2022–23 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record11–19 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shimmy Gray-Miller
  • Kelly Curry
  • Marwan Miller
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2022–23 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Indiana16–2 .88928–4  .875
No. 3 Iowa †15–3 .83331–7  .816
No. 7 Maryland15–3 .83328–7  .800
No. 12 Ohio State12–6 .66728–8  .778
No. 18 Michigan11–7 .61123–10  .697
Illinois11–7 .61122–10  .688
Purdue9–8 .52919–11  .633
Nebraska8–10 .44418–15  .545
Michigan State7–10 .41216–14  .533
Wisconsin6–12 .33311–20  .355
Rutgers5–13 .27812–20  .375
Minnesota4–14 .22211–19  .367
Penn State4–14 .22214–17  .452
Northwestern2–16 .1119–21  .300
† 2023 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022–23 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Gophers, led by fifth-year head coach Lindsay Whalen, played their home games at Williams Arena and compete as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Gophers finished the 2021–2022 season with a 14–17 record and 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place. As the tenth seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Northwestern in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament, but were chosen as an at-large team for the WNIT.[1] They lost in the 2nd Round of the WNIT to the eventual champions, South Dakota State.[2]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Alexia Smith1G5'8"SophomoreColumbus, OhioTransferred to Virginia[3]
Deja Winters3G5'11"Graduate StudentCleveland, OhioGraduated
Jasmine Powell4G5'6"JuniorDetroit, MichiganTransferred to Tennessee[4]
Erin Hedman10F6'3"SophomoreNew Berlin, WisconsinTransferred to Sacramento State
Laura Bagwell Katalinich12F6'0"Graduate StudentMinneapolis, MinnesotaGraduated
Gadiva Hubbard13G5'9"Graduate StudentVirginia Beach, VirginiaGraduated
Sara Scalia14G5'10"JuniorStillwater, MinnesotaTransferred to Indiana[5]
Kayla Mershon15F6'3"SeniorMinnetonka, MinnesotaGraduated
Caroline Strande21G5'11SophomoreRacine, WisconsinTransferred to Butler[6]
Klarke Sconiers25C6'2"JuniorQueens, New YorkTransferred to Delaware[7]
Kadi Sissoko30F6'2"Redshirt JuniorParis, FranceTransferred to USC[8]
Bailey Helgren35C6'5"Graduate StudentEdina, MinnesotaGraduated
Grace Cumming43F6'3"Redshirt SophomoreDes Moines, IowaMedically retired from basketball

Arrivals

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious SchoolNotes
Aminata Zie11F/C6'1"Redshirt SophomoreParis, FranceWestern Nebraska CCPreviously also played at Stony Brook[9]
Destinee Oberg13C6'3"SeniorBurnsville, MinnesotaArkansas[10]
Isabelle Gradwell14G/F6'1"Graduate StudentMarshalltown, IowaCleveland State[11]
Angelina Hammond15G/F5'11"Graduate StudentHopkins, MinnesotaMiami Dade CollegePreviously also played at Siena and Southeastern[12]
Mi'Cole Cayton21G5'9"Graduate StudentStockton, CaliforniaNebraskaPreviously also played at California[13]

2022 Recruiting class

The Gophers signed four players from the state of Minnesota for their 2022 Class. They signed their highest rated recruiting class in program history and were considered to be a top ten class in the nation.[14]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mara Braun
G		 Wayzata, MN Wayzata High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Amaya Battle
G		 Hopkins, MN Hopkins High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Mallory Heyer
F		 Chaska, MN Chaska High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Nia Holloway
F		 Eden Prairie, MN Eden Prairie High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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:

Roster

2022–23 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Amaya Battle 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrHopkins Hopkins, MN
F 4 Alanna Micheaux 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoWayne Memorial Wayne, MI
G 5 Maggie Czinano 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoWatertown-Mayer Watertown, MN
G 10 Mara Braun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWayzata Wayzata, MN
F/C 11 Aminata Zie Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoWestern Nebraska CC
Stony Brook		 Paris, France
G 12 Alexa Ratzlaff 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrRosemount Rosemount, MN
C 13 Destinee Oberg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrArkansas Burnsville, MN
G/F 14 Isabelle Gradwell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GSCleveland State Marshalltown, IA
G/F 15 Angelina Hammond 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GSMiami Dade College
Siena
Southeastern		 Hopkins, MN
G 21 Mi'Cole Cayton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSNebraska
California		 Stockton, CA
G 23 Katie Borowicz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS FrRoseau Roseau, MN
F 24 Mallory Heyer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrChaska Chaska, MN
G/F 31 Maria Counts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrProvidence Academy Plymouth, MN
F 41 Niamya Holloway Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrEden Prairie Eden Prairie, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 12, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022*
2:00 pm, BTN Plus		 Wisconsin-River Falls W 104–64 
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Regular Season
November 7, 2022*
5:30 pm, BTN Plus		 Western Illinois W 75–45  1–0
 Williams Arena (2,242)
Minneapolis, MN
November 13, 2022*
3:00 pm, BTN Plus		 Lehigh W 101–99  2–0
 Williams Arena (3,724)
Minneapolis, MN
November 17, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at North Dakota State L 65–71  2–1
 Scheels Center (1,759)
Fargo, ND
November 20, 2022*
2:00 pm		 Presbyterian W 82–48  3–1
 Williams Arena (2,505)
Minneapolis, MN
November 26, 2022*
1:00 pm, ACCNX		 at Virginia
Cav Classic		 L 70–73  3–2
 John Paul Jones Arena (2,871)
Charlottesville, VA
November 27, 2022*
4:00 pm		 vs. Liberty
Cav Classic		 W 77–65  4–2
 John Paul Jones Arena (236)
Charlottesville, VA
November 30, 2022*
7:00 pm, BTN		 Wake Forest
Big Ten/ACC Challenge		 L 59–63  4–3
 Williams Arena (2,177)
Minneapolis, MN
December 3, 2022
5:00/7:30 pm, BTN		 Penn State W 98–96 2OT 5–3
(1–0)
 Williams Arena (2,852)
Minneapolis, MN
December 7, 2022*
7:00 pm		 Kentucky L 74–80  5–4
(1–0)
 Williams Arena (2,495)
Minneapolis, MN
December 10, 2022
8:00 pm, BTN		 at No. 16 Iowa L 64–87  5–5
(1–1)
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (8,946)
Iowa City, IA
December 12, 2022*
7:00 pm		 Chicago State W 105–54  6–5
(1–1)
 Williams Arena (2,083)
Minneapolis, MN
December 14, 2022*
11:00 am		 Milwaukee W 75–59  7–5
(1–1)
 Williams Arena (6,291)
Minneapolis, MN
December 22, 2022*
3:30 pm		 Eastern Illinois W 59–48  8–5
(1–1)
 Williams Arena (3,038)
Minneapolis, MN
December 30, 2022
1:00 pm		 at No. 16 Maryland L 85–107  8–6
(1–2)
 Xfinity Center (6,006)
College Park, MD
January 5, 2023
7:00 pm		 No. 3 Ohio State L 71–83  8–7
(1–3)
 Williams Arena (2,410)
Minneapolis, MN
January 8, 2023
3:00 pm		 at Wisconsin L 77–81  8–8
(1–4)
 Kohl Center (3,445)
Madison, WI
January 12, 2023
7:30 pm, BTN		 Rutgers L 59–65  8–9
(1–5)
 Williams Arena (2,238)
Minneapolis, MN
January 15, 2023
2:00 pm		 No. 24 Illinois L 57–70  8–10
(1–6)
 Williams Arena (4,454)
Minneapolis, MN
January 18, 2023
6:00 pm		 at Penn State W 75–67  9–10
(2–6)
 Bryce Jordan Center (2,001)
University Park, PA
January 21, 2023
2:00 pm		 at Purdue L 56–75  9–11
(2–7)
 Mackey Arena (5,003)
West Lafayette, IN
January 29, 2023
2:00 pm		 No. 13 Michigan L 41–77  9–12
(2–8)
 Williams Arena (4,545)
Minneapolis, MN
February 1, 2023
7:00 pm		 No. 4 Indiana L 54–77  9–13
(2–9)
 Williams Arena (4,129)
Minneapolis, MN
February 5, 2023
2:00 pm		 at Illinois L 62–69  9–14
(2–10)
 State Farm Center (4,533)
Champaign, IL
February 8, 2023
6:00 pm		 at No. 13 Ohio State L 63–93  9–15
(2–11)
 Value City Arena (4,357)
Columbus, OH
February 11, 2023
3:00 pm		 Wisconsin L 70–76  9–16
(2–12)
 Williams Arena (4,538)
Minneapolis, MN
February 15, 2023
7:00 pm		 Nebraska W 95–92  10–16
(3–12)
 Williams Arena (3,268)
Minneapolis, MN
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m.		 at Northwestern L 62–76  10–17
(3–13)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,582)
Evanston, IL
February 22, 2023
4:30 pm		 at Michigan State L 67–71  10–18
(3–14)
 Breslin Center (2,392)
East Lansing, MI
February 26, 2023
2:00 pm		 Purdue W 77–69  11–18
(4–14)
 Williams Arena (4,014)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten Tournament
March 1, 2023
1:00 pm, BTN		 (12) vs. (13) Penn State
First round		 L 67–72  11–19
 Target Center (4,890)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
2		Week
3		Week
4		Week
5		Week
6		Week
7		Week
8		Week
9		Week
10		Week
11		Week
12		Week
13		Week
14		Week
15		Week
16		Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

References

  1. ↑ "Postseason WNIT announces 64-team field for 2022 event". womensnit.com. WNIT. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Gophers WNIT Trip Ends in Second Round". gophersports.com. Gopher Sports. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Agugua-Hamilton Adds Minnesota Transfer Alexia Smith". viriginiasports.com. Virginia Sports. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ Hall, Cora. "Tennessee Lady Vols basketball adds transfer point guard Jasmine Powell from Minnesota". knoxnews.com. Knox News. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ Youngblood, Kent. "Former Gophers standout Sara Scalia decides to play at Indiana". startribune.com. Star Tribune. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Caroline Strande Set to Join @ButlerUWBB for 2022-23 Season". butlersports.com. Butler Sports. Archived from the original on April 20, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
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  8. ↑ "Kadi Sissoko Joins USC Women's Basketball As Transfer Addition". usctrojans.com. USC Trojans. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Gophers Sign JUCO Transfer Aminata Zie". gophersports.com. Gopher Sports. Archived from the original on May 20, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  10. ↑ Youngblood, Kent. "Minnesota native Destinee Oberg transfers to Minnesota". startribune.com. Star Tribune. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Gophers Bring In Grad Transfer Isabelle Gradwell". gophersports.com. Gopher Sports. Archived from the original on June 6, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Hopkins' Angelina Hammond Added to 2022-23 Roster". gophersports.com. Gopher Sports. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Gophers Land Transfer Mi'Cole Cayton". gophersports.com. Gopher Sports. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Minnesota Women's Basketball: Gophers Sign National Top 10 Class For 2022-23". thedailygopher.com. The Daily Gopher. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
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