# 2022–23 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members the Atlantic Coast Conference.
After firing Tina Thompson after the previous season, Virginia announced that Amaka Agugua-Hamilton would be the new head coach of the program.
The Cavaliers finished the season 15–15 and 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament they lost their First round matchup with Wake Forest. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament and declined an invitation to the WNIT.

## Previous season

The Cavaliers finished the season 5–22 and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the ACC tournament they lost their First Round matchup with Wake Forest. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or WNIT. After the season, Virginia announced that Head Coach Tina Thompson had been relieved of her duties after going 30–63 during her tenure.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Aaliyah Pitts | 3 | G | 6'0" | Sophomore | Suitland, Maryland | Transferred to Western Kentucky |
| Tihana Stojsavljevic | 5 | F | 6'3" | Graduate Student | Zagreb, Croatia | Graduated |
| Meg Jefferson | 12 | F | 6'3" | Junior | Sydney, Australia | Transferred to Hawaii |
| Deja Bristol | 13 | F | 6'1" | Sophomore | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | Transferred to Northeastern |
| Eleah Parker | 21 | F | 6'4" | Graduate Student | Charlotte, North Carolina | Graduated |
| Amandine Toi | 23 | G | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Paris, France | Graduated |
| Nycerra Minnis | 32 | F | 6'3" | Sophomore | Riverdale, Maryland | Transferred to UNC Asheville |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Mir Mclean | 10 | G/F | 5'11" | Junior | Baltimore, Maryland | UConn |
| Alexia Smith | 23 | G | 5'8" | Junior | Columbus, Ohio | Minnesota |
| Sam Brunelle | 33 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Ruckersville, Virginia | Notre Dame |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Yonta Vaughn G | District Heights, Maryland | Bishop McNamara High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Cady Pauley G | Milan, Missouri | Milan High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 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 |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Pitt Johnstown | W 92–45 | – | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | | George Washington | W 85–59 | 1–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,503) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | UMBC | W 101–46 | 2–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,346) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 13, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | Wake Forest | W 72–52 | 3–0 (1–0) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,868) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola-Chicago | W 68–62 | 4–0 | Gentile Arena (501) Chicago, IL |
| November 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at American | W 74–60 | 5–0 | Bender Arena (530) Washington, D.C. |
| November 23, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Campbell | W 62–41 | 6–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,431) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 26, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Minnesota Cavalier Classic | W 73–70 | 7–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,871) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 27, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | East Carolina Cavalier Classic | W 72–50 | 8–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,854) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Penn State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 89–68 | 9–0 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,823) University Park, PA |
| December 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | UNC Wilmington | W 78–36 | 10–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,221) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at William & Mary | W 83–54 | 11–0 | Kaplan Arena (553) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Morgan State | W 84–28 | 12–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,706) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 21, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Duke | L 56–70 | 12–1 (1–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,568) Durham, NC |
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Georgia Tech | W 69–63 | 13–1 (2–1) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,749) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at No. 9 Virginia Tech Rivalry | L 66–74 | 13–2 (2–2) | Cassell Coliseum (2,630) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 8, 2023 3:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at No. 10 NC State | L 62–87 | 13–3 (2–3) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 22 North Carolina | L 59–70 | 13–4 (2–4) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,191) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 15, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | Boston College | W 66–50 | 14–4 (3–4) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,766) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Florida State | L 68–77 | 14–5 (3–5) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,125) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 22, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 7 Notre Dame | L 54–76 | 14–6 (3–6) | Purcell Pavilion (6,442) Notre Dame, IN |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Syracuse | L 72–90 | 14–7 (3–7) | JMA Wireless Dome (1,606) Syracuse, NY |
| January 29, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 12 Virginia Tech Rivalry | L 60–72 | 14–8 (3–8) | John Paul Jones Arena (5,103) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at No. 11 North Carolina | L 62–73 | 14–9 (3–9) | Carmichael Arena (2,490) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 5, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Pittsburgh | L 51–60 | 14–10 (3–10) | Petersen Events Center (1,136) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Louisville | L 53–63 | 14–11 (3–11) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,008) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 12, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | No. 22 NC State | W 71–59 | 15–11 (4–11) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,700) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 19, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 9 Duke | L 52–56 | 15–12 (4–12) | John Paul Jones Arena (6,378) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Clemson | L 69–79 | 15–13 (4–13) | Littlejohn Coliseum (892) Clemson, SC |
| February 26, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Miami (FL) | L 74–85 | 15–14 (4–14) | Watsco Center (2,453) Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCN | (13) | vs. (12) Wake Forest First round | L 57–68 | 15–15 | 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 previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |