2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 19
Record	21–8 (10–6 Pac-12)
Head coach	Adia Barnes (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Ashley Davis (1st season); Salvo Coppa (6th season); Erin Grant (1st season);
Home arena	McKale Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Stanford †	16	–	0	1.000	32	–	4	.889
Oregon	11	–	6	.647	20	–	12	.625
Washington State	11	–	6	.647	19	–	11	.633
No. 19 Arizona	10	–	6	.625	21	–	8	.724
Colorado	9	–	7	.563	22	–	9	.710
Utah	8	–	7	.533	21	–	12	.636
UCLA	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Oregon State	6	–	9	.400	17	–	14	.548
Arizona State	4	–	9	.308	12	–	14	.462
USC	5	–	12	.294	12	–	16	.429
California	2	–	10	.167	11	–	13	.458
Washington	2	–	12	.143	7	–	16	.304

† 2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by sixth-year head coach Adia Barnes. This was the Wildcats' 48th season at the on-campus McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona and 43rd season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 21–8, 10–6 in Pac-12 play. The Wildcats were invited to the 2022 NCAA tournament where they defeated UNLV in the First Round before losing to North Carolina in the Second Round.

Previous season[edit]

The Wildcats finished the season second behind Stanford in the Pacific-12 conference with a 13–4 record. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2021 Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to no. 9 ranked UCLA and As a no. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament where they defeated Stony Brook and BYU in the first and second rounds, no. 4 ranked Texas A&M in the Sweet Sixteen, they won their region with a win over no. 12 ranked Indiana in the first-ever Elite Eight, knocked off no. 1 ranked UConn in the first-ever Final Four. Arizona reached the first-ever National Championship game, losing to no. 2 ranked Stanford (in a rematch from earlier this season) 54–53 and finishing the season with a 21–6 record.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Arizona Wildcats Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown
Trinity Baptiste	0	F	6'0	Senior	Tampa, Florida
Aari McDonald	2	G	5'7	RS Senior	Fresno, California
Tara Manumaleuga	3	G	5'10	Sophomore	Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
Mara Mote	11	G	5'11	Sophomore	Cēsis, Latvia
Marta Garcia	22	G	6'3	Freshman	Sevilla, Spain
Reference:

Transfers[edit]

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Position	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Remaining Eligibility	Notes
Taylor Chavez	3	G	5'10"	Junior	Surprise, AZ	Oregon	2	Transfer from Oregon.
Koi Love	5	F	6'0"	Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Vanderbilt	3	Transfer from Vanderbilt.
Ariyah Copeland	22	F	6'3"	Senior	Columbus, GA	Alabama	1	Transfer from Alabama.
Reference:

2021 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaronette Vonleh G	West Linn, OR	West Linn HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Jul 11, 2020
Aaronette Vonleh G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Anna Gret Asi G	Tartu, Estonia	University of Tartu	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A	Jul 13, 2020
Anna Gret Asi G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Gisela Sanchez F	Barcelona, Spain	Segle XXI	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Feb 11, 2021
Gisela Sanchez F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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: "2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

2022 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Maya Nnaji F	Lakeville, MN	Hopkins High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	May 10, 2021
Maya Nnaji F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Paris Clark G	Mount Vernon, NY	Long Island Lutheran High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A	Dec 13, 2021
Paris Clark G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Kailyn Gilbert G	Tampa, FL	Seffner Christian Academy	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A	Jan 6, 2021
Kailyn Gilbert G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
Lemyah Hylton G	London, ON	Southwest Academy Girls Prep	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A	Oct 16, 2021
Lemyah Hylton G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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: "2022 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

2023 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Breya Cunningham POST	Chula Vista, CA	La Jolla Country Day School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	Jun 26, 2022
Breya Cunningham POST	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Montaya Dew F	Las Vegas, NV	Centennial High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A	Dec 23, 2021
Montaya Dew F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
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: "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

Preseason[edit]

Preseason rankings[edit]

October 12 and November 3, 2021 - The Arizona Wildcats are picked to finish 5th in the both of Media and Coaches of the PAC-12 Preseason polls.
October 19, 2021 - Arizona received No. 22 in the AP poll Top 25.
November 3, 2021 – Arizona received No. 15 in the USA Today Coaches Poll Top 25.

Preseason awards watchlists[edit]

October 26, 2021 – Taylor Chavez is named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award top 20 watch list (Best shooting guard) ^[1]
October 27, 2021 – Sam Thomas is named to the Cheryl Miller Award top 20 watch list (Best small forward) ^[2]
November 9, 2021 - Sam Thomas is named to the Naismith Trophy top 50 watchlist (the most outstanding female basketball player) ^[3]

Preseason All Pac-12 teams[edit]

November 3, 2021 – Preseason All-Pac-12 team: Sam Thomas and Cate Reese.

Personal[edit]

Roster[edit]

Source:^[4]

2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Anna Gret Asi	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	University of Tartu	Tartu, Estonia
G	1	Shaina Pellington	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	Dunabarton / Oklahoma	Pickering, ON
G	3	Taylor Chavez	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Valley Vista /Oregon	Surprise, AZ
G	4	Madison Conner	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	AZ Compass Prep	Chandler, AZ
F	5	Koi Love	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Miami Country Day School /Vanderbilt	Orlando, FL
G	10	Derin Erdogan	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	İstanbul Üniversitesi SK	Istanbul, Turkey
G	13	Helena Pueyo	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Segle XXI	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
F	14	Sam Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Centennial	Bloomfield Hills, MI
F	21	Aaronette Vonleh	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	West Linn	West Linn, OR
F	22	Ariyah Copeland	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	GS	Columbus /Alabama	Columbus, GA
G	23	Bendu Yeaney	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	St. Mary's /Indiana	Portland, OR
F	25	Cate Reese	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Cypress	Cypress, TX
F	30	Gisela Sanchez	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Segle XXI	Barcelona, Spain
F	32	Lauren Ware	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Century	Bismarck, ND
C	34	Semaj Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Sr	St. Anthony	Long Beach, CA

Head coach

Adia Barnes (Arizona)

Assistant coach(es)

Ashley Davis (TCU)
Salvo Coppa (IULM)
Erin Grant (Texas Tech)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 3, 2021

Coaching staff[edit]

Name	Position	Year at Arizona	Alma Mater (year)
Adia Barnes	Head Coach	6th	Arizona (1998)
Salvo Coppa	Assistant Coach	6th	IULM (2003)
Ashley Davis	Assistant Coach	1st	TCU (2007)
Erin Grant	Assistant Coach	1st	Texas Tech (2006)
Jessika Carrington	Director of Basketball Operations	6th	Oklahoma (2012)
Kortney Dunbar	Director of Players Recruiting	1st	Tennessee (2018)
Sierra Bone	Graduate Assistant	1st	Kansas City (2017)

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2021* 6:00 pm	No. 22	Eastern New Mexico	W 84–25	–	12 – Tied	6 – Copeland	4 – Tied	McKale Center (5,948) Tucson, AZ
November 5, 2021* 6:30 pm	No. 22	Arizona Christian	W 110–39	–	18 – Conner	12 – Reese	6 – Pueyo	McKale Center (6,124) Tucson, AZ
Regular Season
November 9, 2021* 5:00 pm, live stream	No. 22	Cal State Northridge	W 87–44	1–0	14 – Tied	6 – Vonleh	5 – Pellington	McKale Center (6,154) Tucson, AZ
November 12, 2021* 2:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 22	vs. No. 6 Louisville Mammoth Sports Construction Invitational	W 61–59 ^OT	2–0	21 – Reese	10 – Ware	5 – Tied	Sanford Pentagon (2,345) Sioux Falls, SD
Nov. 15, 2021* 6:30 p.m.	No. 11	Texas Southern	W 93–38	3–0	15 – Reese	11 – Reese	4 – Yeaney	McKale Center (6,261) Tucson, AZ
Nov. 19, 2021* 6:30 p.m.	No. 11	Marist	W 78–36	4–0	14 – Thomas	9 – Love	4 – Pellington	McKale Center (6,787) Tucson, AZ
Nov. 25, 2021* 1:15 p.m., ESPN3	No. 9	vs. Vanderbilt Paradise Jam tournament	W 48–46	5–0	13 – Thomas	6 – Copeland	5 – Pueyo	Sports and Fitness Center (3,500) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov. 26, 2021* 1:15 p.m., ESPN3	No. 9	vs. DePaul Paradise Jam Tournament	W 75–68	6–0	19 – Reese	8 – Reese	6 – Yeaney	Sports and Fitness Center (246) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov. 27, 2021* 1:15 p.m., ESPN3	No. 9	vs. Rutgers Paradise Jam Tournament	W 80–44	7–0	16 – Reese	6 – Copeland	4 – Conner	Sports and Fitness Center (244) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Dec. 3, 2021* TBD	No. 7	at UC Riverside	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the UC Riverside program.^[a]					SRC Arena Riverside, CA
Dec. 9, 2021* 6:30 p.m.	No. 6	North Dakota State	W 59–47	8–0	16 – Pellington	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	McKale Center (7,037) Tucson, AZ
Dec. 12, 2021* 1:00 p.m.	No. 6	New Mexico	W 77–60	9–0	15 – Conner	12 – Reese	4 – Tied	McKale Center (8,884) Tucson, AZ
Dec. 17, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 4	at Northern Arizona	W 82–55	10–0	17 – Vonleh	7 – Love	4 – Chavez	Walkup Skydome (572) Flagstaff, AZ
Dec. 19, 2021* 3:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 4	vs. No. 11 Texas Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Arizona program.^[b]					T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
Pac-12 regular season
January 7, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 4	Washington State	W 60–52	11–0 (1–0)	20 – Reese	7 – Tied	8 – Thomas	McKale Center (7,378) Tucson, AZ
January 9, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 4	Washington	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington program.^[c]					McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 9, 2022^[d] 4:00 pm, live stream	No. 4	at USC	L 67–76	11–1 (1–1)	29 – Reese	7 – Copeland	8 – Yeaney	Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 7	at Oregon State	W 55–53	12–1 (2–1)	15 – Yeaney	9 – Thomas	2 – Tied	Gill Coliseum (4,073) Corvallis, OR
January 15, 2022 3:30 pm, P12N	No. 7	at Oregon	L 66–68 ^OT	12–2 (2–2)	14 – Tied	7 – Love	3 – Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (7,944) Eugene, OR
January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 10	Utah	W 76–64	13–2 (3–2)	25 – Thomas	7 – Ware	4 – Pueyo	McKale Center (7,099) Tucson, AZ
January 23, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 10	No. 22 Colorado	W 75–56	14–2 (4–2)	28 – Pellington	9 – Reese	4 – Yeaney	McKale Center (7,103) Tucson, AZ
January 26, 2022^[e] 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 8	at UCLA	W 74–63	15–2 (5–2)	20 – Pellington	10 – Reese	4 – Tied	Pauley Pavilion (826) Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 8	at California	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program.^[f]					Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
January 30, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 8	at No. 2 Stanford	L 69–75	15–3 (5–3)	17 – Reese	7 – Reese	5 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (3,479) Stanford, CA
February 4, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 8	No. 19 Oregon	W 63–48	16–3 (6–3)	13 – Reese	9 – Love	4 – Tied	McKale Center (10,413) Tucson, AZ
February 6, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 8	Oregon State	W 73–61	17–3 (7–3)	19 – Reese	8 – Reese	3 – Tied	McKale Center (7,505) Tucson, AZ
February 11, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 6	at Arizona State Territorial Cup	L 77–81	17–4 (7–4)	30 – Pellington	8 – Reese	5 – Pellington	Desert Financial Arena (5,193) Tempe, AZ
February 13, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 6	Arizona State Territorial Cup	W 62–58	18–4 (8–4)	17 – Reese	6 – Love	3 – Tied	McKale Center (8,480) Tucson, AZ
February 18, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 8	at Washington	W 51–42	19–4 (9–4)	10 – Pellington	8 – Ware	3 – Yeaney	Alaska Airlines Arena (1,499) Seattle, WA
February 20, 2022 1:00 pm, P12N	No. 8	at Washington State	L 67–72	19–5 (9–5)	15 – Conner	4 – Tied	3 – Thomas	Beasley Coliseum (984) Pullman, WA
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 12	UCLA	L 46–64	19–6 (9–6)	14 – Pellington	6 – Copeland	4 – Pueyo	McKale Center (8,067) Tucson, AZ
February 26, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 12	USC	W 68–59	20–6 (10–6)	18 – Chavez	11 – Ware	4 – Pellington	McKale Center (8,256) Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Women's tournament
March 3, 2022 1:00 pm, P12N	(4) No. 14	vs. (5) Colorado Quarterfinals	L 43–45	20–7	15 – Ware	8 – Ware	3 – Pueyo	Michelob Ultra Arena (4,122) Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(4 G) No. 19	(13 G) UNLV First Round	W 72–67	21–7	30 – Pellington	7 – Ware	4 – Pellington	McKale Center (9,573) Tucson, AZ
March 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(4 G) No. 19	(5 G) No. 17 North Carolina Second Round	L 45–63	21–8	15 – Thomas	7 – Ware	3 – Tied	McKale Center (8,333) Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G=Greensboro. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:^[11]

Game summaries[edit]

This section will be filled in as the season progresses.

vs Cal State Northridge[edit]

TBD

5:00 p.m.

Cal State Northridge Matadors 47, No. 22 Arizona Wildcats 88
Scoring by quarter: 5–15, 13–32, 12–19, 14–21
Pts: Kayanna Spriggs, 9 Rebs: Kayanna Spriggs, 6 Asts: Tied, 2		Pts: Tied, 14 Rebs: Aaronette Vonleh, 6 Asts: Shania Pellington, 6

McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 6,154
Referees: Melissa Barlow, Brian Woods, Sha'Rae Mitchell

vs No. 6 Louisville[edit]

ESPNU

2:30 p.m.

No. 6 Louisville Cardinals 59, No. 22 Arizona Wildcats 61 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 9–8, 13–17, 18–16, 14–13, Overtime: 5–7
Pts: Hailey Van Lith, 19 Rebs: Emily Engstler, 8 Asts: Chelsie Hall, 3		Pts: Cate Reese, 21 Rebs: Lauren Ware, 10 Asts: Helena Pueyo, 5

Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, SD
Attendance: 2,345
Referees: Roy Gulbeyan, Maj Forsberg, Katie Lukanich

vs Texas Southern[edit]

TBD

6:30 p.m.

Texas Southern Lady Tigers 38, No. 11 Arizona Wildcats 93
Scoring by quarter: 9–24, 6–24, 6–17, 17–28
Pts: Niya Mitchell, 12 Rebs: Niya Mitchell, 10 Asts: Ashley Austin, 2		Pts: Cate Reese, 15 Rebs: Cate Reese, 11 Asts: Bendy Yeaney, 4

McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 6,261
Referees: Anita Ortega, Kenneth Nash, Stacie Blow

vs Marist[edit]

TBD

6:30 p.m.

Marist Red Wolves 36, No. 11 Arizona Wildcats 78
Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 8–20, 5–26, 9–20
Pts: Kendall Krick, 8 Rebs: Emma Wax, 4 Asts: Emma Wax, 2		Pts: Sam Thomas, 14 Rebs: Koi Love, 9 Asts: Shania Pellington, 4

McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 6,787
Referees: Michael Price, Marc Merritt, Cheryl Flores

vs Vanderbilt[edit]

ESPN3

1:15 p.m.

Vanderbilt Commodores 46, No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 48
Scoring by quarter: 7–11, 9–13, 11–14, 19–10
Pts: Iyana Moore, 10 Rebs: 2 Tied, 6 Asts: 2 Tied, 2		Pts: Sam Thomas, 13 Rebs: Ariyah Copeland, 6 Asts: Helena Pueyo, 5

Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Rod Creech, Karlenna Tobin, Sarah Williams

vs DePaul[edit]

ESPN3

1:15 p.m.

No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 75, DePaul Blue Demons 68
Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 17-17, 15-17, 24-17
Pts: Cate Reese, 19 Rebs: Cate Reese, 8 Asts: Bendu Yeaney, 6		Pts: Aneesah Morrow, 24 Rebs: Aneesah Morrow, 16 Asts: Sonya Morris, 4

Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Attendance: 246
Referees: Rod Creech, Jeffrey Smith, Krystle Apellaniz

vs Rutgers[edit]

ESPN3

1:15 p.m.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights 44, No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 80
Scoring by quarter: 2–12, 6–34, 16–15, 20–19
Pts: Oshlynn Brown, 9 Rebs: Tied, 5 Asts: Tied, 1		Pts: Cate Reese, 16 Rebs: Ariyah Copeland, 6 Asts: Madison Conner, 4

Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Attendance: 244
Referees: Bruce Morris, Karleena Tobin, Tim Resch

vs North Dakota State[edit]

6:30 p.m.

North Dakota State Bison vs. Arizona Wildcats

McKale Center, Tucson, AZ

vs New Mexico[edit]

New Mexico Lobos vs. Arizona Wildcats

McKale Center, Tucson, AZ

Player statistics[edit]

Player	Games Played	Minutes	Field Goals	Three Pointers	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Blocks	Steals	Points
ReeseCate Reese	5	84	19	4	13	25	4	2	1	55
WareLauren Ware	5	83	14	2	9	25	3	10	2	37
ThomasSam Thomas	5	80	12	6	13	9	7	6	4	32
PellingtonShaina Pellington	5	79	5	1	4	12	14	0	5	17
YeaneyBendu Yeaney	5	76	12	5	1	10	12	0	7	30
Chavez Taylor Chavez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Conner Madison Conner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Copeland Ariyah Copeland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Erdogan Derin Erdogan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gret Asi Anna Gret Asi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Love Koi Love	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pueyo Helena Pueyo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sanchez Gisela Sanchez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Smith Semaj Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vonleh Aaronette Vonleh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Opponents	–	–	–	–	−	−	−	−	−	−

Awards & milestones[edit]

Season highs[edit]

Players[edit]

Points: C. Reese, 21 (Louisville)
Rebounds: C. Reese, 11 (Texas Southern)
Assists: Tied, 5 (Cal State Northridge & Louisville)
Steals: K. Love, 4 (Texas Southern & Marist)
Blocks: L. Ware, 4 (Marist)
Minutes: C. Reese, 33 (Louisville)

Team[edit]

Points: 93 (Texas Southern)
Field Goals: 36 (Texas Southern)
Field Goal Attempts: 67 (Texas Southern)
3 Point Field Goals Made: 11 (Marist)
3 Point Field Goals Attempts: 24 (Marist)
Free Throws Made:12 (Louisville)
Free Throws Attempts:14 (Louisville)
Rebounds:53 (Marist)
Assists:27 (Cal State Northridge)
Steals:15 (Texas Southern)
Blocked Shots:10 (Marist)
Turnovers:17 (Louisville)
Fouls:21 (Louisville)

Weekly awards[edit]

Cate Reese

Pac-12 Women's Basketball Player of the Week 1 (Nov. 15)^[12]

Pac-12 Conference awards and honors[edit]

National awards[edit]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	22	22*	11	9	7	6	4	4	4	4 (3)	7	10	8	8	6	8	12	14т	20	19	Not released
Coaches	15	15*	15^	12	11	10	8	5	5	5 (1)	7	9	8	8	7	7	11	13	16	16	18

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches poll was not released for Week 2.

Notes[edit]

^ This game was canceled on November 24 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Highlanders program. This game was declared a no contest by the NCAA.^[5]
^ This game was canceled on December 18 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Wildcats program.^[6]
^ This game was postponed on January 3 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Huskies program.^[7]
^ This game was originally scheduled on December 31 before being postponed and rescheduled to January 9 due to COVID-19 protocols within the USC program.^[8]
^ This game was originally scheduled on January 2 before being postponed and rescheduled to January 26 due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program.^[9]
^ This game was postponed on January 24 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Golden Bears program.^[10]

References[edit]

^ "2022 PRESEASON WATCH LIST". Archived from the original on November 15, 2017.
^ "2022 PRESEASON WATCH LIST". Archived from the original on November 15, 2017.
^ "2022 Women's Jersey Mike's Naismith Awards Watch List". Archived from the original on November 9, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster". arizonawildcats.com. Arizona Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
^ "Arizona Game at UC Riverside Canceled". arizonawildcats.com. November 24, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
^ "No. 4 Arizona's Game Against Texas Canceled". arizonawildcats.com. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
^ "Arizona Women's Basketball Game Against Washington Postponed". arizonawildcats.com. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
^ "Arizona-USC Women's Basketball Game Rescheduled for Jan. 9". arizonawildcats.com. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
^ "Arizona at UCLA Rescheduled for Jan. 26". arizonawildcats.com. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
^ "No. 8 Arizona at Cal Postponed". arizonawildcats.com. January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". arizonawildcats.com. University of Arizona. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
^ "Pac-12 POW, Week 1". pac12.com. November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[6] This game was canceled on November 24 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Highlanders program. This game was declared a no contest by the NCAA.^[5]

[8] This game was canceled on December 18 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Wildcats program.^[6]

[10] This game was postponed on January 3 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Huskies program.^[7]

[12] This game was originally scheduled on December 31 before being postponed and rescheduled to January 9 due to COVID-19 protocols within the USC program.^[8]

[14] This game was originally scheduled on January 2 before being postponed and rescheduled to January 26 due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program.^[9]

[16] This game was postponed on January 24 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Golden Bears program.^[10]

[1] "2022 PRESEASON WATCH LIST". Archived from the original on November 15, 2017.

[2] "2022 PRESEASON WATCH LIST". Archived from the original on November 15, 2017.

[3] "2022 Women's Jersey Mike's Naismith Awards Watch List". Archived from the original on November 9, 2021.

[4] "2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster". arizonawildcats.com. Arizona Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2021.

[5] "Arizona Game at UC Riverside Canceled". arizonawildcats.com. November 24, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.

[7] "No. 4 Arizona's Game Against Texas Canceled". arizonawildcats.com. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.

[9] "Arizona Women's Basketball Game Against Washington Postponed". arizonawildcats.com. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.

[11] "Arizona-USC Women's Basketball Game Rescheduled for Jan. 9". arizonawildcats.com. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.

[13] "Arizona at UCLA Rescheduled for Jan. 26". arizonawildcats.com. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.

[15] "No. 8 Arizona at Cal Postponed". arizonawildcats.com. January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

[17] "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". arizonawildcats.com. University of Arizona. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

[18] "Pac-12 POW, Week 1". pac12.com. November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

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v t e Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
Venues	Bear Down Gym (1972–1973) McKale Center (1973–present)
Culture & lore	Wilbur and Wilma "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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vs No. 6 Louisville[edit]

vs Texas Southern[edit]

vs Marist[edit]

vs Vanderbilt[edit]

vs DePaul[edit]

vs Rutgers[edit]

vs North Dakota State[edit]

vs New Mexico[edit]

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