The 2021–22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by tenth year head coach Jen Hoover, competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The Demon Deacons finished the season 16–17 overall and 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated fourteenth seed Virginia in the First Round before losing to sixth seed Georgia Tech in the Second Round. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated in the First Round before losing to in the Second Round to end their season.
Previous season
The Demon Deacons finished the season 12–13 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated North Carolina in the Second Round before losing to Louisville in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the nine seed in the Alamo Region. In the tournament, they lost in the First Round to eight seed Oklahoma State.
Off-season
Departures Departures Maya Banks 0 F 6'4" Senior Chandler, Arizona Transferred to Georgia Southern Anaia Hoard 1 G 5'10" Sophomore Carnon, France – Gina Conti 5 G 5'10" Senior Grove City, Ohio Transferred to UCLA Ivana Raca 11 F 6'2" Senior Belgrade, Serbia Graduated; Declared for 2021 WNBA draft Nevaeah Brown 15 G 5'8" Freshman Charlotte, North Carolina Transferred to Appalachian State
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Niyah Becker 14 G 6'2" Junior Winnipeg, Canada Utah
Recruiting class
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Roster
Schedule
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Rankings
+ Regular season pollsPoll Pre-Season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP N/A Coaches RV RV RV + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked in previous week (RV) Received Votes (NR) Not Ranked
Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll.
See also 2021–22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
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