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2022–23 USC Trojans women's basketball team

The 2022–23 USC Trojans women's basketball team represents the University of Southern California during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans play their home games at the Galen Center and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. The squad is led by second-year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, who was hired on May 10, 2021.[1]

2022–23 USC Trojans women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record21–10 (11–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Beth Burns (1st season)
  • Wendale Farrow (2nd season)
  • Nneka Enemkpali (2nd season)
Home arenaGalen Center
Seasons
2022–23 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Utah15–3 .83327–5 .844
No. 5 Stanford15–3 .83329–6 .829
No. 21 Colorado13–5 .72225–9 .735
No. 14 UCLA11–7 .61127–10 .730
No. 25 Arizona11–7 .61122–10 .688
USC11–7 .61121–10 .677
No. 23 Washington State †9–9 .50023–11 .676
Oregon7–11 .38920–15 .571
Washington7–11 .38919–15 .559
California4–14 .22213–17 .433
Oregon State4–14 .22213–18 .419
Arizona State1–17 .0568–20 .286
† 2023 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of June 28, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The Women of Troy finished the regular Pac-12 season tied for 4th with UCLA and Arizona. Because both of those teams held tiebreakers over USC, the Trojans earned the 6th seed in the 2023 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament.

Previous season

The 2021-22 USC Trojans women's basketball team finished with an overall record of 12-16 and a 5-12 conference record. They earned the 10th seed in the 2022 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament.

Offseason changes

Assistant Coach Danyelle Grant moved to serve as an assistant coach at Rice. In her place, Gottlieb hired Beth Burns from Louisville as Associate Head Coach.

As for players, the Women of Troy brought in 1 first-year and 7 transfers. 3 students graduated, and 6 students transferred to other schools.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Tera Reed3G6'0"Graduate StudentAuckland, NZGraduated
Jordan Sanders5F5'11"Graduate StudentSpringfield, MOGraduated
Amaya Oliver10G/F6'2"SophomoreRichmond, CATransferred to Loyola Marymount
Shemera Williams11G6'2"JuniorMilwaukee, WITransferred to SIU Salukis
Angel Jackson15C6'5"JuniorRichmond, CATransferred to Jackson State
Kyra White22G5'10"JuniorConverse, TXTransferred to UT San Antonio
Desiree Caldwell24G5'8"SeniorSan Antonio, TXGraduated
Jordyn Jenkins32F6'2"SophomoreKent, WATransferred to UT San Antonio
Alissa Pili10F6'0"JuniorAnchorage, AKTransferred to Utah

Incoming transfers

NameNumPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Koi Love0F6'0"JuniorOrlando, FLArizona
Taylor Bigby1G6'1"SophomoreLas Vegas, NVOregon
Kayla Williams4G5'7"JuniorLos Angeles, CAUC Irvine
Destiny Littleton11G5'9"Graduate StudentSan Diego, CASouth Carolina
Okako Adika24G/F6'0"Graduate StudentHolstebro, DKTexas Christian
Kadi Sissoko30F6'2"Graduate StudentParis, FRMinnesota
Rokia Doumbia52G5'9"Graduate StudentBamako, MLPurdue

2022 recruiting class

NameOverall RankPositionPosition RankHometownHigh SchoolHeightESPN StarsESPN Grade
Aaliyah Gayles8G3Las Vegas, NVSpring Valley High School5'9"597

Gayles will sit out this whole season as she recovers from her injuries that resulted from gun violence in April 2022. Since then, Gayles has relearned how to walk and has been receiving support via coaching, physical therapy, counseling, and various other services.[2]

Roster

2022–23 USC Trojans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F0Koi Love6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrArizonaOrlando, FL
G1Taylor Bigby6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoOregonLas Vegas, NV
G2India Otto (W)5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SrWindward HSLos Angeles, CA
G3Aaliyah Gayles  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrSpring Valley HSLas Vegas, NV
G4Kayla Williams5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrUC IrvineLos Angeles, CA
G11Destiny Littleton5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)GSSouth CarolinaSan Diego, CA
G12Isabella Perkins5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoPaul VI HSChantilly, VA
G/F13Rayah Marshall6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)SoLynwood HSLos Angeles, CA
G23Madison Campbell5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)RS JrClovis West HSFresno, CA
G/F24Okako Adika6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)GSTexas ChristianHolstebro, DK
G25Alyson Miura5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SrLa Salle PrepClackamas, OR
F30Kadi Sissoko6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)GSMinnesotaParis, FR
C32Clarice Akunwafo6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)SoRolling Hills PrepInglewood, CA
G52Rokia Doumbia5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)GSPurdueBamako, ML
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2022

Awards and honors

  • Gottlieb
    • ESPN Coach of the Week
  • Adika
    • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention
  • Littleton
    • Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
    • NCAA March Madness Weekly Starting Five
    • College Sports Communicators All-District Academic Honors
    • All-Pac-12
  • Marshall
    • Preseason All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
    • Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week Award
    • NCAA March Madness Weekly Starting Five
    • Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List
    • Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist
    • All-Pac-12
    • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
  • Miura
    • College Sports Communicators All-District Academic Honors
  • Sissoko
    • All-Pac-12
  • Williams
    • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention
  • Team
    • ESPN Win of the Week
    • USBWA National Team of the Week

Schedule

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022*
3:00 pm		 Cal State Los AngelesW 87–48 
 25 – Sissoko  15 – Marshall  8 – Williams Galen Center (224)
Los Angeles, CA
Regular season
November 9, 2022*
7:00 pm		 Cal State BakersfieldW 86–41 1–0
 15 – Tie  10 – Marshall  6 – Williams Galen Center (818)
Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2022*
7:00 pm		 Idaho StateW 75–42 2–0
 19 – Littleton  6 – Tie  6 – Tie Galen Center (561)
Los Angeles, CA
November 15, 2022*
6:00 pm, WCC Network		 at San DiegoW 58–50 3–0
 19 – Sissoko  9 – Marshall  4 – Littleton Jenny Craig Pavilion (567)
San Diego, CA
November 19, 2022*
2:00 pm		 at San FranciscoW 74–48 4–0
 21 – Sissoko  10 – Marshall  3 – Littleton War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, CA
November 23, 2022*
2:00 pm		 PennW 66–60 5–0
 19 – Marshall  18 – Marshall  5 – Littleton Galen Center (689)
Los Angeles, CA
November 26, 2022*
1:00 pm		 Utah StateW 79–48 6–0
 20 – Sissoko  7 – Marshall  7 – Williams Galen Center (316)
Los Angeles, CA
November 30, 2022*
7:00 pm		 Cal BaptistW 69–58 7–0
 16 – Littleton  14 – Littleton  4 – Tie Galen Center (228)
Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 2022*
7:00 pm		 MerrimackW 88–40 8–0
 21 – Bigby  10 – Adika  7 – Williams Galen Center (258)
Los Angeles, CA
December 6, 2022*
7:00 pm		 San Jose StateW 71–44 9–0
 17 – Sissoko  8 – Akunwafo  5 – Miura Galen Center (258)
Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N		 No. 10 UCLA
Rivalry		L 56–59 9–1
(0–1)		 20 – Sissoko  10 – Marshall  7 – Littleton Galen Center (3,109)
Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 2022*
12:30 pm, ESPN2		 vs. Texas
Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge		L 48–62 9–2
 12 – Tie  18 – Marshall  6 – Littleton American Airlines Center (4,700)
Dallas, TX
December 21, 2022*
2:00 pm		 Saint Mary'sW 71–45 10–2
 18 – Marshall  15 – Marshall  5 – Tie Galen Center (304)
Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 2022
6:00 pm, P12N		 at Oregon StateW 69–58 11–2
(1–1)		 33 – Marshall  16 – Marshall  6 – Littleton Gill Coliseum (3,769)
Corvallis, OR
January 1, 2023
2:00 pm, P12N		 at No. 17 OregonL 45–73 11–3
(1–2)		 14 – Marshall  11 – Marshall  2 – Tie Matthew Knight Arena (6,031)
Eugene, OR
January 8, 2023
2:00 pm, P12N		 at No. 12 UCLA
Rivalry		L 60–61 11–4
(1–3)		 15 – Tie  8 – Marshall  3 – Littleton Pauley Pavilion (6,638)
Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 2023
7:00 pm, P12N		 CaliforniaW 63–43 12–4
(2–3)		 18 – Littleton  11 – Marshall  5 – Littleton Galen Center (1,031)
Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 2023
2:00 pm, P12N		 No. 2 StanfordW 55–46 13–4
(3–3)		 18 – Littleton  11 – Adika  6 – Littleton Galen Center (2,418)
Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 2023
7:00 pm, P12N		 at Washington StateW 51–44 14–4
(4–3)		 19 – Sissoko  9 – Marshall  2 – Tie Beasley Coliseum (926)
Pullman, WA
January 22, 2023
12:00 pm, P12N		 at WashingtonW 63–54 OT15–4
(5–3)		 20 – Littleton  16 – Marshall  3 – Sissoko Alaska Airlines Arena (2,543)
Seattle, WA
January 27, 2023
6:00 pm, P12N		 at No. 9 UtahL 73–83 15–5
(5–4)		 15 – Tie  11 – Marshall  5 – Sissoko Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,251)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 29, 2023
11:00 am, P12N		 at No. 25 ColoradoW 71–54 16–5
(6–4)		 21 – Littleton  12 – Sissoko  5 – Sissoko CU Events Center (2,377)
Boulder, CO
February 3, 2023
7:00 pm, P12N		 Arizona StateW 64–49 17–5
(7–4)		 23 – Sissoko  21 – Marshall  4 – Marshall Galen Center (801)
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 2023
12:00 pm, P12N		 No. 22 ArizonaL 75–81 2OT17–6
(7–5)		 21 – Littleton  20 – Marshall  5 – Littleton Galen Center (1,356)
Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 2023
7:00 pm, P12N		 OregonW 56–51 18–6
(8–5)		 18 – Tie  11 – Tie  4 – Littleton Galen Center (1,126)
Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 2023
12:00 pm, P12N		 Oregon StateW 60–56 OT19–6
(9–5)		 18 – Littleton  14 – Marshall  3 – Tie Galen Center (674)
Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 2023
8:00 pm, P12N		 No. 25 at No. 3 StanfordL 47–50 19–7
(9–6)		 15 – Littleton  12 – Akunwafo  3 – Tie Maples Pavilion (6,343)
Stanford, CA
February 19, 2023
1:00 pm, P12N		 No. 25 at CaliforniaL 78–81 OT19–8
(9–7)		 30 – Sissoko  9 – Marshall  4 – Sissoko Haas Pavilion (1,932)
Berkeley, CA
February 23, 2023
8:00 pm, P12N		 WashingtonW 47–43 20–8
(10–7)		 19 – Sissoko  10 – Marshall  5 – Littleton Galen Center (842)
Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 2023
12:00 pm, P12N		 Washington StateW 68–65 2OT21–8
(11–7)		 19 – Sissoko  13 – Sissoko  3 – Tie Galen Center (2,832)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 tournament
March 1, 2023
8:30 pm, P12N		(6) vs. (11) Oregon State
First Round		L 48–56 21–9
 17 – Sissoko  11 – Marshall  5 – Littleton Michelob Ultra Arena (3,329)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPNEWS		(8 S3) vs. (9 S3) South Dakota State
First Round		L 57–62 OT21–10
 17 – Marshall  13 – Marshall  4 – Littleton Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S3=Seattle 3.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: USCTrojans.com[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—————RVRVRVRV——RVRVRVRV25RVRVRVRVNot released
Coaches———————————RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV——

Awards and honors

Notes

References

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