2022–23 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season

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2022–23 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Big Ten Network, ESPN, Fox, FS1
2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
Season championsIndiana
Season MVPCaitlin Clark, Iowa
Tournament
ChampionsIowa
  Runners-upOhio State
Finals MVPCaitlin Clark, Iowa
Basketball seasons
2022–23 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Indiana 16 – 2   .889 28 – 4   .875
No. 3 Iowa † 15 – 3   .833 31 – 7   .816
No. 7 Maryland 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800
No. 12 Ohio State 12 – 6   .667 28 – 8   .778
No. 18 Michigan 11 – 7   .611 23 – 10   .697
Illinois 11 – 7   .611 22 – 10   .688
Purdue 9 – 8   .529 19 – 11   .633
Nebraska 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545
Michigan State 7 – 10   .412 16 – 14   .533
Wisconsin 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
Rutgers 5 – 13   .278 12 – 20   .375
Minnesota 4 – 14   .222 11 – 19   .367
Penn State 4 – 14   .222 14 – 17   .452
Northwestern 2 – 16   .111 9 – 21   .300
† 2023 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2022–23 Big Ten women's basketball season began with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November 2022. The regular season ended in March of 2022.

Head coaches[edit]

Coaching changes prior to the season[edit]

Illinois[edit]

On March 21, 2022, Shauna Green was named the tenth head coach of Illinois.[1]

Rutgers[edit]

On May 23, 2022, Coquese Washington was named the third full time head coach of Rutgers, following the retirement of longtime head coach C. Vivian Stringer.[2]

Coaches[edit]

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Big Ten record Big Ten titles Big Ten Tournament titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Illinois Shauna Green Dayton 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0
Indiana Teri Moren Indiana State 9 172–89 83–55 0 0 4 0 0
Iowa Lisa Bluder Drake 23 463–233 232–139 2 3 16 0 0
Maryland Brenda Frese Minnesota 21 535–139 122–17* 6 5 18 3 1
Michigan Kim Barnes Arico St. John's (Asst.) 11 218–109 98–68 0 0 5 0 0
Michigan State Suzy Merchant Eastern Michigan 16 311–173 152–102 2 0 10 0 0
Minnesota Lindsay Whalen Minnesota Lynx (Player) 5 60–57 28–44 0 0 0 0 0
Nebraska Amy Williams South Dakota 7 94–82 50–55 0 0 2 0 0
Northwestern Joe McKeown George Washington 15 241–198 102–136 0 0 2 0 0
Ohio State Kevin McGuff Washington 10 193–91 105–49 3 1 5 0 0
Penn State Carolyn Kieger Marquette 2 27–56 12–43 0 0 0 0 0
Purdue Katie Gearlds Marian 2 16–14 7–11 0 0 0 0 0
Rutgers Coquese Washington Notre Dame (Assoc.) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0
Wisconsin Marisa Moseley Boston University 2 8–21 5–13 0 0 0 0 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2022–23 season.
  • Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school and are through the beginning of the season.
  • Frese's ACC conference record excluded since Maryland began Big Ten Conference play in 2014–15.


Regular season[edit]

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular season[edit]

The 2022–23 Big Ten Network television schedule was released on September 21, 2022.[3]

Records against other conferences[edit]

2022–23 records against non-conference opponents, as of December 22, 2022:

Record against ranked non-conference opponents[edit]

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
Nov 7 Northwestern No. 20 Oregon Matthew Knight Arena ● Eugene, OR — L 57–100 0–1
Nov 8 No. 5 Tennessee No. 14 Ohio State Value City Arena ● Columbus, OH — W 87–75 1–1
Nov 11 No. 1 South Carolina No. 17 Maryland Xfinity Center ● College Park, MD — L 56–81 1–2
Nov 14 No. 12 Indiana No. 11 Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena ● Knoxville, TN — W 79–67 2–2
Nov 15 No. 22 Nebraska No. 20 Creighton D. J. Sokol Arena ● Omaha, NE — L 51–77 2–3
Nov 16 No. 9 Notre Dame Northwestern Welsh–Ryan Arena ● Evanston, IL — L 58–92 2–4
Nov 19 No. 11 Tennessee Rutgers † Imperial Arena ● Paradise Island, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis L 54–94 2–5
Nov 20 No. 19 Maryland No. 17 Baylor Ferrell Center ● Waco, TX — W 73–68 3–5
Nov 21 No. 19 Texas Rutgers † Imperial Arena ● Paradise Island, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis L 44–82 3–6
Nov 24 Michigan State No. 5 Iowa State † Chiles Center ● Portland, OR Phil Knight Invitational L 49–80 3–7
Nov 27 Michigan State No. 18 Oregon † Veterans Memorial Coliseum ● Portland, OR Phil Knight Invitational L 78–86 3–8
Nov 27 No. 9 Iowa No. 3 Connecticut † Moda Center ● Portland, OR Phil Knight Legacy L 79–86 3–9
Nov 27 No. 22 Michigan No. 21 Baylor † Hertz Arena ● Estero, FL Gulf Coast Showcase W 84–75 4–9
Nov 30 No. 4 Ohio State No. 18 Louisville KFC Yum! Center ● Louisville, KY ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge W 96–77 5–9
Dec 1 No. 6 North Carolina No. 5 Indiana Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall ● Bloomington, IN ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge W 87–63 6–9
Dec 1 No. 20 Maryland No. 7 Notre Dame Joyce Center ● Notre Dame, IN ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge W 74–72 7–9
Dec 1 Nebraska No. 9 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum ● Blacksburg, VA ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge L 54–85 7–10
Dec 1 No. 12 NC State No. 10 Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena ● Iowa City, IA ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge L 81–94 7–11
Dec 7 No. 10 Iowa State No. 16 Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena ● Iowa City, IA Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series W 70–57 8–11
Dec 11 No. 6 Connecticut No. 20 Maryland Xfinity Center ● College Park, MD — W 85–78 9–11
Dec 20 No. 6 North Carolina No. 19 Michigan † Spectrum Center ● Charlotte, NC Jumpman Invitational W 76–68 10–11
Dec 21 No. 16 Oregon No. 3 Ohio State † Pechanga Arena ● San Diego, CA San Diego Invitational W 84–67 11–11
Dec 21 No. 20 Kansas Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena ● Lincoln, NE — W 85–79 (3OT) 12–11

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes game was played on neutral site

Rankings[edit]

Legend
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See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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Illinois AP RV 24 21 22 RV RV RV 25т RV NV
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Indiana AP 11 12 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 3 2
C 11 9 5 4 3 3 3 3 7 6 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2
Iowa AP 4 4 9 10 16 12 13 12 16 12 10 10т 6 5 7 6 7 2 3
C 6т 6 8 10 13 11 11 10 12 9 9 8 6 6 7 6 7 3 3
Maryland AP 17 19 14 20 20 15 15 16 13 9 11 10т 8 8 8 7 5 6 7
C 18 21 17 21 21 19 17 17 14 11 11 11 9 8 8 8 6 7 7
Michigan AP 25 23 22 17 14 19 19 14 14 17 14 13 18 12 12 12 17 18 18
C 23 23 23 20 16 21 21 19 19 20 16 17 19 14 13 17 18 18 18
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Nebraska AP 22 22 RV NV RV RV RV RV RV NV
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Northwestern AP
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Ohio State AP 14 8 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 10 13 13 16 14 12 12
C 15 10 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 5 10 12 14 13 14 13 12
Penn State AP
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Purdue AP RV NV RV RV NV
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Rutgers AP
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Wisconsin AP
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Awards and honors[edit]

Players of the Week[edit]

Throughout the conference regular season, Big Ten Conference offices named two players (Player and Freshman) of the week each Monday.

All-Big Ten awards and teams[edit]

On February 28, 2023, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards.[23][24]

Honor Coaches Media
Player of the Year Caitlin Clark, Iowa Caitlin Clark, Iowa
Coach of the Year Teri Moren, Indiana Teri Moren, Indiana
Freshman of the Year Cotie McMahon, Ohio State Cotie McMahon, Ohio State
Defensive Player of the Year Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana
Sixth Player of the Year Hannah Stuelke, Iowa Hannah Stuelke, Iowa
All-Big Ten First Team Grace Berger, Indiana Grace Berger, Indiana
Leigha Brown, Michigan Leigha Brown, Michigan
Caitlin Clark, Iowa Caitlin Clark, Iowa
Makira Cook, Illinois Makira Cook, Illinois
Monika Czinano, Iowa Monika Czinano, Iowa
Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana
Emily Kiser, Michigan Makenna Marisa, Penn State
Taylor Mikesell, Ohio State Taylor Mikesell, Ohio State
Diamond Miller, Maryland Diamond Miller, Maryland
Jaz Shelley, Nebraska Shyanne Sellers, Maryland
All-Big Ten Second Team Kendall Bostic, Illinois Kendall Bostic, Illinois
Genesis Bryant, Illinois Genesis Bryant, Illinois
Abby Meyers, Maryland Chloe Moore-McNeil, Indiana
Shyanne Sellers, Maryland Abby Meyers, Maryland
Laila Phelia, Michigan Emily Kiser, Michigan
Alexis Markowski, Nebraska Laila Phelia, Michigan
Cotie McMahon, Ohio State Alexis Markowski, Nebraska
Taylor Thierry, Ohio State Jaz Shelley, Nebraska
Makenna Marisa, Penn State Cotie McMahon, Ohio State
Jeanea Terry, Purdue Taylor Thierry, Ohio State
Kaylene Smikle, Rutgers Kaylene Smikle, Rutgers
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Adalia McKenzie, Illinois Adalia McKenzie, Illinois
Yarden Garzon, Indiana Yarden Garzon, Indiana
Chloe Moore-McNeil, Indiana Sydney Parrish, Indiana
Sydney Parrish, Indiana Sara Scalia, Indiana
McKenna Warnock, Iowa McKenna Warnock, Iowa
Matilda Ekh, Michigan State Matilda Ekh, Michigan State
DeeDee Hagemann, Michigan State DeeDee Hagemann, Michigan State
Alanna Micheaux, Minnesota Kamaria McDaniel, Michigan State
Isabelle Bourne, Nebraska Alanna Micheaux, Minnesota
Abbey Ellis, Purdue Isabelle Bourne, Nebraska
Julie Pospíšilová, Wisconsin Sam Haiby, Nebraska
Not Selected Sydney Wood, Northwestern
Rikki Harris, Ohio State
Rebeka Mikulášiková, Ohio State
Leilani Kapinus, Penn State
Abbey Ellis, Purdue
Jeanae Terry, Purdue
Chyna Cornwell, Rutgers
Julie Pospíšilová, Wisconsin
All-Freshman Team Mara Braun, Minnesota Mara Braun, Minnesota
Yarden Garzon, Indiana Yarden Garzon, Indiana
Cotie McMahon, Ohio State Cotie McMahon, Ohio State
Kaylene Smikle, Rutgers Kaylene Smikle, Rutgers
Serah Williams, Wisconsin Serah Williams, Wisconsin
All-Defensive Team Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana
Leilani Kapinus, Penn State Leilani Kapinus, Penn State
Chloe Moore-McNeil, Indiana Shyanne Sellers, Maryland
Shyanne Sellers, Maryland Jeanae Terry, Purdue
Taylor Thierry, Ohio State Sydney Wood, Northwestern
Sydney Wood, Northwestern Not Selected[a]
  1. ^ The coaches' All-Defensive Team had 6 members due to a tie in voting.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Shauna Green Named Fighting Illini Women's Basketball Coach", fightingillini.com, March 21, 2022, retrieved October 17, 2022
  2. ^ "Coquese Washington Named Rutgers Head Women's Basketball Coach". scarletknights.com. May 23, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Big Ten Network Announces 2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". btn.com. September 21, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Czinano Earns B1G Player of the Week Honors". hawkeyesports.com. November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Braun Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week". gophersports.com. November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "Miller Named Big Ten Player of the Week". umterps.com. November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "Heyer Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week". gophersports.com. November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  8. ^ "Williams Earns Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week Honors". uwbadgers.com. November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Holmes and Garzon Sweep Big Ten Player Of The Week Awards". iuhoosiers.com. November 28, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Iowa and Minnesota Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". bigten.org. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Iowa and Ohio State Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". bigten.org. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Nebraska, Ohio State and Rutgers Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". bigten.org. December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Illinois, Michigan and Ohio State Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". bigten.org. December 27, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Illinois, Indiana and Ohio State Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". bigten.org. January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Ohio State and Rutgers Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". bigten.org. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Indiana and Iowa Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". bigten.org. January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Maryland and Rutgers Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". bigten.org. January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  18. ^ a b "Indiana and Iowa Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". bigten.org. January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  19. ^ a b "Iowa and Wisconsin Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". bigten.org. February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Maryland and Ohio State Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". bigten.org. February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  21. ^ a b "Indiana and Ohio State Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". bigten.org. February 20, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  22. ^ a b "Iowa and Wisconsin Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". bigten.org. February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  23. ^ "2022-23 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  24. ^ "2022-23 All-Big Ten Women's Basketball Teams & Honors" (PDF) (Press release). Big Ten Conference. February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
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