The 2022–23 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Gamecocks, led by 15th-year head coach

Dawn Staley Dawn Michelle Staley (born May 4, 1970) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team. A point guard, she played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers an ...

, played their home games at

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and competed as members of the

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(SEC).

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the season with a 35–2 overall record and a 15–1 record in conference play. The Gamecocks lost the SEC Tournament. They therefore received an at-large bid to the

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, where they reached the national championship, defeating UConn 64–49.

Offseason

2022 recruiting class

The Gamecocks signed the #6 class for 2022 according to ESPN. Chloe Kitts reclassified to the class of 2022.

Incoming transfers

Preseason

Hall of Fame coach Dawn Staley enters her fifteenth year at South Carolina, fresh off winning her 2nd national championship in the 2022 Women's Final Four winning all six games as head coach of

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Award watch lists

Preseason All-American teams

SEC coaches poll

The SEC coaches poll was released on October 18, 2022.

SEC Media Poll

Preseason All-SEC teams

The preseason all-SEC women's basketball team was announced on November 3, 2022. First team

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– F Second team Zia Cooke – G Victaria Saxton – F Player of the Year

– F Preseason Defensive Player of the Year

– F

Roster

Starting lineup

Schedule

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Statistics

Team total per game

Team average per game

Individual total per game

Individual average per game

Rankings

References

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