2021–22 LSU Tigers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 LSU Tigers women's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by first-year head coach Kim Mulkey, played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2021–22 LSU Tigers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	26–6 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach	Kim Mulkey (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Sytia Messer Daphne Mitchell Kaylin Rice
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
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 Tigers finished the season 9–13 (6–8 SEC) to finish in eighth in the conference. Head coach Nikki Fargas resigned at the end of the season to become president of the Las Vegas Aces. Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey was hired to replace her.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

LSU Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tiara Young	2	G	5'8"	Sophomore	Shreveport, LA	Transferred to Houston
Destini Lombard	4	G	5'9"	Freshman	New Iberia, LA	Transferred to Stephen F. Austin
Treasure Thompson	12	F	6'2"	Freshman	Joliet, IL	Transferred to Eastern Michigan
Domonique Davis	21	G	5'6"	Sophomore	DeRidder, LA	Transferred to Southern Miss
Amirah O'Neal	22	F	6'1"	Freshman	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to Texas Southern
Karli Seay	23	G	5'7"	Senior	Flossmoor, IL	Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Rakell Spencer	25	G	5'10"	Senior	New Orleans, LA	Graduated
Jalaysha Thomas	32	F	6'0"	Junior	Ocala, FL	Left team
Sharna Ayres	35	G	5'10"	Freshman	Melbourne, Australia	Transferred to Northwestern State
[2][3][4][5][6][7]

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Amani Bartlett F	Cleveland, TX	Houston Christian HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (93)
Grace Hall F	Homewood, IL	Homewood-Flossmoor HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (91)
Logyn McNeil F	Rockwall, TX	Rockwall-Heath HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (90)
Timia Ware G	Chicago, IL	Whitney Young Magnet HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (90)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

Incoming transfers

LSU Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Autumn Newby	0	F	6'2"	Graduate Student	Lawrenceville, GA	Vanderbilt
Hannah Gusters	20	C	6'5"	Sophomore	Dallas, TX	Baylor
Alexis Morris	45	G	5'6"	Senior	Beaumont, TX	Texas A&M
[8]

Roster

2021–22 LSU Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Autumn Newby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Archer HS Vanderbilt Lawrenceville, GA G 1 Jailin Cherry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Pascagoula HS Pascagoula, MS G 3 Khayla Pointer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Holy Innocents' Episcopal School Marietta, GA G 10 Ryann Payne 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Sierra Canyon School TCU Valencia, CA F 11 Emily Ward 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Benton HS Bossier City, LA F 13 Logyn McNeil 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Rockwall-Heath HS Rockwall, TX G/F 14 Sarah Shematsi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Lycée Bellevue South Plains College Annecy, France F 15 Ajae Petty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore, MD C 20 Hannah Gusters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So MacArthur HS Baylor Dallas, TX G 21 Timia Ware 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Whitney Young Magnet HS Chicago, IL F 23 Amani Bartlett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Houston Christian HS Cleveland, TX C 24 Faustine Aifuwa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Sr Dacula HS Dacula, GA F 30 Grace Hall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Homewood-Flossmoor HS Homewood, IL F 32 Awa Trasi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Lycée Jeanne D'Arc Northwest Florida State College Toulouse, France G 45 Alexis Morris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Legacy Christian Academy Texas A&M Beaumont, TX	Head coach Kim Mulkey (Louisiana Tech) Assistant coach(es) Sytia Messer (Arkansas) Daphne Mitchell (Georgia Tech) Kaylin Rice (Baylor) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference pre-season
October 30, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Langston	W 112–48		22 – Pointer	16 – Newby	6 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,076) Baton Rouge, LA
November 4, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Loyola New Orleans	W 87–49		24 – Pointer	12 – Newby	5 – Payne	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (617) Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 11:00 am, SECN+		Nicholls	W 82–40	1–0	19 – Gusters	11 – Tied	13 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,357) Baton Rouge, LA
November 14, 2021* 12:30 pm, SECN+		Florida Gulf Coast	L 74–88	1–1	23 – Pointer	10 – Pointer	5 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,091) Baton Rouge, LA
November 18, 2021* 6:00 pm		at Louisiana	W 70–41	2–1	17 – Trasi	12 – Newby	3 – Pointer	Cajundome (2,711) Lafayette, LA
November 23, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Tulane	W 75–58	3–1	17 – Aifuwa	9 – Newby	6 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,882) Baton Rouge, LA
November 26, 2021* 1:30 pm		vs. New Mexico State San Juan Shootout	W 72–52	4–1	20 – Pointer	8 – Aifuwa	3 – Payne	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200) San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 27, 2021* 11:15 am		vs. Missouri State San Juan Shootout	W 66–58	5–1	25 – Pointer	10 – Newby	3 – Payne	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200) San Juan, Puerto Rico
December 2, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 14 Iowa State Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 69–60	6–1	25 – Morris	6 – Pointer	7 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,810) Baton Rouge, LA
December 12, 2021* 1:00 pm, SECN+	No. 24	Texas Southern	W 96–55	7–1	14 – Aifuwa	7 – Newby	7 – Payne	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,072) Baton Rouge, LA
December 15, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 22	Alcorn State	W 100–36	8–1	19 – Pointer	10 – Pointer	4 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,408) Baton Rouge, LA
December 18, 2021* 12:00 pm, SECN+	No. 22	Bradley	W 77–51	9–1	17 – Morris	11 – Aifuwa	5 – Morris	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,624) Baton Rouge, LA
December 20, 2021* 4:45 pm, FloHoops	No. 21	vs. Clemson West Palm Beach Invitational	W 70–56	10–1	20 – Pointer	11 – Aifuwa	8 – Pointer	Student Life Center (1,208) West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2021* 2:30 pm, FloHoops	No. 21	vs. Texas Tech West Palm Beach Invitational	W 74–60	11–1	19 – Pointer	12 – Newby	7 – Pointer	Student Life Center  West Palm Beach, FL
December 27, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+	No. 19	Samford	W 83–47	12–1	22 – Cherry	11 – Pointer	8 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,614) Baton Rouge, LA
SEC regular season
December 30, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN+	No. 19	at No. 13 Georgia	W 68–62	13–1 (1–0)	21 – Pointer	10 – Newby	6 – Morris	Stegeman Coliseum (3,241) Athens, GA
January 2, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+	No. 19	No. 23 Texas A&M	W 75–66	14–1 (2–0)	30 – Morris	10 – Newby	8 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,400) Baton Rouge, LA
January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 13	No. 1 South Carolina	L 60–66	14–2 (2–1)	22 – Pointer	6 – Cherry	6 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,190) Baton Rouge, LA
January 9, 2022 4:00 pm, SECN	No. 13	at Auburn	W 76–48	15–2 (3–1)	24 – Pointer	10 – Pointer	6 – Pointer	Auburn Arena (2,308) Auburn, AL
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 12	Missouri	W 87–85 OT	16–2 (4–1)	21 – Pointer	12 – Newby	9 – Cherry	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,964) Baton Rouge, LA
January 16, 2022 12:00 pm, SECN	No. 12	Vanderbilt	W 82–64	17–2 (5–1)	20 – Tied	9 – Cherry	8 – Cherry	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,853) Baton Rouge, LA
January 23, 2022 1:00 pm, SECN+	No. 11	at Florida	L 72–73	17–3 (5–2)	35 – Pointer	11 – Newby	3 – Cherry	O'Connell Center (1,478) Gainesville, FL
January 27, 2022 7:30 pm, SECN	No. 12	at Arkansas	L 76–90	17–4 (5–3)	22 – Morris	9 – Newby	7 – Pointer	Bud Walton Arena (3,574) Fayetteville, AR
January 30, 2022 1:00 pm, SECN	No. 12	Kentucky	W 78–69	18–4 (6–3)	28 – Pointer	8 – Aifuwa	6 – Cherry	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,734) Baton Rouge, LA
February 7, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 14	at Ole Miss	W 68–64	19–4 (7–3)	20 – Aifuwa	14 – Aifuwa	10 – Pointer	SJB Pavilion (2,209) Oxford, MS
February 10, 2022 7:30 pm, SECN	No. 14	No. 17 Georgia	W 73–67	20–4 (8–3)	26 – Morris	9 – Newby	6 – Morris	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,943) Baton Rouge, LA
February 13, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+	No. 14	at Texas A&M	W 74–58	21–4 (9–3)	25 – Tied	13 – Newby	3 – Tied	Reed Arena (5,278) College Station, TX
February 17, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+	No. 11	at Mississippi State	W 71–59	22–4 (10–3)	23 – Morris	12 – Tied	4 – Pointer	Humphrey Coliseum (4,601) Starkville, MS
February 20, 2022 3:00 pm, SECN	No. 11	No. 17 Florida	W 66–61	23–4 (11–3)	20 – Morris	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,620) Baton Rouge, LA
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 8	Alabama	W 58–50	24–4 (12–3)	23 – Pointer	9 – Pointer	8 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,421) Baton Rouge, LA
February 27, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 8	at No. 16 Tennessee	W 57–54	25–4 (13–3)	14 – Cherry	14 – Pointer	5 – Tied	Thompson–Boling Arena (11,613) Knoxville, TN
SEC Tournament
March 4, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN	(2) No. 6	vs. (7) Kentucky Quarterfinals	L 63–78	25–5	27 – Pointer	8 – Tied	7 – Pointer	Bridgestone Arena (7,704) Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPNU	(3 S) No. 9	(14 S) Jackson State First Round	W 83–77	26–5	26 – Pointer	14 – Aifuwa	8 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
March 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(3 S) No. 9	(6 S) No. 14 Ohio State Second Round	L 64–79	26–6	32 – Pointer	10 – Newby	4 – Pointer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,135) Baton Rouge, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. [9]

See also

• 2021–22 LSU Tigers men's basketball team