The 2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Kyra Elzy, played most of their home games at Memorial Coliseum and two at Rupp Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
In the January 27 loss to Vanderbilt, senior guard Rhyne Howard scored the 2,000th point of her college career. Howard became the third Wildcat to reach that benchmark.
Previous season The 2020–21 Wildcats finished the season 18–9 (9–6 SEC) to finish tied for fifth place in the conference. The Wildcats were invited to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they defeated Idaho State in the first round before losing to Iowa in the second round.
Offseason
Departures Kentucky departures KeKe McKinney 3 F 6'1" Senior Knoxville, TN Transferred to Charlotte Tatyana Wyatt 14 F 6'2" Senior Columbus, GA Graduated Chasity Patterson 15 G 5'5" Senior Houston, TX Graduated Erin Toller 20 G 5'7" Freshman Louisville, KY Dismissed from team Kameron Roach 23 G 5'6" RS Junior Hopkins, SC Transferred to Charlotte
2021 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| SEC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| SEC tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
See also 2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
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