# 2023–24 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fourth-year head coach Kyra Elzy, played most of their home games at Rupp Arena as Memorial Coliseum underwent extensive renovations this season and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Wildcats played five games at other venues in and near their home city of Lexington, Kentucky. Four home games, including the season opener, were at the Clive M. Beck Center at Transylvania University in Lexington, and one was at Davis–Reid Alumni Gym at Georgetown College in Georgetown.
On March 11, 2024, following back-to-back losing seasons and after failing to qualify for the NCAA Tournament in consecutive years, Kentucky announced that Elzy had been fired as head coach.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season 12–19, 2–14 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 13th (last) place. In the SEC tournament, they upset Florida in the first round, and Alabama in the second round, before falling to Tennessee in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2023* 11:00 a.m. | | Kentucky State | W 88–71 | | – | – | – | Rupp Arena (5,457) Lexington, KY |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | East Tennessee State | W 74–66 | 1–0 | 16 – Jenkins | 13 – Petty | 4 – Miles | Clive M. Beck Center (1,139) Lexington, KY |
| November 11, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN+ | | USC Upstate | W 82–54 | 2–0 | 19 – Petty | 9 – Petty | 6 – Scherr | Rupp Arena (1,465) Lexington, KY |
| November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Austin Peay | L 63–68 | 2–1 | 19 – Petty | 14 – Petty | 7 – Miles | Davis–Reid Alumni Gym (935) Georgetown, KY |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 48–59 | 2–2 | 18 – Jenkins | 13 – Petty | 3 – Miles | Alico Arena (1,863) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 23, 2023* 3:15 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. No. 10 NC State Paradise Jam Island Division | L 55–84 | 2–3 | 9 – 3 Tied | 6 – 2 Tied | 2 – Rowe | Sports and Fitness Center (624) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. No. 3 Colorado Paradise Jam Island Division | L 53–96 | 2–4 | 14 – Russell | 7 – Petty | 3 – Scherr | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 25, 2023* 3:15 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Cincinnati Paradise Jam Island Division | L 41–65 | 2–5 | 25 – Scherr | 7 – Petty | 2 – Miles | Sports and Fitness Center (924) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN | | Boston College ACC–SEC Challenge | W 83–81 | 3–5 | 21 – Russell | 8 – Petty | 6 – Miles | Clive M. Beck Center (910) Lexington, KY |
| December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 73–67 | 4–5 | 33 – Petty | 15 – Petty | 6 – Rowe | Clive M. Beck Center (743) Lexington, KY |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Minnesota | L 57–76 | 4–6 | 20 – Petty | 12 – Petty | 5 – 2 Tied | Rupp Arena (3,386) Lexington, KY |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 18 Louisville rivalry | L 61–73 | 4–7 | 22 – Scherr | 10 – Petty | 6 – King | KFC Yum! Center (11,291) Louisville, KY |
| December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Furman | W 75–45 | 5–7 | 17 – Tyler | 9 – Petty | 8 – Scherr | Rupp Arena (3,287) Lexington, KY |
| December 21, 2023* 11:00 a.m., SECN+ | | Lipscomb | W 87–80 | 6–7 | 25 – Scherr | 6 – Petty | 7 – Scherr | Rupp Arena (3,424) Lexington, KY |
| December 31, 2023* 1:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Samford | W 72–59 | 7–7 | 22 – Petty | 13 – Petty | 6 – Miles | Clive M. Beck Center (1,010) Lexington, KY |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Arkansas | W 73–63 | 8–7 (1–0) | 22 – Petty | 19 – Petty | 3 – 2 Tied | Rupp Arena (2,998) Lexington, KY |
| January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN | | at Tennessee rivalry | L 69–87 | 8–8 (1–1) | 16 – Russell | 14 – Petty | 5 – Scherr | Thompson–Boling Arena (8,823) Knoxville, TN |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Vanderbilt | L 73–95 | 8–9 (1–2) | 23 – Petty | 21 – Petty | 3 – Scherr | Rupp Arena (3,339) Lexington, KY |
| January 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 1 South Carolina | L 36–98 | 8–10 (1–3) | 13 – Tyler | 5 – Petty | 2 – Scherr | Colonial Life Arena (15,929) Columbia, SC |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Missouri | W 76–71 | 9–10 (2–3) | 20 – Russell | 10 – Petty | 6 – Scherr | Rupp Arena (3,665) Lexington, KY |
| January 25, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Arkansas | L 61–88 | 9–11 (2–4) | 20 – Russell | 16 – Petty | 2 – 2 Tied | Bud Walton Arena (3,719) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 28, 2024 5:00 p.m., SECN | | at Alabama | L 74–91 | 9–12 (2–5) | 14 – 2 Tied | 9 – Scherr | 6 – Scherr | Coleman Coliseum (2,444) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Mississippi State | L 74–77 $^{OT}$ | 9–13 (2–6) | 19 – Scherr | 10 – Petty | 5 – Scherr | Rupp Arena (3,743) Lexington, KY |
| February 4, 2024 12:00 pm, SECN | | at Georgia | L 65–72 | 9–14 (2–7) | 25 – Petty | 5 – Petty | 4 – Scherr | Stegeman Coliseum (3,177) Athens, GA |
| February 11, 2024 4:00 p.m., SECN | | Texas A&M | L 44–61 | 9–15 (2–8) | 11 – Petty | 7 – Petty | 3 – Miles | Rupp Arena (3,632) Lexington, KY |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN | | at Auburn | L 50–78 | 9–16 (2–9) | 13 – Petty | 13 – Petty | 3 – Miles | Neville Arena (2,653) Auburn, AL |
| February 18, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN | | Florida | W 81–77 | 10–16 (3–9) | 24 – Russell | 11 – Petty | 3 – Russell | Rupp Arena (4,692) Lexington, KY |
| February 22, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN+ | | at Mississippi State | W 78–68 | 11–16 (4–9) | 20 – Petty | 12 – Petty | 7 – Scherr | Humphrey Coliseum (5,975) Starkville, MS |
| February 25, 2024 3:00 p.m., SECN | | No. 1 South Carolina | L 55–103 | 11–17 (4–10) | 16 – Petty | 8 – Petty | 3 – Miles | Rupp Arena (5,626) Lexington, KY |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Ole Miss | L 45–75 | 11–18 (4–11) | 10 – 2 Tied | 6 – Russell | 2 – 3 Tied | Rupp Arena (3,227) Lexington, KY |
| March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 9 LSU | L 56–77 | 11–19 (4–12) | 14 – 2 Tied | 15 – Petty | 7 – Miles | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,044) Baton Rouge, LA |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2024 11:00 a.m., SECN | (12) | vs. (13) Georgia First Round | W 64–50 | 12–19 | 19 – Russell | 14 – Petty | 5 – Miles | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,409) Greenville, SC |
| March 7, 2024 2:30 p.m., SECN | (12) | vs. (5) Tennessee Second Round | L 62–76 | 12–20 | 17 – Tyler | 10 – Petty | 3 – Miles | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (6,144) Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||