2022–23 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

The 2022–23 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by tenth-year head coach Wes Moore and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2022–23 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record20–12 (9–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nikki West
  • Brittany Morris
  • Ashley Williams
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
Seasons
2022–23 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10т Notre Dame 15 3   .833 27 6   .818
No. 13 Duke 14 4   .778 26 7   .788
No. 4 Virginia Tech 14 4   .778 31 4   .886
Louisville 12 6   .667 26 12   .684
Florida State 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Miami (FL) 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
No. 20 North Carolina 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
NC State 9 9   .500 20 12   .625
Syracuse 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Clemson 7 11   .389 19 16   .543
Boston College 5 13   .278 16 17   .485
Wake Forest 5 13   .278 17 17   .500
Virginia 4 14   .222 15 15   .500
Georgia Tech 4 14   .222 13 17   .433
Pittsburgh 3 15   .167 10 20   .333
2023 ACC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

The Wolfpack finished the season 20–12 overall and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the Second round where they defeated ninth seed Syracuse, then lost to first seed Notre Dame in the Quarterfinals. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the seventh seed in the Greenville 2 Region. They were upset by ten-seed Princeton in the First round to end their season.

Previous season

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The Wolfpack finished the season 32–4 overall and 17–1 in ACC play to finish as regular season champions. As the first seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the Quarterfinals where they defeated ninth seed Florida State, then they defeated fifth seed Virginia Tech in the Semifinals, and they won the Final versus seven seed Miami to win their third straight tournament title. As champions, they earned the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the first seed in the Bridgeport Region. They defeated sixteen seed Longwood in the First Round, ninth seed Kansas State in the Second Round, and fifth seed Notre Dame in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to second seed UConn in the Elite Eight to end their season.

Off-season

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Genesis Bryant 1 G 5'6" Sophomore Jonesboro, Georgia Transferred to Illinois[1]
Raina Perez 2 G 5'4" Graduate Student Goodyear, Arizona Graduated
Kai Crutchfield 3 G 5'9" Graduate Student Raleigh, North Carolina Graduated
Kendal Moore 15 G 5'6" Junior Fayetteville, North Carolina Entered Transfer Portal[2]
Kayla Jones 25 F 6'1" Graduate Student Jamesville, North Carolina Graduated; Selected 22nd overall in the 2022 WNBA draft[3]
Elissa Cunane 33 C 6'5" Senior Summerfield, North Carolina Graduated; Selected 17th overall in the 2022 WNBA draft[3]

Incoming Transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
River Baldwin 1 C 6'5" Graduate Student Andalusia, Alabama Florida State[4]
Mimi Collins 2 F 6'3" Graduate Student Waldorf, Maryland Maryland[5]
Saniya Rivers 22 G 6'1" Sophomore Wilmington, North Carolina South Carolina[6]

Recruiting Class

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NC State did not have any Freshman join the team in the 2022–23 season.[7]

Roster

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2022–23 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 1 River Baldwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS Pleasant Home
Florida State
Andalusia, AL
F 2 Mimi Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Paul VI Catholic HS
Maryland
Waldorf, MD
G 3 Diamond Johnson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Neumann Goretti
Rutgers
Philadelphia, PA
F 5 Jada Boyd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Appomattox County Petersburg, VA
G 10 Aziaha James 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Princess Anne Virginia Beach, VA
G 11 Jakia Brown-Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Bishop McNamara Temple Hills, MD
G 21 Madison Hayes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr East Hamilton
Mississippi State
Chattanooga, TN
G 22 Saniya Rivers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Eugene Ashley
South Carolina
Wilmington, NC
G 23 Jessica Timmons 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr North Mecklenburg Charlotte, NC
C 32 Sophie Hart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Farmington Farmington, MN
C 41 Camille Hobby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Nease Jacksonville, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2022

Schedule

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Source[8]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
No. 10 UNC Pembroke W 81–22 
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Non-Conference Regular season
November 7, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 10 Quinnipiac W 82–45  1–0
Reynolds Coliseum (4,264)
Raleigh, NC
November 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 10 Elon W 89–55  2–0
Reynolds Coliseum (4,083)
Raleigh, NC
November 13, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 10 Mount St. Mary's W 86–38  3–0
Reynolds Coliseum (4,373)
Raleigh, NC
November 16, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 10 Charlotte W 96–48  4–0
Reynolds Coliseum (4,428)
Raleigh, NC
November 20, 2022*
1:00 p.m., FS1
No. 10 at No. 5 Connecticut L 69–91  4–1
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,359)
Storrs, CT
November 24, 2022*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 13 vs. Vanderbilt
Cancún Challenge
W 82–73  5–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (161)
Cancún, Mexico
November 25, 2022*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 13 vs. West Virginia
Cancún Challenge
W 78–40  6–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107)
Cancún, Mexico
December 1, 2022*
8:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 12 at No. 10 Iowa
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 94–81  7–1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,250)
Iowa City, IA
December 5, 2022*
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 8 at Georgia W 65–54  8–1
Stegeman Coliseum (2,048)
Athens, GA
December 11, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 8 South Florida W 65–57  9–1
Reynolds Coliseum (5,269)
Raleigh, NC
December 15, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 8 Davidson W 81–47  10–1
Reynolds Coliseum (4,023)
Raleigh, NC
ACC Regular season
December 18, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 8 Clemson W 77–59  11–1
(1–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
December 29, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 6 Duke L 58–72  11–2
(1–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 6 at Syracuse W 56–54  12–2
(2–1)
Carrier Dome (1,994)
Syracuse, NY
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 10 Boston College L 71–79  12–3
(2–2)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,145)
Raleigh, NC
January 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 10 Virginia W 87–62  13–3
(3–2)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 12, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 11 at Florida State L 72–91  13–4
(3–3)
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,014)
Tallahassee, FL
January 15, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 11 at No. 22 North Carolina
Rivalry
L 47–56  13–5
(3–4)
Carmichael Arena (6,319)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 19, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 20 Miami (FL) W 71–61  14–5
(4–4)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 22, 2023
1:00 p.m., ABC
No. 20 at Louisville W 63–51  15–5
(5–4)
KFC Yum! Center (11,175)
Louisville, KY
January 29, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 20 No. 7 Notre Dame W 69–65  16–5
(6–4)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 2, 2023
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 15 at Georgia Tech L 62–68  16–6
(6–5)
McCamish Pavilion (1,653)
Atlanta, GA
February 6, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 22 No. 11 Virginia Tech
Play4Kay
L 61–73  16–7
(6–6)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 9, 2023
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 22 at Wake Forest W 51–42  17–7
(7–6)
LJVM Coliseum (957)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 12, 2023
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 22 at Virginia L 59–71  17–8
(7–7)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,700)
Charlottesville, VA
February 16, 2023
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 19 North Carolina W 77–66 OT 18–8
(8–7)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 19, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 11 Virginia Tech L 62–75  18–9
(8–8)
Cassell Coliseum (6,413)
Blacksburg, VA
February 23, 2023
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 11 Duke L 62–77  18–10
(8–9)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,139)
Durham, NC
February 26, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh W 68–63  19–10
(9–9)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
March 2, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCN
(8) vs. (9) Syracuse
Second round
W 83–58  20–10
Greensboro Coliseum (4,177)
Greensboro, NC
March 3, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCN
(8) vs. (1) No. 10 Notre Dame
Quarterfinals
L 60–66  20–11
Greensboro Coliseum (6,151)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2023*
10:00 p.m., ESPN2
(7 G2) vs. (10 G2) Princeton
First round
L 63–64  20–12
Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,130)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G2=Greenville 2.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Final
AP 10 10 13 12 8 7 6 10 11 20 20 15 22 RV RV RV RV RV N/A
Coaches 8 7 11 11 10 8 6 6 9 12 18 18 13 20 24 RV RV RV RV RV

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked in previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

References

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  1. ^ Olson, Andy (April 16, 2022). "Illini add transfer Genesis Bryant". wcia.com. Nextstar Media. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Tucker, Tristan (April 12, 2022). "Way-too-early roster breakdown: NC State women's basketball to reload in 2022-23". The Technician Online. Retrieved October 28, 2022.(451: Unavailable for legal reasons in European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU)
  3. ^ a b "Cunane, Jones Selected in Second Round of 2022 WNBA Draft". gopack.com. NC State Wolfpack Athletics. April 11, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "NC State Women's Basketball Adds Transfer River Baldwin to Roster". gopack.com. NC State Wolfpack Athletics. May 13, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Wolfpack Women's Hoops Welcomes Transfer Mimi Collins to Program". gopack.com. NC State Wolfpack Athletics. April 19, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Philippou, Alexa (May 19, 2022). "Former South Carolina Gamecocks guard Saniya Rivers transferring to NC State Wolfpack". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "NC State Wolfpack". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "2022–23 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball schedule". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2022.