2023–24 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers, were led by first-year head coach Mark Kellogg and played their home games at the WVU Coliseum as members of the Big 12 Conference.[1][2]

2023–24 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 24
Record25–8 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachJC Carter
Assistant coaches
  • Jessica Grayson
  • Erin Grant
Home arenaWVU 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

Previous season

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The Mountaineers finished the 2022–23 season 19–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. In the Big 12 Tournament as a No. 5 seed, they lost to Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large to the NCAA tournament as a No. 10 seed in the Greenville region 1 where they lost in the first round to Arizona.

Offseason

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On March 18, 2023, head coach Dawn Plitzuweit left West Virginia to accepted the head coaching job at Minnesota. On April 3, 2023, former Stephen F. Austin head coach Mark Kellogg was named their next head coach.

Departures

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West Virginia Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Wynter Rogers 2 G 5'11"   Freshman Little Rock, AR Transferred to Arkansas State
Sarah Bates 3 G 5'8" GS Senior Fresno, CA Graduated
Danni Nichols 4 G 5'10" GS Senior Columbia, MO Graduated
Imarianah Russell 5 G 5'10" Freshman Columbus, OH
Isis Beh 23 F 6'3"   Sophomore Murray, UT Transferred to Arizona
Savannah Samuel 24 G 6'1" Junior Woodstock, GA Transferred to Boston College
Madisen Smith 30 G 5'5" GS Senior Greenville, SC Graduated

Incoming

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West Virginia Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Ainhoa Holzer 5 G 5'9" Sophomore Martigny, Switzerland Purdue
Danelle Arigbabu 8 Junior Berlin, Germany Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Jordan Harrison 10 G 5'6" Sophomore Oklahoma City, OK Stephen F. Austin
Zya Nugent 22 G 5'7"   Senior Denison, TX Stephen F. Austin
Lauren Fields 23 G 5'9" GS Senior Shawnee, OK Arizona
Ashala Moseberry 24 G 5'10" Junior Madison, WI South Plains College
Trinity Moore 35 F 6'0" Junior Oklahoma City, OK Oral Roberts

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
Destiny Agubata
W
Corona, CA Santiago High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 92
Jordan Thomas
P
Carrollton, TX Hebron High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 92
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 February 20, 2023.

Roster

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2023–24 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Jayla Hemingway 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Houston
Mississippi State
Collierville, TN
G 5 Ainhoa Holzer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Purdue Martigny, Switzerland
F 8 Danelle Arigbabu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Berlin, Germany
G 10 Jordan Harrison 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Classen SAS
Stephen F. Austin
Oklahoma City, OK
G 11 JJ Quinerly 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Lake Taylor Norfolk, VA
F 13 Messiah Hunter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So TPLS Christian Academy Hopewell, VA
F 14 Kylee Blacksten 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Air Academy
Colorado
Colorado Springs, CO
F 21 Tavy Diggs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Plano East
TCU
Richardson, TX
G 22 Zya Nugent 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Denison
Stephen F. Austin
Denison, TX
G 23 Lauren Fields 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Shawnee
Arizona
Shawnee, OK
G 24 Ashala Moseberry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Madison East
South Plains College
Madison, WI
G 32 Kyah Watson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Stevens
South Dakota
Rapid City, SD
F 35 Trinity Moore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Jones
Oral Roberts
Oklahoma City, OK
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
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Loyola (MD) W 74–39  1–0
WVU Coliseum (1,486)
Morgantown, WV
November 11, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Pittsburgh
Backyard Brawl
W 71–62  2–0
Peterson Events Center (1,505)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 19, 2023*
4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Youngtown State W 94–40  3–0
WVU Coliseum (1,619)
Morgantown, WV
November 23, 2023*
12:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. George Washington
Discover Puerto Rico Classic
W 54–51  4–0
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 24, 2023*
10:00 a.m., FloSports
vs. Charlotte
Discover Puerto Rico Classic
W 84–56  5–0
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 25, 2023*
10:00 a.m., FloSports
vs. Southern Illinois
Discover Puerto Rico Classic
W 73–55  6–0
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
St. Bonaventure W 90–50  7–0
WVU Coliseum (1,535)
Morgantown, WV
December 4, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 25 Penn State W 83–65  8–0
WVU Coliseum (2,061)
Morgantown, WV
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Delaware State W 107–43  9–0
WVU Coliseum (1,522)
Morgantown, WV
December 18, 2023*
10:00 a.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Wright State W 77–72  10–0
WVU Coliseum (7,535)
Morgantown, WV
December 21, 2023*
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Niagara W 103–52  11–0
WVU Coliseum (1,304)
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 30, 2023
1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 25 at Kansas W 85–60  12–0
(1–0)
Allen Fieldhouse (3,895)
Lawrence, KS
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 24 Cincinnati W 68–53  13–0
(2–0)
WVU Coliseum (1,808)
Morgantown, WV
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 24 No. 10 Texas L 49–70  13–1
(2–1)
WVU Coliseum (2,601)
Morgantown, WV
January 10, 2024
7:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 24 at Iowa State L 64–74  13–2
(2–2)
Hilton Coliseum (8,798)
Ames, IA
January 13, 2024
12:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 24 at UCF W 76–59  14–2
(3–2)
Addition Financial Arena (1,374)
Orlando, FL
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Houston W 80–39  15–2
(4–2)
WVU Coliseum (2,251)
Morgantown, WV
January 20, 2024
4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at Cincinnati W 72–43  16–2
(5–2)
Fifth Third Arena (1,264)
Cincinnati, OH
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 24 Iowa State W 84–78  17–2
(6–2)
WVU Coliseum (4,905)
Morgantown, WV
January 30, 2024
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 23 UCF W 84–43  18–2
(7–2)
WVU Coliseum (1,608)
Morgantown, WV
February 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 23 at BYU W 76–69  19–2
(8–2)
Marriott Center (1,754)
Provo, UT
February 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 22 Texas Tech W 82–59  20–2
(9–2)
WVU Coliseum (2,428)
Morgantown, WV
February 10, 2024
3:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 22 at No. 18 Baylor L 58–65  20–3
(9–3)
Foster Pavilion (4,944)
Waco, TX
February 13, 2024
7:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 24 at TCU W 77–52  21–3
(10–3)
Schollmaier Arena (2,958)
Fort Worth, TX
February 17, 2024
1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 24 No. 23 Oklahoma W 70–66  22–3
(11–3)
WVU Coliseum (3,715)
Morgantown, WV
February 21, 2024
7:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 22 at No. 10 Kansas State L 64–73 OT 22–4
(11–4)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,266)
Manhattan, KS
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 22 No. 24 Baylor L 65–66  22–5
(11–5)
WVU Coliseum (5,616)
Morgantown, WV
February 27, 2024
7:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 24т at Oklahoma State L 61–68  22–6
(11–6)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,847)
Stillwater, OK
March 2, 2024
1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 24т TCU W 57–49  23–6
(12–6)
WVU Coliseum (3,789)
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 7, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
(6) vs. (11) Cincinnati
Second Round
W 70–55  24–6
T-Mobile Center (4,402)
Kansas City, MO
March 8, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) No. 16 Kansas State
Quarterfinals
L 62–65  24–7
T-Mobile Center (6,610)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 23, 2024*
5:30 p.m., ESPN2
(8 A2) vs. (9 A2) Princeton
First Round
W 63–53  25–7
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,324)
Iowa City, IA
March 25, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ESPN
(8 A2) at (1 A2) No. 2 Iowa
Second Round
L 54–64  25–8
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,324)
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A2=Albany 2.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Brocato, Joe (October 11, 2023). "Pair of closed-door scrimmages await the WVU women's basketball team as season nears". Metro News. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Pead, Pead (October 11, 2023). "WVU Women's Basketball notes: preparation for upcoming closed scrimmage, Big 12 projected finish and more". WDTV. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Releases 2023–24 Nonconference Schedule". wvusports.com. August 21, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Reveals Big 12 Schedule". wvusports.com. September 27, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.