# 2021–22 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by ninth-year head coach Kristy Curry, played their home games at Coleman Coliseum and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

## Previous season

The Crimson Tide finished the season 17–10 (8–8 SEC) to finish in seventh place in the conference. They received an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Second Round, defeating North Carolina in the First Round before falling to Maryland.

## Offseason
### Departures

Alabama Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Keyara Jones | 2 | G | 5'6" | Junior | Heidelberg, MS | Graduated |
| Jordan Lewis | 3 | G | 5'7" | RS Senior | Windermere, FL | Transferred to Baylor |
| Destiny Rice | 11 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | Shreveport, LA | Transferred to Louisiana |
| Ariyah Copeland | 22 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Columbus, GA | Transferred to Arizona |
| De'Sha Benjamin | 24 | G | 6'0" | Junior | Augusta, GA | Transferred to UT Arlington |
| Alana Busby-Dunphy | 32 | F | 6'3" | Sophomore | Eureka, CA | Transferred to Florida A&M |
| Jasmine Walker | 40 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Montgomery, AL | Drafted 7th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks |

### 2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Kayla Blackshear F | Orlando, FL | Lake Highland Preparatory School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Taylor Cullinan F | Dallas, GA | North Paulding High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 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: ||||||

### Incoming transfers

Alabama Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| JaMya Mingo-Young | 2 | G | 5'8" | Junior | Loranger, LA | Mississippi State |
| Jada Rice | 31 | C | 6'4" | Graduate Student | Suwanee, GA | NC State |
| Nia Daniel | 32 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Harrisburg, NC | Gulf Coast State College |
| Khyla Wade-Warren | 33 | F | 6'2" | Sophomore | Selmer, TN | Texas Tech |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 4, 2021* 6:00 pm | | Alabama–Huntsville | W 87–41 | | 19 – Daniel | 10 – Rice | 3 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 5:00 pm, SECN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 109–32 | 1–0 | 25 – Davis | 12 – Davis | 5 – Mingo-Young | Coleman Coliseum (452) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 14, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Tulane | L 66–69 | 1–1 | 21 – Abrams | 7 – Mingo-Young | 3 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (1,792) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 17, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | Southern Miss | W 86–54 | 2–1 | 23 – Davis | 12 – Mingo-Young | 4 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (1,784) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 21, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Duke Maggie Dixon Classic | L 71–74 | 2–2 | 27 – Abrams | 7 – Abrams | 3 – Mingo-Young | Schollmaier Arena (2,146) Fort Worth, TX |
| November 24, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | Mercer | W 55–48 | 3–2 | 17 – Abrams | 9 – Davis | 6 – Barber | Coleman Coliseum (792) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 26, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Western Carolina | W 77–43 | 4–2 | 17 – Abrams | 7 – Tied | 5 – Barber | Coleman Coliseum (1,770) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 28, 2021* 1:00 p.m., SECN | | Bethune–Cookman | W 89–45 | 5–2 | 16 – Tied | 9 – Wade-Warren | 6 – Sutton | Coleman Coliseum (1,804) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 30, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | Memphis | W 71–44 | 6–2 | 14 – Tied | 11 – Rice | 4 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (1,742) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 3, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | Houston | W 77–67 | 7–2 | 23 – Abrams | 8 – Davis | 4 – Mingo-Young | Coleman Coliseum (1,877) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 5, 2021* | | at Chattanooga | W 80–64 | 8–2 | 26 – Mingo-Young | 11 – Mingo-Young | 3 – Barber | McKenzie Arena (1,425) Chattanooga, TN |
| December 13, 2021* 11:30 am, SECN+ | | Sam Houston State | W 84–50 | 9–2 | 21 – Abrams | 11 – Mingo-Young | 4 – Barber | Coleman Coliseum (2,500) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 16, 2021* 6:30 pm | | at Little Rock | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| December 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Winthrop | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| December 30, 2021 5:30 p.m., SECN+ | | at No. 7 Tennessee | L 44–62 | 9–3 (0–1) | 12 – Davis | 8 – Tied | 4 – Davis | Thompson–Boling Arena (8,124) Knoxville, TN |
| January 2, 2022 4:00 pm, SECN | | Auburn | W 56–53 | 10–3 (1–1) | 14 – Mingo-Young | 11 – Davis | 3 – Barber | Coleman Coliseum (2,985) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 6, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | Mississippi State | L 62–65 | 10–4 (1–2) | 19 – Barber | 10 – Rice | 4 – Mingo-Young | Coleman Coliseum (1,922) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 9, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 15 Georgia | L 68–72 | 10–5 (1–3) | 18 – Davis | 5 – Mingo-Young | 4 – Tied | Stegeman Coliseum (3,453) Athens, GA |
| January 13, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Ole Miss | L 56–86 | 10–6 (1–4) | 20 – Davis | 7 – Davis | 3 – Abrams | SJB Pavilion (1,391) Oxford, MS |
| January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Florida | L 77–85 | 10–7 (1–5) | 22 – Abrams | 10 – Davis | 2 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (2,001) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 20, 2022 8:00 pm, SECN | | Arkansas | L 71–99 | 10–8 (1–6) | 22 – Mingo-Young | 8 – Davis | 5 – Barber | Coleman Coliseum (1,911) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 23, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Auburn | W 75–68 | 11–8 (2–6) | 24 – Davis | 8 – Davis | 3 – Tied | Auburn Arena (4,196) Auburn, AL |
| January 30, 2022 5:00 pm, SECN | | Missouri | L 61–77 | 11–9 (2–7) | 15 – Mingo-Young | 5 – Davis | 2 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (2,103) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 3, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 1 South Carolina | L 51–83 | 11–10 (2–8) | 20 – Davis | 11 – Mingo-Young | 2 – Mingo-Young | Colonial Life Arena (11,875) Columbia, SC |
| February 6, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN | | at Vanderbilt | W 77–71 $^{OT}$ | 12–10 (3–8) | 25 – Davis | 9 – Davis | 3 – Abrams | Memorial Gymnasium (1,992) Nashville, TN |
| February 13, 2022 1:00 pm, SECN | | Kentucky | L 63–67 | 12–11 (3–9) | 21 – Abrams | 10 – Mingo-Young | 4 – Mingo-Young | Coleman Coliseum (2,049) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 17, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | No. 12 Tennessee | W 74–64 | 13–11 (4–9) | 27 – Abrams | 10 – Mingo-Young | 5 – Mingo-Young | Coleman Coliseum (2,001) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 20, 2022 5:00 pm, SECN | | at Texas A&M | W 81–79 $^{2OT}$ | 14–11 (5–9) | 32 – Davis | 10 – Mingo–Young | 5 – Barber | Reed Arena (3,825) College Station, TX |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 8 LSU | L 50–58 | 14–12 (5–10) | 18 – Davis | 11 – Davis | 3 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,421) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Vanderbilt | W 77–71 | 15–12 (6–10) | 32 – Davis | 10 – Mingo-Young | 5 – Barber | Coleman Coliseum (2,328) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 2, 2022 1:30 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (14) Auburn First Round | W 75–68 | 16–12 | 25 – Abrams | 15 – Mingo-Young | 5 – Abrams | Bridgestone Arena (6,446) Nashville, TN |
| March 3, 2022 8:30 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (6) No. 24 Georgia Second Round | W 74–62 | 17–12 | 26 – Davis | 7 – Abrams | 5 – Barber | Bridgestone Arena (6,500) Nashville, TN |
| March 4, 2022 8:30 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (3) No. 18 Tennessee Quarterfinals | L 59–74 | 17–13 | 19 – Abrams | 6 – Mingo-Young | 4 – Barber | Bridgestone Arena (7,704) Nashville, TN |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 17, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Troy First Round | W 82–79 | 18–13 | 24 – Abrams | 15 – Rice | 5 – Davis | Trojan Arena (2,262) Troy, AL |
| March 21, 2022* 6:30 pm | | at Tulane Second Round | W 81–77 | 19–13 | 22 – Davis | 10 – Davis | 4 – Davis | Devlin Fieldhouse (575) New Orleans, LA |
| March 24, 2022* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | Houston Third Round | W 79–64 | 20–13 | 18 – Tied | 8 – Davis | 4 – Mingo-Young | Coleman Coliseum (739) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 27, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at South Dakota State Quarterfinals | L 73–78 | 20–14 | 28 – Davis | 6 – Rice | 4 – Tied | Frost Arena (4,268) Brookings, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||