The 2021–22 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Blue Devils were led by second year head coach

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and played their home games at

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as members of the

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. The Blue Devils finished the season 17–13 overall and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. As the tenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated

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in the First Round before losing to seventh seed

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in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT despite being ranked as high as No. 15 during the regular season.

Previous season

On December 25, 2020, it was announced that the team would end their season due to

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concerns. The Blue Devils finished the season 3–1, and 0–1 in ACC play. Due to their season cancellation they did not participate in the ACC tournament, NCAA tournament or WNIT.

Off-season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting Class

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Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

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Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll.

References

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