2021–22 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was coached by Vic Schaefer who entered his second season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center.

This was the Longhorns' final season at the Frank Erwin Center, with the new Moody Center opening for the 2022–23 season.

Previous season The Longhorns finished the season 21–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. In the 2021 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament, Texas went 1–1 with a win against Iowa State and a second round loss to Baylor. However, the Longhorns are coming off a strong showing in the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, making it to Elite 8. In the NCAA tournament, the Longhorns defeated Bradley, UCLA, and Maryland. In the Elite 8 game, Texas was defeated by 6th ranked South Carolina 62–34.

Offseason

Departures 35 F/C 6’5” Junior Mont Belvieu, TX Declared for the 2021 WNBA draft, in which she was chosen first overall by the Dallas Wings. 15 PG 5'9" GS Cibolo, TX Graduated; chose not to take advantage of the NCAA's COVID-19 eligibility waiver 3 G 6'0" GS San Jose, CA Transferred to California 20 F 6'3" Sophomore Humble, TX Transferred to UTSA 0 G 5'11" Sophomore Valley Stream, NY Transferred to Duke ^ 25 G 5'7" Sophomore Chatsworth, CA Entered Transfer Portal ^Chevalier transferred seven games into the 2021-2022 season.

Incoming transfers Aliyah Matharu G Washington, D.C. Transferred from Mississippi State. Femme Masudi C Goma, DR Congo Transferred from South Georgia Technical College. Kobe King-Hawea G Point Cook, VIC, Australia Transferred from Casper College. Anissa Gutierrez G Mansfield, TX Transferred from Hendrix College.

2021 recruiting class

2022 recruiting class

Coaching staff departures

Johnnie Harris Assistant Coach Auburn Head coach Elena Lovato^ Assistant Coach ^Elena Lovato is currently not coaching at the collegiate level.

2021 WNBA draft

#1 1 Charli Collier C Dallas Wings

Preseason

Big 12 media poll Big 12 media poll 1 Baylor 79 (7) T-2 Texas 67 (2) T-2 Iowa State 67 (1) 4 West Virginia 58 5 Oklahoma 44 6 TCU 32 7 Oklahoma State 30 T-8 Kansas State 26 T-8 Texas Tech 26 10 Kansas 17

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

1st team

Joanne Allen-Taylor – G (Coaches, Media)

Honorable Mention

Rori Harmon – G (Coaches, Media)

Preseason Big 12 Awards

Preseason Freshman of the YearAaliyah MooreFFr.

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=9 style=|Regular season (23–6)

!colspan=9 style=|Big 12 tournament (3–0)

!colspan=9 style=|NCAA tournament (3–1)

Source:Schedule

Big 12 tournament Texas entered the Big 12 tournament as a 3 seed. In the first and second round, Texas defeated Kansas State 72–65 and Iowa State 82–73 to advance to the championship game. In the championship, the Longhorns emerged victorious against Baylor 67–58, winning the Big 12 tournament. Freshman Rori Harmon won most outstanding player and Lauren Ebo was selected to all-tournament team. This is the first Big 12 conference tournament championship for Texas since 2003.

*denotes overtime

NCAA tournament

Texas entered the NCAA tournament as a 2-seed where they faced off against 15-seed Fairfield. The Longhorns would go on to defeat the Stags 70–52, advancing Texas to the round of 32. In the round of 32, Texas played against 7-seed Utah. Texas defeated the Utes 78–56 sending them to the sweet 16 to match up with Ohio State. Against the Buckeyes, Texas won 66–63 advance Texas to their second consecutive elite 8. In the elite 8, the Longhorns faced Stanford, who they beat earlier in the regular season. However, Stanford prevailed against Texas, winning the game 59–50.

Spokane Regional final

Team and individual statistics +Individual player statistics (Final)MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTOStlBlkLauren Ebo353093126.62808.010121048.1%000%7811866.1%971392366.72291462027Aliyah Matharu361178821.943112.015335742.9%7718342.1%487167.6%27971243.45282776513Rori Harmon3634108130.040911.414436339.7%226931.9%9913573.3%261341604.41809280861Kobe King-Hawea505310.6204.082236.4%41136.4%000.0%4371.445142Deyona Gaston342862518.42407.19818951.9%1250.0%436368.3%51731243.61080382628Shay Holle351456916.31313.75513441.0%93327.3%122646.2%3037671.91836311313Joanne Allen-Taylor3636124334.540611.315639639.4%309033.3%648278.0%2461852.4656651495Aaliyah Moore28936012.91686.05811351.3%040.0%527074.3%4146873.176230146Kyndall Hunter2111708.1643.0236435.9%143638.9%4944.4%39120.69151480Ashley Chevalier708912.7192.761540%1520%6875%1891.31841040Audrey Warren361695626.62998.310923346.8%112839.3%708879.5%66851514.26387845710Femme Masudi150704.7181.271741.2%000.0%4757.1%910191.306310Latasha Lattimore32133010.31033.2448750.6%050.0%153938.5%3851892.8832301020Anissa Gutierrez70101.400.0020.0%000.0%000.0%0000.001000Total – – 7275 202.1 2588 71.89 962 2202 43.7% 169 466 36.3% 495 716 69.1% 496 820 1316 36.6 456 659 513 357 125Opponents – – 7275 202.1 2043 56.75 706 1816 38.9% 151 537 28.1% 480 649 74.0% 347 828 1175 32.6 374 689 758 259 122 Legend GP Games played GS Games started Avg Average per game FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts Off Offensive rebounds Def Defensive rebounds A Assists TO Turnovers Blk Blocks Stl Steals High Team high

Game highs Team Game Highs Points 131 New Orleans November 9, 2021 Field goals made 47 New Orleans November 9, 2021 Field Goal Attempts 83 Tennessee November 21, 2021 3 Points Made 13 New Orleans November 9, 2021 3 Points Attempted 23 New OrleansTennesseeTexas TechIowa State November 9, 2021November 21, 2021January 5, 2022January 19, 2022 Free throws Made 26 West Virginia January 15, 2022 Free Throw Attempts 43 New Orleans November 9, 2021 Rebounds 53 New Orleans November 9, 2021 Assists 30 New Orleans November 9, 2021 Steals 17 New Orleans November 9, 2021 Blocked Shots 8 Jackson State December 1, 2021 Turnovers 24 Oklahoma January 29, 2022 Fouls 34 Texas Tech January 5, 2022

Individual Game Highs Points Rori Harmon 30 Iowa State March 12, 2022 Field goals made Kyndall HunterAliyah Matharu 10 New OrleansTennesseeTexas A&M November 9, 2021November 21, 2021December 5, 2021 Field Goal Attempts Joanne Allen-TaylorAliyah Matharu 18 KansasTennessee January 12, 2022November 21, 2021 3 Points Made Kyndall Hunter 7 New Orleans November 9, 2021 3 Points Attempted Aliyah Matharu 11 Tennessee November 21, 2021 Free throws Made Rori Harmon 9 Iowa State March 12, 2022 Free Throw Attempts Rori Harmon 12 Kansas March 2, 2022 Rebounds Aaliyah Moore 15 UTRGV January 9, 2022 Assists Rori Harmon 11 TCUTennesseeFairfield February 26, 2022November 21, 2021March 18, 2022 Steals Aliyah Matharu 7 San Diego December 19, 2021 Blocked Shots Lauren EboDeYona Gaston 5 Jackson StateIowa State December 1, 2021January 19, 2022 Turnovers Audrey Warren 7 Kansas January 12, 2022

Awards and honors

Weekly honors Big 12 Freshman of the Week Rori Harmon PG November 15, 2021 Big 12 Freshman of the Week Rori Harmon PG December 27, 2021 Tamika Catchings Women’s Freshman Player of the Week Rori Harmon PG December 28, 2021 Big 12 Freshman of the Week Rori Harmon PG January 17, 2022 Big 12 Freshman of the Week Rori Harmon PG February 21, 2022 ESPN Women’s player of the Week Rori Harmon PG February 21, 2022

Conference honors All-Big 12 Second Team Joanne Allen-Taylor G All-Big 12 Second Team Rori Harmon G All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Lauren Ebo F/C All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Aliyah Matharu G Big 12 All-Defensive Team Rori Harmon G Big 12 All-Freshman Team Rori Harmon G Big 12 Freshman of the Year Rori Harmon G Big 12 tournament Most Outstanding Player Rori Harmon G Big 12 All-Tournament Team Lauren Ebo F/C Sources:

National honors Spokane Region All-Tournament Team Joanne Allen-Taylor G Spokane Region All-Tournament Team Rori Harmon G Sources:

All-Americans Honorable Mention Rori Harmon PG APWBCA

Coaching honors TABC Division I Coach of the Year Vic Schaefer

Rankings

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

See also 2021–22 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

References

2021–22 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

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