2021–22 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team will represent Clemson University during the 2021–22 college basketball season. The Tigers will be led by fourth year head coach Amanda Butler. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, play their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum.

2021–22 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2021–22 record5–4 (0–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joy Smith (4th season)
  • Daniel Barber (4th season)
  • Priscilla Edwards (1st season)
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 NC State1–0 1.00010–1  .909
No. 21 Notre Dame1–0 1.0009–2  .818
Syracuse1–1 .5007–4  .636
No. 25 North Carolina0–0 –9–0  1.000
Wake Forest0–0 –10–1  .909
No. 15 Duke0–0 –8–1  .889
No. 6 Louisville0–0 –8–1  .889
No. 18 Georgia Tech0–0 –8–2  .800
Boston College0–0 –7–2  .778
Virginia Tech0–0 –8–3  .727
Miami (FL)0–0 –7–3  .700
Florida State0–0 –6–3  .667
Virginia0–0 –3–7  .300
Pittsburgh0–1 .0008–3  .727
Clemson0–1 .0005–4  .556
† 2022 ACC Tournament winner
As of December 15, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

During the offseason, assistant coach Shimmy Gray-Miller left Clemson to become assistant coach at Minnesota.[1] The Tigers hired Priscilla Edwards as her replacement.[2]

Previous Season

The Tigers finished the 2020–21 season 12–14 and 5–12 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Notre Dame in the Second Round before losing to Georgia Tech in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated Ohio in the First Round before losing to Delaware in the Second Round to end their season.

Offseason

Departures
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Destiny Thomas1G5'10"SeniorPelham, GAGraduated
Kaylee Sticker2G5'11"SophomoreDawsonville, GATransferred to Samford[3]
Kendall Spray3G5'5" SeniorMount Juliet, TNTransferred to Florida Gulf Coast[4]
Danae McNeal22G6'0"SophomoreSwansea, SCTransferred to East Carolina[5]
Mikayla Hayes24C6'3" JuniorMinneapolis, MNTransferred to Xavier[6]
Shania Meertens31G5'8"SeniorWinter Springs, FLTransferred to UCF[7]
Chyna Cotton32G5'10"SeniorMonroe, GAGraduated
Nique Cherry35F6'1"SeniorLaurel, MSTransferred to Austin Peay[8]
Tylar Bennett55C6'4"SeniorRedford, MITransferred to East Carolina[5]

Incoming Transfers
Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Daisha Bradford2G5'9"JuniorMobile, ALJones College[9]
Kiara Lewis23G5'8"Graduate StudentChicago, ILSyracuse[10]
Latrese Saine40C6'4"Graduate StudentWest Memphis, ARSoutheast Missouri State[11]

2021 recruiting class

Source:[12]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kionna Gaines
G		 Columbus, Georgia Carver 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
Makayla Elmore
F		 Fostoria, Ohio Hopewell-Loudon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Sydney Standifer
PG		 Argyle, Texas Argyle 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
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:

    Roster

    Source:[13]

    2021–22 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 00 Delicia Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GSBaker County
    Florida    		 Macclenny, FL
    C 1 Eno Inyang 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSaint Cloud St. Cloud, FL
    G 2 Daisha Bradford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrJones College Mobile, AL
    F 3 Makayla Elmore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrHopewell-Loudon Fostoria, OH
    G 4 Weronika Hipp 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoEagle's Landing Christian Academy Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
    F 5 Amari Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrDouglas County Douglasville, GA
    G 10 Gabby Elliot 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoDetroit Edison Public Academy Detroit, Michigan
    G 12 Hannah Hank 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrForestville Port Lincoln, Australia
    G 15 Kionna Gaines 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrCarver Columbus, GA
    F 21 Skylar Blackstock 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrWando Charleston, SC
    G 23 Kiara Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GSWhitney Young
    Syracuse    		 Chicago, Illinios
    G 25 Sydney Standifer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrArgyle Argyle, TX
    G 30 Madi Ott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrFrisco Centennial Frisco, TX
    C 40 Latrese Saine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GSWest Memphis
    Southeast Missouri State    		 West Memphis, AR
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: August 4, 2021

    Schedule

    Source:[14]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular Season
    November 10, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 USC Upstate W 64–47  1–0
    		  16 – Bradford  10 – Inyang  2 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (615)
    Clemson, SC
    November 14, 2021*
    Noon, ACCNX    		 Columbia L 78–82  1–1
    		  20 – Lewis  11 – Lewis  2 – Bradford  Littlejohn Coliseum (545)
    Clemson, SC
    November 17, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., SECN+    		 at No. 1 South Carolina
    Rivalry    		 L 45–76  1–2
    		  11 – Elliot  5 – Robinson  2 – Robinson  Colonial Life Arena (13,363)
    Columbia, SC
    November 21, 2021*
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Penn State W 67–64  2–2
    		  19 – Elliot  12 – Washington  6 – Washington  Littlejohn Coliseum (805)
    Clemson, SC
    November 24, 2021*
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 North Florida W 84–72  3–2
    		  23 – Washington  11 – Washington  5 – Lewis  Littlejohn Coliseum (423)
    Clemson, SC
    November 28, 2021*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Mount Saint Mary's W 83–59  4–2
    		  20 – Inyang  9 – Inyang  4 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (436)
    Clemson, SC
    December 2, 2021*
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Northwestern
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge    		 L 61–72  4–3
    		  18 – Washington  7 – Robinson  4 – Washington  Littlejohn Coliseum (502)
    Clemson, SC
    December 5, 2021*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Presbyterian W 48–42  5–3
    		  17 – Robinson  12 – Robinson  3 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (577)
    Clemson, SC
    December 11, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Syracuse L 46–86  5–4
    (0–1)    		  7 – Bradford  7 – Tied  3 – Washington  Carrier Dome (1,009)
    Syracuse, NY
    December 17, 2021*
    7:00 p.m.    		 Wofford     Littlejohn Coliseum 
    Clemson, SC
    December 20, 2021*
    8:00 p.m.    		 vs. LSU
    West Palm Beach Invitational    		     Massimino Court 
    West Palm Beach, FL
    December 21, 2021*
    3:30 p.m.    		 vs. Dayton
    West Palm Beach Invitational    		     Massimino Court 
    West Palm Beach, FL
    December 30, 2021
    7:00 p.m.    		 NC State     Littlejohn Coliseum 
    Clemson, SC
    January 2, 2022
    6:00 p.m.    		 at North Carolina     Carmichael Arena 
    Chapel Hill, NC
    January 6, 2022
    6:00 p.m.    		 at Florida State     Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, FL
    January 9, 2022
    Noon    		 Boston College     Littlejohn Coliseum 
    Clemson, SC
    January 13, 2022
    7:00 p.m.    		 Miami (FL)     Littlejohn Coliseum 
    Clemson, SC
    January 16, 2022
    6:00 p.m.    		 at Virginia Tech     Cassell Coliseum 
    Blacksburg, VA
    January 20, 2022
    7:00 p.m.    		 at Wake Forest     LJVM Coliseum 
    Winston–Salem, NC
    January 23, 2022
    Noon    		 Florida State     Littlejohn Coliseum 
    Clemson, SC
    January 27, 2022
    7:00 p.m.    		 Pittsburgh     Littlejohn Coliseum 
    Clemson, SC
    January 30, 2022
    6:00 p.m.    		 Georgia Tech     Littlejohn Coliseum 
    Clemson, SC
    February 3, 2022
    6:00 p.m.    		 Louisville     Littlejohn Coliseum 
    Clemson, SC
    February 6, 2022
    4:00 p.m.    		 at Virginia     John Paul Jones Arena 
    Charlottesville, VA
    February 13, 2022
    Noon    		 at Georgia Tech     McCamish Pavilion 
    Atlanta, GA
    February 20, 2022
    2:00 p.m.    		 Duke     Littlejohn Coliseum 
    Clemson, SC
    February 24, 2022
    8:00 p.m.    		 at Notre Dame     Purcell Pavilion 
    Notre Dame, IN
    February 27, 2022
    4:30 p.m.    		 at Miami (FL)     Watsco Center 
    Coral Gables, FL
    ACC Women's Tournament

    		 vs.      Greensboro Coliseum 
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Rankings
    Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Regular Season Polls
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    19    		Final
    AP N/A
    Coaches
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      Not ranked previous week
    (RV)   Received Votes

    See also

    References
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