2023–24 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles were led by sixth year head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee. They played their home games at the Conte Forum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2023–24 Boston College Eagles women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record14–19 (5–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Ehlbeck
  • Chris Meadows Sr.
  • Shelby Boyle
Home arenaConte Forum
2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Virginia Tech144 .778258  .758
No. 4 NC State135 .722317  .816
No. 20 Syracuse135 .722248  .750
No. 11 Notre Dame135 .722287  .800
Louisville126 .6672410  .706
Florida State126 .6672311  .676
No. 17 Duke117 .6112212  .647
North Carolina117 .6112013  .606
Miami (FL)810 .4441912  .613
Georgia Tech711 .3891716  .515
Virginia711 .3891616  .500
Clemson513 .2781219  .387
Boston College513 .2781419  .424
Wake Forest216 .111725  .219
Pittsburgh216 .111824  .250
2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Eagles started off the season alternating wins and losses before losing three straight games in early season tournaments. They finished their non-conference schedule with five straight wins to finish 8–5. They started their ACC regular season schedule 3–3. However, they then lost their next ten games before winning their last two conference games. The Eagles finished the season 14–19 overall and 5–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twevlth place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated twevlth seed Clemson in the First Round before losing to fifth seed Louisville in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the season 16–17 overall and 5–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament the defeated Georgia Tech in the First round before losing to Miami in the Second round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or WNIT.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Maria Gakdeng5F/C6'3"SophomoreLanham, MarylandTransferred to North Carolina[1]
Taina Mair20G5'9"FreshmanBoston, MassachusettsTransferred to Duke[2]
Ally Carman43C6'5"FreshmanBarnegat, New JerseyTransferred to Iona[3]
Akunna Konkwo44C6'2" SophomoreAlexandria, VirginiaGraduated

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Teya Sidberry32F6'1"SophomoreSalt Lake City, UtahUtah[4]
Savannah Samuel33G6'1"JuniorWoodstock, GeorgiaWest Virginia[4]

Recruiting Class

Source:[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nene Ndiaye
F
Saly, Senegal Orangewood Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
JaKayla Thompson
G
Louisville, Kentucky duPont Manual 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jayda Johnson
G
West Haven, Connecticut Hamden 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Lili Krasovec
F
Budapest, Hungary Winston-Salem Christian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Nene Ndiaye 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrOrangewood Academy Saly, Senegal
G 1 JaKayla Thompson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrduPont Manual Louisville, KY
G 2 Kaylah Ivey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrRiverdale Baptist School Forestville, MD
G 3 Ava McGee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoMaret Washington, D.C.
G 4 JoJo Lacey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrWesttown School Douglassville, PA
G 5 Jayda Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrHamden West Haven, CT
F 12 Ally Van Timmeren 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrJenison Allendale, MI
G 14 Kayla Lezama 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoNoble and Greenough School Boston, MA
F 16 Lili Krasovec 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrWinston-Salem Christian Budapest, Hungary
G 21 Andrea Daley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMiami Country Day Miami, FL
G 24 Dontavia Waggoner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrThe Ensworth School Nashville, TN
G 30 T'Yana Todd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoIMG Academy Vaughan, Canada
F 32 Teya Sidberry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoJudge Memorial
Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
G 33 Savannah Samuel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrSt. Francis
West Virginia
Woodstock, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2023

Schedule

Source:[6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
Holy Cross W 66–61  1–0
Conte Forum (537)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 9, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Harvard L 59–66  1–1
Conte Forum (617)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Northeastern W 67–58  2–1
Conte Forum (817)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
at No. 13 Ohio State L 66–88  2–2
Value City Arena (4,523)
Columbus, OH
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
at Providence W 71–56  3–2
Alumni Hall (847)
Providence, RI
November 24, 2023*
4:30 p.m.
vs. Marquette
Fort Myers Tip-Off
L 65–73  3–3
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (591)
Fort Myers, FL
November 25, 2023*
7:30 p.m.
vs. Wisconsin
Fort Myers Tip-Off
L 72–82  3–4
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (397)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN
at Kentucky
ACC–SEC Challenge
L 81–83  3–4
Memorial Coliseum (910)
Lexington, KY
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
UMass Lowell W 91–53  4–5
Conte Forum (432)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
UMass W 95–57  5–5
Conte Forum (536)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 10, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
Siena W 88–59  6–5
Conte Forum (733)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 12, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX
Stonehill W 101–37  7–5
Conte Forum (3,630)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Bryant W 94–57  8–5
Conte Forum (633)
Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Regular season
December 31, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Duke L 81–86  8–6
(0–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,898)
Durham, NC
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Miami (FL) W 70–64  9–6
(1–1)
Conte Forum (819)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 25 Syracuse L 64–71  9–7
(1–2)
JMA Wireless Dome (1,811)
Syracuse, NY
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 18 Notre Dame L 48–98  9–8
(1–3)
Purcell Pavilion (4,657)
Notre Dame, IN
January 14, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN
Pittsburgh W 84–71 OT 10–8
(2–3)
Conte Forum (1,126)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Wake Forest W 68–65  11–8
(3–3)
Conte Forum (803)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Georgia Tech L 54–69  11–9
(3–4)
McCamish Pavilion (2,185)
Atlanta, GA
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 18 Louisville L 60–88  11–10
(3–5)
KFC Yum! Center (7,606)
Louisville, KY
January 28, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7 NC State L 61–82  11–11
(3–6)
Conte Forum (2,180)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Clemson L 55–65  11–12
(3–7)
Littlejohn Coliseum (872)
Clemson, SC
February 4, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 21 Syracuse L 63–75  11–13
(3–8)
Conte Forum (1,836)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia L 66–73  11–14
(3–9)
Conte Forum (756)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 11, 2024
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 16 Virginia Tech L 63–74  11–15
(3–10)
Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 18 Louisville L 67–69  11–16
(3–11)
Conte Forum (937)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Florida State L 71–84  11–17
(3–12)
Donald L. Tucker Center (1,744)
Tallahassee, FL
February 25, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 19 Notre Dame L 55–79  11–18
(3–13)
Conte Forum (3,612)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
North Carolina W 78–74  12–18
(4–13)
Conte Forum (1,621)
Chestnut Hill, MA
March 3, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN
at Pittsburgh W 84–58  13–18
(5–13)
Peterson Events Center (1,744)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., ACCN
(13) vs. (12) Clemson
First Round
W 85–72  14–18
Greensboro Coliseum (6,322)
Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2024
11:00 a.m., ACCN
(13) vs. (5) No. 24 Louisville
Second Round
L 55–58  14–19
Greensboro Coliseum (10,823)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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

References

  1. "WBB Adds Gakdeng To Roster". goheels.com. North Carolina Athletics. April 3, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  2. "Lawson Adds Transfer Taina Mair to Roster for 2023-24 Season". goduke.com. Duke Athletics. May 1, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  3. "Ally Carman commits to Iona". usbasket.com. USBasket. June 6, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  4. "Women's Basketball Announces Two Additions to Roster". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. May 4, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  5. "Boston College Eagles". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  6. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
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