# 2023–24 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by 38th-year head coach Tara VanDerveer, and played their home games at Maples Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season at 30–6, 15–3 in Pac-12 play to win the regular season championship. As a No. 1 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament, they defeated California in the quarterfinals and Oregon State in the semifinals before losing to USC in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed in the Portland regional 4 bracket where they defeated Norfolk State and Iowa State in the first and second rounds before losing to NC State in the Sweet Sixteen.
After the season's conclusion, VanDerveer announced her retirement, making this her 38th and final season as Stanford head coach. This was also the team's final season in the Pac-12, as they moved to the Atlantic Coast Conference on August 1, 2024.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Agnes Emma-Nnopu | 2 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Ocean Grove, Australia | Transferred to TCU |
| Francesca Belibi | 5 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Centennial, CO | Graduated |
| Ashten Prechtel | 11 | F | 6'5" | Senior | Colorado Springs, CO | Graduated/2023 WNBA draft; selected 34th overall by Connecticut Sun |
| Indya Nivar | 12 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Apex, NC | Transferred to North Carolina |
| Haley Jones | 30 | G | 6'1" | Senior | Santa Cruz, CA | Graduated/2023 WNBA draft; selected 6th overall by Atlanta Dream |
| Lauren Betts | 51 | C | 6'7" | Freshman | Centennial, CO | Transferred to UCLA |

### Acquisitions
#### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Courtney Ogden PG | Atlanta, Georgia | Westminster School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| Sunaja Agara G | Minnetonka, MN | Hopkins High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Chloe Clardy G | Conway, AR | Conway High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| 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 December 6, 2021. ||||||

##### Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information (2024) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Kennedy Ume F | Owings Mills, MD | McDonogh School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 |||||||
| Wrenwyck Ijiwoye PG | Phoenix, AZ | Desert Vista High School | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 |||||||
| Harper Peterson F | Rocklin, CA | Whitney High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 |||||||
| 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 19, 2023. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | No. 15 | Dominican | W 126–53 | | 19 – Tied | 14 – Iriafen | 4 – Bosgana | Maples Pavilion (2,308) Stanford, CA |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | No. 15 | Hawaii | W 87–40 | 1–0 | 23 – Iriafen | 13 – Iriafen | 5 – Brink | Maples Pavilion (2,535) Stanford, CA |
| November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 15 | No. 9 Indiana | W 96–64 | 2–0 | 20 – Tied | 17 – Brink | 4 – Lepolo | Maples Pavilion (3,678) Stanford, CA |
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 | Cal Poly | W 86–32 | 3–0 | 15 – Bosgana | 11 – Demetre | 4 – Lepolo | Maples Pavilion (2,554) Stanford, CA |
| November 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ABC | No. 6 | Duke | W 82–79 $^{OT}$ | 4–0 | 29 – Brink | 11 – Brink | 4 – Agara | Maples Pavilion (4,236) Stanford, CA |
| November 22, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloSports | No. 4 | vs. Belmont Ball Dawgs Classic semifinals | W 74–55 | 5–0 | 27 – Brink | 16 – Brink | 4 – Ogden | Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV |
| November 24, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloSports | No. 4 | vs. No. 13 Florida State Ball Dawgs Classic championship | W 100–88 | 6–0 | 30 – Iriafen | 17 – Iriafen | 6 – Tied | Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV |
| November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m., P12N | No. 4 | Albany | W 79–35 | 7–0 | 21 – Brink | 19 – Brink | 3 – Jump | Maples Pavilion (2,754) Stanford, CA |
| December 1, 2023* 11:00 a.m., MW Network | No. 3 | at San Diego State | W 85–44 | 8–0 | 25 – Brink | 12 – Brink | 4 – Clardy | Viejas Arena (3,708) San Diego, CA |
| December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 3 | at Gonzaga | L 78–96 | 8–1 | 13 – Tied | 7 – Iriafen | 5 – Lepolo | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| December 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N | No. 9 | Portland | W 81–51 | 9–1 | 23 – Brink | 15 – Brink | 7 – Lepolo | Maples Pavilion (2,875) Stanford, CA |
| December 20, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | No. 9 | UC Davis | W 92–52 | 10–1 | 21 – Brink | 11 – Iriafen | 3 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (2,701) Stanford, CA |
| December 29, 2023 2:00 p.m., P12N | No. 9 | at California | W 78–51 | 11–1 (1–0) | 20 – Lepolo | 10 – Iriafen | 6 – Lepolo | Haas Pavilion (4,197) Berkeley, CA |
| December 31, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | No. 9 | Morgan State | W 98–38 | 12–1 | 18 – Brink | 8 – Tied | 8 – Lepolo | Maples Pavilion (2,751) Stanford, CA |
| January 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | No. 8 | Washington State | W 74–65 | 13–1 (2–0) | 20 – Brink | 18 – Brink | 4 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (3,084) Stanford, CA |
| January 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N | No. 8 | Washington | W 71–59 | 14–1 (3–0) | 19 – Iriafen | 16 – Brink | 5 – Lepolo | Maples Pavilion (3,924) Stanford, CA |
| January 12, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N | No. 8 | at No. 19 Utah | W 66–64 | 15–1 (4–0) | 25 – Iriafen | 16 – Iriafen | 7 – Lepolo | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,608) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 14, 2024 11:00 a.m., P12N | No. 8 | at No. 5 Colorado | L 59–71 | 15–2 (4–1) | 19 – Iriafen | 17 – Iriafen | 5 – Lepolo | CU Events Center (9,111) Boulder, CO |
| January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | No. 8 | Oregon | W 88–63 | 16–2 (5–1) | 21 – Iriafen | 15 – Iriafen | 8 – Lepolo | Maples Pavilion (4,556) Stanford, CA |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., P12N | No. 8 | Oregon State | W 65–56 | 17–2 (6–1) | 36 – Iriafen | 12 – Iriafen | 6 – Lepolo | Maples Pavilion (7,022) Stanford, CA |
| January 26, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N | No. 6 | at Arizona State | W 80–50 | 18–2 (7–1) | 27 – Iriafen | 16 – Brink | 7 – Lepolo | Desert Financial Arena (2,578) Tempe, AZ |
| January 28, 2024 11:00 a.m., P12N | No. 6 | at Arizona | W 96–64 | 19–2 (8–1) | 25 – Brink | 19 – Brink | 6 – Lepolo | McKale Center (7,692) Tucson, AZ |
| February 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | No. 4 | No. 15 USC | L 58–67 | 19–3 (8–2) | 19 – Brink | 15 – Brink | 3 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (5,371) Stanford, CA |
| February 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 4 | No. 7 UCLA | W 80–60 | 20–3 (9–2) | 19 – Brink | 19 – Brink | 7 – Lepolo | Maples Pavilion (7,207) Stanford, CA |
| February 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | No. 6 | at Washington | W 63–59 $^{OT}$ | 21–3 (10–2) | 22 – Brink | 9 – Tied | 4 – Brink | Alaska Airlines Arena (4,454) Seattle, WA |
| February 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N | No. 6 | at Washington State | W 73–58 | 22–3 (11–2) | 21 – Brink | 14 – Iriafen | 5 – Tied | Beasley Coliseum (1,304) Pullman, WA |
| February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | No. 3 | California | W 84–49 | 23–3 (12–2) | 23 – Iriafen | 11 – Iriafen | 4 – Ogden | Maples Pavilion (4,604) Stanford, CA |
| February 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | No. 3 | Arizona | L 61–68 | 23–4 (12–3) | 21 – Iriafen | 15 – Iriafen | 4 – Iriafen | Maples Pavilion (4,423) Stanford, CA |
| February 25, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N | No. 3 | Arizona State | W 81–67 | 24–4 (13–3) | 22 – Iriafen | 20 – Iriafen | 7 – Brink | Maples Pavilion (4,271) Stanford, CA |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | No. 4 | at No. 11 Oregon State | W 67–63 | 25–4 (14–3) | 25 – Brink | 23 – Brink | 4 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (7,867) Corvallis, OR |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., P12N | No. 4 | at Oregon | W 76–56 | 26–4 (15–3) | 18 – Brink | 17 – Brink | 5 – Brink | Matthew Knight Arena (6,996) Eugene, OR |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2024 2:30 p.m., P12N | (1) No. 2 | vs. (8) California Quarterfinals | W 71–57 | 27–4 | 28 – Iriafen | 18 – Iriafen | 5 – Iriafen | MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,883) Paradise, NV |
| March 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N | (1) No. 2 | vs. (4) No. 13 Oregon State Semifinals | W 66–57 | 28–4 | 20 – Jump | 12 – Brink | 9 – Brink | MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN | (1) No. 2 | vs. (2) No. 5 USC Championship | L 61–74 | 28–5 | 19 – Brink | 10 – Brink | 4 – Jump | MGM Grand Garden Arena (5,526) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (2 P4) No. 5 | (15 P4) Norfolk State First Round | W 79–50 | 29–5 | 18 – Bosgana | 15 – Brink | 4 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (4,537) Stanford, CA |
| March 24, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN | (2 P4) No. 5 | (7 P4) Iowa State Second Round | W 87–81 $^{OT}$ | 30–5 | 41 – Iriafen | 16 – Iriafen | 7 – Lepolo | Maples Pavilion (5,811) Stanford, CA |
| March 29, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN | (2 P4) No. 5 | vs. (3 P4) No. 11 NC State Sweet Sixteen | L 67–77 | 30–6 | 26 – Iriafen | 10 – Iriafen | 6 – Lepolo | Moda Center Portland, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P4=Portland 4. All times are in PST. |||||||||
Source:

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | 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 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Coaches | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5т | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |