# 2021–22 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2021–22 college basketball season. The Tigers were led by fourth year head coach Amanda Butler. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum.
During the offseason, assistant coach Shimmy Gray-Miller left Clemson to become assistant coach at Minnesota. The Tigers hired Priscilla Edwards as her replacement.
The Tigers finished the season 10–21 and 3–15 in ACC play to finish in thirteenth place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated twelfth seeded Syracuse in the First Round before losing to fifth seed Virginia Tech in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2020–21 season 12–14 and 5–12 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Notre Dame in the Second Round before losing to Georgia Tech in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated Ohio in the First Round before losing to Delaware in the Second Round to end their season.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Destiny Thomas | 1 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Pelham, GA | Graduated |
| Kaylee Sticker | 2 | G | 5'11" | Sophomore | Dawsonville, GA | Transferred to Samford |
| Kendall Spray | 3 | G | 5'5" | Senior | Mount Juliet, TN | Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast |
| Danae McNeal | 22 | G | 6'0" | Sophomore | Swansea, SC | Transferred to East Carolina |
| Mikayla Hayes | 24 | C | 6'3" | Junior | Minneapolis, MN | Transferred to Xavier |
| Shania Meertens | 31 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Winter Springs, FL | Transferred to UCF |
| Chyna Cotton | 32 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Monroe, GA | Graduated |
| Nique Cherry | 35 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Laurel, MS | Transferred to Austin Peay |
| Tylar Bennett | 55 | C | 6'4" | Senior | Redford, MI | Transferred to East Carolina |

### Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Daisha Bradford | 2 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Mobile, AL | Jones College |
| Kiara Lewis | 23 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Chicago, IL | Syracuse |
| Latrese Saine | 40 | C | 6'4" | Graduate Student | West Memphis, AR | Southeast Missouri State |

### 2021 recruiting class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Kionna Gaines G | Columbus, Georgia | Carver | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Makayla Elmore F | Fostoria, Ohio | Hopewell-Loudon | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Sydney Standifer PG | Argyle, Texas | Argyle | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Roster

Source:

### Mid-Season Departures

Mid-Season Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Gabby Elliott | 10 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Detroit, Michigan | Entered Transfer Portal |
| Kiara Lewis | 2 | G | 5'11" | Graduate Student | Dawsonville, GA | Retired from Basketball |

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | USC Upstate | W 64–47 | 1–0 | 16 – Bradford | 10 – Inyang | 2 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (615) Clemson, SC |
| November 14, 2021* Noon, ACCNX | | Columbia | L 78–82 | 1–1 | 20 – Lewis | 11 – Lewis | 2 – Bradford | Littlejohn Coliseum (545) Clemson, SC |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at No. 1 South Carolina Rivalry | L 45–76 | 1–2 | 11 – Elliot | 5 – Robinson | 2 – Robinson | Colonial Life Arena (13,363) Columbia, SC |
| November 21, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | Penn State | W 67–64 | 2–2 | 19 – Elliot | 12 – Washington | 6 – Washington | Littlejohn Coliseum (805) Clemson, SC |
| November 24, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | North Florida | W 84–72 | 3–2 | 23 – Washington | 11 – Washington | 5 – Lewis | Littlejohn Coliseum (423) Clemson, SC |
| November 28, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Mount St. Mary's | W 83–59 | 4–2 | 20 – Inyang | 9 – Inyang | 4 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (436) Clemson, SC |
| December 2, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 61–72 | 4–3 | 18 – Washington | 7 – Robinson | 4 – Washington | Littlejohn Coliseum (502) Clemson, SC |
| December 5, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Presbyterian | W 48–42 | 5–3 | 17 – Robinson | 12 – Robinson | 3 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (577) Clemson, SC |
| December 11, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Syracuse | L 46–86 | 5–4 (0–1) | 7 – Bradford | 7 – Tied | 3 – Washington | Carrier Dome (1,009) Syracuse, NY |
| December 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Wofford | W 84–49 | 6–4 | 12 – Elliott | 6 – Tied | 5 – Washington | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,003) Clemson, SC |
| December 20, 2021* 8:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. No. 21 LSU West Palm Beach Invitational | L 56–70 | 6–5 | 13 – Lewis | 10 – Washington | 2 – Washington | Student Life Center (1,208) West Palm Beach, FL |
| December 21, 2021* 3:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Dayton West Palm Beach Invitational | L 46–60 | 6–6 | 12 – Washington | 10 – Washington | 4 – Lewis | Student Life Center (0) West Palm Beach, FL |
| December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 5 NC State | L 52–79 | 6–7 (0–2) | 14 – Ott | 6 – Saine | 3 – 3 tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,079) Clemson, SC |
| January 2, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 24 North Carolina | L 62–81 | 6–8 (0–3) | 16 – Washington | 8 – Hank | 5 – Hank | Carmichael Arena (1,443) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 6, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Florida State | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| January 9, 2022 Noon, ACCRSN | | Boston College | L 64–70 | 6–9 (0–4) | 25 – Robinson | 8 – Washington | 4 – Washington | Littlejohn Coliseum (512) Clemson, SC |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Miami (FL) | L 60–69 | 6–10 (0–5) | 24 – Washington | 6 – Robinson | 4 – Bradford | Littlejohn Coliseum (408) Clemson, SC |
| January 16, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Virginia Tech | Postponed due to inclement weather | Postponed due to inclement weather | Postponed due to inclement weather | Postponed due to inclement weather | Postponed due to inclement weather | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| January 18, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Florida State | L 68–79 | 6–11 (0–6) | 27 – Robinson | 8 – Tied | 5 – Washington | Littlejohn Coliseum (253) Clemson, SC |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Wake Forest | W 66–44 | 7–11 (1–6) | 18 – Washington | 8 – Hank | 4 – Washington | LJVM Coliseum (1,547) Winston–Salem, NC |
| January 23, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Florida State | L 70–75 | 7–12 (1–7) | 24 – Washington | 5 – Hank | 4 – Hipp | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,141) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Pittsburgh | L 73–78 $^{OT}$ | 7–13 (1–8) | 26 – Washington | 9 – Washington | 3 – 3 tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (373) Clemson, SC |
| January 30, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 14 Georgia Tech | L 62–69 | 7–14 (1–9) | 18 – Gaines | 5 – Tied | 5 – Bradford | Littlejohn Coliseum (893) Clemson, SC |
| February 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | No. 4 Louisville | L 71–93 | 7–15 (1–10) | 28 – Washington | 5 – Hank | 5 – Bradford | Littlejohn Coliseum (493) Clemson, SC |
| February 6, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Virginia | W 59–55 | 8–15 (2–10) | 23 – Washington | 7 – Tied | 4 – Bradford | John Paul Jones Arena (1,798) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Virginia Tech Rescheduled from Jan. 16 | L 42–83 | 8–16 (2–11) | 14 – Robinson | 6 – Inyang | 3 – Washington | Cassell Coliseum (1,232) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 10, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | Wake Forest | W 87–78 | 9–16 (3–11) | 26 – Washington | 11 – Robinson | 6 – Washington | Littlejohn Coliseum (580) Clemson, SC |
| February 13, 2022 Noon, ACCRSN | | at No. 11 Georgia Tech | L 84–92 $^{OT}$ | 9–17 (3–12) | 40 – Washington | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | McCamish Pavilion (2,268) Atlanta, GA |
| February 20, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Duke | L 61–64 | 9–18 (3–13) | 18 – Washington | 12 – Robinson | 8 – Washington | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,338) Clemson, SC |
| February 24, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 14 Notre Dame | L 56–77 | 9–19 (3–14) | 18 – Robinson | 10 – Hank | 4 – Bradford | Purcell Pavilion (3,641) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 27, 2022 4:30 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Miami (FL) | L 40–76 | 9–20 (3–15) | 13 – Bradford | 5 – Tied | 5 – Washington | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 2, 2022 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN | (13) | vs. (12) Syracuse First Round | W 88–69 | 10–20 | 33 – Washington | 11 – Washington | 7 – Bradford | Greensboro Coliseum (6,319) Greensboro, NC |
| March 3, 2022 11:00 a.m., ACCRSN | (13) | vs. (5) No. 21 Virginia Tech Second Round | L 60–82 | 10–21 | 19 – Washington | 5 – Tied | 4 – Bradford | Greensboro Coliseum (5,648) 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 previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |