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2021–22 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

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2021–22 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record17–13 (7–11 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 NC State 17 1   .944 32 4   .889
No. 4 Louisville 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
No. 17 North Carolina 13 5   .722 25 7   .781
No. 21 Notre Dame 13 5   .722 24 9   .727
No. 16 Virginia Tech 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Georgia Tech 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
Boston College 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Miami (FL) 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
Florida State 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Duke 7 11   .389 17 13   .567
Wake Forest 4 14   .222 16 17   .485
Syracuse 4 14   .222 11 18   .379
Clemson 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
Pittsburgh 2 16   .111 11 19   .367
Virginia 2 16   .111 5 22   .185
2022 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by second year head coach Kara Lawson and played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Blue Devils finished the season 17–13 overall and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. As the tenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Pittsburgh in the First Round before losing to seventh seed Miami in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT despite being ranked as high as No. 15 during the regular season.

Previous season

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On December 25, 2020, it was announced that the team would end their season due to COVID-19 concerns.[1][2]

The Blue Devils finished the season 3–1, and 0–1 in ACC play. Due to their season cancellation they did not participate in the ACC tournament, NCAA tournament or WNIT.

Off-season

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Jaida Patrick 0 G/F 5'10" Sophomore West Haverstraw, New York Transferred to Columbia[3]
Jada Claude 4 G/F 6'0" Sophomore Fayetteville, Georgia Transferred to Morehead State[4]
Sara Anastasieska 11 G 5'11" Graduate Student Sydney, Australia Transferred to Illinois[5]
Mikayla Boykin 12 G 5'9" Senior Clinton, North Carolina Transferred to Charlotte[6]
Uchenna Nwoke 13 C 6'6" Junior Grand Prairie, Texas Left team[7]
Jennifer Ezeh 22 F 6'3" Sophomore Nibo, Nigeria Transferred to Missouri State[8]
Jayda Adams 32 G 6'0" Senior Irvine, California Transferred to Cal State Northridge[9]

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Celeste Taylor 0 G 5'11" Junior Valley Stream, New York Texas
Elizabeth Balogun 4 G/F 6'1" Senior Chattanooga, Tennessee Louisville
Jordyn Oliver 11 G 5'10" Junior Prosper, Texas Baylor
Amaya Finklea-Guity 22 C 6'4" Graduate Student Dorchester, Massachusetts Syracuse
Imani Lewis 23 F 6'1" Senior Willingboro, New Jersey Wisconsin
Nyah Green 31 G 6'1" Junior Allen, Texas Louisville
Lexi Gordon 34 G/F 6'0" Graduate Student Fort Worth, Texas Texas Tech
Emma Schmidt 45 G 5'9" Graduate Student Waukee, Iowa TCU

Recruiting Class

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Source:[10]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Shayeann Day-Wilson
G
Toronto, Canada Crestwood Prep 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Lee Volker
G
Purcellville, Virginia St. Paul VI 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

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2021–22 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Celeste Taylor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Long Island Lutheran
Texas
Valley Stream, NY
G 2 Vanessa de Jesus 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Sierra Canyon Valencia, CA
G 3 Miela Goodchild 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Moreton Bay College Queensland, Australia
G/F 4 Elizabeth Balogun 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Hamilton Heights Christian Academy
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Chattanooga, TN
G 11 Jordyn Oliver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Prosper
Baylor
Prosper, TX
G 13 Lee Volker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr St. Paul VI Purcellville, VA
C 22 Amaya Finklea–Guity 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GS Noble & Greenough
Syracuse
Dorchester, MA
F/C 23 Imani Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Life Center Academy
Wisconsin
Willingboro, NJ
F/C 24 Onome Akinbode-James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Blair Academy Blairstown, NJ
F/C 25 Jade Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS The Colony The Colony, TX
G 30 Shayeann Day-Wilson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Crestwood Prep Toronto, Canada
G 31 Nyah Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Allen Allen, TX
G 33 Jiselle Havas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Lake Highland Prep
Lafayette
Windermere, FL
G/F 34 Lexi Gordon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS L. D. Bell
Texas Tech
Fort Worth, TX
G 45 Emma Schmidt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Waukee
TCU
Waukee, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 22, 2021

Schedule

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Source[11]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
Wingate W 86–50 
Cameron Indoor Stadium (0)
Durham, NC
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Wintrhop W 95–39  1–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,473)
Durham, NC
November 12, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Dayton W 70–56  2–0
University of Dayton Arena (2,570)
Dayton, OH
November 14, 2021*
:00 p.m., ACCNX
UNC Wilmington W 87–45  3–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,649)
Durham, NC
November 21, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Alabama
Maggie Dixon Classic
W 74–71  4–0
Schollmaier Arena (2,146)
Fort Worth, TX
November 24, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Appalachian State W 73–65  5–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,533)
Durham, NC
November 28, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ACCN
Troy W 91–75  6–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,516)
Durham, NC
December 2, 2021*
9:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 9 Iowa
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 79–64  7–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,064)
Durham, NC
December 5, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pennsylvania W 77–55  8–0
The Palestra (450)
Philadelphia, PA
December 15, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 15 No. 1 South Carolina L 46–55  8–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,451)
Durham, NC
December 19, 2021
Noon, ACCN
No. 15 at Miami (FL) Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[12] Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
December 21, 2021*
Noon, ESPN+
No. 16 at Charleston Southern W 78–35  9–1
Buccaneer Field House (602)
North Charleston, SC
December 30, 2021
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 15 at Virginia Tech L 55–77  9–2
(0–1)
Cassell Coliseum (1,664)
Blacksburg, VA
January 2, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 15 No. 17 Notre Dame W 72–70  10–2
(1–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,354)
Durham, NC
January 6, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 17 No. 16 Georgia Tech Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[13] Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 17 at Syracuse W 74–65  11–2
(2–1)
Carrier Dome (1,133)
Syracuse, NY
January 13, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 16 Virginia Tech L 54–65  11–3
(2–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,209)
Durham, NC
January 16, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 16 at No. 4 NC State
Rivalry
L 60–84  11–4
(2–3)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 18, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 21 at Miami (FL)
Rescheduled from Dec. 19, 2021
W 58–49  12–4
(3–3)
Watsco Center (1,443)
Coral Gables, FL
January 23, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 21 Virginia W 57–48  13–4
(4–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,126)
Durham, NC
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 21 North Carolina
Rivalry
L 62–78  13–5
(4–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,954)
Durham, NC
January 30, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 21 at No. 5 Louisville L 65–77  13–6
(4–5)
KFC Yum! Center (9,001)
Louisville, KY
February 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 12 Georgia Tech
Rescheduled from Jan. 6
L 46–59  13–7
(4–6)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,582)
Durham, NC
February 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Pittsburgh W 54–39  14–7
(5–6)
Peterson Events Center (1,031)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 6, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Wake Forest W 81–76  15–7
(6–6)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,487)
Durham, NC
February 10, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Florida State L 56–59  15–8
(6–7)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,327)
Durham, NC
February 13, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 5 NC State
Rivalry
L 62–77  15–9
(6–8)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,956)
Durham, NC
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia L 54–67  15–10
(6–9)
John Paul Jones Arena (1,695)
Charlottesville, VA
February 20, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Clemson W 64–61  16–10
(7–9)
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,338)
Clemson, SC
February 24, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Boston College L 51–67  16–11
(7–10)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,582)
Durham, NC
February 27, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 18 North Carolina
Rivalry
L 46–74  16–12
(7–11)
Carmichael Arena (5,230)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
March 2, 2022
3:30 p.m., ACCRSN
(10) vs. (15) Pittsburgh
First Round
W 55–52  17–12
Greensboro Coliseum (3,619)
Greensboro, NC
March 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCRSN
(10) vs. (7) Miami (FL)
Second Round
L 55–61  17–13
Greensboro Coliseum (5,648)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
Week
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Week
3
Week
4
Week
5
Week
6
Week
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Week
8
Week
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Week
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Week
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Week
14
Week
15
Week
16
Week
17
Week
18
Final
AP RV RV 19 15 16 15 17 16 21 21 RV RV
Coaches RV 25 23 22 22 21 24 23 RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked in previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Feinberg, Doug (December 25, 2020). "AP source: Duke women end basketball season amid virus". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved December 25, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Duke Blue Devils end women's basketball season amid coronavirus concerns". espn.com. ESPN. December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Columbia Officially Welcomes 2021 Women's Basketball Recruiting Class". gocolumbialions.com. Columbia University. July 9, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Talented Duo of Semaj Adams and Jada Claude for 2021-22". msueagles.com. Morehead State Athletics. July 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Fighting Illini Add Anastasieska, Bostic". fightinillini.com. University of Illinois. April 14, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Charlotte Adds Boykin as Transfer from Duke". charlotte49ers.com. Charlotte 49ers Athletics. March 31, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  7. ^ Summer, Jim (May 4, 2021). "It's May, But Kara Lawson's Rebuild Is Looking Solid". dukebasketballreport.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Lady Bears Land Duke Transfer Jennifer Ezeh". missouristatebears.com. Missouri State Athletics. April 14, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  9. ^ "CSUN Women's Basketball Adds 4 In Spring Signing Period". gomatadors.com. CSUN Athletics. April 23, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "Duke Blue Devils". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  11. ^ "Women's Basketball 2021-22 Schedule/Results". Duke Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  12. ^ "Duke at Miami Women's Basketball Game Canceled". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.