# 2021–22 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

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

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
### Departures

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 |

### 2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Reigan Richardson G | Charlotte, NC | Cannon School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: 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 |
| Star ratings: 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 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Alina Sendar G | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Orange Lions Academy | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| 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

| 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. |||||||||