# 2021–22 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hurricanes were led by seventeenth-year head coach Katie Meier and played their home games at the Watsco Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Hurricanes finished the season 21–13 overall and 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated tenth seed Duke in the second round, second seeded Louisville in the quarterfinals, and third seed Notre Dame in the semifinals before losing to NC State in the final. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the eighth seed in the Greensboro Regional. They defeated ninth seed South Florida in the first round before losing to top seed South Carolina in the second round to end their season.

## Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the season 11–11 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the tenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Virginia Tech in the second 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 |
| Endia Banks | 4 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Duluth, Georgia | Transferred to Mercer |
| Taylor Mason | 13 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Decatur, Georgia | Graduated |
| Nyayongah Gony | 14 | G/F | 6'2" | Freshman | Lincoln, Nebraska | Transferred |
| Jamir Huston | 15 | F | 6'0" | Junior | Cleveland, Ohio | Transferred to ETSU |
| Brianna Jackson | 21 | F | 6'3" | Sophomore | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Transferred to Old Dominion |
| Sydnee Roby | 44 | C | 6'3" | Freshman | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Transferred to Texas A&M |

### Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Lola Pendande | 21 | F | 6'4" | Junior | Almeria, Spain | Utah |
| Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi | 33 | F | 6'4" | Senior | Paris, France | Syracuse |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Lashae Dwyer PG | Toronto, Canada | Webb School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| 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 9, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Jackson State | W 72–67 | 1–0 | Watsco Center (1,102) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Bethune–Cookman | W 55–43 | 2–0 | Watsco Center (1,128) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Stetson | W 54–39 | 3–0 | Watsco Center (1,006) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Florida Atlantic | W 56–46 | 4–0 | Watsco Center (1,087) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 25, 2021* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. Washington State Baha Mar Hoops | L 47–62 | 4–1 | Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (0) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 27, 2021* 8:30 p.m. | | vs. No. 4 Indiana Baha Mar Hoops | L 51–53 | 4–2 | Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (0) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 2, 2021* 8:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 8 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 74–82 | 4–3 | Xfinity Center (4,367) College Park, MD |
| December 5, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Tulane Miami Holiday Classic | W 70–63 | 5–3 | Watsco Center (1,246) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 6, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Arkansas-Pine Bluff Miami Holiday Classic | W 70–63 | 6–3 | Watsco Center (1,246) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 12, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Robert Morris | W 86–45 | 7–3 | Watsco Center (1,609) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 19, 2021 Noon, ACCN | | No. 15 Duke | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL |
| December 21, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ACCNX | | North Florida | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL |
| January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Virginia | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Wake Forest | L 46–47 | 7–4 (0–1) | Watsco Center (1,135) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 9, 2022 Noon, ACCN | | No. 3 Louisville | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL |
| January 9, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 5 NC State | L 64–76 | 7–5 (0–2) | Watsco Center (1,873) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Clemson | W 69–60 | 8–5 (1–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum (408) Clemson, SC |
| January 16, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 15 Georgia Tech | W 46–45 | 9–5 (2–2) | Watsco Center (1,256) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 18, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 21 Duke Rescheduled from Dec. 19, 2021 | L 49–58 | 9–6 (2–3) | Watsco Center (1,443) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 20, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Florida State Rivalry | W 59–52 | 10–6 (3–3) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,190) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 23, 2022 Noon, ACCRSN | | at Boston College | L 66–79 | 10–7 (3–4) | Conte Forum (914) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Wake Forest | W 66–59 | 11–7 (4–4) | LJVM Coliseum (1,690) Winston–Salem, NC |
| February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 4 Louisville Rescheduled from Jan 9, 2022 | L 66–69 | 11–8 (4–5) | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Syracuse | W 71–65 | 12–8 (5–5) | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL |
| February 6, 2022 Noon, ACCN | | at No. 24 North Carolina | L 38–85 | 12–9 (5–6) | Carmichael Arena (2,759) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at No. 18 Notre Dame | L 53–69 | 12–10 (5–7) | Purcell Pavilion (4,906) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 13, 2022 Noon, ACCN | | Florida State Rivalry | W 76–59 | 13–10 (6–7) | Watsco Center (2,034) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Virginia | W 71–55 | 14–10 (7–7) | John Paul Jones Arena (1,478) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 17, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | Pittsburgh | W 60–50 | 15–10 (8–7) | Watsco Center (1,298) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 20, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 16 Georgia Tech | W 51–39 | 16–10 (9–7) | McCamish Pavilion (2,038) Atlanta, GA |
| February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at No. 23 Virginia Tech | L 63–70 | 16–11 (9–8) | Cassell Coliseum (1,522) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 27, 2022 4:30 p.m., ACCRSN | | Clemson | W 76–40 | 17–11 (10–8) | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN | (7) | vs. (10) Duke Second Round | W 61–55 | 18–11 | Greensboro Coliseum (5,648) Greensboro, NC |
| March 4, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN | (7) | vs. (2) No. 4 Louisville Quarterfinals | W 61–59 | 19–11 | Greensboro Coliseum (5,682) Greensboro, NC |
| March 5, 2022 2:30 p.m., ACCN | (7) | vs. (3) No. 20 Notre Dame Semifinals | W 57–54 | 20–11 | Greensboro Coliseum (7,923) Greensboro, NC |
| March 5, 2022 Noon, ESPN | (7) | vs. (1) No. 3 NC State Final | L 47–60 | 20–12 | Greensboro Coliseum (9,253) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2022* 11:30 am, ESPN2 | (8 G) | vs. (9 G) South Florida First Round | W 78–66 | 21–12 | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| March 20, 2022* 3:00 pm, ABC | (8 G) | at (1 G) No. 1 South Carolina Second Round | L 33–49 | 21–13 | Colonial Life Arena (9,817) Columbia, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G=Greensboro. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time. The Coaches Poll does not release a week 2 poll.