| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Arizona Wildcats |
| Sport: | women's basketball |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Coachrank: | 18 |
| Aprank: | 19 |
| Record: | 21–8 |
| Conf Record: | 10–6 |
| Head Coach: | Adia Barnes |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | Ashley Davis |
| Ac1 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach2: | Salvo Coppa |
| Ac2 Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach3: | Erin Grant |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
| Arena: | McKale Center |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | second round |
The 2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by sixth-year head coach Adia Barnes. This was the Wildcats' 48th season at the on-campus McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona and 43rd season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 21–8, 10–6 in Pac-12 play. The Wildcats were invited to the 2022 NCAA tournament where they defeated UNLV in the First Round before losing to North Carolina in the Second Round.
The Wildcats finished the season second behind Stanford in the Pacific-12 conference with a 13–4 record. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2021 Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to no. 9 ranked UCLA and As a no. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament where they defeated Stony Brook and BYU in the first and second rounds, no. 4 ranked Texas A&M in the Sweet Sixteen, they won their region with a win over no. 12 ranked Indiana in the first-ever Elite Eight, knocked off no. 1 ranked UConn in the first-ever Final Four. Arizona reached the first-ever National Championship game, losing to no. 2 ranked Stanford (in a rematch from earlier this season) 54–53 and finishing the season with a 21–6 record.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Baptiste | 0 | F | 6'0 | Senior | |||
| 2 | G | 5'7 | RS Senior | ||||
| Tara Manumaleuga | 3 | G | 5'10 | Sophomore | |||
| Mara Mote | 11 | G | 5'11 | Sophomore | |||
| Marta Garcia | 22 | G | 6'3 | Freshman | |||
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| Name | Number | Position | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School | Remaining Eligibility | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Chavez | 3 | G | 5'10" | Junior | 2 | Transfer from Oregon. | |||
| Koi Love | 5 | F | 6'0" | Sophomore | 3 | Transfer from Vanderbilt. | |||
| Ariyah Copeland | 22 | F | 6'3" | Senior | 1 | Transfer from Alabama. | |||
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| Name | Position | Year at Arizona | Alma Mater (year) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adia Barnes | Head Coach | 6th | Arizona (1998) | |
| Salvo Coppa | Assistant Coach | 6th | IULM (2003) | |
| Ashley Davis | Assistant Coach | 1st | TCU (2007) | |
| Erin Grant | Assistant Coach | 1st | Texas Tech (2006) | |
| Jessika Carrington | Director of Basketball Operations | 6th | Oklahoma (2012) | |
| Kortney Dunbar | Director of Players Recruiting | 1st | Tennessee (2018) | |
| Sierra Bone | Graduate Assistant | 1st | Kansas City (2017) |
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| Player | Games Played | Minutes | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points | |
| Cate Reese | 5 | 84 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 55 | |
| Lauren Ware | 5 | 83 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 37 | |
| Sam Thomas | 5 | 80 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 32 | |
| Shaina Pellington | 5 | 79 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 17 | |
| Bendu Yeaney | 5 | 76 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 30 | |
| Taylor Chavez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Madison Conner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariyah Copeland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derin Erdogan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anna Gret Asi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Koi Love | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Helena Pueyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gisela Sanchez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Semaj Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaronette Vonleh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Opponents | – | – | – | – | − | − | − | − | − | − |
Cate Reese
See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings. *The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches poll was not released for Week 2.