2021–22 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2021–22 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Wolverines were led by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her tenth year, and played their home games at the Crisler Center . This season marked the program's 40th season as a member of the Big Ten Conference .
This season was highlighted by Michigan reaching their highest ranking ever in the AP Poll at No. 4.[ 1] Baylor 74–68 in overtime on December 19, 2021.[ 2] Naz Hillmon also became the program's all-time leading rebounder, surpassing the previous record set by Trish Andrew in 1993.[ 3] 2022 NCAA tournament , their highest seed ever, and advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history.[ 4] [ 5]
Previous season
The Wolverines finished the 2020–21 season with a 16–6 record, including 9–5 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They also reached No. 11 in the AP Poll , their highest rank ever, and were ranked the No. 6 seed in the 2021 NCAA tournament , their highest seed ever. The Wolverines advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in program history.[ 6]
Offseason
On April 1, 2021, former assistant coach Toyelle Wilson was named the head coach at SMU .[ 7]
On September 10, 2021, Kim Barnes Arico signed a contract extension through the 2025–26 season.[ 8]
Roster
2021–22 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F 00
Naz Hillmon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Gilmour Academy
Cleveland, OH
G 1
Amy Dilk 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Carmel
Carmel, IN
G 3
Maddie Nolan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr Zionsville
Zionsville, IN
G 5
Laila Phelia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Mount Notre Dame
Cincinnati, OH
G 10
Jordan Hobbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Springboro
Springboro, OH
G 12
Ari Wiggins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr Heritage Christian
Indianapolis, IN
F 15
Taylor Gibson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Bishop McNamara
Upper Marlboro, MD
G 23
Danielle Rauch 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr Bishop Ludden
Syracuse, NY
G 24
Michelle Sidor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr Saddle River Day
Upper Saddle River, NJ
F 25
Whitney Sollom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Hartland
Hartland, MI
F 30
Elise Stuck 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Charlevoix
Charlevoix, MI
F 32
Leigha Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr DeKalb
Noblesville, IN
F 33
Emily Kiser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Noblesville
Noblesville, IN
C 34
Izabel Varejão 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Neuse Christian Academy
Vitória, Brazil
F 44
Cameron Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Whitney Young
Chicago, IL
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
November 4, 2021 *7:00 pm
No. 11
Grand Valley State W 80–57 –
Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
Regular season
November 9, 2021 *7:00 pm
No. 11
IUPUI W 67–62 OT
1–0
Crisler Center (1,948)Ann Arbor, MI
November 13, 2021 *2:00 pm
No. 11
St. Francis Brooklyn W 82–46 2–0
Crisler Center (2,363)Ann Arbor, MI
November 16, 2021 *6:00 pm
No. 13
UMass Lowell W 73–54 3–0
Crisler Center (1,957)Ann Arbor, MI
November 20, 2021 *1:00 pm
No. 13
at Central Michigan
W 69–45 4–0
McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
November 22, 2021 *7:00 pm
No. 13
Oakland W 69–58 5–0
Crisler Center (1,967)Ann Arbor, MI
November 26, 2021 *6:45 pm
No. 12
vs. No. 16 Oregon State Daytona Beach Invitational W 61–52 6–0
Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 27, 2021 *4:30 pm
No. 12
vs. Mississippi State Daytona Beach Invitational W 64–48 7–0
Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
December 2, 2021 *7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 12
at No. 10 Louisville ACC–Big Ten Challenge L 48–70 7–1
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
December 5, 2021 *2:00 pm
No. 12
Akron W 93–54 8–1
Crisler Center (2,274)Ann Arbor, MI
December 9, 2021 9:00 pm, BTN
No. 13
at Wisconsin
W 93–81 9–1
Kohl Center Madison, WI
December 12, 2021 2:00 pm
No. 13
Minnesota W 73–61 10–1
Crisler Center (2,484)Ann Arbor, MI
December 19, 2021 *1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 13
vs. No. 5 Baylor Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase W 74–68 OT
11–1
Mohegan Sun Uncasville, CT
December 22, 2021 *1:00 pm
No. 9
Eastern Michigan Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic ) [ 9] Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
December 31, 2021 12:00 pm, BTN
No. 9
No. 25 Ohio State Rivalry W 90–71 12–1
Crisler Center (7,904)Ann Arbor, MI
January 4, 2022 9:00 pm, BTN
No. 8
at Nebraska
L 58–79 12–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
January 9, 2022 12:00 pm, FS1
No. 8
Rutgers W 76–47 13–2
Crisler Center (2,154)Ann Arbor, MI
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm
No. 11
at Penn State
W 74–57 14–2
Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
January 16, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 11
at No. 8 Maryland
W 69–49 15–2
Xfinity Center College Park, MD
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN+
No. 8
Wisconsin W 83–44 16–2
Crisler Center (1,994)Ann Arbor, MI
January 24, 2022 6:00 pm, BTN
No. 7
Purdue W 79–66 17–2
Crisler Center (1,845)Ann Arbor, MI
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN
No. 7
at No. 22 Ohio State Rivalry W 77–58 18–2
Value City Arena Columbus, OH
January 31, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6
No. 5 Indiana
W 65–50 19–2
Crisler Center (4,198)Ann Arbor, MI
February 3, 2022 8:00 pm
No. 6
at Illinois
Postponed (inclement weather) [ 10] State Farm Center Champaign, IL
February 6, 2022 6:30 pm, BTN
No. 6
No. 21 Iowa
W 98–90 20–2
Crisler Center (3,827)Ann Arbor, MI
February 10, 2022 6:30 pm, BTN
No. 4
at Michigan State Rivalry L 57–63 20–3
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
February 13, 2022 1:00 pm
No. 4
at Northwestern
L 69–71 2OT
20–4
Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 20, 2022 3:00 pm, BTN
No. 9
No. 13 Maryland
W 71–59 21–4
Crisler Center (6,394)Ann Arbor, MI
February 24, 2022 6:00 pm, BTN
No. 6
Michigan State Rivalry W 62–51 22–4
Crisler Center (5,460)Ann Arbor, MI
February 27, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6
at No. 21 Iowa
L 80–104 22–5
Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 4, 2022 9:00 pm, BTN
(3) No. 10
vs. (6) Nebraska Quarterfinals L 73–76 22–6
Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 19, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN2
(3 W) No. 12
(14 W) American First round W 74–39 23–6
Crisler Center (6,471)Ann Arbor, MI
March 21, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(3 W) No. 12
(11 W) Villanova Second round W 64–49 24–6
Crisler Center (5,581)Ann Arbor, MI
March 26, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN2
(3 W) No. 12
vs. (10 W) South Dakota Sweet Sixteen W 52–49 25–6
Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, KS
March 28, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN
(3 W) No. 12
vs. (1 W) No. 4 Louisville Elite Eight L 50–62 25–7
Intrust Bank Arena (4,695)Wichita, KS
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=Wichita.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source:
[ 11] [ 12]
Rankings
Ranking MovementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Wk 19
Final
AP
11
13
12
12
13
13
9
9
8
11
8
7
6
4
9
6
10
12
12
12
Coaches
10
10^
9
9
11
11
7
7
7
10
8
7
5
4
9
5
9
12
12
7
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
References
^ Paul, Tony (February 7, 2022). "With another top-25 win, Michigan women's basketball again makes history in AP rankings" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved February 7, 2022 . ^ VanMetre, Sarah (December 19, 2021). "U-M Takes Down Baylor in OT to Earn Program's First Win Over Top-Five Team" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved December 19, 2021 . ^ VanMetre, Sarah (January 27, 2022). "Wolverines Sweep Ohio State with Dominant Road Win" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved January 27, 2022 . ^ VanMetre, Sarah (March 26, 2022). "Michigan Earns First NCAA Elite Eight Appearance with Win Over South Dakota" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 26, 2022 . ^ VanMetre, Sarah (March 28, 2022). "Michigan's Historic NCAA Run Ends in Elite Eight After Tight Battle with Louisville" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 28, 2022 . ^ VanMetre, Sarah (March 25, 2021). "Michigan to Face No. 2 Seed Baylor in First NCAA Sweet 16 Appearance" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved September 11, 2021 . ^ "Toyelle Wilson named new SMU coach after stops at Michigan, Baylor" . ESPN.com . April 1, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021 .^ VanMetre, Sarah (September 10, 2021). "Barnes Arico Inks Contract Extension Through 2025-26" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved September 11, 2021 . ^ VanMetre, Sarah (December 16, 2021). "Women's Basketball's Dec. 22 Contest vs. EMU Canceled" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved December 16, 2021 . ^ VanMetre, Sarah (February 2, 2022). "Michigan's Thursday Contest at Illinois Postponed" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved February 2, 2022 . ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .^ VanMetre, Sarah (September 8, 2021). "Women's Basketball Announces 2021-22 Schedule" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
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