2022–23 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team

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2022–23 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record8–20 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Wyketha Harrell
  • Alpha English
  • Kristin Moore
Home arenaLakefront Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana 14 4   .778 21 10   .677
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 4   .778 19 12   .613
Lamar 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
Incarnate Word 10 8   .556 15 14   .517
Texas A&M–Commerce* 10 8   .556 14 19   .424
McNeese 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
New Orleans 7 11   .389 8 20   .286
Northwestern State 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
Houston Christian 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Nicholls 2 16   .111 5 24   .172
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 Southland tournament winner
As of March 18, 2023

The 2022–23 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team represents the University of New Orleans during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Privateers are led by twelfth year head coach Keeshawn Davenport and play their home games at the Lakefront Arena located on the UNO campus in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

Southland Conference Poll[edit]

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[edit]

No Privateers were selected as members of the Preseason All Conference first team.[4]

Roster[edit]

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
Last update: November 11, 2022

Schedule[edit]

Sources:[5][6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2022*
8:00 pm, CUSATV
at UTEP L 55–83  0–1
Don Haskins Center (758)
El Paso, TX
Nov 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
South Alabama W 71–63  1–1
Lakefront Arena (647)
New Orleans, LA
Nov 18, 2022*
6:00 pm
at Grambling L 59–69  1–2
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (203)
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 (445)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 3, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wichita State L 61–79  1–5
Charles Koch Arena (1,241)
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 (1,016)
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 21, 2022*
6:00 pm, FloHoops
at Hofstra L 60–64  1–8
Mack Sports Complex (296)
Hempstead, NY
Southland regular season
Dec 31, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Houston Christian L 59–68  1–9
(0–1)
Sharp Gymnasium (375)
Houston, TX
Jan 5, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Lamar W 60–46  2–9
(1–1)
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Jan 7, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Houston Christian L 54–62  2–10
(1–2)
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Jan 12, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Incarnate Word L 55–61  2–11
(1–3)
McDermott Center (204)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 14, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 45–58  2–12
(1–4)
American Bank Center (1,137)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 19, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Commerce L 69–74  2–13
(1–5)
Lakefront Arena (381)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 21, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northwestern State W 70–59  3–13
(2–5)
Lakefront Arena (213)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 26, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southeastern Louisiana L 51–69  3–14
(2–6)
University Center (519)
Hammond, LA
Jan 28, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana W 59–42  4–14
(3–6)
Lakefront Arena (412)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 2, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 49–68  4–15
(3–7)
Lakefront Arena (309)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 4, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Incarnate Word L 45–59  4–16
(3–8)
Lakefront Arena (284)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 9, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Nicholls W 83–68  5–16
(4–8)
Stopher Gymnasium (268)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 11, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
McNeese W 65–59  6–16
(5–8)
Lakefront Arena (613)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 16, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Commerce L 70–83  6–17
(5–9)
The Field House (217)
Commerce, TX
Feb 18, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northwestern State L 81–82 OT 6–18
(5–10)
Prather Coliseum (501)
Natchitoches, LA
Feb 23, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Nicholls W 88–73  7–18
(6–10)
Lakefront Arena (395)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 25, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lamar W 62–61  8–18
(7–10)
Montagne Center (1,458)
Beaumont, TX
Mar 1, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at McNeese L 56–68  8–19
(7–11)
The Legacy Center (1,566)
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[edit]

2022–23 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New Orleans Privateers Schedule 2021-22". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". The University of New Orleans. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Southland Announces 2022-23 Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of New Orleans. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "New Orleans Privateers Schedule 2022-23". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 3, 2022.