# 2023–24 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange were led by second-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. The Orange were tenth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York.
The Orange started the season with three straight wins before losing to number 20 Maryland. That would be their final loss of the non-conference regular season as they won the South Point Shootout and defeated Alabama in their ACC–SEC Challenge game. They finished the non-conference regular season 10–1. They began the ACC regular season with a win over number 13 Notre Dame and became ranked for the first time during the season at number 25. They lost their first game after becoming ranked to North Carolina. They fell out of the rankings after that, but then they won seven straight games to return to the rankings. The seven game winning streak included wins over number 15 Florida State and a second win over then number 15 Notre Dame. They then lost two straight games against number 19 Virginia Tech and number 16 Louisville. The Orange then won five straight games including avenging their earlier loss against Louisville. They finished the season only winning one of their last three games, with the final game of the season being an overtime loss to number 12 NC State.
The Orange finished the season 24–8 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they were upset by sixth seed Florida State. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking their first appearance since 2021. As the sixth seed in the Portland 3 they defeated eleventh seed Arizona in the First Round before losing to third seed Connecticut in the Second Round to end their season.

## Previous season

Prior to the season beginning Felisha Legette-Jack was announced as the head coach at Syracuse. She took over from interim head coach Von Read.
The Orange finished the season 20–13 overall and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, the received a bye to the Second Round, where they lost to NC State. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. The Orange defeated Kent State in the First Round and Seton Hall in the Second Round before losing to Columbia in the Super 16 to end their season.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Olivia Owens | 00 | F | 6'4" | Graduate Student | Albany, New York | Graduated |
| Nyah Wilson | 3 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas | Transferred to New Mexico |
| Teisha Hyman | 4 | G | 5'8" | Junior | White Plains, New York | Transferred to Rhode Island |
| Ava Irvin | 10 | G | 5'8" | Junior | Atlanta, Georgia | Graduated |
| Asia Strong | 15 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | South Bend, Indiana | Graduated |
| Dariauna Lewis | 24 | F | 6'1" | Graduate Student | Omaha, Nebraska | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Dominique Camp | 24 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Dayton, Ohio | Akron |
| Izabel Varejão | 34 | C | 6'4" | Graduate Student | Vitória, Brazil | Michigan |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Alyssa Latham F | Glenwood, Illinois | Homewood-Flossmoor | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Sophie Burrows G | Victoria, Australia | Viewbank College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Marilena Triantafylli C | Athens, Greece | 2nd GEL of Agia Paraskevi | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 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 31, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Saint Rose | W 77–73 | – | JMA Wireless Dome (187) Syracuse, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Lafayette | W 75–41 | 1–0 | JMA Wireless Dome (1,162) Syracuse, NY |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Central Connecticut | W 101–53 | 2–0 | JMA Wireless Dome (1,494) Syracuse, NY |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Coppin State | W 80–47 | 3–0 | JMA Wireless Dome (1,085) Syracuse, NY |
| November 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 20 Maryland | L 81–83 | 3–1 | Xfinity Center (7,090) College Park, MD |
| November 24, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Northern Iowa South Point Shootout | W 71–54 | 4–1 | South Point Casino Las Vegas, NV |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Iowa State South Point Shootout | W 81–69 | 5–1 | South Point Casino Las Vegas, NV |
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Alabama ACC–SEC Challenge | W 79–73 | 6–1 | JMA Wireless Dome (1,819) Syracuse, NY |
| December 4, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Northeastern | W 79–57 | 7–1 | JMA Wireless Dome (1,077) Syracuse, NY |
| December 9, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Ohio | W 82–62 | 8–1 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Cornell | W 78–71 | 9–1 | JMA Wireless Dome (1,772) Syracuse, NY |
| December 21, 2023* 10:30 a.m., ACCNX | | Saint Francis | W 85–43 | 10–1 | JMA Wireless Dome (9,109) Syracuse, NY |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 13 Notre Dame | W 86–81 | 11–1 (1–0) | JMA Wireless Dome (2,755) Syracuse, NY |
| January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 25 | at North Carolina | L 51–75 | 11–2 (1–1) | Carmichael Arena (2,006) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 25 | Boston College | W 71–64 | 12–2 (2–1) | JMA Wireless Dome (1,811) Syracuse, NY |
| January 11, 2024 11:30 a.m., ACCNX | | at Wake Forest | W 77–56 | 13–2 (3–1) | LJVM Coliseum (6,374) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Clemson | W 83–82 | 14–2 (4–1) | JMA Wireless Dome (3,044) Syracuse, NY |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 15 Florida State | W 79–73 | 15–2 (5–1) | JMA Wireless Dome (2,533) Syracuse, NY |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | W 72–59 | 16–2 (6–1) | Peterson Events Center (1,555) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 22 | at No. 15 Notre Dame | W 79–65 | 17–2 (7–1) | Purcell Pavilion (5,512) Notre Dame, IN |
| January 28, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 22 | No. 19 Virginia Tech | L 62–75 | 17–3 (7–2) | JMA Wireless Dome (6,003) Syracuse, NY |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 21 | at No. 16 Louisville | L 69–81 | 17–4 (7–3) | KFC Yum! Center (8,254) Louisville, KY |
| February 4, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 21 | at Boston College | W 75–63 | 18–4 (8–3) | Conte Forum (1,836) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 23 | Georgia Tech | W 62–59 | 19–4 (9–3) | JMA Wireless Dome (2,603) Syracuse, NY |
| February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW | No. 23 | No. 15 Louisville | W 73–72 | 20–4 (10–3) | JMA Wireless Dome (3,912) Syracuse, NY |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 19 | at Miami (FL) | W 71–60 | 21–4 (11–3) | Watsco Center (2,310) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 19 | at Virginia | W 85–79 | 22–4 (12–3) | John Paul Jones Arena (6,619) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 17 | Duke | L 45–58 | 22–5 (12–4) | JMA Wireless Dome (3,480) Syracuse, NY |
| February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 17 | Pittsburgh | W 63–53 | 23–5 (13–4) | JMA Wireless Dome (4,178) Syracuse, NY |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 19 | at No. 12 NC State | L 71–75 $^{OT}$ | 23–6 (13–5) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2024 7:30 p.m., ACCN | (3) No. 20 | vs. (6) Florida State Quarterfinals | L 65–78 | 23–7 | Greensboro Coliseum (7,720) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 23, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (6 P3) No. 22 | vs. (11 P3) Arizona First Round | W 74–69 | 24–7 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT |
| March 25, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN | (6 P3) No. 22 | at (3 P3) No. 10 UConn Second Round/Rivalry | L 64–72 | 24–8 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P3=Portland 3. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked in previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |

## 2024 WNBA Draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Dyaisha Fair | Las Vegas Aces | 2 | 16 | PG |