# 2023–24 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

The 2023–24 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by eleventh-year head coach Wes Moore and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Wolfpack got off to a hot start to the season when they upset second ranked Connecticut in the second game of the season. The Wolfpack were unranked at the time and valuted to fourteenth in the nation with the win. They carried their momentum through the Paradise Jam, defeating number 3 Colorado to win the championship. After the tournament win, the team was ranked fifth. Following and ACC–SEC Challenge win over Vanderbilt and a win over Illinois State, the Wolfpack reached their season highest ranking of third. The Wolfpack finished off the non-conference season with three more wins, and finished that portion of the season undefeated. The Wolfpack started the ACC season with wins over Virginia and an overtime victory over number 22 Florida State. Their first loss of the season didn't come until January 7, 2024, when they lost away to number 13 Virginia Tech. THey were upset just two games later against Miami (FL), but then won five straight games, including a rivalry game against number 24 North Carolina and over number 15 Louisville. The Wolfpack were again ranked third before losing again to Virginia Tech, this time when the Hokies were ranked number 16. They defeated number 16 Notre Dame and survived an upset scare in overtime against Georgia Tech before losing their rivalry rematch with North Carolina and losing at Duke. They finished the season with an overtime win over number 19 Syracuse and a final game victory over Wake Forest.
The Wolfpack finished the season 31–7 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated seventh seed Duke. They defeated sixth seed Florida State to reach the Finals. They could not prevail in a low-scoring game, and lost 51–55. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking the sixth straight time the Wolfpack qualified for the tournament. As the third seed in the Portland 4 region they defeated fourteenth seed Chattanooga in the First Round, sixth seed Tennessee in the Second Round, second seed Stanford in the Sweet 16, and regional first seed Texas in the Elite Eight to qualify for the second Final Four in program history. In the Final Four, they could not overcome overall first seed South Carolina and lost 59–78 to end their season.

## Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the season 20–12 overall and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the Second round where they defeated ninth seed Syracuse, then lost to first seed Notre Dame in the Quarterfinals. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the seventh seed in the Greenville 2 Region. They were upset by ten-seed Princeton in the First round to end their season.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Diamond Johnson | 3 | G | 5'5" | Junior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Norfolk State |
| Jada Boyd | 5 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Petersburg, Virginia | Graduated |
| Jakia Brown-Turner | 11 | G/F | 6'0" | Senior | Temple Hills, Maryland | Transferred to Maryland |
| Jessica Timmons | 23 | G | 5'8" | Freshman | Charlotte, North Carolina | Transferred to Alabama |
| Sophie Hart | 32 | C | 6'5" | Sophomore | Farmington, Minnesota | Transferred to Minnesota |
| Camille Hobby | 41 | C | 6'3" | Senior | Jacksonville, Florida | Graduated; transferred to Illinois |

### Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Lizzy Williamson | 15 | C | 6'5" | Graduate Student | Adelaide, Australia | Southern Utah |
| Katie Peneueta | 20 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Vancouver, Washington | Sacramento State |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Zoe Brooks G | Plainfield, New Jersey | St. John Vianney | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Mallory Collier C | Millington, Tennessee | Bartlett | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Maddie Cox F | Flower Mound, Texas | Flower Mound | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Jannah Eissa G | Cairo, Egypt | Greenland International | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Alyssa Lewis G | Harrisburg, North Carolina | Hickory Ridge | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Laci Steele G | Edmond, Oklahoma | Edmond North | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| 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 and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Catawba | W 101–58 | – | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Charlotte | W 84–43 | 1–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (4,496) Raleigh, NC |
| November 12, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ABC | | No. 2 Connecticut | W 92–81 | 2–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 14 | Elon | W 90–35 | 3–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (4,402) Raleigh, NC |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 14 | Rhode Island | W 67–58 | 4–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (5,023) Raleigh, NC |
| November 23, 2023* 3:15 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 10т | vs. Kentucky Paradise Jam Island Division | W 84–55 | 5–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (624) St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 24, 2023* 3:15 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 10т | vs. Cincinnati Paradise Jam Island Division | W 79–45 | 6–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (524) St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 25, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 10т | vs. No. 3 Colorado Paradise Jam Island Division | W 78–60 | 7–0 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 29, 2023* 7:15 p.m., ACCN | No. 5 | Vanderbilt ACC–SEC Challenge | W 70–62 | 8–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | Illinois State | W 79–61 | 9–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 3 | Liberty | W 80–67 | 10–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| December 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 3 | at South Florida | W 66–54 | 11–0 | Yuengling Center (4,959) Tampa, FL |
| December 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 3 | at Old Dominion Anne Donovan Classic | W 87–50 | 12–0 | Chartway Arena (3,874) Norfolk, VA |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 3 | at Virginia | W 72–61 | 13–0 (1–0) | John Paul Jones Arena (4,541) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 3 | No. 22 Florida State | W 88–80 $^{OT}$ | 14–0 (2–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 3 | at No. 13 Virginia Tech | L 62–63 | 14–1 (2–1) | Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 6 | Virginia | W 93–66 | 15–1 (3–1) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 4 | at Miami (FL) | L 59–73 | 15–2 (3–2) | Watsco Center (2,366) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 4 | Duke | W 72–57 | 16–2 (4–2) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 7 | at Clemson | W 71–49 | 17–2 (5–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum (919) Clemson, SC |
| January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 7 | at Boston College | W 82–61 | 18–2 (6–2) | Conte Forum (2,180) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 1, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 5 | No. 24 North Carolina Rivalry | W 63–59 | 19–2 (7–2) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| February 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 3 | No. 15 Louisville | W 77–67 | 20–2 (8–2) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| February 8, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 3 | No. 16 Virginia Tech | L 61–72 | 20–3 (8–3) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 3 | at Pittsburgh | W 83–47 | 21–3 (9–3) | Peterson Events Center (2,001) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 6 | at No. 16 Notre Dame | W 59–43 | 22–3 (10–3) | Purcell Pavilion (7,134) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 18, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW | No. 6 | Georgia Tech | W 86–85 $^{OT}$ | 23–3 (11–3) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| February 22, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 6 | at North Carolina Rivalry | L 70–80 | 23–4 (11–4) | Carmichael Arena (4,131) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 25, 2024 5:30 p.m., ACCN | No. 6 | at Duke | L 58–69 | 23–5 (11–5) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,633) Durham, NC |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 12 | No. 19 Syracuse | W 75–71 $^{OT}$ | 24–5 (12–5) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 12 | Wake Forest | W 75–57 | 25–5 (13–5) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., ACCN | (2) No. 10 | vs. (7) Duke Quarterfinals | W 54–51 | 26–5 | Greensboro Coliseum (7,720) Greensboro, NC |
| March 9, 2024 2:30 p.m., ACCN | (2) No. 10 | vs. (6) Florida State Semifinals | W 69–43 | 27–5 | Greensboro Coliseum (10,488) Greensboro, NC |
| March 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN | (2) No. 10 | vs. (4) No. 14 Notre Dame Finals | L 51–55 | 27–6 | Greensboro Coliseum (9,102) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 23, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPNU | (3 P4) No. 11 | (14 P4) Chattanooga First Round | W 64–45 | 28–6 | Reynolds Coliseum (4,901) Raleigh, NC |
| March 25, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN | (3 P4) No. 11 | (6 P4) Tennessee Second Round | W 79–72 | 29–6 | Reynolds Coliseum (4,803) Raleigh, NC |
| March 29, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN | (3 P4) No. 11 | vs. (2 P4) No. 5 Stanford Sweet Sixteen | W 77–67 | 30–6 | Moda Center (10,104) Portland, OR |
| March 31, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ABC | (3 P4) No. 11 | vs. (1 P4) No. 4 Texas Elite Eight | W 76–66 | 31–6 | Moda Center Portland, OR |
| April 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN | (3 P4) No. 11 | vs. (1 A1) No. 1 South Carolina Final Four | L 59–78 | 31–7 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (18,284) Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P4=Portland 4. A1=Albany 1. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

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