2023–24 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2023–24 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented The University of Pittsburgh during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Panthers were led by first year head coach Tory Verdi , and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
The Panthers started the season winning only one of their first five games. However, their fortunes improved over the remainder of their non-conference schedule, as they won five of their last eight non-conference games. They finished the non-conference portion of the season with a 6–7 record. They lost their first six conference games before winning against Virginia . The Panthers lost another six games before defeating Clemson for their second conference win of the season. The team would go on to lose their last four regular season games. The Panthers finished the season 8–24 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament , they lost their First Round matchup with Georgia Tech . They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT .
Previous season
The Panthers finished the season 10–20 overall and 3–15 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament , they lost their First Round matchup with Clemson . They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT . After the season Head Coach Lance White was fired.[ 1] Tory Verdi was hired as the new head coach on April 7, 2023.[ 2]
Off-season
Departures
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Year
Hometown
Reason for Departure
Sandrine Clesca
0
G
5'9"
Junior
Laval, Quebec Transferred to Monmouth [ 3]
Dayshanette Harris
1
G
5'7"
Graduate Student
Youngstown, Ohio Clemson [ 4]
Taisha Exanor
3
G
6'0"
Junior
Châteauguay , Quebec Transferred to Monmouth [ 5]
Emy Hayford
4
G
5'8"
Senior
Maastricht , Netherlands Graduated, Transferred to Fordham [ 6]
Amber Brown
5
F
6'0"
Senior
Monroe, Louisiana Graduated, Transferred to St. John's [ 7]
Channise Lewis
10
G
5'8"
Graduate Student
Miami, Florida Graduated
Destiny Strother
13
G
5'9"
Senior
Flint, Michigan Graduated, Transferred to Niagara [ 8]
Cynthia Ezeja
14
F
6'2"
Athens, Greece Transferred to Loyola Marymount [ 9]
Maliyah Johnson
21
F
6'0"
Sophomore
Columbus, Ohio Transferred to Houston [ 7]
Avery Strickland
23
G
5'10"
Freshman
Knoxville, Tennessee Transferred to Tennessee [ 10]
Incoming transfers
Recruiting Class
Source:[ 16]
Roster
2023–24 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F 0
Gabby Hutcherson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Westerville South Ohio State
Westerville, OH
G 1
Aaryn Battle 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr Camden Catholic
Sewell, NJ
G 2
Liatu King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Bishop McNamara
Washington, D.C.
G 3
Jasmine Timmerson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr North Allegheny
Wexford, PA
G 5
Raeven Boswell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So Lake Travis Georgia Tech
Austin, TX
G 10
Bella Perkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr Paul VI HS USC
Chantilly, VA
G 11
Marley Washenitz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So Fairmont
Fairmont, WV
F 13
Lauren Rust 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr The Webb School
Victoria, Canada
F 14
Jala Jordan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
GS IMG Academy Seton Hall
Philadelphia, PA
F 15
Rapuluchi Ayodele 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr IES Manuela MalasanaEastern Florida State
Móstoles, Spain
F 18
Ioanna Chatzileonti 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr 1st High School of VoulaKansas
Athens, Greece
G 20
Aislin Malcolm 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So Chartiers Valley
Carnegie, PA
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Source:[ 17]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
October 30, 2023 *7:00 p.m.
Point Park W 117–49 –
Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Non-Conference Regular season
November 7, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Yale W 79–74 1–0
Peterson Events Center (1,199)Pittsburgh, PA
November 11, 2023 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX
West Virginia Backyard Brawl L 62–71 1–1
Peterson Events Center (1,505)Pittsburgh, PA
November 15, 2023 *4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Mason
L 52–60 1–2
EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
November 18, 2023 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Duquesne City Game L 55–56 1–3
Peterson Events Center (2,555)Pittsburgh, PA
November 21, 2023 *11:00 a.m., ACCNX
Coppin State L 56–61 1–4
Peterson Events Center (3,155)Pittsburgh, PA
November 24, 2023 *3:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Northern Kentucky Daytona Beach Classic W 88–57 2–4
Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 25, 2023 *1:15 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Akron Daytona Beach Classic L 72–75 2–5
Ocean Center (200)Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Saint Francis W 87–62 3–5
Peterson Events Center (894)Pittsburgh, PA
December 3, 2023 *6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Binghamton W 73–62 4–5
Peterson Events Center (950)Pittsburgh, PA
December 10, 2023 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Lehigh W 94–82 5–5
Peterson Events Center (983)Pittsburgh, PA
December 19, 2023 *12:00 p.m., Baller.tv
vs. Ball State Sun Coast Tournament L 62–73 5–6
Pasco–Hernando State College Tampa, FL
December 20, 2023 *12:00 p.m., Baller.tv
vs. Georgia Sun Coast Tournament L 59–65 5–7
Pasco–Hernando State College (133)Tampa, FL
December 28, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Le Moyne W 56–39 6–7
Peterson Events Center (1,097)Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Regular season
December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 14 Virginia Tech
L 41–91 6–8
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 16 Notre Dame
L 66–71 6–9
Peterson Events Center (1,285)Pittsburgh, PA
January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Georgia Tech L 58–68 6–10
Peterson Events Center (1,653)Pittsburgh, PA
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 15 Louisville
L 44–74 6–11
Peterson Events Center (868)Pittsburgh, PA
January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN
at Boston College
L 71–84 OT
6–12
Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse L 59–72 6–13
Peterson Events Center (1,555)Pittsburgh, PA
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia
W 56–52 7–13
John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 18 Louisville
L 58–77 7–14
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Duke L 38–69 7–15
Peterson Events Center (1,199)Pittsburgh, PA
February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 14 Notre Dame
L 53–78 7–16
Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Florida State L 60–76 7–17
Peterson Events Center (1,124)Pittsburgh, PA
February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3 NC State
L 47–83 7–18
Peterson Events Center (2,001)Pittsburgh, PA
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at North Carolina
L 62–75 7–19
Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
February 18, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN
at Clemson
W 72–57 8–19
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Wake Forest L 50–65 8–20
Peterson Events Center (1,111)Pittsburgh, PA
February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 17 Syracuse
L 53–63 8–21
JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Miami (FL)
L 44–62 8–22
Peterson Events Center (2,325)Pittsburgh, PA
March 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN
Boston College L 55–84 8–23
Peterson Events Center (1,744)Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Women's tournament
March 6, 2024 3:30 p.m., ACCN
(15)
vs. (10) Georgia Tech First Round L 60–73 8–24
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre-
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Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Final
AP
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Coaches
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Note: The AP does not release a final poll.
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked in previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked
References
^ Jennings, Chantel (March 3, 2023). "Pitt fires women's basketball coach Lance White after 5 seasons" . theatlantic.com . The Atlantic . Retrieved March 16, 2023 . ^ M.A. Voepel (April 7, 2023). "Pitt hires UMass's Tory Verdi as next women's basketball coach" . ESPN . Retrieved October 16, 2023 .^ Campbell, Dominic (April 19, 2023). "Pitt Guard Sandrine Clesca Transfers to Monmouth" . pittsburghsportsnow.com . Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved November 17, 2023 . ^ Campbell, Dominic (April 16, 2023). "Pitt Guard Dayshanette Harris Transfers to Clemson" . pittsburghsportsnow.com . Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved October 23, 2023 . ^ Campbell, Dominic (April 20, 2023). "Pitt Guard Taisha Exanor Transfers to Monmouth" . pittsburghsportsnow.com . Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved November 17, 2023 . ^ "Women's Basketball Announces Three Graduate Transfers" . fordhamsports.com . Fordham University Athletics. May 4, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023 .^ a b Campbell, Dominic (April 10, 2023). "Former Pitt Forwards Amber Brown and Maliyah Johnson Find New Transfer Destinations" . pittsburghsportsnow.com . Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved November 17, 2023 . ^ Campbell, Dominic (May 4, 2023). "Former Pitt Guard Destiny Strother Transfers to Niagara" . pittsburghsportsnow.com . Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved November 17, 2023 . ^ Campbell, Dominic (April 19, 2023). "Pitt Forward Cynthia Ezeja Transfers to Loyola Marymount" . pittsburghsportsnow.com . Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved November 17, 2023 . ^ "Transfer Avery Strickland Signs With Tennessee" . utsports.com . University of Tennessee Athletics. April 20, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023 .^ "Panthers Announce Signing Of Transfer Guard Raeven Boswell" . pittsburghpanthers.com . Pittsburgh Athletics. August 28, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023 .^ "Women's Basketball Inks Southern Cal Transfer Guard Bella Perkins" . bvmsports.com . BVM Sports. May 15, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023 .^ "Verdi Announces Signing Of Transfer Forward Jala Jordan" . pittsburghpanthers.com . Pittsburgh Athletics. May 12, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023 .^ "Panthers Add JUCO Forward Rapuluchi Ayodele To 2023-24 Roster" . pittsburghpanthers.com . Pittsburgh Athletics. May 31, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023 .^ "Women's Basketball Signs Transfer Forward Ioanna Chatzileonti" . pittsburghpanthers.com . Pittsburgh Athletics. August 17, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023 .^ "Pittsburgh Panthers" . espn.com . ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2023 .^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Pittsburgh" . Pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved November 17, 2023 .
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