2023–24 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

2023–24 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
Paradise Jam Island champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
Record	31–7 (13–5 ACC)
Head coach	Wes Moore (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Nikki West Brittany Morris Ashley Williams Houston Fancher
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum

2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	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 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by eleventh-year head coach Wes Moore and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Wolfpack got off to a hot start to the season when they upset second ranked Connecticut in the second game of the season. The Wolfpack were unranked at the time and valuted to fourteenth in the nation with the win. They carried their momentum through the Paradise Jam, defeating number 3 Colorado to win the championship. After the tournament win, the team was ranked fifth. Following and ACC–SEC Challenge win over Vanderbilt and a win over Illinois State, the Wolfpack reached their season highest ranking of third. The Wolfpack finished off the non-conference season with three more wins, and finished that portion of the season undefeated. The Wolfpack started the ACC season with wins over Virginia and an overtime victory over number 22 Florida State. Their first loss of the season didn't come until January 7, 2024, when they lost away to number 13 Virginia Tech. THey were upset just two games later against Miami (FL), but then won five straight games, including a rivalry game against number 24 North Carolina and over number 15 Louisville. The Wolfpack were again ranked third before losing again to Virginia Tech, this time when the Hokies were ranked number 16. They defeated number 16 Notre Dame and survived an upset scare in overtime against Georgia Tech before losing their rivalry rematch with North Carolina and losing at Duke. They finished the season with an overtime win over number 19 Syracuse and a final game victory over Wake Forest.

The Wolfpack finished the season 31–7 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated seventh seed Duke. They defeated sixth seed Florida State to reach the Finals. They could not prevail in a low-scoring game, and lost 51–55. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking the sixth straight time the Wolfpack qualified for the tournament. As the third seed in the Portland 4 region they defeated fourteenth seed Chattanooga in the First Round, sixth seed Tennessee in the Second Round, second seed Stanford in the Sweet 16, and regional first seed Texas in the Elite Eight to qualify for the second Final Four in program history. In the Final Four, they could not overcome overall first seed South Carolina and lost 59–78 to end their season.

Previous season

Main article: 2022–23 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

The Wolfpack finished the season 20–12 overall and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the Second round where they defeated ninth seed Syracuse, then lost to first seed Notre Dame in the Quarterfinals. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the seventh seed in the Greenville 2 Region. They were upset by ten-seed Princeton in the First round to end their season.

Off-season

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Diamond Johnson	3	G	5'5"	Junior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Transferred to Norfolk State[1]
Jada Boyd	5	F	6'2"	Senior	Petersburg, Virginia	Graduated
Jakia Brown-Turner	11	G/F	6'0"	Senior	Temple Hills, Maryland	Transferred to Maryland[2]
Jessica Timmons	23	G	5'8"	Freshman	Charlotte, North Carolina	Transferred to Alabama[3]
Sophie Hart	32	C	6'5"	Sophomore	Farmington, Minnesota	Transferred to Minnesota[4]
Camille Hobby	41	C	6'3"	Senior	Jacksonville, Florida	Graduated; transferred to Illinois[5]

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Lizzy Williamson	15	C	6'5"	Graduate Student	Adelaide, Australia	Southern Utah[6]
Katie Peneueta	20	F	6'2"	Junior	Vancouver, Washington	Sacramento State[7]

Recruiting Class

Source:[8]

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zoe Brooks G	Plainfield, New Jersey	St. John Vianney	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Mallory Collier C	Millington, Tennessee	Bartlett	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
Maddie Cox F	Flower Mound, Texas	Flower Mound	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
Jannah Eissa G	Cairo, Egypt	Greenland International	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Alyssa Lewis G	Harrisburg, North Carolina	Hickory Ridge	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Laci Steele G	Edmond, Oklahoma	Edmond North	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
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 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown C 1 River Baldwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS Pleasant Home Florida State Andalusia, AL F 2 Mimi Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Paul VI Catholic HS Maryland Waldorf, MD G 4 Alyssa Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Hickory Ridge Harrisburg, NC G 10 Aziaha James 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Princess Anne Virginia Beach, VA F 11 Maddie Cox 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX C 15 Lizzy Williamson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS Westminster Southern Utah Adelaide, Australia F 20 Katie Peneueta 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Heritage Sacramento State Vancouver, WA G 21 Madison Hayes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr East Hamilton Mississippi State Chattanooga, TN G 22 Saniya Rivers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Eugene Ashley South Carolina Wilmington, NC G 24 Laci Steele 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Edmond North Edmond, OK G 30 Jannah Eissa 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Greenland International Cairo, Egypt G 35 Zoe Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr St. John Vianney Plainfield, NJ C 42 Mallory Collier 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Bartlett Millington, TN	Head coach Wes Moore (Johnson) Assistant coach(es) Kikki West (Clemson) Brittany Moris (Seton Hall) Ashley Williams (NC State) Houston Fancher (Middle Tennessee) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 3, 2023

Schedule and results

Source[9]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		Catawba	W 101–58	–	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Charlotte	W 84–43	1–0	Reynolds Coliseum (4,496) Raleigh, NC
November 12, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ABC		No. 2 Connecticut	W 92–81	2–0	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 14	Elon	W 90–35	3–0	Reynolds Coliseum (4,402) Raleigh, NC
November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 14	Rhode Island	W 67–58	4–0	Reynolds Coliseum (5,023) Raleigh, NC
November 23, 2023* 3:15 p.m., ESPN+	No. 10т	vs. Kentucky Paradise Jam Island Division	W 84–55	5–0	Sports and Fitness Center (624) St. Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2023* 3:15 p.m., ESPN+	No. 10т	vs. Cincinnati Paradise Jam Island Division	W 79–45	6–0	Sports and Fitness Center (524) St. Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 10т	vs. No. 3 Colorado Paradise Jam Island Division	W 78–60	7–0	Sports and Fitness Center  St. Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2023* 7:15 p.m., ACCN	No. 5	Vanderbilt ACC–SEC Challenge	W 70–62	8–0	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 5	Illinois State	W 79–61	9–0	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 3	Liberty	W 80–67	10–0	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
December 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 3	at South Florida	W 66–54	11–0	Yuengling Center (4,959) Tampa, FL
December 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 3	at Old Dominion Anne Donovan Classic	W 87–50	12–0	Chartway Arena (3,874) Norfolk, VA
ACC regular season
December 31, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 3	at Virginia	W 72–61	13–0 (1–0)	John Paul Jones Arena (4,541) Charlottesville, VA
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 3	No. 22 Florida State	W 88–80 ^OT	14–0 (2–0)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 3	at No. 13 Virginia Tech	L 62–63	14–1 (2–1)	Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 6	Virginia	W 93–66	15–1 (3–1)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 4	at Miami (FL)	L 59–73	15–2 (3–2)	Watsco Center (2,366) Coral Gables, FL
January 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 4	Duke	W 72–57	16–2 (4–2)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 7	at Clemson	W 71–49	17–2 (5–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum (919) Clemson, SC
January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 7	at Boston College	W 82–61	18–2 (6–2)	Conte Forum (2,180) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 1, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 5	at No. 24 North Carolina Rivalry	W 63–59	19–2 (7–2)	Carmichael Arena (5,500) Chapel Hill, NC
February 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 3	No. 15 Louisville	W 77–67	20–2 (8–2)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
February 8, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 3	No. 16 Virginia Tech	L 61–72	20–3 (8–3)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 3	at Pittsburgh	W 83–47	21–3 (9–3)	Peterson Events Center (2,001) Pittsburgh, PA
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 6	at No. 16 Notre Dame	W 59–43	22–3 (10–3)	Purcell Pavilion (7,134) Notre Dame, IN
February 18, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW	No. 6	Georgia Tech	W 86–85 ^OT	23–3 (11–3)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
February 22, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 6	North Carolina Rivalry	L 70–80	23–4 (11–4)	Reynolds Coliseum (4,131) Raleigh, NC
February 25, 2024 5:30 p.m., ACCN	No. 6	at Duke	L 58–69	23–5 (11–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,633) Durham, NC
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 12	No. 19 Syracuse	W 75–71 ^OT	24–5 (12–5)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 12	Wake Forest	W 75–57	25–5 (13–5)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
ACC tournament
March 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., ACCN	(2) No. 10	vs. (7) Duke Quarterfinals	W 54–51	26–5	Greensboro Coliseum (7,720) Greensboro, NC
March 9, 2024 2:30 p.m., ACCN	(2) No. 10	vs. (6) Florida State Semifinals	W 69–43	27–5	Greensboro Coliseum (10,488) Greensboro, NC
March 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN	(2) No. 10	vs. (4) No. 14 Notre Dame Finals	L 51–55	27–6	Greensboro Coliseum (9,102) Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 23, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPNU	(3 P4) No. 11	(14 P4) Chattanooga First Round	W 64–45	28–6	Reynolds Coliseum (4,901) Raleigh, NC
March 25, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN	(3 P4) No. 11	(6 P4) Tennessee Second Round	W 79–72	29–6	Reynolds Coliseum (4,803) Raleigh, NC
March 29, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN	(3 P4) No. 11	vs. (2 P4) No. 5 Stanford Sweet Sixteen	W 77–67	30–6	Moda Center (10,104) Portland, OR
March 31, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ABC	(3 P4) No. 11	vs. (1 P4) No. 4 Texas Elite Eight	W 76–66	31–6	Moda Center  Portland, OR
April 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	(3 P4) No. 11	vs. (1 A1) No. 1 South Carolina Final Four	L 59–78	31–7	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (18,284) Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P4=Portland 4. A1=Albany 1. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 1	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	Final
AP	RV	14	10т	5	3	3	3	3	3	6	4	7	5	3	6	6	12	10	11	11	4
Coaches	RV	18	16	10	5	4	4	4	4	9	5т	7	5	3	7	6	11	10	11	11	4

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked in previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

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