2023–24 Utah Utes women's basketball team
2023–24 Utah Utes women's basketball | |
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Great Alaska Shootout champions | |
NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 22 |
AP | No. 22 |
Record | 23–11 (11–7 Pac–12) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Jon M. Huntsman Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Stanford | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 30 | – | 6 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 USC † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 UCLA | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Oregon State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Colorado | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Utah | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2023–24 Utah Utes women's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, led by ninth year head coach Lynne Roberts, played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference.[1]
This is also the last season that Utah will play in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Big 12 Conference.[2]
Previous season
The Utes finished the season with a record of 27–5, and a 15–3 record in Pac-12 play to win a share of the Pac-12 Regular Season championship with Stanford.[3] They lost in the Quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament to Washington State.[4][5] They got an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a #2 seed in the Greenville Regional 2 where they defeat Gardner–Webb in the First Round,[6] Princeton in the Second Round[7] to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2006,[8] where they lost to the National Champion LSU.[9]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Naya Ojukwu | 13 | G | 6'0" | Freshman | Merdian, ID | Transferred to Gonzaga[10] |
Teya Sidberry | 32 | F | 6'1" | Freshman | Salt Lake City, UT | Transferred to Boston College[11] |
Peyton McFarland | 42 | F | 6'4" | Junior | Boise, ID | Transferred to Houston[12] |
Kelsey Rees | 53 | F | 6'5" | Sophomore | Glenelg, Australia | Transferred to Oregon State[13] |
Incoming
Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Alyssa Blanck | 15 | F | 6'2" | Freshman | Holladay, UT | BYU[14] |
Maty Wilke | 23 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Beaver Dam, WI | Wisconsin[15] |
Sam Crispe | 44 | F | 6'2" | Sophomore | Castle Pines, CO | Boston University[16] |
Recruiting class of 2024
College recruiting information (2024) | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Brooke Walker PG |
Centreville, VA | Andover High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | ||
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
Kylie Ray G |
La Crescenta, CA | Crescenta Valley High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | ||
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 18, 2023* 5:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | CSU Pueblo | W 96–44 | 20 – Pili | 8 – Kneepkens | 8 – Kneepkens | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,689) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||
October 30, 2023* 5:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | Northwest Nazarene | W 125–58 | 25 – Ross | 13 – Ross | 5 – McQueen | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,389) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 4:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | Mississippi Valley State | W 104–45 | 1–0 |
26 – Pili | 8 – Kneepkens | 8 – Kneepkens | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,830) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | South Carolina State Preseason WNIT |
W 108–48 | 2–0 |
21 – Palmer | 10 – Pili | 6 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,935) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
November 14, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 4 | at No. 21 Baylor Preseason WNIT |
L 77–84 | 2–1 |
22 – Pili | 10 – Johnson | 3 – Tied | Ferrell Center (4,808) Waco, TX | |||
November 18, 2023* 9:30 p.m. |
No. 4 | at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout semifinals |
W 101–57 | 3–1 |
22 – Kneepkens | 11 – Ross | 14 – Vieira | Alaska Airlines Center (3,711) Anchorage, AK | |||
November 19, 2023* 9:30 p.m. |
No. 4 | vs. Eastern Kentucky Great Alaska Shootout championship |
W 117–72 | 4–1 |
28 – Pili | 9 – Kneepkens | 7 – Vieira | Alaska Airlines Center (2,329) Anchorage, AK | |||
November 24, 2023* 7:30 p.m. |
No. 10 | Merrimack | W 98–34 | 5–1 |
22 – Pili | 11 – Ross | 11 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,375) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
November 28, 2023* 11:00 a.m. |
No. 12 | Carroll College | W 100–44 | 6–1 |
21 – Pili | 8 – Johnson | 6 – McQueen | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,717) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 12 | BYU Rivalry |
W 87–68 | 7–1 |
23 – Pili | 7 – Johnson | 12 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,182) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
December 7, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 11 | at Saint Joseph's | W 74–48 | 8–1 |
31 – Pili | 9 – Johnson | 8 – Vieira | Hagan Arena (646) Philadelphia, PA | |||
December 10, 2023* 12:30 p.m., ESPN |
No. 11 | vs. No. 1 South Carolina Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase |
L 69–78 | 8–2 |
37 – Pili | 7 – Johnson | 7 – Vieira | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT | |||
December 16, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 11 | at Southern Utah | W 96–60 | 9–2 |
20 – Pili | 6 – Tied | 6 – Tied | America First Event Center (715) Cedar City, UT | |||
December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m. |
No. 11 | Weber State | W 89–36 | 10–2 |
19 – Pili | 10 – Johnson | 9 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,442) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
Pac-12 regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2023 1:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 12 | at No. 8 Colorado | L 65–76 | 10–3 (0–1) |
27 – Pili | 10 – Pili | 5 – Pili | CU Events Center (7,383) Boulder, CO | |||
January 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 15 | at Arizona State | W 58–41 | 11–3 (1–1) |
12 – McQueen | 7 – Young | 5 – McQueen | Desert Financial Arena (1,871) Tempe, AZ | |||
January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 15 | at Arizona | L 70–71 OT | 11–4 (1–2) |
18 – Pili | 8 – Tied | 5 – Vieira | McKale Center (7,385) Tucson, AZ | |||
January 12, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 19 | No. 8 Stanford | L 64–66 | 11–5 (1–3) |
16 – Pili | 8 – Ross | 5 – McQueen | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,608) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 19 | California | W 93–56 | 12–5 (2–3) |
19 – Vieira | 10 – Ross | 5 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,520) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 20 | No. 6 USC | W 78–58 | 13–5 (3–3) |
37 – Pili | 7 – Vieira | 6 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,561) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
January 22, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 16 | No. 2 UCLA | W 94–81 OT | 14–5 (4–3) |
21 – McQueen | 9 – McQueen | 5 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,261) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
January 26, 2024 8:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 16 | at Oregon | W 58–48 | 15–5 (5–3) |
16 – Pili | 10 – Johnson | 5 – Vieira | Matthew Knight Arena (6,965) Eugene, OR | |||
January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 16 | at No. 25 Oregon State | L 66–91 | 15–6 (5–4) |
28 – Pili | 7 – McQueen | 9 – Vieira | Gill Coliseum (5,024) Corvallis, OR | |||
February 2, 2024 8:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 20 | at Washington | W 83–65 | 16–6 (6–4) |
31 – Pili | 7 – McQueen | 9 – McQueen | Alaska Airlines Arena (3,413) Seattle, WA | |||
February 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 20 | at Washington State | W 73–61 | 17–6 (7–4) |
15 – Pili | 8 – Johnson | 4 – McQueen | Beasley Coliseum (1,700) Pullman, WA | |||
February 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 20 | No. 17 Oregon State | L 44–58 | 17–7 (7–5) |
14 – McQueen | 10 – Johnson | 5 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,288) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 20 | Oregon | W 70–48 | 18–7 (8–5) |
20 – Johnson | 8 – Pili | 10 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,762) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
February 16, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 22 | No. 8 Colorado | W 77–76 | 19–7 (9–5) |
18 – Pili | 8 – Vieira | 7 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,999) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
February 22, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN |
No. 18 | at No. 12 UCLA | L 52–82 | 19–8 (9–6) |
20 – Pili | 11 – Pili | 3 – Vieira | Pauley Pavilion (3,711) Los Angeles, CA | |||
February 25, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 18 | at No. 7 USC | W 74–68 | 20–8 (10–6) |
23 – Pili | 9 – Pili | 9 – Johnson | Galen Center (7,129) Los Angeles, CA | |||
February 29, 2024 3:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 18 | Washington State | W 82–67 | 21–8 (11–6) |
22 – McQueen | 12 – Pili | 6 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,691) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
March 2, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 18 | Washington | L 47–62 | 21–9 (11–7) |
17 – Wilke | 10 – Pili | 4 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,969) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
Pac-12 Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 6, 2024 9:30 p.m., P12N |
(6) No. 22 | vs. (11) Arizona State First Round |
W 71–60 | 22–9 |
20 – Pili | 11 – Pili | 4 – Tied | MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,372) Paradise, NV | |||
March 7, 2024 9:30 p.m., P12N |
(6) No. 22 | vs. (3) No. 7 UCLA Quarterfinals |
L 57–67 | 22–10 |
16 – Pili | 7 – Wilke | 4 – Tied | MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,901) Paradise, NV | |||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 23, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU |
(5 P4) No. 21 | vs. (12 P4) South Dakota State First round |
W 68–54 | 23–10 |
26 – Pili | 10 – Johnson | 6 – McQueen | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
March 25, 2024* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
(5 P4) No. 21 | at (4 P4) No. 16 Gonzaga Second round |
L 66–77 | 23–11 |
35 – Pili | 7 – Tied | 6 – Vieira | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Portland 4=P4. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Source:[17]
Rankings
Week | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | 5 | 4 | 10т | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Coaches | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12т | 18 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
See also
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