# 2022–23 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

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, the team played their games at Mizzou Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference.

## Previous season

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
### Departures

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Averi Kroenke G | Columbia, MO | Rock Bridge High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Averi Judd G | West Plains, MO | West Plains High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 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: ||||||

### Incoming Transfers

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

## Schedule and results

| 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 | Canceled | 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

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 | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |