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2022–23 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 19
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ashley Davis (2nd season)
  • Salvo Coppa (7th season)
  • Erin Grant (2nd season)
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
2022–23 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Utah 15 – 3   .833 27 – 5   .844
No. 5 Stanford 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829
No. 21 Colorado 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735
No. 14 UCLA 11 – 7   .611 27 – 10   .730
No. 25 Arizona 11 – 7   .611 22 – 10   .688
USC 11 – 7   .611 21 – 10   .677
No. 23 Washington State † 9 – 9   .500 23 – 11   .676
Oregon 7 – 11   .389 20 – 15   .571
Washington 7 – 11   .389 19 – 15   .559
California 4 – 14   .222 13 – 17   .433
Oregon State 4 – 14   .222 13 – 18   .419
Arizona State 1 – 17   .056 8 – 20   .286
† 2023 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of January 2, 2025
Rankings from AP poll


The 2022–23 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team will represent the University of Arizona during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats will be led by seventh-year head coach Adia Barnes. This will be the Wildcats' 49th season at the on-campus McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona and 44th season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

The Wildcats finished the 2021–22 season with a record of 21–8, 10–6 in Pac-12 play. The Wildcats were invited to the 2022 NCAA tournament where they defeated UNLV in the first round before losing to North Carolina in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Arizona Wildcats Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Sam Thomas 14 F 6'0 Graduate Student Bloomfield Hills, MI Completed college eligibility
Ariyah Copeland 22 F 6'3 Graduate Student Columbus, GA Completed college eligibility
Reference:

Outgoing Transfers

Arizona Outcoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown New School Source
Anna Gret Asi 0 G 5'8 Freshman Tartu, Estonia Transferred to Oklahoma State
Koi Love 5 F 6'0 Junior Orlando, FL Transferred to USC
Derin Erdogan 10 G 5'6 Sophomore Istanbul, Turkey Transferred to Northeastern
Aaronette Vonleh 21 C 6'3 Freshman West Linn, OR Transferred to Colorado
Gisela Sanchez 30 F 6'3 Freshman Barcelona, Spain Transferred to Kansas State
Semaj Smith 34 C 6'6 Senior Long Beach, CA Transferred to San Jose State
Bendu Yeaney 23 G 5'10 Senior Portland, OR Transferred to Oregon State
Taylor Chavez 3 G 5'10 Senior Surprise, AZ TBD
Reference:

Acquisitions

Incoming Transfers

Arizona Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School Years Remaining Date Eligible Source
Lauren Fields 23 G 5'9 Junior Shawnee, OK Oklahoma State 1
Esmery Martinez 12 F 6'2 Junior Hato Mayor del Ray, DR West Virginia 1
Jade Loville 30 F/G 5'11 Graduate Student Scottsdale, AZ Arizona State 1
Reference:

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Maya Nnaji
F 		Lakeville, MN Hopkins High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A May 10, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Paris Clark
G 		Mount Vernon, NY Long Island Lutheran High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A Dec 13, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Kailyn Gilbert
G 		Tampa, FL Seffner Christian Academy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A Jan 6, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Lemyah Hylton
G 		London, ON Southwest Academy Girls Prep 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Oct 16, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
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:

  • "2022 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Breya Cunningham
POST 		Chula Vista, CA La Jolla Country Day School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Jun 26, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Montaya Dew
F 		Las Vegas, NV Centennial High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Dec 23, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Jada Williams
PG 		Kansas City, MO La Jolla Country Day School (CA) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A Aug 1, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
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:

Preseason

Preseason rankings

Pac-12 media poll (Coaches)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Stanford (11) 121
2 Oregon 101
3 Arizona 100
4 UCLA 91
5 Utah (1) 84
6 Oregon State 62
7 Washington State 61
8 Colorado 55
9 USC 50
10 Washington 28
11 California 21
12 Arizona State 18


Pac-12 media poll (Media)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Stanford (28) 336
2 Arizona 291
3 Oregon 275
4 UCLA 237
5 Utah 226
6 Oregon State 181
7 Washington State 170
8 Colorado 145
9 USC 105
10 Washington 78
11 California 71
12 Arizona State 69

Source: [1]

Preseason All Pac-12 teams

Cate Reese

  • Preseason All Pac-12 team

Jade Loville

  • Preseason All Pac-12 team

Shania Pellington

  • Preseason All Pac-12 team


Source: [2]

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year Source
Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Jade Loville SG GS [3]
Katrina McClain Award Cate Reese PF GS [4]
Esmery Martinez PF Sr.

Personal

Roster

Source:[5]

2022–23 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Shaina Pellington 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Dunabarton  
Oklahoma   		Pickering, ON  
G 4 Madison Conner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So AZ Compass Prep   Chandler, AZ  
G 10 Lemyah Hylton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Southwest Academy Girls Prep   London, ON  
F 12 Esmery Martinez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Hamilton Heights Christian Academy  
West Virginia   		Hato Mayor del Rey, DR  
G 13 Helena Pueyo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Segle XXI   Palma de Mallorca, Spain  
G 15 Kailyn Gilbert 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Seffner Christian Academy   Tampa, FL  
G 22 Paris Clark 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Long Island Lutheran   Mount Vernon, NY  
G 23 Lauren Fields 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Shawnee
Oklahoma State   		Shawnee, OK  
F 25 Cate Reese 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Cypress   Cypress, TX  
G/F 30 Jade Loville 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Skyline  
Arizona State   		Scottsdale, AZ  
F 32 Lauren Ware 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Century   Bismarck, ND  
F 34 Maya Nnaji 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Hopkins   St. Louis Park, MN  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 1, 2022

Support staff

2022-23 Arizona Wildcats support staff
  • Bett Shelby - Special Assistant to the Head Coach
  • - Assistant Coordinator
  • Justin Kokoskie - Athletic Trainer
  • Kayla Scott - Director of Basketball Operations
  • - Director of Recruiting
  • Ryan Lee - Video Coordinator
  • TBD - Graduate Assistant
  • Zane Barnes - Creative Content Specialist
  • Nick Colosimo - Director of Branding & Creative

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2022*
6:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 19 West Texas A&M       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
November 2, 2022*
6:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 19 Cal State LA       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Regular season
November 10, 2022*
6:30 pm 		No. 19 Northern Arizona       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
November 13, 2022*
5:00 pm 		No. 19 Cal State Northridge       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
November 18, 2022*
6:30 pm 		Loyola Marymount       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
November 20, 2022*
2:00 pm 		Long Beach State       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
November 25, 2022*
5:00 pm 		vs. Cal Baptist
USD Thanksgiving Classic 		      Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
November 26, 2022*
5:00 pm 		at San Diego
USD Thanksgiving Classic 		      Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
December 4, 2022*
1:00 p.m. 		at New Mexico       The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
December 8, 2022*
6:30 p.m., P12N 		Kansas       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 14, 2022*
6:30 p.m., P12N 		Texas Southern       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 18, 2022*
5:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Baylor
Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge 		      American Airlines Center 
Dallas, TX
December 21, 2022*
2:00 pm 		at UT Arlington       College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
Pac-12 regular season
December 29, 2022
6:00 p.m., P12N 		Arizona State
Rivalry 		      McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 31, 2022
8:00 p.m., P12N 		at California       Haas Pavilion (–)
Berkeley, CA
January 2, 2023
12:30 p.m., P12N 		at Stanford       Maples Pavilion (–)
Stanford, CA
January 6, 2023
8:00 p.m., P12N 		Oregon State       McKale Center (–)
Tucson, AZ
January 8, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Oregon       McKale Center (–)
Tucson, AZ
January 13, 2023
7:00 p.m., TBD 		at Colorado       CU Events Center (–)
Boulder, CO
January 15, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N 		at Utah       Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 22, 2023
3:00 p.m., P12N 		at Arizona State
Rivalry 		      Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
January 27, 2023
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Washington       McKale Center (–)
Tucson, AZ
January 29, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N 		Washington State       McKale Center (–)
Tucson, AZ
February 3, 2023
P12N, P12N 		at UCLA
Rivalry 		      Pauley Pavilion (–)
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 2023
1:00 p.m., P12N 		at USC       Galen Center (–)
Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 2023
7:30 p.m., ESPN 		Stanford       McKale Center (–)
Tucson, AZ
February 12, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N 		California       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
February 17, 2023
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Utah       McKale Center (–)
Tucson, AZ
February 19, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N 		Colorado       McKale Center (–)
Tucson, AZ
February 23, 2023
8:00 p.m., P12N 		at Oregon       Matthew Knight Arena (–)
Eugene, OR
February 25, 2023
1:00 p.m., P12N 		at Oregon State       Gill Coliseum (–)
Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 1-4, 2023
TBD, P12N 		vs. TBD       Michelob Ultra Arena (–)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:[6]

Game Summaries

This section will be filled in as the season progresses.

West Texas A&M

October 27
6:00 p.m.
West Texas A&M Buffaloes vs. No. 19 Arizona Wildcats
McKale Center - Tucson, AZ


Cal State Los Angeles

P12N
November 2
6:00 p.m.
Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles vs. No. 19 Arizona Wildcats
McKale Center - Tucson, AZ


Northern Arizona

P12N
November 10
6:30 p.m.
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs. No. 19 Arizona Wildcats
McKale Center - Tucson, AZ

Cal State Northridge

TBD
November 13
5:00 p.m.
Cal State Northridge Matadors vs. No. 19 Arizona Wildcats
McKale Center - Tucson, AZ

Loyola Marymount

TBD
November 18
6:30 p.m.
Loyola Marymount Lions vs. Arizona Wildcats
McKale Center - Tucson, AZ

Long Beach State

TBD
November 20
2:00 p.m.
Long Beach State Beach vs. Arizona Wildcats
McKale Center - Tucson, AZ

vs Cal Baptist

TBD
November 25
5:00 p.m.
Cal Baptist Lancers vs. Arizona Wildcats
Jenny Craig Pavilion - San Diego, CA

vs San Diego

TBD
November 26
5:00 p.m.
San Diego Toreros vs. Arizona Wildcats
Jenny Craig Pavilion - San Diego, CA

at New Mexico

TBD
December 4
1:00 p.m.
Arizona Wildcats vs. New Mexico Lobos
The Pit - Albuquerque, NM

Kansas

P12N
December 8
6:30 p.m.
Kansas Jayhawks vs. Arizona Wildcats
McKale Center - Tucson, AZ

Texas Southern

P12N
December 14
6:30 p.m.
Texas Southern Lady Tigers vs. Arizona Wildcats
McKale Center - Tucson, AZ

vs Baylor

December 18
5:30 p.m.
Baylor Bears vs. Arizona Wildcats
American Airlines Center - Dallas, TX

at UT Arlington

TBD
December 21
2:00 p.m.
Arizona Wildcats vs. UT Arlington Mavericks
College Park Center - Arlington, TX

Arizona State

P12N
December 29
6:00 p.m.
Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Arizona Wildcats

at California

P12N
December 31
8:00 p.m.
Arizona Wildcats vs. California Golden Bears

at Stanford

P12N
January 2
12:30 p.m.
Arizona Wildcats vs. Stanford Cardinal

Oregon State

P12N
January 6
8:00 p.m.
Oregon State Beavers vs. Arizona Wildcats

Oregon

ESPN2
January 8
5:00 p.m.
Oregon Ducks vs. Arizona Wildcats

at Colorado

P12N
January 13
7:00 p.m.
Arizona Wildcats vs. Colorado Buffaloes

at Utah

P12N
January 15
12:00 p.m.
Arizona Wildcats vs. Utah Utes

at Arizona State

P12N
January 22
3:00 p.m.
Arizona Wildcats vs. Arizona State Sun Devils

Washington

P12N
January 27
7:00 p.m.
Washington Huskies vs. Arizona Wildcats

Washington State

P12N
January 29
12:00 p.m.
Washington State Cougars vs. Arizona Wildcats

at UCLA

P12N
February 3
9:00 p.m.
Arizona Wildcats vs. UCLA Bruins

at USC

P12N
February 5
1:00 p.m.
Arizona Wildcats vs. USC Trojans

Stanford

February 9
7:30 p.m.
Stanford Cardinal vs. Arizona Wildcats

California

P12N
February 12
12:00 p.m.
California Golden Bears vs. Arizona Wildcats

Utah

P12N
February 17
7:00 p.m.
Utah Utes vs. Arizona Wildcats

Colorado

P12N
February 19
12:00 p.m.
Colorado Buffaloes vs. Arizona Wildcats

at Oregon

P12N
February 23
8:00 p.m.
Arizona Wildcats vs. Oregon Ducks

at Oregon State

P12N
February 25
1:00 p.m.
Arizona Wildcats vs. Oregon State Beavers

Statistics

Updated through May 1, 2022
Record Arizona OPP
Scoring 0 0
Scoring Average 0.0 0.0
Field goals - Att 0–0 0–0
3-pt. Field goals - Att 0–0 0–0
Free throws - Att 0–0 0–0
Rebounds 0 0
Assists 0 0
Turnovers 0 0
Steals 0 0
Blocked Shots 0 0

Player statistics

Player Games played Minutes Field goals Three pointers Free throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
ClarkParis Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ConnerMadison Conner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FieldsLauren Fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GilbertKaitlyn Gilbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HamiltonLemyah Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LovilleJade Loville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MartinezEsmery Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NnajiMaya Nnaji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PellingtonShaina Pellington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PueyoHelena Pueyo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ReeseCate Reese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WareLauren Ware 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total – – – – – – – – – –
Opponents – – – – − − − − − −

Team and individual highs

Team Game Highs
Stat High Opponent Date
Points
Field goals Made
Field Goal Attempts
3 Points Made
3 Points Attempted
Free throws Made
Free Throw Attempts
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocked Shots
Turnovers
Fouls
Individual Game Highs
Stat High Opponent Date
Points
Field goals Made
Field Goal Attempts
3 Points Made
3 Points Attempted
Free throws Made
Free Throw Attempts
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocked Shots
Turnovers
Fouls

Awards and honors

Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref.

Sources:

Conference honors
Honors Player Position

Sources:

Midseason awards watchlists

Midseason award honors
Honors Player Position

Sources:

Final awards watchlists

Final award honors
Honors Player Position

Sources:

National awards

National award honors
Honors Player Position

Sources:

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP19Not released
Coaches19^

^Coaches poll was not released for Week 1.

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Stanford picked as 2022-23 Pac-12 Women's Basketball favorite in preseason polls". October 25, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Media selects preseason 2022-23 Pac-12 Women's Basketball All-Conference Team". October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Basketball Hall of Fame, WBCA Name Twenty Shooting Guards to Watch List for 2023 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award". hoophall.com. National Basketball Hall of Fame. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Basketball Hall of Fame, WBCA Name Twenty Power Forwards to Watch List for 2023 Katrina McClain Award". hoophall.com. National Basketball Hall of Fame. October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster". arizonawildcats.com. Arizona Athletics. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". arizonawildcats.com. University of Arizona. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
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