The 2022–23 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, were led by 16th-year head coach Jeff Walz, and played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center. This season was their ninth year competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
They finished the season 26–12 overall and 12–6 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the quarterfinals, where they defeated twelfth seed Wake Forest. They defeated first seed Notre Dame in the semifinals before falling short in the final to third seed Virginia Tech. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the fifth seed in the Seattle 4 Regional. They defeated twelfth seed Drake in the first round, fourth seed Texas in the second round, and eighth seed Ole Miss in the Sweet Sixteen, before losing to second seed Iowa in the Elite Eight to end their season.
Previous season
The Cardinals finished the season 29–5 overall and 16–2 in ACC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament, they were upset by seventh seed Miami in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the first seed in the Wichita Regional. They defeated sixteenth seed Albany in the first round, ninth seed Gonzaga in the second round, fourth seed Tennessee in the Sweet Sixteen, and third seed Michigan in the Elite Eight before falling to eventual champions, and first seed South Carolina in the Final Four. This was the Cardinals' fourth appearance in the Final Four in program history.
Off-season
Departures Departures Ramani Parker 0 F 6'4" Sophomore Fresno, California Transferred to Mississippi State Ahlana Smith 2 G 5'9" Senior Charlotte, North Carolina Graduated; transferred to Mississippi State Kianna Smith 14 G 6'0" Senior Moreno Valley, California Graduated; drafted 16th overall in the 2022 WNBA draft Emily Engstler 21 F 6'1" Senior New York City, New York Graduated; drafted 4th overall in the 2022 WNBA draft Chelsie Hall 23 G 5'7" Graduate student Boca Raton, Florida Graduated Sydni Schetnan 45 F 6'5" Freshman Sioux Falls, South Dakota None reported
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Chrislyn Carr 3 G 5'5" Graduate student Davenport, Iowa Syracuse Morgan Jones 24 G 6'2" Graduate student Jonesboro, Georgia Florida State Josie Williams 40 C 6'5" Graduate student West Haven, Utah Utah Valley
Recruiting class
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Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=6 style=| ACC Women's Tournament
!colspan=6 style=| NCAA Women's Tournament
Rankings
+ Regular season pollsPoll Pre-season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP 7 6 10 18 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV N/A Coaches 5 4 12 15 24 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 14
Note: The AP does not release a final poll.
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