The 2022–23 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by first-year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit, played their home games at WVU Coliseum and are members of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous season The Mountaineers finished the season 15–15, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. In the Big 12 Tournament, they defeated TCU in the first round, before losing to Iowa State in the quarterfinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.
Offseason Departures West Virginia Departures Kristen Deans 3 G 5'8" Junior Greensboro, NC Transferred to Florida Jasmine Carson 5 G 5'10" Senior Memphis, TN Graduate transferred to LSU Esmery Martínez 12 F 6'2" Junior Hato Mayor del Rey, DR Transferred to Arizona Kari Niblack 14 F 6'1" Senior Leesburg, FL Graduate transferred to Georgia Yemiyah Morris 20 C 6'6" GS Senior San Bernardino, CA Graduated Blessing Ejiofor 22 C 6'5" GS Senior Ebonyi, Nigeria Graduated Jeanna Cunningham 33 C 6'4" Sophomore Brentwood, NY Transferred to Alabama
Incoming West Virginia incoming transfers Sarah Bates 3 G 5'9" GS Senior McDonough, GA Georgia Tech Danni Nichols 4 G 5'10" GS Senior Columbia, MO Western Illinois Kylee Blacksten 14 G 6'3" Sophomore Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Tavy Diggs 21 G 6'1" Senior Richardson, TX TCU Kyah Watson 32 G 5'10" Sophomore Rapid City, SD South Dakota
Recruiting
Recruiting class of 2023
Roster
Schedule and results Source:
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=""| Big 12 regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 Tournament
!colspan=12 style=| NCAA Tournament
Rankings
The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.
References