# 2022–23 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

The 2022–23 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fourth-year head coach Kim McNeill, were ninth-year members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, North Carolina.

## Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2021–22 season 11–18, 4–11 in AAC play, to finish in a tie for last place. They lost in the first round of the AAC women's tournament to Memphis.

## 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.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Taniyah Thompson | 1 | G | 5' 11" | Junior | Hamden, CT | Transferred to Penn State |
| Raven Johnson | 11 | G | 6' 0" | GS Senior | Lilburn, GA | Graduated |
| Lalia Acox | 21 | F | 6' 0" | Freshman | Blythewood, SC | Transferred to North Carolina A&T |
| Da'Ja Green | 35 | G | 5' 6" | GS Senior | Ellenwood, GA | Graduated |
| Tylar Bennett | 55 | F | 6' 4" | GS Senior | Redford, MI | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Micah Dennis | 1 | G | 5' 9" | Junior | Toronto, ON | Oklahoma State |
| Kimora Jenkins | 24 | G | 6' 1" | Sophomore | Long Island, NY | Georgia |

#### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Amiya Joyner F | Farmville, NC | Farmville High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| 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 March 10, 2023. ||||||

#### Recruiting class of 2023

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Khia Miller G | Woodbridge, MD | Sidwell Friends School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 |||||||
| 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: "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. |||||||

## Media

All Pirates home and road games had a video stream on ESPN+.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Carolina State | W 71–35 | 1–0 | 14 – McNeal | 8 – Joyner | 3 – tied | Williams Arena (717) Greenville, NC |
| November 10, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wake Forest | L 46–57 | 1–1 | 13 – McNeal | 7 – tied | 2 – tied | Williams Arena (991) Greenville, NC |
| November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Wilmington | W 76–49 | 2–1 | 18 – Rose | 4 – McNeal | 4 – Johnson | Williams Arena (773) Greenville, NC |
| November 16, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | W 65–54 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | 19 – McNeal | 9 – Rose | 4 – Johnson | Williams Arena (6,657) Greenville, NC |
| November 20, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 64–31 | 4–1 | 17 – McNeal | 10 – Joyner | 3 – tied | Williams Arena (888) Greenville, NC |
| November 26, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | | vs. Liberty Cavalier Classic | W 72–64 | 5–1 | 18 – Rose | 10 – Franklin | 2 – tied | John Paul Jones Arena (247) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 27, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Virginia Cavalier Classic | L 50–72 | 5–2 | 14 – McNeal | 4 – Jenkins | 2 – tied | John Paul Jones Arena (2,854) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 41–54 | 5–3 | 13 – Johnson | 9 – Chambers | 1 – tied | EagleBank Arena (679) Fairfax, VA |
| December 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VCU | W 69–51 | 6–3 | 17 – McNeal | 7 – Johnson | 5 – Rose | Williams Arena (665) Greenville, NC |
| December 6, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 67–41 | 7–3 | 17 – McNeal | 7 – Moseley | 3 – tied | Williams Arena (573) Greenville, NC |
| December 15, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | L 59–67 | 7–4 | 10 – Joyner | 7 – tied | 2 – Joyner | Paul Porter Arena (1,512) Boiling Springs, NC |
| December 19, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Carolina A&T | W 79–49 | 8–4 | 19 – McNeal | 11 – Joyner | 5 – Dennis | Williams Arena (860) Greenville, NC |
| December 21, 2022* 3:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Hampton | W 64–60 | 9–4 | 19 – Joyner | 11 – Joyner | 4 – Dennis | Hampton Convocation Center (339) Hampton, VA |
| AAC regular season |||||||||
| December 30, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tulsa | L 47–55 | 9–5 (0–1) | 16 – Joyner | 16 – Joyner | 3 – tied | Williams Arena (722) Greenville, NC |
| January 3, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Memphis | W 55–47 | 10–5 (1–1) | 20 – McNeal | 10 – Joyner | 3 – Joyner | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (749) Memphis, TN |
| January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tulane | W 63–53 | 11–5 (2–1) | 26 – McNeal | 12 – Joyner | 4 – tied | Williams Arena (774) Greenville, NC |
| January 11, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Temple | W 72–51 | 12–5 (3–1) | 28 – McNeal | 8 – Joyner | 4 – Hearp | Liacouras Center (3,090) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SMU | L 66–68 | 12–6 (3–2) | 26 – McNeal | 7 – Joyner | 8 – Dennis | Moody Coliseum (671) Dallas, TX |
| January 18, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cincinnati | W 61–53 | 13–6 (4–2) | 18 – tied | 10 – Joyner | 3 – tied | Williams Arena (680) Greenville, NC |
| January 21, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wichita State | W 66–57 | 14–6 (5–2) | 19 – Dennis | 5 – tied | 2 – tied | Charles Koch Arena (1,508) Wichita, KS |
| January 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Memphis | L 53–61 | 14–7 (5–3) | 19 – McNeal | 13 – Joyner | 2 – tied | Williams Arena (731) Greenville, NC |
| January 31, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 25 South Florida | L 48–72 | 14–8 (5–4) | 13 – Joyner | 13 – Joyner | 3 – McNeal | Yuengling Center (2,184) Tampa, FL |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UCF | W 68–54 | 15–8 (6–4) | 27 – McNeal | 11 – Joyner | 3 – tied | Addition Financial Arena (2,820) Orlando, FL |
| February 8, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Temple | W 67–52 | 16–8 (7–4) | 23 – Joyner | 14 – Joyner | 4 – Joyner | Williams Arena (898) Greenville, NC |
| February 12, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wichita State | W 79–62 | 17–8 (8–4) | 22 – McNeal | 10 – Joyner | 3 – tied | Williams Arena (1,537) Greenville, NC |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | W 68–57 | 18–8 (9–4) | 30 – McNeal | 15 – Joyner | 5 – Dennis | Fifth Third Arena (941) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UCF | W 63–57 | 19–8 (10–4) | 19 – McNeal | 12 – Joyner | 4 – tied | Williams Arena (1,110) Greenville, NC |
| February 22, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Houston | W 88–83 $^{3OT}$ | 20–8 (11–4) | 34 – McNeal | 15 – Joyner | 12 – Dennis | Williams Arena (2,044) Greenville, NC |
| February 25, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulane | L 56–64 | 20–9 (11–5) | 24 – McNeal | 14 – Joyner | 4 – Johnson | Devlin Fieldhouse (564) New Orleans, LA |
| AAC women's tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Tulane Quarterfinals | W 69–58 | 21–9 | 17 – Dennis | 19 – Joyner | 4 – McNeal | Dickies Arena (1,676) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) Memphis Semifinals | W 69–60 | 22–9 | 22 – McNeal | 9 – Joyner | 6 – Joyner | Dickies Arena (1,671) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 9, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | (3) | vs. (4) Houston Final | W 46–44 | 23–9 | 13 – Johnson | 15 – Joyner | 3 – tied | Dickies Arena (5,945) Fort Worth, TX |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 18, 2023* 10:00 p.m., ESPN | (13 S4) | at (4 S4) No. 15 Texas First round | L 40–79 | 23–10 | 13 – McNeal | 8 – Joyner | 1 – tied | Moody Center (4,915) Austin, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S4=Seattle 4. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same. ^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.