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2023–24 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

2023–24 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
WBIT, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record16–16 (7–11 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
Seasons
2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Virginia Tech 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
No. 4 NC State 13 – 5   .722 31 – 7   .816
No. 20 Syracuse 13 – 5   .722 24 – 8   .750
No. 11 Notre Dame † 13 – 5   .722 28 – 7   .800
Louisville 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Florida State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
No. 17 Duke 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
North Carolina 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Miami (FL) 8 – 10   .444 19 – 12   .613
Georgia Tech 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Virginia 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Clemson 5 – 13   .278 12 – 19   .387
Boston College 5 – 13   .278 14 – 19   .424
Wake Forest 2 – 16   .111 7 – 25   .219
Pittsburgh 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† 2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Virginia started the season by winning three straight games before losing to twenty-fifth ranked Oklahoma. They split a pair of games in the Cayman Islands Classic, including a three point loss to seventh ranked LSU. They won four of their last five non-conference games, including an overtime win in the ACC–SEC Challenge against Missouri and a loss to Wofford. They finished their non-conference schedule 8–3. The Cavaliers lost their first six ACC regular season games. They lost one of their next three and their two wins were over fifteenth ranked Florida State and twentieth ranked North Carolina. They would lose their next two games. However from there they won four of five, including a win over twentieth ranked Louisville and the only loss coming to nineteenth ranked Syracuse. In the penultimate game of the season, they lost to Duke, but they finished the season with their biggest win of the year, a rivalry victory over Virginia Tech.

The Cavaliers playing the Hokies in the Commonwealth Clash, the Cavaliers won 80-75

The Cavaliers finished the season 16–16 overall and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to fourteenth seed Wake Forest in the first round. They received an at-large invitation to the inaugural WBIT.[1] As a fourth seed they defeated High Point in the first round before losing to first seed Villanova to end their season. A highlight of the season was freshman G. Kymora Johnson being selected to the All-ACC Second Team.[2]

Previous season

Main article: 2022–23 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

After firing Tina Thompson after the previous season, Virginia announced that Amaka Agugua-Hamilton would be the new head coach of the program.[3]

The Cavaliers finished the season 15–15 and 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament they lost their First round matchup with Wake Forest. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament and declined an invitation to the WNIT.[4]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Carole Miller 1 G 6'0" Senior Alexandria, Virginia Graduated; Transferred to James Madison[5]
Taylor Valladay 2 G 5'7" Senior Chicago, Illinois Graduated; Transferred to Penn State[6]
AnnaLiese Griffin 15 G 6'1" Freshman Joliet, Illinois Transferred to Arkansas State[7]
McKenna Dale 44 G 6'0" Graduate Student Storrs, Connecticut Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Paris Clark 1 G 5'8" Sophomore New York, New York Arizona[8]
Jillian Brown 4 G 5'10" Junior Grand Rapids, Michigan Northwestern[9]
Taylor Lauterbach 41 C 6'7" Graduate Student Appleton, Wisconsin Kansas State[10]

Recruiting Class

Source:[11]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kymora Johnson
G 		Charlottesville, Virginia St. Anne's-Belfield 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Olivia McGhee
G 		Louisa, Virginia IMG Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Edessa Noyan
F 		Södertälje, Sweden Täljegymnasiet 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2023–24 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Olivia McGhee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr IMG Academy Louisa, VA
G 1 Paris Clark 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Long Island Lutheran
Arizona 		New York, NY
G 4 Jillian Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr East Grand Rapids
Northwestern 		Grand Rapids, MI
G 5 Yonta Vaughn 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Bishop McNamara District Heights, MD
G/F 10 Mir Mclean 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Roland Park
Connecticut 		Baltimore, MD
F 12 Edessa Noyan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Täljegymnasiet Södertälje, Sweden
G 14 Kaydan Lawson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Orange Cleveland, OH
F 20 Camryn Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Richwoods
Marquette 		Peoria, IL
G 21 Kymora Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr St. Anne's-Belfield Charlottesville, VA
G 23 Alexia Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Columbus Africentric
Minnesota 		Columbus, OH
G 32 Cady Pauley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Milan Milan, MO
F 33 Sam Brunelle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS William Monroe
Notre Dame 		Ruckersville, VA
F 34 London Clarkson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Pflugerville
Florida State 		Pflugerville, TX
C 41 Taylor Lauterbach 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) GS Appleton West
Kansas State 		Appleton, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Source:[12]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023*
6:00 p.m. 		Pitt Johnstown W 102–51  –
 John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
Non-Conference Regular season
November 8, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Maryland Eastern Shore W 76–52  1–0
 John Paul Jones Arena (3,797)
Charlottesville, VA
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Campbell W 74–49  2–0
 John Paul Jones Arena (3,965)
Charlottesville, VA
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		William & Mary W 80–51  3–0
 John Paul Jones Arena (3,588)
Charlottesville, VA
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 25 Oklahoma L 67–82  3–1
 John Paul Jones Arena (4,198)
Charlottesville, VA
November 24, 2023*
11:00 a.m., FloHoops 		vs. Tulane
Cayman Islands Classic 		W 81–59  4–1
 John Gray Gymnasium 
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2023*
5:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. No. 7 LSU
Cayman Islands Classic 		L 73–76  4–2
 John Gray Gymnasium (1,650)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 30, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		Missouri
ACC–SEC Challenge 		W 87–81 OT 5–2
 John Paul Jones Arena (3,701)
Charlottesville, VA
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at La Salle W 94–73  6–2
 Tom Gola Arena (387)
Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Rider W 78–51  7–2
 John Paul Jones Arena (3,676)
Charlottesville, VA
December 16, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Wofford L 70–71  7–3
 John Paul Jones Arena (3,955)
Charlottesville, VA
December 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Fordham W 82–56  8–3
 John Paul Jones Arena (4,208)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC Regular season
December 31, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 3 NC State L 61–72  8–4
(0–1) 		John Paul Jones Arena (4,541)
Charlottesville, VA
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Georgia Tech L 60–63  8–5
(0–2) 		McCamish Pavilion (1,237)
Atlanta, GA
January 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., The CW 		Duke L 56–60  8–6
(0–3) 		John Paul Jones Arena (5,041)
Charlottesville, VA
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 6 NC State L 66–93  8–7
(0–4) 		Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 14, 2024
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 20 North Carolina L 68–81  8–8
(0–5) 		Carmichael Arena (4,579)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 19 Notre Dame L 76–86  8–9
(0–6) 		John Paul Jones Arena (4,152)
Charlottesville, VA
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 15 Florida State W 91–87  9–9
(1–6) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (2,081)
Tallahassee, FL
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Pittsburgh L 52–56  9–10
(1–7) 		John Paul Jones Arena (3,817)
Charlottesville, VA
January 28, 2024
12:00 p.m., The CW 		No. 20 North Carolina W 81–66  10–10
(2–7) 		John Paul Jones Arena (5,690)
Charlottesville, VA
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 17 Virginia Tech
Rivalry 		L 63–76  10–11
(2–8) 		Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 4, 2024
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		Clemson L 69–75  10–12
(2–9) 		John Paul Jones Arena (4,959)
Charlottesville, VA
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Boston College W 73–66  11–12
(3–9) 		Conte Forum (756)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 11, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Wake Forest W 87–79  12–12
(4–9) 		LJVM Coliseum (1,201)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 18, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 19 Syracuse L 79–85  12–13
(4–10) 		John Paul Jones Arena (6,619)
Charlottesville, VA
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Miami (FL) W 77–60  13–13
(5–10) 		John Paul Jones Arena (3,968)
Charlottesville, VA
February 25, 2024
12:00 p.m., The CW 		at No. 20 Louisville W 73–68  14–13
(6–10) 		KFC Yum! Center (10,305)
Louisville, KY
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Duke L 54–73  14–14
(6–11) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,005)
Durham, NC
March 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 5 Virginia Tech
Rivalry 		W 80–75  15–14
(7–11) 		John Paul Jones Arena (11,975)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2024
6:30 p.m., ACCN 		(11) vs. (14) Wake Forest
First Round 		L 55–58  15–15
 Greensboro Coliseum (6,322)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA WBIT
March 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(4) High Point
First Round 		W 81–59  16–15
 John Paul Jones Arena (1,883)
Charlottesville, VA
March 24, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(4) at (1) Villanova
Second Round 		L 55–73  16–16
 Finneran Pavilion (1,315)
Villanova, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Week
20		 Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

References

  1. ^ "Virginia women's basketball team earns bid in inaugural WBIT". March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Award Winners". acc.com. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Virginia hires Missouri State's Amaka Agugua-Hamilton as women's basketball coach". espn.com. Associated Press. March 21, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Virginia Declines WNIT Invitation". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  5. ^ Sheinin, Peri (May 23, 2023). "UVA graduate transfer Carole Miller signs with JMU women's basketball". whsv.com. Gray Media. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "Lady Lions Add Three Transfers, Tay Valladay, Grace Hall and Kylie Lavelle". gopsusports.com. Penn State University Athletics. April 26, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Hudgison, Chris (May 7, 2023). "Former Virginia guard Annaliese Griffin commits to Arkansas State women's basketball". kait8.com. Gray Media. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  8. ^ "Agugua-Hamilton Adds Arizona Transfer Paris Clark". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. April 7, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  9. ^ "Agugua-Hamilton Adds Northwestern Transfer Jillian Brown". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. May 4, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  10. ^ "Agugua-Hamilton Adds Kansas State Transfer Taylor Lauterbach". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. April 13, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  11. ^ "Virginia Cavaliers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  12. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". virginiasports.com. The University of Virginia. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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