# 2022–23 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented The University of Pittsburgh during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers were led by fifth year head coach Lance White, and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Panthers finished the season 10–20 overall and 3–15 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their First Round matchup with Clemson. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT. After the season Head Coach Lance White was fired.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the season 11–19 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their First Round matchup with Duke. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Ismini Prapa | 10 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Athens, Greece | Graduated |
| Tracey Hueston | 13 | F | 6'2" | Sophomore | Roanoke, Virginia | Transferred to Charlotte |
| Mary Dunn | 15 | F | 6'3" | Graduate Student | Washington, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Jayla Everett | 20 | G | 5'10" | Senior | St Louis, Missouri | Dismissed from team |
| Rita Igbokwe | 23 | C | 6'4" | Junior | Flint, Michigan | Transferred to Ole Miss |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Channise Lewis | 10 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Miami, Florida | Maryland |
| Gabby Hutcherson | 22 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Westerville, Ohio | Ohio State |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Aislin Malcolm G | Carnegie, Pennsylvania | Chartiers Valley | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Marley Washenitz G | Fairmont, West Virginia | Fairmont | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Avery Strickland G | Knoxville, Tennessee | Farragut | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 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 |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | at Coppin State | W 56–41 | 1–0 | Physical Education Complex (516) Baltimore, MD |
| November 12, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | George Mason | W 63–45 | 2–0 | Peterson Events Center (437) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 16, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | | Bryant | W 93–54 | 3–0 | Peterson Events Center (3,154) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 19, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Duquesne City Game | W 61–45 | 4–0 | Peterson Events Center (1,513) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 25, 2022* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Towson Fort Myers Tip-Off | W 72–62 | 5–0 | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (315) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 26, 2022* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. DePaul Fort Myers Tip-Off | L 59–74 | 5–1 | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (440) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 27, 2022* 11:30 a.m. | | vs. No. 14 Maryland Fort Myers Tip-Off | L 63–87 | 5–2 | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (323) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 30, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ACCN | | Illinois ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 71–92 | 5–3 | Peterson Events Center (274) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Loyola (MD) | W 78–42 | 6–3 | Peterson Events Center (264) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 11, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | Ball State | L 66–68 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 | Peterson Events Center (523) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 18, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | Louisville | L 53–77 | 6–5 (0–1) | Peterson Events Center (491) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 21, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | North Alabama | W 85–83 | 7–5 | Peterson Events Center (529) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Wake Forest | L 51–66 | 7–6 (0–2) | LJVM Coliseum (858) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 1, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Miami (FL) | L 67–74 | 7–7 (0–3) | Peterson Events Center (636) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Syracuse | L 71–89 | 7–8 (0–4) | Carrier Dome (1,956) Syracuse, NY |
| January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Louisville | L 69–76 | 7–9 (0–5) | KFC Yum! Center (9,218) Louisville, KY |
| January 15, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Clemson | L 57–72 | 7–10 (0–6) | Peterson Events Center (953) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 19, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 12 Virginia Tech | L 62–69 | 7–11 (0–7) | Peterson Events Center (352) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 22, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Florida State | L 37–74 | 7–12 (0–8) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,025) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 15 North Carolina | L 57–72 | 7–13 (0–9) | Peterson Events Center (571) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 29, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Boston College | L 60–74 | 7–14 (0–10) | Conte Forum (1,604) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 16 Duke | L 44–53 | 7–15 (0–11) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,741) Durham, NC |
| February 5, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | Virginia | W 60–51 | 8–15 (1–11) | Peterson Events Center (1,136) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 10 Notre Dame | L 63–69 | 8–16 (1–12) | Purcell Pavilion (4,716) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 12, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Georgia Tech | W 85–79 | 9–16 (2–12) | McCamish Pavilion (1,661) Atlanta, GA |
| February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Boston College | W 75–64 | 10–16 (3–12) | Peterson Events Center (475) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 19, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 10 Notre Dame | L 43–83 | 10–17 (3–13) | Peterson Events Center (2,829) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Syracuse | L 55–85 | 10–18 (3–14) | Peterson Events Center (517) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 26, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at NC State | L 63–68 | 10–19 (3–15) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC Women's tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2023 3:30 p.m., ACCN | (15) | vs. (10) Clemson First round | L 53–71 | 10–20 | Greensboro Coliseum (3,879) Greensboro, 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 |