# 2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by first-year head coach Kristin Haynie, played their home games at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

## Previous season

The Chippewas finished the 2022–23 season 6–23, 4–14 in MAC play, to finish in a tie for eleventh (last) place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.
On April 6, 2023, the school announced a "change of leadership", and that head coach Heather Oesterle would not be returning as head coach, ending her four-year tenure with the team. On April 20, a month after being hired as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Lynx, former Michigan State assistant coach Kristin Haynie was named the team's new head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2023* 12:00 p.m. | Davenport | W 75–61 | – | McGuirk Arena (411) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at South Alabama MAC–SBC Challenge | L 55–77 | 0–1 | Mitchell Center (415) Mobile, AL |
| November 12, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Bradley | L 62–65 | 0–2 | Renaissance Coliseum (447) Peoria, IL |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Concordia Ann Arbor | W 80–57 | 1–2 | McGuirk Arena (1,061) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Cleveland State | L 57–96 | 1–3 | Wolstein Center (319) Cleveland, OH |
| November 25, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Milwaukee | L 59–84 | 1–4 | Klotsche Center (630) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Indiana State | L 65–73 | 1–5 | McGuirk Arena (1,070) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Oakland | L 76–79 | 1–6 | OU Credit Union O'rena (604) Rochester, MI |
| December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | at Michigan State | L 67–91 | 1–7 | Breslin Center (4,340) East Lansing, MI |
| December 20, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SLN | at North Dakota State | L 57–67 | 1–8 | Scheels Center (608) Fargo, ND |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Bowling Green | L 64–65 | 1–9 (0–1) | McGuirk Arena (970) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Buffalo | L 69–77 | 1–10 (0–2) | McGuirk Arena (1,045) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Akron | L 62–70 | 1–11 (0–3) | James A. Rhodes Arena (649) Akron, OH |
| January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Eastern Michigan | W 64–60 | 2–11 (1–3) | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,392) Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 17, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | Ball State | L 47–79 | 2–12 (1–4) | McGuirk Arena (3,271) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Northern Illinois | L 57–70 | 2–13 (1–5) | Convocation Center (711) DeKalb, IL |
| January 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Chicago State | W 66–55 | 3–13 | Jones Convocation Center (130) Chicago, IL |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Ohio | L 58–68 | 3–14 (1–6) | McGuirk Arena (1,094) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Western Michigan | W 53–45 | 4–14 (2–6) | McGuirk Arena (1,302) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Miami (OH) | W 64–59 | 5–14 (3–6) | McGuirk Arena (361) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Kent State | L 0–2 Forfeit | 5–14 (3–7) | MAC Center Kent, OH |
| February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Toledo | L 68–93 | 5–15 (3–8) | McGuirk Arena (1,433) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Louisiana MAC–SBC Challenge | L 51–54 | 5–16 | McGuirk Arena (1,260) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Kent State | L 54–77 | 5–17 (3–9) | McGuirk Arena (1,189) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 21, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Ball State | L 54–78 | 5–18 (3–10) | Worthen Arena (1,343) Muncie, IN |
| February 24, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Western Michigan | L 49–76 | 5–19 (3–11) | University Arena (1,323) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Miami (OH) | W 76–73 $^{2OT}$ | 6–19 (4–11) | McGuirk Arena (1,095) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Ohio | L 63–77 | 6–20 (4–12) | Convocation Center (755) Athens, OH |
| March 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Buffalo | L 68–77 | 6–21 (4–13) | Alumni Arena (1,841) Amherst, NY |
| March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Akron | L 57–65 | 6–22 (4–14) | McGuirk Arena (1,081) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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