2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team explained

Sport:Women's Basketball
Year:2023–24
Prev Year:2022–23
Next Year:2024–25
Team:Kansas State Wildcats
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Aprank:19
Coachrank:18
Record:26–8
Conf Record:13–5
Head Coach:Jeff Mittie
Hc Year:10th
Asst Coach1:Ebony Gilliam
Asst Coach2:Ebony Haliburton
Asst Coach3:Staci Gregorio
Stadium:Bramlage Coliseum
Tourney:NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:Second Round

The 2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by tenth-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas, and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

The Wildcats advanced to the NCAA Tournament, hosting the first two rounds at Bramlage Coliseum for the first time since 2017. After defeating 13-seed Portland in the first round, K-State was defeated by 5-seed Colorado in the second round to end their season.

Previous season

They finished the season 19–17, 5–13 in Big 12 play and finished ninth in the conference. As the ninth seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they played in the first round and beat the eighth seed Texas Tech 79–69, but were defeated by the number one seed Texas in the Quarterfinals by a score of 42–60. The Wildcats earned an at-large bid to the WNIT.[1] The Wildcats first round opponent was against Wichita State and beat them 90–56. In the second round, they played against Wyoming and beat them 71–55 to reach the Super 16 of the WNIT. In the Super 16, the Wildcats would lose to Washington 48–55.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Kansas State Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Sarah Shematsi 1 F 6'2" GS Senior Graduated
Mimi Gatewood 23 G 5'6" Freshman Transferred to Stephen F. Austin
Emilee Ebert 24 G 6'0" Senior Graduated
Taylor Lauterbach 41 C 6'7" Junior Transferred to Virginia

Incoming

Kansas State Incoming Transfers
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Zyanna Walker 1 G 5'8" Freshman Louisville
Imani Lester 32 F 6'3" Sophomore Louisville

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Schedule and results

Source:[3] [4]

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Rankings

See main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kansas, Kansas State, Mizzou women receive WNIT bid . fox4kc.com . March 12, 2023 . November 20, 2023.
  2. Web site: K-State Falls at Washington in WNIT Super 16 . kstatesports.com . March 25, 2023 . November 20, 2023.
  3. Web site: 2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule . kstatesports.com . November 20, 2023 . November 20, 2023.
  4. Web site: Kansas State Wildcats Schedule 2023-24 . ESPN . November 20, 2023 . November 20, 2023.