# 2022–23 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Arizona State women's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils are led by first-year head coach Natasha Adair and they play their home games at the Desert Financial Arena and compete as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Sun Devils finished the season 12–14, 4–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament to Oregon. On March 3, 2022 Charli Turner Thorne announce her retirement after 25 seasons at Arizona State and 28 seasons as a head coach. She would finish with a 28 year record of 528–334.

## Offseason
### Departures

Due to COVID-19 disruptions throughout NCAA sports in 2020–21, the NCAA announced that the 2020–21 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any individual involved in an NCAA winter sport, including women's basketball. This meant that all seniors in 2020–21 had the option to return for 2021–22.
Arizona State Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Taya Hanson | 0 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Kelowna, BC | Graduate transferred to Oregon |
| Gabriela Bosquez | 3 | G | 5'7" | Junior | Kyle, TX | Transferred to BYU |
| Ayzhiana Basallo | 5 | G | 5'5" | Senior | San Francisco, CA | Graduate transferred to Santa Clara |
| Mael Gillies | 12 | G | 6'1" | GS Senior | Montreal, QC | Graduated |
| Katelyn Levings | 20 | F | 6'3" | Sophomore | Oklahoma City, OK | Transferred to Tulsa |
| Jade Loville | 30 | G/F | 5'11" | Senior | Scottsdale, AZ | Graduate transferred to Arizona |
| Jayde Van Hyfte | 32 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Annawan, IL | Graduated |

### Incoming

Arizona State Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Tyi Skinner | 3 | G | 5'5" | Junior | Washington, D.C. | Delaware |
| Treasure Hunt | 12 | G | 6'1" | Junior | Chattanooga, TN | Kentucky |
| Kayla Mokwuah | 24 | C | 6'4" | GS Senior | Longmeadow, MA | TCU |
| Morasha Wiggins | 30 | F | 6'0" | Sophomore | Kalamazoo, MI | North Carolina |

#### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Tryanna Crisp G | Phoenix, AZ | PHH Prep | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| 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: "2022 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m. | | Northern Arizona | W 69–68 | 1–0 | 22 – Simmons | 11 – Newman | 4 – Skinner | Desert Financial Arena (6,304) Tempe, AZ |
| November 11, 2022* 2:30 p.m. | | Grambling State Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series | W 62–49 | 2–0 | 16 – Skinner | 11 – Hunt | 5 – Crisp | Desert Financial Arena (2,565) Tempe, AZ |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana State | W 79–64 | 3–0 | 24 – Skinner | 7 – Hunt | 3 – Tied | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,653) Bozeman, MT |
| November 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m., MW Network | | at New Mexico | W 83–77 $^{OT}$ | 4–0 | 24 – Skinner | 15 – Hunt | 4 – Simmons | The Pit (4,848) Albuquerque, NM |
| November 25, 2022* 2:15 p.m., FloSports | | vs. American Goombay Splash | W 70–61 | 5–0 | 24 – Skinner | 12 – Sousa | 2 – Tied | Gateway Christian Academy (255) Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 26, 2022* 2:15 p.m., FloSports | | vs. No. 7 Notre Dame Goombay Splash | L 65–85 | 5–1 | 15 – Skinner | 7 – Newman | 3 – Simmons | Gateway Christian Academy (261) Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | W 80–72 | 6–1 | 29 – Skinner | 10 – Mokwuah | 6 – Simmons | GCU Arena (6,019) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 2, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | | UMass Briann January Classic | L 64–88 | 6–2 | 15 – Tied | 10 – Thompson | 6 – Simmons | Desert Financial Arena (1,762) Tempe, AZ |
| December 4, 2022* 1:30 p.m. | | Missouri Briann January Classic | L 60–71 | 6–3 | 29 – Skinner | 9 – Newman | 5 – Crisp | Desert Financial Arena (3,221) Tempe, AZ |
| December 11, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 60–75 | 6–4 | 22 – Skinner | 7 – Newman | 6 – Skinner | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,656) Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 17, 2022* 2:00 p.m. | | Prairie View A&M | W 82–67 | 7–4 | 22 – Hunt | 18 – Newman | 7 – Skinner | Desert Financial Arena (1,577) Tempe, AZ |
| Pac-12 regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 18 Arizona | L 66–84 | 7–5 (0–1) | 26 – Skinner | 9 – Newman | 5 – Simmons | McKale Center (9,495) Tucson, AZ |
| December 31, 2022 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at Stanford | L 69–101 | 7–6 (0–2) | 20 – Skinner | 6 – Mokwuah | 3 – Sousa | Maples Pavilion (2,810) Stanford, CA |
| January 2, 2023 1:00 p.m., P12N | | at California | L 61–74 | 7–7 (0–3) | 14 – Simmons | 10 – Skinner | 2 – Hunt | Haas Pavilion (842) Berkeley, CA |
| January 6, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 18 Oregon | L 62–82 | 7–8 (0–4) | 20 – Skinner | 12 – Hunt | 5 – Simmons | Desert Financial Arena (1,876) Tempe, AZ |
| January 8, 2023 11:00 a.m., P12N | | Oregon State | L 59–69 | 7–9 (0–5) | 22 – Skinner | 12 – Thompson | 3 – Hunt | Desert Financial Arena (1,486) Tempe, AZ |
| January 13, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 10 Utah | L 0–2 Forfeit | 7–9 (0–6) | – | – | – | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 15, 2023 12:00 p.m. | | at Colorado | L 0–2 Forfeit | 7–9 (0–7) | – | – | – | CU Events Center Boulder, CO |
| January 22, 2023 3:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 19 Arizona | L 67–80 | 7–10 (0–8) | 24 – Hunt | 7 – Mokwuah | 6 – Skinner | Desert Financial Arena (3,508) Tempe, AZ |
| January 27, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Washington State | L 57–61 | 7–11 (0–9) | 20 – Simmons | 6 – Tied | 3 – Skinner | Desert Financial Arena (2,349) Tempe, AZ |
| January 29, 2023 12:00 p.m., P12N | | Washington | L 53–55 | 7–12 (0–10) | 11 – Tied | 8 – Simmons | 5 – Simmons | Desert Financial Arena (1,851) Tempe, AZ |
| February 3, 2023 8:00 p.m., P12N | | at USC | L 49–64 | 7–13 (0–11) | 14 – Skinner | 7 – Hunt | 2 – Crisp | Galen Center (801) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 5, 2023 1:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 14 UCLA | L 63–82 | 7–14 (0–12) | 28 – Skinner | 7 – Simmons | 3 – Simmons | Pauley Pavilion (3,462) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N | | California | L 61–72 | 7–15 (0–13) | 17 – Skinner | 5 – Tied | 5 – Simmons | Desert Financial Arena (2,185) Tempe, AZ |
| February 12, 2023 12:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 6 Stanford | L 64–96 | 7–16 (0–14) | 23 – Skinner | 5 – Tied | 5 – Skinner | Desert Financial Arena (1,759) Tempe, AZ |
| February 17, 2023 11:00 a.m., P12N | | No. 21 Colorado | L 62–70 | 7–17 (0–15) | 27 – Skinner | 8 – Hunt | 3 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (2,793) Tempe, AZ |
| February 19, 2023 12:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 4 Utah | L 69–74 | 7–18 (0–16) | 15 – Erikstrup | 10 – Erikstrup | 6 – Simmons | Desert Financial Arena (2,393) Tucson, AZ |
| February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon State | W 75–73 | 8–18 (1–16) | 27 – Skinner | 8 – Tied | 6 – Simmons | Gill Coliseum (3,711) Corvallis, OR |
| February 25, 2023 1:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon | L 48–77 | 8–19 (1–17) | 15 – Skinner | 6 – Hunt | 3 – Simmons | Matthew Knight Arena (6,757) Eugene, OR |
| Pac-12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 1, 2023 1:00 p.m., P12N | (12) | vs. (5) No. 19 UCLA First Round | L 70–81 $^{OT}$ | 8–20 | 26 – Skinner | 10 – Simmons | 4 – Sousa | Michelob Ultra Arena (3,292) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
Source:

## 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 | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | — | —* | —^ | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | |
*The preseason and Week 1 polls were the same. ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.