2021–22 Howard Bison women's basketball team

The Bison finished the season with a 15–4 overall record, 10–2 in MEAC play, to finish in first place in the North Division. As the first seed in the MEAC tournament, they defeated Norfolk State{{Cite web |date=2021-03-12 |title=Howard Advances to Title Game, Defeating Norfolk St. 50-44 |url=https://hubison.com/news/2021/3/12/womens-basketball-howard-advances-to-title-game-defeating-norfolk-50-44.aspx |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Howard University Athletics |language=en}} before losing to North Carolina A&T State in the final.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-13 |title=Howard Falls Short in Championship Game |url=https://hubison.com/news/2021/3/13/womens-basketball-howard-falls-short-in-championship-game.aspx |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Howard University Athletics |language=en}} They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

{{CBB roster/Header|year=2021|team=Howard Bison|teamcolors=y|sex=w|high_school=y}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Destiny|last=Howell|link=|num=1|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=SO|rs=|home=Queens, NY|high_school=St. Francis Prep}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Iyanna|last=Warren|link=|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=3|class=JR|rs=|home=Accokeek, MD|high_school=Oxon Hill}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Nyla|last=Cooper|link=|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=FR|rs=|home=Fayetteville, NC|high_school=Jack Britt}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Marissa|last=Steel|link=|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=FR|rs=|home=Laurel, MD|high_school=Laurel}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Nia|last=Nelson|link=|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=FR|rs=|home=Charlotte, NC|high_school=Myers Park}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Amirah|last=Allen|link=|num=12|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=FR|rs=|home=Raleigh, NC|high_school=Wakefield}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Gia|last=Thorpe|link=|num=13|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SR|rs=|home=Pittsburgh, PA|high_school=Winchester Thurston}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Aniya|last=Wilson|link=|num=15|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=SO|rs=|home=Accokeek, MD|high_school=Oxon Hill}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kaiya|last=Creek|link=|num=22|pos=F|ft=5|in=10|class=SO|rs=|home=Seat Pleasant, MD|high_school=National Christian Academy}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Vanessa|last=Udoji|link=|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=GS|rs=|home=Randolph, MA|high_school=Northfield Mount Hermon}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Brooklyn|last=Fort-Davis|link=|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=JR|rs=|home=Chicago, IL|high_school=Whitney Young}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Krislyn|last=Marsh|link=|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=SR|rs=|home=Houston, TX|high_school=Duncanville}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kaniyah|last=Harris|link=|num=33|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SO|rs=|home=Washington, D.C.|high_school=C.H. Flowers}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

• Ty Grace (New Haven)

|asst_coach=

• Brian Davis ({{college|Tennessee Technological University}})
• Donnie Stith ({{college|Tulane}})
• Jeanne-Marie Wilson (St. Augustine's)

|roster_url=https://hubison.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2021-22

|accessdate=May 18, 2022}}

{{CBB schedule start|time=yes|rank=yes|tv=yes|record=yes|attend=yes|ranklink=2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2021}}

|-

!colspan=6 style={{NCAA color cell|Howard Bison}}| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 9, 2021

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|2021|sex=women|team=Houston Cougars|title=Houston}}

| site_stadium = Fertitta Center

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| attend = 164

| score = 48–80

| record = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 11, 2021

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = North Texas

| site_stadium = UNT Coliseum

| site_cityst = Denton, TX

| tv = ESPN+

| attend = 1,285

| score = 56–94

| record = 0–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 15, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|2021|sex=women|team=Elon Phoenix|title=Elon}}

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| tv = FloHoops

| attend = 1,121

| score = 44–60

| record = 0–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 21, 2021

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|2021|sex=women|team=Saint Peter's Peacocks|title=Saint Peters}}

| site_stadium = Yanitelli Center

| site_cityst = Jersey City, NJ

| attend = 0

| score = 62–52

| record = 1–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 23, 2021

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Mount St. Mary's

| site_stadium = Knott Arena

| site_cityst = Emmitsburg, MD

| attend = 643

| score = 56–49

| record = 2–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 27, 2021

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|2021|sex=women|team=Towson Tigers|title=Towson}}

| site_stadium = SECU Arena

| site_cityst = Towson, MD

| attend = 409

| score = 52–96

| record = 2–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 1, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|2021|sex=women|team=Loyola Greyhounds|title=Loyola (MD)}}

| site_stadium = Burr Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| attend = 506

| score = 61–59

| record = 3–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 4, 2021

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|2021|sex=women|team=Hofstra Pride|title=Hofstra}}

| site_stadium = Burr Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| attend = 497

| score = 64–62

| overtime = OT

| record = 4–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 12, 2021

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|2021|sex=women|team=George Washington Colonials|title=George Washington}}

| site_stadium = Smith Center

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| attend = 307

| score = 53–62

| record = 4–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 14, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|2021|sex=women|team=UMBC Retrievers|title=UMBC}}

| site_stadium = Burr Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| attend = 550

| score = 74–61

| record = 5–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 17, 2021

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|2021|sex=women|team=Memphis Tigers|title=Memphis}}

| site_stadium = Burr Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| attend = 146

| score = 50–56

| record = 5–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 21, 2021

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = American

| site_stadium = Burr Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| score = Canceled

| status = c

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 29, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Dayton

| site_stadium = UD Arena

| site_cityst = Dayton, OH

| score = Canceled

| status = c

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 15, 2022

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Frostburg State

| site_stadium = Bobcat Arena

| site_cityst = Frostburg, MD

| attend = 56

| score = 100–53

| record = 6–6

}}

|-

!colspan=6 style={{NCAA color cell|Howard Bison}}|MEAC regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 17, 2022

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Maryland Eastern Shore

| site_stadium = Hytche Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Princess Anne, MD

| attend = 150

| score = 67–52

| record = 7–6

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 22, 2022

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Morgan State

| site_stadium = Hill Field House

| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD

| attend = 654

| score = 61–67

| record = 7–7

| conference = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 24, 2022

| time = 5:30 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Coppin State

| site_stadium = Physical Education Complex

| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD

| attend = 317

| score = 70–64

| record = 8–7

| conference = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 29, 2022

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = North Carolina Central

| site_stadium = McDougald–McLendon Arena

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| attend = 1,088

| score = 66–55

| record = 9–7

| conference = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 31, 2022

| time = 5:30 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = South Carolina State

| site_stadium = SHM Memorial Center

| site_cityst = Orangeburg, SC

| attend = 197

| score = 67–59

| record = 10–7

| conference = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 5, 2022

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| opponent = Maryland Eastern Shore

| site_stadium = Burr Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| attend = 719

| score = 59–66

| record = 10–8

| conference = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 7, 2022

| time = 5:30 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Delaware State

| site_stadium = Memorial Hall

| site_cityst = Dover, DE

| attend = 210

| score = 83–49

| record = 11–8

| conference = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 10, 2022

| time = 5:30 p.m.

| opponent = Norfolk State

| site_stadium = Burr Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| attend = 541

| score = 71–67

| record = 12–8

| conference = 6–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 12, 2022

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| opponent = Delaware State

| site_stadium = Burr Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| attend = 613

| score = 83–44

| record = 13–8

| conference = 7–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 19, 2022

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| opponent = Morgan State

| site_stadium = Burr Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| attend = 531

| score = 81–63

| record = 14–8

| conference = 8–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 21, 2022

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| opponent = Coppin State

| site_stadium = Burr Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| attend = 412

| score = 70–67

| record = 15–8

| conference = 9–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 26, 2022

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| opponent = North Carolina Central

| site_stadium = Burr Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| attend = 703

| score = 65–63

| record = 16–8

| conference = 10–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 28, 2022

| time = 5:30 p.m.

| opponent = South Carolina State

| site_stadium = Burr Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| attend = 1,281

| score = 64–48

| record = 17–8

| conference = 11–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 3, 2022

| time = 5:30 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Norfolk State

| site_stadium = Echols Memorial Hall

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| attend = 678

| score = 58–62

| record = 17–9

| conference = 11–3

}}

|-

!colspan=6 style={{NCAA color cell|Howard Bison}}| 2022 MEAC women's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 9, 2022

| time = Noon

| neutral = yes

| seed = 1

| opponent = Delaware State

| oppseed = 8

| site_stadium = Norfolk Scope

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| attend =

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 87–51

| record = 18–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 11, 2022

| time = Noon

| neutral = yes

| seed = 1

| opponent = Maryland Eastern Shore

| oppseed = 5

| site_stadium = Norfolk Scope

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| gamename = Semifinals

| attend =

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 68–54

| record = 19–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 12, 2022

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| neutral = yes

| seed = 1

| opponent = Norfolk State

| oppseed = 2

| site_stadium = Norfolk Scope

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| gamename = Final

| attend =

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 61–44

| record = 20–9

}}

|-

!colspan=6 style={{NCAA color cell|Howard Bison}}| 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 16, 2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| neutral = yes

| seed = 16 G

| opponent = Incarnate Word

| oppseed = 16 G

| site_stadium = Colonial Life Arena

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| gamename = First Four

| attend =

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 55–51

| record = 21–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 18, 2022

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| seed = 16 G

| opponent = South Carolina

| oppseed = 1 G

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Colonial Life Arena

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| gamename = First round

| attend = 8,478

| tv = ESPN

| score = 21–79

| record = 21–10

}}

{{CBB schedule end|poll=AP poll|timezone=Eastern|region=G|regionname=Greensboro}}

Source:{{cite web |url=https://hubison.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2021-22 |title=2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule |publisher=Howard University |access-date=May 18, 2022}}

{{main|2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}

{{Ranking movements

| poll1title = AP

| poll1firstweek = 0

| poll1lastweek = 18

| poll1_0= NR

| poll1_1= NR

| poll1_2= NR

| poll1_3= NR

| poll1_4= NR

| poll1_5= NR

| poll1_6= NR

| poll1_7= NR

| poll1_8= NR

| poll1_9= NR

| poll1_10= NR

| poll1_11= NR

| poll1_12= NR

| poll1_13= NR

| poll1_14= NR

| poll1_15= NR

| poll1_16= NR

| poll1_17= NR

| poll1_18= NR

| poll2title = Coaches

| poll2firstweek = 0

| poll2lastweek = 18

| poll2_0= NR

| poll2_1= NR

| poll2_2= NR

| poll2_3= NR

| poll2_4= NR

| poll2_5= NR

| poll2_6= NR

| poll2_7= NR

| poll2_8= NR

| poll2_9= NR

| poll2_10= NR

| poll2_11= NR

| poll2_12= NR

| poll2_13= NR

| poll2_14= NR

| poll2_15= NR

| poll2_16= NR

| poll2_17= NR

| poll2_18= NR

}}

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP poll did not release a poll after the NCAA tournament.

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