# 2023–24 Washington Huskies women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Washington Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Washington during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by third year head coach Tina Langley, played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington and compete as members of the Pac-12 Conference.
This was also the last season for Washington played in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Big Ten Conference on August 1, 2024.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2022–23 season 19–15, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they lost in the first round to Oregon. They were invented to the WNIT where they defeated San Francisco in the first round, New Mexico in the second round, Kansas State in the Super 16, Pac-12 member Oregon in the Great 8 before losing to Kansas in the Fab 4.

## Offseason
### Departures

Washington Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Haley Van Dyke | 11 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Walnut Creek, CA | Graduated |
| Emma Grothaus | 21 | C | 6'4" | Senior | Mahtomedi, MN | Graduated |
| T.T. Watkins | 25 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Walnut, CA | Graduated |
| Trinity Oliver | 33 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Euless, TX | Graduated |
| Alexis Griggsby | 35 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Northridge, CA | Graduate transferred to Pepperdine |
| Darcy Rees | 53 | C | 6'4" | Senior | Adelaide, Australia | Graduated |

#### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Sayvia Sellers PG | Anchorage, AK | Anchorage Christian | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Ari Long PG | Moreno Valley, CA | Valley View High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Chloe Briggs G | Ontario, CA | Ontario Christian School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 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: "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. ||||||

#### Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information (2024) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Devin Coppinger G | Everson, WA | Nooksack Valley | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 |||||||
| 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 November 10, 2023. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Seattle Pacific | W 86–26 | | – | – | – | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m. | | Sacramento State | W 76–28 | 1–0 | 20 – Ladine | 8 – Gillmer | 4 – Stines | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,864) Seattle, WA |
| November 9, 2023* 5:00 p.m. | | North Carolina Central | W 113–39 | 2–0 | 18 – Tied | 11 – Daniels | 7 – Sellers | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,481) Seattle, WA |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Pacific | W 81–64 | 3–0 | 17 – Daniels | 8 – Ladine | 5 – Sellers | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,420) Seattle, WA |
| November 18, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | | Seattle | W 80–64 | 4–0 | 18 – Ladine | 12 – Ladine | 3 – Stines | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,560) Seattle, WA |
| November 24, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Idaho State Rainbow Wahine Showdown | W 57–37 | 5–0 | 13 – Schwartz | 6 – Daniels | 3 – Stines | Stan Sheriff Center (250) Honolulu, HI |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Air Force Rainbow Wahine Showdown | W 73–53 | 6–0 | 19 – Schwartz | 7 – Tied | 5 – Stines | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| November 26, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Showdown | W 57–41 | 7–0 | 19 – Daniels | 9 – Daniels | 4 – Stines | Stan Sheriff Center (1,780) Honolulu, HI |
| December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | | San Francisco | W 63–39 | 8–0 | 16 – Ladine | 10 – Ladine | 3 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,011) Seattle, WA |
| December 5, 2023* 5:00 p.m. | | Montana State | W 55–50 | 9–0 | 15 – Daniels | 11 – Stines | 3 – Schwartz | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,653) Seattle, WA |
| December 10, 2023 1:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 21 Washington State | W 60–55 | 10–0 (1–0) | 21 – Stines | 9 – Stines | 3 – Briggs | Beasley Coliseum (1,455) Pullman, WA |
| December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., P12N | | Saint Mary's | W 64–32 | 11–0 | 14 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 4 – Schwartz | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,490) Seattle, WA |
| December 20, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 23 | at No. 19 Louisville | L 51–59 | 11–1 | 13 – Schwartz | 10 – Daniels | 3 – Tied | KFC Yum! Center (8,018) Louisville, KY |
| January 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at California | L 57–70 | 11–2 (1–1) | 24 – Ladine | 7 – Daniels | 4 – Daniels | Haas Pavilion (1,207) Berkeley, CA |
| January 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 8 Stanford | L 59–71 | 11–3 (1–2) | 15 – Daniels | 6 – Stines | 4 – Schwartz | Maples Pavilion (3,924) Stanford, CA |
| January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N | | Washington State | L 59–72 | 11–4 (1–3) | 23 – Daniels | 8 – Daniels | 3 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (4,104) Seattle, WA |
| January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | | Arizona | W 62–60 | 12–4 (2–3) | 22 – Ladine | 9 – Noble | 5 – Daniels | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,090) Seattle, WA |
| January 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N | | Arizona State | L 65–73 | 12–5 (2–4) | 20 – Stines | 12 – Daniels | 2 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,614) Seattle, WA |
| January 26, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 2 UCLA | L 44–62 | 12–6 (2–5) | 14 – Daniels | 7 – Tied | 4 – Stines | Pauley Pavilion (3,563) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 28, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 11 USC | W 62–59 | 13–6 (3–5) | 21 – Schwartz | 13 – Daniels | 3 – Tied | Galen Center (3,416) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 20 Utah | L 65–83 | 13–7 (3–6) | 24 – Stines | 8 – Daniels | 4 – Schwartz | Alaska Airlines Arena (3,413) Seattle, WA |
| February 4, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 6 Colorado | L 57–80 | 13–8 (3–7) | 14 – Daniels | 5 – Daniels | 2 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (4,900) Seattle, WA |
| February 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 6 Stanford | L 59–63 $^{OT}$ | 13–9 (3–8) | 17 – Stines | 9 – Daniels | 4 – Daniels | Alaska Airlines Arena (4,454) Seattle, WA |
| February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N | | California | L 57–59 | 13–10 (3–9) | 13 – Daniels | 5 – Tied | 3 – Stines | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,773) Seattle, WA |
| February 16, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N | | at Arizona State | L 66–73 $^{2OT}$ | 13–11 (3–10) | 18 – Schwartz | 15 – Noble | 7 – Schwartz | Desert Financial Arena (1,937) Tempe, AZ |
| February 18, 2024 11:00 a.m., P12N | | at Arizona | L 82–90 $^{3OT}$ | 13–12 (3–11) | 27 – Schwartz | 6 – Stines | 6 – Stines | McKale Center (7,354) Tucson, AZ |
| February 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | | Oregon | W 74–66 | 14–12 (4–11) | 17 – Schwartz | 8 – Daniels | 10 – Sellers | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,840) Seattle, WA |
| February 25, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 9 Oregon State | W 61–51 | 15–12 (5–11) | 23 – Ladine | 8 – Stines | 3 – Stines | Alaska Airlines Arena (3,284) Seattle, WA |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 13 Colorado | L 62–68 | 15–13 (5–12) | 18 – Schwartz | 8 – Daniels | 2 – Tied | CU Events Center (4,203) Boulder, CO |
| March 2, 2024 11:00 a.m., P12N | | at No. 18 Utah | W 62–47 | 16–13 (6–12) | 18 – Schwartz | 9 – Daniels | 4 – Schwartz | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,969) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N | (10) | vs. (7) Arizona First Round | L 50–58 | 16–14 | 13 – Daniels | 10 – Daniels | 2 – Tied | MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV |
| WBIT |||||||||
| March 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | Georgetown First Round | L 56–64 | 16–15 | 15 – Sellers | 10 – Daniels | 4 – Schwartz | Alaska Airlines Arena (699) Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Source:

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 23 | 24 | 24 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |