2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 17
Record22–12 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Virginia Tech 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
No. 4 NC State 13 – 5   .722 31 – 7   .816
No. 20 Syracuse 13 – 5   .722 24 – 8   .750
No. 11 Notre Dame † 13 – 5   .722 28 – 7   .800
Louisville 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Florida State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
No. 17 Duke 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
North Carolina 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Miami (FL) 8 – 10   .444 19 – 12   .613
Georgia Tech 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Virginia 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Clemson 5 – 13   .278 12 – 19   .387
Boston College 5 – 13   .278 14 – 19   .424
Wake Forest 2 – 16   .111 7 – 25   .219
Pittsburgh 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† 2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by fourth year head coach Kara Lawson and played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Blue Devils started their season with three straight wins before losing two straight games, including an overtime loss at sixth-ranked Stanford. They would win their next two games, including another overtime victory, this time against Georgia in the ACC–SEC Challenge. Duke would lose its next two games, one against first-ranked South Carolina and the other, its ACC opener at Clemson. From there, the Blue Devils would close out their non-conference schedule with three straight wins and win three of their next four ACC games. The lone loss was at seventeenth-ranked Louisville. Their next three conference games were against ranked teams, and Duke won two of the three. They defeated fourteenth ranked Virginia Tech and twenty-third ranked Florida State but lost to fourth-ranked NC State. Duke would win three of the next four games and then close the season out winning three games and losing three games. Losses game against twelfth-ranked Virginia Tech and nineteenth-ranked Notre Dame while they defeated seventeenth-ranked Syracuse and sixth-ranked NC State. The Blue Devils split the season series with rivals North Carolina, winning in overtime at home and losing in Chapel Hill on the final day of the season.

The Blue Devils finished the season 22–12 overall and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated tenth seed Georgia Tech in the Second Round before losing to NC State in the Quarterfinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, marking the second straight year the Blue Devils qualified for the tournament. As the seventh seed in the Portland 3 region they defeated tenth seed Richmond in the First Round and upset second seed Ohio State in the Second Round before losing to third seed Connecticut in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

Previous season

Main article: 2022–23 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

The Blue Devils finished the season 26–7 overall and 14–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated rivals seventh seeded North Carolina before falling to eventual champions and third seed Virginia Tech in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the third seed in the Seattle 4 Region. They defeated fourteen seed Iona in the first round before being upset by sixth seed Colorado in the second round, in overtime, to end their season.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Celeste Taylor 0 G 5'11" Senior Valley Stream, New York Graduated, transferred to Ohio State[1]
Elizabeth Balogun 4 G/F 6'1" Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated
Taya Corosdale 5 G/F 6'3" Graduate Student Bothell, Washington Graduated
Jordyn Oliver 11 G 5'10" Redshirt Junior Prosper, Texas Graduated, transferred to Vanderbilt[2]
Lee Volker 13 G 5'11" Sophomore Purcellville, Virginia Transferred to Marquette[3]
Shay Bollin 21 F 6'3" Freshman Raynham, Massachusetts Transferred to Illinois[4]
Imani Lewis 22 F 6'1" Graduate Student Willingboro, New Jersey Graduated
Shayeann Day-Wilson 30 G 5'6" Sophomore Toronto, Canada Transferred to Miami (FL)[5]
Bo Shaffer 32 G 5'7" Graduate Student Lakewood, Colorado Graduated
Jiselle Havas 33 G 5'10" Graduate Student Windermere, Florida Graduated
Mia Heide 42 F 6'3" Graduate Student Austin, Texas Graduated
Emma Schmidt 45 G 5'9" Graduate Student Waukee, Iowa Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Camilla Emsbo 21 F 6'5" Graduate Student Lakewood, Colorado Yale[6]

Recruiting Class

Source:[7]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jadyn Donovan
G/F 		Washington, D.C. Sidwell Friends 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Oluchi Okananwa
G 		Boston, Massachusetts Worcester Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Delaney Thomas
F 		Charles Town, West Virginia St. John's College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Jordan Wood
F 		Chicago, Illinois Carmel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
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:

Roster

2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Vanessa de Jesus 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Sierra Canyon Valencia, CA
G 3 Ashlon Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Hardin-Jefferson China, TX
G/F 4 Jadyn Donovan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Sidwell Friends Washington, D.C.
G 5 Oluchi Okananwa 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Worcester Academy Boston, MA
F 12 Delaney Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr St. John's College Charles Town, WV
F 13 Jordan Wood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Carmel Chicago, IL
G 15 Emma Koabel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Niagara Prep Port Colborne, ON
F 21 Camilla Emsbo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS Lakewood
Yale 		Lakewood, CO
G 22 Taina Mair 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Brooks School
Boston College 		Boston, MA
G 24 Reigan Richardson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Cannon School
Georgia 		Charlotte, NC
C 42 Kennedy Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr Derby
Oregon State 		Derby, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2023

Schedule

Source:[8]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2023*
1:00 p.m. 		Wingate W 106–33  –
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,078)
Durham, NC
November 12, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		USA Basketball L 58–87  –
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,357)
Durham, NC
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX 		Richmond W 83–53  1–0
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,864)
Durham, NC
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Coastal Carolina W 88–42  2–0
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,027)
Durham, NC
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Columbia W 66–62  3–0
 Levien Gymnasium (2,027)
New York, NY
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Davidson L 62–69  3–1
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,083)
Durham, NC
November 19, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ABC 		at No. 6 Stanford L 79–82 OT 3–2
 Maples Pavilion (4,236)
Stanford, CA
November 26, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		North Carolina Central W 93–45  4–2
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,211)
Durham, NC
November 30, 2023*
5:00 p.m., SECN 		at Georgia
ACC–SEC Challenge 		W 72–65 OT 5–2
 Stegeman Coliseum (2,446)
Athens, GA
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ABC 		No. 1 South Carolina
Jimmy V Classic 		L 61–77  5–3
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,607)
Durham, NC
December 7, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Clemson L 64–80  5–4
(0–1) 		Littlejohn Coliseum (910)
Clemson, SC
December 10, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		Florida Gulf Coast W 82–63  6–4
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,573)
Durham, NC
December 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Toledo W 70–45  7–4
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,482)
Durham, NC
December 28, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Coppin State W 68–34  8–4
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,808)
Durham, NC
December 31, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Boston College W 80–75  9–4
(1–1) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,898)
Durham, NC
January 4, 2024
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 17 Louisville L 44–61  9–5
(1–2) 		KFC Yum! Center (7,789)
Louisville, KY
January 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., The CW 		at Virginia W 60–56  10–5
(2–2) 		John Paul Jones Arena (5,041)
Charlottesville, VA
January 14, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Georgia Tech W 84–46  11–5
(3–2) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,362)
Durham, NC
January 18, 2024
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 14 Virginia Tech W 63–46  12–5
(4–2) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,217)
Durham, NC
January 21, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 4 NC State
Rivalry 		L 57–72  12–6
(4–3) 		Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 23 Florida State W 88–46  13–6
(5–3) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,779)
Durham, NC
January 28, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Miami (FL) L 58–64  13–7
(5–4) 		Watsco Center (3,112)
Coral Gables, FL
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Pittsburgh W 69–38  14–7
(6–4) 		Peterson Events Center (1,199)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Wake Forest W 69–46  15–7
(7–4) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,640)
Durham, NC
February 11, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		North Carolina
Rivalry 		W 68–60 OT 16–7
(8–4) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 15, 2024
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 12 Virginia Tech L 56–61  16–8
(8–5) 		Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 19, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 19 Notre Dame L 62–70  16–9
(8–6) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,485)
Durham, NC
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 17 Syracuse W 58–45  17–9
(9–6) 		JMA Wireless Dome (3,480)
Syracuse, NY
February 25, 2024
5:30 p.m., ACCN 		No. 6 NC State
Rivalry 		W 69–58  18–9
(10–6) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,633)
Durham, NC
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Virginia W 73–54  19–9
(11–6) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,005)
Durham, NC
March 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN 		at North Carolina
Rivalry 		L 59–63  19–10
(11–7) 		Carmichael Arena (6,319)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
March 7, 2024
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		(7) vs. (10) Georgia Tech
Second Round 		W 70–58  20–10
 Greensboro Coliseum (7,424)
Greensboro, NC
March 8, 2024
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		(7) vs. (2) No. 10 NC State
Quarterfinals 		L 51–54  20–11
 Greensboro Coliseum (7,720)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2024*
2:30 p.m., ESPNNews 		(7 P3) vs. (10 P3) Richmond
First Round 		W 72–61  21–11
 Value City Arena (5,684)
Columbus, OH
March 24, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		(7 P3) at (2 P3) No. 7 Ohio State
Second Round 		W 75–63  22–11
 Value City Arena (8,333)
Columbus, OH
March 30, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		(7 P3) vs. (3 P3) No. 10 UConn
Sweet Sixteen 		L 45–53  22–12
 Moda Center (12,103)
Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P3=Portland 3.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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20		 Final
AP RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR RV RV RV RV 17
Coaches 19 22 RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV NR NR NR 21
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked in previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

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