2023–24 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines were led by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her twelfth year, and played their home games at the Crisler Center. This season marked the program's 42nd season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2023–24 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–14 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Melanie Moore
  • Harry Rafferty
  • Jillian Dunston
Home arenaCrisler Center
Seasons
2023–24 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Ohio State 16 2   .889 26 6   .813
No. 2 Iowa 15 3   .833 34 5   .872
No. 12 Indiana 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
Michigan State 12 6   .667 22 9   .710
Nebraska 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
Michigan 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Penn State 9 9   .500 22 13   .629
Maryland 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Illinois 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Wisconsin 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Minnesota 5 13   .278 20 16   .556
Purdue 5 13   .278 15 19   .441
Northwestern 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
Rutgers 2 16   .111 8 24   .250
2024 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Wolverines finished the 2022–23 season with a 23–10 record, including 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They were ranked the No. 6 seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the second round, before being eliminated by eventually tournament champion LSU.[1]

Offseason

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On March 20, 2023, former assistant coach Erin Batth was named head coach for Providence.[2] On March 27, former assistant coach Valerie Nainima followed Batth and joined Providence's coaching staff as an assistant coach.[3] On March 30, Michigan named Melanie Moore an assistant coach.[4] On April 17, Jillian Dunston was named an assistant coach for the Wolverines, returning to her alma mater.[5]

Departures

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Michigan Departures
Name Number Pos. Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Maddie Nolan 3 G 5'9" Senior Zionsville, IN Transferred to Colorado
Ari Wiggins 12 G 5'8" Sophomore Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Butler
Kate Clarke 13 G 6'1" Freshman Carmel, IN Transferred to DePaul
Michelle Sidor 24 G 5'8" Senior Upper Saddle River, NJ Transferred to DePaul
Leigha Brown 32 F 6'1" Graduate student Auburn, IN Graduated
Emily Kiser 33 F 6'3" Graduate student Noblesville, IN Graduated
Izabel Varejão 34 C 6'4" Senior Vitória, Brazil Transferred to Syracuse

Incoming transfers

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Michigan incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Elissa Brett 0 G 5'10" Graduate student Adelaide Bowling Green
Lauren Hansen 1 G 5'8" Graduate student Long Island, NY Missouri
Taylor Williams 33 F 6'2" Graduate student New Baltimore, MI Western Michigan

Roster

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2023–24 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Elissa Brett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Bowling Green Adelaide
G 1 Lauren Hansen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Missouri Long Island, NY
G 2 Macy Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr East Grand Rapids East Grand Rapids, MI
G 5 Laila Phelia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mount Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH
G 10 Jordan Hobbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Springboro Springboro, OH
G 11 Greta Kampschroeder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Naperville North Naperville, IL
F 20 Alyssa Crockett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Westfield Westfield, IN
F 21 Taylor Woodson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Hopkins Minnetonka, MN
F 22 Chyra Evans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Lake Ginninderra Newcastle, NSW
F 25 Whitney Sollom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Hartland Hartland, MI
F 30 Elise Stuck 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Charlevoix Charlevoix, MI
F 33 Taylor Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Western Michigan New Baltimore, MI
F 44 Cameron Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Whitney Young Chicago, IL
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 Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Saginaw Valley State W 95–41 
Crisler Center (1,024)
Ann Arbor, MI
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Purdue Fort Wayne W 80–61  1–0
Crisler Center (2,389)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Oakland W 80–39  2–0
Crisler Center (2,307)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 18, 2023*
5:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Middle Tennessee
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals
W 63–49  3–0
Imperial Arena (393)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 19, 2023*
2:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. South Dakota
Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals
W 70–52  4–0
Imperial Arena (222)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 20, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 24 Ole Miss
Battle 4 Atlantis championship
L 49–60  4–1
Imperial Arena 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2023*
1:00 p.m., BTN+
Eastern Michigan W 80–44  5–1
Crisler Center (4,052)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 29, 2023
7:00 p.m., BTN+
SIU Edwardsville W 103–59  6–1
Crisler Center (2,145)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Harvard W 80–66  7–1
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
December 6, 2023*
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Toledo L 46–69  7–2
Savage Arena (7,082)
Toledo, OH
December 10, 2023
3:00 p.m., BTN+
at Illinois W 84–48  8–2
(1–0)
State Farm Center (3,763)
Champaign, IL
December 16, 2023*
11:00 a.m., BTN+
Miami (OH) W 75–49  9–2
Crisler Center (3,065)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 20, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Florida
Jumpman Invitational
L 65–82  9–3
Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2023*
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Florida A&M W 77–35  10–3
Crisler Center (2,308)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 30, 2023
12:00 p.m., Fox
No. 17 Ohio State
Rivalry
W 69–60  11–3
(2–0)
Crisler Center (8,078)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 14 Indiana L 59–80  11–4
(2–1)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (8,723)
Bloomington, IN
January 9, 2024
8:00 p.m., BTN
Minnesota L 66–82  11–5
(2–2)
Crisler Center (2,112)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Wisconsin W 76–52  12–5
(3–2)
Crisler Center (4,906)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 17, 2024
8:00 p.m., BTN+
at Nebraska L 43–62  12–6
(3–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,398)
Lincoln, NE
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., BTN+
at Rutgers W 56–50  13–6
(4–3)
Jersey Mike's Arena (4,647)
Piscataway, NJ
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Maryland W 79–77 OT 14–6
(5–3)
Crisler Center (2,586)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 27, 2024
12:00 p.m., BTN+
at Michigan State
Rivalry
L 61–82  14–7
(5–4)
Breslin Center (9,385)
East Lansing, MI
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Illinois L 64–77  14–8
(5–5)
Crisler Center (2,522)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., BTN
at Penn State W 80–75  15–8
(6–5)
Bryce Jordan Center (4,745)
State College, PA
February 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Nebraska L 59–65  15–9
(6–6)
Crisler Center (2,113)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., BTN
Rutgers W 86–58  16–9
(7–6)
Crisler Center (4,238)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 15, 2024
8:00 p.m., Peacock
at No. 4 Iowa L 89–106  16–10
(7–7)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
February 18, 2024
12:00 p.m., BTN
Michigan State
Rivalry
L 66–70  16–11
(7–8)
Crisler Center (10,461)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 24, 2024
3:00 p.m., BTN+
at Northwestern W 74–60  17–11
(8–8)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,942)
Evanston, IL
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., Peacock
at No. 2 Ohio State
Rivalry
L 51–67  17–12
(8–9)
Value City Arena (10,895)
Columbus, OH
March 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1
Purdue W 64–60  18–12
(9–9)
Crisler Center (3,202)
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 7, 2024
9:00 p.m., BTN
(6) vs. (11) Minnesota
Second round
W 76–57  19–12
Target Center (18,392)
Minneapolis, MN
March 8, 2024
9:00 p.m., BTN
(6) vs. (3) No. 12 Indiana
Quarterfinals
W 69–56  20–12
Target Center (18,575)
Minneapolis, MN
March 9, 2024
4:30 p.m., BTN
(6) vs. (2) No. 3 Iowa
Semifinals
L 68–95  20–13
Target Center (18,746)
Minneapolis, MN
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 23, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPNews
(9 P3) vs. (8 P3) Kansas
First round
L 72–81 OT 20–14
Galen Center (4,318)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P3=Portland 3.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[6][7]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
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References

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  1. ^ VanMetre, Sarah (March 19, 2023). "Wolverines End Season in NCAA Second Round". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Erin Batth Named Head Coach Of Women's Basketball Program". friars.com. March 20, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Daniels, Taylor (March 27, 2023). "Michigan assistant coaches Batth, Nainima and graduate manager Frost leave for Providence". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  4. ^ VanMetre, Sarah (March 30, 2023). "Moore Returns To Ann Arbor as Assistant Coach". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  5. ^ VanMetre, Sarah (April 17, 2023). "Dunston Returns to Michigan as Assistant Coach". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  7. ^ VanMetre, Sarah (September 21, 2023). "Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.