2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team will represent the University of Kentucky during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Kyra Elzy, will play most of their home games at Memorial Coliseum and two at Rupp Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 19
2021–22 record6–3 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
Rupp Arena
2021–22 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 South Carolina0–0 –10–0  1.000
No. 7т Tennessee0–0 –9–0  1.000
Ole Miss0–0 –9–1  .900
No. 17 Georgia0–0 –8–1  .889
No. 22 LSU0–0 –7–1  .875
Alabama0–0 –9–2  .818
Arkansas0–0 –9–2  .818
Missouri0–0 –9–2  .818
No. 23 Texas A&M0–0 –9–2  .818
Mississippi State0–0 –7–2  .778
Florida0–0 –9–3  .750
No. 19 Kentucky0–0 –6–3  .667
Auburn0–0 –5–3  .625
Vanderbilt0–0 –6–5  .545
† 2022 SEC Tournament winner
As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the season 18–9 (9–6 SEC) to finish tied for fifth place in the conference. The Wildcats were invited to the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Idaho State in the First Round before losing to Iowa in the Second Round.

Offseason

Departures
Kentucky Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
KeKe McKinney3F6'1"SeniorKnoxville, TNTransferred to Charlotte
Tatyana Wyatt14F6'2"SeniorColumbus, GAGraduated
Chasity Patterson15G5'5"SeniorHouston, TXGraduated
Erin Toller20G5'7"FreshmanLouisville, KYDismissed from team
Kameron Roach23G5'6"RS JuniorHopkins, SCTransferred to Charlotte
[1][2][3]

2021 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jada Walker
G		 Richmond, VA Henrico HS 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 91
Kristen Crenshaw-Gill
G		 Youngstown, OH Valley Christian School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
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:

    Roster
    2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    C 00 Olivia Owens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS JrNiskayuna HS
    Maryland    		 Albany, NY
    G 1 Robyn Benton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrGreater Atlanta Christian School
    Auburn    		 Conyers, GA
    G 3 Jazmine Massengill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrHamilton Heights Christian Academy
    Tennessee    		 Chattanooga, TN
    G 4 Kristen Crenshaw-Gill 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrValley Christian School Youngstown, OH
    G 5 Blair Green  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrHarlan County HS Harlan County, KY
    G 10 Rhyne Howard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrBradley Central HS Cleveland, TN
    G 11 Jada Walker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrHenrico HS Richmond, VA
    G 12 Treasure Hunt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoHamilton Heights Christian Academy Chattanooga, TN
    F 21 Nyah Leveretter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoWestwood HS Blythewood, SC
    G 34 Emma King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrLincoln County HS Stanford, KY
    F 44 Dre'una Edwards 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrLiberty HS
    Utah    		 Compton, CA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule
    Memorial Coliseum during Kentucky's season-opening win against Presbyterian
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 4, 2021*
    7:00 pm    		 No. 13 Lee W 95–51 
    		 21 – Edwards  8 – Edwards  7 – Massengill  Memorial Coliseum (1,505)
    Lexington, KY
    Non-conference regular season
    November 9, 2021*
    7:00 pm, SECN+    		 No. 13 Presbyterian W 81–53  1–0
    		  20 – Edwards  9 – Hunt  7 – Tied  Memorial Coliseum (3,321)
    Lexington, KY
    November 11, 2021*
    7:00 pm, SECN+    		 No. 13 North Alabama W 98–56  2–0
    		  27 – Edwards  10 – Tied  5 – Walker  Memorial Coliseum (3,444)
    Lexington, KY
    November 14, 2021*
    5:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 13 at No. 8 Indiana L 67–88  2–1
    		  23 – Howard  9 – Howard  2 – Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,394)
    Bloomington, IN
    November 21, 2021*
    2:00 pm, SECN+    		 No. 19 Winthrop W 92–47  3–1
    		  22 – Howard  10 – Howard  10 – Howard  Memorial Coliseum (3,587)
    Lexington, KY
    November 27, 2021*
    8:30 pm, SECN+    		 No. 20 La Salle W 74–52  4–1
    		  22 – Edwards  11 – Edwards  7 – Massengill  Memorial Coliseum (3,383)
    Lexington, KY
    December 1, 2021*
    7:00 pm, SECN+    		 No. 16 West Virginia
    Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge    		 W 83–60  5–1
    		  27 – Howard  10 – Edwards  9 – Massengill  Memorial Coliseum (3,587)
    Lexington, KY
    December 5, 2021*
    2:00 pm, SECN+    		 No. 16 Merrimack W 90–56  6–1
    		  21 – Howard  11 – Edwards  8 – Massengill  Memorial Coliseum (3,541)
    Lexington, KY
    December 9, 2021*
    7:00 pm, SECN    		 No. 14 DePaul L 85–94  6–2
    		  22 – Benton  7 – Tied  5 – Massengill  Rupp Arena (4,906)
    Lexington, KY
    December 12, 2021*
    1:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 14 at No. 7 Louisville
    Jimmy V Classic    		 L 58–64  6–3
    		  14 – Tied  14 – Edwards  4 – Edwards  KFC Yum! Center (12,167)
    Louisville, KY
    December 17, 2021*
    7:00 pm, SECN+    		 No. 19 Morgan State     Memorial Coliseum 
    Lexington, KY
    December 19, 2021*
    2:00 pm, SECN+    		 No. 19 USC Upstate     Memorial Coliseum 
    Lexington, KY
    SEC regular season
    December 30, 2021
    8:00 pm, SECN+    		 at Auburn     Auburn Arena 
    Auburn, AL
    January 3, 2022
    7:00 pm, SECN    		 Mississippi State     Memorial Coliseum 
    Lexington, KY
    January 6, 2022
    7:00 pm, SECN+    		 Georgia     Memorial Coliseum 
    Lexington, KY
    January 9, 2021
    1:00 pm, ESPN    		 at South Carolina     Colonial Life Arena 
    Columbia, SC
    January 16, 2021
    		 at Tennessee     Thompson–Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, TN
    January 20, 2022
    7:00 pm, SECN    		 Florida     Memorial Coliseum 
    Lexington, KY
    January 23, 2022
    7:00 pm, SECN    		 Ole Miss     Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, KY
    January 27, 2021
    8:00 pm    		 at Vanderbilt     Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, TN
    January 30, 2021
    2:00 pm, SECN    		 at LSU     Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, LA
    February 6, 2022
    12:00 pm, ESPN2    		 Texas A&M     Memorial Coliseum 
    Lexington, KY
    February 10, 2022
    7:00 pm, ESPN    		 South Carolina     Memorial Coliseum 
    Lexington, KY
    February 13, 2021
    2:00 pm, SECN    		 at Alabama     Coleman Coliseum 
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    February 17, 2022
    7:00 pm, SECN+    		 Vanderbilt     Memorial Coliseum 
    Lexington, KY
    February 20, 2021
    2:00 pm, SECN    		 at Arkansas     Bud Walton Arena 
    Fayetteville, AR
    February 24, 2021
    8:00 pm, SECN+    		 at Missouri     Mizzou Arena 
    Columbia, MO
    February 27, 2022
    4:00 pm, SECN    		 Auburn     Memorial Coliseum 
    Lexington, KY
    SEC Tournament
    March 2–6, 2022
    		       Bridgestone Arena 
    Nashville, TN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.
    [4]

    See also

    References
    1. "Niners Add Kentucky Transfer Roach to 2021-22 Roster". charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
    2. "Consuegra Bolsters Lineup with Grad Transfer McKinney from Kentucky". charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
    3. "Former Sacred Heart star Erin Toller dismissed from UK women's basketball team". courier-journal.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
    4. "Kentucky WBB Announces 2021-22 Schedule". ukathletics.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
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