2021–22 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

2021–22 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
2021–22 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	10–18 (2–14 SEC)
Head coach	Johnnie Harris (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Bob Starkey; Damitria Buchanan; Ketara Chapel;
Home arena	Auburn Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 SEC women's basketball standings
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

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
^[2]^[3]

2021 recruiting class[edit]

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

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
^[4]^[5]

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

Johnnie Harris (Arkansas Baptist)

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Starkey
Damitria Buchanan (Texas A&M)
Ketara Chapel (Mississippi State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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. ^[6]

References[edit]

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

[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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