2021–22 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

2021–22 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
2021–22 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–14 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach	Kristy Curry (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Janese Constantine; Kelly Curry; Roman Tubner;
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum
	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

The 2021–22 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by ninth-year head coach Kristy Curry, plays their home games at Coleman Coliseum and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season[edit]

The Crimson Tide finished the season 17–10 (8–8 SEC) to finish in seventh place in the conference. They received an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Second Round, defeating North Carolina in the First Round before falling to Maryland.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Alabama Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Keyara Jones	2	G	5'6"	Junior	Heidelberg, MS	Graduated
Jordan Lewis	3	G	5'7"	RS Senior	Windermere, FL	Transferred to Baylor
Destiny Rice	11	G	5'8"	Sophomore	Shreveport, LA	Transferred to Louisiana
Ariyah Copeland	22	F	6'3"	Senior	Columbus, GA	Transferred to Arizona
De'Sha Benjamin	24	G	6'0"	Junior	Augusta, GA	Transferred to UT Arlington
Alana Busby-Dunphy	32	F	6'3"	Sophomore	Eureka, CA	Transferred to Florida A&M
Jasmine Walker	40	F	6'3"	Senior	Montgomery, AL	Drafted 7th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks
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2021 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Kayla Blackshear F	Orlando, FL	Lake Highland Preparatory School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Kayla Blackshear F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Taylor Cullinan F	Dallas, GA	North Paulding High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Taylor Cullinan F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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:

Incoming transfers[edit]

Alabama Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
JaMya Mingo-Young	2	G	5'8"	Junior	Loranger, LA	Mississippi State
Jada Rice	31	C	6'4"	Graduate Student	Suwanee, GA	NC State
Nia Daniel	32	G	5'10"	Junior	Harrisburg, NC	Gulf Coast State College
Khyla Wade-Warren	33	F	6'2"	Sophomore	Selmer, TN	Texas Tech
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Roster[edit]

2021–22 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ahriahna Grizzle	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Bill Crothers Secondary School	Toronto, ON
G	1	Megan Abrams	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Lafayette Christian Academy	Lafayette, LA
G	2	JaMya Mingo-Young	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Loranger HS Mississippi State	Loranger, LA
G	4	Taylor Sutton	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Sr	Greater Atlanta Christian School Middle Tennessee	Atlanta, GA
G	5	Hannah Barber	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Homewood HS	Homewood, AL
F	12	Allie Craig Cruce	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Lauderdale County HS	Killen, AL
F	13	Kayla Blackshear	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Lake Highland Preparatory School	Orlando, FL
G/F	15	Myra Gordon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	L. D. Bell HS	Fort Worth, TX
C	20	Ruth Koang	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	Young Women's College Prep South Plains College	Rochester, NY
G	23	Brittany Davis	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Greenville HS Gulf Coast State College	Manchester, GA
C	31	Jada Rice	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Sr	Collins Hill HS NC State	Suwanee, GA
G	32	Nia Daniel	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Hickory Ridge HS Gulf Coast State College	Harrisburg, NC
F	33	Khyla Wade-Warren	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	McNairy Central HS Texas Tech	Selmer, TN
F	45	Taylor Cullinan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	North Paulding HS	Dallas, GA

Head coach

Kristy Curry (Louisiana–Monroe)

Assistant coach(es)

Janese Constantine (Wisconsin)
Kelly Curry (Texas A&M)
Roman Tubner (Centenary)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 6:00 pm		Alabama–Huntsville	W 87–41		19 – Daniel	10 – Rice	3 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 5:00 pm, SECN+		Charleston Southern	W 109–32	1–0	25 – Davis	12 – Davis	5 – Mingo-Young	Coleman Coliseum (452) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 14, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Tulane	L 66–69	1–1	21 – Abrams	7 – Mingo-Young	3 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (1,792) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 17, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Southern Miss	W 86–54	2–1	23 – Davis	12 – Mingo-Young	4 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (1,784) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 21, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Duke Maggie Dixon Classic	L 71–74	2–2	27 – Abrams	7 – Abrams	3 – Mingo-Young	Schollmaier Arena (2,146) Fort Worth, TX
November 24, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Mercer	W 55–48	3–2	17 – Abrams	9 – Davis	6 – Barber	Coleman Coliseum (792) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 26, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Western Carolina	W 77–43	4–2	17 – Abrams	7 – Tied	5 – Barber	Coleman Coliseum (1,770) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 28, 2021* 1:00 p.m., SECN		Bethune–Cookman	W 89–45	5–2	16 – Tied	9 – Wade-Warren	6 – Sutton	Coleman Coliseum (1,804) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 30, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Memphis	W 71–44	6–2	14 – Tied	11 – Rice	4 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (1,742) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 3, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Houston	W 77–67	7–2	23 – Abrams	8 – Davis	4 – Mingo-Young	Coleman Coliseum (1,877) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 5, 2021*		at Chattanooga	W 80–64	8–2	26 – Mingo-Young	11 – Mingo-Young	3 – Barber	McKenzie Arena (1,425) Chattanooga, TN
December 13, 2021* 11:30 am, SECN+		Sam Houston State	W 84–50	9–2	21 – Abrams	11 – Mingo-Young	4 – Barber	Coleman Coliseum (2,500) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 16, 2021* 6:30 pm		at Little Rock	Canceled					Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
December 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Winthrop	Canceled					Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
December 30, 2021 5:30 p.m., SECN+		at No. 7 Tennessee	L 44–62	9–3 (0–1)	12 – Davis	8 – Tied	4 – Davis	Thompson–Boling Arena (8,124) Knoxville, TN
January 2, 2022 4:00 pm, SECN		Auburn	W 56–53	10–3 (1–1)	14 – Mingo-Young	11 – Davis	3 – Barber	Coleman Coliseum (2,985) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 6, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+		Mississippi State	L 62–65	10–4 (1–2)	19 – Barber	10 – Rice	4 – Mingo-Young	Coleman Coliseum (1,922) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 9, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN		at No. 15 Georgia	L 68–72	10–5 (1–3)	18 – Davis	5 – Mingo-Young	4 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (3,453) Athens, GA
January 13, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+		at Ole Miss	L 56–86	10–6 (1–4)	20 – Davis	7 – Davis	3 – Abrams	SJB Pavilion (1,391) Oxford, MS
January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+		Florida	L 77–85	10–7 (1–5)	22 – Abrams	10 – Davis	2 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (2,001) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 20, 2022 8:00 pm, SECN		Arkansas	L 71–99	10–8 (1–6)	22 – Mingo-Young	8 – Davis	5 – Barber	Coleman Coliseum (1,911) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 23, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPNU		at Auburn	W 75–68	11–8 (2–6)	24 – Davis	8 – Davis	3 – Tied	Auburn Arena (4,196) Auburn, AL
January 30, 2022 5:00 pm, SECN		Missouri	L 61–77	11–9 (2–7)	15 – Mingo-Young	5 – Davis	2 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (2,103) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 3, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 1 South Carolina	L 51–83	11–10 (2–8)	20 – Davis	11 – Mingo-Young	2 – Mingo-Young	Colonial Life Arena (11,875) Columbia, SC
February 6, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN		at Vanderbilt	W 77–71 ^OT	12–10 (3–8)	25 – Davis	9 – Davis	3 – Abrams	Memorial Gymnasium (1,992) Nashville, TN
February 13, 2022 1:00 pm, SECN		Kentucky	L 63–67	12–11 (3–9)	21 – Abrams	10 – Mingo-Young	4 – Mingo-Young	Coleman Coliseum (2,049) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 17, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+		No. 12 Tennessee	W 74–64	13–11 (4–9)	27 – Abrams	10 – Mingo-Young	5 – Mingo-Young	Coleman Coliseum (2,001) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 20, 2022 5:00 pm, SECN		at Texas A&M	W 81–79 ^2OT	14–11 (5–9)	32 – Davis	10 – Mingo–Young	5 – Barber	Reed Arena (3,825) College Station, TX
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 8 LSU	L 50–58	14–12 (5–10)	18 – Davis	11 – Davis	3 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,421) Baton Rouge, LA
February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+		Vanderbilt	W 77–71	15–12 (6–10)	32 – Davis	10 – Mingo-Young	5 – Barber	Coleman Coliseum (2,328) Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC Tournament
March 2, 2022 1:30 pm, SECN	(11)	vs. (14) Auburn First Round	W 75–68	16–12	25 – Abrams	15 – Mingo-Young	5 – Abrams	Bridgestone Arena (6,446) Nashville, TN
March 3, 2022 8:30 pm, SECN	(11)	vs. (6) No. 24 Georgia Second Round	W 74–62	17–12	26 – Davis	7 – Abrams	5 – Barber	Bridgestone Arena (6,500) Nashville, TN
March 4, 2022 8:30 pm, SECN	(11)	vs. (3) No. 18 Tennessee Quarterfinals	L 59–74	17–13	19 – Abrams	6 – Mingo-Young	4 – Barber	Bridgestone Arena (7,704) Nashville, TN
WNIT
March 17, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Troy First Round	W 82–79	18–13	24 – Abrams	15 – Rice	5 – Davis	Trojan Arena (2,262) Troy, AL
March 21, 2022* 6:30 pm		at Tulane Second Round	W 81–77	19–13	22 – Davis	10 – Davis	4 – Davis	Devlin Fieldhouse (575) New Orleans, LA
March 24, 2022* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Houston Third Round	W 79–64	20–13	18 – Tied	8 – Davis	4 – Mingo-Young	Coleman Coliseum (739) Tuscaloosa, AL
March 27, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at South Dakota State Quarterfinals	L 73–78	20–14	28 – Davis	6 – Rice	4 – Tied	Frost Arena (4,268) Brookings, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Keyara Jones returns to JC as women's assistant basketball coach". jucoweekly.org. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
^ "Women's Basketball Adds Two During Spring Signing Period". ragincajuns.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
^ "Arizona adds Alabama grad transfer Ariyah Copeland, a big boost for the frontcourt". azdesertswarm.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
^ "Lady Mavs Add Alabama Transfer De'Sha Benjamin". utamavs.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
^ "Women's Basketball Inks Daniel and Rice". rolltide.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
^ "Alabama Women's Basketball Announces Challenging 2021-22 Southeastern Conference Schedule". rolltide.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.

[1] "Keyara Jones returns to JC as women's assistant basketball coach". jucoweekly.org. Retrieved October 11, 2021.

[2] "Women's Basketball Adds Two During Spring Signing Period". ragincajuns.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.

[3] "Arizona adds Alabama grad transfer Ariyah Copeland, a big boost for the frontcourt". azdesertswarm.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.

[4] "Lady Mavs Add Alabama Transfer De'Sha Benjamin". utamavs.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.

[5] "Women's Basketball Inks Daniel and Rice". rolltide.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.

[6] "Alabama Women's Basketball Announces Challenging 2021-22 Southeastern Conference Schedule". rolltide.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.

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v t e Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
Venues	Coleman Coliseum (1975–2011, 2016–present) Foster Auditorium (1974–1975, 2011–2016)
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics