2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball season explained

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2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball season
League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
No Of Teams:12
Tv:ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Pac-12 Network
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:Regular season champions
Season Champs:Stanford
Mvp Link:Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals Link:2024 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament
Finals:Pac-12 tournament
Finals Champ:USC
Finals Runner-Up:Stanford
Finals Mvp Name:Tournament MVP
Finals Mvp:McKenzie Forbes (USC)
Prevseason Link:2022–23 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2022–23

The 2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October followed by the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, which started on November 6, 2023. Conference play began on December 10, 2023. This is the twelfth season under the Pac–12 Conference name and the 38th since the conference first sponsored women's sports, including basketball, in the 1986–87 school year.

It was the final season of Pac-12 competition in its current form, with UCLA, USC, Oregon & Washington moving to the Big Ten Conference;[1] Colorado returning to its previous home of the Big 12 Conference, with Utah, Arizona & Arizona State following suit;[2] California and Stanford moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference, and Oregon State and Washington State moving to the West Coast Conference after the 2023–24 academic year.

The Pac-12 tournament took place on March 6−10, 2024 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on the Las Vegas Strip, just outside the city limits of Las Vegas.

Regular season

Early season tournaments

TeamTournamentFinish
Arizona3rd
Arizona StateParadise Jam2nd
California
ColoradoParadise Jam2nd
Oregon
Oregon StateMaui Classic1st
StanfordBall Dawgs Classic1st
UCLACayman Islands Classic1st
USCBaha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship1st
UtahGreat Alaska Shootout1st
Washington
Washington State

Conference schedule

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

 ArizonaArizona StateCaliforniaColoradoOregonOregon StateStanfordUCLAUSCUtahWashingtonWashington State
vs. Arizona0–20–21–01–01–01–12–02–00–11–11–1
vs. Arizona State2–01–11–01–01–02–02–02–01–00–22–0
vs. California2–01–10–00–00–02–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Colorado0–10–10–00–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Oregon0–10–10–00–00–02–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Oregon State0–10–10–00–00–02–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Stanford1–10–20–21–00–20–20–11–00–10–20–2
vs. UCLA0–20–20–00–00–00–01–00–00–00–00–0
vs. USC0–20–20–00–00–00–00–10–00–00–00–0
vs. Utah1–00–10–00–00–00–01–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Washington1–12–00–00–00–00–02–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Washington State1–10–20–00–00–00–02–00–00–00–00–0
Total8–103–157–1111–72–1612–615–313–513–511–76–127–11

Head coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Pac-12 records are from time at current school.

TeamHead coachPrevious jobSeasons at schoolRecord at schoolPac-12 recordPac-12 titlesNCAA tournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
ArizonaAdia BarnesWashington (assistant)0–00–0
Arizona StateNatasha AdairDelaware2nd8–201–170000
CaliforniaCharmin SmithNew York Liberty (assistant)0–00–0
ColoradoJR PayneSanta Clara0–00–0
OregonKelly GravesGonzaga0–00–0
Oregon StateScott RueckGeorge Fox0–00–0
StanfordTara VanDerveerOhio State38th0–00–0
UCLACori CloseFlorida State (AHC)0–00–0
USCLindsay GottliebCleveland Cavaliers (assistant)0–00–0
UtahLynne RobertsPacific0–00–0
WashingtonTina LangleyRice0–00–0
Washington StateKamie EthridgeNorthern Colorado0–00–0

See also

References

  1. Web site: UCLA to Join Big Ten Conference at Start of 2024-25 Season . 2024-05-07 . UCLA . en.
  2. Web site: Colorado To Join Big 12 Conference In 2024-25 . 2024-05-07 . University of Colorado Athletics . en . Press release.