# 2022–23 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hurricanes were led by eighteenth-year head coach Katie Meier and played their home games at the Watsco Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
They finished the season 22–13 overall and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated eleventh seed Boston College in the Second Round before losing to third seeded Virginia Tech in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the ninth seed in the Greenville 2 Regional. They defeated eighth seed Oklahoma State in the First Round, first seed Indiana in the Second Round, and fourth seed Villanova in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to eventual champions third seed LSU in the Elite Eight to end their season. The Elite Eight appearance was the first in program history.

## Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the season 21–13 overall and 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated tenth seed Duke in the Second Round, second seeded Louisville in the Quarterfinals, and third seed Notre Dame in the Semifinals before losing to NC State in the Final. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the eighth seed in the Greensboro Regional. They defeated ninth seed South Florida in the First Round before losing to top seed South Carolina in the Second Round to end their season.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Mykea Gray | 5 | G | 5'4" | Senior | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | Graduated |
| Kelsey Marshall | 20 | G | 5'9" | Graduate Student | Davie, Florida | Graduated |
| Paula Fraile Ruiz | 23 | F | 6'4" | Sophomore | Barcelona, Spain | — |
| Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi | 33 | F | 6'4" | Graduate Student | Paris, France | Graduated |
| Naomi Mbandu | 35 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Amiens, France | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Haley Cavinder | 14 | G | 5'6" | Senior | Gilbert, Arizona | Fresno State |
| Hanna Cavinder | 15 | G | 5'6" | Senior | Gilbert, Arizona | Fresno State |
| Latasha Lattimore | 35 | F | 6'4" | Sophomore | Toronto, Canada | Texas |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Kyla Oldcare F | Mason, Ohio | William Mason High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Lazaria Spearman F | Dacula, Georgia | Dacula High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| 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 ||||||
| November 2, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | | Barry | W 88–28 | – | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 83–51 | 1–0 | Watsco Center (1,548) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 10, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | | Stetson | W 80–56 | 2–0 | Watsco Center (3,068) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 13, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Boston University | W 81–46 | 3–0 | Watsco Center (1,708) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 16, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Florida Atlantic | W 75–42 | 4–0 | Watsco Center (1,585) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 20, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FloSports | | at DePaul | L 83–98 | 4–1 | Wintrust Arena (1,237) Chicago, IL |
| November 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Chicago | W 63–45 | 5–1 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (391) Chicago, IL |
| November 25, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ACCNX | | North Carolina A&T Miami Thanksgiving Tournament | W 97–54 | 6–1 | Watsco Center (1,605) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 27, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Columbia Miami Thanksgiving Tournament | L 71–78 | 6–2 | Watsco Center (1,658) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 1, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 17 Michigan ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 64–76 | 6–3 | Watsco Center (1,830) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | North Florida | W 85–45 | 7–3 | Watsco Center (1,591) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 11, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | Florida Rivalry | L 73–76 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 | Watsco Center (3,251) Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC Regular season ||||||
| December 21, 2022 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Florida State Rivalry | L 85–92 | 7–5 (0–1) | Donald L. Tucker Center (3,022) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 5 Notre Dame | L 63–66 | 7–6 (0–2) | Watsco Center (2,153) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 1, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | W 74–67 | 8–6 (1–2) | Peterson Events Center (636) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 22 North Carolina | W 62–58 | 9–6 (2–2) | Watsco Center (2,044) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 8, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | No. 9 Virginia Tech | W 77–66 | 10–6 (3–2) | Watsco Center (1,639) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 12, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Georgia Tech | W 69–60 | 11–6 (4–2) | McCamish Pavilion (1,434) Atlanta, GA |
| January 15, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Wake Forest | W 55–43 | 12–6 (5–2) | Watsco Center (1,892) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 19, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 20 NC State | L 61–71 | 12–7 (5–3) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Boston College | W 86–65 | 13–7 (6–3) | Watsco Center (2,111) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 29, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Wake Forest | L 52–55 | 13–8 (6–4) | LJVM Coliseum (1,225) Winston–Salem, NC |
| February 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Clemson | W 69–66 $^{OT}$ | 14–8 (7–4) | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,001) Clemson, SC |
| February 5, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | Georgia Tech | W 64–58 | 15–8 (8–4) | Watsco Center (3,686) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | No. 19 Florida State Rivalry | W 86–82 | 16–8 (9–4) | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL |
| February 12, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at No. 9 Duke | L 40–50 | 16–9 (9–5) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,449) Durham, NC |
| February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Clemson | W 59–54 | 17–9 (10–5) | Watsco Center (1,923) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 19, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Syracuse | L 68–77 | 17–10 (10–6) | Carrier Dome (4,566) Syracuse, NY |
| February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Louisville | L 57–71 | 17–11 (10–7) | KFC Yum! Center (8,211) Louisville, KY |
| February 26, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | Virginia | W 85–74 | 18–11 (11–7) | Watsco Center (2,453) Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN | (6) | vs. (11) Boston College Second round | W 84–69 | 19–11 | Greensboro Coliseum (4,578) Greensboro, NC |
| March 3, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN | (6) | vs. (3) No. 8 Virginia Tech Quarterfinals | L 42–68 | 19–12 | Greensboro Coliseum (7,823) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN | (9 G2) | vs. (8 G2) Oklahoma State First round | W 62–61 | 20–12 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,607) Bloomington, IN |
| March 20, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (9 G2) | at (1 G2) No. 2 Indiana Second round | W 70–68 | 21–12 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (14,480) Bloomington, IN |
| March 24, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN | (9 G2) | vs. (4 G2) No. 10т Villanova Sweet Sixteen | W 70–65 | 22–12 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| March 26, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN | (9 G2) | vs. (3 G2) No. 9 LSU Elite Eight | L 42–54 | 22–13 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,988) Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G2=Greenville 2. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

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