#7 North Carolina State Women's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
North Carolina State Wolfpack
 
Overall Rank: #7
Conference Rank: #2 ACC
 North Carolina State Logo
 
2021-22 Record: 32-4, 17-1
2021-22 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Wes Moore
Coach Record: 222-68 at NC State, 780-237 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Elissa Cunane, Center, 13.7 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.3 apg
Kayla Jones, Forward, 8.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.1 apg
Raina Perez, Guard, 8.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.1 apg
Kai Crutchfield, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.8 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Diamond Johnson, Junior, Guard, 10.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.2 apg
Jakia Brown-Turner, Senior, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.1 apg
Jada Boyd, Senior, Forward, 7.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 0.2 apg
Camille Hobby, Senior, Center, 5.1 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.6 apg
Aziaha James, Sophomore, Guard, 4.2 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.6 apg
Jessica Timmons, Sophomore, Guard, 2.7 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.3 apg
Madison Hayes, Junior, Guard, 2.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.7 apg
 
Key New Players:
River Baldwin, Senior, Center, Transfer from Florida State
Mimi Collins, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Maryland
Saniya Rivers, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from South Carolina
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.3 (12th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.4 (67, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.7 (5, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.4 (31, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.4 (53, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.6 (11, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.4 (51, 3)
Rebound Margin: 13.2 (15, 1)
Assists Per Game: 14.3 (84, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.1 (10, 1)