2023–24 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team

2023–24 Boston College Eagles women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record14–19 (5–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Ehlbeck
  • Chris Meadows Sr.
  • Shelby Boyle
Home arenaConte Forum
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 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles were led by sixth year head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee. They played their home games at the Conte Forum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Eagles started off the season alternating wins and losses before losing three straight games in early season tournaments. They finished their non-conference schedule with five straight wins to finish 8–5. They started their ACC regular season schedule 3–3. However, they then lost their next ten games before winning their last two conference games. The Eagles finished the season 14–19 overall and 5–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twevlth place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated twevlth seed Clemson in the First Round before losing to fifth seed Louisville in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the season 16–17 overall and 5–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament the defeated Georgia Tech in the First round before losing to Miami in the Second round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or WNIT.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Maria Gakdeng 5 F/C 6'3" Sophomore Lanham, Maryland Transferred to North Carolina[1]
Taina Mair 20 G 5'9" Freshman Boston, Massachusetts Transferred to Duke[2]
Ally Carman 43 C 6'5" Freshman Barnegat, New Jersey Transferred to Iona[3]
Akunna Konkwo 44 C 6'2" Redshirt Sophomore Alexandria, Virginia Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Teya Sidberry 32 F 6'1" Sophomore Salt Lake City, Utah Utah[4]
Savannah Samuel 33 G 6'1" Junior Woodstock, Georgia West Virginia[4]

Recruiting Class

Source:[5]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nene Ndiaye
F
Saly, Senegal Orangewood Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
JaKayla Thompson
G
Louisville, Kentucky duPont Manual 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Jayda Johnson
G
West Haven, Connecticut Hamden 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Lili Krasovec
F
Budapest, Hungary Winston-Salem Christian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Nene Ndiaye 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Orangewood Academy Saly, Senegal
G 1 JaKayla Thompson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr duPont Manual Louisville, KY
G 2 Kaylah Ivey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Riverdale Baptist School Forestville, MD
G 3 Ava McGee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Maret Washington, D.C.
G 4 JoJo Lacey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Westtown School Douglassville, PA
G 5 Jayda Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Hamden West Haven, CT
F 12 Ally Van Timmeren 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Jenison Allendale, MI
G 14 Kayla Lezama 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Noble and Greenough School Boston, MA
F 16 Lili Krasovec 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Winston-Salem Christian Budapest, Hungary
G 21 Andrea Daley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Miami Country Day Miami, FL
G 24 Dontavia Waggoner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr The Ensworth School Nashville, TN
G 30 T'Yana Todd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So IMG Academy Vaughan, Canada
F 32 Teya Sidberry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Judge Memorial
Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
G 33 Savannah Samuel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr St. Francis
West Virginia
Woodstock, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2023

Schedule

Source:[6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
Holy Cross W 66–61  1–0
Conte Forum (537)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 9, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Harvard L 59–66  1–1
Conte Forum (617)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Northeastern W 67–58  2–1
Conte Forum (817)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
at No. 13 Ohio State L 66–88  2–2
Value City Arena (4,523)
Columbus, OH
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
at Providence W 71–56  3–2
Alumni Hall (847)
Providence, RI
November 24, 2023*
4:30 p.m.
vs. Marquette
Fort Myers Tip-Off
L 65–73  3–3
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (591)
Fort Myers, FL
November 25, 2023*
7:30 p.m.
vs. Wisconsin
Fort Myers Tip-Off
L 72–82  3–4
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (397)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN
at Kentucky
ACC–SEC Challenge
L 81–83  3–4
Memorial Coliseum (910)
Lexington, KY
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
UMass Lowell W 91–53  4–5
Conte Forum (432)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
UMass W 95–57  5–5
Conte Forum (536)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 10, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
Siena W 88–59  6–5
Conte Forum (733)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 12, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX
Stonehill W 101–37  7–5
Conte Forum (3,630)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Bryant W 94–57  8–5
Conte Forum (633)
Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Regular season
December 31, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Duke L 81–86  8–6
(0–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,898)
Durham, NC
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Miami (FL) W 70–64  9–6
(1–1)
Conte Forum (819)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 25 Syracuse L 64–71  9–7
(1–2)
JMA Wireless Dome (1,811)
Syracuse, NY
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 18 Notre Dame L 48–98  9–8
(1–3)
Purcell Pavilion (4,657)
Notre Dame, IN
January 14, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN
Pittsburgh W 84–71 OT 10–8
(2–3)
Conte Forum (1,126)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Wake Forest W 68–65  11–8
(3–3)
Conte Forum (803)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Georgia Tech L 54–69  11–9
(3–4)
McCamish Pavilion (2,185)
Atlanta, GA
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 18 Louisville L 60–88  11–10
(3–5)
KFC Yum! Center (7,606)
Louisville, KY
January 28, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7 NC State L 61–82  11–11
(3–6)
Conte Forum (2,180)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Clemson L 55–65  11–12
(3–7)
Littlejohn Coliseum (872)
Clemson, SC
February 4, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 21 Syracuse L 63–75  11–13
(3–8)
Conte Forum (1,836)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia L 66–73  11–14
(3–9)
Conte Forum (756)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 11, 2024
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 16 Virginia Tech L 63–74  11–15
(3–10)
Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 18 Louisville L 67–69  11–16
(3–11)
Conte Forum (937)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Florida State L 71–84  11–17
(3–12)
Donald L. Tucker Center (1,744)
Tallahassee, FL
February 25, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 19 Notre Dame L 55–79  11–18
(3–13)
Conte Forum (3,612)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
North Carolina W 78–74  12–18
(4–13)
Conte Forum (1,621)
Chestnut Hill, MA
March 3, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN
at Pittsburgh W 84–58  13–18
(5–13)
Peterson Events Center (1,744)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., ACCN
(13) vs. (12) Clemson
First Round
W 85–72  14–18
Greensboro Coliseum (6,322)
Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2024
11:00 a.m., ACCN
(13) vs. (5) No. 24 Louisville
Second Round
L 55–58  14–19
Greensboro Coliseum (10,823)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked in previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

References

  1. ^ "WBB Adds Gakdeng To Roster". goheels.com. North Carolina Athletics. April 3, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Lawson Adds Transfer Taina Mair to Roster for 2023-24 Season". goduke.com. Duke Athletics. May 1, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Ally Carman commits to Iona". usbasket.com. USBasket. June 6, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Women's Basketball Announces Two Additions to Roster". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. May 4, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Boston College Eagles". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2023.