2021–22 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

The 2021–22 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by seventh-year head coach Joni Taylor, played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2021–22 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
Record	21–10 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Joni Taylor (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Karen Lange Robert Mosley Chelsea Newton
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
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 Lady Bulldogs finished the season 21–7 (10–5 SEC) to finish in fourth in the conference. The Lady Bulldogs were invited to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they defeated Drexel in the First Round before losing to Oregon in the Second Round.

Offseason

Departures

Georgia Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Gabby Connally	2	G	5'6"	Senior	San Antonio, TX	Graduated
Caitlin Hose	10	G	5'9"	Junior	Hazel Green, AL	Transferred to Indiana
Maya Caldwell	11	G	5'11"	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Drafted 33rd overall by the Indiana Fever
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2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Reigan Richardson G	Charlotte, NC	Cannon School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (94)
Jillian Hollingshead F	Powder Springs, GA	McEachern HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (93)
Kimora Jenkins G	Long Island, NY	Millbrook HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Alina Sendar G	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Orange Lions Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 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:

Roster

2021–22 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Zoesha Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Glynn Academy Brunswick, GA G 1 Chloe Chapman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Our Lady of Good Counsel HS Mitchellville, MD G 3 Sarah Ashlee Barker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Spain Park HS Birmingham, AL G 4 Mikayla Coombs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Wesleyan School UConn Buford, GA C 14 Jenna Staiti 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr West Forsyth HS Maryland Cumming, GA C 15 Maori Davenport 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Charles Henderson HS Rutgers Troy, AL F 20 Jordan Isaacs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr St. Francis School Alpharetta, GA G 21 Reigan Richardson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Cannon School Charlotte, NC F 22 Malury Bates 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr William Fleming HS Roanoke, VA G 23 Que Morrison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr McEachern HS Riverdale, GA G 24 Kimora Jenkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Millbrook HS Long Island, NY G 31 Alina Sendar 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Orange Lions Academy Amsterdam, Netherlands F 35 Javyn Nicholson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Collins Hill HS Lawrenceville, GA F 53 Jillian Hollingshead 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr McEachern HS Powder Springs, GA	Head coach Joni Taylor (Alabama) Assistant coach(es) Karen Lange (Iowa) Chelsea Newton (Rutgers) Robert Mosley (Miles) 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
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Gardner–Webb	W 97–45	1–0	16 – Staiti	12 – Nicholson	4 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (2,096) Athens, GA
November 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Furman	W 78–41	2–0	19 – Barker	7 – Coombs	7 – Coombs	Stegeman Coliseum (1,760) Athens, GA
November 18, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Mercer	W 67–52	3–0	13 – Staiti	12 – Staiti	4 – Coombs	Stegeman Coliseum (1,831) Athens, GA
November 21, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Alabama State	W 73–43	4–0	16 – Richardson	13 – Nicholson	4 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (2,009) Athens, GA
November 26, 2021* 4:30 pm		vs. Notre Dame Daytona Beach Invitational	W 71–67 OT	5–0	16 – Staiti	9 – Staiti	7 – Morrison	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
November 27, 2021* 2:15 pm		vs. Marquette Daytona Beach Invitational	W 70–45	6–0	13 – Tied	7 – Bates	6 – Morrison	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
December 2, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 20	at Texas Tech Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 66–56	7–0	20 – Morrison	9 – Staiti	4 – Morrison	United Supermarkets Arena (8,163) Lubbock, TX
December 5, 2021* 12:00 pm, SECN	No. 20	Georgia Tech	L 54–55	7–1	15 – Morrison	8 – Nicholson	4 – Morrison	Stegeman Coliseum (3,220) Athens, GA
December 8, 2021* 12:00 pm, SECN+	No. 21	North Florida	W 69–40	8–1	17 – Staiti	11 – Morrison	4 – Chapman	Stegeman Coliseum (1,868) Athens, GA
December 16, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 17	at No. 2 NC State	W 82–80 OT	9–1	21 – Staiti	11 – Staiti	6 – Morrison	Reynolds Coliseum (4,012) Raleigh, NC
December 19, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+	No. 17	Saint Francis (PA)	W 82–45	10–1	16 – Staiti	7 – Nicholson	6 – Richardson	Stegeman Coliseum (2,354) Athens, GA
December 21, 2021* 12:00 pm, SECN	No. 13т	South Alabama	W 89–50	11–1	17 – Staiti	8 – Barker	5 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (2,082) Athens, GA
SEC regular season
December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 13	No. 19 LSU	L 62–68	11–2 (0–1)	26 – Morrison	7 – Tied	10 – Morrison	Stegeman Coliseum (3,241) Athens, GA
January 2, 2022 3:00 pm, SECN	No. 13	at Florida	W 73–69	12–2 (1–1)	18 – Morrison	6 – Tied	5 – Chapman	O'Connell Center (1,119) Gainesville, FL
January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 15	at No. 21 Kentucky	L 76–84	12–3 (1–2)	26 – Staiti	8 – Tied	6 – Morrison	Memorial Coliseum (3,013) Lexington, KY
January 9, 2022 3:00 pm, SECN	No. 15	Alabama	W 72–68	13–3 (2–2)	21 – Morrison	9 – Staiti	6 – Morrison	Stegeman Coliseum (3,453) Athens, GA
January 17, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN	No. 13	at Missouri	W 72–62	14–3 (3–2)	22 – Staiti	12 – Staiti	6 – Morrison	Mizzou Arena (3,752) Columbia, MO
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 13	at Mississippi State	W 66–63	15–3 (4–2)	14 – Morrison	10 – Staiti	3 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (4,961) Starkville, MS
January 23, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN	No. 13	No. 5 Tennessee	L 55–63	15–4 (4–3)	16 – Staiti	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (5,117) Athens, GA
January 30, 2022 3:00 pm, SECN+	No. 15	at No. 24 Ole Miss	W 62–52	16–4 (5–3)	22 – Staiti	11 – Staiti	5 – Tied	SJB Pavilion (3,333) Oxford, MS
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 14	Vanderbilt	W 71–56	17–4 (6–3)	16 – Staiti	9 – Nicholson	5 – Morrison	Stegeman Coliseum (2,254) Athens, GA
February 6, 2022 1:00 pm, SECN	No. 14	Florida	L 51–54	17–5 (6–4)	13 – Bates	8 – Staiti	5 – Morrison	Stegeman Coliseum (3,653) Athens, GA
February 10, 2022 8:30 pm, SECN	No. 17	at No. 14 LSU	L 67–73	17–6 (6–5)	17 – Richardson	7 – Nicholson	6 – Morrison	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,943) Baton Rouge, LA
February 13, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 17	No. 1 South Carolina	L 54–72	17–7 (6–6)	15 – Staiti	10 – Staiti	3 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (5,461) Athens, GA
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 21	Missouri	W 74–49	18–7 (7–6)	22 – Staiti	9 – Tied	4 – Morrison	Stegeman Coliseum (2,295) Athens, GA
February 20, 2022 12:00 pm, SECN	No. 21	at Auburn	L 60–65	18–8 (7–7)	18 – Staiti	7 – Tied	4 – Nicholson	Auburn Arena (2,906) Auburn, AL
February 24, 2022 8:00 pm, SECN+	No. 25	at Arkansas	W 63–62	19–8 (8–7)	15 – Richardson	7 – Staiti	4 – Chapman	Bud Walton Arena (2,726) Fayetteville, AR
February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+	No. 25	Texas A&M	W 67–58	20–8 (9–7)	17 – Staiti	10 – Staiti	4 – Coombs	Stegeman Coliseum (3,079) Athens, GA
SEC Tournament
March 3, 2022 9:30 pm, SECN	(6) No. 24	vs. (11) Alabama Second Round	L 62–74	20–9	18 – Morrison	9 – Nicholson	7 – Coombs	Bridgestone Arena (6,500) Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPNews	(6 G)	vs. (11 G) Dayton First Round	W 70–54	21–9	19 – Staiti	8 – Tied	7 – Morrison	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
March 20, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(6 G)	at (3 G) No. 10 Iowa State Second Round	L 44–67	21–10	16 – Staiti	9 – Staiti	4 – Chapman	Hilton Coliseum (6,283) Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. [2]

See also

• 2021–22 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team