2021–22 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

2021–22 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
2021–22 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
Record	21–10 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Joni Taylor (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Karen Lange; Robert Mosley; Chelsea Newton;
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 South Carolina	15	–	1	.938	35	–	2	.946
No. 9 LSU	13	–	3	.813	26	–	6	.813
No. 18 Tennessee	11	–	5	.688	25	–	9	.735
Ole Miss	10	–	6	.625	23	–	9	.719
Florida	10	–	6	.625	21	–	11	.656
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
No. 15 Kentucky †	8	–	8	.500	19	–	12	.613
Missouri	7	–	9	.438	18	–	13	.581
Arkansas	7	–	9	.438	18	–	14	.563
Alabama	6	–	10	.375	20	–	14	.588
Mississippi State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
Texas A&M	4	–	12	.250	14	–	15	.483
Vanderbilt	4	–	12	.250	16	–	19	.457
Auburn	2	–	14	.125	10	–	18	.357

† 2022 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by seventh-year head coach Joni Taylor, played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season[edit]

The Lady Bulldogs finished the season 21–7 (10–5 SEC) to finish in fourth in the conference. The Lady Bulldogs were invited to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they defeated Drexel in the First Round before losing to Oregon in the Second Round.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Georgia Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Gabby Connally	2	G	5'6"	Senior	San Antonio, TX	Graduated
Caitlin Hose	10	G	5'9"	Junior	Hazel Green, AL	Transferred to Indiana
Maya Caldwell	11	G	5'11"	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Drafted 33rd overall by the Indiana Fever
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2021 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Reigan Richardson G	Charlotte, NC	Cannon School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Reigan Richardson G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Jillian Hollingshead F	Powder Springs, GA	McEachern HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Jillian Hollingshead F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Kimora Jenkins G	Long Island, NY	Millbrook HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Kimora Jenkins G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Alina Sendar G	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Orange Lions Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Alina Sendar G	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[edit]

2021–22 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Zoesha Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Glynn Academy	Brunswick, GA
G	1	Chloe Chapman	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Our Lady of Good Counsel HS	Mitchellville, MD
G	3	Sarah Ashlee Barker	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Spain Park HS	Birmingham, AL
G	4	Mikayla Coombs	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Sr	Wesleyan School UConn	Buford, GA
C	14	Jenna Staiti	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Sr	West Forsyth HS Maryland	Cumming, GA
C	15	Maori Davenport	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Charles Henderson HS Rutgers	Troy, AL
F	20	Jordan Isaacs	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	St. Francis School	Alpharetta, GA
G	21	Reigan Richardson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Cannon School	Charlotte, NC
F	22	Malury Bates	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Sr	William Fleming HS	Roanoke, VA
G	23	Que Morrison	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Sr	McEachern HS	Riverdale, GA
G	24	Kimora Jenkins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Millbrook HS	Long Island, NY
G	31	Alina Sendar	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Orange Lions Academy	Amsterdam, Netherlands
F	35	Javyn Nicholson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Collins Hill HS	Lawrenceville, GA
F	53	Jillian Hollingshead	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	McEachern HS	Powder Springs, GA

Head coach

Joni Taylor (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Karen Lange (Iowa)
Chelsea Newton (Rutgers)
Robert Mosley (Miles)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Gardner–Webb	W 97–45	1–0	16 – Staiti	12 – Nicholson	4 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (2,096) Athens, GA
November 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Furman	W 78–41	2–0	19 – Barker	7 – Coombs	7 – Coombs	Stegeman Coliseum (1,760) Athens, GA
November 18, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Mercer	W 67–52	3–0	13 – Staiti	12 – Staiti	4 – Coombs	Stegeman Coliseum (1,831) Athens, GA
November 21, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Alabama State	W 73–43	4–0	16 – Richardson	13 – Nicholson	4 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (2,009) Athens, GA
November 26, 2021* 4:30 pm		vs. Notre Dame Daytona Beach Invitational	W 71–67 ^OT	5–0	16 – Staiti	9 – Staiti	7 – Morrison	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 27, 2021* 2:15 pm		vs. Marquette Daytona Beach Invitational	W 70–45	6–0	13 – Tied	7 – Bates	6 – Morrison	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
December 2, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 20	at Texas Tech Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 66–56	7–0	20 – Morrison	9 – Staiti	4 – Morrison	United Supermarkets Arena (8,163) Lubbock, TX
December 5, 2021* 12:00 pm, SECN	No. 20	Georgia Tech	L 54–55	7–1	15 – Morrison	8 – Nicholson	4 – Morrison	Stegeman Coliseum (3,220) Athens, GA
December 8, 2021* 12:00 pm, SECN+	No. 21	North Florida	W 69–40	8–1	17 – Staiti	11 – Morrison	4 – Chapman	Stegeman Coliseum (1,868) Athens, GA
December 16, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 17	at No. 2 NC State	W 82–80 ^OT	9–1	21 – Staiti	11 – Staiti	6 – Morrison	Reynolds Coliseum (4,012) Raleigh, NC
December 19, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+	No. 17	Saint Francis (PA)	W 82–45	10–1	16 – Staiti	7 – Nicholson	6 – Richardson	Stegeman Coliseum (2,354) Athens, GA
December 21, 2021* 12:00 pm, SECN	No. 13т	South Alabama	W 89–50	11–1	17 – Staiti	8 – Barker	5 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (2,082) Athens, GA
SEC regular season
December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 13	No. 19 LSU	L 62–68	11–2 (0–1)	26 – Morrison	7 – Tied	10 – Morrison	Stegeman Coliseum (3,241) Athens, GA
January 2, 2022 3:00 pm, SECN	No. 13	at Florida	W 73–69	12–2 (1–1)	18 – Morrison	6 – Tied	5 – Chapman	O'Connell Center (1,119) Gainesville, FL
January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 15	at No. 21 Kentucky	L 76–84	12–3 (1–2)	26 – Staiti	8 – Tied	6 – Morrison	Memorial Coliseum (3,013) Lexington, KY
January 9, 2022 3:00 pm, SECN	No. 15	Alabama	W 72–68	13–3 (2–2)	21 – Morrison	9 – Staiti	6 – Morrison	Stegeman Coliseum (3,453) Athens, GA
January 17, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN	No. 13	at Missouri	W 72–62	14–3 (3–2)	22 – Staiti	12 – Staiti	6 – Morrison	Mizzou Arena (3,752) Columbia, MO
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 13	at Mississippi State	W 66–63	15–3 (4–2)	14 – Morrison	10 – Staiti	3 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (4,961) Starkville, MS
January 23, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN	No. 13	No. 5 Tennessee	L 55–63	15–4 (4–3)	16 – Staiti	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (5,117) Athens, GA
January 30, 2022 3:00 pm, SECN+	No. 15	at No. 24 Ole Miss	W 62–52	16–4 (5–3)	22 – Staiti	11 – Staiti	5 – Tied	SJB Pavilion (3,333) Oxford, MS
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 14	Vanderbilt	W 71–56	17–4 (6–3)	16 – Staiti	9 – Nicholson	5 – Morrison	Stegeman Coliseum (2,254) Athens, GA
February 6, 2022 1:00 pm, SECN	No. 14	Florida	L 51–54	17–5 (6–4)	13 – Bates	8 – Staiti	5 – Morrison	Stegeman Coliseum (3,653) Athens, GA
February 10, 2022 8:30 pm, SECN	No. 17	at No. 14 LSU	L 67–73	17–6 (6–5)	17 – Richardson	7 – Nicholson	6 – Morrison	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,943) Baton Rouge, LA
February 13, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 17	No. 1 South Carolina	L 54–72	17–7 (6–6)	15 – Staiti	10 – Staiti	3 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (5,461) Athens, GA
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 21	Missouri	W 74–49	18–7 (7–6)	22 – Staiti	9 – Tied	4 – Morrison	Stegeman Coliseum (2,295) Athens, GA
February 20, 2022 12:00 pm, SECN	No. 21	at Auburn	L 60–65	18–8 (7–7)	18 – Staiti	7 – Tied	4 – Nicholson	Auburn Arena (2,906) Auburn, AL
February 24, 2022 8:00 pm, SECN+	No. 25	at Arkansas	W 63–62	19–8 (8–7)	15 – Richardson	7 – Staiti	4 – Chapman	Bud Walton Arena (2,726) Fayetteville, AR
February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+	No. 25	Texas A&M	W 67–58	20–8 (9–7)	17 – Staiti	10 – Staiti	4 – Coombs	Stegeman Coliseum (3,079) Athens, GA
SEC Tournament
March 3, 2022 9:30 pm, SECN	(6) No. 24	vs. (11) Alabama Second Round	L 62–74	20–9	18 – Morrison	9 – Nicholson	7 – Coombs	Bridgestone Arena (6,500) Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPNews	(6 G)	vs. (11 G) Dayton First Round	W 70–54	21–9	19 – Staiti	8 – Tied	7 – Morrison	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
March 20, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(6 G)	at (3 G) No. 10 Iowa State Second Round	L 44–67	21–10	16 – Staiti	9 – Staiti	4 – Chapman	Hilton Coliseum (6,283) Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ^[2]

References[edit]

^ "IU women's basketball adds Georgia grad transfer Hose". heraldtimesonline.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
^ "SEC Announces Georgia's Conference Slate". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.

[1] "IU women's basketball adds Georgia grad transfer Hose". heraldtimesonline.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.

[2] "SEC Announces Georgia's Conference Slate". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.

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