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2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Kyra Elzy, played most of their home games at Memorial Coliseum and two at Rupp Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 15
Record19–12 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
Rupp Arena
Seasons
2021–22 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 15 – 1   .938 35 – 2   .946
No. 9 LSU 13 – 3   .813 26 – 6   .813
No. 18 Tennessee 11 – 5   .688 25 – 9   .735
Ole Miss 10 – 6   .625 23 – 9   .719
Florida 10 – 6   .625 21 – 11   .656
Georgia 9 – 7   .563 21 – 10   .677
No. 15 Kentucky † 8 – 8   .500 19 – 12   .613
Missouri 7 – 9   .438 18 – 13   .581
Arkansas 7 – 9   .438 18 – 14   .563
Alabama 6 – 10   .375 20 – 14   .588
Mississippi State 6 – 10   .375 15 – 14   .517
Texas A&M 4 – 12   .250 14 – 15   .483
Vanderbilt 4 – 12   .250 16 – 19   .457
Auburn 2 – 14   .125 10 – 18   .357
† 2022 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

In the January 27 loss to Vanderbilt, senior guard Rhyne Howard scored the 2,000th point of her college career. Howard became the third Wildcat to reach that benchmark.[1]

Previous season

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The 2020–21 Wildcats finished the season 18–9 (9–6 SEC) to finish tied for fifth place in the conference. The Wildcats were invited to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they defeated Idaho State in the first round before losing to Iowa in the second round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Kentucky departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
KeKe McKinney 3 F 6'1" Senior Knoxville, TN Transferred to Charlotte
Tatyana Wyatt 14 F 6'2" Senior Columbus, GA Graduated
Chasity Patterson 15 G 5'5" Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Erin Toller 20 G 5'7" Freshman Louisville, KY Dismissed from team
Kameron Roach 23 G 5'6" RS Junior Hopkins, SC Transferred to Charlotte
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2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jada Walker
G 		Richmond, VA Henrico HS 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 91
Kristen Crenshaw-Gill
G 		Youngstown, OH Valley Christian School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 00 Olivia Owens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Niskayuna HS
Maryland 		Albany, NY
G 1 Robyn Benton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Greater Atlanta Christian School
Auburn 		Conyers, GA
G 3 Jazmine Massengill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Hamilton Heights Christian Academy
Tennessee 		Chattanooga, TN
G 4 Kristen Crenshaw-Gill 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Valley Christian School Youngstown, OH
G 5 Blair Green   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Harlan County HS Harlan County, KY
G 10 Rhyne Howard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Bradley Central HS Cleveland, TN
G 11 Jada Walker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Henrico HS Richmond, VA
G 12 Treasure Hunt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Chattanooga, TN
F 21 Nyah Leveretter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Westwood HS Blythewood, SC
G 34 Emma King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Lincoln County HS Stanford, KY
F 44 Dre'una Edwards 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Liberty HS
Utah 		Compton, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 9, 2024

Schedule

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Memorial Coliseum during Kentucky's season-opening win against Presbyterian
Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 13 Lee W 95–51 
 21 – Edwards   8 – Edwards   7 – Massengill  Memorial Coliseum (1,505)
Lexington, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 13 Presbyterian W 81–53  1–0
  20 – Edwards   9 – Hunt   7 – tied  Memorial Coliseum (3,321)
Lexington, KY
November 11, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 13 North Alabama W 98–56  2–0
  27 – Edwards   10 – tied   5 – Walker  Memorial Coliseum (3,444)
Lexington, KY
November 14, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 13 at No. 8 Indiana
Rivalry 		L 67–88  2–1
  23 – Howard   9 – Howard   2 – tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,394)
Bloomington, IN
November 21, 2021*
2:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 19 Winthrop W 92–47  3–1
  22 – Howard   10 – Howard   10 – Howard  Memorial Coliseum (3,587)
Lexington, KY
November 27, 2021*
8:30 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 20 La Salle W 74–52  4–1
  22 – Edwards   11 – Edwards   7 – Massengill  Memorial Coliseum (3,383)
Lexington, KY
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 16 West Virginia
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		W 83–60  5–1
  27 – Howard   10 – Edwards   9 – Massengill  Memorial Coliseum (3,587)
Lexington, KY
December 5, 2021*
2:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 16 Merrimack W 90–56  6–1
  21 – Howard   11 – Edwards   8 – Massengill  Memorial Coliseum (3,541)
Lexington, KY
December 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 14 DePaul L 85–94  6–2
  22 – Benton   7 – tied   5 – Massengill  Rupp Arena (4,906)
Lexington, KY
December 12, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 14 at No. 7 Louisville
Rivalry / Jimmy V Classic 		L 58–64  6–3
  14 – tied   14 – Edwards   4 – Edwards  KFC Yum! Center (12,167)
Louisville, KY
December 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 19 Morgan State Canceled Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
December 19, 2021*
2:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 19 USC Upstate W 67–44  7–3
  22 – Howard   12 – Edwards   4 – tied  Memorial Coliseum (3,521)
Lexington, KY
SEC regular season
January 6, 2022
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 21 No. 15 Georgia W 84–76  8–3
(1–0) 		 30 – Howard   6 – Edwards   5 – Edwards  Memorial Coliseum (3,013)
Lexington, KY
January 9, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 21 at No. 1 South Carolina L 54–74  8–4
(1–1) 		 11 – Benton   8 – Howard   6 – Howard  Colonial Life Arena (12,327)
Columbia, SC
January 16, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 19 at No. 5 Tennessee
Rivalry 		L 58–84  8–5
(1–2) 		 24 – Howard   6 – tied   3 – Howard  Thompson–Boling Arena (10,012)
Knoxville, TN
January 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 23 Florida L 52–77  8–6
(1–3) 		 17 – Howard   10 – Howard   3 – Howard  Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
January 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 23 Ole Miss L 54–63  8–7
(1–4) 		 24 – Howard   10 – Howard   2 – Massengill  Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 25, 2022
8:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Auburn W 67–55  9–7
(2–4) 		 29 – Howard   9 – Howard   4 – Massengill  Auburn Arena (1,780)
Auburn, AL
January 27, 2021
8:00 p.m. 		at Vanderbilt L 57–65  9–8
(2–5) 		 25 – Howard   10 – Howard   6 – Massengill  Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
January 30, 2021
2:00 p.m., SECN 		at No. 12 LSU L 69–78  9–9
(2–6) 		 23 – Howard   12 – Howard   3 – tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,734)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 6, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Texas A&M L 64–73 OT 9–10
(2–7) 		 19 – Howard   10 – tied   5 – Massengill  Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
February 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		South Carolina L 50–59  9–11
(2–8) 		 21 – Howard   9 – Howard   4 – tied  Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
February 13, 2021
2:00 p.m., SECN 		at Alabama W 67–63  10–11
(3–8) 		 24 – Edwards   9 – Howard   5 – Massengill  Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 15, 2022
5:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Mississippi State
Rescheduled from January 3 		W 81–74  11–11
(4–8) 		 23 – Edwards   11 – Howard   6 – Howard  Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Vanderbilt W 69–65  12–11
(5–8) 		 20 – Edwards   7 – Edwards   9 – Massengill  Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
February 20, 2021
2:00 p.m., SECN 		at Arkansas W 78–55  13–11
(6–8) 		 29 – Howard   13 – Edwards   3 – Edwards  Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 24, 2021
8:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Missouri W 78–63  14–11
(7–8) 		 30 – Edwards   12 – Howard   7 – Massengill  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 27, 2022
4:00 p.m., SECN 		Auburn W 90–62  15–11
(8–8) 		 32 – Howard   9 – Walker   10 – Massengill  Memorial Coliseum (5,268)
Lexington, KY
SEC tournament
March 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., SECN 		(7) vs. (10) Mississippi State
Second round 		W 83–67  16–11
  21 – Walker   14 – Edwards   7 – Massengill  Bridgestone Arena (6,500)
Nashville, TN
March 4, 2022
7:00 p.m., SECN 		(7) vs. (2) No. 6 LSU
Quarterfinals 		W 78–63  17–11
  32 – Howard   10 – Edwards   8 – Massengill  Bridgestone Arena (7,704)
Nashville, TN
March 5, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPNU 		(7) vs. (3) No. 18 Tennessee
Semifinals / Rivalry 		W 83–74  18–11
  24 – Howard   9 – Howard   7 – Howard  Bridgestone Arena (9,072)
Nashville, TN
March 6, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		(7) vs. (1) No. 1 South Carolina
Championship 		W 64–62  19–11
  27 – Edwards   9 – Edwards   6 – Massengill  Bridgestone Arena (7,997)
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN 		(6 B) No. 15 vs. (11 B) No. 25 Princeton
First round 		L 62–69  19–12
  17 – Howard   12 – Edwards   3 – tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (6,389)
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Letcher, Tim (January 27, 2022). "Howard Scores 2,000th Career Point but Cats Fall at Vandy". UK Athletics. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Niners Add Kentucky Transfer Roach to 2021-22 Roster". charlotte49ers.com. April 5, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Consuegra Bolsters Lineup with Grad Transfer McKinney from Kentucky". charlotte49ers.com. April 15, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Hale, Jon (October 8, 2021). "Former Sacred Heart star Erin Toller dismissed from UK women's basketball team". courier-journal.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Crane, Evan (September 8, 2021). "Kentucky WBB Announces 2021-22 Schedule". ukathletics.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
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