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2022–23 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

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2022–23 South Florida Bulls women's basketball
AAC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record27–7 (15–1 The American)
Head coach
Associate head coachMichele Woods-Baxter
Assistant coaches
  • Justin "GigaChad" Keller
  • Danny Hughes
  • Yolisha Jackson
Home arenaYuengling Center
Seasons
2022–23 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Florida 15 1   .938 27 7   .794
Memphis 11 4   .733 22 11   .667
East Carolina 11 5   .688 23 9   .719
Houston 10 5   .667 15 16   .484
SMU 7 8   .467 17 12   .586
Tulane 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
Tulsa 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Wichita State 6 10   .375 18 15   .545
Temple 6 10   .375 11 18   .379
UCF 4 11   .267 14 15   .483
Cincinnati 2 14   .125 9 21   .300
2023 AAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
Source: The American

The 2022–23 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represented the University of South Florida in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, coached by Jose Fernandez in his 23rd season, played their home games at Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. This is USF's tenth season as a member of the American Athletic Conference, known as The American or AAC.

Previous season

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The Bulls finished the 2021–22 season 24–9, 12–3 in AAC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament where they lost to UCF. They received at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Miami in the first round.

Offseason

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Departures

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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.

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Odeth Betancourt 0 G 6'2" Sophomore San Cristóbal, Venezuela Transferred to Western Kentucky
Mihaela Lazić 2 G 5'6" Redshirt Freshman Slavonski Brod, Croatia Transferred to FIU
Sydni Harvey 3 G 5'10" Junior Nashville, TN Transferred to Belmont
Elisa Pinzan 4 G 5'8" Junior Murano, Italy Transferred to Maryland
Patience Williams 11 F/C 6'1" Freshman Minneapolis, MN TBD
Christina Bermejo 12 F 6'1" Sophomore Sant Just Desvern, Spain Transferred to LIU
Sara Guerreiro 13 F 5'8" Freshman Seixal, Portugal Transferred to Cleveland State
Bethy Mununga 20 F 6'0" Senior Zellik, Belgium Graduated
Shae Leverett 21 C 6'2" Senior Rincon, GA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous
school
Caitlin McGee 0 F 6'1" Redshirt Sophomore Jacksonville, FL Ole Miss
Priscilla Williams 2 G 6'2" Redshirt Sophomore Houston, TX Syracuse
Sammie Puisis 3 G 6'1" Junior Mason, OH Florida State

Recruiting

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There were no recruiting classing class of 2022.

Media

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All Bulls games aired on Bullscast Radio or CBS 1010 AM. All home games and home and away conference games were available on one of the ESPN networks or their streaming service ESPN+.

Roster

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2022–23 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Caitlin McGee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Sandalwood
Ole Miss
Jacksonville, FL
G 1 Maria Alvarez 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Miami Country Day School Bal Harbour, FL
G 2 Priscilla Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Branson
Syracuse
Branson, MO
G 3 Sammie Puisis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr William Mason
Florida State
Mason, OH
G 5 Elena Tsineke 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Hellenic College of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki, Greece
G 10 Janette Aarnio 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Makelanrinteen lukio Vantaa, Finland
G 12 Marina Asenio 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Institut Joaquim Blume Sabadell, Spain
F/C 14 Emma Johansson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Sandagymnasiet Jönköping, Sweden
F 20 Daniela Gonzalez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Central Pointe Christian Academy (FL) Jamundí, Colombia
G 22 Aerial Wilson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr The RISE Centre
Memphis
Dundas, ON
G 24 Bella Weary 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So DME Academy Jacksonville, FL
F 32 Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Walters State Community College Nkongsamba, Cameroon
G/F 55 Carla Brito 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Spar Gran Canaria Las Palmas, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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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*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
Morehead State W 87–40  1–0
 20  Puisis   10  Fankam Mendjiadeu   7  Wilson  Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
November 11, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Florida A&M W 90–50  2–0
 26  Fankam Mendjiadeu   7  Fankam Mendjiadeu   7  Tsineke  Yuengling Center (1,821)
Tampa, FL
November 13, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville W 70–59  3–0
 25  Fankam Mendjiadeu   10  Fankam Mendjiadeu   4  Tied  Yuengling Center (2,327)
Tampa, FL
November 16, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Alabama W 67–59  4–0
 26  Puisis   12  Fankam Mendjiadeu   4  Wilson  Yuengling Center (2,224)
Tampa, FL
November 20, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at TCU
Maggie Dixon Classic
W 66–59  5–0
 21  Tsineke   10  Brito   7  Wilson  Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
November 22, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Hampshire W 75–57  6–0
 26  Brito   12  Fankam Mendjiadeu   3  Tied  Yuengling Center (1,888)
Tampa, FL
November 25, 2022*
7:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Georgia Tech
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals
W 63–50  7–0
 24  Tsineke   21  Fankam Mendjiadeu   4  Wilson  Hertz Arena (275)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2022*
7:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. No. 22 Michigan
Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals
L 58–63  7–1
 22  Puisis   11  Fankam Mendjiadeu   2  Tied  Hertz Arena (297)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2022*
5:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. No. 23 Villanova
Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game
L 50–72  7–2
 17  Puisis   17  Fankam Mendjiadeu   3  Tied  Hertz Arena (247)
Fort Myers, FL
December 2, 2022*
8:00 p.m., LHN/ESPN+
at No. 22 Texas W 70–65  8–2
 25  Puisis   10  Fankam Mendjiadeu   5  Tied  Moody Center (5,021)
Austin, TX
December 11, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 8 NC State L 57–65  8–3
 17  Puisis   18  Fankam Mendjiadeu   5  Wilson  Reynolds Coliseum (5,269)
Raleigh, NC
December 14, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Marshall W 77–68  9–3
 17  Fankam Mendjiadeu   8  Gonzalez   7  Tsineke  Yuengling Center (5,578)
Tampa, FL
December 17, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
La Salle W 75–50  10–3
 26  Fankam Mendjiadeu   12  Fankam Mendjiadeu   6  Tsineke  Yuengling Center (2,108)
Tampa, FL
December 20, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. No. 3 Ohio State
San Diego Invitational semifinals
L 86–88 OT 10–4
 34  Fankam Mendjiadeu   17  Fankam Mendjiadeu   3  Tied  Pechanga Arena (318)
San Diego, CA
December 21, 2022*
4:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. No. 17 Arkansas
San Diego Invitational 3rd place game
W 66–65 OT 11–4
 23  Tsineke   12  Fankam Mendjiadeu   5  Wilson  Pechanga Arena (303)
San Diego, CA
AAC regular season
December 30, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tulane W 69–61  12–4
(1–0)
 25  Tsineke   13  Fankam Mendjiadeu   4  Wilson  Devlin Fieldhouse (453)
New Orleans, LA
January 3, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Temple W 77–55  13–4
(2–0)
 27  Tsineke   13  Fankam Mendjiadeu   4  Wilson  Yuengling Center (2,084)
Tampa, FL
January 7, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wichita State W 69–46  14–4
(3–0)
 26  Puisis   7  Fankam Mendjiadeu   9  Wilson  Charles Koch Arena (1,561)
Wichita, KS
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Memphis W 58–45  15–4
(4–0)
 14  Tsineke   15  Fankam Mendjiadeu   4  Wilson  Yuengling Center (2,314)
Tampa, FL
January 14, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tulane W 66–53  16–4
(5–0)
 28  Puisis   16  Fankam Mendjiadeu   4  Wilson  Yuengling Center (2,506)
Tampa, FL
January 18, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Houston W 58–56  17–4
(6–0)
 22  Fankam Mendjiadeu   17  Fankam Mendjiadeu   4  Wilson  Fertitta Center (633)
Houston, TX
January 22, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
UCF
War on I-4
W 83–51  18–4
(7–0)
 21  Tsineke   17  Fankam Mendjiadeu   8  Wilson  Yuengling Center (4,227)
Tampa, FL
January 25, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Tulsa W 89–68  19–4
(8–0)
 25  Fankam Mendjiadeu   15  Fankam Mendjiadeu   8  Wilson  Reynolds Center (1,130)
Tulsa, OK
January 28, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Memphis W 67–62  20–4
(9–0)
 23  Tsineke   13  Fankam Mendjiadeu   7  Wilson  Elma Roane Fieldhouse (933)
Memphis, TN
January 31, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 East Carolina W 72–48  21–4
(10–0)
 23  Puisis   14  Fankam Mendjiadeu   6  Tsineke  Yuengling Center (2,184)
Tampa, FL
February 4, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 at SMU W 65–63  22–4
(11–0)
 21  Fankam Mendjiadeu   11  Puisis   5  Tied  Moody Coliseum (1,118)
Dallas, TX
February 12, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 24 Houston L 69–71  22–5
(11–1)
 24  Tsineke   19  Fankam Mendjiadeu   5  Wilson  Yuengling Center (2,381)
Tampa, FL
February 15, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UCF
War of I-4
W 73–44  23–5
(12–1)
 19  Tsineke   14  Fankam Mendjiadeu   4  Tied  Addition Financial Arena (3,354)
Orlando, FL
February 18, 2023
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
SMU W 70–62  24–5
(13–1)
 27  Tsineke   10  Fankam Mendjiadeu   8  Wilson  Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tulsa W 93–83  25–5
(14–1)
 27  Puisis   13  Fankam Mendjiadeu   9  Tsineke  Yuengling Center (2,454)
Tampa, FL
March 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 at Cincinnati W 85–55  26–5
(15–1)
 28  Tsineke   11  Brito   5  Tied  Fifth Third Arena (1,380)
Cincinnati, OH
AAC Women's Tournament
March 7, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) No. 25 vs. (8) Wichita State
Quarterfinals
L 53–65  26–6
 19  Tsineke   6  Tied   4  Wilson  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2023*
11:30 a.m., ESPN2
(8 G1) vs. (9 G1) Marquette
First Round
W 67–65 OT 27–6
 22  Fankam Mendjiadeu   16  Fankam Mendjiadeu   2  Wilson  Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
March 19, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ABC
(8 G1) at (1 G1) No. 1 South Carolina
Second Round
L 45–76  27–7
 20  Tsineke   8  Fankam Mendjiadeu   3  Tsineke  Colonial Life Arena (10,335)
Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G1=Greenville 1.
All times are in EST.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRV*RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV2524RVRV25RVRVNot released
CoachesRVRV*RV^RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV2522212323222024RV

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.

See also

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References

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