2022–23 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's Basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:West Virginia Mountaineers
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Record:19–12
Conf Record:10–8
Hc Year:1st
Assoc Coach:Jason Jeschke
Ahc Year:1st
Asst Coach2:Aaron Horn
Ac2 Year:1st
Asst Coach3:Ariel Braker
Ac3 Year:1st
Bowl Result:First Round

The 2022–23 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by first-year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit, played their home games at WVU Coliseum and are members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the season 15–15, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. In the Big 12 Tournament, they defeated TCU in the first round, before losing to Iowa State in the quarterfinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Offseason

Departures

West Virginia Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Kristen Deans 3 G 5'8" Junior Transferred to Florida
Jasmine Carson 5 G 5'10" Senior Graduate transferred to LSU
12 F 6'2" Junior Transferred to Arizona
Kari Niblack 14 F 6'1" Senior Graduate transferred to Georgia
Yemiyah Morris 20 C 6'6" GS Senior Graduated
Blessing Ejiofor 22 C 6'5" GS Senior Graduated
Jeanna Cunningham 33 C 6'4" Sophomore Transferred to Alabama

Incoming

West Virginia Incoming Transfers
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Sarah Bates 3 G 5'9" GS Senior Georgia Tech
Danni Nichols 4 G 5'10" GS Senior Western Illinois
Kylee Blacksten 14 G 6'3" Sophomore Colorado
Tavy Diggs 21 G 6'1" Senior TCU
Kyah Watson 32 G 5'10" Sophomore South Dakota

Recruiting class of 2023

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings. The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule. wvusports.com. West Virginia University Athletics. February 20, 2023.