2021–22 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

The 2021–22 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by ninth-year head coach Wes Moore and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2021–22 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
ACC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 3
Record32–4 (17–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
Seasons
2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 NC State 17 1   .944 32 4   .889
No. 4 Louisville 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
No. 17 North Carolina 13 5   .722 25 7   .781
No. 21 Notre Dame 13 5   .722 24 9   .727
No. 16 Virginia Tech 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Georgia Tech 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
Boston College 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Miami (FL) 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
Florida State 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Duke 7 11   .389 17 13   .567
Wake Forest 4 14   .222 16 17   .485
Syracuse 4 14   .222 11 18   .379
Clemson 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
Pittsburgh 2 16   .111 11 19   .367
Virginia 2 16   .111 5 22   .185
2022 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Wolfpack finished the season 32–4 overall and 17–1 in ACC play to finish as regular season champions. As the first seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the Quarterfinals where they defeated ninth seed Florida State, then they defeated fifth seed Virginia Tech in the Semifinals, and they won the Final versus seven seed Miami to win their third straight tournament title. As champions, they earned the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the first seed in the Bridgeport Region. They defeated sixteen seed Longwood in the First Round, ninth seed Kansas State in the Second Round, and fifth seed Notre Dame in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to second seed UConn in the Elite Eight to end their season.

Previous season

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The Wolfpack finished the season 22–3 and 12–2 in ACC play to finish in second place. They won the ACC tournament defeating Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Louisville along the way to their title. It was NC State's sixth title in school history. As ACC Tournament Champions, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the one seed in the Mercado Regional. In the tournament they defeated sixteen seed North Carolina A&T in the First Round and eight seed South Florida before losing to four seed Indiana in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

Off-season

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Rebecca Demeke 0 G 6'0" Freshman Toronto, Canada Transferred to Rhode Island[1]
Elle Sutphin 20 F 6'3"   Freshman Pilot Mountain, North Carolina Transferred to Davidson[2]
Dontavia Waggoner 24 G 6'0" Freshman Nashville, Tennessee Transferred to Boston College[3]
Jada Rice 31 F 6'4"   Sophomore Suwanee, Georgia Transferred to Alabama[4]

Incoming Transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Diamond Johnson 0 G 5'5" Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rutgers[5]
Madison Hayes 21 G 6'0" Sophomore Chattanooga, Tennessee Mississippi State[6]

Recruiting Class

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Source:[7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aziaha James
G
Virginia Beach, Virginia Princess Anne 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 93
Sophia Hart
C
Farmington, Minnesota Farmington 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 91
Jessica Timmons
G
Charlotte, North Carolina North Mecklenburg 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
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 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Diamond Johnson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Neumann Goretti
Rutgers
Philadelphia, PA
G 1 Genesis Bryant 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Lovejoy Jonesboro, GA
G 2 Raina Perez 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) GS Millennium
Cal State Fullerton
Goodyear, AZ
G 3 Kai Crutchfield 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Millbrook Raleigh, NC
F 5 Jada Boyd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Appomattox County Petersburg, VA
G 10 Aziaha James 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Princess Anne Virginia Beach, VA
G 11 Jakia Brown-Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Bishop McNamara Temple Hills, MD
G 15 Kendal Moore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Pine Forest Fayetteville, NC
G 21 Madison Hayes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So East Hamilton
Mississippi State
Chattanooga, TN
G 23 Jessica Timmons 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr North Mecklenburg Charlotte, NC
F 25 Kayla Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Riverside Jamesville, NC
C 32 Sophie Hart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Farmington Farmington, MN
C 33 Elissa Cunane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Northern Guilford Summerfield, NC
C 41 Camille Hobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Nease Jacksonville, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 3, 2021

Schedule

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Source[8]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
No. 5 UNC Pembroke W 92–36 
Reynolds Coliseum (0)
Raleigh, NC
Regular season
November 9, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 5 No. 1 South Carolina L 57–66  0–1
Reynolds Coliseum (5,533)
Raleigh, NC
November 12, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5 Wofford
Preseason WNIT
W 90–57  1–1
Reynolds Coliseum (3,512)
Raleigh, NC
November 14, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 5 Florida
Preseason WNIT
W 85–52  2–1
Reynolds Coliseum (3,812)
Raleigh, NC
November 15, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5 Towson
Preseason WNIT
W 100–52  3–1
Reynolds Coliseum (3,361)
Raleigh, NC
November 19, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5 Kansas State
Preseason WNIT
W 90–69  4–1
Reynolds Coliseum (4,156)
Raleigh, NC
November 25, 2021
11:00 a.m., FloHoops
No. 5 vs. No. 2 Maryland
Baha Mar Hoops
W 78–60  5–1
Baha Mar Convention Center (0)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2021
6:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 5 vs. Washington State
Baha Mar Hoops
W 62–34  6–1
Baha Mar Convention Center (0)
Nassau, Bahamas
December 2, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 2т at No. 6 Indiana
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 66–58  7–1
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,242)
Bloomington, IN
December 5, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2т Elon W 78–46  8–1
Reynolds Coliseum (3,867)
Raleigh, NC
December 10, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 2 at Pittsburgh W 89–54  9–1
(1–0)
Peterson Events Center (1,357)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 12, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 St. Mary's W 101–73  10–1
Reynolds Coliseum (3,652)
Raleigh, NC
December 16, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 2 No. 17 Georgia L 80–82 OT 10–2
Reynolds Coliseum (4,012)
Raleigh, NC
December 19, 2021
4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 2 Virginia W 82–55  11–2
(2–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (4,564)
Raleigh, NC
December 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5 at Clemson W 79–52  12–2
(3–0)
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,079)
Clemson, SC
January 6, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 5 No. 19 North Carolina W 72–45  13–2
(4–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 5 at No. 20 Notre Dame Postponed due to COVID-19 Issues[9] Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
January 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 5 at Miami (FL) W 76–64  14–2
(5–0)
Watsco Center (1,873)
Coral Gables, FL
January 13, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4 at Virginia W 66–43  15–2
(6–0)
John Paul Jones Arena (1,969)
Charlottesville, VA
January 16, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 4 No. 16 Duke W 84–60  16–2
(7–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 20, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 4 No. 3 Louisville W 68–59  17–2
(8–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 23, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 4 Virginia Tech W 51–45  18–2
(9–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 30, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 3 at North Carolina W 66–58  19–2
(10–0)
Carmichael Arena (4,136)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3 at No. 20 Notre Dame
Rescheduled from Jan. 9
L 66–69  19–3
(10–1)
Purcell Pavilion (5,566)
Notre Dame, IN
February 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 3 Florida State W 68–48  20–3
(11–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (4,122)
Raleigh, NC
February 7, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 5 No. 11 Georgia Tech W 59–48  21–3
(12–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 10, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 5 at Boston College W 85–78 OT 22–3
(13–1)
Conte Forum (2,547)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 13, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 5 at Duke W 77–62  23–3
(14–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,956)
Durham, NC
February 17, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 4 Wake Forest W 92–61  24–3
(15–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 20, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 4 Syracuse W 95–53  25–3
(16–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 27, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 3 at No. 23 Virginia Tech W 68–66  26–3
(17–1)
Cassell Coliseum (3,702)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC Tournament
March 4, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN
(1) No. 3 vs. (9) Florida State
Quarterfinals
W 84–54  27–3
Greensboro Coliseum (5,682)
Greensboro, NC
March 4, 2022
Noon, ACCN
(1) No. 3 vs. (5) No. 21 Virginia Tech
Semifinals
W 70–55  28–3
Greensboro Coliseum (7,923)
Greensboro, NC
March 5, 2022
Noon, ESPN
(1) No. 3 vs. (7) Miami (FL)
Final
W 60–47  29–3
Greensboro Coliseum (9,253)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN
(1 B) No. 3 (16 B) Longwood
First Round
W 96–68  30–3
Reynolds Coliseum (5,483)
Raleigh, NC
March 21, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN
(1 B) No. 3 (9 B) Kansas State
Second Round
W 89–57  31–3
Reynolds Coliseum (4,808)
Raleigh, NC
March 26, 2022
11:30 a.m., ESPN
(1 B) No. 3 vs. (5 B) No. 21 Notre Dame
Sweet Sixteen
W 66–63  32–3
Total Mortgage Arena 
Bridgeport, CT
March 28, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN
(1 B) No. 3 vs. (2 B) No. 5 UConn
Elite Eight
L 87–91 2OT 32–4
Total Mortgage Arena (10,119)
Bridgeport, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Final
AP 5 5 5 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 3 (1) 3 (1) 5 4 3 3 3 (2) 3 (1)
Coaches 4 4 3 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 (1) 3 5
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
т   Tied with team above or below also with this symbol.

Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll.

References

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  1. ^ "Reiss Announces Signing of Transfer Rebecca Demeke for 2021-22". gorhody.com. University of Rhode Island Athletics. April 26, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Fulks, 'Cats Welcome Transfer Elle Sutphin". davidsonwildcats.com. Davidson Wildcats Athletics. May 21, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Berestecki, Laura (April 17, 2021). "Boston College Women's Basketball Adds NC State Transfer Dontavia Waggoner". bcinterruption.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Inks Daniel and Rice". rolltide.com. University of Alabama. April 16, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "NC State Adds Transfer Diamond Johnson to Pack Family". gopack.com. NC State University. April 9, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "Wolfpack Adds Transfer Madison Hayes to Roster". gopack.com. NC State University. April 8, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "NC State Wolfpack". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021–22 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball schedule". NC State Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.