2022–23 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team explained

Year:2022–23
Team:Arizona Wildcats
Sport:women's basketball
Conference:Pac-12 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-12
Aprank:25
Record:22–10
Conf Record:11–7
Head Coach:Adia Barnes
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach1:Ashley Davis
Ac1 Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Salvo Coppa
Ac2 Year:7th
Asst Coach3:Erin Grant
Ac3 Year:2nd
Arena:McKale Center
Tourney:NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:Second Round

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.

Previous season

See main article: 2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team.

The 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

Departures

Arizona Wildcats Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
14 F 6'0 Graduate Student Completed college eligibility
Ariyah Copeland 22 F 6'3 Graduate Student Completed college eligibility
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Outgoing Transfers

Arizona Outcoming Transfers
Anna Gret Asi 0 G 5'8 Freshman
Koi Love 5 F 6'0 Junior
Derin Erdogan 10 G 5'6 Sophomore
Aaronette Vonleh 21 C 6'3 Freshman
Gisela Sanchez 30 F 6'3 Freshman
Semaj Smith 34 C 6'6 Senior
Bendu Yeaney 23 G 5'10 Senior
Taylor Chavez 3 G 5'10 Senior TBD
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Acquisitions

Incoming Transfers

Arizona Incoming Transfers
Lauren Fields 23 G 5'9 Junior 1
12 F 6'2 Junior 1
Jade Loville 30 F/G 5'11 Graduate Student 1
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2023 recruiting class

Preseason

Preseason rankings

Pac-12 media poll (Coaches)
1 ! style= width=75Stanford 121 (11)
2 ! style= width=75Oregon 101
3 ! style= width=75Arizona 100
4 ! style= width=75UCLA 91
5 ! style= width=75Utah 84 (1)
6 ! style= width=75Oregon State 62
7 ! style= width=75Washington State 61
8 ! style= width=75Colorado 55
9 ! style= width=75USC 50
10 ! style= width=75Washington 28
11 ! style= width=75California 21
12 ! style= width=75Arizona State 18
Source:[1]

Preseason All-conference teams

Preseason All Pac-12 teamCate ReeseFGS
Jade LovilleF/G
Shaina PellingtonF

Source:[2]

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Ann Meyers Drysdale AwardJade LovilleSGGS[3]
Katrina McClain AwardCate ReesePF[4]
Esmery MartínezSr.
Naismith TrophyJade LovilleSGGS[5]
Cate ReesePF
Cate ReesePF[6]

Roster

Source:[7]

Schedule

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Awards and honors

Postseason

Conference honors
Shaina Pellington (G)Co-Most Improved Player Of The Year13.4 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 Team23.8 PPG/5.8 RPG/1.0 APG
Helena Pueyo (G)All Pac-12 Defensive Team5.6 PPG/3.0 RPG/2.3 SPG

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

Media coverage

Radio

TV

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stanford picked as 2022-23 Pac-12 Women’s Basketball favorite in preseason polls. October 25, 2022. October 25, 2022.
  2. Web site: Media selects preseason 2022-23 Pac-12 Women’s Basketball All-Conference Team. October 24, 2022. October 24, 2022.
  3. Web site: 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. October 18, 2022.
  4. Web site: 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. October 20, 2022.
  5. Web site: 2023 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Women’s Watch List Released.
  6. Web site: JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD PRESENTED BY WENDY'S ANNOUNCES 2022-23 WOMEN'S PRESEASON TOP 50 WATCH LIST .
  7. Web site: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster. arizonawildcats.com. Arizona Athletics. May 1, 2022.
  8. Web site: Brown . PJ . Arizona's Lauren Ware undergoes knee surgery, will miss 2022-23 season . Tucson.com . 14 November 2022.
  9. Web site: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule. arizonawildcats.com. University of Arizona. April 5, 2022.
  10. Web site: 2022-23 Pac-12 Women’s Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva .