The 2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented
Kansas State University
Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant coll ...
in the
2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
The 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 9, 2021. The regular season ended on March 6, 2022, with the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament beginning on March 18, and ending with the championship ga ...
. The Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach
Jeff Mittie
Jeffrey Dean Mittie (born June 24, 1966) is the current head coach of the Kansas State University women's basketball team.
Career
Prior to joining the Wildcats, he was the head coach of TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team.
He is the all ...
. They played their home games at
Bramlage Coliseum
Fred Bramlage Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Manhattan, Kansas, with an official capacity of 11,000. It is the home to the Kansas State University men's and women's basketball teams, and used to serve as the venue for Kansas State's ...
in
Manhattan, Kansas
Manhattan is a city in and the county seat of Riley County, Kansas, United States, although the city extends into Pottawatomie County, Kansas, Pottawatomie County. It is located in northeastern Kansas at the junction of the Kansas River and Big ...
and were members of the
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. It consists of 16 full-member universities (3 private universities and 13 public universities) in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Florida ...
.
On January 23, 2022 against
Oklahoma
Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...
, junior Ayoka Lee set an NCAA women's basketball record of 61 points in a single game, breaking the previous record of 60 points.
Previous season
They finished the season 9–18, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the tenth seed in the
Big 12 Tournament, they defeated
Texas Tech
Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the flagship institution of the five- ...
in the First Round before losing to
West Virginia
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in the Quarterfinals. They were not invited to the
NCAA tournament or the
WNIT.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Big 12 Women's Tournament (0–1)
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NCAA tournament (1–1)
Rankings
2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Two human polls make up the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
Legend
AP Poll
USA Today Coaches Poll
The Coaches Poll is the secon ...
*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.
See also
*
2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
References
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Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball seasons
Kansas State
Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public inst ...
Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
The Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball program is the college basketball, intercollegiate basketball program of the Kansas State Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference.
The ...
Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
The Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball program is the college basketball, intercollegiate basketball program of the Kansas State Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference.
The ...
Kansas State
Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public inst ...