2021–22 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

The 2021–22 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in the 2021–22 college basketball season. Led by former Lady Vol Kellie Harper,[1] in her third year as head coach, the team plays their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and are members of the Southeastern Conference.

2021–22 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 7 (tie)
2021–22 record9–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Samantha Willams
  • Jon Harper
  • Joy McCorvey
Home arenaThompson–Boling 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 2020–21 team finished the season 17–8, 9–4 in third place in SEC play. They lost in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament to South Carolina.[2] They also received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost in the second round to Michigan.[3]

Roster
2021–22 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Brooklynn Miles 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrFranklin County HS Frankfort, KY
G/F 1 Sara Puckett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrMuscle Shoals HS Muscle Shoals, AL
F 2 Alexus Dye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrGulf Coast State College Birmingham, AL
G 4 Jordan Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrWestern Michigan University Muskegon, MI
G 5 Kaiya Wynn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrFoster HS Richmond, TX
G 10 Jessie Rennie 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrBendigo Senior Secondary College Bendigo, AUS
F 11 Karoline Striplin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrGeneva HS Hartford, AL
G/F 12 Rae Burrell  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrLiberty HS Henderson, NV
F/C 13 Keyen Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrLiberty University Philadelphia, PA
C 20 Tamari Key 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrCary HS Cary, NC
G/F 21 Tess Darby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoGreenfield HS Greenfield, TN
G 25 Jordan Horston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrColumbus Africentric Early College Columbus, OH
C 31 Emily Saunders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrWyoming East HS Mullens, WV
G/F 33 Marta Suárez  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoJoaquim Blume Institute Oviedo, Spain
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
Exhibition
11/3/2021*
6:30 pm, SECN+		 No. 15 Georgia College
Exhibition		 W 108–44  –
  18 – Burrell  5 – Tied  5 – Miles  Thompson–Boling Arena (6,027)
Knoxville, TN
Regular season
11/10/2021*
7:00 pm, SECN		 No. 15 Southern Illinois W 59–49  1–0
  14 – Walker  13 – Dye  3 – Walker  Thompson–Boling Arena (5,951)
Knoxville, TN
11/12/2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 15 at UCF W 49–41  2–0
  14 – Horston  11 – Horston  3 – Tied  Addition Financial Arena (2,819)
Orlando, FL
11/15/2021*
6:30 pm, SECN+		 No. 16 No. 23 South Florida W 52–49  3–0
  24 – Horston  10 – Key  4 – Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (6,017)
Knoxville, TN
11/21/2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 16 No. 12 Texas W 74–70 OT 4–0
  28 – Horston  18 – Key  5 – Walker  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,460)
Knoxville, TN
11/26/2021*
6:30 pm		 No. 11 vs. Kansas
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout		 W 68–58  5–0
  14 – Horston  11 – Horston  3 – Tied  South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
11/27/2021*
6:30 pm		 No. 11 vs. Oklahoma State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout		 W 80–55  6–0
  17 – Horston  11 – Key  9 – Horston  South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
12/1/2021*
6:30 pm, SECN+		 No. 11 Tennessee Tech W 76–48  7–0
  20 – Dye  11 – Key  6 – Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (6,374)
Knoxville, TN
12/5/2021*
2:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 11 at Virginia Tech W 64–58  8–0
  17 – Walker  12 – Key  6 – Miles  Cassell Coliseum (2,631)
Blacksburg, VA
12/12/2021*
2:00 pm, SECN+		 No. 9 Georgia State W 84–60  9–0
  16 – Key  11 – Key  3 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (6,312)
Knoxville, TN
12/18/2021*
 ESPN2		 No. 7т No. 3 Stanford     Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
12/20/2021*
6:30 pm, SECN+		 ETSU     Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
12/27/2021*
6:30 pm, SECN+		 Chattanooga     Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
12/30/2021
6:30 pm, SECN+		 Alabama     Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
1/2/2022
1:00 pm, SECN/ESPN2		 at Arkansas     Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
1/6/2022
6:30 pm, SECN		 Texas A&M     Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
1/9/2022
1:00 pm, SECN		 at Ole Miss     SJB Pavilion 
Oxford, MS
1/13/2022
9:00 pm, SECN		 Vanderbilt     Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
1/16/2022
3:00 pm, ESPN		 Kentucky     Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
1/23/2022
2:00 pm, SECN		 at Georgia     Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
1/27/2022
8:00 pm, SECN+		 at Auburn     Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
1/31/2022
7:00 pm, SECN		 Arkansas     Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
2/3/2022
6:00 pm, SECN		 at Florida     O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
2/6/2022*
Noon/1:00 pm, FSN		 at UConn
Rivalry		     Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
2/10/2022
6:30 pm, SECN		 Missouri     Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
2/13/2022
Noon, SECN		 Vanderbilt     Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
2/17/2022
7:00 pm, SECN+		 at Alabama     Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
2/20/2022
Noon, ESPN2		 at South Carolina     Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
2/24/2022
6:30 pm, SECN+		 Mississippi State     Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
2/27/2022
2:00 pm, ESPN2		 LSU     Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
2021–22 Schedule

Rankings
Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
AP 15 15 16 11 11 9  
Coaches 12 12^ 10 10 9

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

References
  1. Voepel, Mechelle (April 8, 2019). "Sources: Lady Vols to hire Harper as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  2. Backus, Will (March 6, 2021). "Tennessee Lady Vols fall apart early vs South Carolina in SEC Tournament semifinals". knoxnews.com. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  3. Hammond, Andrew; Sang, Orion (March 23, 2021). "Michigan women's basketball takes down Tennessee, moves to the Sweet 16 for the first time". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
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