# 2023–24 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball team

The 2023–24 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Anteaters, led by eighth-year head coach Tamara Inoue, played their home games at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California as members of the Big West Conference.

## Previous season

The Anteaters finished the 2022–23 season 25–7, 16–2 in Big West play, to finish as Big West regular-season champions. As the #1 seed in the Big West tournament, they were upset by #9 seed Cal State Bakersfield in the quarterfinals. They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they defeated San Diego State in the first round, before falling to San Diego in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pepperdine | L 58–63 | 0–1 | 23 – Lee | 9 – Parkinson | 3 – Konate | Firestone Fieldhouse (237) Malibu, CA |
| November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle | W 74–43 | 1–1 | 17 – 2 tied | 7 – Parkinson | 5 – 2 tied | Bren Events Center (647) Irvine, CA |
| November 14, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Mary's | L 37–52 | 1–2 | 9 – 2 tied | 8 – Parkinson | 5 – Lee | University Credit Union Pavilion (311) Moraga, CA |
| November 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington | W 71–63 | 2–2 | 15 – 2 tied | 8 – Parkinson | 8 – Konate | Bren Events Center (537) Irvine, CA |
| November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. St. Thomas Tiger Turkey Tip-Off | W 74–63 | 3–2 | 23 – Lee | 6 – Dean | 7 – Konate | Alex G. Spanos Center (253) Stockton, CA |
| November 25, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pacific Tiger Turkey Tip-Off | W 66–60 | 4–2 | 15 – Tom | 5 – 2 tied | 3 – Konate | Alex G. Spanos Center (506) Stockton, CA |
| November 29, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | L 54–60 | 4–3 | 21 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 7 – Tom | 3 – Konate | United Supermarkets Arena (4,258) Lubbock, TX |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Denver | W 50–47 | 5–3 | 8 – 2 tied | 11 – Parkinson | 3 – 2 tied | Bren Events Center (587) Irvine, CA |
| December 5, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State | W 61–55 | 6–3 | 16 – Nahum | 9 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 3 – Konate | Pan American Center (478) Las Cruces, NM |
| December 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Colorado State Beach Classic | L 63–69 | 6–4 | 19 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 11 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 3 – Konate | Walter Pyramid (834) Long Beach, CA |
| Big West regular season |||||||||
| December 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Riverside | W 67–52 | 7–4 (1–0) | 18 – Konate | 7 – Parkinson | 4 – 2 tied | SRC Arena (137) Riverside, CA |
| December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 71–48 | 8–4 (2–0) | 22 – Lee | 9 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 6 – Konate | Bren Events Center (580) Irvine, CA |
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 68–44 | 9–4 (3–0) | 18 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 10 – Parkinson | 4 – Nahum | Titan Gym (172) Fullerton, CA |
| January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., SPECTSN/ESPN+ | | at UC Davis | L 57–60 | 9–5 (3–1) | 17 – Lee | 5 – Scharpf | 3 – Tom | University Credit Union Center (1,012) Davis, CA |
| January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hawaii | L 49–56 | 9–6 (3–2) | 15 – Lee | 8 – Parkinson | 9 – Lee | Bren Events Center (640) Irvine, CA |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | W 57–49 | 10–6 (4–2) | 14 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 6 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 5 – Konate | LionTree Arena (518) La Jolla, CA |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Davis | W 79–61 | 11–6 (5–2) | 15 – 2 tied | 8 – Parkinson | 7 – Konate | Bren Events Center (889) Irvine, CA |
| January 25, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Long Beach State | W 74–59 | 12–6 (6–2) | 13 – Parkinson | 9 – Parkinson | 6 – Konate | Bren Events Center (2,294) Irvine, CA |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Northridge | W 67–63 | 13–6 (7-2) | 16 – Lee | 10 – Parkinson | 4 – 3 tied | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal Poly | W 2–0 (Forfeit) | 13–6 (8–2) | – | – | – | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
| February 3, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hawaii | L 43-55 | 13–7 (8–3) | 21 – Lee | 8 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 2 – Lee | Stan Sheriff Center (2,171) Honolulu, HI |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Santa Barbara | W 60–38 | 14–7 (9–3) | 10 – 3 tied | 8 – Tom | 4 – Konate | Bren Events Center (643) Irvine, CA |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Riverside | W 62–53 | 15–7 (10–3) | 15 – Lee | 10 – Parkinson | 6 – Lee | Bren Events Center (789) Irvine, CA |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 72–68 | 16–7 (11–3) | 16 – Parkinson | 15 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 4 – Tom | Icardo Center (491) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 54–46 | 17–7 (12–3) | 14 – Lee | 6 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 4 – Konate | The Thunderdome (782) Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC San Diego | L 65–69 | 17–8 (12–4) | 18 – Lee | 8 – Parkinson | 9 – Konate | Bren Events Center (837) Irvine, CA |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Northridge | W 64-54 | 18-8 (13-4) | 20 – Lee | 12 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 3 – Lee | Bren Events Center (524) Irvine, CA |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Long Beach State | W 86–76 $^{OT}$ | 19–8 (14–4) | 29 – Lee | 12 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 5 – 2 tied | Walter Pyramid (819) Long Beach, CA |
| March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal Poly | W 65-31 | 20–8 (15–4) | 14 – 2 tied | 10 – Parkinson | 3 – 2 tied | Mott Athletics Center (827) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Fullerton | W 69–53 | 21–8 (16–4) | 20 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 9 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 7 – Konate | Bren Events Center (890) Irvine, CA |
| Big West tournament |||||||||
| March 15, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Long Beach State Semifinals | W 69–57 | 22–8 | 22 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 10 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 4 – 2 tied | Dollar Loan Center (1,237) Henderson, NV |
| March 16, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (5) UC Davis Championship game | W 53–39 | 23–8 | 21 – Lee | 9 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 3 – Konate | Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV |
| NCAA women's tournament |||||||||
| March 23, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (13 P4) | at (4 P4) No. 16 Gonzaga First round | L 56–75 | 23–9 | 18 – Parkinson | 12 – Johnson Sidi Baba | 2 – 2 tied | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||
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