2022–23 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

2022–23 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record20–12 (12–6 SLC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bianca Smith (2nd season)
  • Raymond Patche (1st season)
  • Omar Sneed (1st season)
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
2022–23 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana 14 4   .778 21 10   .677
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 4   .778 19 12   .613
Lamar 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
Incarnate Word 10 8   .556 15 14   .517
Texas A&M–Commerce* 10 8   .556 14 19   .424
McNeese 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
New Orleans 7 11   .389 8 20   .286
Northwestern State 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
Houston Christian 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Nicholls 2 16   .111 5 24   .172
2023 Southland tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
As of March 18, 2023

The 2022–23 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by fourth year head coach Aqua Franklin, played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Lady Cardinals finished the 2022–23 season with an overall record of 20–12 and 12–6 in conference play. After defeating McNeese in the second round and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the semi–final round of the 2023 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, Lamar's season ended losing to Southeastern Louisiana in tournament championship game. Lamar entered the tournament as third seed.

The Lady Cardinals returned to the Southland Conference following one year as members of the Western Athletic Conference. Lamar was one of four schools, all from Texas, that left the Southland Conference in July 2021 to join the WAC.