# 2023–24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by second-year head coach Megan Gebbia, and competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The Demon Deacons started the season by winning only two of their first five games and their luck did not improve as they only won one of their next five games. They finished their non-conference portion of the schedule 4–8. They lost their first fourteen straight ACC regular season games before defeating Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech for their only two ACC wins of the year. The Demon Deacons finished the season 7–25 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated eleventh seed with Virginia in the First Round before losing to sixth seed Florida State in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT. Their seven overall wins was their lowest win total since the 1999-2000 season.

## Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished the season 17–17 overall and 5–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated thirteenth seed Virginia in the First Round and fifth seed Florida State in the Second Round before losing to fourth seed Louisville in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated Morgan State in the First Round before losing to Florida in the Second Round to end their season.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Mack Maier | 3 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Parker, Colorado | Graduated; Transferred to High Point |
| Marta Morales | 13 | F | 6'1" | Sophomore | Barcelona, Spain | Transferred to Providence |
| Niyah Becker | 14 | G | 6'2" | Senior | Winnipeg, Canada | Graduated |
| Olivia Summiel | 20 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Dayville, Connecticut | Graduated; Transferred to Virginia Tech |
| Jewel Spear | 24 | G | 5'10" | Junior | The Colony, Texas | Transferred to Tennessee |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Madisyn Jordan G | Morrisville, North Carolina | Panther Creek | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Rylie Theuerkauf G | Tenafly, New Jersey | Tenafly | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Makaela Quimby G | Owings Mills, Maryland | McDonogh School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 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 |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Wofford | W 75–65 | 1–0 | LJVM Coliseum (712) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 11, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Davidson | L 52–57 | 1–1 | John M. Belk Arena (933) Davidson, NC |
| November 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | North Carolina A&T | L 51–56 | 1–2 | LJVM Coliseum (943) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 18, 2023* 9:30 p.m., BYUtv | | vs. BYU North Shore Showcase | L 44–67 | 1–3 | Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI |
| November 20, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Saint Louis North Shore Showcase | W 94–66 | 2–3 | Cannon Activities Center (76) Laie, HI |
| November 26, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | Villanova | L 65–74 | 2–4 | LJVM Coliseum (760) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 30, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ACCN | | Texas A&M ACC–SEC Challenge | L 57–81 | 2–5 | LJVM Coliseum (763) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 3, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 53–55 | 2–6 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,446) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Charlotte | L 58–69 | 2–7 | LJVM Coliseum (971) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Norfolk State | W 51–46 | 3–7 | LJVM Coliseum (843) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Georgetown | L 44–60 | 3–8 | McDonough Gymnasium (783) Washington, D.C. |
| December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Marshall | W 66–59 | 4–8 | LJVM Coliseum (941) Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| December 31, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 22 Florida State | L 61–73 | 4–9 (0–1) | Donald L. Tucker Center (1,407) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 13 Virginia Tech | L 73–82 | 4–10 (0–2) | LJVM Coliseum (1,303) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Miami (FL) | L 47–77 | 4–11 (0–3) | Watsco Center (2,269) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 11, 2024 11:30 p.m., ACCNX | | Syracuse | L 56–77 | 4–12 (0–4) | LJVM Coliseum (6,374) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 15 Louisville | L 62–83 | 4–13 (0–5) | KFC Yum! Center (8,901) Louisville, KY |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Boston College | L 65–68 | 4–14 (0–6) | Conte Forum (803) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 19 Notre Dame | L 56–75 | 4–15 (0–7) | LJVM Coliseum (1,566) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 28, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Clemson | L 59–73 | 4–16 (0–8) | Littlejohn Coliseum (990) Clemson, SC |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Miami (FL) | L 54–72 | 4–17 (0–9) | LJVM Coliseum (811) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | Georgia Tech | L 55–58 | 4–18 (0–10) | LJVM Coliseum (1,197) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Duke | L 46–69 | 4–19 (0–11) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,640) Durham, NC |
| February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Virginia | L 79–87 | 4–20 (0–12) | LJVM Coliseum (1,201) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Florida State | L 63–71 | 4–21 (0–13) | LJVM Coliseum (736) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | North Carolina | L 50–58 | 4–22 (0–14) | LJVM Coliseum (1,943) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | W 65–50 | 5–22 (1–14) | Peterson Events Center (1,111) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Georgia Tech | W 71–66 | 6–22 (2–14) | McCamish Pavilion (1,823) Atlanta, GA |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | Clemson | L 64–68 | 6–23 (2–15) | LJVM Coliseum (910) Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 12 NC State | L 57–75 | 6–24 (2–16) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2024 6:30 p.m., ACCN | (14) | vs. (11) Virginia First Round | W 58–55 | 7–24 | Greensboro Coliseum (6,322) Greensboro, NC |
| March 7, 2024 7:30 p.m., ACCN | (14) | vs. (6) Florida State Second Round | L 53–70 | 7–25 | Greensboro Coliseum (7,424) 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 |