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 competed as members of the Big Ten Conference.
The Golden Gophers went 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.
Previous season 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.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Justice Ross 24 F 6'0" RS freshman Des Moines, IA Transferred to New Orleans
Arrivals 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
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
Schedule and results
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Source
Rankings
+ Regular season pollsPoll Pre-season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 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 2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
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