# 2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by tenth-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas, and were members of the Big 12 Conference.
The Wildcats advanced to the NCAA Tournament, hosting the first two rounds at Bramlage Coliseum for the first time since 2017. After defeating 13-seed Portland in the first round, K-State was defeated by 5-seed Colorado in the second round to end their season.

## Previous season

They finished the season 19–17, 5–13 in Big 12 play and finished ninth in the conference. As the ninth seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they played in the first round and beat the eighth seed Texas Tech 79–69, but were defeated by the number one seed Texas in the Quarterfinals by a score of 42–60. The Wildcats earned an at-large bid to the WNIT. The Wildcats first round opponent was against Wichita State and beat them 90–56. In the second round, they played against Wyoming and beat them 71–55 to reach the Super 16 of the WNIT. In the Super 16, the Wildcats would lose to Washington 48–55.

## Offseason
### Departures

Kansas State Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Sarah Shematsi | 1 | F | 6'2" | GS Senior | Annecy, France | Graduated |
| Mimi Gatewood | 23 | G | 5'6" | Freshman | Glenn Heights, TX | Transferred to Stephen F. Austin |
| Emilee Ebert | 24 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Frankfort, KS | Graduated |
| Taylor Lauterbach | 41 | C | 6'7" | Junior | Appleton, WI | Transferred to Virginia |

### Incoming

Kansas State Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Zyanna Walker | 1 | G | 5'8" | Freshman | Wichita, KS | Louisville |
| Imani Lester | 32 | F | 6'3" | Sophomore | Raleigh, NC | Louisville |

#### Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Pittsburg State | W 79–65 | – | Bramlage Coliseum (2,919) Manhattan, KS |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 69–35 | 1–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,868) Manhattan, KS |
| November 11, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | W 77–39 | 2–0 | Jack Stephens Center (756) Little Rock, AR |
| November 16, 2023* 7:30 pm, FS1 | | at No. 2 Iowa | W 65–58 | 3–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| November 19, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wisconsin | W 75–57 | 4–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (5,424) Manhattan, KS |
| November 24, 2023* 10:00 am, FloHoops | No. 16 | vs. Western Kentucky Gulf Coast Showcase First Round | W 77–61 | 5–0 | Hertz Arena (312) Estero, FL |
| November 25, 2023* 4:00 pm, FloHoops | No. 16 | vs. No. 18 North Carolina Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals | W 63–56 | 6–0 | Hertz Arena (2,207) Estero, FL |
| November 26, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops | No. 16 | vs. No. 5 Iowa Gulf Coast Showcase Championship | L 70–77 | 6–1 | Hertz Arena (3,007) Estero, FL |
| December 1, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | No. 14 | Jackson State | W 79–37 | 7–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,236) Manhattan, KS |
| December 6, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | No. 13 | McNeese | W 101–39 | 8–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,245) Manhattan, KS |
| December 9, 2023* 5:00 pm | No. 13 | vs. Missouri Bill Snyder Classic | W 84–56 | 9–1 | Civic Arena (3,500) St. Joseph, MO |
| December 16, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 12т | North Florida | W 79–53 | 10–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,419) Manhattan, KS |
| December 18, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | No. 12 | Oral Roberts | W 102–59 | 11–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,935) Manhattan, KS |
| December 20, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | No. 12 | Southern | W 84–52 | 12–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,191) Manhattan, KS |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 11 | at Cincinnati | W 66–41 | 13–1 (1–0) | Fifth Third Arena (1,472) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 3, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | No. 11 | Houston | W 72–38 | 14–1 (2–0) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,397) Manhattan, KS |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 11 | at UCF | W 72–56 | 15–1 (3–0) | Addition Financial Arena (1,154) Orlando, FL |
| January 10, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 12 | Oklahoma | W 74–57 | 16–1 (4–0) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,889) Manhattan, KS |
| January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 12 | No. 10 Texas | W 61–58 | 17–1 (5–0) | Bramlage Coliseum (7,062) Manhattan, KS |
| January 17, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | No. 7 | at TCU | W 2–0 Forfeit | 17–1 (6–0) | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 7 | Kansas Sunflower Showdown | W 69–58 | 18–1 (7–0) | Bramlage Coliseum (9,602) Manhattan, KS |
| January 22, 2024 7:30 pm, FS1 | No. 4 | at No. 13 Baylor | W 58–55 | 19–1 (8–0) | Foster Pavilion (4,536) Waco, TX |
| January 27, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 4 | BYU | W 68–65 | 20–1 (9–0) | Bramlage Coliseum (8,180) Manhattan, KS |
| January 31, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 2 | at Oklahoma | L 63–66 | 20–2 (9–1) | Lloyd Noble Center (3,750) Norman, OK |
| February 4, 2024 1:00 pm, FS1 | No. 2 | at No. 13 Texas | L 54–61 | 20–3 (9–2) | Moody Center (8,325) Austin, TX |
| February 10, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 8 | Oklahoma State | W 69–68 | 21–3 (10–2) | Bramlage Coliseum (6,848) Manhattan, KS |
| February 14, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | No. 7 | at Iowa State | L 93–96 $^{2OT}$ | 21–4 (10–3) | Hilton Coliseum (9,936) Ames, IA |
| February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 7 | UCF | W 60–58 | 22–4 (11–3) | Bramlage Coliseum (6,316) Manhattan, KS |
| February 21, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | No. 10 | No. 22 West Virginia | W 73–64 $^{OT}$ | 23–4 (12–3) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,266) Manhattan, KS |
| February 25, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 10 | at Kansas Sunflower Showdown | L 55–58 | 23–5 (12–4) | Allen Fieldhouse (9,007) Lawrence, KS |
| February 28, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | No. 15 | Iowa State | L 76–82 | 23–6 (12–5) | Bramlage Coliseum (5,340) Manhattan, KS |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 15 | at Texas Tech | W 73–49 | 24–6 (13–5) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,852) Lubbock, TX |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) No. 16 | vs. (6) West Virginia Quarterfinals | W 65–62 | 25–6 | T-Mobile Center (6,610) Kansas City, MO |
| March 11, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (3) No. 16 | vs. (2) No. 5 Texas Semifinals | L 64–71 | 25–7 | T-Mobile Center (5,219) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPNews | (4 A2) No. 15 | (13 A2) Portland First Round | W 78–65 | 26–7 | Bramlage Coliseum (9,642) Manhattan, KS |
| March 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN | (4 A2) No. 15 | (5 A2) No. 17 Colorado Second Round | L 50–63 | 26–8 | Bramlage Coliseum (10,632) Manhattan, KS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A2=Albany 2. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12т | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12т | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 |