2021–22 USC Trojans women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record12–16 (5–12 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Danyelle Grant (1st season)
  • Wendale Farrow (1st season)
  • Nneka Enemkpali (1st season)
Home arenaGalen Center
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Stanford160 1.000324  .889
Oregon116 .6472012  .625
Washington State116 .6471911  .633
No. 19 Arizona106 .625218  .724
Colorado97 .563229  .710
Utah87 .5332112  .636
UCLA88 .5001813  .581
Oregon State69 .4001714  .548
Arizona State49 .3081214  .462
USC512 .2941216  .429
California210 .1671113  .458
Washington212 .143716  .304
2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 USC Trojans women's basketball team represents the University of Southern California during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans play their home games at the Galen Center and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. The squad is led by first-year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, who was hired on May 10, 2021.[1] Prior to arriving at USC, Gottlieb served as an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Her previous head coaching experience includes stops at California, whom she led to the Final Four in 2013, and UC Santa Barbara.

Previous season

The 2020-21 USC Trojans women's basketball team finished with an overall record of 10-11 and a 8-10 conference record. They earned the 8th seed in the 2021 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament. They topped Arizona State in the first round before falling in the quarterfinals to top-seeded Stanford, who won the tournament as well as the NCAA Championship.

After the season, head coach Mark Trakh announced his retirement. Members of his coaching staff found jobs elsewhere like Aarika Hughes who took the head coaching job at Loyola Marymount. Athletic Director Mike Bohn hired Gottlieb shortly after Trakh's retirement and commented that the Athletics Department would truly invest in the storied women's basketball program.[2]

Offseason changes

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Shalexxus Aaron1G6'1"RS SophomoreApple Valley, CATransferred to Syracuse
Endyia Rogers5G5'7"SophomoreDallas, TXTransferred to Oregon

Incoming transfer

NameNumPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Tera Reed24G6'0"Graduate StudentAuckland, NZVCU

2021 recruiting class

This season, the Women of Troy bring in the seventh-ranked recruiting class.

Name Overall Rank Position Position Rank Hometown High School Height ESPN Stars ESPN Grade
Clarice Akunwafo21F2Inglewood, CARolling Hills Prep6'5"495
Rayah Marshall27G10Los Angeles, CALynwood HS6'3"494
Isabella PerkinsG34Chantilly, VAPaul VI HS5'8"389

[3]

Roster

2021–22 USC Trojans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Rayah Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrLynwood HS Los Angeles, CA
F 5 Jordan Sanders 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GSUC Irvine Springfield, MO
G 10 Amaya Oliver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoSt. Mary's HS Stockton, CA
G 11 Shemera Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrVirginia Milwaukee, WI
G 12 Isabella Perkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrPaul VI HS Chantilly, VA
C 15 Angel Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrSalesian HS Richmond, CA
G 22 Kyra White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrConverse Judson HS Converse, TX
G 23 Madison Campbell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoClovis West HS Fresno, CA
G 24 Tera Reed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GSVCU Auckland, NZ
G 24 Desiree Caldwell (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrByron P. Steel II HS San Antonio, TX
G 25 Alyson Miura 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrLa Salle Prep Clackamas, OR
G 30 India Otto (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrWindward HS Los Angeles, CA
C 32 Clarice Akunwafo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) FrRolling Hills Prep Inglewood, CA
F 32 Jordyn Jenkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoKentridge HS Kent, WA
F 35 Alissa Pili (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrDimond HS Anchorage, AK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 15, 2022

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2021*
2:00 pm, N/A
Antelope Valley
Exhibition
W 120–34 
 18  Pili  8  Marshall  6  White  Galen Center (304)
Los Angeles, CA
November 11, 2021*
7:00 pm, live stream
Hawaii
High School Night
W 90–50  1–0
 17  Sanders  9  Marshall  5  Tied  Galen Center (1,147)
Los Angeles, CA
November 14, 2021*
10:00 am, ACCN
at Virginia W 65–48  2–0
 16  Marshall  10  Tied  4  Caldwell  John Paul Jones Arena (1,385)
Charlottesville, VA
November 18, 2021*
7:00 pm, live stream
Western Michigan W 80–50  3–0
 17  Jenkins  9  Jackson  5  Caldwell  Galen Center (415)
Los Angeles, CA
November 20, 2021*
2:00 pm, live stream
Missouri State
Rep Your Team Day
L 41–67  3–1
 11  Sanders  9  Tied  2  Marshall  Galen Center (372)
Los Angeles, CA
November 25, 2021*
1:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Seton Hall
Cancún Challenge
W 79–65  4–1
 18  Jenkins  12  Jenkins  4  Tied  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (131)
Cancún, Mexico

    Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2021*
1:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. UCF
Cancún Challenge
L 47–56  4–2
 12  Miura  7  Marshall  3  Caldwell  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (114)
Cancún, Mexico
12/2/2021*
7:00 pm, USC Live Stream
UC Irvine W 78–69  5–2
 24  Jenkins  7  Jenkins  5  Miura  Galen Center (507)
Los Angeles, CA
12/5/2021*
2:00 pm, USC Live Stream
San Francisco L 63–78  5–3
 15  Tie  9  Reed  5  Reed  Galen Center (312)
Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 2021*
12:00 pm, live stream
CSU Northridge W 76–51  6–3
 15  Sanders  8  Marshall  4  Reed  Galen Center (527)
Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 2021*
2:00 pm, live stream
Texas Southern W 77–45  7–3
 16  Marshall  14  Sanders  5  Marshall  Galen Center (1,026)
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2021*
7:00 pm
at Long Beach State Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Long Beach State program.[lower-alpha 1] Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
Pac-12 regular season
January 2, 2022
6:00 pm, P12N
Arizona State Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the USC program.[lower-alpha 2] Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 2022
6:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 58–71  7–4
(0–1)
 14  Jenkins  10  Marshall  2  Tied  CU Events Center (1,592)
Boulder, CO
January 9, 2022[lower-alpha 3]
3:00 pm, live stream
No. 4 Arizona W 76–67  8–4
(1–1)
 15  Miura  7  Jenkins  6  Miura  Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
Washington State L 63–71  8–5
(1–2)
 20  Jenkins  7  Caldwell  9  Reed  Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
01/16/2022
12:00 pm, P12N
Washington W 73–66  9–5
(2–2)
 24  Jenkins  7  Marshall  7  Reed  Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 2022[lower-alpha 4]
6:30 pm, P12N
at UCLA
Rivalry
L 43–66  9–6
(2–3)
 17  Jenkins  11  Jenkins  2  Caldwell  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 2022[lower-alpha 5]
6:00 pm, P12N
UCLA
Rivalry
L 58–68  9–7
(2–4)
 13  Tied  5  Jenkins  5  Caldwell  Galen Center (1,892)
Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State L 61–63 OT 9–8
(2–5)
 17  Marshall  14  Jenkins  5  Caldwell  Gill Coliseum (4,336)
Corvallis, OR
January 30, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
at No. 19 Oregon L 48–80  9–9
(2–6)
 16  Jenkins  9  Marshall  5  Caldwell  Matthew Knight Arena (7,613)
Eugene, OR
February 4, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
California L 59–62  9–10
(2–7)
 26  Jenkins  12  Marshall  6  Caldwell  Galen Center (2,098)
Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 2022
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 Stanford
Pink Game
L 57–83  9–11
(2–8)
 20  Jenkins  7  Jenkins  3  Caldwell  Galen Center (1,274)
Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 2022[lower-alpha 6]
1:00 pm, Live Stream
at Utah L 69–91  9–12
(2–9)
 21  Jenkins  6  Marshall  5  Caldwell  Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,810)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 11, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
at Washington W 70–57  10–12
(3–9)
 29  Jenkins  15  Jenkins  2  Pili  Alaska Airlines Arena (1,505)
Seattle, WA
February 13, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 54–57  10–13
(3–10)
 18  Jenkins  12  Jenkins  2  Tied  Beasley Coliseum (690)
Pullman, WA
February 18, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
Utah W 83–62  11–13
(4–10)
 24  Sanders  10  Marshall  4  Tied  Galen Center (689)
Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 2022
1:00 pm, P12N
Colorado L 54–67  11–14
(4–11)
 13  Marshall  11  Marshall  3  Tied  Galen Center (836)
Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2022
4:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State W 60–58  12–14
(5–11)
 17  Tied  11  Marshall  5  Caldwell  Desert Financial Arena (2,809)
Tempe, AZ
February 26, 2022
11:00 am, P12N
at No. 12 Arizona L 59–68  12–15
(5–12)
 19  Miura  7  Reed  4  Tied  McKale Center (8,256)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 2, 2022
6:00 pm, P12N
(10) vs. (7) UCLA
First Round
L 60–73  12–16
 18  Sanders  10  Marshall  4  Caldwell  Michelob Ultra Arena (3,010)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[9]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—*RVNot released
Coaches—*—^

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.

Awards and honors

  • Akunwafo
    • McDonald's High School All-American
    • Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy for High School Girls Player of the Year, 2021 Watch List
    • Jordan Brand Classic
  • Jackson
    • McDonald's High School All-American
    • Jordan Brand Classic
  • Marshall
    • McDonald's High School All-American
    • Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy for High School Girls Player of the Year, 2021 Watch List
    • Jordan Brand Classic
  • Oliver
    • All Pac-12 Freshman Team Honorable Mention
  • Perkins
    • Virginia Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year
  • Pili
    • All Pac-12 First Team
    • Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
    • 3-time Alaska Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year
    • 2-time MaxPreps National Female Athlete of the Year
    • Katrina McClain Preseason Watchlist (2020, 2021)
    • Naismith Watch List (2020, 2021)
    • John R. Wooden Watch List
  • Reed
    • 2-time All-Atlantic 10 First Team (VCU)
  • Sanders
    • All Pac-12 Honorable Mention
    • All-Big West First Team (UCI)
    • Big West Freshman of the Year (UCI)
  • Williams
    • 2-time USA Today Wisconsin Player of the Year
    • Associated Press Wisconsin Player of the Year

[10]

Notes

  1. This game was canceled on December 20 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Beach program.[4]
  2. This game was postponed on December 29 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Trojans program.[5]
  3. This game was originally scheduled on December 31 before being postponed and rescheduled to January 9 due to COVID-19 protocols within the USC program.[6]
  4. This game was originally scheduled on December 28 before being postponed and rescheduled to January 20 due to COVID-19 protocols within both programs.[7]
  5. This game was originally scheduled on January 22 before being postponed and rescheduled to January 23 due to the earlier meeting being pushed back to the same week.[7]
  6. This game was originally scheduled on January 9 before being postponed and rescheduled to February 9 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Utah program.[8]

References

  1. "Cleveland Cavaliers Asst. Lindsay Gottlieb, Who Led California To NCAA Final Four, Named USC Women's Basketball Head Coach". usctrojans.com. May 10, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  2. "USC landed NBA assistant Lindsay Gottlieb by vowing to invest in women's basketball". latimes.com. May 12, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  3. "2021 Girls' Basketball Recruits - USC". espn.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  4. "USC Women's Basketball Game At Long Beach State Has Been Canceled". usctrojans.com. December 20, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  5. "USC Women's Basketball Postpones Home Game With Arizona State". usctrojans.com. December 29, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  6. "USC Women's Basketball Game With No. 4 Arizona Rescheduled To Sunday At Galen Center". usctrojans.com. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "USC-UCLA Women's Basketball Games Rescheduled". usctrojans.com. December 22, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  8. "USC Women's Basketball Road Game At Utah Has Been Postponed". usctrojans.com. January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  9. "2021-2022 USC Women's Basketball Schedule". USCTrojans.com. October 11, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  10. "Incoming Trojans Named to Jordan Brand Classic Roster". USCTrojans.com. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
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