# 2023–24 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers, were led by first-year head coach Mark Kellogg and played their home games at the WVU Coliseum as members of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2022–23 season 19–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. In the Big 12 Tournament as a No. 5 seed, they lost to Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large to the NCAA tournament as a No. 10 seed in the Greenville region 1 where they lost in the first round to Arizona.

## Offseason

On March 18, 2023, head coach Dawn Plitzuweit left West Virginia to accepted the head coaching job at Minnesota. On April 3, 2023, former Stephen F. Austin head coach Mark Kellogg was named their next head coach.

### Departures

West Virginia Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Wynter Rogers | 2 | G | 5'11" | Freshman | Little Rock, AR | Transferred to Arkansas State |
| Sarah Bates | 3 | G | 5'8" | GS Senior | Fresno, CA | Graduated |
| Danni Nichols | 4 | G | 5'10" | GS Senior | Columbia, MO | Graduated |
| Imarianah Russell | 5 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Columbus, OH | |
| Isis Beh | 23 | F | 6'3" | Sophomore | Murray, UT | Transferred to Arizona |
| Savannah Samuel | 24 | G | 6'1" | Junior | Woodstock, GA | Transferred to Boston College |
| Madisen Smith | 30 | G | 5'5" | GS Senior | Greenville, SC | Graduated |

### Incoming

West Virginia Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Ainhoa Holzer | 5 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Martigny, Switzerland | Purdue |
| Danelle Arigbabu | 8 | | | Junior | Berlin, Germany | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College |
| Jordan Harrison | 10 | G | 5'6" | Sophomore | Oklahoma City, OK | Stephen F. Austin |
| Zya Nugent | 22 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Denison, TX | Stephen F. Austin |
| Lauren Fields | 23 | G | 5'9" | GS Senior | Shawnee, OK | Arizona |
| Ashala Moseberry | 24 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Madison, WI | South Plains College |
| Trinity Moore | 35 | F | 6'0" | Junior | Oklahoma City, OK | Oral Roberts |

#### Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

#### Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information (2024) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Destiny Agubata W | Corona, CA | Santiago High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 |||||||
| Jordan Thomas P | Carrollton, TX | Hebron High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 |||||||
| 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: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Loyola (MD) | W 74–39 | 1–0 | WVU Coliseum (1,486) Morgantown, WV |
| November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl | W 71–62 | 2–0 | Peterson Events Center (1,505) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 19, 2023* 4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Youngtown State | W 94–40 | 3–0 | WVU Coliseum (1,619) Morgantown, WV |
| November 23, 2023* 12:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. George Washington Discover Puerto Rico Classic | W 54–51 | 4–0 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR |
| November 24, 2023* 10:00 a.m., FloSports | | vs. Charlotte Discover Puerto Rico Classic | W 84–56 | 5–0 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR |
| November 25, 2023* 10:00 a.m., FloSports | | vs. Southern Illinois Discover Puerto Rico Classic | W 73–55 | 6–0 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | W 90–50 | 7–0 | WVU Coliseum (1,535) Morgantown, WV |
| December 4, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | No. 25 Penn State | W 83–65 | 8–0 | WVU Coliseum (2,061) Morgantown, WV |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Delaware State | W 107–43 | 9–0 | WVU Coliseum (1,522) Morgantown, WV |
| December 18, 2023* 10:00 a.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Wright State | W 77–72 | 10–0 | WVU Coliseum (7,535) Morgantown, WV |
| December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Niagara | W 103–52 | 11–0 | WVU Coliseum (1,304) Morgantown, WV |
| Big 12 Conference regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2023 1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 25 | at Kansas | W 85–60 | 12–0 (1–0) | Allen Fieldhouse (3,895) Lawrence, KS |
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 24 | Cincinnati | W 68–53 | 13–0 (2–0) | WVU Coliseum (1,808) Morgantown, WV |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 24 | No. 10 Texas | L 49–70 | 13–1 (2–1) | WVU Coliseum (2,601) Morgantown, WV |
| January 10, 2024 7:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 24 | at Iowa State | L 64–74 | 13–2 (2–2) | Hilton Coliseum (8,798) Ames, IA |
| January 13, 2024 12:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 24 | at UCF | W 76–59 | 14–2 (3–2) | Addition Financial Arena (1,374) Orlando, FL |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | Houston | W 80–39 | 15–2 (4–2) | WVU Coliseum (2,251) Morgantown, WV |
| January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | W 72–43 | 16–2 (5–2) | Fifth Third Arena (1,264) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 24 | Iowa State | W 84–78 | 17–2 (6–2) | WVU Coliseum (4,905) Morgantown, WV |
| January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 23 | UCF | W 84–43 | 18–2 (7–2) | WVU Coliseum (1,608) Morgantown, WV |
| February 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 23 | at BYU | W 76–69 | 19–2 (8–2) | Marriott Center (1,754) Provo, UT |
| February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 22 | Texas Tech | W 82–59 | 20–2 (9–2) | WVU Coliseum (2,428) Morgantown, WV |
| February 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 22 | at No. 18 Baylor | L 58–65 | 20–3 (9–3) | Foster Pavilion (4,944) Waco, TX |
| February 13, 2024 7:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 24 | at TCU | W 77–52 | 21–3 (10–3) | Schollmaier Arena (2,958) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 24 | No. 23 Oklahoma | W 70–66 | 22–3 (11–3) | WVU Coliseum (3,715) Morgantown, WV |
| February 21, 2024 7:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 22 | at No. 10 Kansas State | L 64–73 $^{OT}$ | 22–4 (11–4) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,266) Manhattan, KS |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 22 | No. 24 Baylor | L 65–66 | 22–5 (11–5) | WVU Coliseum (5,616) Morgantown, WV |
| February 27, 2024 7:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 24т | at Oklahoma State | L 61–68 | 22–6 (11–6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,847) Stillwater, OK |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 24т | TCU | W 57–49 | 23–6 (12–6) | WVU Coliseum (3,789) Morgantown, WV |
| Big 12 Conference Tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (11) Cincinnati Second Round | W 70–55 | 24–6 | T-Mobile Center (4,402) Kansas City, MO |
| March 8, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) No. 16 Kansas State Quarterfinals | L 62–65 | 24–7 | T-Mobile Center (6,610) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 23, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (8 A2) | vs. (9 A2) Princeton First Round | W 63–53 | 25–7 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,324) Iowa City, IA |
| March 25, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN | (8 A2) | at (1 A2) No. 2 Iowa Second Round | L 54–64 | 25–8 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,324) Iowa City, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A2=Albany 2. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||