The 2022–23 Portland Pilots women's basketball team represented the

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in the

2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season The 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 7, 2022. The regular season ended on March 12, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament beginning on March 14 and ending with the championship ga ...

. The Pilots were led by fourth-year coach

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. They played their homes games at

Chiles Center The Earle A. & Virginia H. Chiles Center is a 4,852-seat multi-purpose arena in Portland, Oregon, USA. The arena opened in 1984. It is home to the University of Portland Pilots men's and women's basketball teams as well as the women's volleyball t ...

and were members of the

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(WCC).

Previous season

The Pilots finished the season at 20–11 and 8–7 in WCC play, to finish in fourth place. They defeated in the quarterfinals WCC women's tournament to

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before losing to BYU in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT they defeated

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in the first round before losing to

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in second round.

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.

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2022.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Portland Pilots women's basketball seasons

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