2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by tenth-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas, and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
Record26–8 (13–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ebony Gilliam
  • Ebony Haliburton
  • Staci Gregorio
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum
Seasons
2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Oklahoma 15 3   .833 23 10   .697
No. 7 Texas 14 4   .778 33 5   .868
No. 19 Kansas State 13 5   .722 26 8   .765
No. 25 Iowa State 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
No. 13 Baylor 12 6   .667 26 8   .765
No. 24 West Virginia 12 6   .667 25 8   .758
Kansas 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Oklahoma State 7 11   .389 14 16   .467
TCU 6 12   .333 21 12   .636
BYU 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
Cincinnati 5 13   .278 14 18   .438
Texas Tech 5 13   .278 17 16   .515
Houston 5 13   .278 14 16   .467
UCF 3 15   .167 12 17   .414
2024 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Wildcats advanced to the NCAA Tournament, hosting the first two rounds at Bramlage Coliseum for the first time since 2017. After defeating 13-seed Portland in the first round, K-State was defeated by 5-seed Colorado in the second round to end their season.

Previous season

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They finished the season 19–17, 5–13 in Big 12 play and finished ninth in the conference. As the ninth seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they played in the first round and beat the eighth seed Texas Tech 79–69, but were defeated by the number one seed Texas in the Quarterfinals by a score of 42–60. The Wildcats earned an at-large bid to the WNIT.[1] The Wildcats first round opponent was against Wichita State and beat them 90–56. In the second round, they played against Wyoming and beat them 71–55 to reach the Super 16 of the WNIT. In the Super 16, the Wildcats would lose to Washington 48–55.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Kansas State Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Sarah Shematsi 1 F 6'2" GS Senior Annecy, France Graduated
Mimi Gatewood 23 G 5'6" Freshman Glenn Heights, TX Transferred to Stephen F. Austin
Emilee Ebert 24 G 6'0" Senior Frankfort, KS Graduated
Taylor Lauterbach 41 C 6'7" Junior Appleton, WI Transferred to Virginia

Incoming

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Kansas State Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Zyanna Walker 1 G 5'8"   Freshman Wichita, KS Louisville
Imani Lester 32 F 6'3" Sophomore Raleigh, NC Louisville

Recruiting

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There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

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2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Zyanna Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Wichita Heights High School
Louisville
Wichita, KS
G 2 Ka'Mia Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr DeSoto High School Lancaster, TX
G 3 Jaelyn Glenn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr The Barstow School Kansas City, MO
G 4 Serena Sundell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Maryville Maryville, MO
G 5 Brylee Glenn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr The Barstow School Kansas City, MO
G 10 Mikayla Parks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Norman High School Norman, OK
G 11 Taryn Sides 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Phillipsburg High School Phillipsburg, KS
G 12 Gabby Gregory 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Holland Hall School
Oklahoma
Tulsa, OK
G 14 Rebekah Dallinger 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Narrabeen Sports High School
Miles Community College
Sydney, Australia
C 15 Heavenly Greer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Ganesha High School
Oklahoma
Phoenix, AZ
F 21 Eliza Maupin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Webster Groves High School Webster Groves, MO
F 30 Gisela Sanchez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Segle XXI
Arizona
Barcelona, Spain
F 32 Imani Lester 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr North Raleigh Christian Academy
Louisville
Raleigh, NC
F 35 Alexis Hess 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Fleetwood Area High School Blandon, PA
C 50 Ayoka Lee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr Byron Byron, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ebony Gilliam (TCU)
  • Ebony Haliburton (Oral Roberts)
  • Staci Gregorio (San Diego Mesa College)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source:[3][4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Pittsburg State W 79–65 
Bramlage Coliseum (2,919)
Manhattan, KS
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Presbyterian W 69–35  1–0
Bramlage Coliseum (2,868)
Manhattan, KS
November 11, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Little Rock W 77–39  2–0
Jack Stephens Center (756)
Little Rock, AR
November 16, 2023*
7:30 pm, FS1
at No. 2 Iowa W 65–58  3–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
November 19, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Wisconsin W 75–57  4–0
Bramlage Coliseum (5,424)
Manhattan, KS
November 24, 2023*
10:00 am, FloHoops
No. 16 vs. Western Kentucky
Gulf Coast Showcase First Round
W 77–61  5–0
Hertz Arena (312)
Estero, FL
November 25, 2023*
4:00 pm, FloHoops
No. 16 vs. No. 18 North Carolina
Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals
W 63–56  6–0
Hertz Arena (2,207)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FloHoops
No. 16 vs. No. 5 Iowa
Gulf Coast Showcase Championship
L 70–77  6–1
Hertz Arena (3,007)
Estero, FL
December 1, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
No. 14 Jackson State W 79–37  7–1
Bramlage Coliseum (3,236)
Manhattan, KS
December 6, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
No. 13 McNeese W 101–39  8–1
Bramlage Coliseum (3,245)
Manhattan, KS
December 9, 2023*
5:00 pm
No. 13 vs. Missouri
Bill Snyder Classic
W 84–56  9–1
Civic Arena (3,500)
St. Joseph, MO
December 16, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 12т North Florida W 79–53  10–1
Bramlage Coliseum (3,419)
Manhattan, KS
December 18, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
No. 12 Oral Roberts W 102–59  11–1
Bramlage Coliseum (2,935)
Manhattan, KS
December 20, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
No. 12 Southern W 84–52  12–1
Bramlage Coliseum (3,191)
Manhattan, KS
Conference regular season
December 30, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 11 at Cincinnati W 66–41  13–1
(1–0)
Fifth Third Arena (1,472)
Cincinnati, OH
January 3, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
No. 11 Houston W 72–38  14–1
(2–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,397)
Manhattan, KS
January 6, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 11 at UCF W 72–56  15–1
(3–0)
Addition Financial Arena (1,154)
Orlando, FL
January 10, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 12 Oklahoma W 74–57  16–1
(4–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,889)
Manhattan, KS
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 12 No. 10 Texas W 61–58  17–1
(5–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (7,062)
Manhattan, KS
January 17, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
No. 7 at TCU W 2–0 Forfeit  17–1
(6–0)
Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
January 20, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 7 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
W 69–58  18–1
(7–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (9,602)
Manhattan, KS
January 22, 2024
7:30 pm, FS1
No. 4 at No. 13 Baylor W 58–55  19–1
(8–0)
Foster Pavilion (4,536)
Waco, TX
January 27, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 4 BYU W 68–65  20–1
(9–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (8,180)
Manhattan, KS
January 31, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 2 at Oklahoma L 63–66  20–2
(9–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (3,750)
Norman, OK
February 4, 2024
1:00 pm, FS1
No. 2 at No. 13 Texas L 54–61  20–3
(9–2)
Moody Center (8,325)
Austin, TX
February 10, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 8 Oklahoma State W 69–68  21–3
(10–2)
Bramlage Coliseum (6,848)
Manhattan, KS
February 14, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
No. 7 at Iowa State L 93–96 2OT 21–4
(10–3)
Hilton Coliseum (9,936)
Ames, IA
February 17, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 7 UCF W 60–58  22–4
(11–3)
Bramlage Coliseum (6,316)
Manhattan, KS
February 21, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
No. 10 No. 22 West Virginia W 73–64 OT 23–4
(12–3)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,266)
Manhattan, KS
February 25, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 10 at Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
L 55–58  23–5
(12–4)
Allen Fieldhouse (9,007)
Lawrence, KS
February 28, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
No. 15 Iowa State L 76–82  23–6
(12–5)
Bramlage Coliseum (5,340)
Manhattan, KS
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 15 at Texas Tech W 73–49  24–6
(13–5)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,852)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 9, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) No. 16 vs. (6) West Virginia
Quarterfinals
W 65–62  25–6
T-Mobile Center (6,610)
Kansas City, MO
March 11, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN2
(3) No. 16 vs. (2) No. 5 Texas
Semifinals
L 64–71  25–7
T-Mobile Center (5,219)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024*
3:30 p.m., ESPNews
(4 A2) No. 15 (13 A2) Portland
First Round
W 78–65  26–7
Bramlage Coliseum (9,642)
Manhattan, KS
March 24, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN
(4 A2) No. 15 (5 A2) No. 17 Colorado
Second Round
L 50–63  26–8
Bramlage Coliseum (10,632)
Manhattan, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A2=Albany 2.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
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References

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  1. ^ "Kansas, Kansas State, Mizzou women receive WNIT bid". fox4kc.com. March 12, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "K-State Falls at Washington in WNIT Super 16". kstatesports.com. March 25, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". kstatesports.com. November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Kansas State Wildcats Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.