2022–23 Baylor Bears women's basketball team explained

Sex:women
Year:2022–23
Prev:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:Baylor Bears
Sport:basketball
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Record:20–13
Conf Record:10–8
Head Coach:Nicki Collen
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Tari Cummings
Ac1 Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Tony Greene
Ac2 Year:2nd
Asst Coach3:Chloe Pavlech
Ac3 Year:2nd
Arena:Ferrell Center
Tourney:NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:Second Round

The 2022–23 Baylor Bears women's basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and are led by second-year head coach Nicki Collen.

Previous season

The Lady Bears finished the 2021–22 season with a record of 28–7, 15–3 in Big 12 play, to win the Big 12 regular season title. They defeated Oklahoma State and Oklahoma in the quarterfinals and semifinals to advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's tournament where they lost to Texas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament in the Wichita Region, they defeated Hawaii in the first round before getting upset by South Dakota in the second round.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Baylor departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for departure
1 F 6'2" Junior Declare for 2022 WNBA draft; selected 2nd overall by Indiana Fever
Jordan Lewis 3 G 5'7" Graduate student Graduated/2022 WNBA draft; selected 24th overall by Connecticut Sun
4 C 6'3" Senior Graduated/2022 WNBA draft; selected 10th overall by Indiana Fever
Kamaria McDaniel 22 G 5'10" Graduate student Graduate transferred to Michigan State

Incoming

Baylor incoming transfers
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Jana Van Gytenbeek 4 G 5'7" Junior Stanford
Erika Porter 20 F 6'3" Junior Illinois
Catarina Ferreira 30 F 6'1" Junior Eastern Arizona College
Aijha Blackwell 33 G 6'0" Senior Missouri
Dre'una Edwards 44 F 6'2" Senior Kentucky

Recruiting class of 2023

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings. *Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

See also

2022–23 Baylor Bears men's basketball team

Notes and References

  1. News: Philippou . Alexa . March 21, 2022 . South Dakota shocks Baylor in second round of NCAA women's basketball tournament, ending Sweet 16 streak . February 16, 2023 . ESPN.com.
  2. Web site: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule . February 13, 2024 . Baylor University Athletics.