2021–22 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team explained

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.

Previous season

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.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
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

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
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]

2021 recruiting class

Source:[12]

Roster

Source:[13]

Mid-Season Departures

Mid-Season Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Gabby Elliott 10 G 5'10" Sophomore Entered Transfer Portal[14]
Kiara Lewis 2 G 5'11" Graduate Student Retired from Basketball

Schedule

Source:[15] |- !colspan=9 style=| Regular Season|-!colspan=9 style=| ACC Women's Tournament

Rankings

See main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

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(RV) Received Votes

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shimmy Gray-Miller Named to Gophers Coaching Staff. gophersports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. May 18, 2021. August 4, 2021.
  2. Web site: Edwards Joins Women’s Basketball Staff. clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. June 28, 2021. August 4, 2021.
  3. Web site: Kaylee Sticker. samfordsports.com. Samford University. October 27, 2021.
  4. Web site: Women’s basketball adds Clemson Transfer Kendall Spray. swfloridadailynews.com. Avi. Adkins. S.W. Florida Daily News. April 11, 2021. October 27, 2021.
  5. Web site: McNeill Adds Four Transfers. ecupirates.com. East Carolina University. May 18, 2021. October 27, 2021.
  6. Web site: Women's Basketball Adds Clemson Transfer Mikayla Hayes. goxavier.com. Xavier University. April 20, 2021. October 27, 2021.
  7. Web site: UCF Adds Talented Transfers. ucfknights.com. UCF Knights Athletics. April 19, 2021. October 27, 2021.
  8. Web site: Young adds trio of transfers for 2021-22 campaign. letsgopeay.com. Austin Peay University. June 1, 2021. October 27, 2021.
  9. Web site: Butler Adds Transfer to 2021 Signing Class. clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. November 20, 2020. October 27, 2021.
  10. Web site: Women’s Basketball Adds Syracuse Transfer. clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. April 8, 2021. August 4, 2021.
  11. Web site: Women’s Basketball Adds Southeast Missouri State Transfer. clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. April 13, 2021. August 4, 2021.
  12. Web site: Clemson Tigers. espn.com. ESPN. August 4, 2021.
  13. Web site: 2021–22 Women's Basketball Roster. clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. August 4, 2021.
  14. Web site: Clemson women's basketball had two midseason departures. tigernet.com. TigerNet. Nikki. Hood. February 4, 2022. February 5, 2022.
  15. Web site: 2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule. clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. August 4, 2021.