# 2023–24 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2023–24 college basketball season. The Scarlet Knights were led by second-year head coach Coquese Washington, and played their games at the Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey as members of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

The Scarlet Knights finished the 2022–23 season 12–20, 5–13 in Big Ten play, to finish in 11th place. They defeated Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten tournament, before losing to Illinois in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Monmouth | W 56–51 | 1–0 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,403) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Wagner | W 86–43 | 2–0 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,688) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 12, 2023* 5:00 p.m. | | Auburn | L 56–76 | 2–1 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,619) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | at Seton Hall | L 63–82 | 2–2 | Walsh Gymnasium (822) South Orange, NJ |
| November 18, 2023* 12:00 p.m. | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 80–51 | 3–2 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,709) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Fairfield | L 54–78 | 3–3 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,309) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 24, 2023* 6:30 p.m. | | vs. Texas Tech Las Vegas Thanksgiving Classic | L 72–79 | 3–4 | South Point Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| November 25, 2023* 6:30 p.m. | | vs. Boise State Las Vegas Thanksgiving Classic | L 65–68 | 3–5 | South Point Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| November 29, 2023* 11:00 a.m. | | Delaware State | W 82–48 | 4–5 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,786) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Lafayette | W 69–48 | 5–5 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,497) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | La Salle | W 98–67 | 6–5 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,216) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 9, 2023 4:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 16 Indiana | L 56–66 | 6–6 (0–1) | Jersey Mike's Arena (3,525) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Princeton Rivalry | L 55–66 | 6–7 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,307) Princeton, NJ |
| December 17, 2023* 5:30 p.m., FS1 | | No. 16 Virginia Tech | L 59–84 | 6–8 | Jersey Mike's Arena (4,731) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 30, 2023 3:00 p.m. | | at Northwestern | L 70–77 | 6–9 (0–2) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,820) Evanston, IL |
| January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m. | | at Purdue | L 76–77 | 6–10 (0–3) | Mackey Arena (3,263) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 5, 2024 6:00 p.m. | | No. 4 Iowa | L 69–103 | 6–11 (0–4) | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m. | | at No. 17 Ohio State | L 55–90 | 6–12 (0–5) | Value City Arena (5,227) Columbus, OH |
| January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | Penn State | L 80–94 | 6–13 (0–6) | Jersey Mike's Arena (6,938) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 17, 2024 8:00 p.m. | | at Illinois | L 69–96 | 6–14 (0–7) | State Farm Center (2,845) Champaign, IL |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | Michigan | L 50–56 | 6–15 (0–8) | Jersey Mike's Arena (4,647) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m. | | at Wisconsin | L 62–73 | 6–16 (0–9) | Kohl Center (6,035) Madison, WI |
| January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m. | | Michigan State | L 64–82 | 6–17 (0–10) | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,409) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m. | | at Nebraska | W 71–70 | 7–17 (1–10) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,831) Lincoln, NE |
| February 6, 2024 8:30 p.m., BTN | | Maryland | L 59–67 | 7–18 (1–11) | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,328) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN | | at Michigan | L 58–86 | 7–19 (1–12) | Crisler Center (4,238) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m. | | Minnesota | W 81–73 | 8–19 (2–12) | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,511) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | Wisconsin | L 43–61 | 8–20 (2–13) | Jersey Mike's Arena (2,558) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m. | | at Maryland | L 62–81 | 8–21 (2–14) | Xfinity Center (5,192) College Park, MD |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | at Michigan State | L 57–93 | 8–22 (2–15) | Breslin Center (7,696) East Lansing, MI |
| March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | Northwestern | L 61–72 | 8–23 (2–16) | Jersey Mike's Arena (3,571) Piscataway, NJ |
| Big Ten women's tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2024 9:00 p.m., Peacock | (14) | vs. (11) Minnesota First round | L 69–77 | 8–24 | Target Center (18,392) Minneapolis, MN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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