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2021–22 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team

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2021–22 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record21–10 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terry Nooner
  • Morgan Paige
  • Karyla Middlebrook
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
2021–22 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Baylor 15 3   .833 28 7   .800
No. 10 Iowa State 14 4   .778 28 7   .800
No. 6 Texas 13 5   .722 29 7   .806
No. 22 Oklahoma 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
Kansas 11 7   .611 21 10   .677
Kansas State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
West Virginia 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
Texas Tech 4 14   .222 11 19   .367
Oklahoma State 3 15   .167 9 20   .310
TCU 2 16   .111 6 22   .214
2022 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jayhawks were led by seventh-year head coach Brandon Schneider. They played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference. Kansas made the 2022 NCAA tournament, their first since 2013, losing in the second round to Stanford.

Previous season

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The Jayhawks finished the season 7–18, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the ninth seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they lost to TCU in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Roster

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2021–22 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 0 Erica Haynes-Overton 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Nashville, TN
C 1 Taiyanna Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jr East Chicago, IN
F 3 Matea Nikolic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Skopje, North Macedonia
G 4 Mia Vuksic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Šibenik, Croatia
G 5 Aniya Thomas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Duncanville, TX
F 10 Ioanna Chatzileonti 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Athens, Greece
F 11 Sanna Strom 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Luleå, Sweden
F 12 Katrine Jessen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Skovlunde, Denmark
G 13 Holly Kersgieter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Sand Springs, OK
C 14 Danai Papadopoulou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Thessaloniki, Greece
G 15 Zakiyah Franklin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Lakeland, FL
G 20 Julie Brosseau 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Repentigny, QC
G 25 Chandler Prater 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Kansas City, MO
C 33 Nadira Eltayeb 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Tacoma, WA
C 45 Chisom Ajekwu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Lawrence, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
SIU Edwardsville W 98–62  1–0
Allen Fieldhouse (1,127)
Lawrence, KS
November 14, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee State W 83–60  2–0
Allen Fieldhouse (1,122)
Lawrence, KS
November 17, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Omaha W 81–56  3–0
Allen Fieldhouse (1,113)
Lawrence, KS
November 21, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Louis W 79–50  4–0
Allen Fieldhouse (1,106)
Lawrence, KS
November 26, 2021*
5:30 pm, FloSports
vs. No. 11 Tennessee
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
L 58–68  4–1
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
November 27, 2021*
8:00 pm, FloSports
vs. UTEP
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 81–55  5–1
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UTRGV W 75–44  6–1
Allen Fieldhouse (1,110)
Lawrence, KS
December 5, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Vanderbilt
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 74–67  7–1
Allen Fieldhouse (1,228)
Lawrence, KS
December 12, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Santa Clara W 80–65  8–1
Allen Fieldhouse (1,109)
Lawrence, KS
December 21, 2021*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wichita State W 68–55  9–1
Charles Koch Arena (2,679)
Wichita, KS
December 28, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northwestern State Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols from Kansas Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
Big 12 regular season
January 8, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 23 Oklahoma L 68–82  9–2
(0–1)
Allen Fieldhouse (1,655)
Lawrence, KS
January 10, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at TCU
Rescheduled from January 2
W 78–72  10–2
(1–1)
Schollmaier Arena (1,370)
Fort Worth, TX
January 12, 2022
7:00 pm, LHN
at No. 13 Texas W 70–66  11–2
(2–1)
Frank Erwin Center (2,379)
Austin, TX
January 16, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 16 Baylor L 79–82  11–3
(2–2)
Allen Fieldhouse (1,688)
Lawrence, KS
January 19, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 61–69  11–4
(2–3)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,027)
Manhattan, KS
January 22, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas Tech W 71–57  12–4
(3–3)
Allen Fieldhouse (1,176)
Lawrence, KS
January 26, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at No. 13 Iowa State L 62–77  12–5
(3–4)
Hilton Coliseum (9,418)
Ames, IA
January 29, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oklahoma State W 68–54  13–5
(4–4)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,040)
Stillwater, OK
February 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Oklahoma State W 65–56  14–5
(5–4)
Allen Fieldhouse (1,031)
Lawrence, KS
February 6, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at TCU W 75–60  15–5
(6–4)
Allen Fieldhouse (1,615)
Lawrence, KS
February 9, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at West Virginia W 65–47  16–5
(7–4)
WVU Coliseum (1,151)
Morgantown, WV
February 12, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 63–51  17–5
(8–4)
Allen Fieldhouse (3,709)
Lawrence, KS
February 15, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
West Virginia
Rescheduled from January 5
W 74–63  18–5
(9–4)
Allen Fieldhouse (854)
Lawrence, KS
February 19, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas Tech W 71–68  19–5
(10–4)
United Supermarkets Arena (5,291)
Lubbock, TX
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 9 Iowa State L 59–85  19–6
(10–5)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,901)
Lawerence, KS
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 5 Baylor L 77–85  19–7
(10–6)
Ferrell Center (5,639)
Waco, TX
March 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas L 60–70  19–8
(10–7)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,490)
Lawrence, KS
March 5, 2022
2:00 pm, BSOK
at No. 19 Oklahoma W 73–67  20–8
(11–7)
Lloyd Noble Center (3,104)
Norman, OK
Big 12 Tournament
March 11, 2022
11:00 am, ESPNU/ESPN+
(5) vs. (4) No. 21 Oklahoma
Quarterfinals
L 68–80  20–9
Municipal Auditorium (2,679)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 18, 2022*
6:30 pm, ESPNU
(8 W) vs. (9 W) Georgia Tech
First Round
W 77–58  21–9
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
March 20, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN
(8 W) at (1 W) No. 2 Stanford
Second Round
L 65–91  21–10
Maples Pavilion (4,189)
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". kuathletics.com. University of Kansas Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2022.