2021–22 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

The 2021–22 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels were led by second-year head coach Lindy La Rocque. They played their home games at the Cox Pavilion, attached to the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 23–6, 15–3 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West Conference regular season title.^[1] They went on to win the Mountain West women's tournament over Colorado State.^[2] They lost to Arizona as a 13-seed in the Greensboro region of the first round of the NCAA tournament.^[3]

2021–22 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball
Mountain West Regular season champion Mountain West tournament champion
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	26–7 (15–3 Mountain West)
Head coach	Lindy La Rocque (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Roman Owen Mia Bell Karlie Burris
Home arena	Cox Pavilion Thomas & Mack Center
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNLV †	15	–	3		.833			26	–	7		.788
New Mexico	14	–	4		.778			26	–	10		.722
Wyoming	11	–	6		.647			17	–	13		.567
Nevada	11	–	6		.647			20	–	13		.606
Air Force	11	–	7		.611			19	–	14		.576
Colorado State	9	–	9		.500			21	–	12		.636
San Diego State	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Fresno State	7	–	10		.412			11	–	18		.379
Utah State	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
Boise State	4	–	13		.235			8	–	21		.276
San Jose State	2	–	16		.111			5	–	25		.167
† 2022 MW Tournament winner

Roster

2021–22 UNLV Lady Rebels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Taylin Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Liberty HS Beaverton, OR F 1 Nneka Obiazor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Youngstown State Eden Prairie, MN G 2 Kenadee Winfrey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Canyon HS Canyon, TX G 3 Kiara Jackson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr South Grand Prairie HS Grand Prairie G 5 Jade Thomas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Centennial HS Las Vegas, NV G 11 Justice Ethridge 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Centennial HS Las Vegas, NV G 12 Alyssa Durazo-Frescas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Mater Dei HS Newport Beach, CA C 15 Keyana Wilfred 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Mitchell HS Mitchell, NE F 20 Khayla Rooks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Washington San Marcos, CA C 23 Desi-Rae Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Desert Oasis HS Las Vegas, NV G 24 Essence Booker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Ball State Las Vegas, NV F 44 Alyssa Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Sahuaro HS Tucson, AZ	Head coach Lindy La Rocque (Stanford) Assistant coach(es) Roman Owen (Southwestern Christian) Mia Bell (UNLV) Karlie Burris (Portland) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 19, 2022

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3* 6:30 p.m.		Cal State Los Angeles	W 106–45		Cox Pavilion (393) Las Vegas, NV
Non-conference regular season
November 9* 7:00 p.m.		at Oral Roberts	W 85–81	1–0	Mabee Center (389) Tulsa, OK
November 13* 1:00 p.m.		Montana State	W 80–42	2–0	Thomas & Mack Center (423) Paradise, NV
November 17* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	L 62–84	2–1	Walkup Skydome (325) Flagstaff, AZ
November 20* 12:00 p.m.		Southern Utah	W 92–59	3–1	Cox Pavilion (588) Las Vegas, NV
November 27* 12:00 p.m.		UT Arlington UNLV Thanksgiving Classic	L 72–75	3–2	Cox Pavilion (499) Las Vegas, NV
November 28* 12:00 p.m.		Grambling State UNLV Thanksgiving Classic	W 89–49	4–2	Cox Pavilion (471) Las Vegas, NV
December 1* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Valley	W 77–63	5–2	UCCU Center (894) Orem, UT
December 5* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at CSU Bakersfield	W 71–56	6–2	Icardo Center (382) Bakersfield, CA
December 12* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Texas Tech	L 61–68	6–3	First United Bank Center (2,018) Canyon, TX
December 18* 2:00 p.m.		Pacific	W 80–79	7–3	Cox Pavilion (558) Las Vegas, NV
December 21* 2:00 p.m.		Hawaii	W 70–63	8–3	Cox Pavilion (649) Las Vegas, NV
Mountain West regular season
December 28 6:00 p.m.		at Fresno State	W 73–63	9–3 (1–0)	Save Mart Center (1,545) Fresno, CA
December 31 2:00 p.m.		Wyoming	W 66–60	10–3 (2–0)	Cox Pavilion (408) Las Vegas, NV
January 3 6:00 p.m.		at New Mexico	L 68–71	10–4 (2–1)	The Pit (4,202) Albuquerque, NM
January 6 6:00 p.m.		at Air Force	W 83–67	11–4 (3–1)	Clune Arena (176) Colorado Springs, CO
January 13 6:30 p.m.		Boise State	W 73–51	12–4 (4–1)	Cox Pavilion (454) Las Vegas, NV
January 15 4:00 p.m.		Utah State	W 86–68	13–4 (5–1)	Cox Pavilion (442) Las Vegas, NV
January 19 6:00 p.m.		at San Jose State	W 74–54	14–4 (6–1)	Provident Credit Union Event Center (183) San Jose, CA
January 22 2:00 p.m.		at Nevada	W 78–75	15–4 (7–1)	Lawlor Events Center (1,365) Reno, NV
January 27 6:00 p.m.		New Mexico	W 85–79	16–4 (8–1)	Cox Pavilion (818) Las Vegas, NV
January 29 2:00 p.m.		Air Force	W 72–54	17–4 (9–1)	Cox Pavilion (1,379) Las Vegas, NV
February 5 7:00 p.m.		at Utah State	W 72–60	18–4 (10–1)	Smith Spectrum (347) Logan, UT
February 9 5:30 p.m.		at Boise State	W 69–52	19–4 (11–1)	ExtraMile Arena (597) Boise, ID
February 12 2:00 p.m.		San Diego State	W 76–67	20–4 (12–1)	Cox Pavilion (793) Las Vegas, NV
February 16 6:30 p.m.		Fresno State	W 69–59	21–4 (13–1)	Cox Pavilion (541) Las Vegas, NV
February 19 1:00 p.m.		San Jose State	W 104–63	22–4 (14–1)	Cox Pavilion  Las Vegas, NV
February 24 5:30 p.m.		at Wyoming	L 73–77	22–5 (14–2)	Arena-Auditorium (2,416) Laramie, WY
February 26 12:00 p.m.		at Colorado State	W 80–69	23–5 (15–2)	Moby Arena (2,454) Fort Collins, CO
March 2 6:00 p.m.		Nevada	L 64–71	23–6 (15–3)	Cox Pavilion (1,401) Las Vegas, NV
Mountain West tournament
March 7 12:00 p.m.	(1)	vs. (9) Utah State Quarterfinal	W 82–69	24–6	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
March 8 5:00 p.m.	(1)	vs. (5) Air Force Semifinal	W 61–50	25–6	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
March 9 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	(1)	vs. (6) Colorado State Championship	W 75–65	26–6	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 19* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	(13 G)	vs. (4 G) No. 19 Arizona First round	L 67–72	26–7	McKale Center (9,573) Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change.

See also

2021–22 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

References

1. Yamashita, Andy (March 6, 2022). "UNLV's Lindy La Rocque: 'Whatever we did to this point doesn't matter'". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
2. Yamashita, Andy (March 9, 2022). "Lady Rebels advance to NCAA Tournament for 1st time in 20 years". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
3. "UNLV vs. Arizona - Game Summary - March 19, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved March 19, 2022.