2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach is Gary Blair, who was in his nineteenth and final season at Texas A&M, as he announced his retirement effective at the end of the season.^[1] The team will play their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, and in its tenth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	14–15 (4–12 SEC)
Head coach	Gary Blair (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Kelly Bond-White Vernette Skeete Greg Brown
Home arena	Reed Arena
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 SEC women's basketball standings

v t e	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

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2020–21 season with a record of 25–3 (13–1 SEC), ranked fourth in the nation, and were regular season champions. They lost the SEC tournament semifinals round to Georgia.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Tournament, where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Arizona.^[3]

Roster

2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Qadashah Hoppie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr St. John's University Staten Island, NY G 3 Destiny Pitts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Minnesota Detroit, MI G 4 Kay Kay Green 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Whitney M. Young Magnet HS Chicago, IL G 5 Jordan Nixon 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Jr Notre Dame New York City, NY G 11 Kayla Wells 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr South Grand Prairie HS Dallas, TX F 13 Jada Malone 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr The Village School Spring, TX F 14 Maliyah Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Summer Creek HS Chicago, IL G 21 Eriny Kindred 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Del Valle HS Del Valle, TX C 22 Kenyal Perry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So McKinley HS New Orleans, LA G 23 Mckinzie Green 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Manvel HS Manvel, TX G 24 Sahara Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Veterans Memorial HS San Antonio, TX F 32 Aaliyah Patty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Ohio State University Chester, IL C 44 Sydnee Roby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr University of Miami Milwaukee, WI	Head coach Gary Blair (Texas Tech) Assistant coach(es) Kelly Bond-White (Illinois) Vernette Skeete (Alcorn State) Greg Brown (Lipscomb) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 12, 2021

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2021 7:00 p.m.	No. 23	Oklahoma Baptist Exhibition	W 89–38		Reed Arena  College Station, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2021 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 23	A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown	W 87–54	1–0	Reed Arena (2,329) College Station, TX
11/11/2021 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 23	Southern	W 92–32	2–0	Reed Arena (2,847) College Station, TX
11/15/2021 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 24	DePaul	W 95–75	3–0	Reed Arena (2,922) College Station, TX
11/18/2021 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 24	Stephen F. Austin	W 82–75	4–0	Reed Arena (2,913) College Station, TX
11/25/2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 23	vs. Pittsburgh Paradise Jam tournament	W 57–46	5–0	Sports and Fitness Center (621) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/26/2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 23	vs. South Dakota Paradise Jam Tournament	W 58–44	6–0	Sports and Fitness Center (876) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/27/2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 23	vs. Northwestern Paradise Jam Tournament	W 77–68	7–0	Sports and Fitness Center (878) Saint Thomas, USVI
12/01/2021 11:00 a.m., SECN+	No. 17	Little Rock	W 65–50	8–0	Reed Arena (6,414) College Station, TX
12/05/2021 3:00 p.m., SECN	No. 17	No. 15 Texas Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 60–76	8–1	Reed Arena (7,100) College Station, TX
12/09/2021 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 18	Texas Southern	W 88–43	9–1	Reed Arena (2,932) College Station, TX
12/12/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 18	at TCU	L 75–87	9–2	Schollmaier Arena (2,371) Fort Worth, TX
12/19/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 23	Rice	Canceled		Reed Arena  College Station, TX
12/20/2021 2:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 23	UTSA	W 77–51	10–2	Reed Arena (3,391) College Station, TX
SEC regular season
1/02/2022 2:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 23	at No. 19 LSU	L 66–75	10–3 (0–1)	Maravich Center (7,400) Baton Rouge, LA
1/06/2022 5:30 p.m., SECN	No. 25	at No. 7 Tennessee	L 45–73	10–4 (0–2)	Thompson–Boling Arena (6,235) Knoxville, TN
1/09/2022 2:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 25	Florida	L 89–97 2OT	10–5 (0–3)	Reed Arena  College Station, TX
1/13/2022 6:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 1 South Carolina	L 45–65	10–6 (0–4)	Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
1/16/2022 4:00 p.m., SECN		Auburn	W 71–53	11–6 (1–4)	Reed Arena  College Station, TX
1/20/2022 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Ole Miss	L 63–80	11–7 (1–5)	Reed Arena  College Station, TX
1/23/2022 5:00 p.m., SECN		at Missouri	L 69–78	11–8 (1–6)	Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
1/30/2022 3:00 p.m., SECN		at Mississippi State	L 58–78	11–9 (1–7)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
2/03/2022 8:00 p.m., SECN		Arkansas	W 77–64	12–9 (2–7)	Reed Arena  College Station, TX
2/06/2022 11:00 a.m., ESPN2		at Kentucky	W 73–64 OT	13–9 (3–7)	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
2/10/2022 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Vanderbilt Rescheduled from December 30	W 76–58	14–9 (4–7)	Reed Arena  College Station, TX
2/13/2022 2:00 p.m., SECN+		No. 14 LSU	L 58–74	14–10 (4–8)	Reed Arena  College Station, TX
2/17/2022 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Ole Miss	L 54–74	14–11 (4–9)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
2/20/2022 5:00 p.m., SECN		Alabama	L 79–81 2OT	14–12 (4–10)	Reed Arena (3,825) College Station, TX
2/24/2022 7:30 p.m., SECN		No. 1 South Carolina	L 48–89	14–13 (4–11)	Reed Arena (5,883) College Station, TX
2/27/2022 1:00 p.m., SECN+		at No. 25т Georgia	L 58–67	14–14 (4–12)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
SEC Tournament
3/2/2022 11:00 am, SECN	(12)	vs. (13) Vanderbilt First Round	L 69–85	14–15	Bridgestone Arena  Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	23	24	23
Coaches	17	17*	18

*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

References

1. Rieken, Kristie (October 28, 2021). "Texas A&M women's coach Blair to retire at season's end". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. Women's Basketball Falls in SEC Tournament
3. SEC Champions' Historic Season Ends in Sweet Sixteen