2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:Utah Valley Wolverines
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:WAC
Record:6–24
Conf Record:3–15
Head Coach:Dan Nielson
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach1:Keilani Unga (4th season)
Asst Coach2:Michael Shreeve (1st season)
Asst Coach3:Xojian Harry (1st season)
Stadium:UCCU Center (Capacity: 8,500)[1]
Lockhart Arena (Capacity: 2,000)[2]

The 2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Dan Nielson entered the season as head coach for his fourth year.[3] The Wolverines played their home games at the UCCU Center and Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2021–22 season 16–15, 10–8 in WAC play, to finish in fourth place. In the 2022 WAC women's basketball tournament, they defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the quarterfinals before losing to Stephen F. Austin in the semifinals.[4]

Offseason

Departures

NamePositionHeightYearReason for departure
Maria CarvalhoG5'8"SeniorTransferred to Utah State on March 28[5]
Megan JensenF6'3"JuniorTransferred to Southern Utah on March 30[6]
Josie WilliamsC6'5"SeniorTransferred to Louisville on June 30[7]
Madison GrangeG5'11"SeniorTransferred to South Dakota on August 19[8]

Incoming transfers

NamePositionHeightYearPrevious school
Halle NelsonG/F6'1"Redshirt SophomoreUtah State[9]
Jaeden (Vaifanua) BrownF6'1"SophomoreWyoming[10]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference season|-!colspan=12 style=| WAC conference season|-!colspan=9 style=|WAC tournament

Source:[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UCCU Center . 2022-10-31 . utahvalley.com . en-us.
  2. Web site: UVU arena named after Becky Lockhart, first female speaker of the Utah House of Representatives . England . Katie . 2017-01-22 . 2022-10-31 . heraldextra.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: September 28, 2021 . UVU signs men’s and women’s hoops coaches to new five-year deals . 2022-10-30 . heraldextra.com . en-US.
  4. Web site: Driscoll . Dennis . March 11, 2022 . SFA Advances to WAC Championship Game . 2022-11-01 . Stephen F. Austin . en.
  5. Web site: October 28, 2022 . Utah State Women’s Basketball Dominates Fort Lewis College in Exhibition 74-45 . 2022-11-01 . Utah State University Athletics . en.
  6. Web site: Ellertson . Sean . May 12, 2022 . Southern Utah women's basketball picks up transfers Tomekia Whitman and Kinlee Toomer . 2022-11-01 . The Spectrum . en-US.
  7. Web site: June 30, 2022 . Louisville Adds Utah Valley State Transfer Center Josie Williams . 2022-11-01 . Sports Illustrated . en.
  8. Web site: Smith . Britni . August 19, 2022 . Grange transfers to South Dakota . 2022-11-01 . University of South Dakota Athletics . en.
  9. Web site: June 13, 2022 . UVU women’s basketball adds Utah State transfer . 2022-11-01 . heraldextra.com . en-US.
  10. Web site: November 10, 2021 . Nielson announces three prep signings and transfer . 2022-11-01 . Utah Valley University Athletics . en.
  11. Web site: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule . September 19, 2024 . gouvu.com.