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

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

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.

Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

[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

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v t e Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
Venues	G. Rollie White Coliseum (1974–1997) Reed Arena (1998–present)
Rivalries	Texas
Culture & lore	History Reed Rowdies "Aggie War Hymn"
People	Head coaches Gary Blair
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold