2022–23 USC Trojans women's basketball team

The 2022–23 USC Trojans women's basketball team represents the University of Southern California during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans play their home games at the Galen Center and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. The squad is led by second-year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, who was hired on May 10, 2021.[1]

2022–23 USC Trojans women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record21–10 (11–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Beth Burns (1st season)
  • Wendale Farrow (2nd season)
  • Nneka Enemkpali (2nd season)
Home arenaGalen Center
2022–23 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Utah15–3 .83327–5  .844
No. 5 Stanford15–3 .83329–6  .829
No. 21 Colorado13–5 .72225–9  .735
No. 14 UCLA11–7 .61127–10  .730
No. 25 Arizona11–7 .61122–10  .688
USC11–7 .61121–10  .677
No. 23 Washington State †9–9 .50023–11  .676
Oregon7–11 .38920–15  .571
Washington7–11 .38919–15  .559
California4–14 .22213–17  .433
Oregon State4–14 .22213–18  .419
Arizona State1–17 .0568–20  .286
† 2023 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of October 23, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

The Women of Troy finished the regular Pac-12 season tied for 4th with UCLA and Arizona. Because both of those teams held tiebreakers over USC, the Trojans earned the 6th seed in the 2023 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament.

Previous season

The 2021-22 USC Trojans women's basketball team finished with an overall record of 12-16 and a 5-12 conference record. They earned the 10th seed in the 2022 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament.

Offseason changes

Assistant Coach Danyelle Grant moved to serve as an assistant coach at Rice. In her place, Gottlieb hired Beth Burns from Louisville as Associate Head Coach.

As for players, the Women of Troy brought in 1 first-year and 7 transfers. 3 students graduated, and 6 students transferred to other schools.

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Tera Reed3G6'0"Graduate StudentAuckland, NZGraduated
Jordan Sanders5F5'11"Graduate StudentSpringfield, MOGraduated
Amaya Oliver10G/F6'2"SophomoreRichmond, CATransferred to Loyola Marymount
Shemera Williams11G6'2"JuniorMilwaukee, WITransferred to SIU Salukis
Angel Jackson15C6'5"JuniorRichmond, CATransferred to Jackson State
Kyra White22G5'10"JuniorConverse, TXTransferred to UT San Antonio
Desiree Caldwell24G5'8"SeniorSan Antonio, TXGraduated
Jordyn Jenkins32F6'2"SophomoreKent, WATransferred to UT San Antonio
Alissa Pili10F6'0"JuniorAnchorage, AKTransferred to Utah

Incoming transfers
NameNumPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Koi Love0F6'0"JuniorOrlando, FLArizona
Taylor Bigby1G6'1"SophomoreLas Vegas, NVOregon
Kayla Williams4G5'7"JuniorLos Angeles, CAUC Irvine
Destiny Littleton11G5'9"Graduate StudentSan Diego, CASouth Carolina
Okako Adika24G/F6'0"Graduate StudentHolstebro, DKTexas Christian
Kadi Sissoko30F6'2"Graduate StudentParis, FRMinnesota
Rokia Doumbia52G5'9"Graduate StudentBamako, MLPurdue

2022 recruiting class
Name Overall Rank Position Position Rank Hometown High School Height ESPN Stars ESPN Grade
Aaliyah Gayles8G3Las Vegas, NVSpring Valley High School5'9"597

Gayles will sit out this whole season as she recovers from her injuries that resulted from gun violence in April 2022. Since then, Gayles has relearned how to walk and has been receiving support via coaching, physical therapy, counseling, and various other services.[2]

Roster
2022–23 USC Trojans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Koi Love 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrArizona Orlando, FL
G 1 Taylor Bigby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoOregon Las Vegas, NV
G 2 India Otto (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrWindward HS Los Angeles, CA
G 3 Aaliyah Gayles Injured 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSpring Valley HS Las Vegas, NV
G 4 Kayla Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrUC Irvine Los Angeles, CA
G 11 Destiny Littleton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSSouth Carolina San Diego, CA
G 12 Isabella Perkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoPaul VI HS Chantilly, VA
G/F 13 Rayah Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoLynwood HS Los Angeles, CA
G 23 Madison Campbell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrClovis West HS Fresno, CA
G/F 24 Okako Adika 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GSTexas Christian Holstebro, DK
G 25 Alyson Miura 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrLa Salle Prep Clackamas, OR
F 30 Kadi Sissoko 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GSMinnesota Paris, FR
C 32 Clarice Akunwafo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SoRolling Hills Prep Inglewood, CA
G 52 Rokia Doumbia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSPurdue Bamako, ML
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2022

Awards and honors
  • Gottlieb
    • ESPN Coach of the Week
  • Adika
    • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention
  • Littleton
    • Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
    • NCAA March Madness Weekly Starting Five
    • College Sports Communicators All-District Academic Honors
    • All-Pac-12
  • Marshall
    • Preseason All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
    • Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week Award
    • NCAA March Madness Weekly Starting Five
    • Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List
    • Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist
    • All-Pac-12
    • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
  • Miura
    • College Sports Communicators All-District Academic Honors
  • Sissoko
    • All-Pac-12
  • Williams
    • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention
  • Team
    • ESPN Win of the Week
    • USBWA National Team of the Week

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022*
3:00 pm		 Cal State Los Angeles W 87–48 
 25 – Sissoko  15 – Marshall  8 – Williams  Galen Center (224)
Los Angeles, CA
Regular season
November 9, 2022*
7:00 pm		 Cal State Bakersfield W 86–41  1–0
  15 – Tie  10 – Marshall  6 – Williams  Galen Center (818)
Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2022*
7:00 pm		 Idaho State W 75–42  2–0
  19 – Littleton  6 – Tie  6 – Tie  Galen Center (561)
Los Angeles, CA
November 15, 2022*
6:00 pm, WCC Network		 at San Diego W 58–50  3–0
  19 – Sissoko  9 – Marshall  4 – Littleton  Jenny Craig Pavilion (567)
San Diego, CA
November 19, 2022*
2:00 pm		 at San Francisco W 74–48  4–0
  21 – Sissoko  10 – Marshall  3 – Littleton  War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, CA
November 23, 2022*
2:00 pm		 Penn W 66–60  5–0
  19 – Marshall  18 – Marshall  5 – Littleton  Galen Center (689)
Los Angeles, CA
November 26, 2022*
1:00 pm		 Utah State W 79–48  6–0
  20 – Sissoko  7 – Marshall  7 – Williams  Galen Center (316)
Los Angeles, CA
November 30, 2022*
7:00 pm		 Cal Baptist W 69–58  7–0
  16 – Littleton  14 – Littleton  4 – Tie  Galen Center (228)
Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 2022*
7:00 pm		 Merrimack W 88–40  8–0
  21 – Bigby  10 – Adika  7 – Williams  Galen Center (258)
Los Angeles, CA
December 6, 2022*
7:00 pm		 San Jose State W 71–44  9–0
  17 – Sissoko  8 – Akunwafo  5 – Miura  Galen Center (258)
Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N		 No. 10 UCLA
Rivalry		 L 56–59  9–1
(0–1)		  20 – Sissoko  10 – Marshall  7 – Littleton  Galen Center (3,109)
Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 2022*
12:30 pm, ESPN2		 vs. Texas
Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge		 L 48–62  9–2
  12 – Tie  18 – Marshall  6 – Littleton  American Airlines Center (4,700)
Dallas, TX
December 21, 2022*
2:00 pm		 Saint Mary's W 71–45  10–2
  18 – Marshall  15 – Marshall  5 – Tie  Galen Center (304)
Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 2022
6:00 pm, P12N		 at Oregon State W 69–58  11–2
(1–1)		  33 – Marshall  16 – Marshall  6 – Littleton  Gill Coliseum (3,769)
Corvallis, OR
January 1, 2023
2:00 pm, P12N		 at No. 17 Oregon L 45–73  11–3
(1–2)		  14 – Marshall  11 – Marshall  2 – Tie  Matthew Knight Arena (6,031)
Eugene, OR
January 8, 2023
2:00 pm, P12N		 at No. 12 UCLA
Rivalry		 L 60–61  11–4
(1–3)		  15 – Tie  8 – Marshall  3 – Littleton  Pauley Pavilion (6,638)
Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 2023
7:00 pm, P12N		 California W 63–43  12–4
(2–3)		  18 – Littleton  11 – Marshall  5 – Littleton  Galen Center (1,031)
Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 2023
2:00 pm, P12N		 No. 2 Stanford W 55–46  13–4
(3–3)		  18 – Littleton  11 – Adika  6 – Littleton  Galen Center (2,418)
Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 2023
7:00 pm, P12N		 at Washington State W 51–44  14–4
(4–3)		  19 – Sissoko  9 – Marshall  2 – Tie  Beasley Coliseum (926)
Pullman, WA
January 22, 2023
12:00 pm, P12N		 at Washington W 63–54 OT 15–4
(5–3)		  20 – Littleton  16 – Marshall  3 – Sissoko  Alaska Airlines Arena (2,543)
Seattle, WA
January 27, 2023
6:00 pm, P12N		 at No. 9 Utah L 73–83  15–5
(5–4)		  15 – Tie  11 – Marshall  5 – Sissoko  Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,251)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 29, 2023
11:00 am, P12N		 at No. 25 Colorado W 71–54  16–5
(6–4)		  21 – Littleton  12 – Sissoko  5 – Sissoko  CU Events Center (2,377)
Boulder, CO
February 3, 2023
7:00 pm, P12N		 Arizona State W 64–49  17–5
(7–4)		  23 – Sissoko  21 – Marshall  4 – Marshall  Galen Center (801)
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 2023
12:00 pm, P12N		 No. 22 Arizona L 75–81 2OT 17–6
(7–5)		  21 – Littleton  20 – Marshall  5 – Littleton  Galen Center (1,356)
Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 2023
7:00 pm, P12N		 Oregon W 56–51  18–6
(8–5)		  18 – Tie  11 – Tie  4 – Littleton  Galen Center (1,126)
Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 2023
12:00 pm, P12N		 Oregon State W 60–56 OT 19–6
(9–5)		  18 – Littleton  14 – Marshall  3 – Tie  Galen Center (674)
Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 2023
8:00 pm, P12N		 No. 25 at No. 3 Stanford L 47–50  19–7
(9–6)		  15 – Littleton  12 – Akunwafo  3 – Tie  Maples Pavilion (6,343)
Stanford, CA
February 19, 2023
1:00 pm, P12N		 No. 25 at California L 78–81 OT 19–8
(9–7)		  30 – Sissoko  9 – Marshall  4 – Sissoko  Haas Pavilion (1,932)
Berkeley, CA
February 23, 2023
8:00 pm, P12N		 Washington W 47–43  20–8
(10–7)		  19 – Sissoko  10 – Marshall  5 – Littleton  Galen Center (842)
Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 2023
12:00 pm, P12N		 Washington State W 68–65 2OT 21–8
(11–7)		  19 – Sissoko  13 – Sissoko  3 – Tie  Galen Center (2,832)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 tournament
March 1, 2023
8:30 pm, P12N		 (6) vs. (11) Oregon State
First Round		 L 48–56  21–9
  17 – Sissoko  11 – Marshall  5 – Littleton  Michelob Ultra Arena (3,329)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPNEWS		 (8 S3) vs. (9 S3) South Dakota State
First Round		 L 57–62 OT 21–10
  17 – Marshall  13 – Marshall  4 – Littleton  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S3=Seattle 3.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: USCTrojans.com[3]

Rankings
See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
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Notes

    References
    1. "Cleveland Cavaliers Asst. Lindsay Gottlieb, Who Led California To NCAA Final Four, Named USC Women's Basketball Head Coach". usctrojans.com. May 10, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
    2. "Gunshots shattered her hoop dreams. Now she wants them back". Washington Post. November 7, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
    3. "2022-2023 USC Women's Basketball Schedule". USCTrojans.com. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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