2022–23 USC Trojans women's basketball team

The 2022–23 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. The squad was led by second-year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, who was hired on May 10, 2021.^[1]

2022–23 USC Trojans women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	21–10 (11–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Lindsay Gottlieb (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Beth Burns (1st season) Wendale Farrow (2nd season) Nneka Enemkpali (2nd season)
Home arena	Galen Center
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	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 December 25, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The Trojans finished the regular Pac-12 season tied for 4th with UCLA and Arizona. Because both of those teams held tiebreakers over USC, the Trojans earned the 6th seed in the 2023 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament.

Previous season

The 2021-22 USC Trojans women's basketball team finished with an overall record of 12-16 and a 5-12 conference record. They earned the 10th seed in the 2022 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament.

Offseason changes

Assistant Coach Danyelle Grant moved to serve as an assistant coach at Rice. In her place, Gottlieb hired Beth Burns from Louisville as Associate Head Coach.

As for players, the Women of Troy brought in 1 first-year and 7 transfers. 3 students graduated, and 6 students transferred to other schools.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Tera Reed	3	G	6'0"	Graduate Student	Auckland, NZ	Graduated
Jordan Sanders	5	F	5'11"	Graduate Student	Springfield, MO	Graduated
Amaya Oliver	10	G/F	6'2"	Sophomore	Richmond, CA	Transferred to Loyola Marymount
Shemera Williams	11	G	6'2"	Junior	Milwaukee, WI	Transferred to SIU Salukis
Angel Jackson	15	C	6'5"	Junior	Richmond, CA	Transferred to Jackson State
Kyra White	22	G	5'10"	Junior	Converse, TX	Transferred to UT San Antonio
Desiree Caldwell	24	G	5'8"	Senior	San Antonio, TX	Graduated
Jordyn Jenkins	32	F	6'2"	Sophomore	Kent, WA	Transferred to UT San Antonio
Alissa Pili	10	F	6'0"	Junior	Anchorage, AK	Transferred to Utah

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Koi Love	0	F	6'0"	Junior	Orlando, FL	Arizona
Taylor Bigby	1	G	6'1"	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	Oregon
Kayla Williams	4	G	5'7"	Junior	Los Angeles, CA	UC Irvine
Destiny Littleton	11	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	San Diego, CA	South Carolina
Okako Adika	24	G/F	6'0"	Graduate Student	Holstebro, DK	Texas Christian
Kadi Sissoko	30	F	6'2"	Graduate Student	Paris, FR	Minnesota
Rokia Doumbia	52	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Bamako, ML	Purdue

2022 recruiting class

Name	Overall Rank	Position	Position Rank	Hometown	High School	Height	ESPN Stars	ESPN Grade
Aaliyah Gayles	8	G	3	Las Vegas, NV	Spring Valley High School	5'9"	5	97

Gayles will sit out this whole season as she recovers from her injuries that resulted from gun violence in April 2022. Since then, Gayles has relearned how to walk and has been receiving support via coaching, physical therapy, counseling, and various other services.^[2]

Roster

2022–23 USC Trojans women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Koi Love 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Arizona Orlando, FL G 1 Taylor Bigby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Oregon Las Vegas, NV G 2 India Otto (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Windward HS Los Angeles, CA G 3 Aaliyah Gayles  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Spring Valley HS Las Vegas, NV G 4 Kayla Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr UC Irvine Los Angeles, CA G 11 Destiny Littleton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS South Carolina San Diego, CA G 12 Isabella Perkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Paul VI HS Chantilly, VA G/F 13 Rayah Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Lynwood HS Los Angeles, CA G 23 Madison Campbell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Clovis West HS Fresno, CA G/F 24 Okako Adika 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Texas Christian Holstebro, DK G 25 Alyson Miura 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr La Salle Prep Clackamas, OR F 30 Kadi Sissoko 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Minnesota Paris, FR C 32 Clarice Akunwafo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) So Rolling Hills Prep Inglewood, CA G 52 Rokia Doumbia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Purdue Bamako, ML	Head coach Lindsay Gottlieb (Brown) Assistant coach(es) Beth Burns (Ohio Wesleyan) Wendale Farrow (Eastern Michigan) Nneka Enemkpali (Texas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 9, 2022

Awards and honors

• Gottlieb
  • ESPN Coach of the Week
• Adika
  • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention
• Littleton
  • Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
  • NCAA March Madness Weekly Starting Five
  • College Sports Communicators All-District Academic Honors
  • All-Pac-12
• Marshall
  • Preseason All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
  • Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week Award
  • NCAA March Madness Weekly Starting Five
  • Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List
  • Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist
  • All-Pac-12
  • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
• Miura
  • College Sports Communicators All-District Academic Honors
• Sissoko
  • All-Pac-12
• Williams
  • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention
• Team
  • ESPN Win of the Week
  • USBWA National Team of the Week

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022* 3:00 pm		Cal State Los Angeles	W 87–48		25 – Sissoko	15 – Marshall	8 – Williams	Galen Center (224) Los Angeles, CA
Regular season
November 9, 2022* 7:00 pm		Cal State Bakersfield	W 86–41	1–0	15 – Tie	10 – Marshall	6 – Williams	Galen Center (818) Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2022* 7:00 pm		Idaho State	W 75–42	2–0	19 – Littleton	6 – Tie	6 – Tie	Galen Center (561) Los Angeles, CA
November 15, 2022* 6:00 pm, WCC Network		at San Diego	W 58–50	3–0	19 – Sissoko	9 – Marshall	4 – Littleton	Jenny Craig Pavilion (567) San Diego, CA
November 19, 2022* 2:00 pm		at San Francisco	W 74–48	4–0	21 – Sissoko	10 – Marshall	3 – Littleton	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, CA
November 23, 2022* 2:00 pm		Penn	W 66–60	5–0	19 – Marshall	18 – Marshall	5 – Littleton	Galen Center (689) Los Angeles, CA
November 26, 2022* 1:00 pm		Utah State	W 79–48	6–0	20 – Sissoko	7 – Marshall	7 – Williams	Galen Center (316) Los Angeles, CA
November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm		Cal Baptist	W 69–58	7–0	16 – Littleton	14 – Littleton	4 – Tie	Galen Center (228) Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 2022* 7:00 pm		Merrimack	W 88–40	8–0	21 – Bigby	10 – Adika	7 – Williams	Galen Center (258) Los Angeles, CA
December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm		San Jose State	W 71–44	9–0	17 – Sissoko	8 – Akunwafo	5 – Miura	Galen Center (258) Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N		No. 10 UCLA Rivalry	L 56–59	9–1 (0–1)	20 – Sissoko	10 – Marshall	7 – Littleton	Galen Center (3,109) Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 2022* 12:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Texas Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge	L 48–62	9–2	12 – Tie	18 – Marshall	6 – Littleton	American Airlines Center (4,700) Dallas, TX
December 21, 2022* 2:00 pm		Saint Mary's	W 71–45	10–2	18 – Marshall	15 – Marshall	5 – Tie	Galen Center (304) Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon State	W 69–58	11–2 (1–1)	33 – Marshall	16 – Marshall	6 – Littleton	Gill Coliseum (3,769) Corvallis, OR
January 1, 2023 2:00 pm, P12N		at No. 17 Oregon	L 45–73	11–3 (1–2)	14 – Marshall	11 – Marshall	2 – Tie	Matthew Knight Arena (6,031) Eugene, OR
January 8, 2023 2:00 pm, P12N		at No. 12 UCLA Rivalry	L 60–61	11–4 (1–3)	15 – Tie	8 – Marshall	3 – Littleton	Pauley Pavilion (6,638) Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 2023 7:00 pm, P12N		California	W 63–43	12–4 (2–3)	18 – Littleton	11 – Marshall	5 – Littleton	Galen Center (1,031) Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 2023 2:00 pm, P12N		No. 2 Stanford	W 55–46	13–4 (3–3)	18 – Littleton	11 – Adika	6 – Littleton	Galen Center (2,418) Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 2023 7:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	W 51–44	14–4 (4–3)	19 – Sissoko	9 – Marshall	2 – Tie	Beasley Coliseum (926) Pullman, WA
January 22, 2023 12:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	W 63–54 OT	15–4 (5–3)	20 – Littleton	16 – Marshall	3 – Sissoko	Alaska Airlines Arena (2,543) Seattle, WA
January 27, 2023 6:00 pm, P12N		at No. 9 Utah	L 73–83	15–5 (5–4)	15 – Tie	11 – Marshall	5 – Sissoko	Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,251) Salt Lake City, UT
January 29, 2023 11:00 am, P12N		at No. 25 Colorado	W 71–54	16–5 (6–4)	21 – Littleton	12 – Sissoko	5 – Sissoko	CU Events Center (2,377) Boulder, CO
February 3, 2023 7:00 pm, P12N		Arizona State	W 64–49	17–5 (7–4)	23 – Sissoko	21 – Marshall	4 – Marshall	Galen Center (801) Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 2023 12:00 pm, P12N		No. 22 Arizona	L 75–81 2OT	17–6 (7–5)	21 – Littleton	20 – Marshall	5 – Littleton	Galen Center (1,356) Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 2023 7:00 pm, P12N		Oregon	W 56–51	18–6 (8–5)	18 – Tie	11 – Tie	4 – Littleton	Galen Center (1,126) Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 2023 12:00 pm, P12N		Oregon State	W 60–56 OT	19–6 (9–5)	18 – Littleton	14 – Marshall	3 – Tie	Galen Center (674) Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 2023 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 25	at No. 3 Stanford	L 47–50	19–7 (9–6)	15 – Littleton	12 – Akunwafo	3 – Tie	Maples Pavilion (6,343) Stanford, CA
February 19, 2023 1:00 pm, P12N	No. 25	at California	L 78–81 OT	19–8 (9–7)	30 – Sissoko	9 – Marshall	4 – Sissoko	Haas Pavilion (1,932) Berkeley, CA
February 23, 2023 8:00 pm, P12N		Washington	W 47–43	20–8 (10–7)	19 – Sissoko	10 – Marshall	5 – Littleton	Galen Center (842) Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 2023 12:00 pm, P12N		Washington State	W 68–65 2OT	21–8 (11–7)	19 – Sissoko	13 – Sissoko	3 – Tie	Galen Center (2,832) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 tournament
March 1, 2023 8:30 pm, P12N	(6)	vs. (11) Oregon State First Round	L 48–56	21–9	17 – Sissoko	11 – Marshall	5 – Littleton	Michelob Ultra Arena (3,329) Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPNEWS	(8 S3)	vs. (9 S3) South Dakota State First Round	L 57–62 OT	21–10	17 – Marshall	13 – Marshall	4 – Littleton	Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S3=Seattle 3. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: USCTrojans.com^[3]

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—

Awards and honors

Notes

References

1. "Cleveland Cavaliers Asst. Lindsay Gottlieb, Who Led California To NCAA Final Four, Named USC Women's Basketball Head Coach". usctrojans.com. May 10, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
2. "Gunshots shattered her hoop dreams. Now she wants them back". Washington Post. November 7, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
3. "2022-2023 USC Women's Basketball Schedule". USCTrojans.com. Retrieved November 8, 2022.

External links

• USC Athletics Site
• USC Basketball Fan Forums