| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 16–17 |
| Conf Record: | 4–14 |
| Head Coach: | Jen Hoover |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Asst Coach1: | Erin Dickerson Davis |
| Asst Coach2: | Dane Sparrow |
| Asst Coach3: | Cherie Cordoba |
| Stadium: | LJVM Coliseum |
| Tourney Result: | second round |
The 2021–22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by tenth year head coach Jen Hoover, competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.[1] [2] [3]
The Demon Deacons finished the season 16–17 overall and 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated fourteenth seed Virginia in the First Round before losing to sixth seed Georgia Tech in the Second Round. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated in the First Round before losing to in the Second Round to end their season.
See main article: 2020–21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team.
The Demon Deacons finished the season 12–13 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated North Carolina in the Second Round before losing to Louisville in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the nine seed in the Alamo Region. In the tournament, they lost in the First Round to eight seed Oklahoma State.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maya Banks | 0 | F | 6'4" | Senior | Transferred to Georgia Southern[4] | ||
| Anaia Hoard | 1 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | – | ||
| Gina Conti | 5 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Transferred to UCLA[5] | ||
| 11 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Graduated; Declared for 2021 WNBA draft | |||
| Nevaeah Brown | 15 | G | 5'8" | Freshman | Transferred to Appalachian State[6] |
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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 | Week 19 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | RV | 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.