# 2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by fourth year head coach Kara Lawson and played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Blue Devils started their season with three straight wins before losing two straight games, including an overtime loss at sixth-ranked Stanford. They would win their next two games, including another overtime victory, this time against Georgia in the ACC–SEC Challenge. Duke would lose its next two games, one against first-ranked South Carolina and the other, its ACC opener at Clemson. From there, the Blue Devils would close out their non-conference schedule with three straight wins and win three of their next four ACC games. The lone loss was at seventeenth-ranked Louisville. Their next three conference games were against ranked teams, and Duke won two of the three. They defeated fourteenth ranked Virginia Tech and twenty-third ranked Florida State but lost to fourth-ranked NC State. Duke would win three of the next four games and then close the season out winning three games and losing three games. Losses game against twelfth-ranked Virginia Tech and nineteenth-ranked Notre Dame while they defeated seventeenth-ranked Syracuse and sixth-ranked NC State. The Blue Devils split the season series with rivals North Carolina, winning in overtime at home and losing in Chapel Hill on the final day of the season.
The Blue Devils finished the season 22–12 overall and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated tenth seed Georgia Tech in the Second Round before losing to NC State in the Quarterfinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, marking the second straight year the Blue Devils qualified for the tournament. As the seventh seed in the Portland 3 region they defeated tenth seed Richmond in the First Round and upset second seed Ohio State in the Second Round before losing to third seed Connecticut in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

## Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the season 26–7 overall and 14–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated rivals seventh seeded North Carolina before falling to eventual champions and third seed Virginia Tech in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the third seed in the Seattle 4 Region. They defeated fourteen seed Iona in the first round before being upset by sixth seed Colorado in the second round, in overtime, to end their season.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Celeste Taylor | 0 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Valley Stream, New York | Graduated, transferred to Ohio State |
| Elizabeth Balogun | 4 | G/F | 6'1" | Senior | Lagos, Nigeria | Graduated |
| Taya Corosdale | 5 | G/F | 6'3" | Graduate Student | Bothell, Washington | Graduated |
| Jordyn Oliver | 11 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Prosper, Texas | Graduated, transferred to Vanderbilt |
| Lee Volker | 13 | G | 5'11" | Sophomore | Purcellville, Virginia | Transferred to Marquette |
| Shay Bollin | 21 | F | 6'3" | Freshman | Raynham, Massachusetts | Transferred to Illinois |
| Imani Lewis | 22 | F | 6'1" | Graduate Student | Willingboro, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Shayeann Day-Wilson | 30 | G | 5'6" | Sophomore | Toronto, Canada | Transferred to Miami (FL) |
| Bo Shaffer | 32 | G | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Lakewood, Colorado | Graduated |
| Jiselle Havas | 33 | G | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Windermere, Florida | Graduated |
| Mia Heide | 42 | F | 6'3" | Graduate Student | Austin, Texas | Graduated |
| Emma Schmidt | 45 | G | 5'9" | Graduate Student | Waukee, Iowa | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Camilla Emsbo | 21 | F | 6'5" | Graduate Student | Lakewood, Colorado | Yale |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Jadyn Donovan G/F | Washington, D.C. | Sidwell Friends | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Oluchi Okananwa G | Boston, Massachusetts | Worcester Academy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Delaney Thomas F | Charles Town, West Virginia | St. John's College | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Jordan Wood F | Chicago, Illinois | Carmel | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| 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 ||||||
| November 4, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | | Wingate | W 106–33 | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,078) Durham, NC |
| November 12, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | USA Basketball | L 58–87 | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,357) Durham, NC |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | | Richmond | W 83–53 | 1–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,864) Durham, NC |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Coastal Carolina | W 88–42 | 2–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,027) Durham, NC |
| November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Columbia | W 66–62 | 3–0 | Levien Gymnasium (2,027) New York, NY |
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Davidson | L 62–69 | 3–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,083) Durham, NC |
| November 19, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ABC | | at No. 6 Stanford | L 79–82 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Maples Pavilion (4,236) Stanford, CA |
| November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | North Carolina Central | W 93–45 | 4–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,211) Durham, NC |
| November 30, 2023* 5:00 p.m., SECN | | at Georgia ACC–SEC Challenge | W 72–65 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,446) Athens, GA |
| December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ABC | | No. 1 South Carolina Jimmy V Classic | L 61–77 | 5–3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,607) Durham, NC |
| December 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Clemson | L 64–80 | 5–4 (0–1) | Littlejohn Coliseum (910) Clemson, SC |
| December 10, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 82–63 | 6–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,573) Durham, NC |
| December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Toledo | W 70–45 | 7–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,482) Durham, NC |
| December 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Coppin State | W 68–34 | 8–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,808) Durham, NC |
| December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Boston College | W 80–75 | 9–4 (1–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,898) Durham, NC |
| January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 17 Louisville | L 44–61 | 9–5 (1–2) | KFC Yum! Center (7,789) Louisville, KY |
| January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW | | at Virginia | W 60–56 | 10–5 (2–2) | John Paul Jones Arena (5,041) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Georgia Tech | W 84–46 | 11–5 (3–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,362) Durham, NC |
| January 18, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 14 Virginia Tech | W 63–46 | 12–5 (4–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,217) Durham, NC |
| January 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 4 NC State Rivalry | L 57–72 | 12–6 (4–3) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 23 Florida State | W 88–46 | 13–6 (5–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,779) Durham, NC |
| January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Miami (FL) | L 58–64 | 13–7 (5–4) | Watsco Center (3,112) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | W 69–38 | 14–7 (6–4) | Peterson Events Center (1,199) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Wake Forest | W 69–46 | 15–7 (7–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,640) Durham, NC |
| February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | North Carolina Rivalry | W 68–60 $^{OT}$ | 16–7 (8–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 15, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 12 Virginia Tech | L 56–61 | 16–8 (8–5) | Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 19 Notre Dame | L 62–70 | 16–9 (8–6) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,485) Durham, NC |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 17 Syracuse | W 58–45 | 17–9 (9–6) | JMA Wireless Dome (3,480) Syracuse, NY |
| February 25, 2024 5:30 p.m., ACCN | | No. 6 NC State Rivalry | W 69–58 | 18–9 (10–6) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,633) Durham, NC |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Virginia | W 73–54 | 19–9 (11–6) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,005) Durham, NC |
| March 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN | | at North Carolina Rivalry | L 59–63 | 19–10 (11–7) | Carmichael Arena (6,319) Chapel Hill, NC |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2024 5:00 p.m., ACCN | (7) | vs. (10) Georgia Tech Second Round | W 70–58 | 20–10 | Greensboro Coliseum (7,424) Greensboro, NC |
| March 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., ACCN | (7) | vs. (2) No. 10 NC State Quarterfinals | L 51–54 | 20–11 | Greensboro Coliseum (7,720) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPNNews | (7 P3) | vs. (10 P3) Richmond First Round | W 72–61 | 21–11 | Value City Arena (5,684) Columbus, OH |
| March 24, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN | (7 P3) | at (2 P3) No. 7 Ohio State Second Round | W 75–63 | 22–11 | Value City Arena (8,333) Columbus, OH |
| March 30, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN | (7 P3) | vs. (3 P3) No. 10 UConn Sweet Sixteen | L 45–53 | 22–12 | Moda Center (12,103) Portland, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P3=Portland 3. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked in previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |