2022–23 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
APNo. 25
Record22–10 (11–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ashley Davis (2nd season)
  • Salvo Coppa (7th season)
  • Erin Grant (2nd season)
Home arenaMcKale Center
2022–23 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Utah153 .833275  .844
No. 5 Stanford153 .833296  .829
No. 21 Colorado135 .722259  .735
No. 14 UCLA117 .6112710  .730
No. 25 Arizona117 .6112210  .688
USC117 .6112110  .677
No. 23 Washington State99 .5002311  .676
Oregon711 .3892015  .571
Washington711 .3891915  .559
California414 .2221317  .433
Oregon State414 .2221318  .419
Arizona State117 .056820  .286
2023 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of January 14, 2024
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

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 Thomas14F6'0Graduate StudentBloomfield Hills, MICompleted college eligibility
Ariyah Copeland22F6'3Graduate StudentColumbus, GACompleted college eligibility
Reference:

Outgoing Transfers

Arizona Outcoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown New School Source
Anna Gret Asi0G5'8FreshmanTartu, EstoniaTransferred to Oklahoma State
Koi Love5F6'0JuniorOrlando, FLTransferred to USC
Derin Erdogan10G5'6SophomoreIstanbul, TurkeyTransferred to Northeastern
Aaronette Vonleh21C6'3FreshmanWest Linn, ORTransferred to Colorado
Gisela Sanchez30F6'3FreshmanBarcelona, SpainTransferred to Kansas State
Semaj Smith34C6'6SeniorLong Beach, CATransferred to San Jose State
Bendu Yeaney23G5'10SeniorPortland, ORTransferred to Oregon State
Taylor Chavez3G5'10SeniorSurprise, AZTBD
Reference:

Acquisitions

Incoming Transfers

Arizona Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School Years Remaining Date Eligible Source
Lauren Fields23G5'9JuniorShawnee, OKOklahoma State1
Esmery Martinez12F6'2JuniorHato Mayor del Ray, DRWest Virginia1
Jade Loville30F/G5'11Graduate StudentScottsdale, AZArizona State1
Reference:

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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)
1Stanford121 (11)
2Oregon101
3Arizona100
4UCLA91
5Utah84 (1)
6Oregon State62
7Washington State61
8Colorado55
9USC50
10Washington28
11California21
12Arizona State18

Source:[1]

Preseason All-conference teams

Award Player Position Year
Preseason All Pac-12 team Cate Reese F GS
Jade Loville F/G
Shaina Pellington F

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 [4]
Esmery Martinez Sr.
Naismith Trophy Jade Loville SG GS [5]
Cate Reese PF
Wooden Award Cate Reese PF [6]

Roster

Source:[7]

2022–23 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Shaina Pellington 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GSDunabarton Pickering, ON
G 4 Madison Conner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoAZ Compass Prep Chandler, AZ
G 10 Lemyah Hylton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrSouthwest Academy Girls Prep London, ON
F 12 Esmery Martinez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrHamilton Heights Christian Academy Hato Mayor del Rey, DR
G 13 Helena Pueyo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Palma de Mallorca, Spain
G 15 Kailyn Gilbert 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSeffner Christian Academy Tampa, FL
G 22 Paris Clark 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrLong Island Lutheran Mount Vernon, NY
G 23 Lauren Fields 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrShawnee Shawnee, OK
F 25 Cate Reese 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GSCypress Cypress, TX
G/F 30 Jade Loville 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GSSkyline Scottsdale, AZ
F 32 Lauren Ware Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrCentury Bismarck, ND
F 34 Maya Nnaji 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrHopkins 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

  • Notes
    • Junior Lauren Ware to miss 22–23 season with a knee injury.[8]

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.
No. 19 West Texas A&M W 86–63  —-
 20  Loville  12  Martinez  6  Pellington  McKale Center (2,763)
Tucson, AZ
November 2, 2022*
6:00 p.m.
No. 19 Cal State Los Angeles W 104–46 
 26  Lovelle  12  Martinez  7  Pueyo  McKale Center (6,430)
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2022*
6:30 pm
No. 19 Northern Arizona W 113–56  1–0
 20  Martinez  15  Martinez  7  Pellington  McKale Center (6,809)
Tucson, AZ
November 13, 2022*
5:00 pm
No. 19 Cal State Northridge W 87–47  2–0
 16  Gilbert  5  Martinez  3  Pueyo  McKale Center (6,653)
Tucson, AZ
November 18, 2022*
6:30 pm
No. 18 Loyola Marymount W 87–51  3–0
 19  Pellington  11  Martinez  4  Tied  McKale Center (7,206)
Tucson, AZ
November 20, 2022*
2:00 pm
No. 18 Long Beach State W 86–64  4–0
 19  Martinez  9  Tied  4  Tied  McKale Center (6,898)
Tucson, AZ
November 25, 2022*
5:00 pm
No. 15 vs. Cal Baptist
USD Thanksgiving Classic
W 81–63  5–0
 25  Gilbert  10  Martinez  3  Tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion (149)
San Diego, CA
November 26, 2022*
5:00 pm
No. 15 at San Diego
USD Thanksgiving Classic
W 86–60  6–0
 22  Pueyo  9  Martinez  4  Pueyo  Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
December 4, 2022*
1:00 p.m.
No. 14 at New Mexico W 77–60  7–0
 27  Loville  8  Martinez  9  Pueyo  The Pit (6,087)
Albuquerque, NM
December 8, 2022*
6:30 p.m., P12N
No. 12 Kansas L 50–77  7–1
 14  Reese  8  Reese  2  Tied  McKale Center (7,381)
Tucson, AZ
December 14, 2022*
6:30 p.m., P12N
No. 20 Texas Southern
Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series
W 89–55  8–1
 20  Reese  12  Martinez  4  Pueyo  McKale Center (6,577)
Tucson, AZ
December 18, 2022*
5:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 20 vs. No. 18 Baylor
Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge
W 75–54  9–1
 18  Pellington  15  Martinez  8  Pellington  American Airlines Center 
Dallas, TX
December 21, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 18 at UT Arlington W 78–59  10–1
 13  Martinez  9  Tied  4  Gilbert  College Park Center (1,109)
Arlington, TX
Pac-12 regular season
December 29, 2022
6:00 p.m., P12N
No. 18 Arizona State W 84–66  11–1
(1–0)
 21  Martinez  10  Martinez  4  Tied  McKale Center (9,495)
Tucson, AZ
December 31, 2022
8:00 p.m., P12N
No. 18 at California W 63–56  12–1
(2-0)
 14  Reese  7  Reese  4  Pellington  Haas Pavilion (605)
Berkeley, CA
January 2, 2023
12:30 p.m., P12N
No. 15 at No. 2 Stanford L 57–73  12–2
(2–1)
 12  Loville  7  Pueyo  3  Pellington  Maples Pavilion (3,824)
Stanford, CA
January 6, 2023
8:00 p.m., P12N
No. 15 Oregon State W 72–69  13–2
(3–1)
 16  Reese  8  Martinez  6  Tied  McKale Center (7,182)
Tucson, AZ
January 8, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 15 No. 18 Oregon W 79–71  14–2
(4–1)
 16  Conner  6  Tied  6  Pellington  McKale Center (7,963)
Tucson, AZ
January 13, 2023
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 14 at Colorado L 65–72  14–3
(4–2)
 14  Reese  9  Reese  3  Tied  CU Events Center (1,974)
Boulder, CO
January 15, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N
No. 14 at No. 10 Utah L 79–80  14–4
(4–3)
 25  Reese  10  Reese  4  Fields  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,915)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 22, 2023
3:00 p.m., P12N
No. 19 at Arizona State W 80–67  15–4
(5–3)
 16  Conner  15  Martinez  4  Pueyo  Desert Financial Arena (3,508)
Tempe, AZ
January 27, 2023
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 19 Washington W 61–54  16–4
(6–3)
 15  Reese  12  Martinez  5  Pellington  McKale Center (7,884)
Tucson, AZ
January 29, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N
No. 19 Washington State L 59–70  16–5
(6–4)
 14  Martinez  7  Reese  4  Pueyo  McKale Center (7,494)
Tucson, AZ
February 3, 2023
9:00 p.m., P12N
No. 22 at No. 14 UCLA W 71–66 OT 17–5
(7–4)
 21  Pellington  13  Martinez  3  Tied  Pauley Pavilion (3,482)
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 2023
1:00 p.m., P12N
No. 22 at USC W 81–75 2OT 18–5
(8–4)
 33  Reese  8  Tied  7  Pellington  Galen Center (1,356)
Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 2023
7:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 17 No. 6 Stanford L 60–84  18–6
(8–5)
 10  Tied  6  Martinez  4  Clark  McKale Center (9,868)
Tucson, AZ
February 12, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N
No. 17 California W 80–57  19–6
(9–5)
 24  Pellington  15  Martinez  7  Martinez  McKale Center (7,268)
Tucson, AZ
February 17, 2023
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 18 No. 4 Utah W 82–72  20–6
(10–5)
 35  Pellington  8  Pellington  2  Tied  McKale Center (8,238)
Tucson, AZ
February 19, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N
No. 18 No. 21 Colorado W 61–42  21–6
(11–5)
 19  Pellington  7  Martinez  5  Pellington  McKale Center (8,267)
Tucson, AZ
February 23, 2023
8:00 p.m., P12N
No. 14 at Oregon L 59–73  21–7
(11–6)
 19  Reese  10  Clark  2  Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (6,173)
Eugene, OR
February 25, 2023
1:00 p.m., P12N
No. 14 at Oregon State L 70–78  21–8
(11–7)
 16  Martinez  8  Martinez  7  Pellington  Gill Coliseum (4,357)
Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 2, 2023
1:00 p.m., P12N
(4) No. 21 vs. (5) No. 19 UCLA
Quarterfinals
L 59–73  21–9
 10  Tied  9  Reese  3  Tied  Michelob Ultra Arena (4,245)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2023
9:00 a.m., ESPN
(7 G1) No. 25 vs. (10 G1) West Virginia
First round
W 75–62  22–9
 25  Reese  12  Martinez  4  Pellington  Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
March 19, 2023*
2:30 p.m., ESPN
(7 G1) No. 25 at (2 G1) No. 7 Maryland
Second round
L 64–77  22–10
 19  Reese  13  Martinez  3  Martinez  Xfinity Center (6,622)
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G1=Greenville 1.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:[9]

Awards and honors

Weekly honors
Recipient (Position) Award (Pac-12 Conference) Stats (PPG/RPG/APG) Week Date Awarded Ref.
Kaitlyn Gilbert (G) Freshman Player of the Week 17.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.5 SPG Week 4 November 28, 2022

Postseason

Conference honors
Recipient (Position) Award (Pac-12 Conference) Stats (PPG/RPG/APG) Ref.
Shaina Pellington (G) Co-Most Improved Player Of The Year 13.4 PPG/3.1 RPG/3.7 APG/1.9 SPG [10]
All Pac-12 First Team
All Pac-12 Defensive Team
Cate Reese (F) All Pac-12 First Team 23.8 PPG/5.8 RPG/1.0 APG
Helena Pueyo (G) All Pac-12 Defensive Team 5.6 PPG/3.0 RPG/2.3 SPG

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
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