2022–23 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represents the University of Kentucky (UK) in the 2022–23 college basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Kyra Elzy, the Wildcats play home games at Memorial Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference.[1][2]

2022–23 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record12–19 (2–14 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachNiya Butts
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
Seasons
2022–23 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 16 0   1.000 36 1   .973
No. 9 LSU 15 1   .938 34 2   .944
No. 24 Tennessee 13 3   .813 25 12   .676
Ole Miss 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Mississippi State 9 7   .563 22 11   .667
Georgia 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Alabama 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
Arkansas 7 9   .438 24 13   .649
Missouri 6 10   .375 18 14   .563
Florida 5 11   .313 19 14   .576
Auburn 5 11   .313 16 15   .516
Vanderbilt 3 13   .188 12 19   .387
Kentucky 2 14   .125 12 19   .387
Texas A&M 2 14   .125 9 20   .310
2023 SEC tournament winner
As of April 2, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

Roster edit

2022–23 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Tionna Herron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr DeSoto HS DeSoto, TX
G 1 Robyn Benton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Greater Atlanta Christian School
Auburn
Conyers, GA
G 2 Saniah Tyler 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Incarnate Word Academy Florissant, MO
G 3 Kennedy Cambridge 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr The Ensworth School Nashville, TN
G 4 Eniya Russell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr St. Vincent Pallotti HS
South Carolina
Baltimore, MD
G 5 Blair Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Harlan County HS Harlan County, KY
G 11 Jada Walker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Henrico HS Richmond, VA
F 13 Ajae Petty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Baltimore Poly
LSU
Baltimore, MD
G 20 Amiya Jenkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Anderson County HS Lexington, KY
F 21 Nyah Leveretter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Westwood HS Blythewood, SC
G 22 Maddie Scherr 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Ryle HS
Oregon
Florence, KY
G 23 Cassidy Rowe 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Shelby Valley HS Virgie, KY
F 24 Zennia Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Warrensville Heights HS Lyndhurst, OH
F 25 Adebola Adeyeye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS The Rock School
Buffalo
Brampton, ON
G 34 Emma King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Lincoln County HS Stanford, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
Pikeville W 93−45 
Memorial Coliseum (888)
Lexington, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Radford W 82–78  1–0
Memorial Coliseum (2,911)
Lexington, KY
November 11, 2022*
6:00 p.m., SECN+
Morehead State W 73–48  2–0
Memorial Coliseum (3,015)
Lexington, KY
November 13, 2022*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Coastal Carolina W 79–53  3–0
Memorial Coliseum (3,012)
Lexington, KY
November 17, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Bellarmine W 63–45  4–0
Memorial Coliseum (2,935)
Lexington, KY
November 21, 2022*
12:00 p.m.
vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship
L 74–82  4–1
Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2022*
4:30 p.m.
vs. Dayton
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship
W 70–44  5–1
Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
December 4, 2022*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
UNC Greensboro W 82–56  6–1
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
December 7, 2022*
8:00 p.m.
at Minnesota W 80–74  7–1
Williams Arena (2,495)
Minneapolis, MN
December 11, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN
Louisville
Rivalry
L 72–86  7–2
Rupp Arena (7,927)
Lexington, KY
December 16, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN
Murray State L 44–51  7–3
Memorial Coliseum (3,178)
Lexington, KY
December 18, 2022*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Florida Gulf Coast L 63–69  7–4
Memorial Coliseum (3,267)
Lexington, KY
December 21, 2022*
11:00 a.m., SECN+
Ohio W 95–86  8–4
Memorial Coliseum (3,126)
Lexington, KY
SEC regular season
December 29, 2022
9:00 p.m., SECN
at Missouri L 71–74  8–5
(0–1)
Mizzou Arena (3,258)
Columbia, MO
January 1, 2023
2:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 24 Arkansas L 50–71  8–6
(0–2)
Memorial Coliseum (3,284)
Lexington, KY
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., SECN
at Georgia L 60–64  8–7
(0–3)
Stegeman Coliseum (1,931)
Athens, GA
January 8, 2023
2:00 p.m., SECN
No. 7 LSU L 48–67  8–8
(0–4)
Rupp Arena (3,410)
Lexington, KY
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 1 South Carolina L 66–95  8–9
(0–5)
Memorial Coliseum (4,016)
Lexington, KY
January 15, 2023
3:00 p.m., SECN
at Florida W 81–75  9–9
(1–5)
O'Connell Center (1,625)
Gainesville, FL
January 22, 2023
1:00 p.m., SECN
at Mississippi State L 76–77  9–10
(1–6)
Humphrey Coliseum (5,130)
Mississippi State, MS
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., SEC+
Auburn L 68–71  9–11
(1–7)
Memorial Coliseum (3,123)
Lexington, KY
January 29, 2023
3:00 p.m., SECN
Missouri W 77–54  10–11
(2–7)
Memorial Coliseum (3,914)
Lexington, KY
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 1 South Carolina L 69–87  10–12
(2–8)
Colonial Life Arena (12,743)
Columbia, SC
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Alabama L 65–72  10–13
(2–9)
Memorial Coliseum (3,277)
Lexington, KY
February 13, 2023
7:00 p.m., SECN
at Ole Miss L 52–74  10–14
(2–10)
SJB Pavilion (2,391)
Oxford, MS
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Georgia L 40–50  10–15
(2–11)
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
February 19, 2023
3:00 p.m., SECN+
at Vanderbilt L 57–79  10–16
(2–12)
Memorial Gym (2,468)
Nashville, TN
February 23, 2023
7:00 p.m., SECN
at Texas A&M L 67–74  10–17
(2–13)
Reed Arena (2,795)
College Station, TX
February 26, 2023
2:00 p.m., SECN
Tennessee
Rivalry
L 63–83  10–18
(2–14)
Memorial Coliseum (6,152)
Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
March 1, 2023
1:30 p.m., SECN
(14) vs. (11) Florida
First Round
W 72–57  11–18
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,125)
Greenville, SC
March 2, 2023
8:00 p.m., SECN
(14) vs. (6) Alabama
Second Round
W 71–58  12–18
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,691)
Greenville, SC
March 3, 2023
8:00 p.m., SECN
(14) vs. (3) Tennessee
Quarterfinals / Rivalry
L 71–80  12–19
Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APNot released
CoachesRVRV

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Merda, Mallory (October 3, 2022). "Kentucky women's basketball schedule: What we know about the 2022–23 season". Louisville Courier Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Geoghegan, Zack (September 28, 2022). "Kentucky WBB announces tip times, TV designations for 2022-23 schedule". ON3. Retrieved October 25, 2022.