2021–22 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hurricanes were led by seventeenth-year head coach Katie Meier and played their home games at the Watsco Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2021–22 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2021–22 record21–13 (10–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Fitzroy Anthony
  • Beth Dunkenberger
  • Shenise Johnson
Home arenaWatsco Center
2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 NC State †17–1 .94432–4  .889
No. 4 Louisville16–2 .88929–5  .853
No. 17 North Carolina13–5 .72225–7  .781
No. 21 Notre Dame13–5 .72224–9  .727
No. 16 Virginia Tech13–5 .72223–10  .697
Georgia Tech11–7 .61121–11  .656
Boston College10–8 .55621–12  .636
Miami (FL)10–8 .55621–13  .618
Florida State10–8 .55617–14  .548
Duke7–11 .38917–13  .567
Wake Forest4–14 .22216–17  .485
Syracuse4–14 .22211–18  .379
Clemson3–15 .16710–21  .323
Pittsburgh2–16 .11111–19  .367
Virginia2–16 .1115–22  .185
† 2022 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hurricanes finished the season 21–13 overall and 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated tenth seed Duke in the Second Round, second seeded Louisville in the Quarterfinals, and third seed Notre Dame in the Semifinals before losing to NC State in the Final. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were the eighth seed in the Greensboro Regional. They defeated ninth seed South Florida in the First Round before losing to top seed South Carolina in the Second Round to end their season.

Previous season
Main article: 2020–21 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team

The Hurricanes finished the season 11–11 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the tenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Virginia Tech in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament or the WNIT.

Off-season

Departures
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Endia Banks4G5'9"SeniorDuluth, GeorgiaTransferred to Mercer[1]
Taylor Mason13G5'9"SeniorDecatur, GeorgiaGraduated
Nyayongah Gony14G/F6'2"FreshmanLincoln, NebraskaTransferred
Jamir Huston15F6'0"JuniorCleveland, OhioTransferred to ETSU[2]
Brianna Jackson21F6'3"SophomoreVirginia Beach, VirginiaTransferred to Old Dominion[3]
Sydnee Roby44C6'3"FreshmanMilwaukee, WisconsinTransferred to Texas A&M[4]

Incoming Transfers
Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Lola Pendande21F6'4"JuniorAlmeria, SpainUtah[5]
Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi33F6'4" SeniorParis, FranceSyracuse[6]

Recruiting Class

Source:[7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lashae Dwyer
PG		 Toronto, Canada Webb School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 91
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:

    Roster
    2021–22 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Kenza Salgues 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrINSEP Montpellier, FR
    G/F 1 Moulayna Sidi Baba 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrSolna Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
    F 3 Destiny Harden 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrMorgan Park
    West Virginia    		 Chicago, IL
    G 4 Jasmyne Roberts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrBishop Kenny Jacksonville, FL
    G 5 Mykea Gray 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrNational Christian Academy Upper Marlboro, MD
    G 12 Ja'Leah Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrBlanche Ely Pompano Beach, FL
    G 13 Lashae Dwyer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrWebb School Toronto, Canada
    G 20 Kelsey Marshall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSMiami Country Day School Davie, FL
    F 21 Lola Pendande 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrRibét Academy
    Utah    		 Almeria, Spain
    F 22 Chiso Okafor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrIES Llavaneres Mataró, Spain
    F 23 Paula Fraile Ruiz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoInsitut Joaquim Blume Barcelona, Spain
    G 25 Karla Erjavec 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSport Gymnasium
    Wyoming    		 Zagreb, Croatia
    F 33 Maeva Djaldi–Tabdi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SrJean Moulin
    Syracuse    		 Paris, France
    F 35 Naomi Mbandu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrINSEP
    Gulf Coast State    		 Tarbes, France
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: November 1, 2021

    Schedule

    Source[8]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    November 9, 2021*
    4:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Jackson State W 72–67  1–0
    		 Watsco Center (1,102)
    Coral Gables, FL
    November 12, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Bethune–Cookman W 55–43  2–0
    		 Watsco Center (1,128)
    Coral Gables, FL
    November 14, 2021*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Stetson W 54–39  3–0
    		 Watsco Center (1,006)
    Coral Gables, FL
    November 18, 2021*
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Florida Atlantic W 56–46  4–0
    		 Watsco Center (1,087)
    Coral Gables, FL
    November 25, 2021*
    4:00 p.m.    		 vs. Washington State
    Baha Mar Hoops    		 L 47–62  4–1
    		 Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (0)
    Nassau, Bahamas
    November 27, 2021*
    8:30 p.m.    		 vs. No. 4 Indiana
    Baha Mar Hoops    		 L 51–53  4–2
    		 Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (0)
    Nassau, Bahamas
    December 2, 2021*
    8:00 p.m., BTN    		 at No. 8 Maryland
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge    		 L 74–82  4–3
    		 Xfinity Center (4,367)
    College Park, MD
    December 5, 2021*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Tulane
    Miami Holiday Classic    		 W 70–63  5–3
    		 Watsco Center (1,246)
    Coral Gables, FL
    December 6, 2021*
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Arkansas-Pine Bluff
    Miami Holiday Classic    		 W 70–63  6–3
    		 Watsco Center (1,246)
    Coral Gables, FL
    December 12, 2021*
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Robert Morris W 86–45  7–3
    		 Watsco Center (1,609)
    Coral Gables, FL
    December 19, 2021
    Noon, ACCN    		 No. 15 Duke Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[9] Watsco Center 
    Coral Gables, FL
    December 21, 2021*
    3:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 North Florida Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[10] Watsco Center 
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 2, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Virginia Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[11] John Paul Jones Arena 
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 6, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Wake Forest L 46–47  7–4
    (0–1)    		 Watsco Center (1,135)
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 9, 2022
    Noon, ACCN    		 No. 3 Louisville Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[12] Watsco Center 
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 9, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 5 NC State L 64–76  7–5
    (0–2)    		 Watsco Center (1,873)
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 13, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Clemson W 69–60  8–5
    (1–2)    		 Littlejohn Coliseum (408)
    Clemson, SC
    January 16, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 15 Georgia Tech W 46–45  9–5
    (2–2)    		 Watsco Center (1,256)
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 18, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 21 Duke
    Rescheduled from Dec. 19, 2021    		 L 49–58  9–6
    (2–3)    		 Watsco Center (1,443)
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 20, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 at Florida State
    Rivalry    		 W 59–52  10–6
    (3–3)    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,190)
    Tallahassee, FL
    January 23, 2022
    Noon, ACCRSN    		 at Boston College L 66–79  10–7
    (3–4)    		 Conte Forum (914)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    January 27, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 at Wake Forest W 66–59  11–7
    (4–4)    		 LJVM Coliseum (1,690)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    February 1, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 4 Louisville
    Rescheduled from Jan 9, 2022    		 L 66–69  11–8
    (4–5)    		 Watsco Center 
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 3, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Syracuse W 71–65  12–8
    (5–5)    		 Watsco Center 
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 6, 2022
    Noon, ACCN    		 at No. 24 North Carolina L 38–85  12–9
    (5–6)    		 Carmichael Arena (2,759)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    February 10, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 at No. 18 Notre Dame L 53–69  12–10
    (5–7)    		 Purcell Pavilion (4,906)
    Notre Dame, IN
    February 13, 2022
    Noon, ACCN    		 Florida State
    Rivalry    		 W 76–59  13–10
    (6–7)    		 Watsco Center (2,034)
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 15, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Virginia W 71–55  14–10
    (7–7)    		 John Paul Jones Arena (1,478)
    Charlottesville, VA
    February 17, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Pittsburgh W 60–50  15–10
    (8–7)    		 Watsco Center (1,298)
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 20, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at No. 16 Georgia Tech W 51–39  16–10
    (9–7)    		 McCamish Pavilion (2,038)
    Atlanta, GA
    February 24, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 at No. 23 Virginia Tech L 63–70  16–11
    (9–8)    		 Cassell Coliseum (1,522)
    Blacksburg, VA
    February 27, 2022
    4:30 p.m., ACCRSN    		 Clemson W 76–40  17–11
    (10–8)    		 Watsco Center 
    Coral Gables, FL
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 3, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 (7) vs. (10) Duke
    Second Round    		 W 61–55  18–11
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (5,648)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 4, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 (7) vs. (2) No. 4 Louisville
    Quarterfinals    		 W 61–59  19–11
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (5,682)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 5, 2022
    2:30 p.m., ACCN    		 (7) vs. (3) No. 20 Notre Dame
    Semifinals    		 W 57–54  20–11
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (7,923)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 5, 2022
    Noon, ESPN    		 (7) vs. (1) No. 3 NC State
    Final    		 L 47–60  20–12
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (9,253)
    Greensboro, NC
    NCAA Women's Tournament
    March 18, 2022*
    11:30 am, ESPN2    		 (8 G) vs. (9 G) South Florida
    First Round    		 W 78–66  21–12
    		 Colonial Life Arena 
    Columbia, SC
    March 20, 2022*
    3:00 pm, ABC    		 (8 G) at (1 G) No. 1 South Carolina
    Second Round    		 L 33–49  21–13
    		 Colonial Life Arena (9,817)
    Columbia, SC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G=Greensboro.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Rankings
    Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
    Season    		Week
    2    		Week
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    6    		Week
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    8    		Week
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    13    		Week
    14    		Week
    15    		Week
    16    		Week
    17    		Week
    18    		Final
    AP RV RV
    Coaches
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      Not ranked previous week
    (RV)   Received Votes

    The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time. The Coaches Poll does not release a week 2 poll.

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