2022–23 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team

2022–23 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record8–20 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach
  • Keeshawn Davenport (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Wyketha Harrell
  • Alpha English
  • Kristin Moore
Home arenaLakefront Arena
2022–23 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana † 14 – 4   .778 21 – 10   .677
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 – 4   .778 19 – 12   .613
Lamar 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625
Incarnate Word 10 – 8   .556 15 – 14   .517
Texas A&M–Commerce* 10 – 8   .556 14 – 19   .424
McNeese 8 – 10   .444 12 – 19   .387
7 – 11   .389 8 – 20   .286
Northwestern State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 18   .379
Houston Christian 6 – 12   .333 11 – 18   .379
Nicholls 2 – 16   .111 5 – 24   .172
† 2023 Southland tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
As of March 18, 2023

The 2022–23 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans (UNO) during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Privateers were led by twelfth-year head coach Keeshawn Davenport and played their home games at the Lakefront Arena located on the UNO campus in New Orleans, Louisiana. They were members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Privateers finished the 2021–22 season with a 5–18 overall record and a 3–11 Southland Conference record, seventh place in the conference. They participated in the 2022 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament as the No. 7-seeded team. The Privateers won their first-round tournament game against No. 6-seeded Northwestern State 57–48.[1] Their season ended with a quarterfinal loss to No. 4-seeded Southeastern Louisiana 66–80.[2]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 47 votes overall, the Privateers were picked to finish ninth in the conference.[3]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 148 (11)
2 Houston Christian 131 (5)
3 Southeastern 122 (3)
4 Lamar 103
5 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions 101(1)
6 McNeese 98
7 Incarnate Word 64
8 Northwestern State 61
9 New Orleans 47
10 Nicholls 25

Preseason All Conference

No Privateers were selected as members of the Preseason All Conference first team.[4]

Roster

2022–23 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
C 00 Nora Francois 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Minneapolis, MN
G 1 Hennessey Luu-Brown 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Toronto, ON
F 3 Najha Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Shreveport, LA
G 4 Kristen Crenshaw-Gill 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Youngstown, OH
G 5 Tianna Gipson 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Kansas City, MO
G 10 Tomyree Thompson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So New Orleans, LA
G 11 Imani Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Hopkins, SC
G 14 Kyla Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Fort Worth, TX
G 20 Justice Ross 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Des Moines, IA
F/C 21 Tara Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr West Helena, AR
G 23 DeArica Pryor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Urbandale, IA
F 31 Zoe Cooper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Birmingham, AL
G 32 Brianna Ellis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Palm Coast, FL
G 33 Jayla Kimbrough 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Decatur, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 20, 2025

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:00 p.m., CUSATV 		at UTEP L 55–83  0–1
 Don Haskins Center (758)
El Paso, TX
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Alabama W 71–63  1–1
 Lakefront Arena (647)
New Orleans, LA
November 18, 2022*
6:00 p.m. 		at Grambling L 59–69  1–2
 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (203)
Grambling, LA
November 22, 2022*
6:00 p.m. 		at Alcorn State L 56–65  1–3
 Davey Whitney Complex 
Lorman, MS
November 30, 2022*
6:00 p.m. 		at Tulane L 37–90  1–4
 Devlin Fieldhouse (445)
New Orleans, LA
December 3, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wichita State L 61–79  1–5
 Charles Koch Arena (1,241)
Wichita, KS
December 11, 2022*
2:00 p.m. 		at No. 11 LSU Cancelled Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
December 14, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Mississippi Valley State L 63–67 OT 1–6
 Lakefront Arena (410)
New Orleans, LA
December 18, 2022*
1:00 p.m., BTN 		at Rutgers L 56–64  1–7
 Jersey Mike's Arena (1,016)
Piscataway, NJ
December 21, 2022*
6:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Hofstra L 60–64  1–8
 Mack Sports Complex (296)
Hempstead, NY
Southland regular season
December 31, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Houston Christian L 59–68  1–9
(0–1) 		Sharp Gymnasium (375)
Houston, TX
January 5, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lamar W 60–46  2–9
(1–1) 		Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
January 7, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Houston Christian L 54–62  2–10
(1–2) 		Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
January 12, 2023
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Incarnate Word L 55–61  2–11
(1–3) 		McDermott Center (204)
San Antonio, TX
January 14, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 45–58  2–12
(1–4) 		American Bank Center (1,137)
Corpus Christi, TX
January 19, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Commerce L 69–74  2–13
(1–5) 		Lakefront Arena (381)
New Orleans, LA
January 21, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northwestern State W 70–59  3–13
(2–5) 		Lakefront Arena (213)
New Orleans, LA
January 26, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 51–69  3–14
(2–6) 		University Center (519)
Hammond, LA
January 28, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana W 59–42  4–14
(3–6) 		Lakefront Arena (412)
New Orleans, LA
February 2, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 49–68  4–15
(3–7) 		Lakefront Arena (309)
New Orleans, LA
February 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Incarnate Word L 45–59  4–16
(3–8) 		Lakefront Arena (284)
New Orleans, LA
February 9, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Nicholls W 83–68  5–16
(4–8) 		Stopher Gymnasium (268)
Thibodaux, LA
February 11, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		McNeese W 65–59  6–16
(5–8) 		Lakefront Arena (613)
New Orleans, LA
February 16, 2023
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Commerce L 70–83  6–17
(5–9) 		The Field House (217)
Commerce, TX
February 18, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northwestern State L 81–82 OT 6–18
(5–10) 		Prather Coliseum (501)
Natchitoches, LA
February 23, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Nicholls W 88–73  7–18
(6–10) 		Lakefront Arena (395)
New Orleans, LA
February 25, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lamar W 62–61  8–18
(7–10) 		Montagne Center (1,458)
Beaumont, TX
March 1, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at McNeese L 56–68  8–19
(7–11) 		The Legacy Center (1,566)
Lake Charles, LA
2023 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Basketball Tournament
March 6, 2023
1:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(7) at (6) McNeese
First round 		L 82–87  8–20
 The Legacy Center (448)
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Williams, Brandon (March 10, 2022). "Privateers Defense Stymies No. 6 Northwestern State". University of New Orleans Athletics. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  2. ^ Merritt, Chip (March 11, 2022). "Privateers Season Ends at the Hands of the Lady Lions". University of New Orleans Athletics. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  3. ^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tabbed as favorites in 2022-23 Southland Women's Basketball poll". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Southland Announces 2022-23 Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of New Orleans. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  6. ^ "New Orleans Privateers Schedule 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
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