2023–24 UCF Knights women's basketball team

The 2023–24 UCF Knights women's basketball team represents the University of Central Florida during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Knights, are led by second-year head coach Sytia Messer and play their home games at the Addition Financial Arena as members of the Big 12 Conference.[1][2]

2023–24 UCF Knights women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record12–17 (3–15 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAddition Financial Arena
2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 21 Oklahoma15–3 .83323–10  .697
No. 7 Texas †14–4 .77833–5  .868
No. 19 Kansas State13–5 .72226–8  .765
No. 25 Iowa State12–6 .66721–12  .636
No. 13 Baylor12–6 .66726–8  .765
No. 24 West Virginia12–6 .66725–8  .758
Kansas11–7 .61120–13  .606
Oklahoma State7–11 .38914–16  .467
TCU6–12 .33321–12  .636
BYU6–12 .33316–17  .485
Cincinnati5–13 .27814–18  .438
Texas Tech5–13 .27817–16  .515
Houston5–13 .27814–16  .467
UCF3–15 .16712–17  .414
† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Knights finished the 2022–23 season 14–15, 4–11 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. As a 10th seed in the AAC Women's tournament they defeated Cincinnati in the first round before losing to Memphis in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for departure
Kiera Brown4G5'9" SophomoreRiviera Beach, FL
Tiani Abrams5G6'1"FreshmanVista, CATransferred to Northern Colorado
Becca Ripley11G6'0" SeniorStratham, NHGraduated
Rachel Ranke12G6'1"GS SeniorBurnsville, MNGraduated
Bryana Hardy20F6'2"FreshmanLovejoy, GA
Ashley Foster24G5'8"SeniorMcDonough, GAGraduated
Destiny Thomas33F6'2"SeniorAtlanta, GAGraduated
Ashton Verhulst42F6'2"JuniorDe Soto, KSWalk-on; left the team

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious
school
Kaitlin Peterson3G5'9"JuniorEufaula, ALIndiana
Jayla Kelly24C6'3"SeniorChesterfield, MOMissouri
Mary McMillan42G5'6"SeniorApopka, FLUNC Wilmington

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster
2023–24 UCF Knights women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Laila Jewett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBishop Ireton Woodbridge, VA
G 3 Kaitlin Peterson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrEufaula
Indiana		 Eufaula, AL
G 10 Mya Burns 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GSNorth Augusta
Georgia Southern		 North Augusta, SC
F 11 Achol Akot 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrCapital Courts Academy Ottawa, ON
G 14 Asia Todd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSClayton
Liberty		 Clayton, NC
F 15 Taylor Gibson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBishop McNamara
Michigan		 Upper Marlboro, MD
G 21 Timia Ware 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrWhitney Young Magnet
LSU		 Chicago, IL
G 22 Sierra Godbolt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoLake Highland Prep Orlando, FL
F 23 Anzhané Hutton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrCedar Hill
Howard		 Dallas, TX
C 24 Jayla Kelly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrParkway Central
Missouri		 Chesterfield, MO
G 30 Morgan Robinson-Nwagwu 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GSNorcross
Gulf Coast State College		 Norcross, GA
C 35 Khyala Ngodu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrDillard Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 42 Mary McMillan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrApopka
UNC Wilmington		 Apopka, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[3]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 Bethune–Cookman W 101–63  1–0
 Addition Financial Arena (3,225)
Orlando, FL
November 13, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 Anderson W 96–73  2–0
 Addition Financial Arena (740)
Orlando, FL
November 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 Auburn W 60–53  3–0
 Addition Financial Arena (1,180)
Orlando, FL
November 23, 2023*
3:00 p.m., FloSports		 vs. Jackson State
Discover Puerto Rico Classic		 W 63–54  4–0
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 24, 2023*
3:00 p.m., FloSports		 vs. St. John's
Discover Puerto Rico Classic		 W 61–48  5–0
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 25, 2023*
5:30 p.m., FloSports		 vs. Sacred Heart
Discover Puerto Rico Classic		 W 69–58  6–0
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
December 3, 2023*
3:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 Campbell W 42–41  7–0
 Addition Financial Arena (1,072)
Orlando, FL
December 11, 2023*
11:00 a.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 New Orleans W 72–45  8–0
 Addition Financial Arena (1,238)
Orlando, FL
December 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 Florida Atlantic L 58–59  8–1
 Addition Financial Arena (797)
Orlando, FL
December 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 Morgan State W 67–41  9–1
 Addition Financial Arena (787)
Orlando, FL
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 30, 2023
3:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 at Oklahoma L 52–69  9–2
(0–1)		 Lloyd Noble Center (3,835)
Norman, OK
January 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 Oklahoma State L 61–68  9–3
(0–2)		 Addition Financial Arena (1,230)
Orlando, FL
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 No. 11 Kansas State L 56–72  9–4
(0–3)		 Addition Financial Arena (1,154)
Orlando, FL
January 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 at Cincinnati L 63–64  9–5
(0–4)		 Fifth Third Arena (587)
Cincinnati, OH
January 13, 2024
12:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 No. 24 West Virginia L 59–76  9–6
(0–5)		 Addition Financial Arena (1,374)
Orlando, FL
January 20, 2024
3:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 at No. 12 Baylor L 74–77  9–7
(0–6)		 Foster Pavilion (5,089)
Waco, TX
January 23, 2024
7:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 at TCU L 60–66  9–8
(0–7)		 Schollmaier Arena (2,249)
Fort Worth, TX
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 Houston W 92–87 OT 10–8
(1–7)		 Addition Financial Arena (1,092)
Orlando, FL
January 30, 2024
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 at No. 23 West Virginia L 43–84  10–9
(1–8)		 WVU Coliseum (1,608)
Morgantown, WV
February 3, 2024
12:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 Iowa State W 71–66  11–9
(2–8)		 Addition Financial Arena (1,088)
Orlando, FL
February 7, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 Cincinnati L 61–67  11–10
(2–9)		 Addition Financial Arena (1,108)
Orlando, FL
February 10, 2024
8:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 at Texas Tech W 69–64  12–10
(3–9)		 United Supermarkets Arena (4,511)
Lubbock, TX
February 13, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 BYU L 60–64  12–11
(3–10)		 Addition Financial Arena (849)
Orlando, FL
February 17, 2024
5:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 at No. 7 Kansas State L 58–60  12–12
(3–11)		 Bramlage Coliseum (6,316)
Manhattan, KS
February 21, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 at Oklahoma State L 54–67  12–13
(3–12)		 Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,819)
Stillwater, OK
February 24, 2024
12:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 No. 5 Texas L 56–87  12–14
(3–13)		 Addition Financial Arena (1,621)
Orlando, FL
February 28, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 Kansas L 53–65  12–15
(3–14)		 Addition Financial Arena (1,071)
Orlando, FL
March 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 at Houston L 67–68  12–16
(3–15)		 Fertitta Center (1,141)
Houston, TX
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 7, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN+		 (14) vs. (11) Cincinnati
First Round		 L 62–67  12–17
 T-Mobile Center (2,824)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
[4][5]

See also

References
  1. Stein, Danielle (October 12, 2023). "UCF's basketball teams enter inaugural Big 12 season as underdogs". Spectrum News 13. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  2. Murschel, Matt (October 11, 2023). "UCF basketball prepares for challenges in inaugural Big 12 season". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  3. "2023–24 (W) Basketball Schedule". UCF Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  4. "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES 2023-24 NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE". ucfknights.com. September 25, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  5. "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL UNVEILS 2023-24 BIG 12 SCHEDULE". ucfknights.com. September 27, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
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