2022–23 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2022–23 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Pirates, led by fourth-year head coach Kim McNeill , were ninth-year members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, North Carolina .
Previous season
The Pirates finished the 2021–22 season 11–18, 4–11 in AAC play, to finish in a tie for last place. They lost in the first round of the AAC women's tournament to Memphis .[ 1]
Offseason
Departures
Due to COVID-19 disruptions throughout NCAA sports in 2020–21, the NCAA announced that the 2020–21 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any individual involved in an NCAA winter sport, including women's basketball. This meant that all seniors in 2020–21 had the option to return for 2021–22.
Incoming transfers
Recruiting
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Amiya Joyner F
Farmville, NC
Farmville High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
N/A
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Recruiting class of 2023
College recruiting information (2023)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Khia Miller G
Woodbridge, MD
Sidwell Friends School
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
N/A
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
All Pirates home and road games had a video stream on ESPN+ .
Roster
2022–23 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Alexsia Rose
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr
Bloomfield
Bloomfield, CT
G
1
Micah Dennis
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Cairine Wilson Oklahoma State
Toronto, ON
G
2
Paige Lyons
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So
Wesleyan School
Norcross, GA
G
3
Xianna Josephs
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Putnam Science Academy
Brampton, ON
G
4
Synia Johnson
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
Riverdale Baptist
Waldorf, MD
G
5
Jayla Hearp
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Smithfield
Hampton, VA
G/F
12
Morgan Moseley
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr
Saint James School
Centreville, MD
G
14
Bobbi Smith
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Southeast Raleigh
Garner, NC
F
20
Iycez Adams
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Quality Education Academy
Kernersville, NC
G
22
Danae McNeal
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Swansea Clemson
Swansea, SC
F
23
Amiya Joyner
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Farmville Central
Farmville, NC
G
24
Kimora Jenkins
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
Millbrook Georgia
Long Island, NY
C
31
Brittany Franklin
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
GS
Plymouth Kansas
Plymouth, NC
F
33
Tiara Chambers
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
GS
I. C. Norcom
Portsmouth, VA
G
55
Samora Watson
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Fr
Clear Falls
League City, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: April 3, 2024
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022 *6:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Carolina State
W 71–35
1–0
14 – McNeal
8 – Joyner
3 –
Williams Arena (717)Greenville, NC
November 10, 2022 *6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wake Forest
L 46–57
1–1
13 – McNeal
7 –
2 –
Williams Arena (991)Greenville, NC
November 13, 2022 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UNC Wilmington
W 76–49
2–1
18 – Rose
4 – McNeal
4 – Johnson
Williams Arena (773)Greenville, NC
November 16, 2022 *11:00 a.m., ESPN+
High Point
W 65–54 OT
3–1
19 – McNeal
9 – Rose
4 – Johnson
Williams Arena (6,657)Greenville, NC
November 20, 2022 *5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Charleston Southern
W 64–31
4–1
17 – McNeal
10 – Joyner
3 –
Williams Arena (888)Greenville, NC
November 26, 2022 *5:00 p.m., ACCNX
vs. Liberty Cavalier Classic
W 72–64
5–1
18 – Rose
10 – Franklin
2 –
John Paul Jones Arena (247)Charlottesville, VA
November 27, 2022 *2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia Cavalier Classic
L 50–72
5–2
14 – McNeal
4 – Jenkins
2 –
John Paul Jones Arena (2,854)Charlottesville, VA
December 1, 2022 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Mason
L 41–54
5–3
13 – Johnson
9 – Chambers
1 –
EagleBank Arena (679)Fairfax, VA
December 4, 2022 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
VCU
W 69–51
6–3
17 – McNeal
7 – Johnson
5 – Rose
Williams Arena (665)Greenville, NC
December 6, 2022 *6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maryland Eastern Shore
W 67–41
7–3
17 – McNeal
7 – Moseley
3 –
Williams Arena (573)Greenville, NC
December 15, 2022 *11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Gardner–Webb
L 59–67
7–4
10 – Joyner
7 –
2 – Joyner
Paul Porter Arena (1,512)Boiling Springs, NC
December 19, 2022 *6:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Carolina A&T
W 79–49
8–4
19 – McNeal
11 – Joyner
5 – Dennis
Williams Arena (860)Greenville, NC
December 21, 2022 *3:00 p.m., FloSports
at Hampton
W 64–60
9–4
19 – Joyner
11 – Joyner
4 – Dennis
Hampton Convocation Center (339)Hampton, VA
AAC regular season
December 30, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tulsa
L 47–55
9–5 (0–1)
16 – Joyner
16 – Joyner
3 –
Williams Arena (722)Greenville, NC
January 3, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Memphis
W 55–47
10–5 (1–1)
20 – McNeal
10 – Joyner
3 – Joyner
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (749)Memphis, TN
January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tulane
W 63–53
11–5 (2–1)
26 – McNeal
12 – Joyner
4 –
Williams Arena (774)Greenville, NC
January 11, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Temple
W 72–51
12–5 (3–1)
28 – McNeal
8 – Joyner
4 – Hearp
Liacouras Center (3,090)Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at SMU
L 66–68
12–6 (3–2)
26 – McNeal
7 – Joyner
8 – Dennis
Moody Coliseum (671)Dallas, TX
January 18, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cincinnati
W 61–53
13–6 (4–2)
18 –
10 – Joyner
3 –
Williams Arena (680)Greenville, NC
January 21, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wichita State
W 66–57
14–6 (5–2)
19 – Dennis
5 –
2 –
Charles Koch Arena (1,508)Wichita, KS
January 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Memphis
L 53–61
14–7 (5–3)
19 – McNeal
13 – Joyner
2 –
Williams Arena (731)Greenville, NC
January 31, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 25 South Florida
L 48–72
14–8 (5–4)
13 – Joyner
13 – Joyner
3 – McNeal
Yuengling Center (2,184)Tampa, FL
February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UCF
W 68–54
15–8 (6–4)
27 – McNeal
11 – Joyner
3 –
Addition Financial Arena (2,820)Orlando, FL
February 8, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Temple
W 67–52
16–8 (7–4)
23 – Joyner
14 – Joyner
4 – Joyner
Williams Arena (898)Greenville, NC
February 12, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wichita State
W 79–62
17–8 (8–4)
22 – McNeal
10 – Joyner
3 –
Williams Arena (1,537)Greenville, NC
February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cincinnati
W 68–57
18–8 (9–4)
30 – McNeal
15 – Joyner
5 – Dennis
Fifth Third Arena (941)Cincinnati, OH
February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UCF
W 63–57
19–8 (10–4)
19 – McNeal
12 – Joyner
4 –
Williams Arena (1,110)Greenville, NC
February 22, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Houston
W 88–83 3OT
20–8 (11–4)
34 – McNeal
15 – Joyner
12 – Dennis
Williams Arena (2,044)Greenville, NC
February 25, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tulane
L 56–64
20–9 (11–5)
24 – McNeal
14 – Joyner
4 – Johnson
Devlin Fieldhouse (564)New Orleans, LA
AAC women's tournament
March 7, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN+
(3)
vs. (6) Tulane Quarterfinals
W 69–58
21–9
17 – Dennis
19 – Joyner
4 – McNeal
Dickies Arena (1,676)Fort Worth, TX
March 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(3)
vs. (2) Memphis Semifinals
W 69–60
22–9
22 – McNeal
9 – Joyner
6 – Joyner
Dickies Arena (1,671)Fort Worth, TX
March 9, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPNU
(3)
vs. (4) Houston Final
W 46–44
23–9
13 – Johnson
15 – Joyner
3 –
Dickies Arena (5,945)Fort Worth, TX
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2023 *10:00 p.m., ESPN
(13 S4)
at (4 S4) No. 15 Texas First round
L 40–79
23–10
13 – McNeal
8 – Joyner
1 –
Moody Center (4,915)Austin, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S4=Seattle 4.
All times are in
Eastern .
Source:[ 2]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP — —* — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Not released Coaches — —* —^ — — RV — — — — — — — — — — — —
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same. ^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.
See also
References
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