2022–23 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

The 2022–23 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by nineteenth-year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, and played their home games at the Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.

2022–23 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Sun Belt co-regular season champions
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	21–10 (13–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Joye Lee-McNelis (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Jack Trosper Patosha Jeffery Kaitlynn Pacholke
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum

2022–23 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison †	13	–	5		.722			26	–	7		.788
Texas State	13	–	5		.722			23	–	10		.697
Southern Miss	13	–	5		.722			21	–	10		.677
Georgia Southern	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
Old Dominion	12	–	6		.667			22	–	12		.647
Troy	12	–	6		.667			17	–	13		.567
Louisiana	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Marshall	9	–	9		.500			17	–	14		.548
Coastal Carolina	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
Arkansas State	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
Appalachian State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
Georgia State	5	–	13		.278			12	–	21		.364
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
South Alabama	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
† 2023 Sun Belt tournament winner As of March 22, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

The Lady Eagles finished as co-conference regular season champions with a record of 21–10 overall and 13–5 in conference play.

Previous season

Main article: 2021–22 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

The Lady Eagles finished 18–12 and 9–8 in conference-play for the 2021–22 basketball season. They lost in the conference tournament quarterfinal to Middle Tennessee, 50–70, and were unable to secure a bid into the NCAA tournament.

In March 2022, Southern Miss, as well as C-USA members Old Dominion and Marshall, announced that they would be joining the Sun Belt Conference effective July 1, 2022 to compete as full-time members for the 2022–23 season.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022* 6:00 p.m.		Auburn Montgomery	W 81–78		Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		William Carey	W 81–58	1–0	Reed Green Coliseum (2,304) Hattiesburg, MS
November 12, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Valparaiso	L 65–72	1–1	Athletics–Recreation Center (330) Valparaiso, IN
November 16, 2022* 6:00 p.m., SECN+		at Ole Miss	L 46–92	1–2	SJB Pavilion (1,693) University, MS
November 18, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Alabama	W 72–67	2–2	Reed Green Coliseum (1,303) Hattiesburg, MS
November 25, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Nicholls Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic	W 83–68	3–2	Reed Green Coliseum (893) Hattiesburg, MS
November 26, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lamar Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic	W 56–48	4–2	Reed Green Coliseum (829) Hattiesburg, MS
November 30, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mississippi College	W 74–42	5–2	Reed Green Coliseum (859) Hattiesburg, MS
December 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Samford	L 59–71	5–3	Pete Hanna Center (235) Homewood, AL
December 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Alabama	L 47–56	5–4	Reed Green Coliseum (1,037) Hattiesburg, MS
December 16, 2022* 3:00 p.m.		vs. UC Irvine Long Beach Classic	W 50–45	6–4	Walter Pyramid  Long Beach, CA
December 17, 2022* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Long Beach State Long Beach Classic	W 56–50	7–4	Walter Pyramid (607) Long Beach, CA
Sun Belt regular season
December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Troy	W 77–75	8–4 (1–0)	Trojan Arena (1,872) Troy, AL
December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Alabama	W 58–37	9–4 (2–0)	Mitchell Center (267) Mobile, AL
January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	W 44–43	10–4 (3–0)	Reed Green Coliseum (725) Hattiesburg, MS
January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		James Madison	L 54–63	10–5 (3–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (920) Hattiesburg, MS
January 12, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	W 61–36	11–5 (4–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (850) Hattiesburg, MS
January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 77–57	12–5 (5–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (896) Hattiesburg, MS
January 19, 2023 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Appalachian State	W 75–68	13–5 (6–1)	Holmes Center (450) Boone, NC
January 21, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	L 52–53	13–6 (6–2)	Cam Henderson Center (472) Huntington, WV
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	W 68–59	14–6 (7–2)	First National Bank Arena (1,014) Jonesboro, AR
January 28, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State	L 52–62 OT	14–7 (7–3)	Strahan Arena (1,053) San Marcos, TX
February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Old Dominion	L 55–65	14–8 (7–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,234) Hattiesburg, MS
February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Alabama	W 61–40	15–8 (8–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,449) Hattiesburg, MS
February 9, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	L 52–69	15–9 (8–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (8,097) Hattiesburg, MS
February 11, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	W 80–68	16–9 (9–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (4,578) Hattiesburg, MS
February 16, 2023 10:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State	W 71–57	17–9 (10–5)	GSU Convocation Center (467) Atlanta, GA
February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 84–82 OT	18–9 (11–5)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,012) Monroe, LA
February 22, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Troy	W 88–79	19–9 (12–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,023) Hattiesburg, MS
February 24, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	W 69–64 OT	20–9 (13–5)	Cajundome (793) Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt tournament
March 3, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	vs. (11) Arkansas State Quarterfinals	W 79–72	21–9	Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
March 5, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	vs. (2) Texas State Semifinals	L 57–85	21–10	Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

• Source: Southern Miss Athletics

See also

• 2022–23 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team