2023–24 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's basketball
Year:2023–24
Prev Year:2022–23
Next Year:2024–25
Team:West Virginia Mountaineers
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Coachrank:25
Aprank:24
Record:25–8
Conf Record:12–6
Hc Year:1st
Assoc Coach:JC Carter
Asst Coach1:Jessica Grayson
Asst Coach2:Erin Grant
Tourney Result:Second Round

The 2023–24 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers, were led by first-year head coach Mark Kellogg and played their home games at the WVU Coliseum as members of the Big 12 Conference.[1] [2]

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2022–23 season 19–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. In the Big 12 Tournament as a No. 5 seed, they lost to Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large to the NCAA tournament as a No. 10 seed in the Greenville region 1 where they lost in the first round to Arizona.

Offseason

On March 18, 2023, head coach Dawn Plitzuweit left West Virginia to accepted the head coaching job at Minnesota. On April 3, 2023, former Stephen F. Austin head coach Mark Kellogg was named their next head coach.

Departures

West Virginia Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Wynter Rogers 2 G 5'11" Freshman Transferred to Arkansas State
Sarah Bates 3 G 5'8" GS Senior Graduated
Danni Nichols 4 G 5'10" GS Senior Graduated
Imarianah Russell 5 G 5'10" Freshman
Isis Beh 23 F 6'3" Sophomore Transferred to Arizona
Savannah Samuel 24 G 6'1" Junior Transferred to Boston College
Madisen Smith 30 G 5'5" GS Senior Graduated

Incoming

West Virginia Incoming Transfers
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Ainhoa Holzer 5 G 5'9" Sophomore Martigny, Switzerland Purdue
Danelle Arigbabu 8 Junior Berlin, Germany Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Jordan Harrison 10 G 5'6" Sophomore Oklahoma City, OK Stephen F. Austin
Zya Nugent 22 G 5'7" Senior Stephen F. Austin
Lauren Fields 23 G 5'9" GS Senior Arizona
Ashala Moseberry 24 G 5'10" Junior South Plains College
Trinity Moore 35 F 6'0" Junior Oklahoma City, OK Oral Roberts

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Recruiting class of 2024

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=10 style=""| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=""| Big 12 Conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=""| Big 12 Conference Tournament|-!colspan=9 style=""| NCAA Tournament

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pair of closed-door scrimmages await the WVU women’s basketball team as season nears. October 11, 2023. Metro News. Joe. Brocato. November 27, 2023.
  2. Web site: WVU Women’s Basketball notes: preparation for upcoming closed scrimmage, Big 12 projected finish and more. October 11, 2023. WDTV. Pead. Pead. November 27, 2023.