2022–23 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2022–23 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Privateers were led by twelfth year head coach Keeshawn Davenport and played their home games at the Lakefront Arena located on the UNO campus in New Orleans, Louisiana . They were members of the Southland Conference .
Previous season
The Privateers finished the 2021–22 season with a 5-18 overall record and a 3-11 Southland Conference record, seventh place in the conference. They participated in the 2022 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament as the No. 7 seeded team. They wont their first round tournament game against No. 6 seeded Northwestern State 57–48. Their season ended with a quarterfinal loss to No. 4 seeded Southeastern 66–80.[ 1] [ 2]
Preseason polls
Southland Conference Poll
The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 47 votes overall, the Privateers were picked to finish ninth in the conference.[ 3]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
148 (11)
2
Houston Christian
131 (5)
3
Southeastern
122 (3)
4
Lamar
103
5
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions
101(1)
6
McNeese
98
7
Incarnate Word
64
8
Northwestern State
61
9 New Orleans 47
10
Nicholls
25
Preseason All Conference
No Privateers were selected as members of the Preseason All Conference first team.[ 4]
Roster
2022–23 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Hometown
C 00
Nora Francois 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Minneapolis, MN
G 1
Hennessey Luu-Brown 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr
Toronto Ontario Canada
F 3
Najha Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
Shreveport, LA
G 4
Kristen Crenshaw-Gill 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Youngstown, OH
G 5
Tianna Gipson 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sr
Kansas City, MO
G 10
Tomyree Thompson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
New Orleans, LA
G 11
Imani Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
Hopkins, SC
G 14
Kyla Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Fort Worth, TX
G 20
Justice Ross 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Jr
Des Moines, IA
F/C 21
Tara Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
West Helena, AR
G 23
DeArica Pryor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Sr
Urbandale, IA
F 31
Zoe Cooper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Birmingham, AL
G 32
Brianna Ellis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Palm Coast, FL
G 33
Jayla Kimbrough 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
RS Fr
Decatur, GA
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Sources:[ 5] [ 6]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2022 *8:00 pm, CUSATV
at UTEP
L 55–83 0–1
Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Nov 14, 2022 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
South Alabama W 71–63 1–1
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Nov 18, 2022 *6:00 pm
at Grambling
L 59–69 1–2
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
Nov 22, 2022 *6:00 pm
at Alcorn State
L 56–65 1–3
Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
Nov 30, 2022 *6:00 pm
at Tulane
L 37–90 1–4
Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
Dec 3, 2022 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wichita State
L 61–79 1–5
Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Dec 11, 2022 *2:00 pm
at No. 11 LSU
Cancelled
Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 14, 2022 *11:00 am, ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State L 63–67 OT
1–6
Lakefront Arena (410)New Orleans, LA
Dec 18, 2022 *1:00 pm, BTN
at Rutgers
L 56–64 1–7
Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
Dec 21, 2022 *6:00 pm, FloHoops
at Hofstra
L 60–64 1–8
Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
Southland regular season
Dec 31, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Houston Christian
L 59–68 1–9
Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
Jan 5, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+
Lamar W 60–46 2–9
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Jan 7, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Houston Christian L 54–62 2–10
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Jan 12, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Incarnate Word
L 55–61 2–11
McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
Jan 14, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
L 45–58 2–12
American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 19, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Commerce L 69–74 2–13
Lakefront Arena (381)New Orleans, LA
Jan 21, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northwestern State W 70–59 3–13
Lakefront Arena (213)New Orleans, LA
Jan 26, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southeastern Louisiana
L 51–69 3–14
University Center Hammond, LA
Jan 28, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana W 59–42 4–14
Lakefront Arena (412)New Orleans, LA
Feb 2, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 49–68 4–15
Lakefront Arena (309)New Orleans, LA
Feb 4, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Incarnate Word L 45–59 4–16
Lakefront Arena (284)New Orleans, LA
Feb 9, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Nicholls
W 83–68 5–16
Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
Feb 11, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+
McNeese W 65–59 6–16
Lakefront Arena (613)New Orleans, LA
Feb 16, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Commerce
L 70–83 6–17
The Field House Commerce, TX
Feb 18, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northwestern State
L 81–82 OT
6–18
Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
Feb 23, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+
Nicholls W 88–73 7–18
Lakefront Arena (395)New Orleans, LA
Feb 25, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lamar
W 62–61 8–18
Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
Mar 1, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+
at McNeese
L 56–68 8–19
The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
2023 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Basketball Tournament
Mar 6, 2023 1:30 pm, ESPN+
(7)
at (6) McNeese First round L 82–87 8–20
The Legacy Center (448)Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
See also
2022–23 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team
References
^ "New Orleans Privateers Schedule 2021-22" . ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 10, 2022 .^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule" . The University of New Orleans. Retrieved November 10, 2022 .^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tabbed as favorites in 2022-23 Southland Women's Basketball poll" . Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022 .^ "Southland Announces 2022-23 Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams" . Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022 .^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule" . University of New Orleans. Retrieved November 3, 2022 .^ "New Orleans Privateers Schedule 2022-23" . ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 3, 2022 .
