TAMPA (July 14, 2022) – The American Athletic Conference announced on Thursday the home and away opponents for the 16-game, 2022-23 women’s basketball conference slate.
Conference teams will play six of their 11 conference opponents twice and four opponents once each.
Coming off the program’s eighth NCAA Tournament appearance, and seventh in the last 10 seasons, South Florida will play home and away dates against War On I-4 rival Central Florida, Houston, Memphis, SMU, Tulane, and Tulsa. All except Memphis and Tulsa finished in the top six of the conference in 2021-22.
The Bulls will play only home dates against East Carolina and Temple and will play only road dates at Tulsa and Wichita State.
Game dates, tip times, and broadcast information will be announced at a later date.
2022-23 Conference Home & Away Opponents: UCF, Houston, SMU, Memphis, Tulane & Tulsa
2022-23 Conference Home Only: East Carolina & Temple
2022-23 Conference Away Only: Cincinnati & Wichita State
This past season, South Florida posted a 24-9 overall record, and a 12-3 mark in the American Athletic Conference, and capped off the season with its eighth NCAA Tournament appearance, and its seventh trip to the Big Dance in the last 10 years. The Green and Gold have advanced to the postseason 17 times in program history.
Included in their 24 wins were victories over No. 9 Oregon, 71-62, in the third-place game of the inaugural Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis, and a thrilling 57-54 win over defending national champion and No. 7-ranked Stanford.
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South Florida recorded its 10th 20-win season during the 2021-22 campaign while playing in its sixth American Athletic Conference championship game in its nine years in the conference. The Bulls achieved their highest national ranking of the season when it checked in at No. 13 in the Nov. 30 Associated Press Top 25 Poll, and advanced to their seventh NCAA Tournament appearance in the last nine years.
USF has made 17 postseason tournament appearances and had eight NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez’s 22 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided USF to 10 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2009 WNIT championship, and has won over 400 career games. Fernandez was named a finalist for the WBCA and semifinalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year Awards. He was also tabbed the 2021 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year at the conclusion of the 2020-21 campaign.
The Bulls had three players, during the 2021-22 campaign, recognized by The American for impressive seasons, including Elena Tsineke (All-Conference First Team), Bethy Mununga (All-Conference Second Team) and Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu (All-Conference Second Team).
In addition, Tsineke and Mununga were named to the American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team.
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