# 2021–22 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Arizona State women's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils were led by twenty fifth-year head coach Charli Turner Thorne (who retired at the end of the season). and they played their home games at the Desert Financial Arena and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Sun Devils finished the season 20–11, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to California. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Offseason
### Departures

Due to COVID-19 disruptions throughout NCAA sports in 2020–21, the NCAA announced that the 2020–21 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any individual involved in an NCAA winter sport, including women's basketball. This meant that all seniors in 2020–21 had the option to return for 2021–22.
Arizona State Departures :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |

### Incoming

Arizona State Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School | Source |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 4:00 pm, ASU Live Stream – 2 | | Stephen F. Austin | W 56–47 | 1–0 | 14 – Hanson | 12 – Walker | – Walker | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| November 27, 2020* 4:00 pm, ASU Live Steam – 2 | | VCU | W 49–40 | 2–0 | 13 – Walker | 13 – Walker | 4 – Mbulito | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| November 30, 2020* 4:00 pm, ASU Live Steam – 2 | | Saint Mary's | W 62–53 | 3–0 | 9 – Tied | 4 – Tied | 4 – Mbulito | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| December 4, 2020 5:00 pm, P12N | | USC | W 63–58 | 4–0 (1–0) | 20 – Simmons | 8 – Sanders | 4 – Mbulito | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| December 10, 2020 4:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 6 Arizona | L 37–65 | 4–2 (1–2) | 14 – Hanson | 9 – Walker | 2 – Tied | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| December 13, 2020* 2:00 pm, ASU Live Stream – 2 | | San Diego | W 64–55 | 5–2 | 16 – Simmons | 9 – Walker | 5 – Simmons | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| December 18, 2020 3:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | W 56–48 | 6–2 (2–2) | 15 – Hanson | 8 – Besselink | 2 – Hanson | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 20, 2021 2:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | CU Events Center Boulder, CO |
| January 1, 2021 6:30 pm, P12N | | California | W 56–53 | 7–2 (3–2) | 21 – Hanson | 8 – Levings | 7 – Simmons | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| January 3, 2021 4:00 pm, P12N | | No. 1 Stanford | L 60–68 | 7–3 (3–3) | 16 – Simmons | 7 – Besselink | 2 – Hanson | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| January 15, 2021 5:30 pm, P12N | | Oregon State | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| January 17, 2021 12:00 pm, P12N | | No. 10 Oregon | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| January 22, 2021 3:00 pm, P12N | | Colorado | W 51–47 | 8–3 (4–3) | 16 – Hanson | 6 – Tied | 4 – Loera | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| January 24, 2021 2:00 pm, ASU Live Stream | | Utah | L 51–65 | 8–4 (4–4) | 13 – Simmons | 6 – Tied | 4 – Sanders | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| January 29, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 5 UCLA | L 57–60 | 8–5 (4–5) | 12 – Hanson | 9 – Greenslade | 3 – Simmons | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| February 5, 2021 9:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 12 Oregon | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR |
| February 7, 2021 1:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| February 8, 2021 4:00 pm, ASU Live Stream | | Southern Utah | W 55–44 | 9–6 | 15 – Hanson | 7 – Walker | 4 – Simmons | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| February 12, 2021 5:00 pm, P12N | | Washington | L 35–50 | 9–7 (4–7) | 11 – Hanson | 7 – Hanson | 3 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| February 14, 2021 12:30 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 67–61 | 10–7 (5–7) | 15 – Simmons | 6 – Levings | 4 – Simmons | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| February 19, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 5 Stanford | L 41–80 | 10–8 (5–8) | 11 – Walker | 4 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 21, 2021 2:00 pm, P12N | | California | L 55–67 | 10–9 (5–9) | 17 – Hanson | 7 – Walker | 4 – Simmons | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| February 28, 2021 12:00 pm, P12N | | No. 9 Arizona | W 66–64 $^{OT}$ | 11–9 (6–9) | 19 – Hansen | 13 – Besselink | 4 – Mbulito | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| February 18, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 58–65 | 12–10 (4–6) | 22 – Simmons | 7 – Gilles | 3 – Tied | Beasley Coliseum (874) Pullman, WA |
| February 20, 2022 1:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | L 69–74 | 12–11 (4–7) | 14 – Levings | 8 – Gilles | 7 – Gilles | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1,442) Seattle, WA |
| February 24, 2022 5:00 pm, P12N | | USC | L 58–60 | 12–12 (4–8) | 22 – Loville | 12 – Levings | 6 – Gilles | Desert Financial Arena (2,809) Tempe, AZ |
| February 26, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N | | UCLA | L 52–59 | 12–13 (4–9) | 21 – Loville | 6 – Simmons | 5 – Gilles | Desert Financial Arena (2,176) Tempe, AZ |
| Pac-12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 2, 2022 3:30 pm, P12N | (9) | vs. (8) Oregon State First Round | L 54–59 | 12–14 | 18 – Hanson | 9 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Michelob Ultra Arena (3,044) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
Source:

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | — | —* | —^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
*The preseason and Week 1 polls were the same. ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.