# 2023–24 Utah Utes women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Utah Utes women's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, led by ninth year head coach Lynne Roberts, played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference.
This is also the last season that Utah will play in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Utes finished the season with a record of 27–5, and a 15–3 record in Pac-12 play to win a share of the Pac-12 Regular Season championship with Stanford. They lost in the Quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament to Washington State. They got an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a #2 seed in the Greenville Regional 2 where they defeat Gardner–Webb in the First Round, Princeton in the Second Round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2006, where they lost to the National Champion LSU.

## Offseason
### Departures

Utah Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Naya Ojukwu | 13 | G | 6'0" | Freshman | Merdian, ID | Transferred to Gonzaga |
| Teya Sidberry | 32 | F | 6'1" | Freshman | Salt Lake City, UT | Transferred to Boston College |
| Peyton McFarland | 42 | F | 6'4" | Junior | Boise, ID | Transferred to Houston |
| Kelsey Rees | 53 | F | 6'5" | Sophomore | Glenelg, Australia | Transferred to Oregon State |

### Incoming

Utah Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Alyssa Blanck | 15 | F | 6'2" | Freshman | Holladay, UT | BYU |
| Maty Wilke | 23 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Beaver Dam, WI | Wisconsin |
| Sam Crispe | 44 | F | 6'2" | Sophomore | Castle Pines, CO | Boston University |

#### Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information (2024) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Brooke Walker PG | Centreville, VA | Andover High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 |||||||
| Kylie Ray G | La Crescenta, CA | Crescenta Valley High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 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: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 18, 2023* 5:00 p.m. | No. 5 | CSU Pueblo | W 96–44 | | 20 – Pili | 8 – Kneepkens | 8 – Kneepkens | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,689) Salt Lake City, UT |
| October 30, 2023* 5:00 p.m. | No. 5 | Northwest Nazarene | W 125–58 | | 25 – Ross | 13 – Ross | 5 – McQueen | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,389) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 4:00 p.m. | No. 5 | Mississippi Valley State | W 104–45 | 1–0 | 26 – Pili | 8 – Kneepkens | 8 – Kneepkens | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,830) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 | South Carolina State Preseason WNIT | W 108–48 | 2–0 | 21 – Palmer | 10 – Pili | 6 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,935) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 14, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 4 | at No. 21 Baylor Preseason WNIT | L 77–84 | 2–1 | 22 – Pili | 10 – Johnson | 3 – Tied | Ferrell Center (4,808) Waco, TX |
| November 18, 2023* 9:30 p.m. | No. 4 | at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout semifinals | W 101–57 | 3–1 | 22 – Kneepkens | 11 – Ross | 14 – Vieira | Alaska Airlines Center (3,711) Anchorage, AK |
| November 19, 2023* 9:30 p.m. | No. 4 | vs. Eastern Kentucky Great Alaska Shootout championship | W 117–72 | 4–1 | 28 – Pili | 9 – Kneepkens | 7 – Vieira | Alaska Airlines Center (2,329) Anchorage, AK |
| November 24, 2023* 7:30 p.m. | No. 10 | Merrimack | W 98–34 | 5–1 | 22 – Pili | 11 – Ross | 11 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,375) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 28, 2023* 11:00 a.m. | No. 12 | Carroll College | W 100–44 | 6–1 | 21 – Pili | 8 – Johnson | 6 – McQueen | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,717) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N | No. 12 | BYU Rivalry | W 87–68 | 7–1 | 23 – Pili | 7 – Johnson | 12 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,182) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 7, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 11 | at Saint Joseph's | W 74–48 | 8–1 | 31 – Pili | 9 – Johnson | 8 – Vieira | Hagan Arena (646) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 10, 2023* 12:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 11 | vs. No. 1 South Carolina Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase | L 69–78 | 8–2 | 37 – Pili | 7 – Johnson | 7 – Vieira | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| December 16, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 11 | at Southern Utah | W 96–60 | 9–2 | 20 – Pili | 6 – Tied | 6 – Tied | America First Event Center (715) Cedar City, UT |
| December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m. | No. 11 | Weber State | W 89–36 | 10–2 | 19 – Pili | 10 – Johnson | 9 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,442) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Pac-12 regular season |||||||||
| December 30, 2023 1:00 p.m., P12N | No. 12 | at No. 8 Colorado | L 65–76 | 10–3 (0–1) | 27 – Pili | 10 – Pili | 5 – Pili | CU Events Center (7,383) Boulder, CO |
| January 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | No. 15 | at Arizona State | W 58–41 | 11–3 (1–1) | 12 – McQueen | 7 – Young | 5 – McQueen | Desert Financial Arena (1,871) Tempe, AZ |
| January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N | No. 15 | at Arizona | L 70–71 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (1–2) | 18 – Pili | 8 – Tied | 5 – Vieira | McKale Center (7,385) Tucson, AZ |
| January 12, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N | No. 19 | No. 8 Stanford | L 64–66 | 11–5 (1–3) | 16 – Pili | 8 – Ross | 5 – McQueen | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,608) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N | No. 19 | California | W 93–56 | 12–5 (2–3) | 19 – Vieira | 10 – Ross | 5 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,520) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | No. 20 | No. 6 USC | W 78–58 | 13–5 (3–3) | 37 – Pili | 7 – Vieira | 6 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,561) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 22, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 16 | No. 2 UCLA | W 94–81 $^{OT}$ | 14–5 (4–3) | 21 – McQueen | 9 – McQueen | 5 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,261) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 26, 2024 8:00 p.m., P12N | No. 16 | at Oregon | W 58–48 | 15–5 (5–3) | 16 – Pili | 10 – Johnson | 5 – Vieira | Matthew Knight Arena (6,965) Eugene, OR |
| January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N | No. 16 | at No. 25 Oregon State | L 66–91 | 15–6 (5–4) | 28 – Pili | 7 – McQueen | 9 – Vieira | Gill Coliseum (5,024) Corvallis, OR |
| February 2, 2024 8:00 p.m., P12N | No. 20 | at Washington | W 83–65 | 16–6 (6–4) | 31 – Pili | 7 – McQueen | 9 – McQueen | Alaska Airlines Arena (3,413) Seattle, WA |
| February 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N | No. 20 | at Washington State | W 73–61 | 17–6 (7–4) | 15 – Pili | 8 – Johnson | 4 – McQueen | Beasley Coliseum (1,700) Pullman, WA |
| February 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | No. 20 | No. 17 Oregon State | L 44–58 | 17–7 (7–5) | 14 – McQueen | 10 – Johnson | 5 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,288) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N | No. 20 | Oregon | W 70–48 | 18–7 (8–5) | 20 – Johnson | 8 – Pili | 10 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,762) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 16, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N | No. 22 | No. 8 Colorado | W 77–76 | 19–7 (9–5) | 18 – Pili | 8 – Vieira | 7 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,999) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 22, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 18 | at No. 12 UCLA | L 52–82 | 19–8 (9–6) | 20 – Pili | 11 – Pili | 3 – Vieira | Pauley Pavilion (3,711) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 25, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N | No. 18 | at No. 7 USC | W 74–68 | 20–8 (10–6) | 23 – Pili | 9 – Pili | 9 – Johnson | Galen Center (7,129) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 29, 2024 3:00 p.m., P12N | No. 18 | Washington State | W 82–67 | 21–8 (11–6) | 22 – McQueen | 12 – Pili | 6 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,691) Salt Lake City, UT |
| March 2, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N | No. 18 | Washington | L 47–62 | 21–9 (11–7) | 17 – Wilke | 10 – Pili | 4 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,969) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2024 9:30 p.m., P12N | (6) No. 22 | vs. (11) Arizona State First Round | W 71–60 | 22–9 | 20 – Pili | 11 – Pili | 4 – Tied | MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,372) Paradise, NV |
| March 7, 2024 9:30 p.m., P12N | (6) No. 22 | vs. (3) No. 7 UCLA Quarterfinals | L 57–67 | 22–10 | 16 – Pili | 7 – Wilke | 4 – Tied | MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,901) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 23, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | (5 P4) No. 21 | vs. (12 P4) South Dakota State First round | W 68–54 | 23–10 | 26 – Pili | 10 – Johnson | 6 – McQueen | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| March 25, 2024* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (5 P4) No. 21 | at (4 P4) No. 16 Gonzaga Second round | L 66–77 | 23–11 | 35 – Pili | 7 – Tied | 6 – Vieira | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Portland 4=P4. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | 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 | 5 | 4 | 10т | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Coaches | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12т | 18 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |