2021–22 LSU Tigers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record26–6 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
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 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

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

Departures

LSU Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Tiara Young2G5'8"SophomoreShreveport, LATransferred to Houston
Destini Lombard4G5'9"FreshmanNew Iberia, LATransferred to Stephen F. Austin
Treasure Thompson12F6'2"FreshmanJoliet, ILTransferred to Eastern Michigan
Domonique Davis21G5'6"SophomoreDeRidder, LATransferred to Southern Miss
Amirah O'Neal22F6'1"FreshmanLos Angeles, CATransferred to Texas Southern
Karli Seay23G5'7"SeniorFlossmoor, ILTransferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Rakell Spencer25G5'10"SeniorNew Orleans, LAGraduated
Jalaysha Thomas32F6'0"JuniorOcala, FLLeft team
Sharna Ayres35G5'10"FreshmanMelbourne, AustraliaTransferred to Northwestern State
[2][3][4][5][6][7]

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Amani Bartlett
F
Cleveland, TX Houston Christian HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Grace Hall
F
Homewood, IL Homewood-Flossmoor HS 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
Logyn McNeil
F
Rockwall, TX Rockwall-Heath HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Timia Ware
G
Chicago, IL Whitney Young Magnet HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
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

LSU Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Autumn Newby0F6'2"Graduate StudentLawrenceville, GAVanderbilt
Hannah Gusters20C6'5"SophomoreDallas, TXBaylor
Alexis Morris45G5'6"SeniorBeaumont, TXTexas A&M
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Roster

2021–22 LSU Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Autumn Newby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrArcher HS
Vanderbilt
Lawrenceville, GA
G 1 Jailin Cherry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrPascagoula HS Pascagoula, MS
G 3 Khayla Pointer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrHoly Innocents' Episcopal School Marietta, GA
G 10 Ryann Payne 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrSierra Canyon School
TCU
Valencia, CA
F 11 Emily Ward 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrBenton HS Bossier City, LA
F 13 Logyn McNeil 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrRockwall-Heath HS Rockwall, TX
G/F 14 Sarah Shematsi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrLycée Bellevue
South Plains College
Annecy, France
F 15 Ajae Petty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoBaltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore, MD
C 20 Hannah Gusters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoMacArthur HS
Baylor
Dallas, TX
G 21 Timia Ware 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrWhitney Young Magnet HS Chicago, IL
F 23 Amani Bartlett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrHouston Christian HS Cleveland, TX
C 24 Faustine Aifuwa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS SrDacula HS Dacula, GA
F 30 Grace Hall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrHomewood-Flossmoor HS Homewood, IL
F 32 Awa Trasi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrLycée Jeanne D'Arc
Northwest Florida State College
Toulouse, France
G 45 Alexis Morris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SrLegacy Christian Academy
Texas A&M
Beaumont, TX
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
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.
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See also

References

  1. "Kim Mulkey is Home". lsusports.net. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  2. "Houston Continues to Reload with Addition of Tiara Young". uhcougars.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  3. "Ladyjack Basketball Welcomes Destini Lombard to the Fold for 2021-22 Campaign". sfajacks.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  4. "Women's Basketball Lands Highly Skilled Transfer, Treasure Thompson". emueagles.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  5. "Get to Know: Domonique Davis". southernmiss.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  6. "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.
  7. "LSU's Seay Signs With Women's Basketball For Postgraduate Season". fgcuathletics.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  8. "Grad Transfer Newby Joins Women's Basketball Team". lsusports.net. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  9. "LSU Women's Basketball Announces Schedule For 2021-22 Season". lsusports.net.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
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