2021–22 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team explained

The 2021–22 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth year head coach Tina Thompson, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Cavaliers finished the season 5–22 and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the ACC tournament they lost their First Round matchup with Wake Forest. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or WNIT. After the season, Virginia announced that Head Coach Tina Thompson had been relieved of her duties after going 30–63 during her tenure.^[1]

Previous season

See main article: 2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team.

On January 14, 2021, it was announced that the team would end their season due to COVID-19 concerns.^[2] Virginia was the second team in the Atlantic Coast Conference to suspend their season, after Duke did so on December 25, 2020.

The Cavaliers finished the season 0–5, and 0–2 in ACC play. Due to their season cancellation they did not participate in the ACC tournament, NCAA tournament or WNIT.

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Dylan Horton	0	G	5'9"	Sophomore		Transferred to Florida A&M
Zaria Johnson	4	G	6'0"	Freshman		–
Dani Lawson	21	G	6'2"	Junior		Graduated
Emily Maupin	35	F	6'3"	Graduate Student		Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Taylor Valladay	2	G	5'7"	Junior		Marquette
Camryn Taylor	20	F	6'2"	Junior	Peoria, Illinois
Eleah Parker	21	F	6'4"	Graduate Student		Penn
McKenna Dale	44	G	6'0"	Graduate Student		Brown
Source:[3]

Recruiting Class

Source:^[4]

Schedule

Source:^[5]

|-!colspan=6 style="background:#00214E; color:#F56D22;"|Regular season|-!colspan=6 style="background:#00214E; color:#F56D22;"| ACC Women's Tournament

Rankings

See main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

+ Regular Season Polls	Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP
Coaches	RV

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		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• 2021–22 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: Virginia Announces Head Women’s Basketball Coaching Change. virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. March 3, 2022. March 22, 2022.
2. Web site: Virginia women's basketball team cancels rest of season due to coronavirus issues. espn.com. ESPN. Mechelle. Voepel. January 14, 2021. January 19, 2021.
3. Web site: Tina Thompson Announces Six Additions to the Women’s Basketball Team. virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. June 28, 2021. November 8, 2021.
4. Web site: Virginia Cavaliers. espn.com. ESPN. November 8, 2021.
5. Web site: 2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule. The University of Virginia. virginiasports.com. November 8, 2021.