2022–23 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team explained
| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Prev Year: | 2021–22 |
| Next Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 11–19 |
| Conf Record: | 4–14 |
| Head Coach: | Lindsay Whalen |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Shimmy Gray-Miller |
| Asst Coach2: | Kelly Curry |
| Asst Coach3: | Marwan Miller |
| Stadium: | Williams Arena |
The 2022–23 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Gophers, led by fifth-year head coach Lindsay Whalen, played their home games at Williams Arena and compete as members of the Big Ten Conference.
Previous season
The Golden Gophers finished the 2021–2022 season with a 14–17 record and 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place. As the tenth seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Northwestern in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament, but were chosen as an at-large team for the WNIT.[1] They lost in the 2nd Round of the WNIT to the eventual champions, South Dakota State.[2]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
|---|
| Alexia Smith | 1 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | | Transferred to Virginia[3] |
| Deja Winters | 3 | G | 5'11" | Graduate Student | | Graduated |
| Jasmine Powell | 4 | G | 5'6" | Junior | | Transferred to Tennessee[4] |
| Erin Hedman | 10 | F | 6'3" | Sophomore | | Transferred to Sacramento State |
| Laura Bagwell Katalinich | 12 | F | 6'0" | Graduate Student | | Graduated |
| Gadiva Hubbard | 13 | G | 5'9" | Graduate Student | | Graduated |
| Sara Scalia | 14 | G | 5'10" | Junior | | Transferred to Indiana[5] |
| Kayla Mershon | 15 | F | 6'3" | Senior | | Graduated |
| Caroline Strande | 21 | G | 5'11 | Sophomore | | Transferred to Butler[6] |
| Klarke Sconiers | 25 | C | 6'2" | Junior | | Transferred to Delaware[7] |
| Kadi Sissoko | 30 | F | 6'2" | Redshirt Junior | | Transferred to USC[8] |
| Bailey Helgren | 35 | C | 6'5" | Graduate Student | | Graduated |
| Grace Cumming | 43 | F | 6'3" | Redshirt Sophomore | | Medically retired from basketball | |
Arrivals
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School | Notes |
|---|
| Aminata Zie | 11 | F/C | 6'1" | Redshirt Sophomore | | | Previously also played at Stony Brook[9] |
| Destinee Oberg | 13 | C | 6'3" | Senior | | | [10] |
| Isabelle Gradwell | 14 | G/F | 6'1" | Graduate Student | | | [11] |
| Angelina Hammond | 15 | G/F | 5'11" | Graduate Student | | | Previously also played at Siena and Southeastern[12] |
| Mi'Cole Cayton | 21 | G | 5'9" | Graduate Student | | | Previously also played at California[13] | |
2022 Recruiting class
The Gophers signed four players from the state of Minnesota for their 2022 Class. They signed their highest rated recruiting class in program history and were considered to be a top ten class in the nation.[14]
Schedule and results
|-! colspan=6 style=| Exhibition|-! colspan=6 style=| Regular Season|-! colspan=6 style=| Big Ten TournamentSource
Rankings
See main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.
style="background:#D8FFEB; width:20px;" | | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | | Received Votes |
| (NR) | | Not Ranked and Did not receive votes | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Postseason WNIT announces 64-team field for 2022 event . womensnit.com . WNIT . March 13, 2022 . March 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314032052/https://womensnit.com/news/2022/3/13/general-2022-postseason-wnit-field-announced.aspx . live .
- Web site: Gophers WNIT Trip Ends in Second Round . gophersports.com . Gopher Sports . August 12, 2022 . March 25, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220325052020/https://gophersports.com/news/2022/3/20/womens-basketball-recap-vs-south-dakota-st.aspx . live .
- Web site: Agugua-Hamilton Adds Minnesota Transfer Alexia Smith . viriginiasports.com . Virginia Sports . August 12, 2022 . April 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220430010444/https://virginiasports.com/news/2022/04/29/alexia-smith/ . live .
- Web site: Hall . Cora . Tennessee Lady Vols basketball adds transfer point guard Jasmine Powell from Minnesota . knoxnews.com . Knox News . August 12, 2022 . August 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813002103/https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/womens-basketball/2022/03/02/transfer-point-guard-jasmine-powell-commits-tennessee-lady-vols/9342399002/ . live .
- Web site: Youngblood . Kent . Former Gophers standout Sara Scalia decides to play at Indiana . startribune.com . Star Tribune . August 12, 2022 . July 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711200438/https://www.startribune.com/sara-scalia-minnesota-gophers-indiana-transfer-leading-scorer/600163959/ . live .
- Web site: Caroline Strande Set to Join @ButlerUWBB for 2022-23 Season . butlersports.com . Butler Sports . August 12, 2022 . April 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220420163546/https://butlersports.com/news/2022/4/20/womens-basketball-caroline-strande-set-to-join-butleruwbb-for-2022-23-season.aspx . live .
- Web site: Jenkins Adds Three to 2022-23 Roster . bluehens.com . Delaware Athletics . August 12, 2022 . June 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220610170958/https://bluehens.com/news/2022/6/10/womens-basketball-jenkins-adds-three-to-2022-23-roster.aspx . live .
- Web site: Kadi Sissoko Joins USC Women's Basketball As Transfer Addition . usctrojans.com . USC Trojans . August 12, 2022 . May 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220515215820/https://usctrojans.com/news/2022/5/13/womens-basketball-kadi-sissoko-joins-usc-womens-basketball-as-transfer-addition.aspx . live .
- Web site: Gophers Sign JUCO Transfer Aminata Zie . gophersports.com . Gopher Sports . August 12, 2022 . May 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520043050/https://gophersports.com/news/2022/5/19/womens-basketball-gophers-sign-juco-transfer-aminata-zie.aspx . live .
- Web site: Youngblood . Kent . Minnesota native Destinee Oberg transfers to Minnesota . startribune.com . Star Tribune . August 12, 2022 . July 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220708173928/https://www.startribune.com/destinee-oberg-transfers-gophers-arkansas-holy-angels/600165903/ . live .
- Web site: Gophers Bring In Grad Transfer Isabelle Gradwell . gophersports.com . Gopher Sports . August 12, 2022 . June 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220606033343/https://gophersports.com/news/2022/6/1/womens-basketball-gophers-bring-in-grad-transfer-isabelle-gradwell.aspx/ . live .
- Web site: Hopkins' Angelina Hammond Added to 2022-23 Roster . gophersports.com . Gopher Sports . August 12, 2022 . June 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613160955/https://gophersports.com/news/2022/6/13/womens-basketball-hammond-added-to-roster.aspx . live .
- Web site: Gophers Land Transfer Mi'Cole Cayton . gophersports.com . Gopher Sports . August 12, 2022 . April 29, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220429223046/https://gophersports.com/news/2022/4/28/womens-basketball-gophers-land-transfer-micole-cayton.aspx . live .
- Web site: Minnesota Women's Basketball: Gophers Sign National Top 10 Class For 2022-23 . thedailygopher.com . The Daily Gopher . August 12, 2022 . November 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211110203426/https://www.thedailygopher.com/2021/11/10/22774822/minnesota-womens-basketball-gophers-sign-national-top-10-class-for-2022-23-battle-heyer-braun . live .
