2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
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
Incoming transfers
Recruiting class
Source:[ 3]
College recruiting information
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
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:
Roster
2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Sandrine Clesca
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Winston-Salem Christian School
Laval, QC
G
1
Dayshanette Harris
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr
Ursuline
Youngstown, OH
G
2
Liatu King
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
Bishop McNamara
Washington, D.C.
G
3
Taisha Exanor
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
Dawson College
Châteauguay, QC
G
4
Emy Hayford
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
Caland Lyceum
Maastricht, Netherlands
G
5
Amber Brown
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Little Rock Christian Academy
Monroe, LA
G
10
Ismini Prapa
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Sr
American Community School of Athens
Athens, Greece
F
13
Tracey Hueston
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Northside
Roanoke, VA
F
14
Cynthia Ezeja
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS So
20th High School of Athens
Athens, Greece
F
15
Mary Dunn
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
GS
Trinity Youngstown State
Washington, PA
G
20
Jayla Everett
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
Kirkwood HS New Mexico
St. Louis, MO
G/F
21
Maliyah Johnson
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Africentric Early College
Columbus, OH
F
23
Rita Igbokwe
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
Mundy's Mill
Jonesboro, GA
G
31
Destiny Strother
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
Carman-Ainsworth Marquette
Flint, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: November 5, 2021}
Schedule
Source:[ 4]
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 [ 5]
Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Boston College
Postponed [ 5]
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
Regular season polls
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Final
AP
Coaches
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.
References
^ Wilson, Mike (April 2, 2021). "Gabbie Green transfers from Pitt to Louisiana Tech" . cardiachill.com . SB Nation. Retrieved November 5, 2021 .
^ "Women's Basketball Adds Skilled Transfer Forward Mary Dunn" . pittsburghpanthers.com . University of Pittsburgh. April 14, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021 .
^ "Women's Hoops Signs 2021 Forward Maliyah Johnson" . pittsburghpanthers.com . University of Pittsburgh. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021 .
^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Pittsburgh" . Pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved November 5, 2021 .
^ a b "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021 .
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