# 2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

The 2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons were led by thirty-eighth year head coach Doug Bruno and played their home games at the Wintrust Arena as members of the Big East Conference.

## Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the season 16–17, 8–12 in Big East play to finish in seventh place. As a No. 7 seed, they defeated Providence in the first round of the Big East women's tournament before losing to Villanova in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

DePaul Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Tara Daye | 0 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Newark, NJ | Transferred to St. John's |
| Keke Rimmer | 1 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Maywood, IL | Graduate transferred to UIC |
| Madisen Wardell | 5 | G/F | 6'0" | Freshman | Detroit, MI | Transferred to Central Michigan |
| Kierra Collier | 11 | G | 5'6" | Senior | Lee Summit, MO | Graduated |
| Nazlah Morrow | 15 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Zaria Hurston | 20 | F | 5'10" | Freshman | Decatur, GA | Transferred to Coastal Carolina |
| Darrione Rogers | 21 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Mississippi State |
| Aneesah Morrow | 24 | F | 6'1" | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Transferred to LSU |
| Kendall Holmes | 35 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Plainfield, IL | Transferred to South Dakota |

### Incoming transfers

DePaul Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Katlyn Gilbert | 0 | G | 5'10" | GS Senior | Indianapolis, IN | Missouri |
| Brynn Masikewich | 5 | F | 6'3" | GS Senior | Calgary, AL | UCLA |
| Michelle Sidor | 23 | G | 5'8" | GS Senior | Upper Saddle River, NJ | Michigan |
| Kate Clarke | 25 | G | 6'1" | Sophomore | Carmel, IN | Michigan |

#### Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 15, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 3 Iowa Crossover at Kinnick | L 72–94 | | 19 – Peoples | 7 – Tied | 4 – McErlane | Kinnick Stadium (55,646) Iowa City, IA |
| October 29, 2023* 4:00 p.m. | | Lewis | W 68–45 | | 20 – Peoples | 16 – Peoples | 5 – McErlane | Wintrust Arena (886) Chicago, IL |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Western Michigan | W 77–53 | 1–0 | 20 – Peoples | 13 – Peoples | 5 – McErlane | Wintrust Arena (1,111) Chicago, IL |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Stonehill | W 99–52 | 2–0 | 20 – Peoples | 10 – Gilbert | 5 – Gilbert | Wintrust Arena (849) Chicago, IL |
| November 12, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 17 Louisville | L 74–81 | 2–1 | 32 – Clarke | 8 – Peoples | 4 – Tied | KFC Yum! Center (7,456) Louisville, KY |
| November 18, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. South Dakota Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals | L 71–83 | 2–2 | 22 – Peoples | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Imperial Arena (422) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 19, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Middle Tennessee Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round | L 69–71 | 2–3 | 18 – Peoples | 6 – Tied | 5 – McErlane | Imperial Arena (400) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Howard Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game | W 85–62 | 3–3 | 21 – Peoples | 13 – Peoples | 6 – Gilbert | Imperial Arena (257) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., Marquee | | Loyola–Chicago | W 99–52 | 4–3 | 29 – Peoples | 7 – Allen | 8 – Peoples | Wintrust Arena (1,469) Chicago, IL |
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Michigan State | L 64–102 | 4–4 | 18 – Peoples | 7 – Allen | 3 – Peoples | Wintrust Arena (1,174) Chicago, IL |
| December 5, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloSports | | Green Bay | W 68–64 | 5–4 | 22 – Peoples | 9 – Peoples | 5 – Tied | Wintrust Arena (6,057) Chicago, IL |
| December 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Miami (FL) | L 70–75 | 5–5 | 18 – Peoples | 9 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Watsco Center (2,172) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Marquee | | Northwestern | W 90–65 | 6–5 | 21 – Peoples | 8 – Allen | 7 – Peoples | Wintrust Arena (1,050) Chicago, IL |
| December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | Alabama State | W 98–69 | 7–5 | 26 – McErlane | 10 – Peoples | 4 – Tied | Wintrust Arena (1,278) Chicago, IL |
| December 20, 2023 11:00 a.m., FloSports | | at Xavier | W 70–55 | 8–5 (1–0) | 15 – Peoples | 8 – Gilbert | 4 – Tied | Cintas Center (326) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 28, 2023* 6:00 p.m., FloSports | | Alcorn State | W 77–39 | 9–5 | 13 – McCline | 8 – Walker | 5 – Sidor | Wintrust Arena (1,183) Chicago, IL |
| December 31, 2023 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | Georgetown | L 62–66 | 9–6 (1–1) | 21 – Peoples | 10 – Allen | 8 – Allen | Wintrust Arena (1,167) Chicago, IL |
| January 3, 2024 10:00 a.m., FloSports | | at Providence | L 65–72 | 9–7 (1–2) | 25 – Gilbert | 6 – Allen | 2 – Tied | Alumni Hall (1,263) Providence, RI |
| January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 21 Creighton | L 68–75 | 9–8 (1–3) | 22 – Allen | 10 – Allen | 5 – Peoples | Wintrust Arena (1,404) Chicago, IL |
| January 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at No. 23 Marquette | L 47–78 | 9–9 (1–4) | 13 – McCline | 6 – Tied | 3 – Allen | Al McGuire Center (1,830) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Xavier | W 79–47 | 10–9 (2–4) | 19 – Sidor | 10 – Peoples | 5 – Peoples | Wintrust Arena (854) Chicago, IL |
| January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., SNY | | at No. 9 UConn | L 51–88 | 10–10 (2–5) | 15 – McErlane | 9 – Peoples | 4 – Allen | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | St. John's | L 77–83 $^{2OT}$ | 10–11 (2–6) | 37 – Peoples | 16 – Peoples | 4 – Allen | Wintrust Arena (994) Chicago, IL |
| January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., FS1 | | Villanova | L 64–95 | 10–12 (2–7) | 12 – Gilbert | 5 – Peoples | 3 – Gilbert | Wintrust Arena (1,555) Chicago, IL |
| January 31, 2024 6:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Butler | W 67–57 | 11–12 (3–7) | 24 – Peoples | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (808) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Georgetown | L 42–44 | 11–13 (3–8) | 10 – Peoples | 9 – Peoples | 3 – Tied | McDonough Gymnasium (738) Washington, D.C. |
| February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Providence | W 84–72 | 12–13 (4–8) | 28 – Peoples | 8 – Allen | 3 – Peoples | Wintrust Arena (1,125) Chicago, IL |
| February 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., FloSports | | at No. 21 Creighton | L 59–88 | 12–14 (4–9) | 17 – Peoples | 9 – Peoples | 3 – Tied | D. J. Sokol Arena (2,102) Omaha, NE |
| February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Marquette | L 58–69 | 12–15 (4–10) | 18 – Allen | 12 – Peoples | 5 – Gilbert | Wintrust Arena (1,029) Chicago, IL |
| February 17, 2024 12:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Seton Hall | L 78–91 | 12–16 (4–11) | 25 – Peoples | 10 – Peoples | 8 – Peoples | Walsh Gymnasium (1,065) South Orange, NJ |
| February 25, 2024 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | No. 15 UConn | L 67–104 | 12–17 (4–12) | 24 – Clarke | 10 – Gilbert | 9 – McErlane | Wintrust Arena (5,477) Chicago, IL |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Butler | L 70–73 | 12–18 (4–13) | 20 – Allen | 17 – Gilbert | 9 – McErlane | Wintrust Arena (1,154) Chicago, IL |
| March 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Villanova | L 66–68 | 12–19 (4–14) | 14 – Tied | 12 – Allen | 4 – Gilbert | Finneran Pavilion (2,619) Villanova, PA |
| Big East Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2024 12:30 p.m., FloSports | (10) | vs. (7) Seton Hall First Round | L 64–71 | 12–20 | 18 – Tied | 9 – Allen | 5 – McErlane | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | 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 | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | |
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.