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The 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 7, 2022. The regular season ended on March 12, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament beginning on March 14 and ending with the championship game at American Airlines Center in Dallas on April 2.
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Preseason AP No. 1 | South Carolina |
Regular season | November 7, 2022 – March 12, 2023 |
NCAA Tournament | 2023 |
Tournament dates | March 15 – April 2 |
National Championship | American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas |
NCAA Champions | LSU |
Other champions | Kansas (WNIT) California Baptist (WBI) |
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden) | Caitlin Clark (Iowa) |
The following rule changes will be recommended by the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee to the Playing Rules Oversight Panel for 2022−23 season:
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Twenty-six schools joined new conferences or became independents, including five schools from Division II that started transitions to Division I this season and one in the transition process from Division I to Division III.
As noted previously, Incarnate Word backed out of a planned move from the Southland Conference to the Western Athletic Conference, and Lamar, which had planned to make the opposite move in 2023, pushed this move forward to 2022.
The 2022−23 season was the last for at least 16 Division I schools in their then-current conferences, and for one Division II school before reclassification to Division I. It was also Hartford's only season as a D-I independent and the last season of athletics for St. Francis Brooklyn.
All five new D-I members in 2022–23 play on their respective campuses.
The following D-I programs plan to open new arenas for the 2023−24 season, or move home games to a pre-existing venue. All will move within their current campuses otherwise indicated.
The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaching polls
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Rankings reflect the AP poll Top 25.
Tournament/event name | Dates | Location | No. Teams | Champions | Notes |
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Preseason WNIT | November 12–20 | Multiple locations | 4 | Texas Tech | |
Dublin Basketball Challenge | November 18–19 | National Basketball Arena (Dublin, Ireland) | 4 | Marist | |
Battle 4 Atlantis | November 19–21 | Imperial Arena (Nassau, Bahamas) | 8 | UCLA | |
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo | November 21–23 | Baha Mar Convention Center (Nassau, Bahamas) | 8 | Virginia Tech Utah |
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San Juan Shootout | November 22–26 | Coliseo Roberto Clemente (San Juan, PR) | 10 | Nebraska | |
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | November 22–26 | South Point Arena (Enterprise, NV) | 10 | Indiana | |
Cancún Challenge | November 24–26 | Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (Cancún, Mexico) | 10 | Oklahoma State/Florida State/Purdue (Mayan) NC State/Northern Iowa (Riviera) |
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St Pete Showcase | November 24–26 | McArthur Center (St. Petersburg, FL) | 4 | Portland | |
Daytona Beach Invitational | November 25–26 | Ocean Center (Daytona Beach, FL) | 8 | Penn State | |
Goombay Splash | November 23–27 | Gateway Christian Academy (Bimini, Bahamas) | 6 | LSU (Goombay) Notre Dame (Bimini) |
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Paradise Jam tournament | November 24–27 | Sports and Fitness Center (Saint Thomas, USVI) | 8 | Georgia Arkansas |
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Phil Knight Invitational | November 24−27 | Chiles Center, Moda Center, and Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland, OR) |
8 | North Carolina | |
Phil Knight Legacy | November 24−27 | 8 | UConn | ||
Gulf Coast Showcase | November 25–27 | Hertz Arena (Estero, FL) | 8 | Michigan | |
West Palm Beach Invitational | December 18–21 | Student Life Center (West Palm Beach, FL) | 10 | West Virginia | |
Holiday Hoops Classic | December 19–21 | South Point Arena (Enterprise, NV) | 6 | Cleveland State |
An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I women's basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of No. 1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes).
Winner | Score | Loser | Date | Tournament/event | Notes |
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Villanova | 69–59 | No. 24 Princeton | November 11, 2022 | ||
Kansas State | 84–83 | No. 4 Iowa | November 17, 2022 | ||
Drake | 80–62 | No. 22 Nebraska | November 19, 2022 | ||
Marquette | 68–61 | No. 3 Texas | November 19, 2022 | Battle 4 Atlantis | |
Gonzaga | 79–67 OT | No. 6 Louisville | November 19, 2022 | Battle 4 Atlantis | |
UCLA | 80–63 | No. 11 Tennessee | November 20, 2022 | Battle 4 Atlantis | |
South Dakota State | 65–55 | No. 10 Louisville | November 21, 2022 | Battle 4 Atlantis | |
Gonzaga | 73–72 | No. 23 Tennessee | November 21, 2022 | Battle 4 Atlantis | |
DePaul | 76–67 | No. 14 Maryland | November 25, 2022 | Fort Myers Tip-Off | |
Arkansas | 69–53 | No. 25 Kansas State | November 26, 2022 | Paradise Jam | |
South Florida | 70–65 | No. 22 Texas | December 2, 2022 | ||
Nebraska | 90–67 | No. 20 Maryland | December 4, 2022 | ||
Seton Hall | 82–78 | No. 24 Marquette | December 4, 2022 | ||
St. John's | 66–62 | No. 13 Creighton | December 4, 2022 | ||
Middle Tennessee | 67–49 | No. 18 Louisville | December 4, 2022 | ||
Toledo | 71–68 | No. 14 Michigan | December 8, 2022 | ||
Kansas | 77–50 | No. 12 Arizona | December 8, 2022 | ||
South Dakota State | 75–71 | No. 24 Kansas State | December 10, 2022 | Game played in Kansas City, Missouri | |
South Florida | 66–65OT | No. 17 Arkansas | December 21, 2022 | San Diego Invitational | |
Nebraska | 85–793OT | No. 20 Kansas | December 21, 2022 | ||
Michigan State | 83–78 | No. 4 Indiana | December 29, 2022 | ||
Clemson | 64–59 | No. 7 Virginia Tech | December 29, 2022 | ||
Duke | 72–58 | No. 6 NC State | December 29, 2022 | ||
Florida State | 78–71 | No. 13 North Carolina | December 29, 2022 | ||
Illinois | 90–86 | No. 12 Iowa | January 1, 2023 | ||
Oregon State | 77–72 | No. 10 UCLA | January 1, 2023 | ||
Providence | 79–75 | No. 25 Creighton | January 4, 2023 | ||
Seton Hall | 72–51 | No. 24 St. John's | January 4, 2023 | ||
Miami | 62–58 | No. 22 North Carolina | January 5, 2023 | ||
Boston College | 79–71 | No. 10 NC State | January 5, 2023 | ||
Colorado | 77–67 | No. 8 Utah | January 6, 2023 | ||
Miami | 77–66 | No. 9 Virginia Tech | January 8, 2023 | ||
Texas | 72–59 | No. 23 Kansas | January 10, 2023 | ||
Oklahoma State | 70–65 | No. 18 Baylor | January 11, 2023 | ||
Florida State | 91–72 | No. 11 NC State | January 12, 2023 | ||
Colorado | 72–65 | No. 14 Arizona | January 13, 2023 | ||
West Virginia | 74–65 | No. 18 Baylor | January 15, 2023 | ||
Washington State | 85–84OT | No. 21 Oregon | January 15, 2023 | ||
USC | 55–46 | No. 2 Stanford | January 15, 2023 | ||
Texas | 68–53 | No. 15 Iowa State | January 15, 2023 | ||
Texas Tech | 68–64 | No. 25 Texas | January 18, 2023 | ||
Oregon State | 68–65 | No. 23 Oregon | January 20, 2023 | Rivalry | |
Texas | 78–58 | No. 14 Oklahoma | January 25, 2023 | ||
Purdue | 62–52 | No. 22 Illinois | January 26, 2023 | ||
Purdue | 73–65 | No. 2 Ohio State | January 29, 2023 | ||
Washington State | 70–59 | No. 19 Arizona | January 29, 2023 | ||
USC | 71–54 | No. 25 Colorado | January 29, 2023 | ||
Kansas State | 78–77 | No. 12 Iowa State | February 1, 2023 | ||
Georgia Tech | 68–62 | No. 15 NC State | February 2, 2023 | ||
Santa Clara | 77–72 | No. 17 Gonzaga | February 2, 2023 | ||
UTEP | 65–62 | No. 21 Middle Tennessee | February 2, 2023 | ||
UTSA | 58–53 | No. 21 Middle Tennessee | February 4, 2023 | ||
Baylor | 76–70 | No. 12 Iowa State | February 4, 2023 | ||
Louisville | 62–55 | No. 11 North Carolina | February 5, 2023 | Play4Kay | |
Washington | 72–67 | No. 2 Stanford | February 5, 2023 | ||
Marquette | 59–52 | No. 4 UConn | February 8, 2023 | ||
Miami | 86–82 | No. 19 Florida State | February 9, 2023 | ||
Syracuse | 75–67 | No. 14 North Carolina | February 9, 2023 | ||
West Virginia | 73–60 | No. 21 Iowa State | February 11, 2023 | ||
Virginia | 71–59 | No. 22 NC State | February 12, 2023 | ||
Houston | 71–69 | No. 24 South Florida | February 12, 2023 | ||
NC State | 77–66OT | No. 19 North Carolina | February 16, 2023 | ||
California | 81–78OT | No. 25 USC | February 19, 2023 | ||
St. John's | 69–64 | No. 4 Connecticut | February 21, 2023 | ||
Oklahoma State | 73–68 | No. 20 Iowa State | February 22, 2023 | ||
Nebraska | 90–57 | No. 25 Illinois | February 22, 2023 | ||
Washington State | 62–55 | No. 17 UCLA | February 23, 2023 | ||
Oregon | 73–59 | No. 14 Arizona | February 23, 2023 | ||
Oregon State | 78–70 | No. 14 Arizona | February 25, 2023 | ||
Wisconsin | 78–70 | No. 12 Michigan | February 26, 2023 | ||
Clemson | 74–61 | No. 23 Florida State | February 26, 2023 | ||
Baylor | 63–54 | No. 12 Texas | February 27, 2023 | ||
Kansas | 98–93 | No. 23 Iowa State | March 1, 2023 | ||
Washington State | 66–58 | No. 3 Utah | March 2, 2023 | Pac-12 tournament | |
Washington State | 61–49 | No. 20 Colorado | March 3, 2023 | Pac-12 Tournament | |
Louisville | 64–38 | No. 10 Notre Dame | March 4, 2023 | ACC tournament | |
Tennessee | 69–67 | No. 4 LSU | March 4, 2023 | SEC tournament | |
Washington State | 65–61 | No. 19 UCLA | March 5, 2023 | Pac-12 tournament | |
Portland | 64–60 | No. 16 Gonzaga | March 7, 2023 | WCC tournament | |
Iowa State | 82–72 | No. 14 Oklahoma | March 11, 2023 | Big 12 tournament | |
Iowa State | 61–51 | No. 15 Texas | March 12, 2023 | Big 12 tournament |
In addition to the upsets in which an unranked team defeated a ranked team, this list includes non-Division I teams to defeat Division I teams. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes).
Winner | Score | Loser | Date | Tournament/event | Notes |
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Lenoir–Rhyne (Division II) | 57–46[44] | UNC Wilmington | November 7, 2022 | ||
Alaska-Anchorage (Division II) | 64–51[45] | UC Riverside | November 18, 2022 | Great Alaska Shootout | |
Alaska Anchorage (Division II) | 88–75[46] | La Salle | November 19, 2022 | Great Alaska Shootout | |
St. Mary's (TX) (Division II) | 66–65[47] | Sam Houston | November 27, 2022 | ||
St. Francis (IL) (NAIA) | 72–62[48] | Chicago State | January 24, 2023 |
Each of the 32 Division I athletic conferences will end its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference receives the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. Unless otherwise noted, the winners of these tournaments will receive automatic invitations to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
Includes postseason games.
Points per game | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | Steals per game | |||||||||||
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Maddy Siegrist | Villanova | 29.2 | Lauren Gustin | BYU | 16.7 | Caitlin Clark | Iowa | 8.6 | Ny'Ceara Pryor | Sacred Heart | 3.70 | |||
Caitlin Clark | Iowa | 27.8 | Angel Reese | LSU | 15.4 | Nika Mühl | UConn | 7.9 | Aaliyah Parker | Niagara | 3.66 | |||
Keishana Washington | Drexel | 27.7 | Taiyanna Jackson | Kansas | 12.7 | Maura Henderson | Drexel | 7.8 | Asiah Dingle | Fordham | 3.91 | |||
Aneesah Morrow | DePaul | 25.7 | A'Jah Davis | Northern Illinois | 12.4 | Rori Harmon | Texas | 7.4 | Alasia Smith | Gardner–Webb | 3.41 | |||
Angel Reese | LSU | 23.0 | Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu | South Florida | 12.3 | McKenna Hofschild | Colorado State | 7.2 | Camille Downs | Norfolk State | 3.41 |
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Brooke Flowers | Saint Louis | 3.80 | Mya Berkman | Liberty | 69.50 | Alex Giannaros | Boston University | 51.55 | Erin Houpt | Mercer | 93.88 | |||
Rayah Marshall | USC | 3.50 | Mackenzie Holmes | Indiana | 68.04 | Brynna Maxwell | Gonzaga | 48.07 | Maddie Scherr | Kentucky | 91.95 | |||
Cameron Brink | Stanford | 3.47 | Monika Czinano | Iowa | 67.41 | Kate Mager | Iona | 47.71 | Abbey Ellis | Purdue | 91.67 | |||
Emma Merriweather | ULM | 3.21 | Taiyanna Jackson | Kansas | 66.09 | Yarden Garzon | Indiana | 45.75 | Margaret Whitley | UAB | 91.51 | |||
Promise Taylor | Southern Illinois | 3.06 | Isnelle Natabou | Sacramento State | 64.24 | Mercedes Staples | San Diego State | 45.52 | Sydney Wagner | William & Mary | 91.26 |
Per the NCAA, "Upsets are defined as when the winner of the game was seeded two or more places lower than the team it defeated."[83] The 2023 tournament has nine upsets so far, with five in the first round, three in the second round, and one in the Sweet Sixteen. Stanford's loss to Ole Miss marked the first time a No. 1 seed failed to make the Sweet Sixteen since 2009.[84] With Indiana's loss to Miami, this marked the first time two No. 1 seeds failed to make the Sweet Sixteen since 1998.[85]
Round | Greenville 1 | Seattle 4 | Greenville 2 | Seattle 3 |
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First round | No. 11 Mississippi State defeated No. 6 Creighton, 79–64. | No. 10 Georgia defeated No. 7 Florida State, 66–54. |
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No. 12 Toledo defeated No. 5 Iowa State, 80–73. |
Second Round | None | No. 9 Miami (FL) defeated No. 1 Indiana, 70–68. | None | |
Sweet 16 | None | None | No. 9 Miami (FL) defeated No. 4 Villanova, 70–65. | None |
Elite 8 | None | None | ||
Final 4 |
National semifinals Final Four Friday, March 31 | National Championship Sunday, April 2 | ||||||||
GR1(1) | South Carolina | 73 | |||||||
SR4(2) | Iowa | 77 | |||||||
SR4(2) | Iowa | 85 | |||||||
GR2(3) | LSU | 102 | |||||||
GR2(3) | LSU | 79 | |||||||
SR3(1) | Virginia Tech | 72 |
Semifinals March 28–29 | Championship April 1 CBSSN | ||||||||
Washington | 36 | ||||||||
(H) | Kansas | 61 | |||||||
(H) | Kansas | 66 | |||||||
Columbia | 59 | ||||||||
Columbia | 77 | ||||||||
(H) | Bowling Green | 70 |
This season saw the debut of a third national postseason tournament in the Women's Basketball Invitational, a 16-team affair with all games played on home courts.
Semifinals March 18 | Championship March 19 | ||||||||
East Tennessee State | 53 | ||||||||
New Mexico State | 57 | ||||||||
New Mexico State | 61 | ||||||||
Cal Baptist | 63 | ||||||||
Georgia Southern | 80 | ||||||||
Cal Baptist | 82 |
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The NCAA has never recognized a consensus All-America team in women's basketball. This differs from the practice in men's basketball, in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by the Associated Press (AP), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the Sporting News, and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) to determine a consensus All-America team. The selection of a consensus team is possible because all four organizations select at least a first and second team, with only the USBWA not selecting a third team.
Before the 2017–18 season, it was impossible for a consensus women's All-America team to be determined because the AP had been the only body that divided its women's selections into separate teams. The USBWA first named separate teams in 2017–18. The women's counterpart to the NABC, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), continues the USBWA's former practice of selecting a single ten-member (plus ties) team. The NCAA does not recognize Sporting News as an All-America selector in women's basketball.
Many teams changed coaches during and after the season.
Team | Former coach |
Interim coach |
New coach |
Reason |
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Akron | Melissa Jackson | Ryan Gensler | Akron announced on February 21, 2023, that Jackson's contract would not be renewed at the end of the season, ending her 5-year tenure.[104] Illinois assistant coach Gensler was hired by the Zips on March 29.[105] | |
Bowling Green | Robyn Fralick | Fred Chmiel | Fralick departed Bowling Green on March 31, 2023, after five seasons for the Michigan State job.[106] Fred Chmiel, who won 2 national titles on Dawn Staley's staff at South Carolina, was hired by the Falcons on April 8.[107] | |
Bryant | Mary Burke | Lynne-Ann Kokoski | Burke, citing a desire to pursue other opportunities, announced she was stepping down as head coach on March 6, 2023, after 32 seasons at Bryant.[108] UMass assistant Kokoski, a former Bryant player and assistant coach under Burke, was hired by the Bulldogs on April 14.[109] | |
Central Arkansas | Sandra Rushing | Tony Kemper | Rushing announced her resignation from Central Arkansas after eleven seasons on February 25, 2023, citing her ongoing care for her ailing mother, having missed eight games during the 2022–23 season due to her care obligations. Rushing left with 587 wins as a head coach, 184 of them at UCA.[110] Former Sugar Bear assistant coach and current Marshall head coach Kemper was hired on March 10.[111] | |
Central Connecticut | Kerri Reaves | Way Veney | Reaves announced her resignation from Central Connecticut on March 10, 2023, after three seasons.[112] Temple associate head coach Veney was hired by the Blue Devils on April 28.[113] | |
Central Michigan | Heather Oesterle | Kristin Haynie | CMU parted ways with Oesterle on April 6, 2023, after four seasons.[114] Recently hired Minnesota Lynx assistant coach and former Chippewa assistant coach Haynie was hired on April 20.[115] | |
Cincinnati | Michelle Clark-Heard | Katrina Merriweather | Cincinnati announced on March 7, 2023, that they had parted ways with Clark-Heard after five seasons.[116] Memphis head coach and former Bearcat player and captain Merriweather was hired as her replacement on March 25.[117] | |
Dartmouth | Adrienne Shibles | Linda Cimino | After two seasons at Dartmouth, Shibles stepped down from her head coaching position on April 17, 2023.[118] Cimino, who was head coach at St. Francis Brooklyn for the past five seasons before the school eliminated their entire athletic program this spring, was hired by the Big Green on May 23.[119] | |
East Tennessee State | Simon Harris | Brenda Mock Brown | ETSU fired Harris on August 1, 2022 (effective August 15) after one season following alleged Title IX violations against him by former players.[120] Former UNC Asheville head coach Brenda Mock Brown was hired by the Buccaneers on August 8.[121] | |
Fairleigh Dickinson | Angelika Szumilo | Stephanie Gaitley | Szumilo left FDU on April 17, 2023, after four seasons for the Iona job.[122] Stephanie Gaitley, head coach at 5 previous schools (most recently Fordham), was hired by the Knights on April 21.[123] | |
Florida A&M | Shalon Pillow | Bridgette Gordon | Pillow announced her resignation from FAMU on July 6, 2023 (effective August 1) after two seasons.[124] On July 28, the Rattlers hired Bridgette Gordon, who had been hired as assistant coach by New Mexico State a month prior.[125] | |
Furman | Jackie Carson | Pierre Curtis | Carson left Furman on June 8, 2023, after 13 seasons to become the ACC's senior associate commissioner for women's basketball.[126] Longtime Paladin assistant Curtis was promoted to the position the following day.[127] | |
Gardner–Webb | Alex Simmons | Scott Merritt | Simmons left Gardner-Webb on April 6, 2023, after five seasons to take the Memphis head coaching job.[128] Wisconsin associate head coach Merritt was hired by the Runnin' Bulldogs on April 22.[129] | |
Georgetown | James Howard | Tasha Butts | Less than a week after parting ways with Patrick Ewing, Georgetown announced on March 13, 2023, that Howard's contract will not be renewed after six seasons, in which the Hoyas went 66–108 overall capped off by four straight losing seasons.[130] Georgia Tech associate head coach Butts was hired on April 11.[131] Unfortunately, Butts never got to coach a game for Georgetown as she died on October 24, 2023, following a two-year battle with breast cancer.[132] | |
Grambling State | Freddie Murray | Courtney Simmons | Grambling State parted ways with Murray on March 20, 2023, after seven seasons and a 93–115 record.[133] Troy assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Simmons was hired by the Tigers on April 6.[134] | |
Idaho | Jon Newlee | Carrie Eighmey | Idaho and Newlee mutually agreed to part ways on April 6, 2023, after 15 seasons.[135] D-II Nebraska–Kearney head coach Eighmey was hired by the Vandals on April 28.[136] | |
Iona | Billi Chambers | Angelika Szumilo | Chambers departed Iona on April 5, 2023, after ten seasons for the Xavier head coaching job.[137] Fairleigh Dickinson head coach Szumilo was hired by the Gaels on April 17.[122] | |
Jacksonville | Darnell Haney | Special Jennings | Jacksonville announced a mutual parting of ways with Haney on March 15, 2023, after five seasons.[138] On April 10, the Dolphins hired Jennings from Montverde Academy as his replacement.[139] | |
Lindenwood | Katie Falco | Amy Eagan | Lindenwood parted ways with Falco on March 17, 2023, after five seasons.[140] The Lions hired Eagan, head coach at D-II Drury the past 3 years, on March 28.[141] | |
Long Beach State | Jeff Cammon | Amy Wright | Cammon left Long Beach State on March 29, 2023, after five seasons for Saint Mary's.[142] Oklahoma assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Wright was hired by the Beach on April 17.[143] | |
Louisiana–Monroe | Brooks Donald-Williams | Missy Bilderback | Donald-Williams announced her resignation on March 7, 2023, after four seasons at ULM.[144] The Warhawks went to the NJCAA for their next coach, hiring Jones County JC head coach Missy Bilderback on March 29.[145] | |
Marist | Brian Giorgis | Erin Doughty | Giorgis announced his retirement on February 28, 2022, effective after the 2022–23 season. During his 22-year tenure at Marist, Giorgis led the Red Foxes to 13 MAAC regular-season and 11 tournament titles, most recently for both in 2021, and also had coached the program to five NCAA tournament victories, the most for any coach in MAAC history. Top assistant Doughty, who had also played under Giorgis at Marist, was designated as his successor.[146] | |
Marshall | Tony Kemper | Kim Caldwell | Kemper left Marshall on March 10, 2023, after six seasons for the head coaching job at Central Arkansas.[111] Caldwell, head coach at D-II Glenville State for the past seven seasons, was hired by the Thundering Herd on March 27.[147] | |
Memphis | Katrina Merriweather | Alex Simmons | Merriweather left Memphis on March 25, 2023, after two seasons for the head coaching job at her alma mater Cincinnati.[117] On April 6, the Tigers hired Gardner-Webb head coach Simmons as her replacement.[128] | |
Miami (OH) | DeUnna Hendrix | Glenn Box | Hendrix resigned from Miami on April 26, 2023, after four seasons, later revealing that an investigation into an inappropriate relationship that Hendrix had with a player led to her resignation.[148][149] Indiana associate head coach Box was hired by the Redhawks on May 8.[150] | |
Michigan State | Suzy Merchant | Robyn Fralick | Michigan State announced a mutual agreement on March 13, 2023, for Merchant to step down as head coach after 16 seasons for health reasons. Merchant, who had been diagnosed with a heart abnormality after collapsing during a 2017 game, had not coached since a January 2023 car crash following a medical incident.[151] She led the Spartans to a 327–186 record during her tenure along with 10 trips to the NCAA tournament.[152] Bowling Green head coach Fralick was hired as her replacement on March 31.[106] | |
Minnesota | Lindsay Whalen | Dawn Plitzuweit | Whalen announced that she was stepping down as head coach of Minnesota on March 2, 2023, after five seasons, but will remain with the school as special assistant to the AD through April 2025.[153] West Virginia head coach Plitzuweit was hired by the Golden Gophers on March 18 after leading the Mountaineers to the NCAA tournament in her lone season there.[154] | |
New Orleans | Keeshawn Davenport | Trelanne Powell | Davenport announced her resignation from her alma mater on March 16, 2023, after 12 seasons.[155] Trelanne Powell, head coach at D-II Tuskegee University, was hired by the Privateers on April 11.[156] | |
Nicholls | DoBee Plaisance | Justin Payne | Plaisance announced her resignation from Nicholls, effective April 30, on March 9, 2023, after 15 seasons.[157] D-II Georgia Southwestern head coach and former Nicholls men's basketball player Payne was hired by the Colonels on March 31.[158] | |
Northeastern | Bridgette Mitchell | Priscilla Edwards | Mitchell left Northeastern on April 7, 2023, after two seasons for the Fordham head coaching job.[159] Clemson assistant coach Edwards was hired by the Huskies on April 20.[160] | |
North Florida | Darrick Gibbs | Erika Lambert | North Florida fired Gibbs on March 2, 2023, after 8 seasons.[161] Abilene Christian associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Lambert was hired by the Ospreys on April 6.[162] | |
North Texas | Jalie Mitchell | Jason Burton | Mitchell announced her departure from North Texas on March 20, 2023, after 8 seasons.[163] Texas A&M–Commerce head coach Burton was hired by the Mean Green on March 27.[164] | |
Pepperdine | Kristen Dowling | Brian Rosario | Tim Hays | Dowling announced her resignation from Pepperdine on February 27, 2023, after four seasons. Waves assistant coach Rosario was named interim head coach of the team for the WCC tournament.[165] After the season ended, the school hired Colorado assistant Hays on April 4.[166] However, Hays would not coach a game for Pepperdine as he announced his resignation on August 14 for family reasons.[167] |
Pittsburgh | Lance White | Tory Verdi | Pitt parted ways with White on March 3, 2023, after a 42–99 record in five seasons.[168] The Panthers hired UMass head coach Verdi as his replacement on April 7.[169] | |
Providence | Jim Crowley | Erin Batth | Crowley and Providence mutually agreed to part ways on March 7, 2023, after seven seasons.[170] On March 20, the Friars named Michigan assistant coach Batth as his replacement.[171] | |
Sacramento State | Mark Campbell | Aaron Kallhoff | Campbell left Sac State on March 21, 2023, after two seasons for the TCU head coaching job.[172] BYU assistant Kallhoff was hired by the Hornets on April 17.[173] | |
St. Bonaventure | Jesse Fleming | Erica Morrow | Jim Crowley | St. Bonaventure fired Fleming on January 15, 2023 after 6½ seasons, in which the Bonnies went 53–135 overall, including a 3–17 record to start this season. Assistant coach Morrow, in her first season on the staff, was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[174] After the season, the school brought back former head coach Crowley, having served in that role from 2000 to 2016 before leaving for Providence.[175] |
St. Francis Brooklyn | Linda Cimino | None | St. Francis College announced on March 20, 2023, that it was eliminating its entire athletic program at the end of the spring season.[23] | |
Saint Mary's | Paul Thomas | Allyson Fasnacht | Jeff Cammon | Thomas, on paid administrative leave since late December, was fired on January 31, 2023 after 16½ seasons at Saint Mary's. Assistant coach Fasnacht, who was serving as the Gaels' interim head coach during Thomas's initial leave, continued in that role for the rest of the season.[176] After the season ended, Long Beach State head coach Jeff Cammon was hired on March 29.[142] |
Seattle | Suzy Barcomb | Skyler Young | Seattle announced on March 20, 2023, that Barcomb will not return next season, ending her 7-year tenure.[177] The Redhawks hired Portland assistant Young on April 19.[178] | |
South Alabama | Terry Fowler | Yolisha Jackson | Fowler was relieved of his head coaching duties on March 1, 2023, after ten seasons at South Alabama.[179] South Florida assistant coach Jackson was hired by the Jaguars on March 24.[180] | |
Stephen F. Austin | Mark Kellogg | Leonard Bishop | Kellogg left Stephen F. Austin on April 3, 2023, after 8 seasons for the West Virginia head coaching job.[181] Ladyjacks associate head coach Bishop was promoted to the position on April 14.[182] | |
Tarleton | Misty Wilson | Bill Brock | Tarleton parted ways with Wilson on March 2, 2023, after nine seasons.[183] The Texans initially hired former longtime Baylor assistant Brock, who spent last season as head coach at NJCAA McLennan CC, on March 14, but did not make it official until March 27.[184] | |
TCU | Raegan Pebley | Mark Campbell | Pebley announced on February 27, 2023, that she would step down from her position after the season, her 9th at TCU.[185] Sacramento State head coach Campbell was hired by the Horned Frogs on March 21.[172] | |
Texas A&M–Commerce | Jason Burton | Valerie King | Burton departed Texas A&M–Commerce after nine seasons on March 27, 2023, for the North Texas head coaching job.[164] New Mexico associate head coach King was named the new head coach of the Lions on April 19.[186] | |
UMass | Tory Verdi | Mike Leflar | Verdi left UMass on April 7, 2023, after six seasons for the Pitt head coaching position.[169] The Minutewomen promoted associate head coach Leflar to the position 3 days later.[187] | |
UTEP | Kevin Baker | Keitha Adams | Baker announced his resignation on April 5, 2023, after six seasons at UTEP.[188] Keitha Adams, head coach of the Miners from 2001 to 2017 before leaving for Wichita State, was re-hired on April 11.[189] | |
Weber State | Velaida Harris | Jenteal Jackson | Harris stepped down from her position on March 10, 2023, after five seasons at Weber State.[190] D2 Westminster College (UT) head coach Jackson was hired by the Wildcats on April 12.[191] | |
West Virginia | Dawn Plitzuweit | Mark Kellogg | Plitzuweit departed West Virginia on March 18, 2023, for Minnesota after reaching the NCAA tournament in her lone season as head coach of the Mountaineers.[154] Stephen F. Austin head coach Kellogg was hired on April 3.[181] | |
Wichita State | Keitha Adams | Terry Nooner | Adams left Wichita State on April 11, 2023, after six seasons to return to UTEP.[189] The Shockers stayed in state for their next hire, naming Kansas associate head coach Nooner as her replacement on April 17.[192] | |
Xavier | Melanie Moore | Billi Chambers | Moore and Xavier mutually agreed to part ways on March 6, 2023, after four seasons and a 24–81 record.[193] Iona head coach Chambers was hired by the Musketeers on April 5.[137] |
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