2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's basketball
Year:2021–22
Prev Year:2020–21
Next Year:2022–23
Team:UT Arlington Mavericks
Conference:Sun Belt
Record:20–8
Conf Record:11–4
Head Coach:Shereka Wright
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach1:Austin Kelly
Ac1 Year:1st
Asst Coach2:Rosalyn Tindel
Ac2 Year:2nd
Asst Coach3:Sean Ehlbeck
Ac3 Year:2nd
Stadium:College Park Center
Champion:Sun Belt Tournament Champions
Bowl:NCAA tournament
Bowl Result:first round

The 2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represented University of Texas at Arlington during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by third-year head coach Shereka Wright, played their home games at the College Park Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

They finished the season with a 20–8 overall record, 11–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the Sun Belt Tournament, they earned a bye into the second round and defeated Georgia Southern, Louisiana, and Troy to win the championship. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the fourteenth seed in the Greensboro Region. They lost to third seed Iowa State in the First Round to end their season.

Previous season

The Mavericks finished the season with a 13–7 overall record, 11–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place in the West Division. As the second seed from the West in the Sun Belt Tournament, they earned a bye into the second round where they lost to Appalachian State. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Schedule

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Rankings

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

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 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
(RV) Received Votes
(NR) Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule. utamavs.com. University of Texas at Arlington. May 16, 2022.