2022–23 USC Trojans women's basketball team

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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
Seasons
2022–23 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Utah 15 – 3   .833 27 – 5   .844
No. 5 Stanford 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829
No. 21 Colorado 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735
No. 14 UCLA 11 – 7   .611 27 – 10   .730
No. 25 Arizona 11 – 7   .611 22 – 10   .688
USC 11 – 7   .611 21 – 10   .677
No. 23 Washington State † 9 – 9   .500 23 – 11   .676
Oregon 7 – 11   .389 20 – 15   .571
Washington 7 – 11   .389 19 – 15   .559
California 4 – 14   .222 13 – 17   .433
Oregon State 4 – 14   .222 13 – 18   .419
Arizona State 1 – 17   .056 8 – 20   .286
† 2023 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of April 28, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

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]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Tera Reed 3 G 6'0" Graduate Student Auckland, NZ Graduated
Jordan Sanders 5 F 5'11" Graduate Student Springfield, MO Graduated
Amaya Oliver 10 G/F 6'2" Sophomore Richmond, CA Transferred to Loyola Marymount
Shemera Williams 11 G 6'2" Junior Milwaukee, WI Transferred to SIU Salukis
Angel Jackson 15 C 6'5" Junior Richmond, CA Transferred to Jackson State
Kyra White 22 G 5'10" Junior Converse, TX Transferred to UT San Antonio
Desiree Caldwell 24 G 5'8" Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated
Jordyn Jenkins 32 F 6'2" Sophomore Kent, WA Transferred to UT San Antonio
Alissa Pili 10 F 6'0" Junior Anchorage, AK Transferred to Utah

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Koi Love 0 F 6'0" Junior Orlando, FL Arizona
Taylor Bigby 1 G 6'1" Sophomore Las Vegas, NV Oregon
Kayla Williams 4 G 5'7" Junior Los Angeles, CA UC Irvine
Destiny Littleton 11 G 5'9" Graduate Student San Diego, CA South Carolina
Okako Adika 24 G/F 6'0" Graduate Student Holstebro, DK Texas Christian
Kadi Sissoko 30 F 6'2" Graduate Student Paris, FR Minnesota
Rokia Doumbia 52 G 5'9" Graduate Student Bamako, ML Purdue

2022 recruiting class[edit]

Name Overall Rank Position Position Rank Hometown High School Height ESPN Stars ESPN Grade
Aaliyah Gayles 8 G 3 Las Vegas, NV Spring Valley High School 5'9" 5 97

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[edit]

2022–23 USC Trojans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Koi Love 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Arizona Orlando, FL
G 1 Taylor Bigby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Oregon Las Vegas, NV
G 2 India Otto (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Windward HS Los Angeles, CA
G 3 Aaliyah Gayles Injured 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Spring Valley HS Las Vegas, NV
G 4 Kayla Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr UC Irvine Los Angeles, CA
G 11 Destiny Littleton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS South Carolina San Diego, CA
G 12 Isabella Perkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Paul VI HS Chantilly, VA
G/F 13 Rayah Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Lynwood HS Los Angeles, CA
G 23 Madison Campbell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Clovis West HS Fresno, CA
G/F 24 Okako Adika 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Texas Christian Holstebro, DK
G 25 Alyson Miura 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr La Salle Prep Clackamas, OR
F 30 Kadi Sissoko 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Minnesota Paris, FR
C 32 Clarice Akunwafo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) So Rolling Hills Prep Inglewood, CA
G 52 Rokia Doumbia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Purdue 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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[edit]

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
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—————RVRVRVRV——RVRVRVRV25RVRVRVRVNot released
Coaches———————————RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV——

Awards and honors[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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