2022–23 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

The 2022–23 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team will represent East Carolina University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fourth year head coach Kim McNeill, play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and are ninth year members of the American Athletic Conference.

2022–23 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
AAC Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record23–10 (11–5 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cory McNeill
  • Tamoria Holmes
  • Jeff Williams
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2022–23 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Florida151 .938277  .794
Memphis114 .7332211  .667
East Carolina115 .688239  .719
Houston105 .6671516  .484
SMU78 .4671712  .586
Tulane79 .4381814  .563
Tulsa79 .4381713  .567
Wichita State610 .3751815  .545
Temple610 .3751118  .379
UCF411 .2671415  .483
Cincinnati214 .125921  .300
2023 AAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
Source: The American

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 American Athletic Conference women's tournament to Memphis.

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.

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for departure
Taniyah Thompson1G5'11"JuniorHamden, CTTransferred to Penn State
Raven Johnson11G6'0"GS SeniorLilburn, GAGraduated
Lalia Acox21F6'0"FreshmanBlythewood, SCTransferred to North Carolina A&T
Da'Ja Green35G5'6"GS SeniorEllenwood, GAGraduated
Tylar Bennett55F6'4"GS SeniorRedford, MIGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious
school
Micah Dennis1G5'9"JuniorToronto, CanadaOklahoma State
Kimora Jenkins24G6'1"SophomoreLong Island, NYGeorgia

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:

  • "2022 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023.

Recruiting class of 2023

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
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  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:

Media

All Pirates home and road games will have a video stream on ESPN+.

Roster

2022–23 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Alexsia Rose 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrBloomfield Bloomfield, CT
G 1 Micah Dennis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrCairine Wilson
Oklahoma State
Toronto, ON
G 2 Paige Lyons 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoWesleyan School Norcross, GA
G 3 Xianna Josephs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrPutnam Science Academy Brampton, ON
G 4 Synia Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrRiverdale Baptist Waldorf, MD
G 5 Jayla Hearp 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSmithfield Hampton, VA
G/F 12 Morgan Moseley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrSaint James School Centreville, MD
G 14 Bobbi Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrSoutheast Raleigh Garner, NC
F 20 Iycez Adams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoQuality Education Academy Kernersville, NC
G 22 Danae McNeal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSwansea
Clemson
Swansea, SC
F 23 Amiya Joyner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrFarmville Central Farmville, NC
G 24 Kimora Jenkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMillbrook
Georgia
Long Island, NY
C 31 Brittany Franklin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GSPlymouth
Kansas
Plymouth, NC
F 33 Tiara Chambers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GSI. C. Norcom Portsmouth, VA
G 55 Samora Watson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrClear Falls League City, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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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  Tied  Williams Arena (717)
Greenville, NC
November 10, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wake Forest L 46–57  1–1
 13  McNeal  7  Tied  2  Tied  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  Tied  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  Tied  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  Tied  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  Tied  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  Tied  Williams Arena (573)
Greenville, NC
December 15, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Gardner–Webb L 59–67  7–4
 10  Joyner  7  Tied  2  Joyner  Paul Porter Arena (1,512)
Boling 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  Tied  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  Tied  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  Tied  10  Joyner  3  Tied  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  Tied  2  Tied  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  Tied  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  Tied  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  Tied  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  Tied  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 Orelans, 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  Tied  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  Tied  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 Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
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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