# 2023–24 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

The 2023–24 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders, were led by fourth-year head coach Krista Gerlich and played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena as members of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Lady Raiders finished the season 20–15, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Kansas State in the Big 12 Tournament. They were invited to the WNIT where they defeated UTEP in the first round, SMU in the second round before losing to Arkansas in the super 16.

## Offseason
### Departures

Texas Tech Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Ella Tofaeono | 1 | C | 6'3" | Junior | Sydney, Australia | Signed to play professionally in Australia with Townsville Fire |
| Bryn Gerlich | 10 | F | 6'0" | Senior | Colleyville, TX | Graduated |
| Lana Wenger | 14 | F | 6'4" | Sophomore | Hersburg, Switzerland | Transferred to Portland State |
| Bre'Amber Scott | 23 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Little Rock, AR | Graduated |
| Tatum Veitenheimer | 32 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Windthorst, TX | Graduated |
| Katie Ferrell | 41 | G/F | 6'1" | Senior | Plano, TX | Graduated |

### Incoming

Texas Tech Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jazion Jackson | 1 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Dallas, TX | UTEP |
| Jordyn Merritt | 12 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Plano, TX | Florida |
| Elina Arike | 13 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Helsinki, Finland | UTEP |
| Jada Wynn | 24 | G | 6'1" | Sophomore | Yorba Linda, CA | Colorado |

#### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Loghan Johnson G | Houston, TX | Houston Chrisitan High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| 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: "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. ||||||

#### Recruiting class of 2024

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Kalysta Martin G | San Antonio, TX | Providence Catholic School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. |||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 28, 2023* 12:00 p.m. | | Northern Arizona Maui Relief Game | L 58–63 | | United Supermarkets Arena (600) Lubbock, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 95–53 | 1–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,140) Lubbock, TX |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | W 70–63 | 2–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,514) Lubbock, TX |
| November 13, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Lamar | W 61–44 | 3–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,678) Lubbock, TX |
| November 17, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Commerce | W 91–45 | 4–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,802) Lubbock, TX |
| November 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | UTSA | W 63–58 | 5–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,155) Lubbock, TX |
| November 24, 2023* 8:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Rutgers Las Vegas Thanksgiving Classic | W 79–72 | 6–0 | South Point Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| November 25, 2023* 6:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Santa Clara Las Vegas Thanksgiving Classic | W 61–56 | 7–0 | South Point Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | UC Irvine | W 60–54 | 8–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,258) Lubbock, TX |
| December 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Houston Christian | W 79–34 | 9–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,516) Lubbock, TX |
| December 5, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Sam Houston | W 93–60 | 10–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,089) Lubbock, TX |
| December 13, 2023* 11:30 a.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 76–35 | 11–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (13,743) Lubbock, TX |
| December 19, 2023* 9:00 p.m., YouTube | | vs. Tulsa Maui Classic | L 58–66 | 11–1 | Seabury Hall Makawao, HI |
| December 20, 2023* 11:30 p.m., YouTube | | vs. Oregon State Maui Classic | L 65–77 | 11–2 | Seabury Hall (1,100) Makawao, HI |
| Big 12 Conference regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2023 1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at Houston | W 79–71 | 12–2 (1–0) | Fertitta Center (1,975) Houston, TX |
| January 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | No. 10 Texas | L 47–74 | 12–3 (1–1) | United Supermarkets Arena (8,207) Lubbock, TX |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Kansas | W 73–64 | 13–3 (2–1) | United Supermarkets Arena (5,747) Lubbock, TX |
| January 10, 2024 6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 58–71 | 13–4 (2–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,947) Stillwater, OK |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma | L 55–73 | 13–5 (2–3) | Lloyd Noble Center (5,223) Norman, OK |
| January 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | No. 24 Iowa State | W 71–63 | 14–5 (3–3) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,410) Lubbock, TX |
| January 20, 2024 5:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at BYU | L 46–60 | 14–6 (3–4) | Marriott Center (1,873) Provo, UT |
| January 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Houston | W 66–48 | 15–6 (4–4) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,775) Lubbock, TX |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | TCU | W 71–65 | 16–6 (5–4) | United Supermarkets Arena (7,530) Lubbock, TX |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | L 56–74 | 16–7 (5–5) | Fifth Third Arena (2,510) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at No. 22 West Virginia | L 59–82 | 16–8 (5–6) | WVU Coliseum (2,428) Morgantown, WV |
| February 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | UCF | L 64–69 | 16–9 (5–7) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,511) Lubbock, TX |
| February 14, 2024 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Oklahoma State | L 50–60 | 16–10 (5–8) | United Supermarkets Arena (5,063) Lubbock, TX |
| February 18, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 21 Baylor | L 32–61 | 16–11 (5–9) | Foster Pavilion (7,093) Waco, TX |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., LHN | | at No. 5 Texas | L 72–77 | 16–12 (5–10) | Moody Center (5,892) Austin, TX |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Cincinnati | L 56–68 | 16–13 (5–11) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,788) Lubbock, TX |
| February 28, 2024 6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at TCU | L 52–73 | 16–14 (5–12) | Schollmaier Arena (2,237) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | No. 15 Kansas State | L 49–73 | 16–15 (5–13) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,852) Lubbock, TX |
| Big 12 Conference Tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (13) Houston First Round | W 74–60 | 17–15 | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO |
| March 8, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (5) No. 17 Baylor Second Round | L 60–71 | 17–16 | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||