2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	18–7 (9–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Garry Brodhead (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Deacon Jones Valerie Huizar M. C. Vogt
Home arena	Cajundome

2021–22 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Troy	13	–	2		.867			24	–	9		.727
UT Arlington †	11	–	4		.733			20	–	8		.714
Louisiana	9	–	4		.692			18	–	7		.720
Appalachian State	8	–	4		.667			14	–	12		.538
Little Rock	8	–	4		.667			17	–	10		.630
Texas State	9	–	6		.600			15	–	14		.517
Georgia Southern	8	–	6		.571			18	–	10		.643
Arkansas State	5	–	9		.357			12	–	16		.429
Coastal Carolina	4	–	9		.308			15	–	11		.577
Georgia State	4	–	9		.308			10	–	16		.385
South Alabama	2	–	10		.167			8	–	18		.308
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	14		.000			4	–	25		.138
† 2022 Sun Belt tournament winner As of March 19, 2022 Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by tenth-year head coach Garry Brodhead, played all home games at the Cajundome along with the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2020–21 season 16–8, 13–1 in Sun Belt play to finish as Western Divisional champions for the first time in program history. They made it to the 2020-21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where the ultimately lost to Eastern Divisional champion Troy in the championship. As conference regular season champion, the Cajuns were one of nine automatic bids to the 2021 WNIT. They finished 0–2 in the tournament, where they were defeated by eventual Quarterfinalist Colorado in the first round and OVC regular season champs UT Martin in the consolation round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Alexandria Goodly	0	G	5'5"	Sophomore	Lake Charles, Louisiana	Released/Quit
Kimberly Burton	1	F	5'11"	Senior	Coushatta, Louisiana	Graduated
Skyler Goodwin	11	G/F	5'8"	Senior	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Graduated
Bre'Yelle Porter	21	F	6'2"	Redshirt Freshman	Lafayette, Louisiana	Released/Quit
Kristen Daniels	23	F	5'11"	Redshirt Junior	Lake Charles, Louisiana	Transferred to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Jomyra Mathis	24	G/F	5'8"	Senior	New Orleans, Louisiana	Graduated

Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Old School
Destiny Rice	24	G	5'8"	Sophomore	Shreveport, Louisiana	Alabama
Lanay Wheaton	4	G	5'7"	Freshman	Hope, Arkansas	Old Dominion

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ashlyn Jones Forward	Houston, TX	Klein Oak HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	May 11, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Alicia Blanton Guard	Richmond, TX	Foster HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A	May 12, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Indiana Bodley Guard	Melbourne, Australia	Marymede Catholic	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A	Nov 11, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Skyler Christmas Point guard	Slidell, LA	Salmen HS	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	N/A	May 27, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jaylyn Jones Guard	Mandeville, LA	Mandeville HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A	Mar 28, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "Louisiana 2021-22 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021. "2021-22 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Ashlyn Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Klein Oak HS Houston, TX G 1 Indiana Bodley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Marymede Catholic Melbourne, Australia G 2 Brandi Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Barbe HS Lake Charles, LA G 3 Makayia Hallmon 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) So Red River HS Coushatta, LA G 4 Lanay Wheaton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Holmes HS Old Dominion Hope, AR F 5 Tamera Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Lafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, LA PG 13 Skyler Christmas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Salmen HS Slidell, LA G 14 Destiny McAfee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Longview HS Weatherford College Longview, TX G 15 Diamond Morrison 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr East View HS Georgetown, TX F 20 Caira Wren 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So McKinley Senior HS Baton Rouge, LA G 22 Jaylyn James 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Mandeville HS Mandeville, LA G 23 Alicia Blanton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Foster HS Richmond, TX G 24 Destiny Rice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So North Caddo Magnet Alabama Shreveport, LA F 33 Lafaedria Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Ouachita Parish HS Monroe, LA F 35 Ty'Reona Doucet 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Ville Platte HS Ville Platte, LA	Head coach Garry Boadhead (Louisiana) Assistant coach(es) Deacon Jones (Louisiana) Valerie Huizar (LSU–Shreveport) M. C. Vogt (Texas A&M) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2021* 4:00 p.m.		Georgia Southwestern State	W 66–62		14 – Johnson	7 – Blanton	3 – Wheaton	Cajundome (269) Lafayette, LA
11/05/2021* 6:00 p.m.		Mississippi College	W 58–47		10 – Hallmon	6 – Johnson	2 – Hallmon	Cajundome (169) Lafayette, LA
Non-conference Regular Season
11/09/2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas A&M–Kingsville	W 84–58	1–0	16 – Johnson	5 – Wren	7 – Rice	Cajundome (369) Lafayette, LA
11/13/2021* 7:00 p.m.		at Rice	W 73–69	2–0	24 – Williams	5 – Doucet	3 – Johnson	Tudor Fieldhouse (462) Houston, TX
11/18/2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		LSU	L 41–70	2–1	10 – Williams	7 – Rice	1 – Williams	Cajundome (2,711) Lafayette, LA
11/20/2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Orleans	W 64–45	3–1	12 – Blanton	6 – Morrison	2 – Johnson	Cajundome (256) Lafayette, LA
11/24/2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 54–52	4–1	16 – Hallmon	6 – Hallmon	3 – Hallmon	University Center (457) Hammond, LA
11/28/2021* 2:00 p.m.		at McNeese State	W 67–57	5–1	14 – Hallmon	9 – Johnson	5 – Hallmon	The Legacy Center (1,063) Lake Charles, LA
12/01/2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Xavier (LA)	W 76–27	6–1	18 – Wheaton	11 – Doucet	4 – Rice	Cajundome (288) Lafayette, LA
12/12/2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Houston	L 51–63	6–2	13 – Rice	9 – Doucet	5 – Rice	Fertitta Center (415) Houston, TX
12/15/2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		LSU–Shreveport	W 90–45	7–2	21 – Johnson	9 – Johnson	5 – Rice	Cajundome  Lafayette, LA
12/19/2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	W 69–57	8–2	14 – Morrison	8 – Doucet	4 – Doucet	Cajundome (303) Lafayette, LA
Conference Regular season
12/30/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	L 60–62	8–3 (0–1)	17 – Rice	11 – Doucet	4 – Rice	Cajundome (192) Lafayette, LA
01/01/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	W 78–72	9–3 (1–1)	28 – Wheaton	6 – Rice	5 – Rice	Cajundome (252) Lafayette, LA
01/06/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	Game cancelled					First National Bank Arena  Jonesboro, AR
01/08/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	Game cancelled					Jack Stephens Center  Little Rock, AR
01/13/2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Troy	W 92–83	10–3 (2–1)	23 – Doucet	10 – Doucet	3 – Morrison	Cajundome (242) Lafayette, LA
01/15/2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Alabama	W 71–64	11–3 (3–1)	17 – Wheaton	18 – Doucet	4 – Wheaton	Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
01/20/2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Appalachian State	L 46–55	11–4 (3–2)	19 – Doucet	14 – Doucet	1 – Johnson	Holmes Center (289) Boone, NC
01/22/2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	Game cancelled					HTC Center  Conway, SC
01/29/2022  ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 76–55	12–4 (4–2)	25 – Doucet	14 – Doucet	2 – Rice	Cajundome (388) Lafayette, LA
02/03/2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Little Rock	L 50–51	12–5 (4–3)	14 – Wheaton	11 – Johnson	1 – Wheaton	Cajundome (303) Lafayette, LA
02/05/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	W 68–57	13–5 (5–3)	17 – Doucet	13 – Doucet	3 – Wheaton	Cajundome (356) Lafayette, LA
02/10/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State	L 71–72 OT	13–6 (5–4)	17 – Hallmon	13 – Doucet	2 – Johnson	Strahan Arena (1,109) San Marcos, TX
02/12/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	W 62–57	14–6 (6–4)	17 – Hallmon	14 – Doucet	3 – Rice	College Park Center (877) Arlington, TX
02/19/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 73–53	15–6 (7–4)	21 – Hallmon	9 – Doucet	6 – Rice	Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
02/24/2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State	W 64–48	16–6 (8–4)	14 – Wheaton	8 – Johnson	2 – Hallmon	Cajundome (269) Lafayette, LA
02/26/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia Southern	W 56–54	17–6 (9–4)	16 – Johnson	12 – Johnson	3 – Johnson	Earl K. Long Gymnasium (169) Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/04/2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) Texas State Quarterfinals	W 71–46	18–6	19 – Hallmon	6 – Doucet	4 – Jones	Pensacola Bay Center (757) Pensacola, FL
03/06/2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (2) UT Arlington Semifinals	L 65–75	18–7	24 – Wheaton	7 – Doucet	2 – Johnson	Pensacola Bay Center (944) Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team