2022–23 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

2022–23 Missouri Tigers women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–14 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jenny Putnam (13th season)
  • Chris Bracey (5th season)
  • Jasmine James (1st season)
Home arenaMizzou Arena
Seasons
2022–23 SEC women's basketball standings
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 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2022–23 college basketball season. Led by thirteenth year head coach Robin Pingeton,[1] the team played their games at Mizzou Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference.[2]

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the season 18–13 (18–13 SEC) to finish eighth place in the conference. The Tigers were invited to the 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Drake in the first round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Missouri Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
LaDazhia Williams 0 F 6'4" RS-Senior Bradenton, FL Transferred to LSU
Aijha Blackwell 33 G 6'0" Junior Berkeley, MO Transferred to Baylor
Kiya Dorroh 24 F 6'1" Freshman Tucson, AZ Transferred to Colorado State
Izzy Higginbottom 30 G 5'7" Freshman Batesville, AR Transferred to Arkansas State

2022 Recruiting Class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Averi Kroenke
G
Columbia, MO Rock Bridge High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Averi Judd
G
West Plains, MO West Plains High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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:

Incoming Transfers

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Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Katlyn Gilbert 10 G 5'10" Graduate Student Indianapolis, IN Transferred from Notre Dame[3]

Roster

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2022–23 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Lauren Hansen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Ward Melville High School
Auburn
Long Island, NY
G 2 Sara-Rose Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence Melbourne, Australia
G 4 Mama Dembele 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr IES Joaquim Blume Manlleu, Spain
G 10 Katlyn Gilbert 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Heritage Christian School
Notre Dame
Indianapolis, IN
G 13 Haley Troup 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Gadsden City High School Gadsden, AL
F 20 Sarah Linthacum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Jefferson City High School Jefferson City, MO
G 21 Averi Kroenke 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Rock Bridge High School Columbia, MO
G 24 Ashton Judd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr West Plains High School West Plains, MO
C 32 Jayla Kelly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Parkway Central HS Chesterfield, MO
F 34 Da'Necia Trusty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Alief Hastings HS Houston, TX
F 40 Micah Linthacum 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Jefferson City HS Jefferson City, MO
F 43 Hayley Frank 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Strafford HS Strafford, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
Northwest Missouri State W 70−27 
Mizzou Arena (527)
Columbia, MO
November 1, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
Rogers State Canceled [4] Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Missouri State W 68–51  1–0
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,586)
Springfield, MO
November 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Bradley W 83–38  2–0
Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
November 13, 2022*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Southeast Missouri State W 62–50  3–0
Mizzou Arena (2,693)
Columbia, MO
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Western Kentucky W 65–47  4–0
Mizzou Arena (2,530)
Columbia, MO
November 17, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
UT Martin W 60–55  5–0
Mizzou Arena (2,107)
Columbia, MO
November 21, 2022*
4:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Wake Forest
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship
W 69–47  6–0
Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2022*
12:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship
L 57–73  6–1
Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Saint Louis W 82–52  7–1
Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
December 3, 2022*
5:00 p.m.
vs. UMass
Arizona State Classic
W 71–66  8–1
Desert Financial Arena (262)
Tempe, AZ
December 4, 2022*
2:30 p.m.
at Arizona State
Arizona State Classic
W 71–60  9–1
Desert Financial Arena (3,221)
Tempe, AZ
December 9, 2022*
11:30 a.m., SECN+
Omaha W 83–36  10–1
Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
December 11, 2022*
2:00 p.m., SECN+
Jackson State W 74–61  11–1
Mizzou Arena (2,744)
Columbia, MO
December 18, 2022*
4:00 p.m., SECN+
Illinois L 66–76  11–2
Mizzou Arena (2,963)
Columbia, MO
SEC regular season
December 29, 2022
8:00 p.m., SECN
Kentucky W 74–71  12–2
(1–0)
Mizzou Arena (3,258)
Columbia, MO
January 1, 2023
3:00 p.m., SECN
at Auburn W 62–56  13–2
(2–0)
Neville Arena (2,131)
Auburn, AL
January 5, 2023
6:00 p.m., SECN+
at Alabama W 66–65  14–2
(3–0)
Coleman Coliseum (1,800)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 8, 2023
2:00 p.m., SECN+
Arkansas L 55–77  14–3
(3–1)
Mizzou Arena (4,260)
Columbia, MO
January 12, 2023
6:00 p.m., SECN
No. 5 LSU L 57–77  14–4
(3–2)
Mizzou Arena (2,791)
Columbia, MO
January 15, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 1 South Carolina L 50–81  14–5
(3–3)
Colonial Life Arena (15,444)
Columbia, SC
January 22, 2023
2:00 p.m., SECN+
Tennessee L 65–68  14–6
(3–4)
Mizzou Arena (5,030)
Columbia, MO
January 26, 2023
6:00 p.m., SEC+
at Georgia L 51-62  14–7
(3–5)
Stegeman Coliseum (2,029)
Athens, GA
January 29, 2023
2:00 p.m., SECN
at Kentucky L 54-77  14–8
(3–6)
Memorial Coliseum (3,914)
Lexington, KY
February 2, 2023
8:00 p.m., SECN
Vanderbilt W 86-69  15–8
(4–6)
Mizzou Arena (2,523)
Columbia, MO
February 5, 2023
4:00 p.m., SECN
Alabama L 69-76  15–9
(4–7)
Mizzou Arena (3,698)
Columbia, MO
February 12, 2023
2:00 p.m., SECN+
at Arkansas L 33–61  15–10
(4–8)
Bud Walton Arena (4,492)
Fayetteville, AR
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Mississippi State W 75–62  16–10
(5–8)
Mizzou Arena (2,698)
Columbia, MO
February 20, 2023
6:00 p.m., SECN
at Texas A&M W 61–35  17–10
(6–8)
Reed Arena (3,446)
College Station, TX
February 23, 2023
6:00 p.m., SECN+
at Ole Miss L 64–72  17–11
(6–9)
SJB Pavilion (2,441)
Oxford, MS
February 26, 2023
2:00 p.m., SECN+
Florida L 52–61  17–12
(6–10)
Mizzou Arena (4,556)
Columbia, MO
SEC Tournament
March 2, 2023
11:00 a.m., SECN
(9) vs. (8) Arkansas
Second Round
L 74–85  17–13
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,531)
Greenville, SC
WNIT
March 16, 2023
7:00 pm, SECN+
Illinois State
First Round
W 61–51  18–13
Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
March 20, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Kansas
Second Round/Border War
L 47–75  18–14
Allen Fieldhouse (3,682)
Lawrence, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRVNot released
Coaches

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kwiecinski, Chris (October 19, 2022). "5 observations from Robin Pingeton's remarks on Mizzou women's basketball at SEC Media Days". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Porter, Chanel (August 22, 2022). "Full schedule released for Mizzou women's basketball". KMIZ. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "WBB Inks Grad Transfer Katlyn Gilbert". mutigers.com. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Exhibition Against Rogers State Canceled". University of Missouri, Department of Athletics. October 30, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.