# 2022–23 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by first-year head coach Megan Gebbia, competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Prior to the season, Wake Forest fired head coach Jen Hoover after ten seasons. Megan Gebbia was announced as the new head coach on May 26, 2022.
The Demon Deacons finished the season 17–17 overall and 5–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated thirteenth seed Virginia in the First Round and fifth seed Florida State in the Second Round before losing to fourth seed Louisville in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated Morgan State in the First Round before losing to Florida in the Second Round to end their season.

## Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished the season 16–17 overall and 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated fourteenth seed Virginia in the First Round before losing to sixth seed Georgia Tech in the Second Round. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated Akron in the First Round before losing to Middle Tennessee in the Second Round to end their season.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Kaylen Dickson | 12 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Gurnee, Illinois | Graduated |
| Christina Morra | 23 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Toronto, Canada | Graduated |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Skye Owen G | Staten Island, New York | St. Francis Preparatory School | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Kate Deeble G | Brisbane, Australia | BA Centre of Excellence | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2022* 4:00 p.m. | | Winston-Salem State | W 93–50 | – | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Elon | W 76–56 | 1–0 | LJVM Coliseum (542) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 10, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | W 57–46 | 2–0 | Williams Arena (991) Greenville, NC |
| November 13, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Virginia | L 52–72 | 2–1 (0–1) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,868) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 17, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | | Mercer | W 70–45 | 3–1 | LJVM Coliseum (3,703) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 21, 2022* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Missouri Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship | L 47–69 | 3–2 | Baha Mar Convention Center (517) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 23, 2022* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | | vs. Alabama Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship | L 58–61 | 3–3 | Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 27, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | Coastal Carolina | W 76–61 | 4–3 | LJVM Coliseum (814) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 30, 2022* 8:00 p.m., BTN | | at Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 63–59 | 5–3 | Williams Arena (2,177) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 3, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | High Point | W 68–51 | 6–3 | LJVM Coliseum (754) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | W 63–54 | 7–3 | Dale F. Halton Arena (834) Charlotte, NC |
| December 15, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Longwood | W 83–43 | 8–3 | LJVM Coliseum (584) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 18, 2022 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Syracuse | L 58–67 | 8–4 (0–2) | JMA Wireless Dome (1,555) Syracuse, NY |
| December 22, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Rhode Island | W 59–45 | 9–4 | LJVM Coliseum (691) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Pittsburgh | W 66–51 | 10–4 (1–2) | LJVM Coliseum (858) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 1, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Clemson | L 59–60 | 10–5 (1–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum (958) Clemson, SC |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 19 Duke | L 50–60 | 10–6 (1–4) | LJVM Coliseum (1,050) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACC | | Georgia Tech | W 51–50 | 11–6 (2–4) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 7 Notre Dame | L 47–86 | 11–7 (2–5) | Purcell Pavilion (4,319) Notre Dame, IN |
| January 15, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Miami (FL) | L 43–55 | 11–8 (2–6) | Watsco Center (1,892) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 22, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at No. 12 Virginia Tech | L 57–74 | 11–9 (2–7) | Cassell Coliseum (3,209) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | Louisville | W 68–57 | 12–9 (3–7) | LJVM Coliseum (857) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 29, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Miami (FL) | W 55–52 | 13–9 (4–7) | LJVM Coliseum (1,225) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 23 Florida State | L 44–72 | 13–10 (4–8) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,042) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 5, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | Clemson | W 69–64 $^{OT}$ | 14–10 (5–8) | LJVM Coliseum (1,039) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 22 NC State | L 42–51 | 14–11 (5–9) | LJVM Coliseum (957) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Georgia Tech | L 55–63 | 14–12 (5–10) | McCamish Pavilion (1,221) Atlanta, GA |
| February 19, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 19 North Carolina | L 58–71 | 14–13 (5–11) | Carmichael Arena (3,724) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 23 Florida State | L 60–61 | 14–14 (5–12) | LJVM Coliseum (680) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 26, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Boston College | L 63–73 | 14–15 (5–13) | LJVM Coliseum (1,077) Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCN | (12) | vs. (13) Virginia First round | W 68–57 | 15–15 | Greensboro Coliseum (3,879) Greensboro, NC |
| March 2, 2023 11:00 a.m., ACCN | (12) | vs. (5) Florida State Second round | W 65–54 | 16–15 | Greensboro Coliseum (4,177) Greensboro, NC |
| March 3, 2023 11:00 a.m., ACCN | (12) | vs. (4) Louisville Quarterfinals | L 48–74 | 16–16 | Greensboro Coliseum (6,151) Greensboro, NC |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Morgan State First round | W 75–49 | 17–16 | LJVM Coliseum (731) Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 20, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Florida Second round | L 63–80 | 17–17 | LJVM Coliseum (701) Winston-Salem, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked in previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |