| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2022-23 |
| Prev Year: | 2021–22 |
| Next Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Coachrank: | 3 |
| Aprank: | 1 |
| Record: | 36–1 |
| Conf Record: | 16–0 |
| Hc Year: | 15th |
| Champion: | SEC Regular Season Champions SEC Tournament Champions |
| Tourney Result: | Final Four |
The 2022–23 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by 15th-year head coach Dawn Staley, played their home games at Colonial Life Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[1] [2]
See also: 2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team. The Gamecocks finished the season with a 35–2 overall record and a 15–1 record in conference play. The Gamecocks lost the SEC Tournament. They therefore received an at-large bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, where they reached the national championship, defeating UConn 64–49.
The Gamecocks signed the #6 class for 2022 according to ESPN.[3]
Chloe Kitts reclassified to the class of 2022.
Hall of Fame coach Dawn Staley enters her fifteenth year at South Carolina, fresh off winning her 2nd national championship in the 2022 Women's Final Four winning all six games as head coach of South Carolina.[4]
The SEC coaches poll was released on October 18, 2022.[5]
| Coaches poll | ||
| 1 | South Carolina | |
| 2 | Tennessee | |
| 3 | LSU | |
| 4 | Ole Miss | |
| 5 | Arkansas | |
| 6 | Georgia | |
| 7 | Alabama | |
| 8 | Florida | |
| 9 | Mississippi State | |
| 10 | Kentucky | |
| 11 | Texas A&M | |
| 12 | Missouri | |
| 13 | Auburn | |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | |
| SEC media poll | ||
| 1 | South Carolina | |
| 2 | Tennessee | |
| 3 | LSU | |
| 4 | Arkansas | |
| 5 | Ole Miss | |
| 6 | Florida | |
| 7 | Kentucky | |
| 8 | Mississippi State | |
| 9 | Georgia | |
| 10 | Alabama | |
| 11 | Texas A&M | |
| 12 | Missouri | |
| 13 | Auburn | |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | |
The preseason all-SEC women's basketball team was announced on November 3, 2022.[6] First team
Aliyah Boston – F
Second team
Zia Cooke – G
Victaria Saxton – F
Player of the Year
Aliyah Boston – F
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Aliyah Boston – F
| South Carolina | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Aliyah Boston | F | |
| Victaria Saxton | F | |
| Brea Beal | G | |
| Zia Cooke | G | |
| Kierra Fletcher | G |
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| Team | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | ATT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamecocks | 2606 | 983 | 2090 | 47% | 141 | 448 | 32% | 499 | 716 | 70% | 1587 | 537 | 215 | 288 | 199,619 | |
| Opponents | 1635 | 599 | 1907 | 31% | 127 | 498 | 26% | 310 | 442 | 70% | 930 | 257 | 181 | 125 | 113,074 |
| Team | PPG | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | ATT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamecocks | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Opponents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Player | GP | MP | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3M | 3A | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliyah Boston | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Zia Cooke | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Laeticia Amihere | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Victaria Saxton | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kamilla Cardoso | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brea Beal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bree Hall | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sania Feagin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olivia Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Raven Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ashlyn Watkins | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Talaysia Cooper | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kierra Fletcher | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chloe Kitts |
| Player | GP | MIN | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliyah Boston | 31 | 25 | 57% | 12% | 77% | 3.4 | 6.8 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 13.3 | |
| Zia Cooke | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Laeticia Amihere | |||||||||||||
| Victoria Saxton | |||||||||||||
| Kamilla Cardoso | |||||||||||||
| Brea Beal | |||||||||||||
| Bree Hall | |||||||||||||
| Sania Feagin | |||||||||||||
| Olivia Thompson | |||||||||||||
| Raven Johnson | |||||||||||||
| Ashlyn Watkins | |||||||||||||
| Talaysia Cooper | |||||||||||||
| Kierra Fletcher | |||||||||||||
| Chloe Kitts |
See main article: article and 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 | Week 19 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | 1 (30) | 1 (30) | 1 (29) | 1 (29) | 1 (29) | 1 (28) | 1 (28) | 1 (28) | 1 (28) | 1 (28) | 1 (28) | 1 (28) | 1 (28) | 1 (28) | 1 (28) | 1 (27) | 1 (28) | 1 (28) | 1 (28) | ||
| Coaches | 1 (30) | 1 (32) | 1 (32) | 1 (32) | 1 (32) | 1 (32) | 1 (32) | 1 (32) | 1 (32) | 1 (32) | 1 (32) | 1 (32) | 1 (32) | 1 (32) | 1 (32) | 1 (31) | 1 (32) | 1 (30) | 1 (32) | 3 |
| Increase in ranking | |||
| Decrease in ranking | |||
| Not ranked previous week | |||
| RV | Received votes | ||
| NR | Not ranked | ||
| Number of first place votes |