2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Arizona during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by sixth-year head coach Adia Barnes. This will be the Wildcats' 48th season at the on-campus McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona and 43rd season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference.

2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 4
2021–22 record9–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ashley Davis (1st season)
  • Salvo Coppa (6th season)
  • Erin Grant (1st season)
Home arenaMcKale Center
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Arizona0–0 –9–0  1.000
Colorado0–0 –9–0  1.000
Washington State0–0 –8–1  .889
California0–0 –7–2  .778
Utah0–0 –7–2  .778
No. 3 Stanford0–0 –6–2  .750
Oregon0–0 –6–3  .667
USC0–0 –6–3  .667
Oregon State0–0 –5–3  .625
UCLA0–0 –5–3  .625
Arizona State0–0 –5–5  .500
Washington0–0 –3–3  .500
† 2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of December 16, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the season second behind Stanford in the Pacific-12 conference with a 13–4 record. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2021 Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to no. 9 ranked UCLA and As a no. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Stony Brook and BYU in the first and second rounds, no. 4 ranked Texas A&M in the Sweet Sixteen, they won their region with a win over no. 12 ranked Indiana in the first-ever Elite Eight, knocked off no. 1 ranked UConn in the first-ever Final Four. Arizona reached the first-ever National Championship game, losing to no. 2 ranked Stanford (in a rematch from earlier this season) 54–53 and finishing the season with a 21–6 record.

Offseason

Departures
Arizona Wildcats Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Trinity Baptiste0F6'0SeniorTampa, Florida
Aari McDonald2G5'7RS SeniorFresno, California
Tara Manumaleuga3G5'10SophomoreGold Coast, QLD, Australia
Mara Mote11G5'11SophomoreCēsis, Latvia
Marta Garcia22G6'3FreshmanSevilla, Spain
Reference:

Transfers
Incoming Transfers
Name Number Position Height Year Hometown Previous School Remaining Eligibility Notes
Taylor Chavez3G5'10"JuniorSurprise, AZOregon2Transfer from Oregon.
Koi Love5F6'0"SophomoreOrlando, FLVanderbilt3Transfer from Vanderbilt.
Ariyah Copeland22F6'3"SeniorColumbus, GAAlabama1Transfer from Alabama.
Reference:

2021 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aaronette Vonleh
G		 West Linn, OR West Linn HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Jul 11, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 91
Anna Gret Asi
G		 Tartu, Estonia University of Tartu 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A Jul 13, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Gisela Sanchez
F		 Barcelona, Spain Segle XXI 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Feb 11, 2021 
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:

  • "2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

    2022 recruiting class

    Preseason

    Preseason rankings
    • October 12 and November 3, 2021 - The Arizona Wildcats are picked to finish 5th in the both of Media and Coaches of the PAC-12 Preseason polls.
    • October 19, 2021 - Arizona received No. 22 in the AP Poll Top 25.

    Preseason awards watchlists
    • October 26, 2021 – Taylor Chavez is named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award top 20 watch list (Best shooting guard) [1]
    • October 27, 2021 – Sam Thomas is named to the Cheryl Miller Award top 20 watch list (Best small forward) [2]
    • November 9, 2021 - Sam Thomas is named to the Naismith Trophy top 50 watchlist (the most outstanding female basketball player) [3]

    Preseason All Pac-12 teams
    • November 3, 2021 – Preseason All-Pac-12 team: Sam Thomas and Cate Reese.

    Personal

    Roster

    Source:[4]

    2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Anna Gret Asi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrUniversity of Tartu   Tartu, Estonia  
    G 1 Shaina Pellington 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrDunabarton   / Oklahoma   Pickering, ON  
    G 3 Taylor Chavez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrValley Vista   /Oregon   Surprise, AZ  
    G 4 Madison Conner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrAZ Compass Prep   Chandler, AZ  
    F 5 Koi Love 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrMiami Country Day School /Vanderbilt   Orlando, FL  
    G 10 Derin Erdogan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Soİstanbul Üniversitesi SK   Istanbul, Turkey  
    G 13 Helena Pueyo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrSegle XXI   Palma de Mallorca, Spain  
    F 14 Sam Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GSCentennial   Bloomfield Hills, MI  
    F 21 Aaronette Vonleh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrWest Linn   West Linn, OR  
    F 22 Ariyah Copeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GSColumbus  /Alabama   Columbus, GA

     

    G 23 Bendu Yeaney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSt. Mary's  /Indiana   Portland, OR

     

    F 25 Cate Reese 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrCypress   Cypress, TX  
    F 30 Gisela Sanchez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSegle XXI   Barcelona, Spain  
    F 32 Lauren Ware 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoCentury   Bismarck, ND  
    C 34 Semaj Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SrSt. Anthony   Long Beach, CA  
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: November 3, 2021

    Coaching staff
    NamePositionYear at ArizonaAlma Mater (year)
    Adia BarnesHead Coach6thArizona (1998)
    Salvo CoppaAssistant Coach6thIULM (2003)
    Ashley DavisAssistant Coach1stTCU (2007)
    Erin GrantAssistant Coach1stTexas Tech (2006)
    Jessika CarringtonDirector of Basketball Operations6thOklahoma (2012)
    Kortney DunbarDirector of Players Recruiting1stTennessee (2018)
    Sierra BoneGraduate Assistant1stKansas City (2017)

    Depth chart
    Pos. Starting 5 Bench
    C
    PF
    SF
    SG
    PG

    Schedule

    Source:[5]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Oct. 28, 2021*
    6:00 p.m.    		 No. 22 Eastern New Mexico W 84–25 
    		 12 – 2 Tied  6 – Copeland  4 – 3 Tied  McKale Center (5,948)
    Tucson, AZ
    Nov. 5, 2021*
    6:30 p.m.    		 No. 22 Arizona Christian W 110–39 
    		 18 – Conner  12 – Reese  6 – Pueyo  McKale Center (6,124)
    Tucson, AZ
    Regular season (9-0)
    Nov. 9, 2021*
    5:00 p.m.    		 No. 22 CSUN W 87–44  1–0
    		  14 – Tied  6 – Vonleh  5 – Pellington  McKale Center (6,154)
    Tucson, AZ
    Nov. 12, 2021*
    2:30 p.m., ESPNU    		 No. 22 vs. No. 6 Louisville
    Mammoth Sports Construction Invitational    		 W 61–59 OT 2–0
    		  21 – Reese  10 – Ware  5 – Tied  Sanford Pentagon (2,345)
    Sioux Falls, SD
    Nov. 15, 2021*
    6:30 p.m.    		 No. 11 Texas Southern W 93–38  3–0
    		  15 – Reese  11 – Reese  4 – Yeaney  McKale Center (6,261)
    Tucson, AZ
    Nov. 19, 2021*
    6:30 p.m.    		 No. 11 Marist W 78–36  4–0
    		  14 – Thomas  9 – Love  4 – Pellington  McKale Center (6,787)
    Tucson, AZ
    Nov. 25, 2021*
    1:15 p.m., ESPN3    		 No. 9 vs. Vanderbilt
    Paradise Jam Tournament    		 W 48–46  5–0
    		  13 – Thomas  6 – Copeland  5 – Pueyo  Sports and Fitness Center (3,500)
    Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
    Nov. 26, 2021*
    1:15 p.m., ESPN3    		 No. 9 vs. DePaul
    Paradise Jam Tournament    		 W 75–68  6–0
    		  19 – Reese  8 – Reese  6 – Yeaney  Sports and Fitness Center (246)
    Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
    Nov. 27, 2021*
    1:15 p.m., ESPN3    		 No. 9 vs. Rutgers
    Paradise Jam Tournamenr    		 W 80–44  7–0
    		  16 – Reese  6 – Copeland  4 – Conner  Sports and Fitness Center (244)
    Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
    Dec. 3, 2021*
    		 No. 7 at UC Riverside Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols from UC Riverside UC Riverside Student Recreation Center 
    Riverside, CA
    Dec. 9, 2021*
    6:30 p.m.    		 No. 6 North Dakota State W 59–47  8–0
    		  16 – Pellington  6 – Tied  3 – Tied  McKale Center (7,037)
    Tucson, AZ
    Dec. 12, 2021*
    1:00 p.m.    		 No. 6 New Mexico W 77–60  9–0
    		  15 – Conner  12 – Reese  4 – Tied  McKale Center (8,884)
    Tucson, AZ
    Dec. 17, 2021*
    4:00 p.m., ESPN+    		 No. 4 at Northern Arizona     Walkup Skydome 
    Flagstaff, AZ
    Dec. 19, 2021*
    3:30 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 4 vs. No. 11 Texas
    Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge    		     T-Mobile Arena 
    Las Vegas, NV
    Pac-12 Regular season (0-0)
    Dec. 31, 2021
    9:00 p.m.,  P12N    		 at USC     Galen Center 
    Los Angeles, CA
    Jan. 2, 2022
    3:00 p.m., P12N    		 at UCLA     Pauley Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, CA
    Jan. 7, 2022
    6:00 p.m., P12N    		 Washington State     McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    Jan. 9, 2022
    12:00 p.m., P12N    		 Washington     McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    Jan. 13, 2022
    8:00 p.m., P12N    		 at Oregon State     Gill Coliseum 
    Corvallis, OR
    Jan. 15, 2022
    3:30 p.m., P12N    		 at Oregon     Matthew Knight Arena 
    Eugene, OR
    Jan. 21, 2022
    7:00 p.m., P12N    		 Utah     McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    Jan. 23, 2022
    12:00 p.m., P12N    		 Colorado     McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    Jan. 28, 2022
    8:00 p.m., P12N    		 at California     Haas Pavilion 
    Berkeley, CA
    Jan. 30, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 at Stanford     Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, CA
    Feb. 4, 2022
    8:00 p.m., P12N    		 Oregon     McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    Feb. 6, 2022
    12:00 p.m., P12N    		 Oregon State     McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    Feb. 11, 2022
    7:00 p.m., P12N    		 at Arizona State
    Territorial Cup    		     Desert Financial Arena 
    Tempe, AZ
    Feb. 13, 2022
    12:00 p.m., P12N    		 Arizona State
    Territorial Cup    		     McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    Feb. 18, 2022
    8:00 p.m., P12N    		 at Washington     Alaska Airlines Arena 
    Seattle, WA
    Feb. 20, 2022
    1:00 p.m., P12N    		 Washington State     Beasley Coliseum 
    Pullman, WA
    Feb. 24, 2022
    7:00 p.m., P12N    		 UCLA     McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    Feb. 26, 2022
    12:00 p.m., P12N    		 USC     McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    Pac-12 Women's Tournament (0-0)
    March 2, 2022
    		 vs.      Michelob Ultra Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    Game Summaries

    This section will be filled in as the season progresses.

    vs Cal State Northridge
    TBD
    November 9
    5:00 p.m.
    Cal State Northridge Matadors 47, No. 22 Arizona Wildcats 88
    Scoring by quarter: 5–15, 13–32, 12–19, 14–21
    Pts: Kayanna Spriggs, 9
    Rebs: Kayanna Spriggs, 6
    Asts: Tied, 2    		 Pts: Tied, 14
    Rebs: Aaronette Vonleh, 6
    Asts: Shania Pellington, 6
    McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
    Attendance: 6,154
    Referees: Melissa Barlow, Brian Woods, Sha'Rae Mitchell

    vs No. 6 Louisville
    ESPNU
    November 12
    2:30 p.m.
    No. 6 Louisville Cardinals 59, No. 22 Arizona Wildcats 61 (OT)
    'Scoring by quarter: 9-8, 13–17, 18–16, 14–13, Overtime: 5–7
    Pts: Hailey Van Lith, 19
    Rebs: Emily Engstler, 8
    Asts: Chelsie Hall, 3    		 Pts: Cate Reese, 21
    Rebs: Lauren Ware, 10
    Asts: Helena Pueyo, 5
    Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, SD
    Attendance: 2,345
    Referees: Roy Gulbeyan, Maj Forsberg, Katie Lukanich

    vs Texas Southern
    TBD
    November 15
    6:30 p.m.
    Texas Southern Lady Tigers 38, No. 11 Arizona Wildcats 93
    Scoring by quarter: 9–24, 6–24, 6–17, 17–28
    Pts: Niya Mitchell, 12
    Rebs: Niya Mitchell, 10
    Asts: Ashley Austin, 2    		 Pts: Cate Reese, 15
    Rebs: Cate Reese, 11
    Asts: Bendy Yeaney, 4
    McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
    Attendance: 6,261
    Referees: Anita Ortega, Kenneth Nash, Stacie Blow

    vs Marist
    TBD
    November 19
    6:30 p.m.
    Marist Red Wolves 36, No. 11 Arizona Wildcats 78
    Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 8–20, 5–26, 9–20
    Pts: Kendall Krick, 8
    Rebs: Emma Wax, 4
    Asts: Emma Wax, 2    		 Pts: Sam Thomas, 14
    Rebs: Koi Love, 9
    Asts: Shania Pellington, 4
    McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
    Attendance: 6,787
    Referees: Michael Price, Marc Merritt, Cheryl Flores

    vs Vanderbilt
    ESPN3
    November 25
    1:15 p.m.
    Vanderbilt Commodores 46, No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 48
    Scoring by quarter: 7–11, 9–13, 11–14, 19–10
    Pts: Iyana Moore, 10
    Rebs: 2 Tied, 6
    Asts: 2 Tied, 2    		 Pts: Sam Thomas, 13
    Rebs: Ariyah Copeland, 6
    Asts: Helena Pueyo, 5
    Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
    Attendance: 3,500
    Referees: Rod Creech, Karlenna Tobin, Sarah Williams

    vs DePaul
    ESPN3
    November 26
    1:15 p.m.
    No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 75, DePaul Blue Demons 68
    Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 17-17, 15-17, 24-17
    Pts: Cate Reese, 19
    Rebs: Cate Reese, 8
    Asts: Bendu Yeaney, 6    		 Pts: Aneesah Morrow, 24
    Rebs: Aneesah Morrow, 16
    Asts: Sonya Morris, 4
    Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
    Attendance: 246
    Referees: Rod Creech, Jeffrey Smith, Krystle Apellaniz

    vs Rutgers
    ESPN3
    November 27
    1:15 p.m.
    Rutgers Scarlet Knights 44, No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 80
    Scoring by quarter: 2–12, 6–34, 16–15, 20–19
    Pts: Oshlynn Brown, 9
    Rebs: Tied, 5
    Asts: Tied, 1    		 Pts: Cate Reese, 16
    Rebs: Ariyah Copeland, 6
    Asts: Madison Conner, 4
    Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
    Attendance: 244
    Referees: Bruce Morris, Karleena Tobin, Tim Resch

    vs North Dakota State
    November 27
    6:30 p.m.
    North Dakota State Bison vs. Arizona Wildcats
    McKale Center, Tucson, AZ

    vs New Mexico
    December 12
    New Mexico Lobos vs. Arizona Wildcats
    McKale Center, Tucson, AZ

    Player statistics
    PlayerGames PlayedMinutesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints
    ReeseCate Reese584194132542155
    WareLauren Ware583142925310237
    ThomasSam Thomas58012613976432
    PellingtonShaina Pellington57951412140517
    YeaneyBendu Yeaney576125110120730
    Chavez Taylor Chavez0000000000
    Conner Madison Conner0000000000
    Copeland Ariyah Copeland0000000000
    Erdogan Derin Erdogan0000000000
    Gret Asi Anna Gret Asi0000000000
    Love Koi Love0000000000
    Pueyo Helena Pueyo0000000000
    Sanchez Gisela Sanchez0000000000
    Smith Semaj Smith0000000000
    Vonleh Aaronette Vonleh0000000000
    Total – – – – – – – – – –
    Opponents – – – – − − − − − −

    Awards & milestones

    Players
    • Points: C. Reese, 21 (Louisville)
    • Rebounds: C. Reese, 11 (Texas Southern)
    • Assists: Tied, 5 (Cal State Northridge & Louisville)
    • Steals: K. Love, 4 (Texas Southern & Marist)
    • Blocks: L. Ware, 4 (Marist)
    • Minutes: C. Reese, 33 (Louisville)

    Team
    • Points: 93 (Texas Southern)
    • Field Goals: 36 (Texas Southern)
    • Field Goal Attempts: 67 (Texas Southern)
    • 3 Point Field Goals Made: 11 (Marist)
    • 3 Point Field Goals Attempts: 24 (Marist)
    • Free Throws Made:12 (Louisville)
    • Free Throws Attempts:14 (Louisville)
    • Rebounds:53 (Marist)
    • Assists:27 (Cal State Northridge)
    • Steals:15 (Texas Southern)
    • Blocked Shots:10 (Marist)
    • Turnovers:17 (Louisville)
    • Fouls:21 (Louisville)

    Weekly awards

    Cate Reese

    • Pac-12 Women's Basketball Player of the Week 1 (Nov. 15)[6]

    Rankings
    Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
    Season    		Week
    2    		Week
    3    		Week
    4    		Week
    5    		Week
    6    		Week
    7    		Week
    8    		Week
    9    		Week
    10    		Week
    11    		Week
    12    		Week
    13    		Week
    14    		Week
    15    		Week
    16    		Week
    17    		Final
    AP 22 11 9 7 6 4
    Coaches 15 12^ 11 10 8
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      Not ranked previous week
    RV   Received votes
    NR   Not ranked
    ( )   Number of first place votes

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
    ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

    See also

    References
    1. "2022 PRESEASON WATCH LIST".
    2. "2022 PRESEASON WATCH LIST".
    3. "2022 Women's Jersey Mike's Naismith Awards Watch List".
    4. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster". arizonawildcats.com. Arizona Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
    5. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". arizonawildcats.com. University of Arizona. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
    6. "Pac-12 POW, Week 1". pac12.com. November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
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