2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Gophers, led by fourth-year head coach Lindsay Whalen, played their home games at Williams Arena and compete as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
WNIT, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–18 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Ohio State 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
No. 8 Iowa 14 4   .778 24 8   .750
No. 12 Michigan 13 4   .765 25 7   .781
No. 13 Maryland 13 4   .765 23 9   .719
No. 11 Indiana 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Nebraska 11 7   .611 24 9   .727
Northwestern 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Michigan State 8 9   .471 15 15   .500
Purdue 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Minnesota 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Penn State 5 13   .278 11 18   .379
Wisconsin 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
Rutgers 3 14   .176 11 20   .355
Illinois 1 13   .071 7 20   .259
2022 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Golden Gophers are currently 14-17 and 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place. As the tenth seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Northwestern in the second round. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament, but were chosen as an at-large team for the WNIT.[1]

Previous season

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The Golden Gophers finished the season 8–13 and 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place. As the ninth seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Nebraska in the second round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Justice Ross 24 F 6'0" RS Freshman Des Moines, IA Transferred to New Orleans[3]

Arrivals

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School Notes
Deja Winters 3 G 5'11" Grad Senior Cleveland, Ohio North Carolina A&T Grad Transfer - Able to Play Immediately
Bailey Helgren 35 C 6'5" Grad Senior Edina, Minnesota Kansas Grad Transfer - Able to Play Immediately

2021 Recruiting Class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Maggie Czinano
G
Watertown, MN Watertown-Mayer High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Alanna Micheaux
F
Wayne, MI Wayne Memorial High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 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:

  • Katie Borowicz was originally a member of the 2021 Recruiting Class. She enrolled at the University of Minnesota early and joined the team for the 2020-21 Season.

Roster

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2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Alexia Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Columbus Africentric Columbus, OH
G 3 Deja Winters 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Richmond Heights
North Carolina A&T
Columbus, OH
G 4 Jasmine Powell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Detroit Country Day Detroit, MI
G 5 Maggie Czinano 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Watertown-Mayer High School Watertown, MN
F 10 Erin Hedman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Eisenhower New Berlin, WI
F 12 Laura Bagwell Katalinich 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Academy of the Holy Angels
Cornell
Minneapolis, MN
G 13 Gadiva Hubbard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Princess Anne HS Virginia Beach, VA
G 14 Sara Scalia 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Stillwater HS Stillwater, MN
F 15 Kayla Mershon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Minnetonka
Nebraska
Chanhasen, MN
G 21 Caroline Strande 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Racine Lutheran Racine, WI
G 23 Katie Borowicz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Roseau Roseau, MN
C 25 Klarke Sconiers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Christ the King HS Queens, NY
F 30 Kadi Sissoko 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Lycée Marcelin Berthelot
Syracuse
Paris, France
F 35 Bailey Helgren 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS Edina
Kansas
Edina, MN
F 43 Grace Cumming 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Des Moines Roosevelt HS Des Moines, IA
F 54 Alanna Micheaux 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Wayne Memorial Wayne, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/21*
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
Minnesota-Crookston W 78–33 
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Regular season
11/9/21*
12:00 pm, BTN Plus
Jacksonville L 66–69  0–1
Williams Arena (2,554)
Minneapolis, MN
11/12/21*
8:00 pm
at Arizona State W 66–59 OT 1–1
Desert Financial Arena (4,111)
Tempe, AZ
11/14/2021*
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
George Washington W 48–32  2–1
Williams Arena (3,056)
Minneapolis, MN
11/17/2021*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
American W 73-56  3-1
Williams Arena (2,643)
Minneapolis, MN
11/20/2021*
11:00 am, Flo Hoops
vs. No. 2 Connecticut
Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, preliminary
L 58-88  3-2
Imperial Arena (1,175)
Paradise Island, Bahamas[4]
11/21/2021*
4:00 pm, Flo Hoops
vs. Syracuse
Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, Consolation 2nd Round
W 70-63  4-2
Imperial Arena (420)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
11/22/2021*
 Flo Hoops
vs. Oklahoma
Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, 5th Place Game
L 69-88  4-3
Imperial Arena (267)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
11/26/2021*
3:00 pm, BTN Plus
Bradley W 73-54  5-3
Williams Arena (3,389)
Minneapolis, MN
11/28/2021*
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
UTSA W 81-52  6-3
Williams Arena (3,150)
Minneapolis, MN
12/1/2021*
8:00 pm, BTN
North Carolina
Big Ten/ACC Challenge
L 76-82  6-4
Williams Arena (3,432)
Minneapolis, MN
12/6/2021
7:00 pm, BTN
Nebraska L 67-70  6-5
(0-1)
Williams Arena (3,300)
Minneapolis, MN
12/12/2021
1:00 pm, BTN Plus
at No. 13 Michigan L 61-73  6-6
(0-2)
Crisler Center (2,484)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/12/2021*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
Ohio W 99-93  7-6
(0-2)
Williams Arena (2,751)
Minneapolis, MN
12/23/2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Drake L 63-77  7-7
(0-2)
Knapp Center (2,183)
Des Moines, IA
01/6/2022
6:00 pm
at Rutgers W 62-49  8-7
(1-2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,001)
Piscataway, New Jersey
01/9/2022
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
No. 10 Maryland L 73-87  8-8
(1-3)
Williams Arena (3,447)
Minneapolis MN
01/12/2020
6:30 pm, BTN Plus
at Wisconsin W 82-66  9-8
(2-3)
Kohl Center (2,157)
Madison, WI
01/15/2022
5:00 pm, BTN Plus
No. RV Ohio State L 75-83  9-9
(2-4)
Williams Arena (3,177)
Minneapolis, MN
01/20/2022
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 25 Iowa L 49-105  9-10
(2-5)
Williams Arena (3,741)
Minneapolis, MN
01/23/2022
1:00 pm
at Michigan State L 71-74  9-11
(2-6)
Breslin Center (2,899)
East Lansing, MI
01/27/2022
6:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Purdue L 66-80  9-12
(2-7)
Mackey Arena (2,901)
West Lafayette, IN
01/30/2022
2:00 pm, BTN
Wisconsin W 57-55  10-12
(3-7)
Williams Arena (4,482)
Minneapolis, MN
02/3/2022
6:00 pm, BTN Plus
at No. 5 Indiana L 70-80  10-13
(3-8)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (No Attendance - Weather)
Bloomington, IN
02/06/2022
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
Michigan State W 71-60  11-13
(4-8)
Williams Arena (3,150)
Minneapolis, MN
02/10/2022
6:30 pm
at Iowa L 78-88  11-14
(4-9)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,141)
Iowa City, IA
2/11/2022
3:30 pm, BTN Plus
Northwestern W 74-68  12-14
(5-9)
Williams Arena (2,734)
Minneapolis, MN
02/17/2022
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
Rutgers L 61-79  12-15
(5-10)
Williams Arena (2,747)
Minneapolis, MN
02/30/2022
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
at No. RV Nebraska L 70-93  12-16
(5-11)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,566)
Lincoln, NE
02/24/2022
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
Illinois W 87-54  13-16
(6-11)
Williams Arena (2,896)
Minneapolis, MN
02/30/2022
 BTN
at Penn State W 94-83  14-16
(7-11)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,401)
University Park, PA
Big Ten Women's tournament
March 3, 2022
5:30 pm, BTN
(10) vs. (7) Northwestern
2nd Round
L 60-65  14-17
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (–)
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
March 17, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay
1st Round
W 73-65  15-17
Kress Events Center (–)
Green Bay, WI
March 20, 2022*
2:00 pm
at South Dakota State
2nd Round
L 57–78  15-18
Frost Arena (–)
Brookings, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[5]

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
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Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Postseason WNIT announces 64-team field for 2022 event". womensnit.com. WNIT. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Nebraska Beats Short-Handed Minnesota In Second Round of Big Ten tournament". Big Ten Conference. March 10, 2021. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Minnesota Transfer Justice Ross". unoprivateers.com. UNO University. May 12, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Tournament | Battle 4 Atlantis | Atlantis Bahamas". www.atlantisbahamas.com. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021-22 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". gophersports.com. Gopher Sports. Retrieved October 31, 2021.