2021–22 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by twenty first-year head coach Mike Carey, played their home games at WVU Coliseum and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

2021–22 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	15–15 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Carey (21st season)
Assistant coaches	Bett Shelby Craig Carey Nitra Perry
Home arena	WVU Coliseum

2021–22 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Baylor	15	–	3		.833			28	–	7		.800
No. 10 Iowa State	14	–	4		.778			28	–	7		.800
No. 6 Texas †	13	–	5		.722			29	–	7		.806
No. 22 Oklahoma	12	–	6		.667			25	–	9		.735
Kansas	11	–	7		.611			21	–	10		.677
Kansas State	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
West Virginia	7	–	11		.389			15	–	15		.500
Texas Tech	4	–	14		.222			11	–	19		.367
Oklahoma State	3	–	15		.167			9	–	20		.310
TCU	2	–	16		.111			6	–	22		.214
† 2022 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 15–15 overall and, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they defeated TCU in the First Round before losing to Iowa State in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the season 22–7, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. As the second seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they defeated Kansas State and Oklahoma State before losing to Baylor in the Final. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the four seed in the HemisFair Regional they defeated Lehigh before losing to Georgia Tech in the Second Round to end their season.

Roster

2021–22 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 00 Jayla Hemingway 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Houston Mississippi State Collierville, TN G 2 Winter Rogers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Little Rock Christian Academy Little Rock, AR G 3 Kirsten Deans 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Connections Academy Greensboro, NC G 5 Jasmine Carson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr McEachern Georgia Tech Memphis, TN G 11 JJ Quinerly 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Lake Taylor Norfolk, VA F 12 Esmery Martínez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Hamilton Heights Christian Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic F 13 Messiah Hunter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr TPLS Christian Academy Hopewell, VA F 14 Kari Niblack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Wildwood Leesburg, FL C 20 Yemiyah Morris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) GS Canyon Springs HS Mississippi State San Bernardino, CA C 22 Blessing Ejiofor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS Paterson Eastside Chipola CC Ebonyi, Nigeria F 23 Isis Beh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Murray Salt Lake City CC Murray, UT G 24 Savannah Samuel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So St. Francis HS Oregon State Woodstock, GA G 30 Madisen Smith 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Greenville Senior Greenville, SC C 33 Jeanna Cunningham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So St. Francis Prep Brentwood, NY	Head coach Mike Carey (Salem) Assistant coach(es) Bett Shelby (Greensboro) Craig Carey (West Virginia) Nitra Perry (Mississippi State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 11, 2022

Schedule

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	No. 19	West Virginia Tech	W 113–33	–	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
Non-Conference Regular season
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	No. 22	Saint Francis	W 86–33	1–0	WVU Coliseum (1,107) Morgantown, WV
November 19, 2021* Noon	No. 22	Kennesaw State	W 78–58	2–0	WVU Coliseum (1,067) Morgantown, WV
November 21, 2021* 2:00 p.m.	No. 22	Radford	W 83–31	3–0	WVU Coliseum (1,306) Morgantown, WV
November 25, 2021* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops	No. 22	vs. Purdue St. Pete Showcase	W 65–57	4–0	McArthur Gymnasium (401) St. Petersburg, FL
November 27, 2021* 1:00 p.m., FloHoops	No. 22	vs. BYU St. Pete Showcase	L 57–58	4–1	McArthur Gymnasium (387) St. Petersburg, FL
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at No. 16 Kentucky Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 60–83	4–2	Memorial Coliseum (3,587) Lexington, KY
December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Charlotte	W 65–54	5–2	WVU Coliseum (1,205) Morgantown, WV
December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m.		at James Madison	W 75–68 OT	6–2	Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,606) Harrisonburg, VA
December 20, 2021* 1:15 p.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 16 USF West Palm Beach Invitational	L 55–77	6–3	Massimino Court  West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2021* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. Michigan State West Palm Beach Invitational	W 74–54	7–3	Massimino Court  West Palm Beach, FL
December 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Maryland Eastern Shore	Canceled		WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Regular season
January 2, 2022 3:00 p.m.		at No. 14 Iowa State	L 72–88	7–4 (0–1)	Hilton Coliseum (9,092) Ames, IA
January 8, 2022 7:00 p.m.		Kansas State	L 61–71	7–5 (0–2)	WVU Coliseum (1,639) Morgantown, WV
January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m.		Texas Tech	W 64–53	8–5 (1–2)	WVU Coliseum (1,075) Morgantown, WV
January 15, 2022 7:00 p.m.		at No. 13 Texas	L 57–73	8–6 (1–3)	Frank Erwin Center (2,843) Austin, TX
January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m.		No. 14 Oklahoma	L 76–88	8–7 (1–4)	WVU Coliseum (1,084) Morgantown, WV
January 22, 2022 1:00 p.m.		at Oklahoma State	W 61–57	9–7 (2–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,046) Stillwater, OK
January 25, 2022 7:00 p.m.		TCU	W 66–54	10–7 (3–4)	WVU Coliseum (1,126) Morgantown, WV
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m.		No. 11 Baylor	L 54–87	10–8 (3–5)	WVU Coliseum (3,836) Morgantown, WV
February 2, 2022 4:30 p.m.		at TCU	W 70–62	11–8 (4–5)	Schollmaier Arena (1,265) Fort Worth, TX
February 5, 2022 3:00 p.m.		at No. 18 Oklahoma	L 99–101 2OT	11–9 (4–6)	Lloyd Noble Center (2,404) Norman, OK
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m.		Kansas	L 47–65	11–10 (4–7)	WVU Coliseum (1,151) Morgantown, WV
February 12, 2022 5:00 p.m.		at No. 10 Baylor	L 57–75	11–11 (4–8)	Ferrell Center (5,240) Waco, TX
February 15, 2022 7:00 p.m.		at Kansas	L 63–74	11–12 (4–9)	Allen Fieldhouse (854) Lawrence, KS
February 20, 2022 Noon		No. 14 Texas	L 58–67	11–13 (4–10)	WVU Coliseum (2,392) Morgantown, WV
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m.		at Texas Tech	W 73–62	12–13 (5–10)	United Supermarkets Arena (3,410) Lubbock, TX
February 27, 2022 1:00 p.m.		Oklahoma State	W 60–56	13–13 (6–10)	WVU Coliseum (2,200) Morgantown, WV
March 2, 2022 6:30 p.m.		at Kansas State	W 74–62 2OT	14–13 (7–10)	Bramlage Coliseum (3,478) Manhattan, KS
March 5, 2022 7:00 p.m.		Iowa State	L 57–74	14–14 (7–11)	WVU Coliseum (1,823) Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 10, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) TCU Fist Round	W 68–48	15–14	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
March 11, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) No. 10 Iowa State Quarterfinals	L 60–66	15–15	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	19	22	22	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	23	23	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—