2021–22 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2021–22 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2021–22 college basketball season. Led by former Lady Vol Kellie Harper ,[ 1] in her third year as head coach, the team played their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference .
Previous season
The 2020–21 team finished the season 17–8, 9–4 in third place in SEC play. They lost in the semifinals of the SEC tournament to South Carolina.[ 2] They also received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament , where they lost in the second round to Michigan.[ 3]
Roster
2021–22 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Brooklynn Miles
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Fr
Franklin County HS
Frankfort, KY
G/F
1
Sara Puckett
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Muscle Shoals HS
Muscle Shoals, AL
F
2
Alexus Dye
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Gulf Coast State College
Birmingham, AL
G
4
Jordan Walker
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
RS Sr
Western Michigan University
Muskegon, MI
G
5
Kaiya Wynn
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Foster HS
Richmond, TX
G
10
Jessie Rennie
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Jr
Bendigo Senior Secondary College
Bendigo, AUS
F
11
Karoline Striplin
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Geneva HS
Hartford, AL
G/F
12
Rae Burrell
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
Liberty HS
Henderson, NV
F/C
13
Keyen Green
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS Sr
Liberty University
Philadelphia, PA
C
20
Tamari Key
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
Cary HS
Cary, NC
G/F
21
Tess Darby
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
Greenfield HS
Greenfield, TN
G
25
Jordan Horston
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
Columbus Africentric Early College
Columbus, OH
C
31
Emily Saunders
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
Wyoming East HS
Mullens, WV
G/F
33
Marta Suárez
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Joaquim Blume Institute
Oviedo, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/3/2021 *6:30 pm, SECN+
No. 15
Georgia College Exhibition
W 108–44
–
18 – Burrell
5 – Tied
5 – Miles
Thompson–Boling Arena (6,027)Knoxville, TN
Regular season
11/10/2021 *7:00 pm, SECN
No. 15
Southern Illinois
W 59–49
1–0
14 – Walker
13 – Dye
3 – Walker
Thompson–Boling Arena (5,951)Knoxville, TN
11/12/2021 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 15
at UCF
W 49–41
2–0
14 – Horston
11 – Horston
3 – Tied
Addition Financial Arena (2,819)Orlando, FL
11/15/2021 *6:30 pm, SECN+
No. 16
No. 23 South Florida
W 52–49
3–0
24 – Horston
10 – Key
4 – Horston
Thompson–Boling Arena (6,017)Knoxville, TN
11/21/2021 *1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 16
No. 12 Texas
W 74–70 OT
4–0
28 – Horston
18 – Key
5 – Walker
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,460)Knoxville, TN
11/26/2021 *6:30 pm
No. 11
vs. Kansas South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 68–58
5–0
14 – Horston
11 – Horston
3 – Tied
South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
11/27/2021 *6:30 pm
No. 11
vs. Oklahoma State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 80–55
6–0
17 – Horston
11 – Key
9 – Horston
South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
12/1/2021 *6:30 pm, SECN+
No. 11
Tennessee Tech
W 76–48
7–0
20 – Dye
11 – Key
6 – Horston
Thompson–Boling Arena (6,374)Knoxville, TN
12/5/2021 *2:00 pm, ACCN
No. 11
at Virginia Tech
W 64–58
8–0
17 – Walker
12 – Key
6 – Miles
Cassell Coliseum (2,631)Blacksburg, VA
12/12/2021 *2:00 pm, SECN+
No. 9
Georgia State
W 84–60
9–0
16 – Key
11 – Key
3 – Tied
Thompson–Boling Arena (6,312)Knoxville, TN
12/18/2021 *5:15 pm, ESPN2
No. 7т
No. 3 Stanford Rivalry
L 63–74
9–1
19 – Horston
12 – Horston
5 – Horston
Thompson–Boling Arena (10,017)Knoxville, TN
12/20/2021 *6:30 pm, SECN+
No. 7
ETSU
W 112–58
10–1
19 – Puckett
11 – Dye
5 – Tied
Thompson–Boling Arena (6,807)Knoxville, TN
12/27/2021 *6:30 pm, SECN+
No. 7
Chattanooga
W 91–41
11–1
18 – Key
9 – Striplin
8 – Walker
Thompson–Boling Arena (7,252)Knoxville, TN
12/30/2021 6:30 pm, SECN+
No. 7
Alabama
W 62–44
12–1 (1–0)
16 – Walker
11 – Key
6 – Walker
Thompson–Boling Arena (8,124)Knoxville, TN
1/2/2022 1:00 pm, SECN
No. 7
at Arkansas
W 70–63
13–1 (2–0)
17 – Key
10 – Dye
5 – Horston
Bud Walton Arena (3,655)Fayetteville, AR
1/6/2022 6:30 pm, SECN
No. 7
No. 25 Texas A&M
W 73–45
14–1 (3–0)
18 – Horston
13 – Horston
5 – Walker
Thompson–Boling Arena (6,235)Knoxville, TN
1/9/2022 1:00 pm, SECN
No. 7
at Ole Miss
W 70–58
15–1 (4–0)
20 – Horston
11 – Horston
4 – Walker
SJB Pavilion (2,713)Oxford, MS
1/13/2022 9:00 pm, SECN
No. 5
at Vanderbilt Rivalry
W 65–51
16–1 (5–0)
16 – Horston
13 – Horston
5 – Horston
Memorial Gymnasium (2,489)Nashville, TN
1/16/2022 3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5
No. 19 Kentucky Rivalry
W 84–58
17–1 (6–0)
14 – Tied
7 – Tied
5 – Horston
Thompson–Boling Arena (10,012)Knoxville, TN
1/23/2022 2:00 pm, SECN
No. 5
at No. 13 Georgia
W 63–55
18–1 (7–0)
19 – Horston
11 – Horston
4 – Horston
Stegeman Coliseum (5,117)Athens, GA
1/27/2022 8:00 pm, SECN+
No. 4
at Auburn
L 61–71
18–2 (7–1)
21 – Horston
9 – Dye
4 – Burrell
Auburn Arena (2,314)Auburn, AL
1/31/2022 7:00 pm, SECN
No. 7
Arkansas
W 86–83 OT
19–2 (8–1)
24 – Horston
11 – Horston
6 – Tied
Thompson–Boling Arena (7,071)Knoxville, TN
2/3/2022 6:00 pm, SECN
No. 7
at Florida
L 59–84
19–3 (8–2)
10 – Dye
8 – Key
3 – Miles
O'Connell Center (3,809)Gainesville, FL
2/6/2022 *Noon, FOX
No. 7
at No. 10 UConn Rivalry
L 56–75
19–4
26 – Horston
8 – Horston
3 – Horston
XL Center (13,719)Hartford, CT
2/10/2022 6:30 pm, SECN
No. 13
Missouri
W 76–62
20–4 (9–2)
21 – Horston
13 – Horston
5 – Horston
Thompson–Boling Arena (6,468)Knoxville, TN
2/13/2022 Noon, SECN
No. 13
Vanderbilt Rivalry
W 66–52
21–4 (10–2)
16 – Horston
13 – Horston
7 – Horston
Thompson–Boling Arena (8,933)Knoxville, TN
2/17/2022 7:00 pm, SECN+
No. 12
at Alabama
L 64–74
21–5 (10–3)
20 – Key
13 – Key
5 – Horston
Coleman Coliseum (2,001)Tuscaloosa, AL
2/20/2022 1:00 pm, ABC
No. 12
at No. 1 South Carolina College GameDay
L 53–67
21–6 (10–4)
14 – Burrell
11 – Dye
2 – Dye
Colonial Life Arena (18,000)Columbia, SC
2/24/2022 6:30 pm, SECN+
No. 16
Mississippi State
W 86–64
22–6 (11–4)
23 – Key
15 – Key
7 – Walker
Thompson–Boling Arena (7,009)Knoxville, TN
2/27/2022 2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16
No. 8 LSU
L 54–57
22–7 (11–5)
12 – Key
9 – Key
3 – Walker
Thompson–Boling Arena (11,613)Knoxville, TN
SEC tournament
3/4/2022 9:30 pm, SECN
(3) No. 18
vs. (11) Alabama Quarterfinals
W 74–59
23–7
21 – Burrell
14 – Dye
7 – Burrell
Bridgestone Arena (7,704)Nashville, TN
3/5/2022 7:30 pm, ESPNU
(3) No. 18
vs. (7) Kentucky Semifinals / Rivalry
L 74–83
23–8
26 – Dye
10 – Dye
10 – Walker
Bridgestone Arena (9,072)Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
3/19/2022 3:00 pm, ABC
(4 W) No. 18
(13 W) Buffalo First round
W 80–67
24–8
19 – Burrell
11 – Tied
4 – Walker
Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
3/21/2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2
(4 W) No. 18
(12 W) Belmont Second round
W 70–67
25–8
20 – Dye
11 – Dye
8 – Walker
Thompson–Boling Arena (5,484)Knoxville, TN
3/26/2022 4:00 pm, ESPN2
(4 W) No. 18
vs. (1 W) No. 4 Louisville Sweet Sixteen
L 64–76
25–9
22 – Burrell
10 – Key
4 – Walker
Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, KS
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final AP 15 15 16 11 11 9 7 7 7 7 5 5 4 7 13 12 16 18 19 Coaches 12 12^ 10 10 9 9 10 9 8 8 6 6 5 7 10 8 14 15 17
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.
References
^ Voepel, Mechelle (April 8, 2019). "Sources: Lady Vols to hire Harper as coach" . ESPN.com . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ Backus, Will (March 6, 2021). "Tennessee Lady Vols fall apart early vs South Carolina in SEC Tournament semifinals" . knoxnews.com . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ Hammond, Andrew; Sang, Orion (March 23, 2021). "Michigan women's basketball takes down Tennessee, moves to the Sweet 16 for the first time" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics