# 2023–24 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

The 2023–24 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fifth year head coach Kim McNeill, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were ninth year members of the American Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2022–23 season 23–10, 11–5 in AAC play to finish in third place. They won the American Athletic Conference women's tournament, as a result they received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2007. They lost in the first round to Texas.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Alexsia Rose | 0 | G | 5'7" | Junior | Bloomfield, CT | Transferred to UMass |
| Paige Lyons | 2 | G | 5'7" | Sophomore | Norcross, GA | Transferred to Wagner |
| Xianna Josephs | 3 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Brampton, ON | Graduated |
| Iycez Adams | 20 | F | 5'11" | Sophomore | Kernsville, NC | Transferred to Elon |
| Brittany Franklin | 31 | C | 6'5" | GS Senior | Plymouth, NC | Graduated |
| Tiara Chambers | 33 | F | 6'3" | GS Senior | Portsmouth, VA | Graduated |
| Samora Watson | 55 | G | 5'6" | Freshman | League City, TX | Transferred to Central Connecticut |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Taliyah Wyche | 00 | F | 6'3" | Junior | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Florida |
| Tatyana Wyche | 3 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Florida |

#### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Khia Miller G | Woodbridge, MD | Sidwell Friends School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| 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 8, 2023. ||||||

## Media

All Pirates home and road games will have a video stream on ESPN+.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Elon | W 68–37 | 1–0 | 22 – McNeal | 10 – Tat. Wyche | 5 – Johnson | Schar Center (692) Elon, NC |
| November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 105–35 | 2–0 | 18 – Joyner | 8 – Joyner | 4 – Dennis | Williams Arena (1,353) Greenville, NC |
| November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VCU | L 50–55 | 2–1 | 18 – McNeal | 11 – Joyner | 4 – Johnson | Siegel Center (549) Richmond, VA |
| November 20, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. No. 15 Ohio State Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship | L 55–79 | 2–2 | 14 – Johnson | 9 – Joyner | 4 – Dennis | Baha Mar Convention Center (391) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 22, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloSports | | vs. Seton Hall Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship | L 57–68 | 2–3 | 17 – McNeal | 6 – Dennis | 3 – Dennis | Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 29, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Hampton | W 75–55 | 3–3 | 31 – McNeal | 10 – Tat. Wyche | 7 – Dennis | Williams Arena (6,166) Greenville, NC |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coppin State | W 59–51 | 4–3 | 17 – Tied | 7 – Joyner | 4 – Dennis | Williams Arena (1,088) Greenville, NC |
| December 4, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 72–57 | 5–3 | 34 – McNeal | 10 – Tat. Wyche | 6 – Dennis | Williams Arena (1,053) Greenville, NC |
| December 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Mason | W 65–44 | 6–3 | 27 – Joyner | 16 – Joyner | 6 – Dennis | Williams Arena (1,141) Greenville, NC |
| December 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 75–46 | 7–3 | 16 – Gordon | 11 – Joyner | 6 – Joyner | Williams Arena (1,092) Greenville, NC |
| December 30, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 1 South Carolina | L 36–73 | 7–4 | 10 – Joyner | 6 – Tied | 1 – Tied | Williams Arena (5,717) Greenville, NC |
| AAC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTSA | W 82–54 | 8–4 (1–0) | 22 – Gordon | 13 – Tat. Wyche | 7 – Gordon | Williams Arena (956) Greenville, NC |
| January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Memphis | W 64–63 | 9–4 (2–0) | 17 – McNeal | 7 – Joyner | 4 – McNeal | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,315) Memphis, TN |
| January 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UAB | L 64–73 | 9–5 (2–1) | 18 – McNeal | 15 – Joyner | 3 – Joyner | Williams Arena (1,114) Greenville, NC |
| January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulane | L 55–81 | 9–6 (2–2) | 12 – McNeal | 8 – Joyner | 2 – Tat. Wyche | Devlin Fieldhouse (709) New Orleans, LA |
| January 17, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Rice | L 67–80 | 9–7 (2–3) | 19 – McNeal | 11 – Joyner | 8 – Joyner | Williams Arena (5,552) Greenville, NC |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | SMU | W 68–61 | 10–7 (3–3) | 35 – McNeal | 8 – Joyner | 3 – Tied | Williams Arena (1,259) Greenville, NC |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Atlantic | W 78–71 | 11–7 (4–3) | 30 – McNeal | 9 – Joyner | 2 – McNeal | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (435) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 28, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at South Florida | L 40–54 | 11–8 (4–4) | 25 – McNeal | 9 – McNeal | 1 – Tied | Yuengling Center (2,984) Tampa, FL |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tulsa | W 56–48 | 12–8 (5–4) | 17 – McNeal | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Williams Arena (968) Greenville, NC |
| February 4, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wichita State | W 72–51 | 13–8 (6–4) | 23 – McNeal | 12 – Tat. Wyche | 5 – McNeal | Charles Koch Arena (1,500) Wichita, KS |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charlotte | W 70–56 | 14–8 (7–4) | 24 – Joyner | 13 – Joyner | 6 – McNeal | Williams Arena (1,363) Greenville, NC |
| February 14, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rice | L 57–75 | 14–9 (7–5) | 22 – McNeal | 7 – Tal. Wyche | 4 – McNeal | Tudor Fieldhouse (623) Houston, TX |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Memphis | L 70–72 | 14–10 (7–6) | 28 – McNeal | 20 – Joyner | 6 – Joyner | Williams Arena (1,287) Greenville, NC |
| February 21, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Florida | L 68–78 | 14–11 (7–7) | 25 – McNeal | 10 – Joyner | 6 – Gordon | Williams Arena (1,106) Greenville, NC |
| February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SMU | W 84–74 | 15–11 (8–7) | 22 – McNeal | 13 – Joyner | 3 – Tied | Moody Coliseum (1,021) University Park, TX |
| February 27, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Texas | L 91–93 $^{4OT}$ | 15–12 (8–8) | 32 – McNeal | 16 – Joyner | 3 – Joyner | The Super Pit (1,542) Denton, TX |
| March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Temple | L 66–81 | 15–13 (8–9) | 21 – McNeal | 7 – Tat. Wyche | 4 – McNeal | Williams Arena (1,170) Greenville, NC |
| March 5, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | W 71–66 | 16–13 (9–9) | 25 – McNeal | 16 – Joyner | 4 – Tied | Dale F. Halton Arena (803) Charlotte, NC |
| AAC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Memphis Second Round | W 65–63 | 17–13 | 19 – McNeal | 17 – Tat. Wyche | 4 – Tied | Dickies Arena (1,506) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (1) Tulsa Quarterfinals | W 75–71 | 18–13 | 29 – McNeal | 14 – Joyner | 4 – Gordon | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| March 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (4) UTSA Semifinals | W 55–54 | 19–13 | 15 – Joyner | 13 – Joyner | 4 – Mcneal | Dickies Arena (1,520) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | (9) | vs. (10) Rice Championship | L 41–61 | 19–14 | 14 – McNeal | 8 – Joyner | 3 – Miller | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern 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 |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | — | —* | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | — | —* | —^ | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.