# 2023–24 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented The University of Pittsburgh during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers were led by first year head coach Tory Verdi, and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Panthers started the season winning only one of their first five games. However, their fortunes improved over the remainder of their non-conference schedule, as they won five of their last eight non-conference games. They finished the non-conference portion of the season with a 6–7 record. They lost their first six conference games before winning against Virginia. The Panthers lost another six games before defeating Clemson for their second conference win of the season. The team would go on to lose their last four regular season games. The Panthers finished the season 8–24 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their First Round matchup with Georgia Tech. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the season 10–20 overall and 3–15 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their First Round matchup with Clemson. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT. After the season Head Coach Lance White was fired. Tory Verdi was hired as the new head coach on April 7, 2023.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Sandrine Clesca | 0 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Laval, Quebec | Transferred to Monmouth |
| Dayshanette Harris | 1 | G | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Youngstown, Ohio | Clemson |
| Taisha Exanor | 3 | G | 6'0" | Junior | Châteauguay, Quebec | Transferred to Monmouth |
| Emy Hayford | 4 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Maastricht, Netherlands | Graduated, Transferred to Fordham |
| Amber Brown | 5 | F | 6'0" | Senior | Monroe, Louisiana | Graduated, Transferred to St. John's |
| Channise Lewis | 10 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Miami, Florida | Graduated |
| Destiny Strother | 13 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Flint, Michigan | Graduated, Transferred to Niagara |
| Cynthia Ezeja | 14 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Athens, Greece | Transferred to Loyola Marymount |
| Maliyah Johnson | 21 | F | 6'0" | Sophomore | Columbus, Ohio | Transferred to Houston |
| Avery Strickland | 23 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Knoxville, Tennessee | Transferred to Tennessee |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Raeven Boswell | 5 | G | 5'11" | Sophomore | Austin, Texas | Georgia Tech |
| Bella Perkins | 10 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Chantilly, Virginia | USC |
| Jala Jordan | 14 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Philadelphia, Pennsylvaia | Seton Hall |
| Rapuluchi Ayodele | 15 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Athens, Greece | Eastern Florida State |
| Ioanna Chatzileonti | 18 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Carnegie, Pennsylvania | Kansas |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Aaryn Battle G | Sewell, New Jersey | Camden Catholic | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Jasmine Timmerson G | Wexford, Pennsylvania | North Allegheny | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Lauren Rust F | Victoria, Canada | The Webb School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Point Park | W 117–49 | – | Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Yale | W 79–74 | 1–0 | Peterson Events Center (1,199) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | West Virginia Backyard Brawl | L 62–71 | 1–1 | Peterson Events Center (1,505) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 15, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 52–60 | 1–2 | EagleBank Arena (1,181) Fairfax, VA |
| November 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Duquesne City Game | L 55–56 | 1–3 | Peterson Events Center (2,555) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 21, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | | Coppin State | L 56–61 | 1–4 | Peterson Events Center (3,155) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 24, 2023* 3:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Northern Kentucky Daytona Beach Classic | W 88–57 | 2–4 | Ocean Center (200) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 25, 2023* 1:15 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Akron Daytona Beach Classic | L 72–75 | 2–5 | Ocean Center (200) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Saint Francis | W 87–62 | 3–5 | Peterson Events Center (894) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 3, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Binghamton | W 73–62 | 4–5 | Peterson Events Center (950) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Lehigh | W 94–82 | 5–5 | Peterson Events Center (983) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., Baller.tv | | vs. Ball State Sun Coast Tournament | L 62–73 | 5–6 | Pasco–Hernando State College (108) Tampa, FL |
| December 20, 2023* 12:00 p.m., Baller.tv | | vs. Georgia Sun Coast Tournament | L 59–65 | 5–7 | Pasco–Hernando State College (133) Tampa, FL |
| December 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Le Moyne | W 56–39 | 6–7 | Peterson Events Center (1,097) Pittsburgh, PA |
| ACC Regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 14 Virginia Tech | L 41–91 | 6–8 (0–1) | Cassell Coliseum (6,078) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 16 Notre Dame | L 66–71 | 6–9 (0–2) | Peterson Events Center (1,285) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Georgia Tech | L 58–68 | 6–10 (0–3) | Peterson Events Center (1,653) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 15 Louisville | L 44–74 | 6–11 (0–4) | Peterson Events Center (868) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Boston College | L 71–84 $^{OT}$ | 6–12 (0–5) | Conte Forum (1,126) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Syracuse | L 59–72 | 6–13 (0–6) | Peterson Events Center (1,555) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Virginia | W 56–52 | 7–13 (1–6) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,817) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 18 Louisville | L 58–77 | 7–14 (1–7) | KFC Yum! Center (9,452) Louisville, KY |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Duke | L 38–69 | 7–15 (1–8) | Peterson Events Center (1,199) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 14 Notre Dame | L 53–78 | 7–16 (1–9) | Purcell Pavilion (7,170) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Florida State | L 60–76 | 7–17 (1–10) | Peterson Events Center (1,124) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 3 NC State | L 47–83 | 7–18 (1–11) | Peterson Events Center (2,001) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at North Carolina | L 62–75 | 7–19 (1–12) | Carmichael Arena (2,508) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 18, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Clemson | W 72–57 | 8–19 (2–12) | Littlejohn Coliseum (880) Clemson, SC |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Wake Forest | L 50–65 | 8–20 (2–13) | Peterson Events Center (1,111) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 17 Syracuse | L 53–63 | 8–21 (2–14) | JMA Wireless Dome (4,178) Syracuse, NY |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Miami (FL) | L 44–62 | 8–22 (2–15) | Peterson Events Center (2,325) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | Boston College | L 55–84 | 8–23 (2–16) | Peterson Events Center (1,744) Pittsburgh, PA |
| ACC Women's tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2024 3:30 p.m., ACCN | (15) | vs. (10) Georgia Tech First Round | L 60–73 | 8–24 | Greensboro Coliseum (6,322) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked in previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |