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2021–22 Florida Gators women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators, led by first-year head coach Kelly Rae Finley, played their home games at the O'Connell Center and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2021–22 Florida Gators women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record21–11 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaO'Connell Center
Seasons
2021–22 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 15 – 1   .938 35 – 2   .946
No. 9 LSU 13 – 3   .813 26 – 6   .813
No. 18 Tennessee 11 – 5   .688 25 – 9   .735
Ole Miss 10 – 6   .625 23 – 9   .719
Florida 10 – 6   .625 21 – 11   .656
Georgia 9 – 7   .563 21 – 10   .677
No. 15 Kentucky † 8 – 8   .500 19 – 12   .613
Missouri 7 – 9   .438 18 – 13   .581
Arkansas 7 – 9   .438 18 – 14   .563
Alabama 6 – 10   .375 20 – 14   .588
Mississippi State 6 – 10   .375 15 – 14   .517
Texas A&M 4 – 12   .250 14 – 15   .483
Vanderbilt 4 – 12   .250 16 – 19   .457
Auburn 2 – 14   .125 10 – 18   .357
† 2022 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Gators finished the season 12–14 (3–11 SEC) to finish in twelfth place in the conference. The Gators were invited to the 2021 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Charlotte in the first round before being eliminated by Villanova in the second round. Head coach Cameron Newbauer resigned in July 2021. Allegations of abuse from former players surfaced in September.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Florida departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Emily Sullivan 2 F 6'4" RS Senior Evansville, IN Transferred to Long Beach State
Danielle Rainey 10 G 5'10" RS Senior Washington, D.C. Transferred to Eastern Michigan
Cydnee Kinslow 32 F 6'2" RS Senior Oakley, CA Graduated

2021 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Taliyah Wyche
F 		Fort Lauderdale, FL American Heritage School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
Tatyana Wyche
F 		Fort Lauderdale, FL American Heritage School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 89
Alberte Rimdal
G 		Køge, Denmark Marselisborg Gymnasium 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jeriah Warren
G 		Lake Charles, LA LaGrange HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Incoming transfer

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Florida incoming transfer
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Zippy Broughton 4 G 5'7" Senior Wetumpka, AL Rutgers
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Roster

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2021–22 Florida Gators women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Taliyah Wyche 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr American Heritage School Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 1 Kiara Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Forestville HS
ASA College 		District Heights, MD
F 2 Tatyana Wyche 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr American Heritage School Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 3 Lavender Briggs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Provo HS Provo, UT
G 4 Zippy Broughton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Robert E. Lee HS
Rutgers 		Wetumpka, AL
G 5 Alberte Rimdal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Marselisborg Gymnasium Køge, Denmark
F 11 Emanuely de Oliveira 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Wasatch Academy Criciúma, Brazil
F 12 Jordyn Merritt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Plano Senior HS Plano, TX
F 13 Floor Toonders 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Calandlyceum Amsterdam Wageningen, Netherlands
G 14 Kristina Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Abbotsleigh School Sydney, Australia
G 15 Nina Rickards 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Christ the King Regional HS Queens, NY
G 20 Jeriah Warren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr LaGrange HS Lake Charles, LA
G 22 Brynn Farrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So St. Rose HS Ortley Beach, NJ
F 25 Faith Dut 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Semiahmoo Secondary School Vancouver, BC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2021*
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		Flagler W 101–56 
 19 – Rimdal   9 – Briggs   6 – Smith  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
5:00 pm, SECN+ 		Georgia State W 84–70  1–0
  23 – Smith   7 – Briggs   4 – Smith  O'Connell Center (639)
Gainesville, FL
November 12, 2021*
4:30 pm, YouTube 		vs. Towson
Preseason WNIT Classic 		L 70–87  1–1
  18 – Merritt   11 – Merritt   4 – Tied  Reynolds Coliseum (200)
Raleigh, NC
November 14, 2021*
2:00 pm, ACCNX 		at No. 5 NC State
Preseason WNIT Classic 		L 52–85  1–2
  16 – Smith   9 – Briggs   3 – Rickards  Reynolds Coliseum (3,812)
Raleigh, NC
November 15, 2021*
4:30 pm, YouTube 		vs. Wofford
Preseason WNIT Classic 		W 61–47  2–2
  13 – Smith   7 – Smith   2 – Tied  Reynolds Coliseum (120)
Raleigh, NC
November 19, 2021*
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		Grambling State W 70–55  3–2
  17 – Farrell   6 – Tied   9 – Smith  O'Connell Center (759)
Gainesville, FL
November 22, 2021*
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		USC Upstate W 76–54  4–2
  16 – Briggs   6 – de Oliveira   4 – Briggs  O'Connell Center (764)
Gainesville, FL
November 26, 2021*
7:00 pm 		vs. Saint Louis
San Juan Shootout 		W 69–54  5–2
  13 – Merritt   7 – Rickards   4 – Rimdal  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 27, 2021*
7:00 pm 		vs. George Washington
San Juan Shootout 		W 61–50  6–2
  18 – Briggs   7 – Briggs   4 – Briggs  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm 		at George Mason L 71–75  6–3
  19 – Smith   12 – Briggs   6 – Smith  EagleBank Arena (769)
Fairfax, VA
December 5, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at TCU
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		W 63–54  7–3
  22 – Briggs   10 – Smith   7 – Smith  Schollmaier Arena (1,468)
Fort Worth, TX
December 8, 2021*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		Dayton W 60–57  8–3
  18 – Briggs   9 – Smith   7 – Smith  O'Connell Center (691)
Gainesville, FL
December 12, 2021*
1:00 pm, SECN 		Florida State W 69–55  9–3
  16 – de Oliveira   8 – Rickards   4 – Briggs  O'Connell Center (1,609)
Gainesville, FL
December 21, 2021*
1:00 pm, SECN+ 		Murray State W 67–51  10–3
  12 – Briggs   7 – Rickards   3 – Tied  O'Connell Center (921)
Gainesville, FL
SEC regular season
January 2, 2022
3:00 pm, SECN 		No. 13 Georgia L 69–73  10–4
(0–1) 		 18 – Merritt   8 – Smith   5 – Smith  O'Connell Center (1,119)
Gainesville, FL
January 6, 2022
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		Ole Miss L 56–74  10–5
(0–2) 		 13 – Smith   10 – Merritt   5 – Smith  O'Connell Center (854)
Gainesville, FL
January 9, 2022
3:00 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 25 Texas A&M W 97–89 2OT 11–5
(1–2) 		 28 – Broughton   9 – Smith   7 – Smith  Reed Arena (3,493)
College Station, TX
January 13, 2022
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		Auburn W 68–63  12–5
(2–2) 		 19 – Smith   5 – Tied   3 – Smith  O'Connell Center (801)
Gainesville, FL
January 16, 2022
3:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Alabama W 85–77  13–5
(3–2) 		 17 – Rimdal   6 – Tied   6 – Smith  Coleman Coliseum (2,001)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 23 Kentucky W 77–52  14–5
(4–2) 		 25 – Smith   8 – Tied   6 – Smith  Memorial Coliseum (3,372)
Lexington, KY
January 23, 2022
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 11 LSU W 73–72  15–5
(5–2) 		 23 – Smith   7 – Merritt   8 – Smith  O'Connell Center (1,478)
Gainesville, FL
January 30, 2022
12:00 pm, SECN 		No. 1 South Carolina L 50–62  15–6
(5–3) 		 22 – Smith   7 – Merritt   2 – Smith  O'Connell Center (5,319)
Gainesville, FL
February 3, 2022
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 7 Tennessee W 84–59  16–6
(6–3) 		 25 – Smith   8 – Rickards   6 – Broughton  O'Connell Center (3,809)
Gainesville, FL
February 6, 2022
1:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 14 Georgia W 54–51  17–6
(7–3) 		 11 – Tied   9 – Tied   3 – Broughton  Stegeman Coliseum (3,653)
Athens, GA
February 10, 2022
6:30 pm, SECN+ 		No. 19 at Mississippi State
Rescheduled from December 30 		W 73–64  18–6
(8–3) 		 20 – Broughton   9 – Smith   7 – Smith  Humphrey Coliseum (4,630)
Starkville, MS
February 14, 2022
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 17 at Auburn W 83–77  19–6
(9–3) 		 18 – Broughton   6 – Broughton   3 – de Oliveira  Auburn Arena (1,996)
Auburn, AL
February 17, 2022
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 17 Arkansas W 76–67  20–6
(10–3) 		 19 – Smith   8 – de Oliveira   5 – Smith  O'Connell Center (1,369)
Gainesville, FL
February 20, 2022
4:00 pm, SECN 		No. 17 at No. 11 LSU L 61–66  20–7
(10–4) 		 17 – Rickards   9 – Rickards   6 – Smith  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,620)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 24, 2022
6:30 pm, SECN 		No. 15 at Vanderbilt L 59–63  20–8
(10–5) 		 18 – Smith   7 – Smith   6 – Smith  Memorial Gymnasium (1,783)
Nashville, TN
February 27, 2022
12:00 pm, SECN 		No. 15 Missouri L 73–78  20–9
(10–6) 		 23 – Merritt   7 – Merritt   6 – Smith  O'Connell Center (2,119)
Gainesville, FL
SEC Tournament
March 3, 2022
3:30 pm, SECN 		(5) No. 23 vs. (13) Vanderbilt
Second round 		W 53–52  21–9
  15 – Rickards   8 – Rickards   5 – Smith  Bridgestone Arena (6,446)
Nashville, TN
March 4, 2022
3:30 pm, SECN 		(5) No. 23 vs. (4) Ole Miss
Quarterfinals 		L 60–70  21–10
  26 – Broughton   8 – Rickards   5 – Rickards  Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022
3:30 pm, ESPNews 		(10 B) vs. (7 B) No. 24 UCF
First Round 		L 52–69  21–11
  17 – Rickards   8 – Broughton   6 – Broughton  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (5,073)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Former Florida Gators women's basketball coach Cam Newbauer accused of abuse by players". espn.com. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Florida Gators Women Basketball Adds Zipporah "Zippy" Broughton". wruf.com. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "SEC Schedule Set for Gators". floridagators.com. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
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