2021–22 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by eighth-year head coach Jaida Williams, played all home games at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2021–22 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	15–11 (4–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jaida Williams (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Vanessa Taylor Nicholas Morgan Akeem Williams
Home arena	HTC Center

2021–22 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Troy	13	–	2		.867			24	–	9		.727
UT Arlington †	11	–	4		.733			20	–	8		.714
Louisiana	9	–	4		.692			18	–	7		.720
Appalachian State	8	–	4		.667			14	–	12		.538
Little Rock	8	–	4		.667			17	–	10		.630
Texas State	9	–	6		.600			15	–	14		.517
Georgia Southern	8	–	6		.571			18	–	10		.643
Arkansas State	5	–	9		.357			12	–	16		.429
Coastal Carolina	4	–	9		.308			15	–	11		.577
Georgia State	4	–	9		.308			10	–	16		.385
South Alabama	2	–	10		.167			8	–	18		.308
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	14		.000			4	–	25		.138
† 2022 Sun Belt tournament winner

They finished the season with a 15–11 record, including 4–9 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated eighth seed Arkansas State in the first round, before being eliminated by top-seeded Troy in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2021–22 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Blayre Shultz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Morristown West HS Walters State CC Morristown, TN G 1 Brali Simmons 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So St. Agnes Academy Memphis, TN G 2 Jordyn Newsome 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr MacArthur HS Irving, TX G 4 Arin Freeman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr North Little Rock HS Little Rock, AR G 5 Deaja Richardson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Westridge Academy Tennessee State Kernersville, NC C 10 Janeen Camp 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr TPLS Christian Academy Towson Portsmouth, VA G 11 Angie Juste-Jean 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Winston-Salem Christian Montreal, QC G 12 Tyra Brown 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Pattonville HS Jefferson College St. Louis, MO F 14 Savannah Dews 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Brentwood Academy Tucson, AZ F 20 Janae Camp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr TPLS Christian Academy Portsmouth, VA F 21 Aja Blount 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Northampton HS IMG Academy Northampton, PA G 23 Kalaya Buggs 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Long Beach Polytechnic HS Compton, CA F 31 Arielle-Vadrelle Belinga 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Sandy Creek HS Riverdale, GA C 32 Benie Lundu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Green Forest HS Kinshasa, Congo	Head coach Jaida Williams (Cal Poly Pomona) Assistant coach(es) Vanessa Taylor (Hampton) Nicholas Morgan (Southern Illinois) Akeem Williams (Dickinson State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 22, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 5:00 p.m.		Agnes Scott	W 117–25	1–0	20 – Newsome	7 – Blount	6 – 2 tied	HTC Center (337) Conway, SC
November 13, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		at South Carolina State	W 81–57	2–0	39 – Blount	8 – Freeman	6 – Freeman	SHM Memorial Center (243) Orangeburg, SC
November 16, 2021* 6:00 p.m.		Erskine	W 74–24	3–0	18 – Blount	6 – 2 tied	5 – Brown	HTC Center (384) Conway, SC
November 20, 2021* 2:00 p.m.		at UNC Wilmington	W 73–62	4–0	23 – Blount	14 – Blount	3 – Freeman	Trask Coliseum (580) Wilmington, NC
November 26, 2021* 2:00 p.m.		UNG Greensboro Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Classic	W 53–41	5–0	17 – Brown	9 – 2 tied	4 – Shultz	HTC Center (213) Conway, SC
November 28, 2021* 2:00 p.m.		East Tennessee State Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Classic	W 55–41	6–0	16 – Blount	17 – Blount	3 – Shultz	HTC Center (308) Conway, SC
December 4, 2021* 4:00 p.m.		Wofford	W 58–46	7–0	10 – Jane. Camp	20 – Blount	4 – Shultz	HTC Center (424) Conway, SC
December 7, 2021* 6:00 p.m.		Wesleyan	W 116–39	8–0	16 – Jane. Camp	9 – Jane. Camp	9 – Buggs	HTC Center (467) Conway, SC
December 15, 2021* 11:00 a.m.		Saint Mary's	L 58–61	8–1	20 – Blount	10 – Jana. Camp	4 – Buggs	HTC Center (292) Conway, SC
December 18, 2021* 2:00 p.m.		Florida A&M Coastal Carolina Christmas Classic	W 76–72	9–1	21 – Blount	7 – Juste-Jean	3 – 3 tied	HTC Center (228) Conway, SC
December 19, 2021* 4:30 p.m.		Radford Coastal Carolina Christmas Classic	W 85–64	10–1	29 – Freeman	13 – Jana. Camp	3 – Freeman	HTC Center (302) Conway, SC
Conference regular season
December 30, 2021 6:00 p.m.		vs. Troy	L 80–91	10–2 (0–1)	23 – Juste-Jean	10 – Juste-Jean	4 – Freeman	Humphrey Coliseum (1,049) Starkville, MS
January 1, 2022		at South Alabama	Postponed					Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
January 6, 2022 6:00 p.m.		Georgia Southern	W 72–69	11–2 (1–1)	25 – Juste-Jean	16 – Jane. Camp	4 – Juste-Jean	HTC Center (346) Conway, SC
January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m.		Georgia State	W 75–51	12–2 (2–1)	22 – Shultz	17 – Blount	3 – 4 tied	HTC Center (380) Conway, SC
January 13, 2022 6:30 p.m.		at Little Rock	L 50–54	12–3 (2–2)	17 – Blount	11 – Jane. Camp	1 – 4 tied	Jack Stephens Center (1,814) Little Rock, AR
January 15, 2022 1:00 p.m.		at Arkansas State	L 60–81	12–4 (2–3)	23 – Blount	9 – Jana. Camp	3 – Shultz	First National Bank Arena (613) Jonesboro, AR
January 20, 2022		Louisiana–Monroe	Postponed					HTC Center  Conway, SC
January 22, 2022 ESPN+		Louisiana	Postponed					HTC Center  Conway, SC
January 26, 2022 12:00 p.m.		at Appalachian State	L 61–66	12–5 (2–4)	20 – Blount	10 – 2 tied	3 – Shultz	Holmes Center (248) Boone, NC
January 29, 2022 4:00 p.m.		Appalachian State	L 68–70	12–6 (2–5)	27 – Blount	11 – Blount	5 – 2 tied	HTC Center (554) Conway, SC
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m.		at Texas State	L 59–64	12–7 (2–6)	14 – Blount	10 – Jane. Camp	3 – 2 tied	Strahan Arena  San Marcos, TX
February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m.		at Georgia State	W 69–62	13–7 (3–6)	19 – Freeman	8 – 2 tied	4 – Freeman	GSU Sports Arena (409) Atlanta, GA
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m.		at Georgia Southern	L 75–90	13–8 (3–7)	24 – Newsome	7 – 2 tied	2 – 3 tied	Hanner Fieldhouse (842) Statesboro, GA
February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m.		UT Arlington	L 61–70	13–9 (3–8)	20 – Blount	12 – 2 tied	3 – Freeman	HTC Center (732) Conway, SC
February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m.		South Alabama	W 79–62	14–9 (4–8)	19 – Blount	19 – Blount	4 – Blount	HTC Center (320) Conway, SC
February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m.		Troy	L 58–71	14–10 (4–9)	20 – Blount	17 – Blount	3 – 2 tied	HTC Center (337) Conway, SC
Sun Belt tournament
March 2, 2022 11:30 a.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) Arkansas State First round	W 91–76	15–10	41 – Blount	13 – Jane. Camp	6 – Freeman	Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
March 4, 2022 11:30 a.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (1) Troy Quarterfinals	L 77–99	15–11	22 – Blount	8 – Jana. Camp	4 – Brown	Pensacola Bay Center (724) Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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See also

• 2021–22 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team