2023–24 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team explained

Sport:women's basketball
Year:2023–24
Team:Georgetown Hoyas
Conference:Big East Conference
Short Conf:Big East
Record:23–12
Conf Record:9–9
Head Coach:Darnell Haney (interim)
Asst Coach1:Kelly Mazzante
Asst Coach2:Mariya Moore
Arena:McDonough Arena
Tourney:WBIT
Tourney Result:Second Round

The 2023–24 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hoyas, led by interim head coach Darnell Haney, played their home games at McDonough Arena in Washington, D.C. as a member of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Hoyas finished the 2022–23 season 14–17, 6–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for eighth place.[1] As the #9 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated #8 seed Butler in the first round,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions UConn in the quarterfinals.[3]

On March 13, 2023, the school announced that head coach James Howard's contract would not be renewed, ending his six-year tenure.[4] On April 11, Georgia Tech associate head coach Tasha Butts was named the team's next head coach.[5] On September 21, the school announced that Butts would be taking a leave of absence, in order to focus on her ongoing battle with breast cancer, with associate head coach Darnell Haney being named interim head coach in her absence.[6] On October 23, it was announced that Butts had died at the age of 41, after a two-year battle with breast cancer.[7]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings. Big East Conference. January 1, 2024. en.
  2. News: Hoyas Defeat Butler in BIG EAST Tournament First Round. Georgetown University Athletics. January 1, 2024. en.
  3. News: UConn women's basketball blows out Georgetown in Big East Tournament Quarterfinals. The UConn Blog. January 1, 2024. en.
  4. News: Georgetown women's basketball coach James Howard out, too. AP News. January 1, 2024. en.
  5. News: Tasha Butts Named Head Women's Basketball Coach. Georgetown University Athletics. January 1, 2024. en.
  6. News: An Announcement From Georgetown Women's Basketball. Georgetown University Athletics. January 1, 2024. en.
  7. News: Georgetown women's basketball coach Tasha Butts dies after two-year breast cancer battle. CNN. January 1, 2024. en.
  8. News: 2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule. Georgetown University Athletics. January 1, 2024. en.
  9. News: Georgetown Hoyas 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule. ESPN. January 1, 2024. en.