2022–23 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

2022–23 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
2022–23 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	12–19 (2–14 SEC)
Head coach	Kyra Elzy (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Niya Butts
Assistant coaches	Amber Smith; Jen Hoover;
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum

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

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]

Roster

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

Kyra Elzy (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

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 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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—													Not released
Coaches	RV	RV	—	—	—	—

References

↑ 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.
↑ Geoghegan, Zack (September 28, 2022). "Kentucky WBB announces tip times, TV designations for 2022-23 schedule". ON3. Retrieved October 25, 2022.

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[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.

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Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
Venues	Memorial Coliseum (1971–2023) (2024 - ) Rupp Arena (select games 2006–present) (temporary 2023-2024) Clive M. Beck Center (temporary 2023-2024) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Indiana Louisville Tennessee
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References