| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Syracuse Orange |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 11–18 |
| Conf Record: | 4–14 |
| Head Coach: | Vonn Read (Interim) |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | John Marcum |
| Asst Coach2: | Erica Morrow |
| Stadium: | Carrier Dome |
The 2021–22 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange were led by interim head coach Vonn Read. The Orange are ninth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.
Previous head coach Quentin Hillsman resigned amid investigations into allegations of inappropriate behavior on August 2, 2021.[1] Associate head coach Vonn Read was named the interim head coach for the 2021–2022 season on August 4, 2021.[2]
The Orange finished the season 11–18 overall and 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Clemson in their First Round matchup. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.
See main article: 2020–21 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team.
The Orange finished the season 15–9 and 9–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated to Boston College in the Second Round and Florida State in the Quarterfinals before losing to Louisville in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the eight seed in the Riverwalk Regional. In the tournament they defeated nine seed South Dakota State in the First Round before losing to one seed UConn to end their season.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taleah Washington | 1 | G | 5'7" | Sophomore | Transferred to Old Dominion[3] | ||
| Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi | 3 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Transferred to Miami (FL)[4] | ||
| 4 | G | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Graduated | |||
| Khamya McNeal | 11 | G | 5'8" | Freshman | Transferred to Stetson[5] | ||
| Faith Blackstone | 12 | G | 6'0" | Freshman | Transferred to North Carolina A&T[6] | ||
| Maud Huijbens | 13 | F | 6'5" | Freshman | Transferred to Gonzaga[7] | ||
| 14 | C | 6'7" | Freshman | Transferred to South Carolina[8] | |||
| Kiara Fisher | 15 | G | 5'7" | Freshman | Transferred to Marist[9] | ||
| 21 | G | 6'0" | Junior | Transferred to Louisville[10] | |||
| Amaya Finklea-Guity | 22 | C | 6'4" | Senior | Transferred to Duke[11] | ||
| Kiara Lewis | 23 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Transferred to Clemson[12] | ||
| Lauren Fitzmaurice | 25 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Transferred to Marist[13] | ||
| 45 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Transferred to Georgia Tech[14] |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaysia Styles | 4 | F | 6'3" | Graduate Student | Maryland[15] | ||
| Najé Murray | 10 | G | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Texas Tech[16] | ||
| Jayla Thornton | 11 | G | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Howard[17] | ||
| Eboni Walker | 22 | F | 6'0" | Junior | Arizona State[18] | ||
| Alaina Rice | 25 | G | 5'8" | Junior | Auburn | ||
| Chrislyn Carr | 32 | G | 5'5" | Senior | Texas Tech[19] | ||
| Christianna Carr | 43 | G | 6'1" | Senior | Kansas State[20] |
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|-!colspan=6 style="background:#D44500; color:#212B6D;"| Regular Season|-!colspan=6 style="background:#D44500; color:#212B6D;"| ACC Women's Tournament
See main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.
| 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 poll after the NCAA tournament.