2023–24 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

2023–24 South Florida Bulls women's basketball
2023–24 South Florida Bulls women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	8–5 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Jose Fernandez (24th season);
Associate head coach	Michele Woods-Baxter
Assistant coaches	Danny Hughes; Sheila Boykin; Gina Cerezuela Robuste; Tara Johns;
Home arena	Yuengling Center

2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charlotte	4	–	0	1.000	11	–	5	.688
UAB	3	–	1	.750	12	–	4	.750
South Florida	3	–	1	.750	11	–	6	.647
Temple	3	–	1	.750	9	–	7	.563
North Texas	2	–	1	.667	12	–	3	.800
East Carolina	2	–	1	.667	9	–	5	.643
Rice	2	–	1	.667	8	–	6	.571
Tulsa	2	–	2	.500	12	–	5	.706
SMU	2	–	2	.500	8	–	7	.533
UTSA	2	–	2	.500	8	–	7	.533
Wichita State	1	–	3	.250	5	–	11	.313
Tulane	0	–	3	.000	7	–	7	.500
Florida Atlantic	0	–	4	.000	5	–	10	.333
Memphis	0	–	4	.000	4	–	11	.267

† 2024 AAC tournament winner As of January 12, 2024

The 2023–24 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represents the University of South Florida during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by 24th-year head coach Jose Fernandez, play their home games at Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2022–23 season 27–7, 15–1 in AAC play to finish as AAC regular season champions.^[1] As the #1 seed in the AAC tournament, they were upset by #8 seed Wichita State in the quarterfinals.^[2] They received an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament, receiving the #8 seed in the Greenville 1 Region.^[3] They defeated #9 region seed Marquette in the first round,^[4] before falling to #1 overall seed South Carolina in the second round.^[5]

Roster

2023–24 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Caitlin McGee	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Ole Miss	Jacksonville, Florida
G	1	Maria Alvarez	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Miami Country Day School	Bal Harbour, Florida
G	3	Sammie Puisis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Florida State	Mason, Ohio
G	5	Vittoria Blasigh	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	SPAR Gran Canaria	Udine, Italy
G	10	Janette Aarnio	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Helsinki Basketball Academy	Vantaa, Finland
G	11	Judit Valero Rodriguez	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Barca	Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain
PG	12	Marina Asensio	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Segle XXI	Sabadell, Spain
F/C	14	Emma Johansson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Wetterbygden Sparks	Jönköping, Sweden
F	15	Judit Oliva Fernandez	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Barca	El Prat de Llobregat, Spain
F	20	Daniela Gonzalez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Nativos Valle	Jamundí, Colombia
F	21	L'or Mputu	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Eastern Florida State College	Kinshasa, DR Congo
PG	22	Aerial Wilson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Memphis	Dundas, Ontario
F	23	Romi Levy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Auburn	Herzliya, Israel
F	24	Evelien Lutje Schipholt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	California	The Hague, Netherlands
G/F	55	Carla Brito	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	SPAR Gran Canaria	Las Palmas, Spain

Head coach

Jose Fernandez (FIU)

Assistant coach(es)

Michele Woods-Baxter (St. John Fisher)
Danny Hughes (TCU)
Sheila Boykin (LSU)
Gina Cerezuela Robuste (Coker)
Tara Johns (Lindsey Wilson)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 13, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UT Arlington	W 76–61	1–0	16 – Gonzalez	7 – 2 Tied	8 – Wilson	Yuengling Center (2,033) Tampa, FL
November 10, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Stetson	W 67–55	2–0	20 – Brito	11 – Brito	6 – Wilson	Yuengling Center (1,711) Tampa, FL
November 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Grambling State	W 83–57	3–0	21 – Blasigh	9 – Johansson	5 – Asensio	Yuengling Center (2,061) Tampa, FL
November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+	at Alabama	L 41–70	3–1	18 – Blasigh	11 – Brito	3 – Blasigh	Coleman Coliseum (1,925) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	North Florida	W 56–55	4–1	27 – Blasigh	10 – Brito	8 – Wilson	Yuengling Center (4,534) Tampa, FL
November 23, 2023* 5:45 pm, ESPN+	vs. High Point Paradise Jam Reef Division	W 61–32	5–1	12 – Johansson	7 – 2 Tied	3 – 2 Tied	Sports and Fitness Center (1,224) St. Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2023* 5:45 pm, ESPN+	vs. Arizona State Paradise Jam Reef Division	L 49–66	5–2	13 – Brito	8 – Brito	2 – 2 Tied	Sports and Fitness Center (1,824) St. Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. No. 12 Texas Paradise Jam Reef Division	L 44–76	5–3	10 – 2 Tied	5 – Asensio	2 – 3 Tied	Sports and Fitness Center (2,424) St. Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Charleston Southern	W 81–35	6–3	17 – Lutje Schipholt	11 – Lutje Schipholt	5 – 2 Tied	Yuengling Center (9,574) Tampa, FL
December 10, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Gardner–Webb	W 105–75	7–3	31 – Blasigh	10 – Brito	7 – Asensio	Yuengling Center (2,346) Tampa, FL
December 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 3 NC State	L 54–66	7–4	11 – Levy	12 – Lutje Schipholt	3 – 2 Tied	Yuengling Center (4,959) Tampa, FL
December 20, 2023* 1:15 pm, FloHoops	vs. IUPUI West Palm Beach Classic	W 85–49	8–4	21 – Levy	11 – Lutje Schipholt	7 – Wilson	Massimino Court West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2023* 3:30 pm, FloHoops	vs. No. 10 Baylor West Palm Beach Classic	L 50–73	8–5	16 – Blasigh	11 – Brito	5 – Wilson	Massimino Court (452) West Palm Beach, FL
AAC regular season
December 30, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+	SMU						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPNU	Charlotte						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
January 6, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Tulsa						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
January 14, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPNU	at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 16, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at UTSA						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
January 20, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	North Texas						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
January 28, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPNU	East Carolina						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
February 1, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Memphis						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at UAB						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Rice						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
February 10, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Temple						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Wichita State						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
February 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Atlantic						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
February 21, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Carolina						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 25, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tulsa						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Tulane						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
March 5, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at SMU						Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

↑ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
↑ "Top-Seeded South Florida Falls to Wichita State, 65-53, in AAC Quarterfinals". USF Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
↑ "2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
↑ "Marquette women's basketball team sees season end with overtime loss to South Florida in NCAA Tournament". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
↑ "South Carolina women's basketball beats South Florida 76 to 45". FOX Carolina. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". USF Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
↑ "South Florida Bulls 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

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[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[2] "Top-Seeded South Florida Falls to Wichita State, 65-53, in AAC Quarterfinals". USF Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[3] "2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[4] "Marquette women's basketball team sees season end with overtime loss to South Florida in NCAA Tournament". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[5] "South Carolina women's basketball beats South Florida 76 to 45". FOX Carolina. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[6] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". USF Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[7] "South Florida Bulls 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

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South Florida Bulls women's basketball
Venues	USF Gymnasium/Campus Recreation Center (1972–80, 2011–12) Yuengling Center (1980–2011, 2012–present)
Rivalries	UCF
Culture & lore	Rocky the Bull
People	Head coaches
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