| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Sport: | basketball |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Aprank: | 3 |
| Coachrank: | 2 |
| Record: | 31–7 |
| Conf Record: | 15–3 |
| Head Coach: | Lisa Bluder |
| Hc Year: | 23rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Jan Jensen |
| Asst Coach2: | Raina Harmon |
| Asst Coach3: | Abby Stamp |
| Arena: | Carver–Hawkeye Arena |
| Champion: | Big Ten tournament champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Runner-up |
The 2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes were led by head coach Lisa Bluder in her twenty-third season, and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
After finishing second in the conference regular season standings, the Hawkeyes won the Big Ten tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The team was named the top number 2 seed and competed in the Seattle regional.[1] During the NCAA tournament they defeated Southeastern Louisiana, Georgia, Colorado and Louisville to advance to their second Final Four in program history (their first was back in since 1993).[2] During the Final Four they stunned defending national champion South Carolina, ending the Gamecocks' 42-game win streak.[3] [4] Iowa advanced to their first championship game in program history.[5] During the championship game they lost to LSU 102–85. They finished the season with a record of 31–7.[6]
Junior Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Player of the Year and a unanimous First-team All-American for the second time, became the first women's player in Big Ten history to sweep the National Player of the Year awards, and was selected Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year.
The Hawkeyes finished the 2021–22 season with a 24–8 record, including 14–4 in Big Ten play. They won the 2022 Big Ten women's basketball tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, where they advanced to the second round.[7]
During the season, consensus All-American Caitlin Clark became the first woman ever to lead D-I in scoring and assists in the same season, and Monika Czinano led D-I in field-goal percentage. This made the Hawkeyes the first Division I men's or women's program to feature the national leaders in those three statistics in a single season.[8]
| Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomi Taiwo | 1 | G | 5'10" | Graduate Transfer to TCU | ||
| Logan Cook | 23 | F | 6'1" | Graduate Transfer to Providence | ||
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See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.
See main article: 2023 WNBA draft.
| 3 | 26 | Monika Czinano[10] | Los Angeles Sparks |