2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
WNIT, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–18 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Lindsay Whalen (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Carly Thibault-DuDonis
  • Shimmy Gray-Miller
  • Kelly Curry
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Ohio State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 7   .781
No. 8 Iowa † 14 – 4   .778 24 – 8   .750
No. 12 Michigan 13 – 4   .765 25 – 7   .781
No. 13 Maryland 13 – 4   .765 23 – 9   .719
No. 11 Indiana 11 – 5   .688 24 – 9   .727
Nebraska 11 – 7   .611 24 – 9   .727
Northwestern 8 – 8   .500 17 – 12   .586
Michigan State 8 – 9   .471 15 – 15   .500
Purdue 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531
Minnesota 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
Penn State 5 – 13   .278 11 – 18   .379
Wisconsin 5 – 13   .278 8 – 21   .276
Rutgers 3 – 14   .176 11 – 20   .355
Illinois 1 – 13   .071 7 – 20   .259
† 2022 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Gophers, led by fourth-year head coach Lindsay Whalen, played their home games at Williams Arena and compete as members of the Big Ten Conference.

The Golden Gophers are currently 14-17 and 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place. As the tenth seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Northwestern in the second round. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament, but were chosen as an at-large team for the WNIT.[1]

Previous season

The Golden Gophers finished the season 8–13 and 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place. As the ninth seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Nebraska in the second round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Justice Ross 24 F 6'0" RS Freshman Des Moines, IA Transferred to New Orleans[3]

Arrivals

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School Notes
Deja Winters 3 G 5'11" Grad Senior Cleveland, Ohio North Carolina A&T Grad Transfer - Able to Play Immediately
Bailey Helgren 35 C 6'5" Grad Senior Edina, Minnesota Kansas Grad Transfer - Able to Play Immediately

2021 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Maggie Czinano
G 		Watertown, MN Watertown-Mayer High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Alanna Micheaux
F 		Wayne, MI Wayne Memorial High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
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:

  • Katie Borowicz was originally a member of the 2021 Recruiting Class. She enrolled at the University of Minnesota early and joined the team for the 2020-21 Season.

Roster

2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Alexia Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Columbus Africentric Columbus, OH
G 3 Deja Winters 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Richmond Heights
North Carolina A&T 		Columbus, OH
G 4 Jasmine Powell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Detroit Country Day Detroit, MI
G 5 Maggie Czinano 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Watertown-Mayer High School Watertown, MN
F 10 Erin Hedman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Eisenhower New Berlin, WI
F 12 Laura Bagwell Katalinich 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Academy of the Holy Angels
Cornell 		Minneapolis, MN
G 13 Gadiva Hubbard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Princess Anne HS Virginia Beach, VA
G 14 Sara Scalia 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Stillwater HS Stillwater, MN
F 15 Kayla Mershon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Minnetonka
Nebraska 		Chanhasen, MN
G 21 Caroline Strande 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Racine Lutheran Racine, WI
G 23 Katie Borowicz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Roseau Roseau, MN
C 25 Klarke Sconiers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Christ the King HS Queens, NY
F 30 Kadi Sissoko 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Lycée Marcelin Berthelot
Syracuse 		Paris, France
F 35 Bailey Helgren 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS Edina
Kansas 		Edina, MN
F 43 Grace Cumming 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Des Moines Roosevelt HS Des Moines, IA
F 54 Alanna Micheaux 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Wayne Memorial Wayne, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/21*
2:00 pm, BTN Plus 		Minnesota-Crookston W 78–33 
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Regular season
11/9/21*
12:00 pm, BTN Plus 		Jacksonville L 66–69  0–1
 Williams Arena (2,554)
Minneapolis, MN
11/12/21*
8:00 pm 		at Arizona State W 66–59 OT 1–1
 Desert Financial Arena (4,111)
Tempe, AZ
11/14/2021*
2:00 pm, BTN Plus 		George Washington W 48–32  2–1
 Williams Arena (3,056)
Minneapolis, MN
11/17/2021*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus 		American W 73-56  3-1
 Williams Arena (2,643)
Minneapolis, MN
11/20/2021*
11:00 am, Flo Hoops 		vs. No. 2 Connecticut
Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, preliminary 		L 58-88  3-2
 Imperial Arena (1,175)
Paradise Island, Bahamas[4]
11/21/2021*
4:00 pm, Flo Hoops 		vs. Syracuse
Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, Consolation 2nd Round 		W 70-63  4-2
 Imperial Arena (420)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
11/22/2021*
 Flo Hoops 		vs. Oklahoma
Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, 5th Place Game 		L 69-88  4-3
 Imperial Arena (267)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
11/26/2021*
3:00 pm, BTN Plus 		Bradley W 73-54  5-3
 Williams Arena (3,389)
Minneapolis, MN
11/28/2021*
2:00 pm, BTN Plus 		UTSA W 81-52  6-3
 Williams Arena (3,150)
Minneapolis, MN
12/1/2021*
8:00 pm, BTN 		North Carolina
Big Ten/ACC Challenge 		L 76-82  6-4
 Williams Arena (3,432)
Minneapolis, MN
12/6/2021
7:00 pm, BTN 		Nebraska L 67-70  6-5
(0-1) 		Williams Arena (3,300)
Minneapolis, MN
12/12/2021
1:00 pm, BTN Plus 		at No. 13 Michigan L 61-73  6-6
(0-2) 		Crisler Center (2,484)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/12/2021*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus 		Ohio W 99-93  7-6
(0-2) 		Williams Arena (2,751)
Minneapolis, MN
12/23/2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Drake L 63-77  7-7
(0-2) 		Knapp Center (2,183)
Des Moines, IA
01/6/2022
6:00 pm 		at Rutgers W 62-49  8-7
(1-2) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,001)
Piscataway, New Jersey
01/9/2022
2:00 pm, BTN Plus 		No. 10 Maryland L 73-87  8-8
(1-3) 		Williams Arena (3,447)
Minneapolis MN
01/12/2020
6:30 pm, BTN Plus 		at Wisconsin W 82-66  9-8
(2-3) 		Kohl Center (2,157)
Madison, WI
01/15/2022
5:00 pm, BTN Plus 		No. RV Ohio State L 75-83  9-9
(2-4) 		Williams Arena (3,177)
Minneapolis, MN
01/20/2022
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 25 Iowa L 49-105  9-10
(2-5) 		Williams Arena (3,741)
Minneapolis, MN
01/23/2022
1:00 pm 		at Michigan State L 71-74  9-11
(2-6) 		Breslin Center (2,899)
East Lansing, MI
01/27/2022
6:00 pm, BTN Plus 		at Purdue L 66-80  9-12
(2-7) 		Mackey Arena (2,901)
West Lafayette, IN
01/30/2022
2:00 pm, BTN 		Wisconsin W 57-55  10-12
(3-7) 		Williams Arena (4,482)
Minneapolis, MN
02/3/2022
6:00 pm, BTN Plus 		at No. 5 Indiana L 70-80  10-13
(3-8) 		Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (No Attendance - Weather)
Bloomington, IN
02/06/2022
2:00 pm, BTN Plus 		Michigan State W 71-60  11-13
(4-8) 		Williams Arena (3,150)
Minneapolis, MN
02/10/2022
6:30 pm 		at Iowa L 78-88  11-14
(4-9) 		Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,141)
Iowa City, IA
2/11/2022
3:30 pm, BTN Plus 		Northwestern W 74-68  12-14
(5-9) 		Williams Arena (2,734)
Minneapolis, MN
02/17/2022
7:00 pm, BTN Plus 		Rutgers L 61-79  12-15
(5-10) 		Williams Arena (2,747)
Minneapolis, MN
02/30/2022
2:00 pm, BTN Plus 		at No. RV Nebraska L 70-93  12-16
(5-11) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,566)
Lincoln, NE
02/24/2022
7:00 pm, BTN Plus 		Illinois W 87-54  13-16
(6-11) 		Williams Arena (2,896)
Minneapolis, MN
02/30/2022
 BTN 		at Penn State W 94-83  14-16
(7-11) 		Bryce Jordan Center (2,401)
University Park, PA
Big Ten Women's tournament
March 3, 2022
5:30 pm, BTN 		(10) vs. (7) Northwestern
2nd Round 		L 60-65  14-17
 Gainbridge Fieldhouse (–)
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
March 17, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Green Bay
1st Round 		W 73-65  15-17
 Kress Events Center (–)
Green Bay, WI
March 20, 2022*
2:00 pm 		at South Dakota State
2nd Round 		L 57–78  15-18
 Frost Arena (–)
Brookings, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[5]

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		 Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Postseason WNIT announces 64-team field for 2022 event". womensnit.com. WNIT. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Nebraska Beats Short-Handed Minnesota In Second Round of Big Ten tournament". bigten.org. March 10, 2021. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Minnesota Transfer Justice Ross". unoprivateers.com. UNO University. May 12, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Tournament | Battle 4 Atlantis | Atlantis Bahamas". www.atlantisbahamas.com. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021-22 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". gophersports.com. Gopher Sports. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
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