2022–23 Florida Gators women's basketball team

2022–23 Florida Gators women's basketball
2022–23 Florida Gators women's basketball
WNIT, Great 8
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	19–15 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach	Kelly Rae Finley (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Julian Assibey; Tamisha Augustin; Cynthia Jordan;
Home arena	O'Connell Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 South Carolina†	16	–	0	1.000	36	–	1	.973
No. 9 LSU	15	–	1	.938	34	–	2	.944
No. 24 Tennessee	13	–	3	.813	25	–	12	.676
Ole Miss	11	–	5	.688	25	–	9	.735
Mississippi State	9	–	7	.563	22	–	11	.667
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
Alabama	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
Arkansas	7	–	9	.438	24	–	13	.649
Missouri	6	–	10	.375	18	–	14	.563
Florida	5	–	11	.313	19	–	14	.576
Auburn	5	–	11	.313	16	–	15	.516
Vanderbilt	3	–	13	.188	12	–	19	.387
Kentucky	2	–	14	.125	12	–	19	.387
Texas A&M	2	–	14	.125	9	–	20	.310

† 2023 SEC tournament winner As of April 2, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Florida Gators women's basketball represented University of Florida in the 2022–23 college basketball season. Led by second year head coach Kelly Rae Finley, the team played their games at O'Connell Center as members of the Southeastern Conference.^[1]^[2]

The Gators finished the season with a 19–15 overall record, 5–11 in the SEC conference. In the postseason, they were defeated by Kentucky in the first round of the SEC Tournament, but qualified to enter the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to Bowling Green.

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		Saint Leo	W 110–46		O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 5:30 p.m., SECN+		Florida A&M	W 83–55	1–0	O'Connell Center (1,232) Gainesville, FL
November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., SECN		UNC Asheville	W 86–40	2–0	O'Connell Center (1,112) Gainesville, FL
November 16, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Florida State	L 77–92	2–1	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,505) Tallahassee, FL
November 18, 2022* 6:00 p.m., SECN+		Bethune–Cookman	W 82–73	3–1	O'Connell Center (735) Gainesville, FL
November 21, 2022* 6:00 p.m., SECN+		Furman	W 77–50	4–1	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
November 24, 2022* 3:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Green Bay St. Pete Showcase	W 61–52	5–1	McArthur Gymnasium (182) St. Petersburg, FL
November 26, 2022* 12:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Houston St. Pete Showcase	W 77–73 ^OT	6–1	McArthur Gymnasium (158) St. Petersburg, FL
November 30, 2022* 5:30 p.m., SECN+		Prairie View A&M	W 68–53	7–1	O'Connell Center (915) Gainesville, FL
December 4, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dayton	W 69–65	8–1	UD Arena (2,052) Dayton, OH
December 6, 2022* 6:00 p.m., SECN+		Presbyterian	W 78–52	9–1	O'Connell Center (615) Gainesville, FL
December 11, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ACCN		at Miami (FL)	W 76–73 ^OT	10–1	Watsco Center (3,251) Coral Gables, FL
December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		UNC Greensboro	W 79–55	11–1	O'Connell Center (1,010) Gainesville, FL
December 21, 2022* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. No. 23 Oklahoma Jumpman Invitational	L 79–95	11–2	Spectrum Center (19,236) Charlotte, NC
SEC regular season
December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., SECN+		Tennessee	L 67–77	11–3 (0–1)	O'Connell Center (2,656) Gainesville, FL
January 1, 2023 2:00 p.m., SECN		at Texas A&M	W 55–48	12–3 (1–1)	Reed Arena (3,255) College Station, TX
January 5, 2023 8:00 p.m., SECN+		at Arkansas	L 74–102	12–4 (1–2)	Bud Walton Arena (4,524) Fayetteville, AR
January 8, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		Georgia	L 77–82	12–5 (1–3)	O'Connell Center (1,821) Gainesville, FL
January 15, 2023 3:00 p.m., SECN		Kentucky	L 75–81	12–6 (1–4)	O'Connell Center (1,625) Gainesville, FL
January 19, 2023 6:30 p.m., SECN+		at Tennessee	L 56–74	12–7 (1–5)	Thompson–Boling Arena (7,552) Knoxville, TN
January 22, 2023 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Vanderbilt	W 73–55	13–7 (2–5)	O'Connell Center (1,325) Gainesville, FL
January 30, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN		at Auburn	L 55–66	13–8 (2–6)	Neville Arena (2,551) Auburn, AL
February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN+		Texas A&M	W 61–54	14–8 (3–6)	O'Connell Center (2,099) Gainesville, FL
February 5, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Ole Miss	L 42–68	14–9 (3–7)	SJB Pavilion (3,216) Oxford, MS
February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN		Mississippi State	L 56–73	14–10 (3–8)	O'Connell Center (1,170) Gainesville, FL
February 12, 2023 1:00 p.m., SECN		at Georgia	L 55–81	14–11 (3–9)	Stegeman Coliseum (3,834) Athens, GA
February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at No. 1 South Carolina	L 56–87	14–12 (3–10)	Colonial Life Arena (13,943) Columbia, SC
February 19, 2023 2:00 p.m., SECN		No. 5 LSU	L 79–90	14–13 (3–11)	O'Connell Center (3,498) Gainesville, FL
February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN+		Alabama	W 81–77	15–13 (4–11)	O'Connell Center (1,433) Gainesville, FL
February 26, 2023 3:00 p.m., SECN+		at Missouri	W 61–52	16–13 (5–11)	Mizzou Arena (4,556) Columbia, MO
SEC Tournament
March 1, 2023 1:30 p.m., SECN	(11)	vs. (14) Kentucky First Round	L 57–72	16–14	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,125) Greenville, SC
WNIT Tournament
March 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN+		Wofford First Round	W 66–63	17–14	O'Connell Center (512) Gainesville, FL
March 20, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Wake Forest Second Round	W 80–63	18–14	LJVM Coliseum (701) Winston-Salem, NC
March 23, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Clemson Super 16	W 73–63	19–14	Littlejohn Coliseum (1,103) Clemson, SC
March 27, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Bowling Green Great 8	L 52–69	19–15	Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—														Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—

References[edit]

^ Wells, Kevin (October 18, 2022). "UF women's basketball team picked sixth in SEC poll". WCJB-TV. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ Shreve, Ellie (November 7, 2022). "Florida Women's Hoops to Tip Off Season Against FAMU". WRUF-FM. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[1] Wells, Kevin (October 18, 2022). "UF women's basketball team picked sixth in SEC poll". WCJB-TV. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[2] Shreve, Ellie (November 7, 2022). "Florida Women's Hoops to Tip Off Season Against FAMU". WRUF-FM. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

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v t e Florida Gators women's basketball
Arena	Florida Gymnasium (1974–1980) Stephen C. O'Connell Center (1980–present)
Players	WNBA players
NCAA tournaments	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2004 2006 2009 2012 2014 2016
Conference affiliations	Southeastern Conference
Culture and lore	Albert and Alberta "The Orange and Blue" "We Are the Boys" Gatorade Gator Chomp Stephen C. O'Connell Jumpman Invitational
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Schedule and results[edit]

Rankings[edit]

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References[edit]