| Sport: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Prev Year: | 2021–22 |
| Next Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | LSU Tigers |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Coachrank: | 1 |
| Aprank: | 9 |
| Record: | 34–2 |
| Conf Record: | 15–1 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Daphne Mitchell |
| Asst Coach2: | Gary Redus II |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament National Champions |
The 2022–23 LSU Tigers women's basketball represented Louisiana State University in the 2022–23 college basketball season. Led by second year head coach Kim Mulkey, the team played their games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and are members of the Southeastern Conference.[1] [2] This team achieved numerous milestones for LSU women's basketball, including the team's first ever national championship and Final Four wins.[3] [4]
The Tigers finished the season 26–6 (13–3 SEC) to finish second in the conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of SEC women's tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as a 3rd seed in the Spokane regional where they defeated Jackson State in the first round before losing to Ohio State in the second round.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Newby | 0 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Jailin Cherry | 1 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 3 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Graduated/2022 WNBA draft; selected 13th overall by Las Vegas Aces | |||
| Ryann Payne | 10 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Quit the team to focus on academics[5] | ||
| Logyn McNeil | 13 | F | 6'3" | Freshman | Transferred to Houston | ||
| Sarah Shematsi | 14 | G/F | 6'2" | Senior | Graduate transferred to Kansas State | ||
| Ajae Petty | 15 | F | 6'3" | Sophomore | Transferred to Kentucky | ||
| Timia Ware | 21 | G | 5'6" | Freshman | TBD | ||
| Faustine Aifuwa | 24 | C | 6'5" | Senior | Graduated/2022 WNBA draft; selected 35th overall by Las Vegas Aces | ||
| Grace Hall | 30 | F | 6'1" | Freshman | Transferred to Wabash Valley College | ||
| Awa Trasi | 32 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDazhia Williams | 0 | F | 6'4" | GS Senior | Missouri | ||
| Jasmine Carson | 2 | G | 5'10" | GS Senior | West Virginia | ||
| 10 | F | 6'3" | Sophomore | Maryland | |||
| Last-Tear Poa | 13 | G | 5'11" | Sophomore | Northwest Florida State College | ||
| Kateri Poole | 55 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | Ohio State |
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See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.