2021–22 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

2021–22 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
MAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record25-9 (16-4 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kristen Sharkey
  • Khyreed Carter
  • Blair Estarfaa
Home arenaAlumni Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 19 – 1   .950 29 – 6   .829
Buffalo † 16 – 4   .800 25 – 9   .735
Akron 13 – 7   .650 17 – 12   .586
Ball State 11 – 8   .579 20 – 13   .606
Northern Illinois 11 – 9   .550 14 – 15   .483
Kent State 10 – 10   .500 19 – 12   .613
Western Michigan 10 – 10   .500 16 – 14   .533
Bowling Green 10 – 10   .500 17 – 16   .515
Ohio 9 – 10   .474 15 – 15   .500
Miami (OH) 4 – 16   .200 8 – 21   .276
Eastern Michigan 4 – 16   .200 7 – 20   .259
Central Michigan 2 – 18   .100 4 – 25   .138
† 2022 MAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by tenth-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, play their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the Mid-American Conference.

They finished the season 25–9, 16–4 in MAC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the MAC tournament they defeated Western Michigan, Akron, and Ball State to win the championship. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the thirteenth seed in the Wichita Region. They were defeated in the First Round by fourth seed Tennessee to end their season.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2020–21 season 15–9, 11–6 in MAC play to win finish in a tie for third place. As the fourth seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Kent State in the Quarterfinals before losing to Bowling Green in the Semifinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Roster

2021–22 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Summer Hemphill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Cardinal O'Hara Buffalo, NY
F 1 Loren Christie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Barking Abbey Hertfordshire, England
G 2 Dyaisha Fair 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Edison Tech Rochester, NY
G 3 Jazmine Young 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Dominican
Tennessee State 		Milwaukee, WI
G 4 Georgia Woolley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr St Paul's School Brisbane, Australia
G 5 Nia Jordan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Neumann & Goretti
Labette CC 		Philadelphia, PA
G 11 Dominique Camp 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Lakota West
Troy 		Dayton, OH
G 12 Cheyenne McEvans 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Southfield A&T Southfield, MI
G 15 Casey Valenti-Paea 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Maribyrnong College Melbourne, Australia
F 22 Laney Bone 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Silverdale Baptist Chattanooga, TN
F 23 Saniaa Wilson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bishop Kearney Rochester, NY
F 25 Adebola Adeyeye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr The Rock School Brampton, ON
F 30 Ramatoulaye Keita 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Lake Forest Academy
Robert Morris 		Bamako, Mali
F 35 Kaelonn Wilson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Piscataway Piscataway, NJ
C 52 Elea Gaba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Sportgymnasium Chemnitz Dresden, Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 19, 2022

Schedule

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Daemen W 98–43  –
 Alumni Arena (1,098)
Buffalo, NY
Non-Conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Canisius W 102–42  1–0
 Alumni Arena (1,189)
Buffalo, NY
November 20, 2021*
7:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. No. 1 South Carolina
Battle 4 Atlantis 		L 60–88  1–1
 Imperial Arena (667)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 21, 2021*
7:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Oklahoma
Battle 4 Atlantis 		L 72–93  1–2
 Imperial Arena (591)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 22, 2021*
7:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Syracuse
Battle 4 Atlantis 		W 88–79  2–2
 Imperial Arena (329)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 27, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		James Madison W 62–45  3–2
 Alumni Arena (1,164)
Buffalo, NY
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Niagara W 95–55  4–2
 Alumni Arena (1,265)
Buffalo, NY
December 5, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Rhode Island W 69–55  5–2
 Alumni Arena (1,280)
Buffalo, NY
December 8, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		VCU W 62–60  6–2
 Alumni Arena (1,211)
Buffalo, NY
December 14, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Princeton L 77–79 OT 6–3
 Jadwin Gymnasium (537)
Princeton, NJ
December 20, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bucknell L 69–80  6–4
 Sojka Pavilion (395)
Lewisburg, PA
MAC regular season
December 29, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Central Michigan W 92–75  7–4
(1–0) 		Alumni Arena (1,198)
Buffalo, NY
January 1, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Miami (OH) W 88–83  8–4
(2–0) 		Millett Hall (325)
Oxford, OH
January 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Bowling Green W 82–66  9–4
(3–0) 		Stroh Center (1,168)
Bowling Green, OH
January 17, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Kent State W 65–62  10–4
(4–0) 		Alumni Arena (1,156)
Buffalo, NY
January 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Akron W 76–59  11–4
(5–0) 		Alumni Arena (1,116)
Buffalo, NY
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Toledo L 66–75  11–5
(5–1) 		Savage Arena (4,024)
Toledo, OH
January 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Ohio L 66–68  11–6
(5–2) 		Convocation Center (378)
Athens, OH
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Ball State L 70–72  11–7
(5–3) 		Alumni Arena (1,099)
Buffalo, NY
January 29, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Northern Illinois W 68–61  12–7
(6–3) 		Alumni Arena (1,279)
Buffalo, NY
February 2, 2022
Noon, ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan W 69–62  13–7
(7–3) 		Convocation Center (179)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan W 82–74  14–7
(8–3) 		McGuirk Arena (1,285)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 7, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Western Michigan W 71–64  15–7
(9–3) 		Alumni Arena (1,233)
Buffalo, NY
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan W 93–68  16–7
(10–3) 		Alumni Arena (1,270)
Buffalo, NY
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois L 64–69 OT 16–8
(10–4) 		Convocation Center (443)
DeKalb, IL
February 16, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Ball State W 67–62  17–8
(11–4) 		Worthen Arena (1,002)
Muncie, IN
February 19, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Miami (OH) W 83–71  18–8
(12–4) 		Alumni Arena (2,214)
Buffalo, NY
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Ohio W 79–65  19–8
(13–4) 		Alumni Arena (1,322)
Buffalo, NY
February 26, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Kent State W 79–65  20–8
(14–4) 		MAC Center (789)
Kent, OH
March 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Akron W 86–60  21–8
(15–4) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (475)
Akron, OH
March 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bowling Green W 81–62  22–8
(16–4) 		Alumni Arena (2,575)
Buffalo, NY
MAC Tournament
March 9, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (7) Western Michigan
Quarterfinals 		W 63–49  23–8
 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (0)
Cleveland, OH
March 11, 2022
12:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (3) Akron
Semifinals 		W 82–43  24–8
 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (0)
Cleveland, OH
March 12, 2022
11:00 a.m., CBSSN 		(2) vs. (5) Ball State
Final 		W 79–75  25–8
 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (0)
Cleveland, OH
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022
3:00 p.m., ABC 		(13 W) vs. (4 W) No. 18 Tennessee
First Round 		L 67–80  25–9
 Thompson–Boling Arena (0)
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=Wichita.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP———————————————————
Coaches———————————————————
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Buffalo Women's Basketball Schedule". ubbulls.com. University of Buffalo. Retrieved May 19, 2022.