The 2022–23 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team will represent the University of Arizona during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats will be led by seventh-year head coach Adia Barnes. This will be the Wildcats' 49th season at the on-campus McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona and 44th season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference.
2022–23 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 25 |
Record | 22–10 (11–7 Pac-12) |
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Home arena | McKale Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Utah | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 5 | .844 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Stanford | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Colorado | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 UCLA | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 27 | – | 10 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Arizona | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Washington State † | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2023 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of August 15, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
Previous season
editThe Wildcats finished the 2021–22 season with a record of 21–8, 10–6 in Pac-12 play. The Wildcats were invited to the 2022 NCAA tournament where they defeated UNLV in the first round before losing to North Carolina in the second round.
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Sam Thomas | 14 | F | 6'0 | Graduate Student | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Completed college eligibility |
Ariyah Copeland | 22 | F | 6'3 | Graduate Student | Columbus, GA | Completed college eligibility |
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Outgoing Transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | New School | Source | |
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Anna Gret Asi | 0 | G | 5'8 | Freshman | Tartu, Estonia | Transferred to Oklahoma State | ||
Koi Love | 5 | F | 6'0 | Junior | Orlando, FL | Transferred to USC | ||
Derin Erdogan | 10 | G | 5'6 | Sophomore | Istanbul, Turkey | Transferred to Northeastern | ||
Aaronette Vonleh | 21 | C | 6'3 | Freshman | West Linn, OR | Transferred to Colorado | ||
Gisela Sanchez | 30 | F | 6'3 | Freshman | Barcelona, Spain | Transferred to Kansas State | ||
Semaj Smith | 34 | C | 6'6 | Senior | Long Beach, CA | Transferred to San Jose State | ||
Bendu Yeaney | 23 | G | 5'10 | Senior | Portland, OR | Transferred to Oregon State | ||
Taylor Chavez | 3 | G | 5'10 | Senior | Surprise, AZ | TBD | ||
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Acquisitions
editIncoming Transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School | Years Remaining | Date Eligible | Source | |
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Lauren Fields | 23 | G | 5'9 | Junior | Shawnee, OK | Oklahoma State | 1 | |||
Esmery Martínez | 12 | F | 6'2 | Junior | Hato Mayor del Ray, DR | West Virginia | 1 | |||
Jade Loville | 30 | F/G | 5'11 | Graduate Student | Scottsdale, AZ | Arizona State | 1 | |||
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2022 recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Maya Nnaji F |
Lakeville, MN | Hopkins High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | May 10, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 | ||||||
Paris Clark G |
Mount Vernon, NY | Long Island Lutheran High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | Dec 13, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 | ||||||
Kailyn Gilbert G |
Tampa, FL | Seffner Christian Academy | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | Jan 6, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 | ||||||
Lemyah Hylton G |
London, ON | Southwest Academy Girls Prep | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | Oct 16, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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2023 recruiting class
editUS college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Breya Cunningham POST |
Chula Vista, CA | La Jolla Country Day School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | Jun 26, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 | ||||||
Montaya Dew F |
Las Vegas, NV | Centennial High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | Dec 23, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 | ||||||
Jada Williams PG |
Kansas City, MO | La Jolla Country Day School (CA) | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | N/A | Aug 1, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Preseason
editPreseason rankings
editPac-12 media poll (Coaches) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Stanford | 121 (11) |
2 | Oregon | 101 |
3 | Arizona | 100 |
4 | UCLA | 91 |
5 | Utah | 84 (1) |
6 | Oregon State | 62 |
7 | Washington State | 61 |
8 | Colorado | 55 |
9 | USC | 50 |
10 | Washington | 28 |
11 | California | 21 |
12 | Arizona State | 18 |
Source:[1]
Preseason All-conference teams
editAward | Player | Position | Year |
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Preseason All Pac-12 team | Cate Reese | F | GS |
Jade Loville | F/G | ||
Shaina Pellington | F |
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Award watch lists
editListed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year | Source |
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Ann Meyers Drysdale Award | Jade Loville | SG | GS | [3] |
Katrina McClain Award | Cate Reese | PF | [4] | |
Esmery Martínez | Sr. | |||
Naismith Trophy | Jade Loville | SG | GS | [5] |
Cate Reese | PF | |||
Wooden Award | Cate Reese | PF | [6] |
Roster
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- Notes
- Junior Lauren Ware to miss 22–23 season with a knee injury.[8]
Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 27, 2022* 6:00 p.m. |
No. 19 | West Texas A&M | W 86–63 | —- |
20 – Loville | 12 – Martinez | 6 – Pellington | McKale Center (2,763) Tucson, AZ | |||
November 2, 2022* 6:00 p.m. |
No. 19 | Cal State Los Angeles | W 104–46 | 26 – Lovelle | 12 – Martinez | 7 – Pueyo | McKale Center (6,430) Tucson, AZ | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 10, 2022* 6:30 pm |
No. 19 | Northern Arizona | W 113–56 | 1–0 |
20 – Martinez | 15 – Martinez | 7 – Pellington | McKale Center (6,809) Tucson, AZ | |||
November 13, 2022* 5:00 pm |
No. 19 | Cal State Northridge | W 87–47 | 2–0 |
16 – Gilbert | 5 – Martinez | 3 – Pueyo | McKale Center (6,653) Tucson, AZ | |||
November 18, 2022* 6:30 pm |
No. 18 | Loyola Marymount | W 87–51 | 3–0 |
19 – Pellington | 11 – Martinez | 4 – Tied | McKale Center (7,206) Tucson, AZ | |||
November 20, 2022* 2:00 pm |
No. 18 | Long Beach State | W 86–64 | 4–0 |
19 – Martinez | 9 – Tied | 4 – Tied | McKale Center (6,898) Tucson, AZ | |||
November 25, 2022* 5:00 pm |
No. 15 | vs. Cal Baptist USD Thanksgiving Classic |
W 81–63 | 5–0 |
25 – Gilbert | 10 – Martinez | 3 – Tied | Jenny Craig Pavilion (149) San Diego, CA | |||
November 26, 2022* 5:00 pm |
No. 15 | at San Diego USD Thanksgiving Classic |
W 86–60 | 6–0 |
22 – Pueyo | 9 – Martinez | 4 – Pueyo | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||
December 4, 2022* 1:00 p.m. |
No. 14 | at New Mexico | W 77–60 | 7–0 |
27 – Loville | 8 – Martinez | 9 – Pueyo | The Pit (6,087) Albuquerque, NM | |||
December 8, 2022* 6:30 p.m., P12N |
No. 12 | Kansas | L 50–77 | 7–1 |
14 – Reese | 8 – Reese | 2 – Tied | McKale Center (7,381) Tucson, AZ | |||
December 14, 2022* 6:30 p.m., P12N |
No. 20 | Texas Southern Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series |
W 89–55 | 8–1 |
20 – Reese | 12 – Martinez | 4 – Pueyo | McKale Center (6,577) Tucson, AZ | |||
December 18, 2022* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 20 | vs. No. 18 Baylor Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge |
W 75–54 | 9–1 |
18 – Pellington | 15 – Martinez | 8 – Pellington | American Airlines Center Dallas, TX | |||
December 21, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 18 | at UT Arlington | W 78–59 | 10–1 |
13 – Martinez | 9 – Tied | 4 – Gilbert | College Park Center (1,109) Arlington, TX | |||
Pac-12 regular season | |||||||||||
December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 18 | Arizona State | W 84–66 | 11–1 (1–0) |
21 – Martinez | 10 – Martinez | 4 – Tied | McKale Center (9,495) Tucson, AZ | |||
December 31, 2022 8:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 18 | at California | W 63–56 | 12–1 (2-0) |
14 – Reese | 7 – Reese | 4 – Pellington | Haas Pavilion (605) Berkeley, CA | |||
January 2, 2023 12:30 p.m., P12N |
No. 15 | at No. 2 Stanford | L 57–73 | 12–2 (2–1) |
12 – Loville | 7 – Pueyo | 3 – Pellington | Maples Pavilion (3,824) Stanford, CA | |||
January 6, 2023 8:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 15 | Oregon State | W 72–69 | 13–2 (3–1) |
16 – Reese | 8 – Martinez | 6 – Tied | McKale Center (7,182) Tucson, AZ | |||
January 8, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 15 | No. 18 Oregon | W 79–71 | 14–2 (4–1) |
16 – Conner | 6 – Tied | 6 – Pellington | McKale Center (7,963) Tucson, AZ | |||
January 13, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 14 | at Colorado | L 65–72 | 14–3 (4–2) |
14 – Reese | 9 – Reese | 3 – Tied | CU Events Center (1,974) Boulder, CO | |||
January 15, 2023 12:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 14 | at No. 10 Utah | L 79–80 | 14–4 (4–3) |
25 – Reese | 10 – Reese | 4 – Fields | Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,915) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
January 22, 2023 3:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 19 | at Arizona State | W 80–67 | 15–4 (5–3) |
16 – Conner | 15 – Martinez | 4 – Pueyo | Desert Financial Arena (3,508) Tempe, AZ | |||
January 27, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 19 | Washington | W 61–54 | 16–4 (6–3) |
15 – Reese | 12 – Martinez | 5 – Pellington | McKale Center (7,884) Tucson, AZ | |||
January 29, 2023 12:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 19 | Washington State | L 59–70 | 16–5 (6–4) |
14 – Martinez | 7 – Reese | 4 – Pueyo | McKale Center (7,494) Tucson, AZ | |||
February 3, 2023 9:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 22 | at No. 14 UCLA | W 71–66 OT | 17–5 (7–4) |
21 – Pellington | 13 – Martinez | 3 – Tied | Pauley Pavilion (3,482) Los Angeles, CA | |||
February 5, 2023 1:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 22 | at USC | W 81–75 2OT | 18–5 (8–4) |
33 – Reese | 8 – Tied | 7 – Pellington | Galen Center (1,356) Los Angeles, CA | |||
February 9, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN |
No. 17 | No. 6 Stanford | L 60–84 | 18–6 (8–5) |
10 – Tied | 6 – Martinez | 4 – Clark | McKale Center (9,868) Tucson, AZ | |||
February 12, 2023 12:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 17 | California | W 80–57 | 19–6 (9–5) |
24 – Pellington | 15 – Martinez | 7 – Martinez | McKale Center (7,268) Tucson, AZ | |||
February 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 18 | No. 4 Utah | W 82–72 | 20–6 (10–5) |
35 – Pellington | 8 – Pellington | 2 – Tied | McKale Center (8,238) Tucson, AZ | |||
February 19, 2023 12:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 18 | No. 21 Colorado | W 61–42 | 21–6 (11–5) |
19 – Pellington | 7 – Martinez | 5 – Pellington | McKale Center (8,267) Tucson, AZ | |||
February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 14 | at Oregon | L 59–73 | 21–7 (11–6) |
19 – Reese | 10 – Clark | 2 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (6,173) Eugene, OR | |||
February 25, 2023 1:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 14 | at Oregon State | L 70–78 | 21–8 (11–7) |
16 – Martinez | 8 – Martinez | 7 – Pellington | Gill Coliseum (4,357) Corvallis, OR | |||
Pac-12 Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 2, 2023 1:00 p.m., P12N |
(4) No. 21 | vs. (5) No. 19 UCLA Quarterfinals |
L 59–73 | 21–9 |
10 – Tied | 9 – Reese | 3 – Tied | Michelob Ultra Arena (4,245) Paradise, NV | |||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 17, 2023 9:00 a.m., ESPN |
(7 G1) No. 25 | vs. (10 G1) West Virginia First round |
W 75–62 | 22–9 |
25 – Reese | 12 – Martinez | 4 – Pellington | Xfinity Center College Park, MD | |||
March 19, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN |
(7 G1) No. 25 | at (2 G1) No. 7 Maryland Second round |
L 64–77 | 22–10 |
19 – Reese | 13 – Martinez | 3 – Martinez | Xfinity Center (6,622) College Park, MD | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G1=Greenville 1. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Source:[9]
Awards and honors
editRecipient (Position) | Award (Pac-12 Conference) | Stats (PPG/RPG/APG) | Week | Date Awarded | Ref. |
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Kaitlyn Gilbert (G) | Freshman Player of the Week | 17.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.5 SPG | Week 4 | November 28, 2022 |
Postseason
editRecipient (Position) | Award (Pac-12 Conference) | Stats (PPG/RPG/APG) | Ref. |
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Shaina Pellington (G) | Co-Most Improved Player Of The Year | 13.4 PPG/3.1 RPG/3.7 APG/1.9 SPG | [10] |
All Pac-12 First Team | |||
All Pac-12 Defensive Team | |||
Cate Reese (F) | All Pac-12 First Team | 23.8 PPG/5.8 RPG/1.0 APG | |
Helena Pueyo (G) | All Pac-12 Defensive Team | 5.6 PPG/3.0 RPG/2.3 SPG |
Rankings
editWeek | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 25 | Not released |
Coaches | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 23 | RV |
Media coverage
editRadio
edit- ESPN Tucson - 1490 AM & 104.09 FM (ESPN Radio) and Nationwide - Dish Network, Sirius XM, Varsity Network and iHeartRadio)
- KCUB 1290 AM – Football Radio Show – (Tucson, AZ)
- KHYT – 107.5 FM (Tucson, AZ)
- KTKT 990 AM – La Hora de Los Gatos (Spanish) – (Tucson, AZ)
- KGME 910 AM – (IMG Sports Network) – (Phoenix, AZ)
- KTAN 1420 AM – (Sierra Vista, AZ)
- KDAP 96.5 FM (Douglas, Arizona)
- KWRQ 102.3 FM – (Safford, AZ/Thatcher, AZ)
- KIKO 1340 AM – (Globe, AZ)
- KVWM 970 AM – (Show Low, AZ/Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ)
- XENY 760 – (Nogales, Sonora) (Spanish)
- KTZR (1450 AM) - (FoxSports 1450) - (Tucson, AZ)
TV
editReferences
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- ^ "Media selects preseason 2022-23 Pac-12 Women's Basketball All-Conference Team". October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ "Basketball Hall of Fame, WBCA Name Twenty Shooting Guards to Watch List for 2023 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award". hoophall.com. National Basketball Hall of Fame. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ "Basketball Hall of Fame, WBCA Name Twenty Power Forwards to Watch List for 2023 Katrina McClain Award". hoophall.com. National Basketball Hall of Fame. October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Women's Watch List Released".
- ^ "JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD PRESENTED BY WENDY'S ANNOUNCES 2022-23 WOMEN'S PRESEASON TOP 50 WATCH LIST".
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster". arizonawildcats.com. Arizona Athletics. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ Brown, PJ. "Arizona's Lauren Ware undergoes knee surgery, will miss 2022-23 season". Tucson.com. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". arizonawildcats.com. University of Arizona. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "2022-23 Pac-12 Women's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva".