The 2022–23 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fourth-year head coach Kim McNeill, were ninth-year members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, North Carolina.
Previous season The Pirates finished the 2021–22 season 11–18, 4–11 in AAC play, to finish in a tie for last place. They lost in the first round of the AAC women's tournament to Memphis.
Offseason Departures Due to COVID-19 disruptions throughout NCAA sports in 2020–21, the NCAA announced that the 2020–21 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any individual involved in an NCAA winter sport, including women's basketball. This meant that all seniors in 2020–21 had the option to return for 2021–22. Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Taniyah Thompson 1 G 5' 11" Junior Hamden, CT Transferred to Penn State Raven Johnson 11 G 6' 0" GS Senior Lilburn, GA Graduated Lalia Acox 21 F 6' 0" Freshman Blythewood, SC Transferred to North Carolina A&T Da'Ja Green 35 G 5' 6" GS Senior Ellenwood, GA Graduated Tylar Bennett 55 F 6' 4" GS Senior Redford, MI Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previousschool Micah Dennis 1 G 5' 9" Junior Toronto, ON Oklahoma State Kimora Jenkins 24 G 6' 1" Sophomore Long Island, NY Georgia
Recruiting
Recruiting class of 2023
Media All Pirates home and road games had a video stream on ESPN+.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| AAC regular season
!colspan=12 style=|AAC women's tournament
!colspan=12 style=|NCAA tournament
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Rankings
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.
See also 2022–23 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
References