2021–22 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

The 2021–22 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represents Louisiana State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by first-year head coach Kim Mulkey, play their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2021–22 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 22
2021–22 record7–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
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 15, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Lady Tigers finished the season 9–13 (6–8 SEC) to finish in eighth in the conference. Head coach Nikki Fargas resigned at the end of the season to become president of the Las Vegas Aces. Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey was hired to replace her.[1]

Offseason

Departures
LSU Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Tiara Young2G5'8"SophomoreShreveport, LATransferred to Houston
Destini Lombard4G5'9"FreshmanNew Iberia, LATransferred to Stephen F. Austin
Treasure Thompson12F6'2"FreshmanJoliet, ILTransferred to Eastern Michigan
Domonique Davis21G5'6"SophomoreDeRidder, LATransferred to Southern Miss
Amirah O'Neal22F6'1"FreshmanLos Angeles, CATransferred to Texas Southern
Karli Seay23G5'7"SeniorFlossmoor, ILTransferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Rakell Spencer25G5'10"SeniorNew Orleans, LAGraduated
Jalaysha Thomas32F6'0"JuniorOcala, FLLeft team
Sharna Ayres35G5'10"FreshmanMelbourne, AustraliaTransferred to Northwestern State
[2][3][4][5][6][7]

2021 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Amani Bartlett
F		 Cleveland, TX Houston Christian HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
Grace Hall
F		 Homewood, IL Homewood-Flossmoor HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 91
Logyn McNeil
F		 Rockwall, TX Rockwall-Heath HS 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
Timia Ware
G		 Chicago, IL Whitney Young Magnet HS 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
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
    LSU Incoming Transfers
    Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
    Autumn Newby0F6'2"Graduate StudentLawrenceville, GAVanderbilt
    Hannah Gusters20C6'5"SophomoreDallas, TXBaylor
    Alexis Morris45G5'6"SeniorBeaumont, TXTexas A&M
    [8]


    Roster
    2021–22 LSU Lady Tigers women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Autumn Newby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrArcher HS
    Vanderbilt    		 Lawrenceville, GA
    G 1 Jailin Cherry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrPascagoula HS Pascagoula, MS
    G 3 Khayla Pointer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrHoly Innocents' Episcopal School Marietta, GA
    G 10 Ryann Payne 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrSierra Canyon School
    TCU    		 Valencia, CA
    F 0 Emily Ward 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrBenton HS Bossier City, LA
    F 13 Logyn McNeil 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrRockwall-Heath HS Rockwall, TX
    G/F 14 Sarah Shematsi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrLycée Bellevue
    South Plains College    		 Annecy, France
    F 15 Ajae Petty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoBaltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore, MD
    C 20 Hannah Gusters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoMacArthur HS
    Baylor    		 Dallas, TX
    G 21 Timia Ware 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrWhitney Young Magnet HS Chicago, IL
    F 23 Amani Bartlett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrHouston Christian HS Cleveland, TX
    C 24 Faustine Aifuwa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS SrDacula HS Dacula, GA
    F 30 Grace Hall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrHomewood-Flossmoor HS Homewood, IL
    F 32 Awa Trasi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrLycée Jeanne D'Arc
    Northwest Florida State College    		 Toulouse, France
    G 45 Alexis Morris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SrLegacy Christian Academy
    Texas A&M    		 Beaumont, TX
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    October 30, 2021*
    2:00 pm, SECN+    		 Langston W 112–48 
    		 22 – Pointer  16 – Newby  6 – Pointer  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,076)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    November 4, 2021*
    6:00 pm, SECN+    		 Loyola New Orleans W 87–49 
    		 24 – Pointer  12 – Newby  5 – Payne  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (617)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    Non-conference regular season
    November 9, 2021*
    11:00 am, SECN+    		 Nicholls W 82–40  1–0
    		  19 – Gusters  11 – Tied  13 – Pointer  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,357)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    November 14, 2021*
    12:30 pm, SECN+    		 Florida Gulf Coast L 74–88  1–1
    		  23 – Pointer  10 – Pointer  5 – Pointer  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,091)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    November 18, 2021*
    6:00 pm    		 at Louisiana W 70–41  2–1
    		  17 – Trasi  12 – Newby  3 – Pointer  Cajundome (2,711)
    Lafayette, LA
    November 23, 2021*
    6:00 pm, SECN+    		 Tulane W 75–58  3–1
    		  17 – Aifuwa  9 – Newby  6 – Pointer  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,882)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    November 26, 2021*
    1:30 pm    		 vs. New Mexico State
    San Juan Shootout    		 W 72–52  4–1
    		  20 – Pointer  8 – Aifuwa  3 – Payne  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200)
    San Juan, Puerto Rico
    November 27, 2021*
    11:15 am    		 vs. Missouri State
    San Juan Shootout    		 W 66–58  5–1
    		  25 – Pointer  10 – Newby  3 – Payne  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200)
    San Juan, Puerto Rico
    December 2, 2021*
    8:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 14 Iowa State
    Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge    		 W 69–60  6–1
    		  25 – Morris  6 – Pointer  7 – Pointer  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,810)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    December 12, 2021*
    1:00 pm, SECN+    		 No. 24 Texas Southern W 96–55  7–1
    		  14 – Aifuwa  7 – Newby  7 – Payne  Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, LA
    December 15, 2021*
    6:00 pm, SECN    		 No. 22 Alcorn State     Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, LA
    December 18, 2021*
    12:00 pm, SECN+    		 No. 22 New Orleans Canceled Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, LA
    December 20, 2021*
    4:45 pm    		 vs. Clemson
    West Palm Beach Invitational    		     Student Life Center 
    West Palm Beach, FL
    December 21, 2021*
    2:30 pm    		 vs. Texas Tech
    West Palm Beach Invitational    		     Student Life Center 
    West Palm Beach, FL
    December 27, 2021*
    6:00 pm, SECN+    		 Samford     Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, LA
    SEC regular season
    December 30, 2021
    6:00 pm, SECN+    		 at Georgia     Stegeman Coliseum 
    Athens, GA
    January 2, 2022
    2:00 pm, SECN+    		 Texas A&M     Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, LA
    January 6, 2022
    7:00 pm, SECN+    		 South Carolina     Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, LA
    January 9, 2022
    4:00 pm, SECN    		 at Auburn     Auburn Arena 
    Auburn, AL
    January 13, 2022
    7:00 pm, SECN+    		 Missouri     Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, LA
    January 16, 2022
    12:00 pm, SECN    		 Vanderbilt     Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, LA
    January 23, 2022
    1:00 pm, SECN+    		 at Florida     O'Connell Center 
    Gainesville, FL
    January 27, 2022
    7:30 pm, SECN    		 at Arkansas     Bud Walton Arena 
    Fayetteville, AR
    January 30, 2022
    1:00 pm, SECN    		 Kentucky     Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, LA
    February 7, 2022
    6:00 pm, SECN    		 at Ole Miss     SJB Pavilion 
    Oxford, MS
    February 10, 2022
    7:30 pm, SECN    		 Georgia     Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, LA
    February 13, 2022
    2:00 pm, SECN+    		 at Texas A&M     Reed Arena 
    College Station, TX
    February 17, 2022
    6:00 pm, SECN+    		 at Mississippi State     Humphrey Coliseum 
    Starkville, MS
    February 20, 2022
    3:00 pm, SECN    		 Florida     Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, LA
    February 24, 2022
    7:00 pm, SECN+    		 Alabama     Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, LA
    February 27, 2022
    1:00 pm, SECN/ESPN2    		 at Tennessee     Thompson–Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, TN
    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 Central Time.
    [9]

    See also

    References
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    2. "Houston Continues to Reload with Addition of Tiara Young". uhcougars.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
    3. "Ladyjack Basketball Welcomes Destini Lombard to the Fold for 2021-22 Campaign". sfajacks.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
    4. "Women's Basketball Lands Highly Skilled Transfer, Treasure Thompson". emueagles.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
    5. "Get to Know: Domonique Davis". southernmiss.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
    6. "SHAQ O'NEAL'S DAUGHTER, AMIRAH O'NEAL, ANNOUNCES SHE'S LEAVING LSU TO PLAY FOR AN HBCU THIS FALL". becauseofthemwecan.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
    7. "LSU's Seay Signs With Women's Basketball For Postgraduate Season". fgcuathletics.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
    8. "Grad Transfer Newby Joins Women's Basketball Team". lsusports.net. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
    9. "LSU Women's Basketball Announces Schedule For 2021-22 Season". lsusports.net.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
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