2021–22 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by tenth-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, play their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the Mid-American Conference.

2021–22 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
MAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	25-9 (16-4 MAC)
Head coach	Felisha Legette-Jack (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Kristen Sharkey Khyreed Carter Blair Estarfaa
Home arena	Alumni Arena
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Toledo	19	–	1		.950			29	–	6		.829
Buffalo †	16	–	4		.800			25	–	9		.735
Akron	13	–	7		.650			17	–	12		.586
Ball State	11	–	8		.579			20	–	13		.606
Northern Illinois	11	–	9		.550			14	–	15		.483
Kent State	10	–	10		.500			19	–	12		.613
Western Michigan	10	–	10		.500			16	–	14		.533
Bowling Green	10	–	10		.500			17	–	16		.515
Ohio	9	–	10		.474			15	–	15		.500
Miami (OH)	4	–	16		.200			8	–	21		.276
Eastern Michigan	4	–	16		.200			7	–	20		.259
Central Michigan	2	–	18		.100			4	–	25		.138
† 2022 MAC tournament winner

They finished the season 25–9, 16–4 in MAC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the MAC tournament they defeated Western Michigan, Akron, and Ball State to win the championship. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the thirteenth seed in the Wichita Region. They were defeated in the First Round by fourth seed Tennessee to end their season.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2020–21 season 15–9, 11–6 in MAC play to win finish in a tie for third place. As the fourth seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Kent State in the Quarterfinals before losing to Bowling Green in the Semifinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Roster

2021–22 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Summer Hemphill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Cardinal O'Hara Buffalo, NY F 1 Loren Christie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Barking Abbey Hertfordshire, England G 2 Dyaisha Fair 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Edison Tech Rochester, NY G 3 Jazmine Young 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Dominican Tennessee State Milwaukee, WI G 4 Georgia Woolley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr St Paul's School Brisbane, Australia G 5 Nia Jordan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Neumann & Goretti Labette CC Philadelphia, PA G 11 Dominique Camp 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Lakota West Troy Dayton, OH G 12 Cheyenne McEvans 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Southfield A&T Southfield, MI G 15 Casey Valenti-Paea 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Maribyrnong College Melbourne, Australia F 22 Laney Bone 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Silverdale Baptist Chattanooga, TN F 23 Saniaa Wilson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bishop Kearney Rochester, NY F 25 Adebola Adeyeye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr The Rock School Brampton, ON F 30 Ramatoulaye Keita 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Lake Forest Academy Robert Morris Bamako, Mali F 35 Kaelonn Wilson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Piscataway Piscataway, NJ C 52 Elea Gaba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Sportgymnasium Chemnitz Dresden, Germany	Head coach Felisha Legette-Jack (Syracuse) Assistant coach(es) Kristen Sharkey (Buffalo) Khyreed Carter (Michigan State) Blair Estarfaa (SUNY Cortland) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 19, 2022

Schedule

Source:^[1]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		Daemen	W 98–43	–	Alumni Arena (1,098) Buffalo, NY
Non-Conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Canisius	W 102–42	1–0	Alumni Arena (1,189) Buffalo, NY
November 20, 2021* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 1 South Carolina Battle 4 Atlantis	L 60–88	1–1	Imperial Arena (667) Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 21, 2021* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Oklahoma Battle 4 Atlantis	L 72–93	1–2	Imperial Arena (591) Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 22, 2021* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Syracuse Battle 4 Atlantis	W 88–79	2–2	Imperial Arena (329) Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 27, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		James Madison	W 62–45	3–2	Alumni Arena (1,164) Buffalo, NY
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Niagara	W 95–55	4–2	Alumni Arena (1,265) Buffalo, NY
December 5, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Rhode Island	W 69–55	5–2	Alumni Arena (1,280) Buffalo, NY
December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		VCU	W 62–60	6–2	Alumni Arena (1,211) Buffalo, NY
December 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Princeton	L 77–79 OT	6–3	Jadwin Gymnasium (537) Princeton, NJ
December 20, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bucknell	L 69–80	6–4	Sojka Pavilion (395) Lewisburg, PA
MAC regular season
December 29, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Central Michigan	W 92–75	7–4 (1–0)	Alumni Arena (1,198) Buffalo, NY
January 1, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	W 88–83	8–4 (2–0)	Millett Hall (325) Oxford, OH
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Bowling Green	W 82–66	9–4 (3–0)	Stroh Center (1,168) Bowling Green, OH
January 17, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		Kent State	W 65–62	10–4 (4–0)	Alumni Arena (1,156) Buffalo, NY
January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Akron	W 76–59	11–4 (5–0)	Alumni Arena (1,116) Buffalo, NY
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Toledo	L 66–75	11–5 (5–1)	Savage Arena (4,024) Toledo, OH
January 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Ohio	L 66–68	11–6 (5–2)	Convocation Center (378) Athens, OH
January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ball State	L 70–72	11–7 (5–3)	Alumni Arena (1,099) Buffalo, NY
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Northern Illinois	W 68–61	12–7 (6–3)	Alumni Arena (1,279) Buffalo, NY
February 2, 2022 Noon, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	W 69–62	13–7 (7–3)	Convocation Center (179) Ypsilanti, MI
February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Central Michigan	W 82–74	14–7 (8–3)	McGuirk Arena (1,285) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 7, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Western Michigan	W 71–64	15–7 (9–3)	Alumni Arena (1,233) Buffalo, NY
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Eastern Michigan	W 93–68	16–7 (10–3)	Alumni Arena (1,270) Buffalo, NY
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	L 64–69 OT	16–8 (10–4)	Convocation Center (443) DeKalb, IL
February 16, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Ball State	W 67–62	17–8 (11–4)	Worthen Arena (1,002) Muncie, IN
February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Miami (OH)	W 83–71	18–8 (12–4)	Alumni Arena (2,214) Buffalo, NY
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Ohio	W 79–65	19–8 (13–4)	Alumni Arena (1,322) Buffalo, NY
February 26, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Kent State	W 79–65	20–8 (14–4)	MAC Center (789) Kent, OH
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Akron	W 86–60	21–8 (15–4)	James A. Rhodes Arena (475) Akron, OH
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bowling Green	W 81–62	22–8 (16–4)	Alumni Arena (2,575) Buffalo, NY
MAC Tournament
March 9, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Western Michigan Quarterfinals	W 63–49	23–8	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (0) Cleveland, OH
March 11, 2022 12:30 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) Akron Semifinals	W 82–43	24–8	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (0) Cleveland, OH
March 12, 2022 11:00 a.m., CBSSN	(2)	vs. (5) Ball State Final	W 79–75	25–8	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (0) Cleveland, OH
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022 3:00 p.m., ABC	(13 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 18 Tennessee First Round	L 67–80	25–9	Thompson–Boling Arena (0) Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Wichita. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

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

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

References

1. "2021-22 Buffalo Women's Basketball Schedule". ubbulls.com. University of Buffalo. Retrieved May 19, 2022.