2021–22_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_women's_basketball_team

2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions; Battle 4 Atlantis champions ; SEC regular season champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	35–2 (15–1 SEC)
Head coach	Dawn Staley (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Lisa Boyer; Fred Chmiel; Jolette Law;
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

The 2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks were led by 14th-year head coach Dawn Staley and played their home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC. They competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 35–2, 15–1 in SEC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Arkansas and Ole Miss to advance to the championship of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Greensboro region. They defeated Howard, Miami, North Carolina, Creighton and Louisville to advance to the championship game. There they defeated UConn for the team's second-ever national title.

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Aliyah Boston won Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year while head coach Dawn Staley was named Naismith Coach of the Year. The Gamecocks were ranked No. 1 in both polls for the entire year, and finished ranked No. 1 in the AP, Coaches, NET, RPI, ELO, SOS and Massey rankings.^[1]^[2]

Preseason

Hall of Fame coach Dawn Staley enters her fourteenth year at South Carolina, fresh off winning an Olympic Gold Medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics winning all six games as head coach of Team USA.^[4]

South Carolina was named AP preseason #1 for the second straight season, as they return every player from last years Final Four team, added the #1 recruiting class, adding four 5 star recruits, three of which were ranked in the top 5. They also added ACC Freshman of the year and former 5 star recruit 6'8 Kamillia Cardoso.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Preseason All-American teams

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First team

Aliyah Boston^[15] – C

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Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Raven Johnson #1 PG	Atlanta, GA	Westlake	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A	Jun 25, 2020
Raven Johnson #1 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Saniya Rivers #2 G	Wilmington, NC	Eugene Ashley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	May 30, 2020
Saniya Rivers #2 G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Sania Feagin #1 F	Ellenwood, GA	Forest Park	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Jun 3, 2020
Sania Feagin #1 F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Aubryanna Hall #5 G	Dayton, OH	Wayne	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A	May 25, 2020
Aubryanna Hall #5 G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings: ESPN: 1
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: "2021 South Carolina Gamecocks Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

Award	Player	Position	Year
Nancy Lieberman Award^[8]	Destanni Henderson	PG	SR
Ann Meyers Drysdale Award^[9]	Zia Cooke	SG	JR
Katrina McClain Award^[10]	Sania Feagin	PF	FR
Lisa Leslie Award^[11]	Aliyah Boston	C	JR
Lisa Leslie Award^[11]	Kamilla Cardoso	C	SO
Wooden Award^[12]	Aliyah Boston	C	JR
	Zia Cooke	SG	JR
	Destanni Henderson	PG	SR
Wade Trophy^[13]	Aliyah Boston	C	JR
Wade Trophy^[13]	Zia Cooke	SG	JR
Naismith Trophy^[14]	Aliyah Boston	C	JR
	Zia Cooke	SG	JR
	Destanni Henderson	PG	SR

2021–22_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_women's_basketball_team

2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

2021 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Preseason

Award watch lists

Preseason All-American teams

SEC coaches poll

SEC Media Poll

Preseason All-SEC teams

Roster

Starting lineup

Schedule

Statistics

Team total per game

Team average per game

Individual total per game

Individual average per game

Rankings

Awards and honors

See also

References

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2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball

NCAA tournament National champions Battle 4 Atlantis champions SEC regular season champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	35–2 (15–1 SEC)
Head coach	Dawn Staley (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Lisa Boyer Fred Chmiel Jolette Law
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 South Carolina	15	–	1	.938	35	–	2	.946
No. 9 LSU	13	–	3	.813	26	–	6	.813
No. 18 Tennessee	11	–	5	.688	25	–	9	.735
Ole Miss	10	–	6	.625	23	–	9	.719
Florida	10	–	6	.625	21	–	11	.656
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
No. 15 Kentucky †	8	–	8	.500	19	–	12	.613
Missouri	7	–	9	.438	18	–	13	.581
Arkansas	7	–	9	.438	18	–	14	.563
Alabama	6	–	10	.375	20	–	14	.588
Mississippi State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
Texas A&M	4	–	12	.250	14	–	15	.483
Vanderbilt	4	–	12	.250	16	–	19	.457
Auburn	2	–	14	.125	10	–	18	.357

† 2022 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll