2023–24 Utah Utes women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 20
Record12–5 (2–3 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gavin Petersen
  • Jerise Freeman
  • Jordan Sullivan
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Colorado50 1.000151  .938
No. 8 Stanford41 .800152  .882
No. 5 UCLA31 .750141  .933
No. 6 USC31 .750131  .929
Oregon State32 .600142  .875
California23 .400125  .706
No. 20 Utah23 .400125  .706
Oregon23 .400117  .611
Arizona23 .400107  .588
Washington13 .250114  .733
Washington State13 .250125  .706
Arizona State05 .00089  .471
† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner
As of January 14, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Utah Utes women's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, led by ninth year head coach Lynne Roberts, played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

This is also the last season that Utah will play in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Utes finished the season with a record of 27–5, and a 15–3 record in Pac-12 play to win the Pac-12 tournament with Stanford. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament to Washington State. They got an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a #2 seed in the Greenville Regional 2 where they defeat Gardner–Webb in the first round, NC State in the second round to advanced to the sweet sixteen for the first time since 2006, where they lost to National Champion LSU.

Departures

Utah Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Naya Ojukwu13G6'0"FreshmanMerdian, IDTransferred to Gonzaga
Teya Sidberry32F6'1"FreshmanSalt Lake City, UTTransferred to Boston College
Peyton McFarland42F6'4"JuniorBoise, IDTransferred to Houston
Kelsey Rees53F6'5"SophomoreGlenelg, AustraliaTransferred to Oregon State

Incoming

Utah Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Alyssa Blanck15F6'2"Redshirt FreshmanHolladay, UTBYU
Maty Wilke23G5'10"Redshirt SophomoreBeaver Dam, WIWisconsin
Sam Crispe44F6'2"SophomoreCastle Pines, COBoston University

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Recruiting class of 2024

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brooke Walker
PG
Centreville, VA Andover High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Kylie Ray
G
La Crescenta, CA Crescenta Valley High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Utah Utes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Isabel Palmer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrBasketball Australia Centre of Excellence Newcastle, Australia
G 2 Inês Vieira 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrQuinta Lombos Madeira Island, Portugal
G 3 Lani White 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoMater Dei HS Irvine, CA
G 5 Gianna Kneepkens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrDuluth Marshall HS Duluth, MN
F 11 Daniela Falcon Hernandez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr  Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain
F 15 Alyssa Blanck 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrOlympus HS
BYU
Holladay, UT
F 20 Reese Ross 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSt. Thomas More HS Rapid City, SD
F 22 Jenna Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrWayzata HS Medina, MN
G 23 Maty Wilke 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoBeaver Dam HS
Wisconsin
Beaver Dam, WI
G 24 Kennady McQueen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrNorth Summit High School Henefer, UT
C 25 Néné Sow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) JrNortheastern Oklahoma A&M Brussels, Belgium
F 34 Dasia Young 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrNettleton HS
UT Martin
Jonesboro, AR
F 35 Alissa Pili (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrDimond HS
USC
Anchorage, AK
F 44 Samantha Crispe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoArapahoe HS
Boston University
Castle Pines, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2023*
5:00 p.m.
No. 5 CSU Pueblo W 96–44 
 20  Pili  8  Kneepkens  8  Kneepkens  Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,689)
Salt Lake City, UT
October 30, 2023*
5:00 p.m.
No. 5 Northwest Nazarene W 125–58 
 25  Ross  13  Ross  5  McQueen  Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,389)
Salt Lake City, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
4:00 p.m.
No. 5 Mississippi Valley State W 104–45  1–0
 26  Pili  8  Kneepkens  8  Kneepkens  Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,830)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
No. 5 South Carolina State
Preseason WNIT
W 108–48  2–0
 21  Palmer  10  Pili  6  Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,935)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 14, 2023*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 4 at No. 21 Baylor
Preseason WNIT
L 77–84  2–1
 22  Pili  10  Johnson  3  Tied  Ferrell Center (4,808)
Waco, TX
November 18, 2023*
9:30 p.m.
No. 4 at Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
W 101–57  3–1
 22  Kneepkens  11  Ross  14  Vieira  Alaska Airlines Center (3,711)
Anchorage, AK
November 19, 2023*
9:30 p.m.
No. 4 vs. Eastern Kentucky
Great Alaska Shootout championship
W 117–72  4–1
 28  Pili  9  Kneepkens  7  Vieira  Alaska Airlines Center (2,329)
Anchorage, AK
November 24, 2023*
7:30 p.m.
No. 10 Merrimack W 98–34  5–1
 22  Pili  11  Ross  11  Vieira  Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,375)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 28, 2023*
11:00 a.m.
No. 12 Carroll College W 100–44  6–1
 21  Pili  8  Johnson  6  McQueen  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,717)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 2, 2023*
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 12 BYU
Rivalry
W 87–68  7–1
 23  Pili  7  Johnson  12  Vieira  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,182)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 7, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 11 at Saint Joseph's W 74–48  8–1
 31  Pili  9  Johnson  8  Vieira  Hagan Arena (646)
Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 2023*
12:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 11 vs. No. 1 South Carolina
Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase
L 69–78  8–2
 37  Pili  7  Johnson  7  Vieira  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
December 16, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 11 at Southern Utah W 96–60  9–2
 20  Pili  6  Tied  6  Tied  America First Event Center (715)
Cedar City, UT
December 21, 2023*
12:00 p.m.
No. 11 Weber State W 89–36  10–2
 19  Pili  10  Johnson  9  Vieira  Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,442)
Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 regular season
December 30, 2023
1:00 p.m., P12N
No. 12 at No. 8 Colorado L 65–76  10–3
(0–1)
 27  Pili  10  Pili  5  Pili  CU Events Center (7,383)
Boulder, CO
January 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 15 at Arizona State W 58–41  11–3
(1–1)
 12  McQueen  7  Young  5  McQueen  Desert Financial Arena (1,871)
Tempe, AZ
January 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N
No. 15 at Arizona L 70–71 OT 11–4
(1–2)
 18  Pili  8  Tied  5  Vieira  McKale Center (7,385)
Tucson, AZ
January 12, 2024
6:00 p.m., P12N
No. 19 No. 8 Stanford L 64–66  11–5
(1–3)
 16  Pili  8  Ross  5  McQueen  Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,608)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 14, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N
No. 19 California W 93–56  12–5
(2–3)
 19  Vieira  10  Ross  5  Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,520)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 19, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 20 No. 6 USC     Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 22, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
UCLA     Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 26, 2024
8:00 p.m., P12N
at Oregon     Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
January 28, 2024
1:00 p.m., P12N
at Oregon State     Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
February 2, 2024
8:00 p.m., P12N
at Washington     Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
February 4, 2024
1:00 p.m., P12N
at Washington State     Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
February 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
Oregon State     Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 11, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N
Oregon     Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 16, 2024
6:00 p.m., P12N
Colorado     Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 22, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN
at UCLA     Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 2024
1:00 p.m., P12N
at USC     Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
February 29, 2024
3:00 p.m., P12N
Washington State     Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
March 2, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N
Washington     Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 6–10, 2024
TBA, P12N/ESPN
vs. TBA     MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP5410т1211111112151920Not released
Coaches7486710101012т1820

See also

References

  1. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". utahutes.com. University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
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