| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Duke Blue Devils |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 17–13 |
| Conf Record: | 7–11 |
| Head Coach: | Kara Lawson |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Beth Cunningham |
| Asst Coach2: | Winston Gandy |
| Asst Coach3: | Tia Jackson |
| Stadium: | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
The 2021–22 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by second year head coach Kara Lawson and played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Blue Devils finished the season 17–13 overall and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. As the tenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Pittsburgh in the First Round before losing to seventh seed Miami in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT despite being ranked as high as No. 15 during the regular season.
See main article: 2020–21 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team.
On December 25, 2020, it was announced that the team would end their season due to COVID-19 concerns.[1] [2]
The Blue Devils finished the season 3–1, and 0–1 in ACC play. Due to their season cancellation they did not participate in the ACC tournament, NCAA tournament or WNIT.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaida Patrick | 0 | G/F | 5'10" | Sophomore | Transferred to Columbia[3] | ||
| Jada Claude | 4 | G/F | 6'0" | Sophomore | Transferred to Morehead State[4] | ||
| Sara Anastasieska | 11 | G | 5'11" | Graduate Student | Transferred to Illinois[5] | ||
| Mikayla Boykin | 12 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Transferred to Charlotte[6] | ||
| Uchenna Nwoke | 13 | C | 6'6" | Junior | Left team[7] | ||
| Jennifer Ezeh | 22 | F | 6'3" | Sophomore | Transferred to Missouri State[8] | ||
| Jayda Adams | 32 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Transferred to Cal State Northridge[9] |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Texas | |||
| 4 | G/F | 6'1" | Senior | Louisville | |||
| Jordyn Oliver | 11 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Baylor | ||
| Amaya Finklea-Guity | 22 | C | 6'4" | Graduate Student | Syracuse | ||
| Imani Lewis | 23 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Wisconsin | ||
| Nyah Green | 31 | G | 6'1" | Junior | Louisville | ||
| Lexi Gordon | 34 | G/F | 6'0" | Graduate Student | Texas Tech | ||
| Emma Schmidt | 45 | G | 5'9" | Graduate Student | TCU |
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2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
| + Regular Season Polls | Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | RV | RV | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | RV | RV | ||||||||
| Coaches | RV | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | RV | RV |
| Increase in ranking | |||
| Decrease in ranking | |||
| Not ranked in previous week | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes | ||
| (NR) | Not Ranked |
Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll.