2023–24 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball team

2023–24 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record23–9 (16–4 Big West)
Head coach
  • Tamara Inoue (8th season)
Associate head coachCecilia Russell-Nava
Assistant coaches
  • Derek Wynn
  • Tyler Ellis
Home arenaBren Events Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hawai'i 17 – 3   .850 20 – 12   .625
UC Irvine † 16 – 4   .800 23 – 9   .719
UC Riverside 13 – 7   .650 18 – 14   .563
Cal Poly 13 – 7   .650 17 – 14   .548
UC Davis 13 – 7   .650 20 – 14   .588
UC Santa Barbara 10 – 10   .500 16 – 15   .516
UC San Diego* 8 – 12   .400 12 – 19   .387
Long Beach State 8 – 12   .400 15 – 18   .455
Cal State Fullerton 6 – 14   .300 10 – 21   .323
Cal State Bakersfield 5 – 15   .250 8 – 21   .276
Cal State Northridge 1 – 19   .050 3 – 27   .100
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 Big West tournament winner

The 2023–24 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Anteaters, led by eighth-year head coach Tamara Inoue, played their home games at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Anteaters finished the 2022–23 season 25–7, 16–2 in Big West play, to finish as Big West regular-season champions.[1] As the #1 seed in the Big West tournament, they were upset by #9 seed Cal State Bakersfield in the quarterfinals.[2] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,[3] where they defeated San Diego State in the first round,[4] before falling to San Diego in the second round.[5]

Roster

2023–24 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Moulayna Johnson Sidi Baba 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Miami (FL) Stockholm, Sweden
G 2 Haley Hernandez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose, CA
G 3 Nikki Tom 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Clovis West High School Fresno, CA
G 5 Tarryn Ross 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Orangewood Academy Garden Grove, CA
G 11 Amelia Scharpf 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose, CA
G 12 Shirel Nahum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Wingate Academy Ra'anana, Israel
G 13 Déja Lee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Semiahmoo Secondary School Surrey, BC
G 20 Hunter Hernandez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose, CA
G 21 Olivia Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Archbishop Mitty High School South San Francisco, CA
F 22 Clara Djoko 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Lycée Marcelin-Berthelot Entzheim, France
G 23 Diaba Konate 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Idaho State Paris, France
F 24 Nevaeh Dean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Cincinnati Hamilton, OH
C 32 Nevaeh Parkinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr New Mexico Dallas, TX
F 33 Caiyle Kaupu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Konawaena High School Holualoa, HI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 16, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Pepperdine L 58–63  0–1
  23 – Lee   9 – Parkinson   3 – Konate  Firestone Fieldhouse (237)
Malibu, CA
November 11, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Seattle W 74–43  1–1
  17 – 2 tied   7 – Parkinson   5 – 2 tied  Bren Events Center (647)
Irvine, CA
November 14, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Mary's L 37–52  1–2
  9 – 2 tied   8 – Parkinson   5 – Lee  University Credit Union Pavilion (311)
Moraga, CA
November 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Washington W 71–63  2–2
  15 – 2 tied   8 – Parkinson   8 – Konate  Bren Events Center (537)
Irvine, CA
November 24, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. St. Thomas
Tiger Turkey Tip-Off 		W 74–63  3–2
  23 – Lee   6 – Dean   7 – Konate  Alex G. Spanos Center (253)
Stockton, CA
November 25, 2023*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Pacific
Tiger Turkey Tip-Off 		W 66–60  4–2
  15 – Tom   5 – 2 tied   3 – Konate  Alex G. Spanos Center (506)
Stockton, CA
November 29, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech L 54–60  4–3
  21 – Johnson Sidi Baba   7 – Tom   3 – Konate  United Supermarkets Arena (4,258)
Lubbock, TX
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Denver W 50–47  5–3
  8 – 2 tied   11 – Parkinson   3 – 2 tied  Bren Events Center (587)
Irvine, CA
December 5, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Mexico State W 61–55  6–3
  16 – Nahum   9 – Johnson Sidi Baba   3 – Konate  Pan American Center (478)
Las Cruces, NM
December 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Colorado State
Beach Classic 		L 63–69  6–4
  19 – Johnson Sidi Baba   11 – Johnson Sidi Baba   3 – Konate  Walter Pyramid (834)
Long Beach, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Riverside W 67–52  7–4
(1–0) 		 18 – Konate   7 – Parkinson   4 – 2 tied  SRC Arena (137)
Riverside, CA
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Bakersfield W 71–48  8–4
(2–0) 		 22 – Lee   9 – Johnson Sidi Baba   6 – Konate  Bren Events Center (580)
Irvine, CA
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Fullerton W 68–44  9–4
(3–0) 		 18 – Johnson Sidi Baba   10 – Parkinson   4 – Nahum  Titan Gym (172)
Fullerton, CA
January 6, 2024
3:00 p.m., SPECTSN/ESPN+ 		at UC Davis L 57–60  9–5
(3–1) 		 17 – Lee   5 – Scharpf   3 – Tom  University Credit Union Center (1,012)
Davis, CA
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Hawaii L 49–56  9–6
(3–2) 		 15 – Lee   8 – Parkinson   9 – Lee  Bren Events Center (640)
Irvine, CA
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC San Diego W 57–49  10–6
(4–2) 		 14 – Johnson Sidi Baba   6 – Johnson Sidi Baba   5 – Konate  LionTree Arena (518)
La Jolla, CA
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Davis W 79–61  11–6
(5–2) 		 15 – 2 tied   8 – Parkinson   7 – Konate  Bren Events Center (889)
Irvine, CA
January 25, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Long Beach State W 74–59  12–6
(6–2) 		 13 – Parkinson   9 – Parkinson   6 – Konate  Bren Events Center (2,294)
Irvine, CA
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Northridge W 67–63  13–6
(7-2) 		 16 – Lee   10 – Parkinson   4 – 3 tied  Premier America Credit Union Arena 
Northridge, CA
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal Poly W 2–0 (Forfeit)  13–6
(8–2) 		  –      –      –    Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
February 3, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Hawaii L 43-55  13–7
(8–3) 		 21 – Lee   8 – Johnson Sidi Baba   2 – Lee  Stan Sheriff Center (2,171)
Honolulu, HI
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Santa Barbara W 60–38  14–7
(9–3) 		 10 – 3 tied   8 – Tom   4 – Konate  Bren Events Center (643)
Irvine, CA
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Riverside W 62–53  15–7
(10–3) 		 15 – Lee   10 – Parkinson   6 – Lee  Bren Events Center (789)
Irvine, CA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Bakersfield W 72–68  16–7
(11–3) 		 16 – Parkinson   15 – Johnson Sidi Baba   4 – Tom  Icardo Center (491)
Bakersfield, CA
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Santa Barbara W 54–46  17–7
(12–3) 		 14 – Lee   6 – Johnson Sidi Baba   4 – Konate  The Thunderdome (782)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC San Diego L 65–69  17–8
(12–4) 		 18 – Lee   8 – Parkinson   9 – Konate  Bren Events Center (837)
Irvine, CA
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Northridge W 64-54  18-8
(13-4) 		 20 – Lee   12 – Johnson Sidi Baba   3 – Lee  Bren Events Center (524)
Irvine, CA
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Long Beach State W 86–76 OT 19–8
(14–4) 		 29 – Lee   12 – Johnson Sidi Baba   5 – 2 tied  Walter Pyramid (819)
Long Beach, CA
March 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal Poly W 65-31  20–8
(15–4) 		 14 – 2 tied   10 – Parkinson   3 – 2 tied  Mott Athletics Center (827)
San Luis Obispo, CA
March 9, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Fullerton W 69–53  21–8
(16–4) 		 20 – Johnson Sidi Baba   9 – Johnson Sidi Baba   7 – Konate  Bren Events Center (890)
Irvine, CA
Big West tournament
March 15, 2024
2:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (7) Long Beach State
Semifinals 		W 69–57  22–8
  22 – Johnson Sidi Baba   10 – Johnson Sidi Baba   4 – 2 tied  Dollar Loan Center (1,237)
Henderson, NV
March 16, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (5) UC Davis
Championship game 		W 53–39  23–8
  21 – Lee   9 – Johnson Sidi Baba   3 – Konate  Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
NCAA women's tournament
March 23, 2024*
4:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(13 P4) at (4 P4) No. 16 Gonzaga
First round 		L 56–75  23–9
  18 – Parkinson   12 – Johnson Sidi Baba   2 – 2 tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[6][7]

References

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  3. ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. March 13, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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