# 2023–24 BYU Cougars women's basketball team

The 2023–24 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, were led by second-year head coach Amber Whiting and played their home games at the Marriott Center as members of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2022–23 season 16–17, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Pepperdine and San Francisco in the first round and quarterfinals of the WCC women's tournament before falling to Gonzaga in the semifinals. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to Rice in round 1.

## Offseason
### Departures

BYU Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Gabriela Bosquez | 0 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Kyle, TX | Graduated |
| Amanada Barcello | 1 | G | 5'11" | Sophomore | Chandler, AZ | Transferred to Utah Valley |
| Sophia Lee | 4 | G | 5'8" | Freshman | Stockton, CA | Transferred to Sacramento State |
| Eliza Galbreath | 10 | F | 6'0" | Junior | Ritzville, WA | |
| Sierra Johnson | 13 | G | 6'0" | Sophomore | Jasper, AR | Transferred to Sacred Heart |
| Alyssa Blanck | 15 | F | 6'2" | Freshman | Hollday, UT | Transferred to Utah |
| Devry Millett | 20 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Folsom, CA | |
| Kate Vorwaller | 30 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Salt Lake City, UT | |
| Mayci Taylor | 31 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Salina, UT | |

### Incoming

BYU Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Kylie Krebs | 2 | G | | Junior | Peoria, AZ | Glendale Community College |
| Lauren Davenport | 30 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Idaho Falls, ID | Boston University |

#### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Amari Whiting PG | Provo, UT | Timpview High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| 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 11, 2023. ||||||

#### Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information (2024) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Delaney Gibb PG | Raymond, AB | Raymond High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| 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: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. |||||||

## 2023–24 media
### BYU Sports Media
#### Television/Streaming

As new members of the Big 12, all Cougars home games will be shown on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Neutral site and exhibition matches will be available on BYUtv and ESPN+. With the exception of Texas conference road games will also be shown on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Texas will be on Longhorn Network. Most remaining non-conference road games will also be televised or streamed. Streaming partners for those games can be found on the schedule.

#### Radio

For the first time since 2017–18 BYU Women's Basketball will have regular season games available on the radio. BYU Radio will air every BYU Women's Basketball game on KUMT 107.9 FM, on byuradio.org, and on the BYU Radio App. Unlike previous seasons, which were traditionally a BYUtv simulcast, longtime radio host Jason Shepherd will act as the voice of BYU Women's Basketball.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2023* 3:00 p.m., BYUtv | | Westminster | W 92–48 | | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana State | W 68–60 | 1–0 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (5,017) Bozeman, MT |
| November 10, 2023* 11:30 a.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Weber State | W 77–49 | 2–0 | Marriott Center (5,705) Provo, UT |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Utah Valley UCCU Crosstown Clash | W 59–44 | 3–0 | Marriott Center (1,690) Provo, UT |
| November 18, 2023* 7:30 p.m., BYUtv | | vs. Wake Forest North Shore Showcase | W 67–44 | 4–0 | Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI |
| November 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BYUtv | | vs. Saint Louis North Shore Showcase | W 87–66 | 5–0 | Cannon Activities Center (220) Laie, HI |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Loyola Marymount | W 74–58 | 6–0 | Marriott Center (1,529) Provo, UT |
| November 28, 2023* 6:30 p.m., MW Network | | at Wyoming | L 74–86 | 6–1 | Arena-Auditorium (2,442) Laramie, WY |
| December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 12 Utah Rivalry | L 68–87 | 6–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,182) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 5, 2023* 3:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Utah State | W 72–66 | 7–2 | Marriott Center (1,565) Provo, UT |
| December 8, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Boise State | W 65–50 | 8–2 | Marriott Center (2,722) Provo, UT |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Idaho State | W 79–76 $^{OT}$ | 9–2 | Marriott Center (1,911) Provo, UT |
| December 20, 2023* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Missouri State Lady Bear Classic | L 55–56 | 9–3 | Great Southern Bank Arena (1,619) Springfield, MO |
| December 21, 2023* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. Nevada Lady Bear Classic | W 72–59 | 10–3 | Great Southern Bank Arena Springfield, MO |
| Big 12 Conference regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2023 3:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at No. 23 TCU | L 67–81 | 10–4 (0–1) | Schollmaier Arena (2,572) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Oklahoma | L 63–75 | 10–5 (0–2) | Marriott Center (1,748) Provo, UT |
| January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Iowa State | L 75–80 | 10–6 (0–3) | Marriott Center (1,872) Provo, UT |
| January 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at Houston | L 69–79 | 10–7 (0–4) | Fertitta Center (805) Houston, TX |
| January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Cincinnati | W 68–58 | 11–7 (1–4) | Marriott Center (1,786) Provo, UT |
| January 17, 2024 5:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 50–82 | 11–8 (1–5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,044) Stillwater, OK |
| January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Texas Tech | W 60–46 | 12–8 (2–5) | Marriott Center (1,873) Provo, UT |
| January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at No. 4 Kansas State | L 65–68 | 12–9 (2–6) | Bramlage Coliseum (8,180) Manhattan, KS |
| January 31, 2024 5:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at Kansas | L 53–67 | 12–10 (2–7) | Allen Fieldhouse (2,964) Lawrence, KS |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | No. 23 West Virginia | L 69–76 | 12–11 (2–8) | Marriott Center (1,754) Provo, UT |
| February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | No. 18 Baylor | W 78–66 | 13–11 (3–8) | Marriott Center (1,525) Provo, UT |
| February 10, 2024 10:00 a.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | W 69–57 | 14–11 (4–8) | Fifth Third Arena (1,084) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at UCF | W 64–60 | 15–11 (5–8) | Addition Financial Arena (849) Orlando, FL |
| February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Kansas | L 62–70 | 15–12 (5–9) | Marriott Center (2,317) Provo, UT |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | TCU | L 58–68 | 15–13 (5–10) | Marriott Center (1,451) Provo, UT |
| February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at Iowa State | L 49–74 | 15–14 (5–11) | Hilton Coliseum (10,896) Ames, IA |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Houston | W 64–54 | 16–14 (6–11) | Marriott Center (1,760) Provo, UT |
| March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., LHN | | at No. 3 Texas | L 46–71 | 16–15 (6–12) | Moody Center (10,364) Austin, TX |
| Big 12 Conference Tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (7) Kansas Second Round | L 53–77 | 16–16 | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO |
| WBIT ||||||
| March 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at (4) Santa Clara First Round | L 59–60 | 16–17 | Leavey Center (357) Santa Clara, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||