2022–23 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

The 2022–23 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels are led by third-year head coach Lindy La Rocque. They played their home games at the Cox Pavilion, attached to the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They are a member of the Mountain West Conference.

2022–23 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball
Mountain West Regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 22
Record	31–3 (18–0 Mountain West)
Head coach	Lindy La Rocque (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Roman Owen Mia Bell Karlie Burris
Home arena	Cox Pavilion Thomas & Mack Center

2022–23 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 22 UNLV†	18	–	0		1.000			31	–	3		.912
Wyoming	13	–	5		.722			23	–	11		.676
San Diego State	12	–	6		.667			23	–	11		.676
Colorado State	12	–	6		.667			20	–	12		.625
New Mexico	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
Boise State	11	–	7		.611			17	–	16		.515
Air Force	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Nevada	6	–	12		.333			10	–	21		.323
Fresno State	3	–	15		.167			10	–	22		.313
San Jose State	3	–	15		.167			6	–	25		.194
Utah State	1	–	17		.056			4	–	26		.133
† 2023 MW Tournament winner As of March 21, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2022–23 UNLV Lady Rebels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ashley Scoffin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Westview Nebraska Dallas, OR F 1 Nneka Obiazor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Eden Prairie HS Youngstown State Eden Prairie, MN G 2 Kenadee Winfrey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Canyon HS Canyon, TX G 3 Kiara Jackson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So South Grand Prairie HS Grand Prairie, TX G 10 Jasmyn Lott 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Frisco Memorial HS Frisco, TX G 11 Justice Ethridge 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Centennial HS Las Vegas, NV G 12 Alyssa Durazo-Frescas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Mater Dei HS Newport Beach, CA C 15 Keyana Wilfred 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Mitchell HS Mitchell, NE C 23 Desi-Rae Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Desert Oasis HS Las Vegas, NV G 24 Essence Booker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Spring Valley HS Ball State Las Vegas, NV C 31 Erica Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Chino Hills HS Chino Hills, CA F 44 Alyssa Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Sahuaro HS Tucson, AZ	Head coach Lindy La Rocque (Stanford) Assistant coach(es) Roman Owen (Southwestern Christian) Mia Bell (UNLV) Karlie Burris (Portland) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022* 6:30 p.m.		Chico State	W 114–53		Cox Pavilion (561) Paradise, NV
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 5:15 p.m., KVVU 5.2		Pepperdine	W 80–58	1–0	Cox Pavilion (770) Paradise, NV
November 11, 2022* 5:30 p.m., KVVU 5.2		Oral Roberts	W 100–84	2–0	Cox Pavilion (684) Paradise, NV
November 16, 2022* 4:00 p.m., KVVU 5.2		Utah Valley	W 82–38	3–0	Cox Pavilion (569) Paradise, NV
November 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m., KVVU 5.2		Cal State Bakersfield	W 74–42	4–0	Cox Pavilion (726) Paradise, NV
November 25, 2022* 11:00 a.m.		Albany UNLV Thanksgiving Tournament	W 78–55	5–0	Thomas & Mack Center (946) Paradise, NV
November 25, 2022* 12:00 p.m.		George Washington UNLV Thanksgiving Tournament	W 73–63	6–0	Thomas & Mack Center (925) Paradise, NV
November 27, 2022* 4:00 p.m.		Illinois State UNLV Thanksgiving Tournament	W 73–66	7–0	Cox Pavilion (729) Paradise, NV
December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m.		at Pacific	L 68–75	7–1	Alex G. Spanos Center (364) Stockton, CA
December 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m.		at Hawaii–Hilo	W 77–74	8–1	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (207) Hilo, HI
December 11, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Hawaii	W 76–66	9–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 18, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	L 62–87	9–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,682) Stillwater, OK
December 21, 2022* 5:30 p.m., KVVU 5.2		Northern Arizona	W 93–73	10–2	Cox Pavilion (596) Paradise, NV
Mountain West regular season
December 29, 2022 6:30 p.m., KVVU 5.2		Wyoming	W 73–67	11–2 (1–0)	Cox Pavilion (526) Paradise, NV
December 31, 2022 3:30 p.m., KVVU 5.2		Colorado State	W 91–88 OT	12–2 (2–0)	Cox Pavilion (527) Paradise, NV
January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m.		at Fresno State	W 64–49	13–2 (3–0)	Save Mart Center (1,711) Fresno, CA
January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m.		at San Diego State	W 76–70	14–2 (4–0)	Viejas Arena (1,017) San Diego, CA
January 11, 2023 6:00 p.m.		at San Jose State	W 84–58	15–2 (5–0)	Provident Credit Union Event Center (355) San Jose, CA
January 14, 2023 6:00 p.m., FS1		New Mexico	W 79–63	16–2 (6–0)	Cox Pavilion (1,276) Paradise, NV
January 16, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Boise State	W 73–61	17–2 (7–0)	Cox Pavilion (1,001) Paradise, NV
January 19, 2023 5:30 p.m.		at Wyoming	W 71–57	18–2 (8–0)	Arena-Auditorium (2,307) Laramie, WY
January 21, 2023 12:00 p.m.		at Colorado State	W 63–58	19–2 (9–0)	Moby Arena (1,987) Fort Collins, CO
January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., KVVU 5.2		Nevada	W 80–57	20–2 (10–0)	Cox Pavilion (2,500) Paradise, NV
February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m.		at New Mexico	W 93–75	21–2 (11–0)	The Pit (4,738) Albuquerque, NM
February 4, 2023 12:00 p.m.		at Air Force	W 98–57	22–2 (12–0)	Clune Arena (770) Colorado Springs, CO
February 9, 2023 5:00 p.m., KVVU 5.2		Fresno State	W 64–63	23–2 (13–0)	Cox Pavilion (770) Paradise, NV
February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m.		at Boise State	W 76–63	24–2 (14–0)	ExtraMile Arena (1,363) Boise, ID
February 16, 2023 6:30 p.m., KVVU 5.2	No. 23	San Jose State	W 77–60	25–2 (15–0)	Cox Pavilion (2,530) Paradise, NV
February 23, 2023 6:30 p.m., KVVU 5.2	No. 24	Utah State	W 86–32	26–2 (16–0)	Cox Pavilion (1,070) Paradise, NV
February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m., KVVU 5.2	No. 24	San Diego State	W 65–59	27–2 (17–0)	Cox Pavilion (2,993) Paradise, NV
February 28, 2023 2:00 p.m.	No. 22	at Nevada	W 71–66	28–2 (18–0)	Lawlor Events Center (1,467) Reno, NV
Mountain West tournament
March 6, 2023 12:00 p.m., Stadium	(1) No. 21	vs. (8) Nevada Quarterfinals	W 84–47	29–2	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
March 7, 2023 5:00 p.m., Stadium	(1) No. 21	vs. (5) San Diego State Semifinals	W 71–68	30–2	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
March 8, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	(1) No. 21	vs. (2) Wyoming Championship game	W 71–60	31–2	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	(11 G2) No. 22	vs. (6 G2) No. 18 Michigan First round	L 59–71	31–3	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G2=Greenville 2. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	23	24	22	21	22	Not released
Coaches	—	—*	—^	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	25т	25	25	24	25	RV

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

See also

• 2022–23 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team