2023–24 UCF Knights women's basketball team

2023–24 UCF Knights women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record12–17 (3–15 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAddition Financial Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Oklahoma 15 – 3   .833 23 – 10   .697
No. 7 Texas † 14 – 4   .778 33 – 5   .868
No. 19 Kansas State 13 – 5   .722 26 – 8   .765
No. 25 Iowa State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
No. 13 Baylor 12 – 6   .667 26 – 8   .765
No. 24 West Virginia 12 – 6   .667 25 – 8   .758
Kansas 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Oklahoma State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 16   .467
TCU 6 – 12   .333 21 – 12   .636
BYU 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
Cincinnati 5 – 13   .278 14 – 18   .438
Texas Tech 5 – 13   .278 17 – 16   .515
Houston 5 – 13   .278 14 – 16   .467
UCF 3 – 15   .167 12 – 17   .414
† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 UCF Knights women's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Knights, were led by second-year head coach Sytia Messer and played their home games at the Addition Financial Arena as members of the Big 12 Conference.[1][2]

Previous season

The Knights finished the 2022–23 season 14–15, 4–11 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. As a 10th seed in the AAC Women's tournament, they defeated Cincinnati in the first round before losing to Memphis in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kiera Brown 4 G 5'9" Redshirt Sophomore Riviera Beach, FL
Tiani Abrams 5 G 6'1" Freshman Vista, CA Transferred to Northern Colorado
Becca Ripley 11 G 6'0" Redshirt Senior Stratham, NH Graduated
Rachel Ranke 12 G 6'1" GS Senior Burnsville, MN Graduated
Bryana Hardy 20 F 6'2" Freshman Lovejoy, GA
Ashley Foster 24 G 5'8" Senior McDonough, GA Graduated
Destiny Thomas 33 F 6'2" Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated
Ashton Verhulst 42 F 6'2" Junior De Soto, KS Walk-on; left the team

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous
school
Kaitlin Peterson 3 G 5'9" Junior Eufaula, AL Indiana
Jayla Kelly 24 C 6'3" Senior Chesterfield, MO Missouri
Mary McMillan 42 G 5'6" Senior Apopka, FL UNC Wilmington

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 UCF Knights women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Laila Jewett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Bishop Ireton Woodbridge, VA
G 3 Kaitlin Peterson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Eufaula
Indiana 		Eufaula, AL
G 10 Mya Burns 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS North Augusta
Georgia Southern 		North Augusta, SC
F 11 Achol Akot 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Capital Courts Academy Ottawa, ON
G 14 Asia Todd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Clayton
Liberty 		Clayton, NC
F 15 Taylor Gibson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Bishop McNamara
Michigan 		Upper Marlboro, MD
G 21 Timia Ware 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Whitney Young Magnet
LSU 		Chicago, IL
G 22 Sierra Godbolt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Lake Highland Prep Orlando, FL
F 23 Anzhané Hutton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Cedar Hill
Howard 		Dallas, TX
C 24 Jayla Kelly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Parkway Central
Missouri 		Chesterfield, MO
G 30 Morgan Robinson-Nwagwu 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Norcross
Gulf Coast State College 		Norcross, GA
C 35 Khyala Ngodu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Dillard Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 42 Mary McMillan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Apopka
UNC Wilmington 		Apopka, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		Bethune–Cookman W 101–63  1–0
 Addition Financial Arena (3,225)
Orlando, FL
November 13, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		Anderson W 96–73  2–0
 Addition Financial Arena (740)
Orlando, FL
November 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		Auburn W 60–53  3–0
 Addition Financial Arena (1,180)
Orlando, FL
November 23, 2023*
3:00 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Jackson State
Discover Puerto Rico Classic 		W 63–54  4–0
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 24, 2023*
3:00 p.m., FloSports 		vs. St. John's
Discover Puerto Rico Classic 		W 61–48  5–0
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 25, 2023*
5:30 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Sacred Heart
Discover Puerto Rico Classic 		W 69–58  6–0
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
December 3, 2023*
3:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		Campbell W 42–41  7–0
 Addition Financial Arena (1,072)
Orlando, FL
December 11, 2023*
11:00 a.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		New Orleans W 72–45  8–0
 Addition Financial Arena (1,238)
Orlando, FL
December 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		Florida Atlantic L 58–59  8–1
 Addition Financial Arena (797)
Orlando, FL
December 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		Morgan State W 67–41  9–1
 Addition Financial Arena (787)
Orlando, FL
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 30, 2023
3:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma L 52–69  9–2
(0–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center (3,835)
Norman, OK
January 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		Oklahoma State L 61–68  9–3
(0–2) 		Addition Financial Arena (1,230)
Orlando, FL
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		No. 11 Kansas State L 56–72  9–4
(0–3) 		Addition Financial Arena (1,154)
Orlando, FL
January 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati L 63–64  9–5
(0–4) 		Fifth Third Arena (587)
Cincinnati, OH
January 13, 2024
12:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		No. 24 West Virginia L 59–76  9–6
(0–5) 		Addition Financial Arena (1,374)
Orlando, FL
January 20, 2024
3:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		at No. 12 Baylor L 74–77  9–7
(0–6) 		Foster Pavilion (5,089)
Waco, TX
January 23, 2024
7:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		at TCU L 60–66  9–8
(0–7) 		Schollmaier Arena (2,249)
Fort Worth, TX
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		Houston W 92–87 OT 10–8
(1–7) 		Addition Financial Arena (1,092)
Orlando, FL
January 30, 2024
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		at No. 23 West Virginia L 43–84  10–9
(1–8) 		WVU Coliseum (1,608)
Morgantown, WV
February 3, 2024
12:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		Iowa State W 71–66  11–9
(2–8) 		Addition Financial Arena (1,088)
Orlando, FL
February 7, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		Cincinnati L 61–67  11–10
(2–9) 		Addition Financial Arena (1,108)
Orlando, FL
February 10, 2024
8:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech W 69–64  12–10
(3–9) 		United Supermarkets Arena (4,511)
Lubbock, TX
February 13, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		BYU L 60–64  12–11
(3–10) 		Addition Financial Arena (849)
Orlando, FL
February 17, 2024
5:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		at No. 7 Kansas State L 58–60  12–12
(3–11) 		Bramlage Coliseum (6,316)
Manhattan, KS
February 21, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma State L 54–67  12–13
(3–12) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,819)
Stillwater, OK
February 24, 2024
12:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		No. 5 Texas L 56–87  12–14
(3–13) 		Addition Financial Arena (1,621)
Orlando, FL
February 28, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		Kansas L 53–65  12–15
(3–14) 		Addition Financial Arena (1,071)
Orlando, FL
March 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ 		at Houston L 67–68  12–16
(3–15) 		Fertitta Center (1,141)
Houston, TX
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 7, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(14) vs. (11) Cincinnati
First Round 		L 62–67  12–17
 T-Mobile Center (2,824)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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See also

References

  1. ^ Stein, Danielle (October 12, 2023). "UCF's basketball teams enter inaugural Big 12 season as underdogs". Spectrum News 13. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Murschel, Matt (October 11, 2023). "UCF basketball prepares for challenges in inaugural Big 12 season". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023–24 (W) Basketball Schedule". UCF Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES 2023-24 NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE". ucfknights.com. September 25, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL UNVEILS 2023-24 BIG 12 SCHEDULE". ucfknights.com. September 27, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.