The 2021–22 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, were led by sixth year head coach Kenny Brooks, and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Hokies finished the season 23–10 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for third place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated thirteenth seed Clemson in the Second Round and fourth seed North Carolina in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions and first seed NC State in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the fifth seed in the Spokane Region. They lost to twelfth seed Florida Gulf Coast in the First Round to end their season.
Previous season
The Hokies finished the season 15–10 and 8–8 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated to Miami in the Second Round before losing to eventual champions NC State in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the seven seed in the Riverwalk Regional. In the tournament they defeated ten seed in the First Round before losing to two seed Baylor in the Second Round to end their season.
Off-season
Departures Departures Makayla Ennis 0 G/F 6'0" Sophomore Ontario, Canada Transferred to Hofstra Da'ja Green 10 G 5'6" Senior Ellenwood, Georgia Transferred to East Carolina Shelby Calhoun 12 G 5'11" Freshman Louisville, Kentucky Transferred to Xavier Asiah Jones 23 F 6'3" Senior Sacramento, California Graduated Nevaeh Dean 31 F 6'2" Freshman Hamilton, Ohio Transferred to Cincinnati Alex Obouh Fegue 40 C 6'4" Senior Châteauroux, France Transferred to UC San Diego
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Kayana Traylor 23 G 5'9" Senior Martinsville, Indiana Purdue Emily Lytle 24 G/F 5'11" Graduate Student Memphis, Tennessee Liberty Rochelle Norris 31 C 6'5" Sophomore Stafford, Virginia West Virginia
Roster
Schedule
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Rankings
+ Regular season pollsPoll Pre-Season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Final AP 24 25 24 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 23 21 17 16 Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 RV 24 23 23 25 + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked in previous week (RV) Received Votes (NR) Not Ranked
Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.
See also 2021–22 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
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