2022–23 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines were by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her eleventh year, and played their home games at the Crisler Center. This season marked the program's 41st season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2022–23 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
Gulf Coast Showcase champions
NCAA women's tournament, Second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 18
Record	23–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kim Barnes Arico (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Valerie Nainima Erin Batth Harry Rafferty
Home arena	Crisler Center
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Indiana	16	–	2		.889			28	–	4		.875
No. 3 Iowa †	15	–	3		.833			31	–	7		.816
No. 7 Maryland	15	–	3		.833			28	–	7		.800
No. 12 Ohio State	12	–	6		.667			28	–	8		.778
No. 18 Michigan	11	–	7		.611			23	–	10		.697
Illinois	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
Purdue	9	–	8		.529			19	–	11		.633
Nebraska	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
Michigan State	7	–	10		.412			16	–	14		.533
Wisconsin	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
Rutgers	5	–	13		.278			12	–	20		.375
Minnesota	4	–	14		.222			11	–	19		.367
Penn State	4	–	14		.222			14	–	17		.452
Northwestern	2	–	16		.111			9	–	21		.300
† 2023 Big Ten Tournament winner As of April 2, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2021–22 season with a 25–7 record, including 13–4 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They also reached No. 4 in the AP Poll, their highest rank ever, and were ranked the No. 3 seed in the 2022 NCAA tournament, their highest seed ever. The Wolverines advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history.^[1][2]

Offseason

On April 5, 2022, former assistant coach Carrie Moore was named the head coach for Harvard, following the retirement of longtime head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith.^[3]

Roster

2022–23 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Maddie Nolan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Zionsville Zionsville, IN G 5 Laila Phelia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Mount Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH G 10 Jordan Hobbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Springboro Springboro, OH G 11 Greta Kampschroeder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Naperville North Naperville, IL G 12 Ari Wiggins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Heritage Christian Indianapolis, IN G 13 Kate Clarke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Carmel Carmel, IN F 20 Alyssa Crockett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Westfield Westfield, IN F 22 Chyra Evans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lake Ginninderra Newcastle, NSW G 24 Michelle Sidor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Saddle River Day Upper Saddle River, NJ F 25 Whitney Sollom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Hartland Hartland, MI F 30 Elise Stuck 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Charlevoix Charlevoix, MI F 32 Leigha Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS DeKalb Noblesville, IN F 33 Emily Kiser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Noblesville Noblesville, IN C 34 Izabel Varejão 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Neuse Christian Academy Vitória, Brazil F 44 Cameron Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Whitney Young Chicago, IL	Head coach Kim Barnes Arico (Montclair State) Assistant coach(es) Erin Batth (Clemson) Valerie Nainima (South Carolina) Harry Rafferty (Michigan) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2022* 1:00 p.m.	No. 25	Daemen	W 87–32	–	Crisler Center (850) Ann Arbor, MI
Regular season
November 9, 2022* 6:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 25	Delaware State	W 83–30	1–0	Crisler Center (1,865) Ann Arbor, MI
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 25	Saint Francis	W 91–36	2–0	Crisler Center (2,930) Ann Arbor, MI
November 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 23	Western Michigan	W 99–67	3–0	Crisler Center (2,031) Ann Arbor, MI
November 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m.	No. 23	at Fairfield	W 69–53	4–0	Total Mortgage Arena (1,026) Bridgeport, CT
November 25, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops	No. 22	vs. Air Force Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals	W 68–48	5–0	Hertz Arena (356) Estero, FL
November 26, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops	No. 22	vs. South Florida Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals	W 63–58	6–0	Hertz Arena (297) Estero, FL
November 27, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops	No. 22	vs. No. 21 Baylor Gulf Coast Showcase final	W 84–75	7–0	Hertz Arena (313) Estero, FL
December 1, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 17	at Miami (FL) ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 76–64	8–0	Watsco Center (1,830) Coral Gables, FL
December 4, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 17	Northwestern	W 77–66	9–0 (1–0)	Crisler Center (2,835) Ann Arbor, MI
December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 14	Toledo	L 68–71	9–1	Crisler Center (2,798) Ann Arbor, MI
December 17, 2022* 12:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 19	Appalachian State	W 77–49	10–1	Crisler Center (2,853) Ann Arbor, MI
December 20, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 19	vs. No. 6 North Carolina Jumpman Invitational	W 76–68	11–1	Spectrum Center (8,745) Charlotte, NC
December 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN	No. 14	at Nebraska	W 76–59	12–1 (2–0)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,150) Lincoln, NE
December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., BTN	No. 14	at No. 3 Ohio State Rivalry	L 57–66	12–2 (2–1)	Value City Arena (4,038) Columbus, OH
January 3, 2023 1:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 14	Penn State	W 82–72	13–2 (3–1)	Crisler Center (3,237) Ann Arbor, MI
January 7, 2023 4:30 p.m., FOX	No. 14	No. 16 Iowa	L 85–94	13–3 (3–2)	Crisler Center (10,731) Ann Arbor, MI
January 10, 2023 6:30 p.m., BTN	No. 17	at Purdue	W 80–59	14–3 (4–2)	Mackey Arena (3,473) West Lafayette, IN
January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 17	Michigan State Rivalry	W 70–55	15–3 (5–2)	Crisler Center (10,534) Ann Arbor, MI
January 19, 2023 8:30 p.m., BTN	No. 14	at Rutgers	W 81–58	16–3 (6–2)	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,105) Piscataway, NJ
January 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN	No. 13	No. 6 Indiana	L 83–92	16–4 (6–3)	Crisler Center (2,987) Ann Arbor, MI
January 26, 2023 6:30 p.m., BTN	No. 13	at No. 10 Maryland	L 64–72	16–5 (6–4)	Xfinity Center (5,602) College Park, MD
January 29, 2023 3:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 13	at Minnesota	W 77–41	17–5 (7–4)	Williams Arena (4,545) Minneapolis, MN
February 2, 2023 6:30 p.m., BTN	No. 18	Illinois	W 74–57	18–5 (8–4)	Crisler Center (2,676) Ann Arbor, MI
February 5, 2023 3:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 18	at Michigan State Rivalry	W 77–67	19–5 (9–4)	Breslin Center (9,220) East Lansing, MI
February 12, 2023 1:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 12	Nebraska	W 80–75	20–5 (10–4)	Crisler Center (4,313) Ann Arbor, MI
February 16, 2023 8:30 p.m., BTN	No. 12	at No. 2 Indiana	L 52–68	20–6 (10–5)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,446) Bloomington, IN
February 20, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 12	No. 16 Ohio State Rivalry	L 61–74	20–7 (10–6)	Crisler Center (5,832) Ann Arbor, MI
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 12	Rutgers	W 71–53	21–7 (11–6)	Crisler Center (2,402) Ann Arbor, MI
February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN/BTN+	No. 12	at Wisconsin	L 70–78	21–8 (11–7)	Kohl Center (4,933) Madison, WI
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 2, 2023 3:00 p.m., BTN	(5) No. 17	vs. (13) Penn State Second round	W 63–61	22–8	Target Center (4,908) Minneapolis, MN
March 3, 2023 3:00 p.m., BTN	(5) No. 17	vs. (4) No. 14 Ohio State Quarterfinals/Rivalry	L 79–81	22–9	Target Center (5,544) Minneapolis, MN
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	(6 G2) No. 18	vs. (11 G2) No. 22 UNLV First round	W 71–59	23–9	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
March 19, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN	(6 G2) No. 18	at (3 G2) No. 9 LSU Second round	L 42–66	23–10	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,108) Baton Rouge, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G2=Greenville 2. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[4]^[5]

Rankings

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

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	25	23	22	17	14	19	19	14	14	17	14	13	18	12	12	12	17	18	18
Coaches	23	23	23	20	16	21	21	19	19	20	16	17	19	14	13	17	18	18	18	23

References

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2. VanMetre, Sarah (March 28, 2022). "Michigan's Historic NCAA Run Ends in Elite Eight After Tight Battle with Louisville". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
3. Paul, Tony (April 5, 2022). "UM basketball assistant, Country Day alum named head women's coach at Harvard". The Detroit News. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
4. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
5. VanMetre, Sarah (September 7, 2022). "Women's Basketball Releases 2022-23 Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 10, 2022.