Mode: | Women's basketball |
Year: | 2022–23 |
Prev Year: | 2021–22 |
Next Year: | 2023–24 |
Team: | Louisville Cardinals |
Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | ACC |
Coachrank: | 14 |
Record: | 26–12 |
Conf Record: | 12–6 |
Hc Year: | 16th |
Asst Coach1: | Stephanie Norman |
Asst Coach2: | Jonneshia Pineda |
Asst Coach3: | Shay Robinson |
Stadium: | KFC Yum! Center |
Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
Tourney Result: | Elite Eight |
The 2022–23 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, were led by 16th-year head coach Jeff Walz, and played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center. This season was their ninth year competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
They finished the season 26–12 overall and 12–6 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the quarterfinals where they defeated twelfth seed Wake Forest. They then defeated first seed Notre Dame in the semifinals before falling short in the final to third seed Virginia Tech. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the fifth seed in the Seattle 4 Regional. They defeated twelfth seed Drake in the first round, fourth seed Texas in the second round, and eighth seed Ole Miss in the Sweet Sixteen, before losing to second seed Iowa in the Elite Eight to end their season.
See main article: 2021–22 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team.
The Cardinals finished the season 29–5 overall and 16–2 in ACC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament, they were upset by seventh seed Miami in the quarterfinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the first seed in the Wichita Regional. They defeated sixteenth seed Albany in the first round, ninth seed Gonzaga in the second round, fourth seed Tennessee in the Sweet Sixteen, and third seed Michigan in the Elite Eight before falling to eventual champions, and first seed South Carolina in the Final Four. This was the Cardinals' fourth appearance in the Final Four in program history.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
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Ramani Parker | 0 | F | 6'4" | Sophomore | Transferred to Mississippi State[1] | ||
Ahlana Smith | 2 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Graduated; Transferred to Mississippi State[2] | ||
14 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Graduated; Drafted 16th overall in the 2022 WNBA draft | |||
21 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Graduated; Drafted 4th overall in the 2022 WNBA draft | |||
Chelsie Hall | 23 | G | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Graduated | ||
Sydni Schetnan | 45 | F | 6'5" | Freshman | None reported[3] |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
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Chrislyn Carr | 3 | G | 5'5" | Graduate Student | Syracuse[4] | ||
Morgan Jones | 24 | G | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Florida State[5] | ||
Josie Williams | 40 | C | 6'5" | Graduate Student | Utah Valley[6] |
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See main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.
+ Regular season polls | Poll | Pre- season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
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AP | 7 | 6 | 10 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | N/A | ||||
Coaches | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 14 |
Note: The AP does not release a final poll.
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