 1 South Carolina | L 51–83 | 11–10 (2–8) | 20 – Davis | 11 – Mingo-Young | 2 – Mingo-Young | Colonial Life Arena (11,875) Columbia, SC | ||||
February 6, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN | at Vanderbilt | W 77–71 OT | 12–10 (3–8) | 25 – Davis | 9 – Davis | 3 – Abrams | Memorial Gymnasium (1,992) Nashville, TN | ||||
February 13, 2022 1:00 pm, SECN | Kentucky | L 63–67 | 12–11 (3–9) | 21 – Abrams | 10 – Mingo-Young | 4 – Mingo-Young | Coleman Coliseum (2,049) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
February 17, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 12 Tennessee | W 74–64 | 13–11 (4–9) | 27 – Abrams | 10 – Mingo-Young | 5 – Mingo-Young | Coleman Coliseum (2,001) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
February 20, 2022 5:00 pm, SECN | at Texas A&M | W 81–79 2OT | 14–11 (5–9) | 32 – Davis | 10 – Mingo–Young | 5 – Barber | Reed Arena (3,825) College Station, TX | ||||
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+ | at No. 8 LSU | L 50–58 | 14–12 (5–10) | 18 – Davis | 11 – Davis | 3 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,421) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+ | Vanderbilt | W 77–71 | 15–12 (6–10) | 32 – Davis | 10 – Mingo-Young | 5 – Barber | Coleman Coliseum (2,328) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 2, 2022 1:30 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (14) Auburn First Round | W 75–68 | 16–12 | 25 – Abrams | 15 – Mingo-Young | 5 – Abrams | Bridgestone Arena (6,446) Nashville, TN | |||
March 3, 2022 8:30 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (6) No. 24 Georgia Second Round | W 74–62 | 17–12 | 26 – Davis | 7 – Abrams | 5 – Barber | Bridgestone Arena (6,500) Nashville, TN | |||
March 4, 2022 8:30 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (3) No. 18 Tennessee Quarterfinals | L 59–74 | 17–13 | 19 – Abrams | 6 – Mingo-Young | 4 – Barber | Bridgestone Arena (7,704) Nashville, TN | |||
WNIT | |||||||||||
March 17, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Troy First Round | W 82–79 | 18–13 | 24 – Abrams | 15 – Rice | 5 – Davis | Trojan Arena (2,262) Troy, AL | ||||
March 21, 2022* 6:30 pm | at Tulane Second Round | W 81–77 | 19–13 | 22 – Davis | 10 – Davis | 4 – Davis | Devlin Fieldhouse (575) New Orleans, LA | ||||
March 24, 2022* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | Houston Third Round | W 79–64 | 20–13 | 18 – Tied | 8 – Davis | 4 – Mingo-Young | Coleman Coliseum (739) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
March 27, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at South Dakota State Quarterfinals | L 73–78 | 20–14 | 28 – Davis | 6 – Rice | 4 – Tied | Frost Arena (4,268) Brookings, SD | ||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. [6] |
See also
References
- ^ "Keyara Jones returns to JC as women's assistant basketball coach". jucoweekly.org. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Two During Spring Signing Period". ragincajuns.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ "Arizona adds Alabama grad transfer Ariyah Copeland, a big boost for the frontcourt". azdesertswarm.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ "Lady Mavs Add Alabama Transfer De'Sha Benjamin". utamavs.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Inks Daniel and Rice". rolltide.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ "Alabama Women's Basketball Announces Challenging 2021-22 Southeastern Conference Schedule". rolltide.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.