#43 Florida Women's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Florida Gators
 
Overall Rank: #43
Conference Rank: #8 SEC
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2021-22 Record: 21-11, 10-6
2021-22 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Kelly Rae Finley
Coach Record: 22-11 at Florida, 22-11 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Kiara Smith, Guard, 14.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.6 apg
Lavender Briggs, Guard, 12.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.6 apg
Emanuely de Oliveira, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.0 apg
Kristina Moore, Guard, 3.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.6 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Zippy Broughton, Senior, Guard, 10.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.9 apg
Jordyn Merritt, Junior, Forward, 10.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 0.9 apg
Nina Rickards, Senior, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.3 apg
Alberte Rimdal, Sophomore, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.0 apg
Faith Dut, Senior, Forward, 3.4 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.2 apg
Taliyah Wyche, Sophomore, Forward, 2.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.2 apg
 
Key New Players:
Frieda Buhner, Freshman, Forward
Paige Clausen, Sophomore, Forward
Leilani Correa, Senior, Guard, Transfer from St. John’s
KK Deans, Senior, Guard, Transfer from West Virginia
Ra Shaya Kyle, Junior, Center, Transfer from Purdue
Aliyah Matharu, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Texas
Myka Perry, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.0 (103rd in nation, 11th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.8 (200, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.5 (147, 12)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.7 (166, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.5 (201, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.9 (162, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.4 (94, 2)
Rebound Margin: 1.5 (130, 6)
Assists Per Game: 12.5 (200, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.8 (241, 12)