# 2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented The University of Pittsburgh during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, were led by fourth-year head coach Lance White, and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Panthers finished the season 11–19 overall, and 2–16 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their First Round matchup with Duke. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the season 5–14 and 3–12 in ACC play to finish in twelfth place. In the ACC tournament, they lost to Boston College in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Cara Judkins | 11 | C | 6'2" | Senior | Bethesda, MD | Graduated |
| Gabbie Green | 12 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Bellville, TX | Transferred to Louisiana Tech |
| Marcella LaMark | 21 | C | 6'4" | Senior | São Paulo, Brazil | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Mary Dunn | 15 | F | 6'3" | Graduate student | Washington, PA | Youngstown State |

### Recruiting class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Maliyah Johnson F | Columbus, OH | Africentric Early College | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Nov 19, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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: ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Radford | W 82–63 | 1–0 | Peterson Events Center (1,237) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 12, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Lafayette | W 72–63 | 2–0 | Peterson Events Center (1,272) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 17, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | LIU | W 92–41 | 3–0 | Peterson Events Center (1,213) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 20, 2021* 8:00 p.m. | | at Duquesne City Game | W 69–64 | 4–0 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,507) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 25, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. No. 23 Texas A&M Paradise Jam tournament | L 46–57 | 4–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (621) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 26, 2021* 5:45 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Northwestern Paradise Jam Tournament | W 72–60 | 5–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (0) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 27, 2021* 5:45 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. South Dakota Paradise Jam Tournament | L 61–72 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (0) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| December 1, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | Rutgers ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 58–50 | 6–2 | Peterson Events Center (1,390) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 4, 2021* 1:00 p.m. | | at Ball State | W 64–54 | 7–2 | Worthen Arena (0) Muncie, IN |
| December 7, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Coppin State | W 67–51 | 8–2 | Peterson Events Center (1,146) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 10, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 2 NC State | L 54–89 | 8–3 (0–1) | Peterson Events Center (1,357) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 19, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 21 Notre Dame | L 59–85 | 8–4 (0–2) | Purcell Pavilion (4,983) Notre Dame, IN |
| December 22, 2021* Noon, ACCNX | | Holy Cross | W 67–56 | 9–4 | Peterson Events Center (1,443) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 30, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 16 Georgia Tech | Postponed | Postponed | Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Boston College | Postponed | Postponed | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 6, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 3 Louisville | L 39–81 | 9–5 (0–3) | KFC Yum! Center (6,703) Louisville, KY |
| January 11, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 15 Georgia Tech | L 52–63 | 9–6 (0–4) | Peterson Events Center (1,286) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 13, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Boston College | L 64–75 | 9–7 (0–5) | Peterson Events Center (1,131) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 16, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Wake Forest | W 65–57 | 10–7 (1–5) | Peterson Events Center (1,164) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 20, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Virginia Tech | L 65–75 | 10–8 (1–6) | Cassell Coliseum (1,472) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 23, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 19 Notre Dame | L 63–77 | 10–9 (1–7) | Peterson Events Center (2,201) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Clemson | W 78–73 $^{OT}$ | 11–9 (2–7) | Littlejohn Coliseum (373) Clemson, SC |
| January 30, 2022 Noon, ACCN | | at Syracuse | L 72–80 | 11–10 (2–8) | Carrier Dome (1,056) Syracuse, NY |
| February 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Duke | L 39–54 | 11–11 (2–9) | Peterson Events Center (1,031) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 23 North Carolina | L 54–64 | 11–12 (2–10) | Carmichael Arena (1,479) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 13, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | Syracuse | L 65–67 | 11–13 (2–11) | Peterson Events Center (2,073) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 15, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Boston College | L 57–69 | 11–14 (2–12) | Conte Forum (621) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 17, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Miami (FL) | L 50–60 | 11–15 (2–13) | Watsco Center (1,298) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 20, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Virginia | L 65–74 | 11–16 (2–14) | John Paul Jones Arena (1,872) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 4 Louisville | L 55–66 | 11–17 (2–15) | Peterson Events Center (1,344) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 27, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | Florida State | L 52–57 | 11–18 (2–16) | Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| ACC Women's tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2022 3:30 p.m., ACCRSN | (15) | vs. (10) Duke First round | L 52–55 | 11–19 | Greensboro Coliseum (3,619) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked in previous week |
| (RV) | Received votes |
| (NR) | Not ranked |
Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a poll after the NCAA tournament.