| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Prev Year: | 2021–22 |
| Next Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | Virginia Cavaliers |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 15–15 |
| Conf Record: | 4–14 |
| Head Coach: | Amaka Agugua-Hamilton |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Alysiah Bond |
| Asst Coach2: | Tori Jankoska |
| Asst Coach3: | CJ Jones |
| Stadium: | John Paul Jones Arena |
The 2022–23 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members the Atlantic Coast Conference.
After firing Tina Thompson after the previous season, Virginia announced that Amaka Agugua-Hamilton would be the new head coach of the program.[1]
The Cavaliers finished the season 15–15 and 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament they lost their First round matchup with Wake Forest. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament and declined an invitation to the WNIT.[2]
See main article: 2021–22 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team.
The Cavaliers finished the season 5–22 and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the ACC tournament they lost their First Round matchup with Wake Forest. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or WNIT. After the season, Virginia announced that Head Coach Tina Thompson had been relieved of her duties after going 30–63 during her tenure.[3]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaliyah Pitts | 3 | G | 6'0" | Sophomore | Transferred to Western Kentucky[4] | ||
| Tihana Stojsavljevic | 5 | F | 6'3" | Graduate Student | Graduated | ||
| Meg Jefferson | 12 | F | 6'3" | Junior | Transferred to Hawaii[5] | ||
| Deja Bristol | 13 | F | 6'1" | Sophomore | Transferred to Northeastern[6] | ||
| Eleah Parker | 21 | F | 6'4" | Graduate Student | Graduated | ||
| Amandine Toi | 23 | G | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Graduated | ||
| Nycerra Minnis | 32 | F | 6'3" | Sophomore | Transferred to UNC Asheville[7] |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mir Mclean | 10 | G/F | 5'11" | Junior | UConn[8] | ||
| Alexia Smith | 23 | G | 5'8" | Junior | Minnesota[9] | ||
| Sam Brunelle | 33 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Notre Dame[10] |
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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 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | N/A | |||||||||||||||
| Coaches | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV |
Note: The AP does not release a final poll.
| Increase in ranking | |||
| Decrease in ranking | |||
| Not ranked previous week | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes |