2022–23 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

2022–23 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball

NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–12 (9–9 ACC)
Head coach	Wes Moore (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Nikki West Brittany Morris Ashley Williams
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum
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 2022–23 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by tenth-year head coach Wes Moore and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Wolfpack finished the season 20–12 overall and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the Second round where they defeated ninth seed Syracuse, then lost to first seed Notre Dame in the Quarterfinals. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the seventh seed in the Greenville 2 Region. They were upset by ten-seed Princeton in the First round to end their season.

Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the season 32–4 overall and 17–1 in ACC play to finish as regular season champions. As the first seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the Quarterfinals where they defeated ninth seed Florida State, then they defeated fifth seed Virginia Tech in the Semifinals, and they won the Final versus seven seed Miami to win their third straight tournament title. As champions, they earned the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the first seed in the Bridgeport Region. They defeated sixteen seed Longwood in the First Round, ninth seed Kansas State in the Second Round, and fifth seed Notre Dame in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to second seed UConn in the Elite Eight to end their season.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Genesis Bryant	1	G	5'6"	Sophomore	Jonesboro, Georgia	Transferred to Illinois^[1]
Raina Perez	2	G	5'4"	Graduate Student	Goodyear, Arizona	Graduated
Kai Crutchfield	3	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Raleigh, North Carolina	Graduated
Kendal Moore	15	G	5'6"	Junior	Fayetteville, North Carolina	Entered Transfer Portal^[2]
Kayla Jones	25	F	6'1"	Graduate Student	Jamesville, North Carolina	Graduated; Selected 22nd overall in the 2022 WNBA draft^[3]
Elissa Cunane	33	C	6'5"	Senior	Summerfield, North Carolina	Graduated; Selected 17th overall in the 2022 WNBA draft^[3]

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
River Baldwin	1	C	6'5"	Graduate Student	Andalusia, Alabama	Florida State^[4]
Mimi Collins	2	F	6'3"	Graduate Student	Waldorf, Maryland	Maryland^[5]
Saniya Rivers	22	G	6'1"	Sophomore	Wilmington, North Carolina	South Carolina^[6]

Recruiting Class

NC State did not have any Freshman join the team in the 2022–23 season.^[7]

Roster

2022–23 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	1	River Baldwin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	GS	Pleasant Home Florida State	Andalusia, AL
F	2	Mimi Collins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	GS	Paul VI Catholic HS Maryland	Waldorf, MD
G	3	Diamond Johnson	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Neumann Goretti Rutgers	Philadelphia, PA
F	5	Jada Boyd	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Appomattox County	Petersburg, VA
G	10	Aziaha James	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Princess Anne	Virginia Beach, VA
G	11	Jakia Brown-Turner	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Bishop McNamara	Temple Hills, MD
G	21	Madison Hayes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	East Hamilton Mississippi State	Chattanooga, TN
G	22	Saniya Rivers	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Eugene Ashley South Carolina	Wilmington, NC
G	23	Jessica Timmons	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	North Mecklenburg	Charlotte, NC
C	32	Sophie Hart	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Farmington	Farmington, MN
C	41	Camille Hobby	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Nease	Jacksonville, FL

Head coach

Wes Moore (Johnson)

Assistant coach(es)

Kikki West (Clemson)
Brittany Moris (Seton Hall)
Ashley Williams (NC State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2022

Schedule

Source^[8]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m.	No. 10	UNC Pembroke	W 81–22	–	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Non-Conference Regular season
November 7, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 10	Quinnipiac	W 82–45	1–0	Reynolds Coliseum (4,264) Raleigh, NC
November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 10	Elon	W 89–55	2–0	Reynolds Coliseum (4,083) Raleigh, NC
November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 10	Mount St. Mary's	W 86–38	3–0	Reynolds Coliseum (4,373) Raleigh, NC
November 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 10	Charlotte	W 96–48	4–0	Reynolds Coliseum (4,428) Raleigh, NC
November 20, 2022* 1:00 p.m., FS1	No. 10	at No. 5 Connecticut	L 69–91	4–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,359) Storrs, CT
November 24, 2022* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops	No. 13	vs. Vanderbilt Cancún Challenge	W 82–73	5–1	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (161) Cancún, Mexico
November 25, 2022* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops	No. 13	vs. West Virginia Cancún Challenge	W 78–40	6–1	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107) Cancún, Mexico
December 1, 2022* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 12	at No. 10 Iowa ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 94–81	7–1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,250) Iowa City, IA
December 5, 2022* 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 8	at Georgia	W 65–54	8–1	Stegeman Coliseum (2,048) Athens, GA
December 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 8	South Florida	W 65–57	9–1	Reynolds Coliseum (5,269) Raleigh, NC
December 15, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 8	Davidson	W 81–47	10–1	Reynolds Coliseum (4,023) Raleigh, NC
ACC Regular season
December 18, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 8	Clemson	W 77–59	11–1 (1–0)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
December 29, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 6	Duke	L 58–72	11–2 (1–1)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
January 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 6	at Syracuse	W 56–54	12–2 (2–1)	Carrier Dome (1,994) Syracuse, NY
January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 10	Boston College	L 71–79	12–3 (2–2)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,145) Raleigh, NC
January 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 10	Virginia	W 87–62	13–3 (3–2)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
January 12, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 11	at Florida State	L 72–91	13–4 (3–3)	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,014) Tallahassee, FL
January 15, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 11	at No. 22 North Carolina Rivalry	L 47–56	13–5 (3–4)	Carmichael Arena (6,319) Chapel Hill, NC
January 19, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 20	Miami (FL)	W 71–61	14–5 (4–4)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
January 22, 2023 1:00 p.m., ABC	No. 20	at Louisville	W 63–51	15–5 (5–4)	KFC Yum! Center (11,175) Louisville, KY
January 29, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 20	No. 7 Notre Dame	W 69–65	16–5 (6–4)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
February 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 15	at Georgia Tech	L 62–68	16–6 (6–5)	McCamish Pavilion (1,653) Atlanta, GA
February 6, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 22	No. 11 Virginia Tech Play4Kay	L 61–73	16–7 (6–6)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
February 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 22	at Wake Forest	W 51–42	17–7 (7–6)	LJVM Coliseum (957) Winston-Salem, NC
February 12, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 22	at Virginia	L 59–71	17–8 (7–7)	John Paul Jones Arena (3,700) Charlottesville, VA
February 16, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 19 North Carolina	W 77–66 ^OT	18–8 (8–7)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
February 19, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 11 Virginia Tech	L 62–75	18–9 (8–8)	Cassell Coliseum (6,413) Blacksburg, VA
February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 11 Duke	L 62–77	18–10 (8–9)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,139) Durham, NC
February 26, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Pittsburgh	W 68–63	19–10 (9–9)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
March 2, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN	(8)	vs. (9) Syracuse Second round	W 83–58	20–10	Greensboro Coliseum (4,177) Greensboro, NC
March 3, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN	(8)	vs. (1) No. 10 Notre Dame Quarterfinals	L 60–66	20–11	Greensboro Coliseum (6,151) Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2023* 10:00 p.m., ESPN2	(7 G2)	vs. (10 G2) Princeton First round	L 63–64	20–12	Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,130) Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G2=Greenville 2. All times are in Eastern.

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	Week 19	Final
AP	10	10	13	12	8т	8	7	6	10	11	20	20	15	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches	8	7	11	11	10	8	6	6	9	12	18	18	13	20	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

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

^ Olson, Andy (April 16, 2022). "Illini add transfer Genesis Bryant". wcia.com. Nextstar Media. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ Tucker, Tristan (April 12, 2022). "Way-too-early roster breakdown: NC State women's basketball to reload in 2022-23". The Technician Online. Retrieved October 28, 2022.(451: Unavailable due to legal reasons in European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU)
^ ^a ^b "Cunane, Jones Selected in Second Round of 2022 WNBA Draft". gopack.com. NC State Wolfpack Athletics. April 11, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ "NC State Women's Basketball Adds Transfer River Baldwin to Roster". gopack.com. NC State Wolfpack Athletics. May 13, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ "Wolfpack Women's Hoops Welcomes Transfer Mimi Collins to Program". gopack.com. NC State Wolfpack Athletics. April 19, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ Philippou, Alexa (May 19, 2022). "Former South Carolina Gamecocks guard Saniya Rivers transferring to NC State Wolfpack". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ "NC State Wolfpack". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
^ "2022–23 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball schedule". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

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Rivalries	North Carolina
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