# 2023–24 Florida Gators women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators, were led by third-year head coach Kelly Rae Finley and played their home games at O'Connell Center as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

## Previous season

The Gators finished the 2022–23 season 19–15, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They were upset by Kentucky in the first round of the SEC tournament. They received an at-large bid into the WNIT where they would defeat Wofford in the first round, Wake Forest in the second round, and Clemson in the Super 16, before falling to Bowling Green in the Great 8.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | Florida Southern | W 93–43 | | O'Connell Center (736) Gainesville, FL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m., SECN+ | | North Florida | W 82–65 | 1–0 | O'Connell Center (1,112) Gainesville, FL |
| November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Bethune–Cookman | W 83–69 | 2–0 | O'Connell Center (943) Gainesville, FL |
| November 13, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SECN | | Florida A&M | W 92–54 | 3–0 | O'Connell Center (1,137) Gainesville, FL |
| November 17, 2023* 4:00 p.m., SECN+ | | No. 12 Florida State | L 75–79 | 3–1 | O'Connell Center (1,518) Gainesville, FL |
| November 20, 2023* 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Purdue Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship | W 52–49 | 4–1 | Baha Mar Convention Center (437) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 22, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Columbia Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship | W 83–81 | 5–1 | Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 29, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Georgia Tech ACC–SEC Challenge | W 68–58 | 6–1 | McCamish Pavilion (1,387) Atlanta, GA |
| December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 88–91 | 6–2 | Cam Henderson Center (1,186) Huntington, WV |
| December 10, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Tulsa | L 64–72 | 6–3 | Reynolds Center (2,205) Tulsa, OK |
| December 17, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | W 115–37 | 7–3 | Paul Porter Arena (270) Boiling Springs, NC |
| December 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Michigan Jumpman Invitational | W 82–65 | 8–3 | Spectrum Center (16,344) Charlotte, NC |
| December 30, 2023* 3:45 p.m., SECN+ | | Winthrop | W 73–36 | 9–3 | O'Connell Center (1,289) Gainesville, FL |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN | | No. 1 South Carolina | L 66–89 | 9–4 (0–1) | O'Connell Center (4,192) Gainesville, FL |
| January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt | L 57–63 | 9–5 (0–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (4,737) Nashville, TN |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN | | at Tennessee | L 81–88 | 9–6 (0–3) | Thompson–Boling Arena (7,605) Knoxville, TN |
| January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Georgia | W 78–69 | 10–6 (1–3) | O'Connell Center (2,324) Gainesville, FL |
| January 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN | | Mississippi State | L 77–89 | 10–7 (1–4) | O'Connell Center (1,587) Gainesville, FL |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN | | at Ole Miss | L 70–81 | 10–8 (1–5) | SJB Pavilion (2,450) Oxford, MS |
| January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN | | Texas A&M | W 63–51 | 11–8 (2–5) | O'Connell Center (1,460) Gainesville, FL |
| February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 9 LSU | L 66–106 | 11–9 (2–6) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,707) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Arkansas | W 85–81 | 12–9 (3–6) | O'Connell Center (1,407) Gainesville, FL |
| February 11, 2024 3:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Mississippi State | W 90–70 | 13–9 (4–6) | Humphrey Coliseum (6,097) Starkville, MS |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Ole Miss | L 67–77 $^{OT}$ | 13–10 (4–7) | O'Connell Center (1,686) Gainesville, FL |
| February 18, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN | | at Kentucky | L 77–81 | 13–11 (4–8) | Rupp Arena (4,692) Lexington, KY |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Missouri | W 86-70 | 14–11 (5–8) | O'Connell Center (727) Gainesville, FL |
| February 25, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN | | at Georgia | L 60–76 | 14–12 (5–9) | Stegeman Coliseum (3,802) Athens, GA |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Alabama | L 73–76 | 14–13 (5–10) | Coleman Coliseum (2,257) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN | | Auburn | L 74–77 | 14–14 (5–11) | O'Connell Center (1,473) Gainesville, FL |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2024 1:30 p.m., SECN | (11) | vs. (14) Missouri First Round | W 66–60 | 15–14 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,409) Greenville, SC |
| March 6, 2024 8:30 p.m., SECN | (11) | vs. (6) Vanderbilt Second Round | W 62–59 | 16–14 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,187) Greenville, SC |
| March 7, 2024 8:30 p.m., SECN | (11) | vs. (3) Ole Miss Quarterfinals | L 74–84 | 16–15 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,377) Greenville, SC |
| WBIT ||||||
| March 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | St. John's First Round | L 60–79 | 16–16 | O'Connell Center (503) Gainesville, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||