2021–22 Florida Gators women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators, led by first-year head coach Kelly Rae Finley, played their home games at the O'Connell Center and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2021–22 Florida Gators women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	21–11 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach	Kelly Rae Finley (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Julian Assibey Erika Lang-Montgomery Julie Plank
Home arena	O'Connell Center
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

Previous season

The Gators finished the season 12–14 (3–11 SEC) to finish in twelfth place in the conference. The Gators were invited to the 2021 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Charlotte in the first round before being eliminated by Villanova in the second round. Head coach Cameron Newbauer resigned in July 2021. Allegations of abuse from former players surfaced in September.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Florida departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Emily Sullivan	2	F	6'4"	RS Senior	Evansville, IN	Transferred to Long Beach State
Danielle Rainey	10	G	5'10"	RS Senior	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Eastern Michigan
Cydnee Kinslow	32	F	6'2"	RS Senior	Oakley, CA	Graduated

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Taliyah Wyche F	Fort Lauderdale, FL	American Heritage School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (90)
Tatyana Wyche F	Fort Lauderdale, FL	American Heritage School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (89)
Alberte Rimdal G	Køge, Denmark	Marselisborg Gymnasium	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Jeriah Warren G	Lake Charles, LA	LaGrange HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 transfer

Florida incoming transfer

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Zippy Broughton	4	G	5'7"	Senior	Wetumpka, AL	Rutgers
[2]

Roster

2021–22 Florida Gators women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Taliyah Wyche 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr American Heritage School Fort Lauderdale, FL G 1 Kiara Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Forestville HS ASA College District Heights, MD F 2 Tatyana Wyche 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr American Heritage School Fort Lauderdale, FL G 3 Lavender Briggs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Provo HS Provo, UT G 4 Zippy Broughton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Robert E. Lee HS Rutgers Wetumpka, AL G 5 Alberte Rimdal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Marselisborg Gymnasium Køge, Denmark F 11 Emanuely de Oliveira 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Wasatch Academy Criciúma, Brazil F 12 Jordyn Merritt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Plano Senior HS Plano, TX F 13 Floor Toonders 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Calandlyceum Amsterdam Wageningen, Netherlands G 14 Kristina Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Abbotsleigh School Sydney, Australia G 15 Nina Rickards 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Christ the King Regional HS Queens, NY G 20 Jeriah Warren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr LaGrange HS Lake Charles, LA G 22 Brynn Farrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So St. Rose HS Ortley Beach, NJ F 25 Faith Dut 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Semiahmoo Secondary School Vancouver, BC	Head coach Kelly Rae Finley (Colorado State) Assistant coach(es) Julian Assibey (William Penn) Erika Lang-Montgomery (Florida) Julie Plank (Ohio State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Flagler	W 101–56		19 – Rimdal	9 – Briggs	6 – Smith	O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 5:00 pm, SECN+		Georgia State	W 84–70	1–0	23 – Smith	7 – Briggs	4 – Smith	O'Connell Center (639) Gainesville, FL
November 12, 2021* 4:30 pm, YouTube		vs. Towson Preseason WNIT Classic	L 70–87	1–1	18 – Merritt	11 – Merritt	4 – Tied	Reynolds Coliseum (200) Raleigh, NC
November 14, 2021* 2:00 pm, ACCNX		at No. 5 NC State Preseason WNIT Classic	L 52–85	1–2	16 – Smith	9 – Briggs	3 – Rickards	Reynolds Coliseum (3,812) Raleigh, NC
November 15, 2021* 4:30 pm, YouTube		vs. Wofford Preseason WNIT Classic	W 61–47	2–2	13 – Smith	7 – Smith	2 – Tied	Reynolds Coliseum (120) Raleigh, NC
November 19, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Grambling State	W 70–55	3–2	17 – Farrell	6 – Tied	9 – Smith	O'Connell Center (759) Gainesville, FL
November 22, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+		USC Upstate	W 76–54	4–2	16 – Briggs	6 – de Oliveira	4 – Briggs	O'Connell Center (764) Gainesville, FL
November 26, 2021* 7:00 pm		vs. Saint Louis San Juan Shootout	W 69–54	5–2	13 – Merritt	7 – Rickards	4 – Rimdal	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200) San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 27, 2021* 7:00 pm		vs. George Washington San Juan Shootout	W 61–50	6–2	18 – Briggs	7 – Briggs	4 – Briggs	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200) San Juan, Puerto Rico
December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm		at George Mason	L 71–75	6–3	19 – Smith	12 – Briggs	6 – Smith	EagleBank Arena (769) Fairfax, VA
December 5, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at TCU Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 63–54	7–3	22 – Briggs	10 – Smith	7 – Smith	Schollmaier Arena (1,468) Fort Worth, TX
December 8, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Dayton	W 60–57	8–3	18 – Briggs	9 – Smith	7 – Smith	O'Connell Center (691) Gainesville, FL
December 12, 2021* 1:00 pm, SECN		Florida State	W 69–55	9–3	16 – de Oliveira	8 – Rickards	4 – Briggs	O'Connell Center (1,609) Gainesville, FL
December 21, 2021* 1:00 pm, SECN+		Murray State	W 67–51	10–3	12 – Briggs	7 – Rickards	3 – Tied	O'Connell Center (921) Gainesville, FL
SEC regular season
January 2, 2022 3:00 pm, SECN		No. 13 Georgia	L 69–73	10–4 (0–1)	18 – Merritt	8 – Smith	5 – Smith	O'Connell Center (1,119) Gainesville, FL
January 6, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+		Ole Miss	L 56–74	10–5 (0–2)	13 – Smith	10 – Merritt	5 – Smith	O'Connell Center (854) Gainesville, FL
January 9, 2022 3:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 25 Texas A&M	W 97–89 2OT	11–5 (1–2)	28 – Broughton	9 – Smith	7 – Smith	Reed Arena (3,493) College Station, TX
January 13, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+		Auburn	W 68–63	12–5 (2–2)	19 – Smith	5 – Tied	3 – Smith	O'Connell Center (801) Gainesville, FL
January 16, 2022 3:00 pm, SECN+		at Alabama	W 85–77	13–5 (3–2)	17 – Rimdal	6 – Tied	6 – Smith	Coleman Coliseum (2,001) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 23 Kentucky	W 77–52	14–5 (4–2)	25 – Smith	8 – Tied	6 – Smith	Memorial Coliseum (3,372) Lexington, KY
January 23, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+		No. 11 LSU	W 73–72	15–5 (5–2)	23 – Smith	7 – Merritt	8 – Smith	O'Connell Center (1,478) Gainesville, FL
January 30, 2022 12:00 pm, SECN		No. 1 South Carolina	L 50–62	15–6 (5–3)	22 – Smith	7 – Merritt	2 – Smith	O'Connell Center (5,319) Gainesville, FL
February 3, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+		No. 7 Tennessee	W 84–59	16–6 (6–3)	25 – Smith	8 – Rickards	6 – Broughton	O'Connell Center (3,809) Gainesville, FL
February 6, 2022 1:00 pm, SECN		at No. 14 Georgia	W 54–51	17–6 (7–3)	11 – Tied	9 – Tied	3 – Broughton	Stegeman Coliseum (3,653) Athens, GA
February 10, 2022 6:30 pm, SECN+	No. 19	at Mississippi State Rescheduled from December 30	W 73–64	18–6 (8–3)	20 – Broughton	9 – Smith	7 – Smith	Humphrey Coliseum (4,630) Starkville, MS
February 14, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN	No. 17	at Auburn	W 83–77	19–6 (9–3)	18 – Broughton	6 – Broughton	3 – de Oliveira	Auburn Arena (1,996) Auburn, AL
February 17, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+	No. 17	Arkansas	W 76–67	20–6 (10–3)	19 – Smith	8 – de Oliveira	5 – Smith	O'Connell Center (1,369) Gainesville, FL
February 20, 2022 4:00 pm, SECN	No. 17	at No. 11 LSU	L 61–66	20–7 (10–4)	17 – Rickards	9 – Rickards	6 – Smith	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,620) Baton Rouge, LA
February 24, 2022 6:30 pm, SECN	No. 15	at Vanderbilt	L 59–63	20–8 (10–5)	18 – Smith	7 – Smith	6 – Smith	Memorial Gymnasium (1,783) Nashville, TN
February 27, 2022 12:00 pm, SECN	No. 15	Missouri	L 73–78	20–9 (10–6)	23 – Merritt	7 – Merritt	6 – Smith	O'Connell Center (2,119) Gainesville, FL
SEC Tournament
March 3, 2022 3:30 pm, SECN	(5) No. 23	vs. (13) Vanderbilt Second round	W 53–52	21–9	15 – Rickards	8 – Rickards	5 – Smith	Bridgestone Arena (6,446) Nashville, TN
March 4, 2022 3:30 pm, SECN	(5) No. 23	vs. (4) Ole Miss Quarterfinals	L 60–70	21–10	26 – Broughton	8 – Rickards	5 – Rickards	Bridgestone Arena  Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPNews	(10 B)	vs. (7 B) No. 24 UCF First Round	L 52–69	21–11	17 – Rickards	8 – Broughton	6 – Broughton	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (5,073) Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. [3]

See also

• 2021–22 Florida Gators men's basketball team