The 2022–23 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, were led by seventh-year head coach Kenny Brooks, and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
They finished the season 31–5 overall and 14–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated sixth seed Miami in the Quarterfinals, second seed Duke in the Semifinals and fourth seed Louisville in the Final to win the title. The ACC Tournament title was the first in program history. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the first seed in the Seattle 3. They defeated sixteenth seed Chattanooga in the First Round, ninth seed South Dakota State in the Second Round, fourth seed Tennessee in the Sweet 16 and third seed Ohio State in the Elite Eight. In the Final Four they could not overcome third seed LSU, losing 79–72 to end their season. The Hokies' trips to the Elite Eight and Final Four were the first such trips in program history.
Previous season
The Hokies finished the season 23–10 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated thirteenth seed Clemson in the Second Round and fourth seed North Carolina in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions and first seed NC State in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the fifth seed in the Spokane Region. They lost to twelfth seed Florida Gulf Coast in the First Round to end their season.
Off-season
Departures Departures Aisha Sheppard 2 G 5'9" Graduate Student Alexandria, Virginia Graduated; Drafted 23rd overall in the 2022 WNBA draft Azana Baines 15 G 6'1" Junior Blackwood, New Jersey Transferred to Seton Hall Shamarla King 21 G 6'0" Freshman Hartford, Connecticut Transferred to Stonybrook Emily Lytle 24 G/F 5'1'" Graduate Student Memphis, Tennessee Graduated Rochelle Norris 31 G/F 6'0" Sophomore Stafford, Virginia Transferred to Central Michigan
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Taylor Soule 13 F 5'11" Senior West Lebanon, New Hampshire Boston College Ashley Owusu 15 G 6'0" Senior Woodbridge, Virginia Maryland Clara Ford 32 C 6'3" Senior Vienna, Virginia Boston College
Recruiting class
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Roster
Schedule
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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 13 14 11 9 7 6 8 7 9 13 12 12 13 11 11 9 8 4 4 N/A Coaches 13 14 9 9 7 6 8 7 10 13 10 10 11 9 9 9 8 6 5 4
Note: The AP does not release a final poll.
+ Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked in previous week (RV) Received Votes (NR) Not Ranked
See also 2022–23 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
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