2022–23 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

2022–23 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
2022–23 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	7–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Dawn Staley (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Lisa Boyer; Fred Chmiel; Jolette Law;
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

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 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by fifteenth-year head coach Dawn Staley, play their home games at Colonial Life Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).^[1]^[2]

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the season with a 35–2 overall record and a 15–1 record in conference play. The Gamecocks won the SEC Tournament. The Gamecocks therefore received an at-large bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, where they reached the National Championship, defeating Connecticut 64–59.

Offseason

2022 recruiting class

The Gamecocks signed the #6 class for 2022 according to ESPN.^[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ashlyn Watkins #4 P	Columbia, SC	Cardinal Newman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Nov 17, 2021
Ashlyn Watkins #4 P	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Talyasia Cooper #4 PG	Turbeville, SC	East Clarendon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Oct 23, 2021
Talyasia Cooper #4 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings: ESPN: 6
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 South Carolina Gamecocks Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kierra Fletcher	41	G	5'9"	5th Year	Warren, MI	Transferred from Georgia Tech.

Preseason

Hall of Fame coach Dawn Staley enters her fifteenth year at South Carolina, fresh off winning her 2nd national championship in the 2022 Women's Final Four winning all six games as head coach of South Carolina.^[4]

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year

Preseason All-American teams

SEC coaches poll

The SEC coaches poll was released on October 18, 2022.^[5]

Predicted finish	Team
Coaches poll
1	South Carolina
2	Tennessee
3	LSU
4	Ole Miss
5	Arkansas
6	Georgia
7	Alabama
8	Florida
9	Mississippi State
10	Kentucky
11	Texas A&M
12	Missouri
13	Auburn
14	Vanderbilt

Preseason All-SEC teams

The preseason all-SEC women's basketball team was announced on November 3, 2022.^[6]

First team

Aliyah Boston – F

Second team

Zia Cooke – G

Victaria Saxton – F

Player of the Year

Aliyah Boston – F

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year

Aliyah Boston – F

Roster

2022–23 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Olivia Thompson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Lexington	Lexington, SC
G	1	Zia Cooke	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Rogers	Toledo, OH
F	3	Ashlyn Watkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Cardinal Newman	Columbia, SC
F	4	Aliyah Boston	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	Worcester Academy	Saint Thomas, VI
F	5	Victaria Saxton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Model	Rome, GA
C	10	Kamilla Cardoso	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Jr	Hamilton Heights Syracuse	Montes Claros, BR
G	11	Talaysia Cooper	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	East Clarendon	Turbeville, SC
G	12	Brea Beal	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Rock Island	Rock Island, IL
F	15	Laeticia Amihere	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Sr	Kings Way Christian	Milton, ON
G	20	Sania Feagin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Forest Park	Ellenwood, GA
G	23	Aubryanna Hall	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Wayne	Dayton, OH
G	25	Raven Johnson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Westlake	Atlanta, GA
G	41	Kierra Fletcher	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Cousino Georgia Tech	Warren, MI

Head coach

Dawn Staley (Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 18th, 2021

Starting lineup

South Carolina	Position

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		Benedict	W 123–32		19 – Tied	12 – Feagin	6 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 8:30 p.m., SECN	No. 1	East Tennessee State	W 101–31	1–0	17 – Cooke	11 – Boston	4 – Johnson	Colonial Life Arena (12,779) Columbia, SC
November 11, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 1	at No. 17 Maryland	W 81–56	2–0	18 – Cooke	13 – Boston	4 – Beal	Xfinity Center (9,244) College Park, MD
November 17, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 1	at Clemson	W 85–31	3–0	15 – Cooke	7 – Beal	5 – Johnson	Littlejohn Coliseum (3,051) Clemson, SC
November 20, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ABC	No. 1	at No. 2 Stanford	W 76–71 ^OT	4–0	14 – Boston	13 – Boston	4 – Cooke	Maples Pavilion (7,287) Stanford, CA
November 22, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 1	at Cal Poly	W 79–36	5–0	13 – Amihere	11 – Watkins	5 – Tied	Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (2,384) San Luis Obispo, CA
November 27, 2022* 12:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 1	Hampton	W 85–38	6–0	14 – Tied	14 – Cardoso	5 – Johnson	Colonial Life Arena (11,659) Columbia, SC
November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 1	No. 15 UCLA	W 74–64	7–0	18 – Boston	10 – Tied	3 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (12,501) Columbia, SC
December 3, 2022* 3:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 1	Memphis						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Liberty						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. South Dakota State						Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD
December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Charleston Southern						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 21, 2022* 12:00 p.m., SECN+		Coastal Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/SECN		Texas A&M						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN		at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Auburn						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 8, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN2/SECN		at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at Kentucky						Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
January 15, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN2/SECN		Missouri						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN		at Vanderbilt						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 22, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN2/SECN		Arkansas						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 29, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN2/SECN		at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN		Kentucky						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 5, 2023* 12:00 p.m., FOX		at UConn						XL Center Hartford, CT
February 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., SECN+		at Auburn						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
February 12, 2023 2:00 p.m., SECN		LSU						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Florida						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 19, 2023 4:00 p.m., SECN		at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 26, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN2/SECN		Georgia						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ^[7]

Statistics

Team total per game

Team	PTS	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	ATT
Gamecocks	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Opponents	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Team average per game

Team	PPG	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	ATT
Gamecocks	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–'	–	–
Opponents	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Individual total per game

Player	GP	MP	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3M	3A	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
Aliyah Boston
Zia Cooke
Laeticia Amihere
Victaria Saxton
Kamilla Cardoso
Brea Beal
Bree Hall
Sania Feagin
Olivia Thompson
Raven Johnson
Ashlyn Watkins
Talaysia Cooper
Kierra Fletcher

Individual average per game

Player	GP	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PPG
Aliyah Boston
Zia Cooke
Laeticia Amihere
Victoria Saxton
Kamilla Cardoso
Brea Beal
Bree Hall
Sania Feagin
Olivia Thompson
Raven Johnson
Ashlyn Watkins
Talaysia Cooper
Kierra Fletcher

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	1 (30)	1 (30)	1 (29)	1 (29)
Coaches	1 (30)	1 (32)	1 (32)	1 (32)

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
RV		Received votes
NR		Not ranked
( )		Number of first place votes

Awards and honors

References

^ Adams, Emily (August 26, 2022). "How South Carolina women's basketball, Dawn Staley can finish regular season undefeated". Greenville News. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
^ Adams, Emily (October 26, 2022). "South Carolina has pieces in place to repeat as women's basketball national champions". USA Today. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
^ "2022 women's college basketball recruiting class rankings: UCLA overtakes Oregon at No. 1". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
^ "Staley leads South Carolina over UConn for second NCAA title". Gamecocks Online. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
^ "SEC women's basketball order of finish for 2022-23 season projected by USA TODAY Sports Network". USA TODAY Sports Network. October 18, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
^ "Preseason All-SEC women's basketball team, plus player and coach awards for 2022-23 season". Knoxville News Sentinel. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
^ "Women's Basketball SEC Schedule Announced". GamecocksOnline.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

[1] Adams, Emily (August 26, 2022). "How South Carolina women's basketball, Dawn Staley can finish regular season undefeated". Greenville News. Retrieved November 15, 2022.

[2] Adams, Emily (October 26, 2022). "South Carolina has pieces in place to repeat as women's basketball national champions". USA Today. Retrieved November 15, 2022.

[3] "2022 women's college basketball recruiting class rankings: UCLA overtakes Oregon at No. 1". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

[4] "Staley leads South Carolina over UConn for second NCAA title". Gamecocks Online. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

[5] "SEC women's basketball order of finish for 2022-23 season projected by USA TODAY Sports Network". USA TODAY Sports Network. October 18, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.

[6] "Preseason All-SEC women's basketball team, plus player and coach awards for 2022-23 season". Knoxville News Sentinel. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.

[7] "Women's Basketball SEC Schedule Announced". GamecocksOnline.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

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Rivalries	Clemson
Culture & lore	History Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" The Freshies Garnet Army Full Court Press
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Offseason

2022 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Preseason

Award watch lists

Preseason All-American teams

SEC coaches poll

Preseason All-SEC teams

Roster

Starting lineup

Schedule

Statistics

Team total per game

Team average per game

Individual total per game

Individual average per game

Rankings

Awards and honors

See also

References