2023–24 Utah Utes women's basketball team

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.

2023–24 Utah Utes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 22
Record23–11 (11–7 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gavin Petersen
  • Jerise Freeman
  • Jordan Sullivan
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

This is also the last season that Utah will play in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

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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. They lost in the Quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament to Washington State. 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, NC State in the Second Round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2006, where they lost to National Champion LSU.

Departures

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Utah Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Naya Ojukwu 13 G 6'0" Freshman Merdian, ID Transferred to Gonzaga
Teya Sidberry 32 F 6'1" Freshman Salt Lake City, UT Transferred to Boston College
Peyton McFarland 42 F 6'4" Junior Boise, ID Transferred to Houston
Kelsey Rees 53 F 6'5" Sophomore Glenelg, Australia Transferred to Oregon State

Incoming

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Utah Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Alyssa Blanck 15 F 6'2"   Freshman Holladay, UT BYU
Maty Wilke 23 G 5'10"   Sophomore Beaver Dam, WI Wisconsin
Sam Crispe 44 F 6'2" Sophomore Castle Pines, CO Boston University

Recruiting

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There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Recruiting class of 2024

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US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
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  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 92
Kylie Ray
G
La Crescenta, CA Crescenta Valley High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 91
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:

  • "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023.

Roster

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2023–24 Utah Utes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Isabel Palmer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence Newcastle, Australia
G 2 Inês Vieira 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Quinta Lombos Madeira Island, Portugal
G 3 Lani White 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Mater Dei HS Irvine, CA
G 5 Gianna Kneepkens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Duluth Marshall HS Duluth, MN
F 11 Daniela Falcon Hernandez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr   Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain
F 15 Alyssa Blanck 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Olympus HS
BYU
Holladay, UT
F 20 Reese Ross 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Thomas More HS Rapid City, SD
F 22 Jenna Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Wayzata HS Medina, MN
G 23 Maty Wilke 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Beaver Dam HS
Wisconsin
Beaver Dam, WI
G 24 Kennady McQueen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr North Summit High School Henefer, UT
C 25 Néné Sow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Jr Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Brussels, Belgium
F 34 Dasia Young 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Nettleton HS
UT Martin
Jonesboro, AR
F 35 Alissa Pili (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Dimond HS
USC
Anchorage, AK
F 44 Samantha Crispe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Arapahoe HS
Boston University
Castle Pines, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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:[1]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP5410т121111111215192016202022181822202122
Coaches7486710101012т182014202122191822222222

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". utahutes.com. University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2023.