2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 17
Record	22–12 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach	Kara Lawson (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Tia Jackson; Karen Lange; Karen Middleton; Pierre Miller;
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by fourth year head coach Kara Lawson and played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Virginia Tech	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
No. 4 NC State	13	–	5	.722	31	–	7	.816
No. 20 Syracuse	13	–	5	.722	24	–	8	.750
No. 11 Notre Dame †	13	–	5	.722	28	–	7	.800
Louisville	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Florida State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
No. 17 Duke	11	–	7	.611	22	–	12	.647
North Carolina	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Miami (FL)	8	–	10	.444	19	–	12	.613
Georgia Tech	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Virginia	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Clemson	5	–	13	.278	12	–	19	.387
Boston College	5	–	13	.278	14	–	19	.424
Wake Forest	2	–	16	.111	7	–	25	.219
Pittsburgh	2	–	16	.111	8	–	24	.250

† 2024 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The Blue Devils started their season with three straight wins before losing two straight games, including an overtime loss at sixth-ranked Stanford. They would win their next two games, including another overtime victory, this time against Georgia in the ACC–SEC Challenge. Duke would lose its next two games, one against first-ranked South Carolina and the other, its ACC opener at Clemson. From there, the Blue Devils would close out their non-conference schedule with three straight wins and win three of their next four ACC games. The lone loss was at seventeenth-ranked Louisville. Their next three conference games were against ranked teams, and Duke won two of the three. They defeated fourteenth ranked Virginia Tech and twenty-third ranked Florida State but lost to fourth-ranked NC State. Duke would win three of the next four games and then close the season out winning three games and losing three games. Losses game against twelfth-ranked Virginia Tech and nineteenth-ranked Notre Dame while they defeated seventeenth-ranked Syracuse and sixth-ranked NC State. The Blue Devils split the season series with rivals North Carolina, winning in overtime at home and losing in Chapel Hill on the final day of the season.

The Blue Devils finished the season 22–12 overall and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated tenth seed Georgia Tech in the Second Round before losing to NC State in the Quarterfinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, marking the second straight year the Blue Devils qualified for the tournament. As the seventh seed in the Portland 3 region they defeated tenth seed Richmond in the First Round and upset second seed Ohio State in the Second Round before losing to third seed Connecticut in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the season 26–7 overall and 14–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated rivals seventh seeded North Carolina before falling to eventual champions and third seed Virginia Tech in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the third seed in the Seattle 4 Region. They defeated fourteen seed Iona in the first round before being upset by sixth seed Colorado in the second round, in overtime, to end their season.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Celeste Taylor	0	G	5'11"	Senior	Valley Stream, New York	Graduated, transferred to Ohio State^[1]
Elizabeth Balogun	4	G/F	6'1"	Senior	Lagos, Nigeria	Graduated
Taya Corosdale	5	G/F	6'3"	Graduate Student	Bothell, Washington	Graduated
Jordyn Oliver	11	G	5'10"	Junior	Prosper, Texas	Graduated, transferred to Vanderbilt^[2]
Lee Volker	13	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Purcellville, Virginia	Transferred to Marquette^[3]
Shay Bollin	21	F	6'3"	Freshman	Raynham, Massachusetts	Transferred to Illinois^[4]
Imani Lewis	22	F	6'1"	Graduate Student	Willingboro, New Jersey	Graduated
Shayeann Day-Wilson	30	G	5'6"	Sophomore	Toronto, Canada	Transferred to Miami (FL)^[5]
Bo Shaffer	32	G	5'7"	Graduate Student	Lakewood, Colorado	Graduated
Jiselle Havas	33	G	5'10"	Graduate Student	Windermere, Florida	Graduated
Mia Heide	42	F	6'3"	Graduate Student	Austin, Texas	Graduated
Emma Schmidt	45	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Waukee, Iowa	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Camilla Emsbo	21	F	6'5"	Graduate Student	Lakewood, Colorado	Yale^[6]

Recruiting Class

Source:^[7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Jadyn Donovan G/F	Washington, D.C.	Sidwell Friends	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Jadyn Donovan G/F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Oluchi Okananwa G	Boston, Massachusetts	Worcester Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Oluchi Okananwa G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
Delaney Thomas F	Charles Town, West Virginia	St. John's College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Delaney Thomas F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
Jordan Wood F	Chicago, Illinois	Carmel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Jordan Wood F	Recruiting 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:

Roster

2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Vanessa de Jesus	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Sierra Canyon	Valencia, CA
G	3	Ashlon Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Hardin-Jefferson	China, TX
G/F	4	Jadyn Donovan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Sidwell Friends	Washington, D.C.
G	5	Oluchi Okananwa	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Worcester Academy	Boston, MA
F	12	Delaney Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	St. John's College	Charles Town, WV
F	13	Jordan Wood	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Carmel	Chicago, IL
G	15	Emma Koabel	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Niagara Prep	Port Colborne, ON
F	21	Camilla Emsbo	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	GS	Lakewood Yale	Lakewood, CO
G	22	Taina Mair	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Brooks School Boston College	Boston, MA
G	24	Reigan Richardson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Cannon School Georgia	Charlotte, NC
C	42	Kennedy Brown	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Sr	Derby Oregon State	Derby, KS

Head coach

Kara Lawson (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Tia Jackson (Iowa)
Karen Lange (Iowa)
Karen Middleton (South Carolina)
Pierre Miller (Presbyterian)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2023

Schedule

Source:^[8]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2023* 1:00 p.m.		Wingate	W 106–33	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,078) Durham, NC
November 12, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		USA Basketball	L 58–87	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,357) Durham, NC
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX		Richmond	W 83–53	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,864) Durham, NC
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Coastal Carolina	W 88–42	2–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,027) Durham, NC
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Columbia	W 66–62	3–0	Levien Gymnasium (2,027) New York, NY
November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Davidson	L 62–69	3–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,083) Durham, NC
November 19, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ABC		at No. 6 Stanford	L 79–82 ^OT	3–2	Maples Pavilion (4,236) Stanford, CA
November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		North Carolina Central	W 93–45	4–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,211) Durham, NC
November 30, 2023* 5:00 p.m., SECN		at Georgia ACC–SEC Challenge	W 72–65 ^OT	5–2	Stegeman Coliseum (2,446) Athens, GA
December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ABC		No. 1 South Carolina Jimmy V Classic	L 61–77	5–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,607) Durham, NC
December 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Clemson	L 64–80	5–4 (0–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum (910) Clemson, SC
December 10, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ACCN		Florida Gulf Coast	W 82–63	6–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,573) Durham, NC
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Toledo	W 70–45	7–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,482) Durham, NC
December 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Coppin State	W 68–34	8–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,808) Durham, NC
December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Boston College	W 80–75	9–4 (1–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,898) Durham, NC
January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 17 Louisville	L 44–61	9–5 (1–2)	KFC Yum! Center (7,789) Louisville, KY
January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW		at Virginia	W 60–56	10–5 (2–2)	John Paul Jones Arena (5,041) Charlottesville, VA
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Georgia Tech	W 84–46	11–5 (3–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,362) Durham, NC
January 18, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 14 Virginia Tech	W 63–46	12–5 (4–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,217) Durham, NC
January 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 4 NC State Rivalry	L 57–72	12–6 (4–3)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 23 Florida State	W 88–46	13–6 (5–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,779) Durham, NC
January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN		at Miami (FL)	L 58–64	13–7 (5–4)	Watsco Center (3,112) Coral Gables, FL
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Pittsburgh	W 69–38	14–7 (6–4)	Peterson Events Center (1,199) Pittsburgh, PA
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Wake Forest	W 69–46	15–7 (7–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,640) Durham, NC
February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN		North Carolina Rivalry	W 68–60 ^OT	16–7 (8–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 15, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 12 Virginia Tech	L 56–61	16–8 (8–5)	Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA
February 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 19 Notre Dame	L 62–70	16–9 (8–6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,485) Durham, NC
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 17 Syracuse	W 58–45	17–9 (9–6)	JMA Wireless Dome (3,480) Syracuse, NY
February 25, 2024 5:30 p.m., ACCN		No. 6 NC State Rivalry	W 69–58	18–9 (10–6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,633) Durham, NC
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Virginia	W 73–54	19–9 (11–6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,005) Durham, NC
March 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN		at North Carolina Rivalry	L 59–63	19–10 (11–7)	Carmichael Arena (6,319) Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
March 7, 2024 5:00 p.m., ACCN	(7)	vs. (10) Georgia Tech Second Round	W 70–58	20–10	Greensboro Coliseum (7,424) Greensboro, NC
March 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., ACCN	(7)	vs. (2) No. 10 NC State Quarterfinals	L 51–54	20–11	Greensboro Coliseum (7,720) Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPNNews	(7 P3)	vs. (10 P3) Richmond First Round	W 72–61	21–11	Value City Arena (5,684) Columbus, OH
March 24, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(7 P3)	at (2 P3) No. 7 Ohio State Second Round	W 75–63	22–11	Value City Arena (8,333) Columbus, OH
March 30, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN	(7 P3)	vs. (3 P3) No. 10 UConn Sweet Sixteen	L 45–53	22–12	Moda Center (12,103) Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P3=Portland 3. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Week 20	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	17
Coaches	19	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	21

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

References

^ Philippou, Alexa (April 20, 2023). "Former Duke star Celeste Taylor transferring to Ohio State". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
^ "Jordyn Oliver to Join Dores". vucommodores.com. Vanderbilt Athletics. May 4, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
^ "WBB Announces Addition of Transfer Lee Volker". gomarquette.com. Marquette Athletics. May 23, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
^ "Illinois Women's Basketball Adds Sophomore Transfer Shay Bollin". fightingillini.com. University of Illinois Athletics. April 25, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
^ "Canada's Shayeann Day-Wilson announces transfer to University of Miami". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. April 23, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
^ Creme, Charlie (September 26, 2023). "How the top transfers will impact women's college basketball". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
^ "Duke Blue Devils". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
^ "Women's Basketball 2023-24 Schedule/Results". goduke.com. Duke Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[1] Philippou, Alexa (April 20, 2023). "Former Duke star Celeste Taylor transferring to Ohio State". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

[2] "Jordyn Oliver to Join Dores". vucommodores.com. Vanderbilt Athletics. May 4, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[3] "WBB Announces Addition of Transfer Lee Volker". gomarquette.com. Marquette Athletics. May 23, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[4] "Illinois Women's Basketball Adds Sophomore Transfer Shay Bollin". fightingillini.com. University of Illinois Athletics. April 25, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[5] "Canada's Shayeann Day-Wilson announces transfer to University of Miami". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. April 23, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[6] Creme, Charlie (September 26, 2023). "How the top transfers will impact women's college basketball". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[7] "Duke Blue Devils". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[8] "Women's Basketball 2023-24 Schedule/Results". goduke.com. Duke Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

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