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2021–22 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season

The 2021–22 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in November 2021 and will conclude on February 27, 2022. After the regular season, the 2022 ACC women's basketball tournament will be held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC for the 22nd time in 23 years.[2]

2021–22 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams15
TV partner(s)ACC Network, ESPN, Regional Sports Networks
WNBA Draft
Top draft pickEmily Engstler, Louisville
Picked byIndiana Fever, 4th overall
2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
Regular season ChampionsNC State
  Runners-upLouisville
Season MVPElizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
Top scorerJewel Spear – 18.3 ppg[1]
ACC Tournament
ChampionsNC State
Finals MVPElissa Cunane – NC State
Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball seasons
2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 NC State † 17 – 1   .944 32 – 4   .889
No. 4 Louisville 16 – 2   .889 29 – 5   .853
No. 17 North Carolina 13 – 5   .722 25 – 7   .781
No. 21 Notre Dame 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727
No. 16 Virginia Tech 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
Georgia Tech 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656
Boston College 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636
Miami (FL) 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
Florida State 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Duke 7 – 11   .389 17 – 13   .567
Wake Forest 4 – 14   .222 16 – 17   .485
Syracuse 4 – 14   .222 11 – 18   .379
Clemson 3 – 15   .167 10 – 21   .323
Pittsburgh 2 – 16   .111 11 – 19   .367
Virginia 2 – 16   .111 5 – 22   .185
† 2022 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Head coaches edit

Coaching changes edit

  • Sue Semrau will return as head coach of Florida State after taking a leave of absence for the 2020–21 season to care for her mother. Interim Head Coach Brooke Wyckoff will return to her role as Associate head coach.[3]
  • Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman resigned amid investigations into allegations of inappropriate behavior on August 2, 2021.[4] Associate head coach Vonn Read was named the interim head coach for the 2021–2022 season on August 4, 2021.[5]

Coaches edit

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Record at school ACC record ACC titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Boston College Joanna Bernabei-McNamee Albany 4 41–40 16–31 0 0 0 0
Clemson Amanda Butler Florida 4 40–50 18–34 0 1 0 0
Duke Kara Lawson Boston Celtics (Assistant) 2 3–1 0–1 0 0 0 0
Florida State Sue Semrau Wisconsin (Assistant) 24 475–257 207–151 2 15 0 0
Georgia Tech Nell Fortner Auburn 3 37–20 22–14 0 1 0 0
Louisville Jeff Walz Maryland (Assistant) 15 386–107 175–54 1 6 3 0
Miami Katie Meier Charlotte 17 303–198 126–124 1 8 0 0
NC State Wes Moore Chattanooga 9 190–64 90–39 2 5 0 0
North Carolina Courtney Banghart Princeton 3 29–25 15–20 0 1 0 0
Notre Dame Niele Ivey Memphis Grizzlies (Assistant) 2 10–10 8–7 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh Lance White Florida State (Assistant) 4 21–60 6–43 0 0 0 0
Syracuse Vonn Read (interim) Syracuse (Assistant) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0
Virginia Tina Thompson Texas (associate head coach) 4 25–41 13–23 0 0 0 0
Virginia Tech Kenny Brooks James Madison 6 101–59 35–47 0 1 0 0
Wake Forest Jennifer Hoover High Point 10 126–153 45–104 0 1 0 0

Notes:

  • Year at school includes 2021–22 season.
  • Overall and ACC records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2020–21 season.
  • NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
  • NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools

Preseason edit

Preseason watch lists edit

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Lieberman[6] Drysdale[7] Miller[8] McClain[9] Leslie[10] Naismith[11] Wooden[12]
Hailey Van Lith – Louisville
Raina Perez – NC State
Diamond Johnson – NC State 		Kiara Lewis – Clemson
Celeste Taylor – Duke
Kianna Smith – Louisville
Jakia Brown-Turner – NC State 		Taylor Soule – Boston College
Elizabeth Balogun – Duke
Emily Engstler – Louisville
Alyssa Utsby – North Carolina 		Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech
Olivia Cochran – Louisville
Sam Brunelle – Notre Dame
Kayla Jones – NC State 		Elissa Cunane – NC State
Eleah Parker – Virginia
Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech 		Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech
Hailey Van Lith – Louisville
Elissa Cunane – NC State
Jakia Brown-Turner – NC State
Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech
Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech 		Jakia Brown-Turner – NC State
Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech
Elissa Cunane – NC State
Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech
Lotta-Maj Lathinen – Georgia Tech
Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech
Hailey Van Lith – Louisville
Maddy Westbeld – Notre Dame

ACC Women's Basketball Tip-off edit

The Preseason Media Poll and Preseason All-ACC teams were voted on after a tipoff event held at the Charlotte Marriott City Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 13, 2021. At the media day, the head coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel voted on the finishing order of the teams, an All-ACC team, a Preseason Player of the Year, and Newcomers to watch. A selected group of student athletes also took questions from the media on this day.[13]

At the media day, both the head coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel predicted that NC State would be league champion.[14]

ACC preseason polls edit

2021 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Polls
Head coaches Blue Ribbon Panel
  1. NC State – 224 (14)
  2. Louisville – 207 (1)
  3. Georgia Tech – 192
  4. Virginia Tech – 172
  5. Florida State – 152
  6. Notre Dame – 149
  7. North Carolina – 127
  8. Duke – 125
  9. Miami – 92
  10. Clemson – 83
  11. Boston College – 78
  12. Syracuse – 60
  13. Wake Forest – 59
  14. Pittsburgh – 47
  15. Virginia – 33
  1. NC State – 847 (50)
  2. Louisville – 789 (7)
  3. Georgia Tech – 691
  4. Virginia Tech – 644
  5. Florida State – 607
  6. Notre Dame – 580
  7. North Carolina – 488
  8. Duke – 464
  9. Miami – 355
  10. Clemson – 324
  11. Boston College – 297
  12. Wake Forest – 250
  13. Syracuse – 227
  14. Pittsburgh – 160
  15. Virginia – 117

First place votes shown in parentheses.

Preseason All-ACC Teams edit

2021 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason All-ACC Teams
Head coaches Blue Ribbon Panel
  • Taylor Soule (1) – Boston College
  • Delicia Washington – Clemson
  • Lorela Cubaj (1) – Georgia Tech
  • Lotta-Maj Lahtinen – Georgia Tech
  • Hailey Van Lith (1) – Louisville
  • Jakia Brown-Turner (1) – NC State
  • Elissa Cunane (42) – NC State
  • Maddy Westbeld – Notre Dame
  • Elizabeth Kitley (10) – Virginia Tech
  • Aisha Sheppard (1) – Virginia Tech

Preseason Player of the Year votes shown in parentheses.

Preseason ACC Player of the Year edit

2021 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year
Head coaches Blue Ribbon Panel
Elissa Cunane – NC State

Newcomer Watchlist edit

2021 ACC Women's Basketball Newcomer Watchlists
Head coaches Blue Ribbon Panel
  • Celeste Taylor – Duke
  • Payton Verhulst – Louisville
  • Diamond Johnson – NC State
  • Olivia Miles – Notre Dame
  • Sonia Citron – Notre Dame
  • Payton Verhulst – Louisville
  • Teonni Key – North Carolina
  • Diamond Johnson – NC State
  • Olivia Miles – Notre Dame
  • Sonia Citron – Notre Dame

Regular season edit

Records against other conferences edit

2021–22 records against non-conference foes as of (April 1, 2022):

Record against ranked non-conference opponents edit

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
Nov 9 No. 1 South Carolina No. 5 NC State Reynolds Coliseum ● Raleigh, NC — L 57–66 0–1
Nov 12 No. 6 Louisville No. 22 Arizona † Sanford Pentagon ● Sioux Falls, SD Mammoth Sports Construction Invitational L 59–61OT 0–2
Nov 17 Clemson No. 1 South Carolina Colonial Life Arena ● Columbia, SC Rivalry L 45–76 0–3
Nov 20 Syracuse No. 23 South Florida † Imperial Arena ● Paradise Island, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis L 53–77 0–4
Nov 21 Virginia No. 20 UCLA Pauley Pavilion ● Los Angeles, CA ― L 57–69 0–5
Nov 25 No. 5 NC State No. 2 Maryland † Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship W 78–60 1–5
Nov 25 No. 23 Texas A&M Pittsburgh † Sports and Fitness Center ● Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam L 46–57 1–6
Nov 27 Miami (FL) No. 4 Indiana † Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship L 51–53 1–7
Nov 27 No. 16 Oregon State Notre Dame † Ocean Center ● Daytona Beach, FL Daytona Beach Invitational W 64–62 2–7
Dec 1 No. 18т Ohio State Syracuse Carrier Dome ● Syracuse, NY ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge W 97–91 3–7
Dec 2 No. 2т NC State No. 6 Indiana Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall ● Bloomington, IN ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge W 66–58 4–7
Dec 2 No. 12 Michigan No. 10 Louisville KFC Yum! Center ● Louisville, KY ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge W 70–48 5–7
Dec 2 Miami (FL) No. 8 Maryland Xfinity Center ● College Park, MD ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge L 74–82 5–8
Dec 2 No. 9 Iowa Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium ● Durham, NC ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge W 79–64 6–8
Dec 5 No. 24 Notre Dame No. 2т Connecticut Gampel Pavilion ● Storrs, CT ― L 54–73 6–9
Dec 5 No. 11 Tennessee Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum ● Blacksburg, VA ― L 58–64 6–10
Dec 5 Georgia Tech No. 20 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum ● Athens, GA Rivalry W 55–54 7–10
Dec 9 No. 3 Connecticut Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion ● Atlanta, GA ― W 57–44 8–10
Dec 12 No. 14 Kentucky No. 7 Louisville KFC Yum! Center ● Louisville, KY Jimmy V Classic W 64–58 9–10
Dec 15 No. 1 South Carolina No. 15 Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium ● Durham, NC ― L 46–55 7–11
Dec 16 No. 17 Georgia No. 2 NC State Reynolds Coliseum ● Raleigh, NC ― L 80–82OT 7–12
Dec 19 No. 6 Louisville No. 7т Connecticut † Mohegan Sun Arena ● Uncasville, CT Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase W 69–64 8–12
Dec 20 Clemson No. 21 LSU † Massimino Court ● West Palm Beach, FL West Palm Beach Invitational L 56–70 8–13
Mar 18 No. 16 Virginia Tech No. 23 Florida Gulf Coast † Xfinity Center ● College Park, MD NCAA First Round L 81–84 8–14
Mar 20 Miami (FL) No. 1 South Carolina Colonial Life Arena ● Columbia, SC NCAA Second Round L 33–49 8–15
Mar 21 No. 17 North Carolina No. 19 Arizona McKale Center ● Tucson, AZ NCAA Second Round W 63–45 9–15
Mar 21 No. 21 Notre Dame No. 22 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center ● Norman, OK NCAA Second Round W 108–64 10–15
Mar 25 No. 17 North Carolina No. 1 South Carolina † Greensboro Coliseum ● Greensboro, NC NCAA Sweet Sixteen L 61–69 10–16
Mar 26 No. 4 Louisville No. 18 Tennessee † Intrust Bank Arena ● Wichita, KS NCAA Sweet Sixteen W 76–64 11–16
Mar 28 No. 3 NC State No. 5 UConn † Total Mortgage Arena ● Bridgeport, CT NCAA Elite Eight L 87–912OT 11–17
Mar 28 No. 4 Louisville No. 12 Michigan † Intrust Bank Arena ● Wichita, KS NCAA Elite Eight W 62–50 12–17
April 1 No. 4 Louisville No. 1 South Carolina † Target Center ● Minneapolis, MN NCAA Final Four L 59–72 12–18

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes game was played on neutral site

Rankings edit

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Note: The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time. Coaches poll did not release a poll when the AP released its week 2 poll.

Conference Matrix edit

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team played 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent. The conference returned to an 18-game schedule after playing 20 games last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

  Boston College Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville Miami North Carolina NC State Notre Dame Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest
vs. Boston College – 74–80 51–67 66–58 68–49 79–49
63–53		 66–79 76–73 85–78 (OT) 71–73
74–61		 64–75
57–69		 71–95
75–91		 57–65 85–62 70–82
vs. Clemson 80–74 – 64–61 79–68
75–70		 69–62
92–84 (OT)		 93–71 69–60
76–40		 81–62 79–52 77–56 78–73 (OT) 86–46 55–59 73–42 44–66
78–87
vs. Duke 67–51 61–64 – 59–56 59–46 77–65 49–58 78–62
74–46		 84–60
77–62		 70–72 39–54 65–74 48–57
67–54		 77–55
65–54		 76–81
vs. Florida State 58–66 68–79
70–75		 56–59 – 68–64
63–65 (OT)		 75–62 59–52
76–59		 64–49 68–48 65–70 52–57 67–73 37–62 92–75 75–69 (OT)
46–87
vs. Georgia Tech 49–68 62–69
84–92 (OT)		 46–59 64–68
65–63 (OT)		 – 50–48 46–45
51–39		 38–55 59–48 72–66 (OT) 52–63 55–65 31–67 73–63 45–62
56–64
vs. Louisville 49–79
53–63		 71–93 65–77 62–75 48–50 – 66–69 66–65 68–59 47–73
64–86		 39–81
55–66		 71–84
64–100		 L via forfeit 56–70 60–72
vs. Miami 79–66 60–69
40–76		 58–49 52–59
59–76		 45–46
39–51		 69–66 – 85–38 76–64 69–53 50–60 65–71 55–71 70–63 47–46
59–66
vs. North Carolina 73–76 62–81 62–78
46–74		 49–64 55–38 65–66 38–85 – 72–45
66–58		 70–65 54–64 43–79 52–61
57–68		 46–71
66–61		 59–78
vs. NC State 78–85 (OT) 52–79 60–84
62–77		 48–68 48–59 59–68 64–76 45–72
58–66		 – 69–66 54–89 53–95 55–82
43–66		 45–51
66–68		 61–92
vs. Notre Dame 73–71
61–74		 56–77 72–70 70–65 66–72 (OT) 73–47
86–64		 53–69 65–70 66–69 – 59–85
63–77		 56–82
62–83		 L via forfeit 55–68 64–74
vs. Pittsburgh 75–64
69–57		 73–78 (OT) 54–39 57–52 63–52 81–39
66–55		 60–50 64–54 89–54 85–59
77–63		 – 80–72
67–65		 74–65 75–65 57–65
vs. Syracuse 95–71
91–75		 46–86 74–65 73–67 65–55 84–71
100–64		 71–65 79–43 95–53 82–56
83–62		 72–80
65–67		 – 70–77 102–53 76–60
vs. Virginia 65–57 59–55 57–48
54–67		 62–37 67–31 W via forfeit 71–55 61–52
68–57		 82–55
66–43		 W via forfeit 65–74 77–70 – 69–52
71–42		 68–53
vs. Virginia Tech 62–85 42–73 55–77
54–65		 75–92 63–73 70–56 63–70 71–46
61–66		 51–45
68–66		 68–55 65–75 53–102 52–69
42–71		 – 53–66
vs. Wake Forest 82–70 66–44
87–78		 81–76 69–75 (OT)
87–46		 62–45
64–56		 72–60 46–47
66–59		 78–59 92–61 74–64 65–57 60–76 53–68 66–53 –
Total 10–8 3–15 7–11 10–8 11–7 16–2 10–8 13–5 17–1 13–5 2–16 4–14 2–16 13–5 4–14

Player of the week edit

Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named a Player(s) of the week and a Rookie(s) of the week.

Week Player of the week Rookie of the week Reference
Week 1 – Nov 15 Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech Sonia Citron – Notre Dame [16]
Jewel Spear – Wake Forest
Week 2 – Nov 22 Elizabeth Kitley (2) – Virginia Tech Sonia Citron (2) – Notre Dame [17]
Week 3 – Nov 29 Diamond Johnson – NC State Shayeann Day-Wilson – Duke [18]
Week 4 – Dec 6 Teisha Hyman – Syracuse Sonia Citron (3) – Notre Dame [19]
Week 5 – Dec 13 Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech Lashae Dwyer – Miami [20]
Week 6 – Dec 20 Elizabeth Kitley (3) – Virginia Tech Sonia Citron (4) – Notre Dame [21]
Week 7 – Dec 27 Maya Dodson – Notre Dame Maria Gakdeng – Boston College [22]
Week 8 – Jan 3 Elizabeth Kitley (4) – Virginia Tech Maria Gakdeng (2) – Boston College [23]
Week 9 – Jan 10 Cameron Swartz – Boston College Maria Gakdeng (3) – Boston College [24]
Week 10 – Jan 17 Dana Mabrey – Notre Dame Maria Gakdeng (4) – Boston College [25]
Week 11 – Jan 24 Taylor Soule – Boston College Shayeann Day-Wilson (2) – Duke [26]
Week 12 – Jan 31 Olivia Miles – Notre Dame Sonia Citron (5) – Notre Dame [27]
Week 13 – Feb 7 Delicia Washington – Clemson Shayeann Day-Wilson (3) – Duke [28]
Kianna Smith – Louisville
Week 14 – Feb 14 Delicia Washington (2) – Clemson Sonia Citron (6) – Notre Dame [29]
Georgia Amoore – Virginia Tech
Week 15 – Feb 21 Deja Kelly – North Carolina Ja’Leah Williams – Miami [30]
Week 16 – Feb 28 Emily Engstler – Louisville Maria Gakdeng (5) – Boston College [31]

Postseason edit

ACC tournament edit

Main article: 2022 ACC women's basketball tournament
First round
Wednesday, March 2		Second round
Thursday, March 3		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4		Semifinals
Saturday, March 5		Championship
Sunday, March 6
1NC State84
8Boston College589Florida State54
9Florida State631NC State70
5Virginia Tech55
4North Carolina80
5Virginia Tech825Virginia Tech87 (OT)
12Syracuse6913Clemson601NC State60
13Clemson887Miami47
2Louisville59
7Miami617Miami61
10Duke5510Duke557Miami57
15Pittsburgh523Notre Dame54
3Notre Dame71
6Georgia Tech456Georgia Tech53
11Wake Forest6111Wake Forest40
14Virginia53

NCAA tournament edit

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
Seed Region School First Four 1st Round 2nd Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
1 Wichita Louisville Bye W 83–51 vs. #16 Albany – (Louisville, KY) W 68–59 vs. #9 Gonzaga – (Louisville, KY) W 76–64 vs. #4 Tennessee – (Wichita, KS) W 62–50 vs. #3 Michigan – (Wichita, KS) L 59–72 vs. #1 South Carolina – (Minneapolis, MN)
1 Bridgeport NC State Bye W 96–68 vs. #16 Longwood – (Raleigh, NC) W 89–57 vs. #9 Kansas State – (Raleigh, NC) W 66–63 vs. #5 Notre Dame – (Bridgeport, CT) L 87–91 (2OT) vs. #2 UConn – (Bridgeport, CT)
5 Greensboro North Carolina Bye W 79–66 vs. #12 Stephen F. Austin – (Tucson, AZ) W 63–45 at #4 Arizona – (Tucson, AZ) L 61–69 vs. #1 South Carolina – (Greensboro, NC)
5 Bridgeport Notre Dame Bye W 89–79 vs. #12 UMass – (Norman, OK) W 108–64 at #4 Oklahoma – (Norman, OK) L 63–66 vs. #1 NC State – (Bridgeport, CT)
5 Spokane Virginia Tech Bye L 81–84 vs. #12 Florida Gulf Coast – (College Park, MD)
8 Greensboro Miami (FL) Bye W 78–66 vs. #9 South Florida – (Columbia, SC) L 33–49 at #1 South Carolina – (Columbia, SC)
9 Spokane Georgia Tech Bye L 58–77 vs. #8 Kansas – (Stanford, CA)
11 Spokane Florida State L 51–60 vs. #11 Missouri State – (Baton Rouge, LA)
W–L (%): 0–1 (.000) 5–2 (.714) 4–1 (.800) 2–2 (.500) 1–1 (.500) 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) Total: 12–8 (.600)

National Invitation tournament edit

Main article: 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament
Bracket School First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Region 2 Boston College W 69–44 vs. Maine – (Boston, MA) W 94–68 vs. Quinnipiac – (Boston, MA) L 51–54 at Columbia – (New York, NY)
Region 4 Wake Forest W 71–59 vs. Akron – (Winston-Salem, NC) L 55–67 at Middle Tennessee – (Murfreesboro, TN)
W–L (%): 2–0 (1.000) 1–1 (.500) 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) Total: 3–2 (.600)

Honors and awards edit

ACC Awards edit

The ACC announced its end of season awards on March 1, 2022, ahead of the start of the ACC tournament.[32]

2021 ACC Women's Basketball Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech
Coach of the Year Wes Moore – NC State
Defensive Player of the Year Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech
Freshman of the Year Sonia Citron – Notre Dame (Blue Ribbon)
Shayeann Day-Wilson – Duke (head coaches)
Sixth Player of the Year Diamond Johnson – NC State
Most Improved Player Cameron Swartz – Boston College
2021 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams (Blue Ribbon Panel)
First Team Second Team Honorable Mention Freshman Team

Cameron Swartz – Boston College
Delicia Washington – Clemson
Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech
Emily Engstler – Louisville
Hailey Van Lith – Louisville
Deja Kelly – North Carolina
Elissa Cunane – NC State
Olivia Miles – Notre Dame
Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech
Jewel Spear – Wake Forest

Taylor Soule – Boston College
Morgan Jones – Florida State
Alyssa Ustby – North Carolina
Maya Dodson – Notre Dame
Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech

Lotta-Maj Lahtinen – Georgia Tech
Kelsey Marshall – Miami
Diamond Johnson – NC State
Kayla Jones – NC State
Teisha Hyman – Syracuse
Georgia Amoore – Virginia Tech

Maria Gakdeng – Boston College
Shayeann Day-Wilson – Duke
O’Mariah Gordon – Florida State
Makayla Timpson – Florida State
Payton Verhulst – Louisville
Ja’Leah Williams – Miami
Aziaha James – NC State
Sonia Citron – Notre Dame

2021 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams (head coaches)
First Team Second Team Honorable Mention Freshman Team

Cameron Swartz – Boston College
Morgan Jones – Florida State
Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech
Emily Engstler – Louisville
Hailey Van Lith – Louisville
Deja Kelly – North Carolina
Elissa Cunane – NC State
Maya Dodson – Notre Dame
Olivia Miles – Notre Dame
Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech

Taylor Soule – Boston College
Delicia Washington – Clemson
Kayla Jones – NC State
Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech
Jewel Spear – Wake Forest

Kelsey Marshall – Miami
Georgia Amoore – Virginia Tech

Maria Gakdeng – Boston College
Shayeann Day-Wilson – Duke
O’Mariah Gordon – Florida State
Makayla Timpson – Florida State
Payton Verhulst – Louisville
Ja’Leah Williams – Miami
Aziaha James – NC State
Sonia Citron – Notre Dame

2021 ACC Women's Basketball All-ACC Defensive Team
Player Team
Lorela Cubaj Georgia Tech
Emily Engstler Louisville
Mykasa Robinson
Maya Dodson Notre Dame
Elizabeth Kitley Virginia Tech

WNBA draft edit

Main article: 2022 WNBA draft

The ACC had seven players selected in the WNBA Draft. This was the seventeenth consecutive year the league had a player selected, which is the longest of any conference. Their seven players tied for the most players selected from a single conference selected in the draft.[33]

Player Team Round Pick # Position School
Emily Engstler Indiana Fever 1 4 Forward Louisville
Kianna Smith Los Angeles Sparks 2 16 Guard Louisville
Elissa Cunane Seattle Storm 2 17 Center NC State
Lorela Cubaj Seattle Storm 2 18 Forward Georgia Tech
Kayla Jones Minnesota Lynx 2 22 Forward NC State
Aisha Sheppard Las Vegas Aces 2 23 Guard Virginia Tech
Maya Dodson Phoenix Mercury 3 26 Forward/center Notre Dame

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