2022–23 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team explained

Sport:Women's Basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:Tennessee Lady Volunteers
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Coachrank:20
Aprank:24
Record:25–12
Conf Record:13–3
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach1:Samantha Willams
Asst Coach2:Jon Harper
Asst Coach3:Joy McCorvey
Tourney Result:Sweet Sixteen

The 2022–23 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2022–23 college basketball season. Led by former Lady Vol Kellie Harper,[1] entering her fourth year as head coach, the team played its games at Thompson–Boling Arena as members of the Southeastern Conference.

The Lady Vols finished the season with a 25–12 overall record, 13–3 in the conference. They advanced to the finals of the SEC tournament, where they lost to South Carolina.[2] Finishing strong in the conference, the Lady Vols earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Virginia Tech.[3]

Previous season

The 2021–22 team finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in third place in SEC play. They lost in the semifinals of the SEC tournament to their rivals, Kentucky,[4] who went on to win the tournament. The Lady Vols also received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the Sweet Sixteen to Louisville.[5]

Schedule

|-!colspan=9 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=""| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=""|SEC tournament|-!colspan=9 style=""|NCAA tournament

Rankings

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

Notes and References

  1. News: Sources: Lady Vols to hire Harper as coach . Mechelle . Voepel . ESPN.com . April 8, 2019 . August 23, 2022.
  2. https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/usc/2023/03/05/south-carolina-womens-basketball-beats-tennessee-for-sec-championship/69962366007/ South Carolina women's basketball stays perfect, wins SEC championship 74-58 vs. Tennessee
  3. https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/womens-basketball/2023/03/25/lady-vols-basketball-loses-sweet-16-against-virginia-tech/70026762007/ Lady Vols basketball can't complete comeback against No. 1 seed Virginia Tech in Sweet 16
  4. Web site: Hall . Cora . Tennessee Lady Vols defeated 83-74 by Kentucky in SEC Tournament semifinals . knoxnews.com . August 23, 2022 . March 5, 2022.
  5. Web site: Holton . Brooks . Tennessee Lady Vols basketball vs. Louisville in NCAA Tournament video highlights, score . knoxnews.com . August 23, 2022 . March 26, 2022.