2021–22 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represents Auburn University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Johnnie Harris, play their home games at Auburn Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2021–22 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	10–18 (2–14 SEC)
Head coach	Johnnie Harris (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Bob Starkey Damitria Buchanan Ketara Chapel
Home arena	Auburn Arena
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 Tigers finished the season 5–19 (0–15 SEC) to finish in last place in the conference. Head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy was not retained at the end of the season. Texas associate head coach Johnnie Harris was hired as her replacement on April 3, 2021.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Auburn Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Alycia Reese	0	G	5'9"	Junior	Columbus, GA	Transferred to Columbus State
Keya Patton	1	G	5'6"	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Arkansas State
Kira Lowery	13	G	5'6"	Junior	Memphis, TN	Transferred to North Carolina Central
Unique Thompson	20	F	6'3"	Senior	Theodore, AL	Drafted 19th overall by the Indiana Fever
Alaina Rice	22	G	5'8"	Sophomore	Rockledge, FL	Transferred to Syracuse
Morgan Robinson-Nwagwu	30	G	5'8"	Sophomore	Norcross, GA	Transferred to Gulf Coast State College
^[2]^[3]

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mar'shaun Bostic G	Florissant, MO	Gateway STEM High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Amoura Graves G/F	Ponchatoula, LA	Ponchatoula High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 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:

Incoming transfers

Auburn Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Xaria Wiggins	1	G	6'1"	Senior	Virginia Beach, VA	Mississippi State
Paris Mullins	15	F	6'2"	Junior	McDonough, GA	Butler Community College
Adaora Onwumelu	20	F	6'2"	RS Sophomore	Douglasville, GA	Iona
Precious Johnson	51	C	6'5"	Sophomore	Baytown, TX	Texas
^[4]^[5]

Roster

2021–22 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Amoura Graves 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Ponchatoula HS Ponchatoula, LA G 1 Xaria Wiggins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Princess Anne HS Mississippi State Virginia Beach, VA G 2 Sania Wells 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr East Central HS Moss Point, MS G 3 Annie Hughes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Pisgah HS Dutton, AL G 4 Riley Donahue 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Marist School Atlanta, GA G 5 Aicha Coulibaly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So IMG Academy Bamako, Mali F 10 Kiyae' White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Emmaus HS Macungie, PA F 11 Romi Levy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Hof Hasharon HS Herzliya, Israel G 12 Mar'shaun Bostic 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Gateway STEM HS Florissant, MO F 14 Jala Jordan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr IMG Academy West Virginia Philadelphia, PA F 15 Paris Mullins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Henry County HS Butler CC McDonough, GA F 20 Adaora Onwumelu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Lithia Springs HS Iona Douglasville, GA G 23 Honesty Scott-Grayson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Paul VI HS Baylor Brick, NJ G 24 Carsen McFadden 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Lovejoy HS Lucas, TX C 51 Precious Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Sterling HS Texas Baytown, TX	Head coach Johnnie Harris (Arkansas Baptist) Assistant coach(es) Bob Starkey Damitria Buchanan (Texas A&M) Ketara Chapel (Mississippi 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 4, 2021* 7:00 pm		Miles	W 102–42		20 – Coulibaly	16 – White	6 – Hughes	Auburn Arena  Auburn, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Georgia Southern	L 66–68	0–1	19 – Wells	8 – Coulibaly	5 – Wells	Auburn Arena (2,122) Auburn, AL
November 14, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 44–57	0–2	17 – Coulibaly	13 – Coulibaly	2 – Bostic	Chartway Arena (1,776) Norfolk, VA
November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Alabama State	W 74–45	1–2	21 – Scott-Grayson	10 – Scott-Grayson	7 – Wells	Auburn Arena (1,803) Auburn, AL
November 21, 2021* 3:00 pm, ACCN		at No. 18 Georgia Tech	W 59–51	2–2	18 – Scott-Grayson	6 – Scott-Grayson	3 – Scott-Grayson	McCamish Pavilion (1,769) Atlanta, GA
November 24, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Little Rock	L 49–57	2–3	11 – Wells	7 – Scott-Grayson	2 – Tied	Jack Stephens Center (656) Little Rock, AR
November 26, 2021* 12:00 pm, SECN+		Charleston Southern	W 91–42	3–3	27 – Coulibaly	9 – Tied	6 – Scott-Grayson	Auburn Arena (2,338) Auburn, AL
November 30, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		North Florida	W 72–65	4–3	23 – Coulibaly	8 – Coulibaly	4 – Bostic	Auburn Arena (1,723) Auburn, AL
December 5, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Oklahoma State Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 77–66	5–3	25 – Coulibaly	6 – Tied	4 – Wells	Auburn Arena (1,873) Auburn, AL
December 12, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN		New Orleans	Canceled					Auburn Arena  Auburn, AL
December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	W 71–62	6–3	24 – Coulibaly	10 – Hughes	4 – Scott-Grayson	Curb Event Center (2,031) Nashville, TN
December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Grambling State	W 82–58	7–3	23 – Jordan	10 – Jordan	5 – Scott-Grayson	Auburn Arena (1,804) Auburn, AL
December 20, 2021* 12:00 pm, SECN+		Kennesaw State	W 66–54	8–3	23 – Coulibaly	11 – Coulibaly	7 – Hughes	Auburn Arena (1,848) Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
January 2, 2022 4:00 pm, SECN		at Alabama	L 53–56	8–4 (0–1)	17 – Tied	12 – Coulibaly	3 – Coulibaly	Coleman Coliseum (2,985) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Missouri	L 63–72 ^OT	8–5 (0–2)	20 – Wells	9 – White	3 – Scott-Grayson	Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
January 9, 2022 4:00 pm, SECN		No. 13 LSU	L 48–76	8–6 (0–3)	13 – Coulibaly	6 – Coulibaly	2 – Bostic	Auburn Arena  Auburn, AL
January 13, 2022 5:00 pm, SECN+		at Florida	L 63–68	8–7 (0–4)	24 – Coulibaly	8 – Coulibaly	3 – Scott-Grayson	O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
January 16, 2022 4:00 pm, SECN		at Texas A&M	L 53–71	8–8 (0–5)	15 – Coulibaly	9 – Coulibaly	3 – Coulibaly	Reed Arena  College Station, TX
January 23, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPNU		Alabama	L 68–75	8–9 (0–6)	19 – Coulibaly	8 – Johnson	4 – Bostic	Auburn Arena  Auburn, AL
January 25, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+		Kentucky	L 55–67	8–10 (0–7)	14 – Coulibaly	11 – Coulibaly	4 – Bostic	Auburn Arena (1,780) Auburn, AL
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+		No. 4 Tennessee	W 71–61	9–10 (1–7)	26 – Coulibaly	7 – Coulibaly	3 – Tied	Auburn Arena (2,314) Auburn, AL
January 30, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+		at Vanderbilt	L 66–81	9–11 (1–8)	21 – Coulibaly	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (1,767) Nashville, TN
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+		Mississippi State	L 65–70	9–12 (1–9)	24 – Coulibaly	5 – Tied	6 – Wells	Auburn Arena  Auburn, AL
February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Arkansas	L 66–68	9–13 (1–10)	23 – Scott-Grayson	8 – Scott-Grayson	4 – Coulibaly	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
February 14, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN		No. 17 Florida	L 77–83	9–14 (1–11)	21 – Scott-Grayson	14 – Scott-Grayson	6 – Wells	Auburn Arena (1,996) Auburn, AL
February 17, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN		at No. 1 South Carolina	L 38–75	9–15 (1–12)	9 – Coulibaly	9 – Coulibaly	2 – Bostic	Colonial Life Arena (12,574) Columbia, SC
February 20, 2022 11:00 am, SECN		No. 21 Georgia	W 65–60	10–15 (2–12)	23 – Scott-Grayson	8 – Coulibaly	4 – Wells	Auburn Arena  Auburn, AL
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+		Ole Miss	L 52–72	10–16 (2–13)	13 – Scott-Grayson	6 – Scott-Grayson	4 – Bostic	Auburn Arena  Auburn, AL
February 27, 2022 3:00 pm, SECN		at Kentucky	L 62–90	10–17 (2–14)	18 – Tied	10 – Tied	3 – Coulibaly	Memorial Colisem  Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
March 2, 2022  SECN	(14)	vs. (11) Alabama First Round	L 68–75	10–18	13 – Scott-Grayson	6 – Johnson	4 – Wells	Bridgestone Arena  Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[6]

See also

• 2021–22 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

References

1. "Johnnie Harris named Auburn Women's Basketball Head Coach". auburntigers.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
2. "Women's Basketball Adds D1 Transfer, Local Star Reese". csucougars.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
3. "SEC, Pac-12 & Sun Belt grad transfers sign with Arkansas State women's basketball". kait8.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
4. "Auburn signs Mississippi State transfer Xaria Wiggins". auburntigers.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
5. "Paris Mullins signs with Auburn women's basketball". auburntigers.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
6. "SEC schedule released for Auburn women's basketball". auburntigers.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.