2021–22 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record20–14 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Janese Constantine
  • Kelly Curry
  • Roman Tubner
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
2021–22 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 South Carolina151 .938352  .946
No. 9 LSU133 .813266  .813
No. 18 Tennessee115 .688259  .735
Ole Miss106 .625239  .719
Florida106 .6252111  .656
Georgia97 .5632110  .677
No. 15 Kentucky88 .5001912  .613
Missouri79 .4381813  .581
Arkansas79 .4381814  .563
Alabama610 .3752014  .588
Mississippi State610 .3751514  .517
Texas A&M412 .2501415  .483
Vanderbilt412 .2501619  .457
Auburn214 .1251018  .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

Alabama Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Keyara Jones2G5'6"JuniorHeidelberg, MSGraduated
Jordan Lewis3G5'7"RS SeniorWindermere, FLTransferred to Baylor
Destiny Rice11G5'8"SophomoreShreveport, LATransferred to Louisiana
Ariyah Copeland22F6'3"SeniorColumbus, GATransferred to Arizona
De'Sha Benjamin24G6'0"JuniorAugusta, GATransferred to UT Arlington
Alana Busby-Dunphy32F6'3"SophomoreEureka, CATransferred to Florida A&M
Jasmine Walker40F6'3"SeniorMontgomery, ALDrafted 7th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks
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2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kayla Blackshear
F
Orlando, FL Lake Highland Preparatory School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Taylor Cullinan
F
Dallas, GA North Paulding High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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:

Incoming transfers

Alabama Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
JaMya Mingo-Young2G5'8"JuniorLoranger, LAMississippi State
Jada Rice31C6'4"Graduate StudentSuwanee, GANC State
Nia Daniel32G5'10"JuniorHarrisburg, NCGulf Coast State College
Khyla Wade-Warren33F6'2"SophomoreSelmer, TNTexas Tech
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Roster

2021–22 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Ahriahna Grizzle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrBill Crothers Secondary School Toronto, ON
G 1 Megan Abrams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrLafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, LA
G 2 JaMya Mingo-Young 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrLoranger HS
Mississippi State
Loranger, LA
G 4 Taylor Sutton 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrGreater Atlanta Christian School
Middle Tennessee
Atlanta, GA
G 5 Hannah Barber 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrHomewood HS Homewood, AL
F 12 Allie Craig Cruce 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrLauderdale County HS Killen, AL
F 13 Kayla Blackshear 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLake Highland Preparatory School Orlando, FL
G/F 15 Myra Gordon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoL. D. Bell HS Forth Worth, TX
C 20 Ruth Koang 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrYoung Women's College Prep
South Plains College
Rochester, NY
G 23 Brittany Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrGreenville HS
Gulf Coast State College
Manchester, GA
C 31 Jada Rice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SrCollins Hill HS
NC State
Suwanee, GA
G 32 Nia Daniel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrHickory Ridge HS
Gulf Coast State College
Harrisburg, NC
F 33 Khyla Wade-Warren 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoMcNairy Central HS
Texas Tech
Selmer, TN
F 45 Taylor Cullinan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrNorth Paulding HS Dallas, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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.
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See also

References

  1. "Keyara Jones returns to JC as women's assistant basketball coach". jucoweekly.org. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  2. "Women's Basketball Adds Two During Spring Signing Period". ragincajuns.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  3. "Arizona adds Alabama grad transfer Ariyah Copeland, a big boost for the frontcourt". azdesertswarm.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  4. "Lady Mavs Add Alabama Transfer De'Sha Benjamin". utamavs.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  5. "Women's Basketball Inks Daniel and Rice". rolltide.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  6. "Alabama Women's Basketball Announces Challenging 2021-22 Southeastern Conference Schedule". rolltide.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
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