| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 23–10 |
| Conf Record: | 13–5 |
| Coachrank: | 25 |
| Aprank: | 16 |
| Head Coach: | Kenny Brooks |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | Shawn Poppie |
| Asst Coach2: | Lindsey Hicks |
| Asst Coach3: | Camille Collier |
| Stadium: | Cassell Coliseum |
| Bowl: | NCAA tournament |
| Bowl Result: | first round |
The 2021–22 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, were led by sixth year head coach Kenny Brooks, and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1] [2] [3]
The Hokies finished the season 23–10 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for third place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated thirteenth seed Clemson in the Second Round and fourth seed North Carolina in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions and first seed NC State in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the fifth seed in the Spokane Region. They lost to twelfth seed Florida Gulf Coast in the First Round to end their season.
See main article: 2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team.
The Hokies finished the season 15–10 and 8–8 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated to Miami in the Second Round before losing to eventual champions NC State in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the seven seed in the Riverwalk Regional. In the tournament they defeated ten seed in the First Round before losing to two seed Baylor in the Second Round to end their season.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makayla Ennis | 0 | G/F | 6'0" | Sophomore | Transferred to Hofstra[4] | ||
| Da'ja Green | 10 | G | 5'6" | Senior | Transferred to East Carolina[5] | ||
| Shelby Calhoun | 12 | G | 5'11" | Freshman | Transferred to Xavier[6] | ||
| Asiah Jones | 23 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Nevaeh Dean | 31 | F | 6'2" | Freshman | Transferred to Cincinnati[7] | ||
| Alex Obouh Fegue | 40 | C | 6'4" | Senior | Transferred to UC San Diego |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Purdue[8] | |||
| Emily Lytle | 24 | G/F | 5'11" | Graduate Student | Liberty[9] | ||
| Rochelle Norris | 31 | C | 6'5" | Sophomore | West Virginia[10] |
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See main article: 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 | 24 | 25 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | ||||
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| 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.