# 2022–23 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

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.

## 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

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |