2022–23 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

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.

2022–23 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	10–20 (3–15 ACC)
Head coach	Lance White (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Terri Mitchell Nick DiPillo Brianna Kiesel
Home arena	Petersen Events Center
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	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 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

Main article: 2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

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

Departures

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

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

Source:^[7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 91
Marley Washenitz G	Fairmont, West Virginia	Fairmont	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Avery Strickland G	Knoxville, Tennessee	Farragut	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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

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 Lance White (Texas Tech) Assistant coach(es) Terri Mitchell (Duquesne) Nick DiPillo (Fairleigh Dickinson) Brianna Kiesel (Pittsburgh) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 31, 2022

Schedule

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

Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 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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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.