2021–22 USC Trojans women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2021–22 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Trojans played their home games at the Galen Center and areweremembers of the Pac-12 Conference . The squad is led by first-year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb , who was hired on May 10, 2021.[ 1] Cleveland Cavaliers . Her previous head coaching experience includes stops at California , whom she led to the Final Four in 2013, and UC Santa Barbara .
Previous season
The 2020-21 USC Trojans women's basketball team finished with an overall record of 10-11 and a 8-10 conference record. They earned the 8th seed in the 2021 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament . They topped Arizona State in the first round before falling in the quarterfinals to top-seeded Stanford , who won the tournament as well as the NCAA Championship.
After the season, head coach Mark Trakh announced his retirement. Members of his coaching staff found jobs elsewhere like Aarika Hughes who took the head coaching job at Loyola Marymount . Athletic Director Mike Bohn hired Gottlieb shortly after Trakh's retirement and commented that the Athletics Department would truly invest in the storied women's basketball program.[ 2]
Offseason changes
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Year
Hometown
Reason for Departure
Shalexxus Aaron
1
G
6'1"
RS Sophomore
Apple Valley, CA Transferred to Syracuse
Endyia Rogers
5
G
5'7"
Sophomore
Dallas, TX Transferred to Oregon
Incoming transfer
Name
Num
Pos.
Height
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Tera Reed
24
G
6'0"
Graduate Student
Auckland, NZ VCU
2021 recruiting class
This season, the Women of Troy bring in the seventh-ranked recruiting class.
[ 3]
Roster
2021–22 USC Trojans women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 1
Rayah Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Lynwood HS
Los Angeles, CA
F 5
Jordan Sanders 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
GS UC Irvine
Springfield, MO
G 10
Amaya Oliver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So St. Mary's HS
Stockton, CA
G 11
Shemera Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr Virginia
Milwaukee, WI
G 12
Isabella Perkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr Paul VI HS
Chantilly, VA
C 15
Angel Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Salesian HS
Richmond, CA
G 22
Kyra White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr Converse Judson HS
Converse, TX
G 23
Madison Campbell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
RS So Clovis West HS
Fresno, CA
G 24
Tera Reed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
GS VCU
Auckland, NZ
G 24
Desiree Caldwell (C)
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr Byron P. Steel II HS
San Antonio, TX
G 25
Alyson Miura 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr La Salle Prep
Clackamas, OR
G 30
India Otto (W)
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr Windward HS
Los Angeles, CA
C 32
Clarice Akunwafo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Rolling Hills Prep
Inglewood, CA
F 32
Jordyn Jenkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Kentridge HS
Kent, WA
F 35
Alissa Pili (C)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Dimond HS
Anchorage, AK
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2021 *2:00 pm, N/A
Antelope Valley Exhibition W 120–34 –
18 – Pili
8 – Marshall
6 – White
Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
November 11, 2021 *7:00 pm, live stream
Hawaii High School Night W 90–50 1–0
17 – Sanders
9 – Marshall
5 –
Galen Center (1,147)Los Angeles, CA
November 14, 2021 *10:00 am, ACCN
at Virginia
W 65–48 2–0
16 – Marshall
10 –
4 – Caldwell
John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
November 18, 2021 *7:00 pm, live stream
Western Michigan W 80–50 3–0
17 – Jenkins
9 – Jackson
5 – Caldwell
Galen Center (415)Los Angeles, CA
November 20, 2021 *2:00 pm, live stream
Missouri State Rep Your Team Day L 41–67 3–1
11 – Sanders
9 –
2 – Marshall
Galen Center (372)Los Angeles, CA
November 25, 2021 *1:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Seton Hall Cancún Challenge W 79–65 4–1
18 – Jenkins
12 – Jenkins
4 –
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (131)Cancún, Mexico
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2021 *1:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. UCF Cancún Challenge L 47–56 4–2
12 – Miura
7 – Marshall
3 – Caldwell
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (114)Cancún, Mexico
12/2/2021 *7:00 pm, USC Live Stream
UC Irvine W 78–69 5–2
24 – Jenkins
7 – Jenkins
5 – Miura
Galen Center (507)Los Angeles, CA
12/5/2021 *2:00 pm, USC Live Stream
San Francisco L 63–78 5–3
15 – Tie
9 – Reed
5 – Reed
Galen Center (312)Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 2021 *12:00 pm, live stream
CSU Northridge W 76–51 6–3
15 – Sanders
8 – Marshall
4 – Reed
Galen Center (527)Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 2021 *2:00 pm, live stream
Texas Southern W 77–45 7–3
16 – Marshall
14 – Sanders
5 – Marshall
Galen Center (1,026)Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2021 *7:00 pm
at Long Beach State
Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Long Beach State program. [ a] Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
Pac-12 regular season
January 2, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N
Arizona State Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the USC program. [ b] Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado
L 58–71 7–4
14 – Jenkins
10 – Marshall
2 –
CU Events Center Boulder, CO
January 9, 2022[ c] 3:00 pm, live stream
No. 4 Arizona
W 76–67 8–4
15 – Miura
7 – Jenkins
6 – Miura
Galen Center (0)Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N
Washington State L 63–71 8–5
20 – Jenkins
7 – Caldwell
9 – Reed
Galen Center (0)Los Angeles, CA
01/16/2022 12:00 pm, P12N
Washington W 73–66 9–5
24 – Jenkins
7 – Marshall
7 – Reed
Galen Center (0)Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 2022[ d] 6:30 pm, P12N
at UCLA Rivalry L 43–66 9–6
17 – Jenkins
11 – Jenkins
2 – Caldwell
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 2022[ e] 6:00 pm, P12N
UCLA Rivalry L 58–68 9–7
13 –
5 – Jenkins
5 – Caldwell
Galen Center (1,892)Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State
L 61–63 OT
9–8
17 – Marshall
14 – Jenkins
5 – Caldwell
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
January 30, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N
at No. 19 Oregon
L 48–80 9–9
16 – Jenkins
9 – Marshall
5 – Caldwell
Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N
California L 59–62 9–10
26 – Jenkins
12 – Marshall
6 – Caldwell
Galen Center (2,098)Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 2022 3:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 Stanford Pink Game L 57–83 9–11
20 – Jenkins
7 – Jenkins
3 – Caldwell
Galen Center (1,274)Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 2022[ f] 1:00 pm, Live Stream
at Utah
L 69–91 9–12
21 – Jenkins
6 – Marshall
5 – Caldwell
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 11, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N
at Washington
W 70–57 10–12
29 – Jenkins
15 – Jenkins
2 – Pili
Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
February 13, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State
L 54–57 10–13
18 – Jenkins
12 – Jenkins
2 –
Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N
Utah W 83–62 11–13
24 – Sanders
10 – Marshall
4 –
Galen Center (689)Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 2022 1:00 pm, P12N
Colorado L 54–67 11–14
13 – Marshall
11 – Marshall
3 –
Galen Center (836)Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2022 4:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State
W 60–58 12–14
17 –
11 – Marshall
5 – Caldwell
Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
February 26, 2022 11:00 am, P12N
at No. 12 Arizona
L 59–68 12–15
19 – Miura
7 – Reed
4 –
McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 2, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N
(10)
vs. (7) UCLA First Round L 60–73 12–16
18 – Sanders
10 – Marshall
4 – Caldwell
Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Source:[ 9]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final AP — —* RV — — — — — — — — — — — — — Not released Coaches — —* —^ — — — — — — — — — — — —
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same. ^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.
Awards and honors
Akunwafo
McDonald's High School All-American
Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy for High School Girls Player of the Year, 2021 Watch List
Jordan Brand Classic
Jackson
McDonald's High School All-American
Jordan Brand Classic
Marshall
McDonald's High School All-American
Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy for High School Girls Player of the Year, 2021 Watch List
Jordan Brand Classic
Oliver
All Pac-12 Freshman Team Honorable Mention
Perkins
Virginia Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year
Pili
All Pac-12 First Team
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
3-time Alaska Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year
2-time MaxPreps National Female Athlete of the Year
Katrina McClain Preseason Watchlist (2020, 2021)
Naismith Watch List (2020, 2021)
John R. Wooden Watch List
Reed
2-time All-Atlantic 10 First Team (VCU)
Sanders
All Pac-12 Honorable Mention
All-Big West First Team (UCI)
Big West Freshman of the Year (UCI)
Williams
2-time USA Today Wisconsin Player of the Year
Associated Press Wisconsin Player of the Year [ 10]
Notes
^ This game was canceled on December 20 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Beach program.[ 4]
^ This game was postponed on December 29 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Trojans program.[ 5]
^ This game was originally scheduled on December 31 before being postponed and rescheduled to January 9 due to COVID-19 protocols within the USC program.[ 6]
^ This game was originally scheduled on December 28 before being postponed and rescheduled to January 20 due to COVID-19 protocols within both programs.[ 7]
^ This game was originally scheduled on January 22 before being postponed and rescheduled to January 23 due to the earlier meeting being pushed back to the same week.[ 7]
^ This game was originally scheduled on January 9 before being postponed and rescheduled to February 9 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Utah program.[ 8]
References
^ "Cleveland Cavaliers Asst. Lindsay Gottlieb, Who Led California To NCAA Final Four, Named USC Women's Basketball Head Coach" . usctrojans.com . May 10, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021 .^ "USC landed NBA assistant Lindsay Gottlieb by vowing to invest in women's basketball" . latimes.com . May 12, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021 .^ "2021 Girls' Basketball Recruits - USC" . espn.com . Retrieved June 22, 2021 .^ "USC Women's Basketball Game At Long Beach State Has Been Canceled" . usctrojans.com . December 20, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022 .^ "USC Women's Basketball Postpones Home Game With Arizona State" . usctrojans.com . December 29, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022 .^ "USC Women's Basketball Game With No. 4 Arizona Rescheduled To Sunday At Galen Center" . usctrojans.com . January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022 .^ a b "USC-UCLA Women's Basketball Games Rescheduled" . usctrojans.com . December 22, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022 .^ "USC Women's Basketball Road Game At Utah Has Been Postponed" . usctrojans.com . January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022 .^ "2021-2022 USC Women's Basketball Schedule" . USCTrojans.com. October 11, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021 .^ "Incoming Trojans Named to Jordan Brand Classic Roster" . USCTrojans.com. Retrieved May 23, 2021 .
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