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2021–22 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record10–18 (2–14 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAuburn Arena
Seasons
2021–22 SEC women's basketball standings
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

The 2021–22 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represents Auburn University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Johnnie Harris, play their home games at Auburn Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season[edit]

The Tigers finished the season 5–19 (0–15 SEC) to finish in last place in the conference. Head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy was not retained at the end of the season. Texas associate head coach Johnnie Harris was hired as her replacement on April 3, 2021.[1]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Auburn Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Alycia Reese 0 G 5'9" Junior Columbus, GA Transferred to Columbus State
Keya Patton 1 G 5'6" Junior Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Arkansas State
Kira Lowery 13 G 5'6" Junior Memphis, TN Transferred to North Carolina Central
Unique Thompson 20 F 6'3" Senior Theodore, AL Drafted 19th overall by the Indiana Fever
Alaina Rice 22 G 5'8" Sophomore Rockledge, FL Transferred to Syracuse
Morgan Robinson-Nwagwu 30 G 5'8" Sophomore Norcross, GA Transferred to Gulf Coast State College
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2021 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mar'shaun Bostic
G
Florissant, MO Gateway STEM High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Amoura Graves
G/F
Ponchatoula, LA Ponchatoula High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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[edit]

Auburn Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Xaria Wiggins 1 G 6'1" Senior Virginia Beach, VA Mississippi State
Paris Mullins 15 F 6'2" Junior McDonough, GA Butler Community College
Adaora Onwumelu 20 F 6'2" RS Sophomore Douglasville, GA Iona
Precious Johnson 51 C 6'5" Sophomore Baytown, TX Texas
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Roster[edit]

2021–22 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Amoura Graves 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Ponchatoula HS Ponchatoula, LA
G 1 Xaria Wiggins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Princess Anne HS
Mississippi State
Virginia Beach, VA
G 2 Sania Wells 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr East Central HS Moss Point, MS
G 3 Annie Hughes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Pisgah HS Dutton, AL
G 4 Riley Donahue 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Marist School Atlanta, GA
G 5 Aicha Coulibaly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So IMG Academy Bamako, Mali
F 10 Kiyae' White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Emmaus HS Macungie, PA
F 11 Romi Levy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Hof Hasharon HS Herzliya, Israel
G 12 Mar'shaun Bostic 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Gateway STEM HS Florissant, MO
F 14 Jala Jordan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr IMG Academy
West Virginia
Philadelphia, PA
F 15 Paris Mullins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Henry County HS
Butler CC
McDonough, GA
F 20 Adaora Onwumelu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Lithia Springs HS
Iona
Douglasville, GA
G 23 Honesty Scott-Grayson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Paul VI HS
Baylor
Brick, NJ
G 24 Carsen McFadden 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Lovejoy HS Lucas, TX
C 51 Precious Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Sterling HS
Texas
Baytown, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
7:00 pm
Miles W 102–42 
 20  Coulibaly   16  White   6  Hughes  Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Georgia Southern L 66–68  0–1
 19  Wells   8  Coulibaly   5  Wells  Auburn Arena (2,122)
Auburn, AL
November 14, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Old Dominion L 44–57  0–2
 17  Coulibaly   13  Coulibaly   2  Bostic  Chartway Arena (1,776)
Norfolk, VA
November 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Alabama State W 74–45  1–2
 21  Scott-Grayson   10  Scott-Grayson   7  Wells  Auburn Arena (1,803)
Auburn, AL
November 21, 2021*
3:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 18 Georgia Tech W 59–51  2–2
 18  Scott-Grayson   6  Scott-Grayson   3  Scott-Grayson  McCamish Pavilion (1,769)
Atlanta, GA
November 24, 2021*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Little Rock L 49–57  2–3
 11  Wells   7  Scott-Grayson   2  Tied  Jack Stephens Center (656)
Little Rock, AR
November 26, 2021*
12:00 pm, SECN+
Charleston Southern W 91–42  3–3
 27  Coulibaly   9  Tied   6  Scott-Grayson  Auburn Arena (2,338)
Auburn, AL
November 30, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN+
North Florida W 72–65  4–3
 23  Coulibaly   8  Coulibaly   4  Bostic  Auburn Arena (1,723)
Auburn, AL
December 5, 2021*
2:00 pm, SECN+
Oklahoma State
Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 77–66  5–3
 25  Coulibaly   6  Tied   4  Wells  Auburn Arena (1,873)
Auburn, AL
December 12, 2021*
2:00 pm, SECN
New Orleans Canceled Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
December 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Belmont W 71–62  6–3
 24  Coulibaly   10  Hughes   4  Scott-Grayson  Curb Event Center (2,031)
Nashville, TN
December 18, 2021*
2:00 pm, SECN+
Grambling State W 82–58  7–3
 23  Jordan   10  Jordan   5  Scott-Grayson  Auburn Arena (1,804)
Auburn, AL
December 20, 2021*
12:00 pm, SECN+
Kennesaw State W 66–54  8–3
 23  Coulibaly   11  Coulibaly   7  Hughes  Auburn Arena (1,848)
Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
January 2, 2022
4:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama L 53–56  8–4
(0–1)
 17  Tied   12  Coulibaly   3  Coulibaly  Coleman Coliseum (2,985)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Missouri L 63–72 OT 8–5
(0–2)
 20  Wells   9  White   3  Scott-Grayson  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
January 9, 2022
4:00 pm, SECN
No. 13 LSU L 48–76  8–6
(0–3)
 13  Coulibaly   6  Coulibaly   2  Bostic  Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
January 13, 2022
5:00 pm, SECN+
at Florida L 63–68  8–7
(0–4)
 24  Coulibaly   8  Coulibaly   3  Scott-Grayson  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 16, 2022
4:00 pm, SECN
at Texas A&M L 53–71  8–8
(0–5)
 15  Coulibaly   9  Coulibaly   3  Coulibaly  Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
January 23, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPNU
Alabama L 68–75  8–9
(0–6)
 19  Coulibaly   8  Johnson   4  Bostic  Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
January 25, 2022
7:00 pm, SECN+
Kentucky L 55–67  8–10
(0–7)
 14  Coulibaly   11  Coulibaly   4  Bostic  Auburn Arena (1,780)
Auburn, AL
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm, SECN+
No. 4 Tennessee W 71–61  9–10
(1–7)
 26  Coulibaly   7  Coulibaly   3  Tied  Auburn Arena (2,314)
Auburn, AL
January 30, 2022
2:00 pm, SECN+
at Vanderbilt L 66–81  9–11
(1–8)
 21  Coulibaly   5  Tied   4  Tied  Memorial Gymnasium (1,767)
Nashville, TN
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, SECN+
Mississippi State L 65–70  9–12
(1–9)
 24  Coulibaly   5  Tied   6  Wells  Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Arkansas L 66–68  9–13
(1–10)
 23  Scott-Grayson   8  Scott-Grayson   4  Coulibaly  Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 14, 2022
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 17 Florida L 77–83  9–14
(1–11)
 21  Scott-Grayson   14  Scott-Grayson   6  Wells  Auburn Arena (1,996)
Auburn, AL
February 17, 2022
6:00 pm, SECN
at No. 1 South Carolina L 38–75  9–15
(1–12)
 9  Coulibaly   9  Coulibaly   2  Bostic  Colonial Life Arena (12,574)
Columbia, SC
February 20, 2022
11:00 am, SECN
No. 21 Georgia W 65–60  10–15
(2–12)
 23  Scott-Grayson   8  Coulibaly   4  Wells  Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, SECN+
Ole Miss L 52–72  10–16
(2–13)
 13  Scott-Grayson   6  Scott-Grayson   4  Bostic  Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
February 27, 2022
3:00 pm, SECN
at Kentucky L 62–90  10–17
(2–14)
 18  Tied   10  Tied   3  Coulibaly  Memorial Colisem 
Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
March 2, 2022
 SECN
(14) vs. (11) Alabama
First Round
L 68–75  10–18
 13  Scott-Grayson   6  Johnson   4  Wells  Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Johnnie Harris named Auburn Women's Basketball Head Coach". auburntigers.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds D1 Transfer, Local Star Reese". csucougars.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "SEC, Pac-12 & Sun Belt grad transfers sign with Arkansas State women's basketball". kait8.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Auburn signs Mississippi State transfer Xaria Wiggins". auburntigers.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Paris Mullins signs with Auburn women's basketball". auburntigers.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "SEC schedule released for Auburn women's basketball". auburntigers.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

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