# 2023–24 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Virginia started the season by winning three straight games before losing to twenty-fifth ranked Oklahoma. They split a pair of games in the Cayman Islands Classic, including a three point loss to seventh ranked LSU. They won four of their last five non-conference games, including an overtime win in the ACC–SEC Challenge against Missouri and a loss to Wofford. They finished their non-conference schedule 8–3. The Cavaliers lost their first six ACC regular season games. They lost one of their next three and their two wins were over fifteenth ranked Florida State and twentieth ranked North Carolina. They would lose their next two games. However from there they won four of five, including a win over twentieth ranked Louisville and the only loss coming to nineteenth ranked Syracuse. In the penultimate game of the season, they lost to Duke, but they finished the season with their biggest win of the year, a rivalry victory over Virginia Tech.
The Cavaliers finished the season 16–16 overall and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to fourteenth seed Wake Forest in the first round. They received an at-large invitation to the inaugural WBIT. As a fourth seed they defeated High Point in the first round before losing to first seed Villanova to end their season. A highlight of the season was freshman G. Kymora Johnson being selected to the All-ACC Second Team.

## Previous season

After firing Tina Thompson after the previous season, Virginia announced that Amaka Agugua-Hamilton would be the new head coach of the program.
The Cavaliers finished the season 15–15 and 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament they lost their First round matchup with Wake Forest. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament and declined an invitation to the WNIT.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Carole Miller | 1 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Alexandria, Virginia | Graduated; Transferred to James Madison |
| Taylor Valladay | 2 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Chicago, Illinois | Graduated; Transferred to Penn State |
| AnnaLiese Griffin | 15 | G | 6'1" | Freshman | Joliet, Illinois | Transferred to Arkansas State |
| McKenna Dale | 44 | G | 6'0" | Graduate Student | Storrs, Connecticut | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Paris Clark | 1 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | New York, New York | Arizona |
| Jillian Brown | 4 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Northwestern |
| Taylor Lauterbach | 41 | C | 6'7" | Graduate Student | Appleton, Wisconsin | Kansas State |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Kymora Johnson G | Charlottesville, Virginia | St. Anne's-Belfield | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| Olivia McGhee G | Louisa, Virginia | IMG Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Edessa Noyan F | Södertälje, Sweden | Täljegymnasiet | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 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 ||||||
| November 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | Pitt Johnstown | W 102–51 | – | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 76–52 | 1–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,797) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Campbell | W 74–49 | 2–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,965) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | William & Mary | W 80–51 | 3–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,588) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 25 Oklahoma | L 67–82 | 3–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (4,198) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 24, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | | vs. Tulane Cayman Islands Classic | W 81–59 | 4–1 | John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 25, 2023* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. No. 7 LSU Cayman Islands Classic | L 73–76 | 4–2 | John Gray Gymnasium (1,650) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 30, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCN | | Missouri ACC–SEC Challenge | W 87–81 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,701) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at La Salle | W 94–73 | 6–2 | Tom Gola Arena (387) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Rider | W 78–51 | 7–2 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,676) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Wofford | L 70–71 | 7–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,955) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Fordham | W 82–56 | 8–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (4,208) Charlottesville, VA |
| ACC Regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 3 NC State | L 61–72 | 8–4 (0–1) | John Paul Jones Arena (4,541) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Georgia Tech | L 60–63 | 8–5 (0–2) | McCamish Pavilion (1,237) Atlanta, GA |
| January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW | | Duke | L 56–60 | 8–6 (0–3) | John Paul Jones Arena (5,041) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 6 NC State | L 66–93 | 8–7 (0–4) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| January 14, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 20 North Carolina | L 68–81 | 8–8 (0–5) | Carmichael Arena (4,579) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 19 Notre Dame | L 76–86 | 8–9 (0–6) | John Paul Jones Arena (4,152) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 15 Florida State | W 91–87 | 9–9 (1–6) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,081) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Pittsburgh | L 52–56 | 9–10 (1–7) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,817) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 28, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW | | No. 20 North Carolina | W 81–66 | 10–10 (2–7) | John Paul Jones Arena (5,690) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 17 Virginia Tech Rivalry | L 63–76 | 10–11 (2–8) | Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 4, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | Clemson | L 69–75 | 10–12 (2–9) | John Paul Jones Arena (4,959) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Boston College | W 73–66 | 11–12 (3–9) | Conte Forum (756) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Wake Forest | W 87–79 | 12–12 (4–9) | LJVM Coliseum (1,201) Winston–Salem, NC |
| February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 19 Syracuse | L 79–85 | 12–13 (4–10) | John Paul Jones Arena (6,619) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Miami (FL) | W 77–60 | 13–13 (5–10) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,968) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 25, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW | | at No. 20 Louisville | W 73–68 | 14–13 (6–10) | KFC Yum! Center (10,305) Louisville, KY |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Duke | L 54–73 | 14–14 (6–11) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,005) Durham, NC |
| March 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 5 Virginia Tech Rivalry | W 80–75 | 15–14 (7–11) | John Paul Jones Arena (11,975) Charlottesville, VA |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2024 6:30 p.m., ACCN | (11) | vs. (14) Wake Forest First Round | L 55–58 | 15–15 | Greensboro Coliseum (6,322) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA WBIT ||||||
| March 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | High Point First Round | W 81–59 | 16–15 | John Paul Jones Arena (1,883) Charlottesville, VA |
| March 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | at (1) Villanova Second Round | L 55–73 | 16–16 | Finneran Pavilion (1,315) Villanova, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

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