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2022–23 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

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2022–23 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record10–20 (3–15 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
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 2022–23 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented The University of Pittsburgh during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers were led by fifth year head coach Lance White, and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Panthers finished the season 10–20 overall and 3–15 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their First Round matchup with Clemson. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT. After the season Head Coach Lance White was fired.[1]

Previous season

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The Panthers finished the season 11–19 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their First Round matchup with Duke. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Off-season

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Ismini Prapa 10 G 5'7" Senior Athens, Greece Graduated
Tracey Hueston 13 F 6'2" Sophomore Roanoke, Virginia Transferred to Charlotte[2]
Mary Dunn 15 F 6'3" Graduate Student Washington, Pennsylvania Graduated
Jayla Everett 20 G 5'10" Senior St Louis, Missouri Dismissed from team[3]
Rita Igbokwe 23 C 6'4" Junior Flint, Michigan Transferred to Ole Miss[4]

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Channise Lewis 10 G 5'8" Graduate Student Miami, Florida Maryland[5]
Gabby Hutcherson 22 F 6'2" Junior Westerville, Ohio Ohio State[6]

Recruiting Class

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Source:[7]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aislin Malcolm
G
Carnegie, Pennsylvania Chartiers Valley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Marley Washenitz
G
Fairmont, West Virginia Fairmont 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Avery Strickland
G
Knoxville, Tennessee Farragut 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2022–23 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sandrine Clesca 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Winston-Salem Christian School Laval, Quebec
G 1 Dayshanette Harris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Ursuline Youngstown, OH
G 2 Liatu King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Bishop McNamara Washington, D.C.
G 3 Taisha Exanor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Dawson College Châteauguay, Quebec
G 4 Emy Hayford 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Caland Lyceum Maastricht, Netherlands
G 5 Amber Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Little Rock Christian Academy Monroe, LA
G 10 Channise Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Miami Country Day
Maryland
Miami, Florida
G 11 Marley Washenitz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Fairmont Fairmont, WV
G 12 Aislin Malcolm 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Chartiers Valley Carnegie, PA
G 13 Destiny Strother 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Carman-Ainsworth
Marquette
Flint, MI
F 14 Cynthia Ezeja 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr 20th High School of Athens Athens, Greece
F 21 Maliyah Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Africentric Early College Columbus, OH
F 22 Gabby Hutcherson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Westerville South
Ohio State
Westerville, OH
G 23 Avery Strickland 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Farragut Knoxville, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2022

Schedule

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Source:[8]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
at Coppin State W 56–41  1–0
Physical Education Complex (516)
Baltimore, MD
November 12, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
George Mason W 63–45  2–0
Peterson Events Center (437)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 16, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX
Bryant W 93–54  3–0
Peterson Events Center (3,154)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 19, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Duquesne
City Game
W 61–45  4–0
Peterson Events Center (1,513)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 25, 2022*
2:00 p.m.
vs. Towson
Fort Myers Tip-Off
W 72–62  5–0
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (315)
Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2022*
2:00 p.m.
vs. DePaul
Fort Myers Tip-Off
L 59–74  5–1
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (440)
Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2022*
11:30 a.m.
vs. No. 14 Maryland
Fort Myers Tip-Off
L 63–87  5–2
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (323)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ACCN
Illinois
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 71–92  5–3
Peterson Events Center (274)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 7, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Loyola (MD) W 78–42  6–3
Peterson Events Center (264)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 11, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ACCN
Ball State L 66–68 OT 6–4
Peterson Events Center (523)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 18, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCN
Louisville L 53–77  6–5
(0–1)
Peterson Events Center (491)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 21, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
North Alabama W 85–83  7–5
Peterson Events Center (529)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 29, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Wake Forest L 51–66  7–6
(0–2)
LJVM Coliseum (858)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 1, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Miami (FL) L 67–74  7–7
(0–3)
Peterson Events Center (636)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 5, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Syracuse L 71–89  7–8
(0–4)
Carrier Dome (1,956)
Syracuse, NY
January 8, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Louisville L 69–76  7–9
(0–5)
KFC Yum! Center (9,218)
Louisville, KY
January 15, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Clemson L 57–72  7–10
(0–6)
Peterson Events Center (953)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 19, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 12 Virginia Tech L 62–69  7–11
(0–7)
Peterson Events Center (352)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 22, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Florida State L 37–74  7–12
(0–8)
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,025)
Tallahassee, FL
January 26, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 15 North Carolina L 57–72  7–13
(0–9)
Peterson Events Center (571)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 29, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Boston College L 60–74  7–14
(0–10)
Conte Forum (1,604)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 16 Duke L 44–53  7–15
(0–11)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,741)
Durham, NC
February 5, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia W 60–51  8–15
(1–11)
Peterson Events Center (1,136)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 9, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 10 Notre Dame L 63–69  8–16
(1–12)
Purcell Pavilion (4,716)
Notre Dame, IN
February 12, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Georgia Tech W 85–79  9–16
(2–12)
McCamish Pavilion (1,661)
Atlanta, GA
February 16, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Boston College W 75–64  10–16
(3–12)
Peterson Events Center (475)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 19, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 10 Notre Dame L 43–83  10–17
(3–13)
Peterson Events Center (2,829)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 23, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse L 55–85  10–18
(3–14)
Peterson Events Center (517)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 26, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at NC State L 63–68  10–19
(3–15)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
ACC Women's tournament
March 1, 2023
3:30 p.m., ACCN
(15) vs. (10) Clemson
First round
L 53–71  10–20
Greensboro Coliseum (3,879)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
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5
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6
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7
Week
8
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9
Week
10
Week
11
Week
12
Week
13
Week
14
Week
15
Week
16
Week
17
Week
18
Final
AP N/A
Coaches

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. ^ Jennings, Chantel (March 3, 2023). "Pitt fires women's basketball coach Lance White after 5 seasons". theatlantic.com. The Atlantic. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Power 5 Transfer Tracey Hueston to 2022-23 Roster". charlotte49ers.com. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. April 11, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. ^ DiPaola, Jerry (February 20, 2022). "Pitt senior Jayla Everett dismissed from women's basketball team". triblive.com. Trib Total Media. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  4. ^ Johnson, David (April 19, 2022). "Coach Yo' lands 6-foot-4 Pitt transfer Rita Igbokwe". 247sports.com. 247Sports. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "Pitt Lands Talented Maryland Transfer Point Guard Channise Lewis". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. May 4, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  6. ^ "Pitt Adds Ohio State Transfer And Former Five-Star Forward Gabby Hutcherson". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. May 3, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  7. ^ "Pittsburgh Panthers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Pittsburgh". Pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.