2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team
The 2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks were led by 14th-year head coach Dawn Staley and played their home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC. They competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 35–2, 15–1 in SEC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Arkansas and Ole Miss to advance to the championship of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Greensboro region. They defeated Howard, Miami, North Carolina, Creighton and Louisville to advance to the championship game. There they defeated UConn for the team's second-ever national title.
| 2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 1 |
| AP | No. 1 |
| Record | 35–2 (15–1 SEC) |
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| Home arena | Colonial Life Arena |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aliyah Boston won Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year while head coach Dawn Staley was named Naismith Coach of the Year. The Gamecocks were ranked No. 1 in both polls for the entire year, and finished ranked No. 1 in the AP, Coaches, NET, RPI, ELO, SOS and Massey rankings.[1][2]
Previous season
The Gamecocks finished the season with a 26–5 overall record and a 14–2 record in conference play. The Gamecocks won the SEC tournament. The Gamecocks therefore received an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they reached the Final Four, losing to Stanford 66–65.
Offseason
2021 recruiting class
The Gamecocks signed the #1 class for 2021 according to ESPN.[3] their second #1 class in three years.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Raven Johnson #1 PG |
Atlanta, GA | Westlake | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | Jun 25, 2020 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 | ||||||
| Saniya Rivers #2 G |
Wilmington, NC | Eugene Ashley | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | May 30, 2020 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 | ||||||
| Sania Feagin #1 F |
Ellenwood, GA | Forest Park | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Jun 3, 2020 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 | ||||||
| Aubryanna Hall #5 G |
Dayton, OH | Wayne | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | May 25, 2020 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ESPN: 1 | ||||||
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Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Kamilla Cardoso | 10 | C | 6'8" | Sophomore | Montes Claros, BR | Transferred from Syracuse. |
Preseason
Hall of Fame coach Dawn Staley enters her fourteenth year at South Carolina, fresh off winning an Olympic Gold Medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics winning all six games as head coach of Team USA.[4]
South Carolina was named AP preseason #1 for the second straight season, as they return every player from last years Final Four team, added the #1 recruiting class, adding four 5 star recruits, three of which were ranked in the top 5. They also added ACC Freshman of the year and former 5 star recruit 6'8 Kamillia Cardoso.[5][6][7]
Award watch lists
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
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| Nancy Lieberman Award[8] | Destanni Henderson | PG | SR |
| Ann Meyers Drysdale Award[9] | Zia Cooke | SG | JR |
| Katrina McClain Award[10] | Sania Feagin | PF | FR |
| Lisa Leslie Award[11] | Aliyah Boston | C | JR |
| Kamilla Cardoso | C | SO | |
| Wooden Award[12] | Aliyah Boston | C | JR |
| Zia Cooke | SG | JR | |
| Destanni Henderson | PG | SR | |
| Wade Trophy[13] | Aliyah Boston | C | JR |
| Zia Cooke | SG | JR | |
| Naismith Trophy[14] | Aliyah Boston | C | JR |
| Zia Cooke | SG | JR | |
| Destanni Henderson | PG | SR |
SEC coaches poll
The SEC coaches selected the Gamecocks to finish in first place in the SEC.[16]
| Coaches poll | |
| Predicted finish | Team |
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| 1 | South Carolina |
| 2 | Texas A&M |
| 3 | Tennessee |
| 4 | Georgia |
| 5 | Kentucky |
| 6 | Ole Miss |
| 7 | Arkansas |
| 8 | LSU |
| 9 | Mississippi State |
| 10 | Missouri |
| 11 | Florida |
| 12 | Alabama |
| 13 | Auburn |
| 14 | Vanderbilt |
SEC Media Poll
| SEC media poll | ||
| Predicted finish | Team | |
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| 1 | South Carolina | |
| 2 | Texas A&M | |
| 3 | Tennessee | |
| 4 | Georgia | |
| 5 | Kentucky | |
| 6 | Ole Miss | |
| 7 | Arkansas | |
| 8 | LSU | |
| 9 | Mississippi State | |
| 10 | Missouri | |
| 11 | Florida | |
| 12 | Alabama | |
| 13 | Auburn | |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | |
Preseason All-SEC teams
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First team Aliyah Boston – C Zia Cooke – SG |
Second team Destanni Henderson – PG
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Roster
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Starting lineup
| South Carolina | Position |
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| Aliyah Boston | F |
| Victoria Saxton | F |
| Brea Beal | G |
| Zia Cooke | G |
| Destanni Henderson | G |
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 1, 2021* 7:00 pm |
No. 1 | Benedict | W 98–41 | – |
18 – Cardoso | 13 – Cardoso | 7 – Tied | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC | |||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | at No. 5 NC State | W 66–57 | 1–0 |
17 – Cooke | 6 – Boston | 5 – Henderson | Reynolds Coliseum (5,533) Raleigh, NC | |||
| November 12, 2021* 3:30 pm, ESPNEWS |
No. 1 | vs. South Dakota The Invitational |
W 72–41 | 2–0 |
15 – Henderson | 8 – Tied | 5 – Henderson | Sanford Pentagon (2,845) Sioux Falls, SD | |||
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 1 | Clemson rivalry |
W 76–45 | 3–0 |
16 – Henderson | 6 – Tied | 6 – Henderson | Colonial Life Arena (13,363) Columbia, SC | |||
| November 20, 2021* 7:30 pm |
No. 1 | vs. Buffalo Bad Boys Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinal |
W 88–60 | 4–0 |
23 – Boston | 10 – Cardoso | 8 – Henderson | Imperial Arena (667) Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas | |||
| November 21, 2021* 2:30 pm |
No. 1 | vs. No. 9 Oregon Bad Boys Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal |
W 80–63 | 5–0 |
20 – Cooke | 8 – Boston | 5 – Cooke | Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas | |||
| November 22, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | vs. No. 2 UConn Bad Boys Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis championship |
W 73–57 | 6–0 |
23 – Boston | 15 – Boston | 6 – Henderson | Imperial Arena (1,171) Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas | |||
| November 26, 2021* 3:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 1 | Elon | W 79–38 | 7–0 |
12 – Boston | 8 – Beal | 3 – Tied | Colonial Life Arena (11,360) Columbia, SC | |||
| November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN |
No. 1 | NC A&T | W 79–42 | 8–0 |
29 – Boston | 14 – Boston | 4 – Saxton | Colonial Life Arena (12,020) Columbia, SC | |||
| December 3, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 1 | Kansas State Big 12/SEC Challenge |
W 65–44 | 9–0 |
21 – Boston | 17 – Boston | 7 – Amihere | Colonial Life Arena (11,657) Columbia, SC | |||
| December 12, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | No. 8 Maryland Women's Jimmy V Classic |
W 66–59 | 10–0 |
20 – Cooke | 16 – Boston | 2 – Tied | Colonial Life Arena (12,862) Columbia, SC | |||
| December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 1 | at No. 15 Duke | W 55–46 | 11–0 |
19 – Boston | 14 – Boston | 3 – Amihere | Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,451) Durham, NC | |||
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 1 | No. 2 Stanford | W 65–61 | 12–0 |
18 – Boston | 11 – Boston | 7 – Henderson | Colonial Life Arena (13,070) Columbia, SC | |||
| December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN |
No. 1 | at Missouri | L 69–70 OT | 12–1 (0–1) |
17 – Boston | 12 – Boston | 7 – Henderson | Mizzou Arena (6,139) Columbia, MO | |||
| January 2, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 1 | Mississippi State | W 80–68 | 13–1 (1–1) |
18 – Cooke | 14 – Henderson | 8 – Henderson | Colonial Life Arena (11,403) Columbia, SC | |||
| January 6, 2022 8:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 1 | at No. 13 LSU | W 66–60 | 14–1 (2–1) |
19 – Boston | 18 – Boston | 3 – Cooke | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,190) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
| January 9, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | No. 21 Kentucky | W 74–54 | 15–1 (3–1) |
19 – Cooke | 15 – Boston | 4 – Henderson | Colonial Life Arena (12,327) Columbia, SC | |||
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN |
No. 1 | Texas A&M | W 65–45 | 16–1 (4–1) |
19 – Boston | 15 – Boston | 2 – Tied | Colonial Life Arena (12,169) Columbia, SC | |||
| January 16, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 1 | at Arkansas | W 61–52 | 17–1 (5–1) |
19 – Tied | 13 – Boston | 3 – Henderson | Bud Walton Arena (4,265) Fayetteville, AR | |||
| January 24, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN |
No. 1 | Vanderbilt | W 85–30 | 18–1 (6–1) |
14 – Grissett | 12 – Boston | 4 – Tied | Colonial Life Arena (11,329) Columbia, SC | |||
| January 27, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | No. 24 Ole Miss | W 69–40 | 19–1 (7–1) |
22 – Boston | 12 – Boston | 2 – Saxton | Colonial Life Arena (13,973) Columbia, SC | |||
| January 30, 2022 12:00 pm, SECN |
No. 1 | at Florida | W 62–50 | 20–1 (8–1) |
13 – Boston | 19 – Boston | 5 – Henderson | O'Connell Center (5,319) Gainesville, FL | |||
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 1 | Alabama | W 83–51 | 21–1 (9–1) |
20 – Boston | 10 – Boston | 4 – Tied | Colonial Life Arena (11,875) Columbia, SC | |||
| February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | at Kentucky | W 59–50 | 22–1 (10–1) |
14 – Boston | 15 – Boston | 5 – Henderson | Memorial Coliseum (4,317) Lexington, KY | |||
| February 13, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 1 | at No. 17 Georgia | W 72–54 | 23–1 (11–1) |
18 – Boston | 12 – Boston | 5 – Cooke | Stegeman Coliseum (5,461) Athens, GA | |||
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN |
No. 1 | Auburn | W 75–38 | 24–1 (12–1) |
20 – Cooke | 12 – Boston | 5 – Rivers | Colonial Life Arena (12,574) Columbia, SC | |||
| February 20, 2022 1:00 pm, ABC |
No. 1 | No. 12 Tennessee College GameDay |
W 67–53 | 25–1 (13–1) |
16 – Boston | 13 – Boston | 5 – Henderson | Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC | |||
| February 24, 2022 8:30 pm, SECN |
No. 1 | at Texas A&M | W 89–48 | 26–1 (14–1) |
18 – Boston | 10 – Boston | 5 – Saxton | Reed Arena (5,883) College Station, TX | |||
| February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN |
No. 1 | at Ole Miss | W 71–57 | 27–1 (15–1) |
23 – Henderson | 14 – Boston | 8 – Henderson | SJB Pavilion (3,221) Oxford, MS | |||
| SEC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 4, 2022 12:00 pm, SECN |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (8) Arkansas Quarterfinals |
W 76–54 | 28–1 |
17 – Boston | 14 – Boston | 5 – Boston | Bridgestone Arena (6,880) Nashville, TN | |||
| March 5, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (4) Ole Miss Semifinals |
W 61–51 | 29–1 |
15 – Boston | 12 – Boston | 5 – Henderson | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN | |||
| March 6, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (7) Kentucky Championship |
L 62–64 | 29–2 |
21 – Boston | 11 – Boston | 5 – Henderson | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN | |||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 18, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN |
(1 G) No. 1 | (16 G) Howard First Round |
W 79–21 | 30–2 |
10 – Tied | 13 – Saxton | – Tied | Colonial Life Arena (8,478) Columbia, SC | |||
| March 20, 2022 3:00 pm, ABC |
(1 G) No. 1 | (8 G) Miami Second Round |
W 49–33 | 31–2 |
11 – Cardoso | 16 – Boston | 4 – Boston | Colonial Life Arena (9,817) Columbia, SC | |||
| March 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN |
(1 G) No. 1 | vs. (5 G) No. 17 North Carolina Sweet Sixteen |
W 69−61 | 32–2 |
28 – Boston | 22 – Boston | 4 – Beal | Greensboro Coliseum (8,811) Greensboro, NC | |||
| March 27, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN |
(1 G) No. 1 | vs. (10 G) Creighton Elite Eight |
W 80–50 | 33–2 |
19 – Boston | 11 – Saxton | 3 – Henderson | Greensboro Coliseum (6,579) Greensboro, NC | |||
| April 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN |
(1 G) No. 1 | vs. (1 W) No. 4 Louisville Final Four |
W 72–59 | 34–2 |
23 – Boston | 18 – Boston | 4 – Tied | Target Center Minneapolis, MN | |||
| April 3, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN |
(1 G) No. 1 | vs. (2 B) No. 5 UConn National Championship |
W 64–49 | 35–2 |
26 – Henderson | 16 – Boston | 4 – Henderson | Target Center (18,304) Minneapolis, MN | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. [17] | |||||||||||
Statistics
Team total per game
| Team | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | ATT |
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| Gamecocks | 2623 | 975 | 2289 | 42.6% | 179 | 585 | 30.6% | 494 | 731 | 67.6% | 1771 | 515 | 239 | 273 | 196,286 |
| Opponents | 1875 | 728 | 2191 | 33.2% | 138 | 518 | 26.6% | 281 | 427 | 65.8% | 1117 | 335 | 229 | 153 | 54,779 |
Team average per game
| Team | PPG | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | ATT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamecocks | 70.9 | 26.4 | 42.6% | 4.8 | 30.6% | 13.4 | 67.6% | 47.9 | 13.9 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 12,268 |
| Opponents | 50.7 | 19.7 | 33.2% | 3.7 | 26.6% | 7.6 | 65.8% | 30.2 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 5,478 |
Individual total per game
| Player | GP | MP | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3M | 3A | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliyah Boston | 37 | 1056 | 623 | 239 | 441 | 54.2% | 14 | 48 | 29.2% | 131 | 170 | 77.1% | 150 | 312 | 462 | 75 | 57 | 45 | 90 |
| Destanni Henderson | 34 | 1053 | 392 | 144 | 357 | 40.3% | 55 | 138 | 39.9% | 49 | 68 | 72.1% | 23 | 84 | 107 | 133 | 72 | 46 | 4 |
| Zia Cooke | 36 | 982 | 385 | 139 | 406 | 34.2% | 45 | 157 | 28.7% | 62 | 88 | 70.5% | 15 | 61 | 76 | 60 | 76 | 22 | 2 |
| Laeticia Amihere | 31 | 520 | 195 | 68 | 156 | 43.6% | 5 | 11 | 45.5% | 54 | 83 | 65.1% | 45 | 68 | 113 | 37 | 57 | 19 | 25 |
| Victaria Saxton | 37 | 794 | 215 | 86 | 171 | 50.3% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 43 | 67 | 64.2% | 118 | 98 | 216 | 43 | 44 | 26 | 48 |
| Kamilla Cardoso | 32 | 428 | 174 | 68 | 123 | 55.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 38 | 53 | 71.7% | 61 | 103 | 164 | 31 | 39 | 11 | 46 |
| Brea Beal | 37 | 890 | 187 | 72 | 189 | 38.1% | 15 | 63 | 23.8% | 28 | 47 | 59.6% | 65 | 121 | 186 | 47 | 38 | 26 | 20 |
| LeLe Grissett | 25 | 308 | 81 | 30 | 71 | 42.3% | 1 | 1 | 100% | 20 | 40 | 50.0% | 29 | 21 | 50 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 8 |
| Bree Hall | 30 | 328 | 97 | 32 | 102 | 31.4% | 14 | 46 | 30.4% | 19 | 30 | 63.3% | 12 | 41 | 53 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 1 |
| Destiny Littleton | 31 | 281 | 80 | 25 | 70 | 35.7% | 21 | 61 | 34.4% | 9 | 12 | 75.0% | 6 | 33 | 39 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| Saniya Rivers | 27 | 348 | 61 | 24 | 98 | 24.5% | 1 | 31 | 0.32% | 12 | 24 | 50.0% | 5 | 38 | 43 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 13 |
| Eniya Russell | 23 | 176 | 53 | 19 | 45 | 42.2% | 5 | 12 | 41.7% | 10 | 17 | 58.8% | 5 | 25 | 30 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| Sania Feagin | 31 | 133 | 58 | 21 | 34 | 61.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 28 | 57.1% | 14 | 31 | 45 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 12 |
| Olivia Thompson | 13 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 23.1% | 3 | 13 | 23.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Elysa Wesolek | 21 | 78 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 41.7% | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 3 | 4 | 75.0% | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Raven Johnson | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Individual average per game
| Player | GP | MIN | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliyah Boston | 37 | 28.5 | 54.2% | 29.2% | 77.1% | 4.1 | 8.4 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 16.8 |
| Destanni Henderson | 34 | 31.0 | 40.3% | 39.9% | 72.1% | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 11.5 |
| Zia Cooke | 36 | 27.3 | 34.2% | 28.7% | 70.5% | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 10.7 |
| Laeticia Amihere | 31 | 16.8 | 43.6% | 45.5% | 65.1% | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| Victoria Saxton | 37 | 21.5 | 50.3% | 0.0% | 64.2% | 3.2 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| Kamilla Cardoso | 32 | 13.4 | 55.3% | 0.0% | 71.7% | 1.9 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 5.4 |
| Brea Beal | 37 | 24.1 | 38.1% | 23.8% | 59.6% | 1.8 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
| LeLe Grissett | 25 | 12.3 | 42.3% | 100% | 50.0% | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Bree Hall | 36 | 9.1 | 31.4% | 30.4% | 63.3% | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Destiny Littleton | 31 | 9.1 | 35.7% | 34.4% | 75.0% | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Saniya Rivers | 27 | 12.9 | 24.5% | 0.32% | 50.0% | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Eniya Russell | 23 | 7.7 | 42.2% | 41.7% | 58.8% | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Sania Feagin | 31 | 4.3 | 61.8% | 0.0% | 57.1% | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Olivia Thompson | 13 | 3.7 | 23.1% | 23.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Elysa Wesolek | 21 | 3.4 | 41.7% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Raven Johnson | 2 | 4.5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Rankings
| Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | 1 (14) | 1 (25) | 1 (30) | 1 (30) | 1 (30) | 1 (30) | 1 (29) | 1 (30) | 1 (22) | 1 (26) | 1 (28) | 1 (29) | 1 (29) | 1 (30) | 1 (30) | 1 (30) | 1 (30) | 1 (17) | 1 (20) | 1 (20) |
| Coaches | 1 (13) | 1 (13) | 1 (31) | 1 (32) | 1 (32) | 1 (32) | 1 (31) | 1 (32) | 1 (16) | 1 (24) | 1 (26) | 1 (31) | 1 (31) | 1 (31) | 1 (31) | 1 (31) | 1 (31) | 1 (19) | 1 (27) | 1 (30) |
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| RV | Received votes | |
| NR | Not ranked | |
| ( ) | Number of first place votes |
Awards and honors
- Aliyah Boston
- Naismith Player of the Year
- United States Basketball Writers Association Player of the Year
- Wade Trophy
- John R. Wooden Award
- Ann Meyers Drysdale Women's Player of the Year
- Associated Press Player of the Year
- Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Lisa Leslie Award
- Academic All-American of the Year
- Associated Press first-team All-American
- United States Basketball Writers Association first-team All-American
- Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-American
- SEC Player of the Year
- First-team All-SEC
- SEC Defensive Player of the Year
- SEC All-Defensive Team
- Destanni Henderson
- United States Basketball Writers Association third-team All-American
- First-team All-SEC
- Zia Cooke
- Second-team All-SEC
- Dawn Staley
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