2022–23 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

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

v t e	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 represented the University of Kentucky (UK) in the 2022–23 college basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Kyra Elzy, the Wildcats played home games at Memorial Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference.^[1][2]

Roster

2022–23 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
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) Niya Butts (Tennessee) Amber Smith (Kentucky) Jen Hoover (Wake Forest) 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

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	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—													Not released
Coaches	RV	RV	—	—	—	—

See also

• 2022–23 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

References

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.