Sport: | Women's Basketball |
Year: | 2021–22 |
Team: | Clemson Tigers |
Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | ACC |
Record: | 10–21 |
Conf Record: | 3–15 |
Head Coach: | Amanda Butler |
Hc Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach1: | Joy Smith |
Ac1 Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach2: | Daniel Barber |
Ac2 Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach3: | Priscilla Edwards |
Ac3 Year: | 1st |
Stadium: | Littlejohn Coliseum |
The 2021–22 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2021–22 college basketball season. The Tigers were led by fourth year head coach Amanda Butler. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum.
During the offseason, assistant coach Shimmy Gray-Miller left Clemson to become assistant coach at Minnesota.[1] The Tigers hired Priscilla Edwards as her replacement.[2]
The Tigers finished the season 10–21 and 3–15 in ACC play to finish in thirteenth place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated twelfth seeded Syracuse in the First Round before losing to fifth seed Virginia Tech in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.
The Tigers finished the 2020–21 season 12–14 and 5–12 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Notre Dame in the Second Round before losing to Georgia Tech in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated Ohio in the First Round before losing to Delaware in the Second Round to end their season.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
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Destiny Thomas | 1 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Graduated | ||
Kaylee Sticker | 2 | G | 5'11" | Sophomore | Transferred to Samford[3] | ||
Kendall Spray | 3 | G | 5'5" | Senior | Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast[4] | ||
Danae McNeal | 22 | G | 6'0" | Sophomore | Transferred to East Carolina[5] | ||
Mikayla Hayes | 24 | C | 6'3" | Junior | Transferred to Xavier[6] | ||
Shania Meertens | 31 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Transferred to UCF[7] | ||
Chyna Cotton | 32 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Graduated | ||
Nique Cherry | 35 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Transferred to Austin Peay[8] | ||
Tylar Bennett | 55 | C | 6'4" | Senior | Transferred to East Carolina |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
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Daisha Bradford | 2 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Jones College[9] | ||
Kiara Lewis | 23 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Syracuse[10] | ||
Latrese Saine | 40 | C | 6'4" | Graduate Student | Southeast Missouri State[11] |
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Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
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Gabby Elliott | 10 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Entered Transfer Portal[14] | ||
Kiara Lewis | 2 | G | 5'11" | Graduate Student | Retired from Basketball |
Source:[15] |- !colspan=9 style=| Regular Season|-!colspan=9 style=| ACC Women's Tournament
See main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.
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