2023–24 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

2023–24 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
2023–24 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	20–14 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kim Barnes Arico (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Melanie Moore; Harry Rafferty; Jillian Dunston;
Home arena	Crisler Center

The 2023–24 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines were led by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her twelfth year, and played their home games at the Crisler Center. This season marked the program's 42nd season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2023–24 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Ohio State	16	–	2	.889	26	–	6	.813
No. 2 Iowa †	15	–	3	.833	34	–	5	.872
No. 12 Indiana	15	–	3	.833	26	–	6	.813
Michigan State	12	–	6	.667	22	–	9	.710
Nebraska	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Michigan	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Penn State	9	–	9	.500	22	–	13	.629
Maryland	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Illinois	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Wisconsin	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Minnesota	5	–	13	.278	20	–	16	.556
Purdue	5	–	13	.278	15	–	19	.441
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
Rutgers	2	–	16	.111	8	–	24	.250

† 2024 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2022–23 season with a 23–10 record, including 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They were ranked the No. 6 seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the second round, before being eliminated by eventually tournament champion LSU.[1]

Offseason

On March 20, 2023, former assistant coach Erin Batth was named head coach for Providence.[2] On March 27, former assistant coach Valerie Nainima followed Batth and joined Providence's coaching staff as an assistant coach.[3] On March 30, Michigan named Melanie Moore an assistant coach.[4] On April 17, Jillian Dunston was named an assistant coach for the Wolverines, returning to her alma mater.[5]

Departures

Michigan Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Maddie Nolan	3	G	5'9"	Senior	Zionsville, IN	Transferred to Colorado
Ari Wiggins	12	G	5'8"	Sophomore	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Butler
Kate Clarke	13	G	6'1"	Freshman	Carmel, IN	Transferred to DePaul
Michelle Sidor	24	G	5'8"	Senior	Upper Saddle River, NJ	Transferred to DePaul
Leigha Brown	32	F	6'1"	Graduate student	Auburn, IN	Graduated
Emily Kiser	33	F	6'3"	Graduate student	Noblesville, IN	Graduated
Izabel Varejão	34	C	6'4"	Senior	Vitória, Brazil	Transferred to Syracuse

Incoming transfers

Michigan incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Elissa Brett	0	G	5'10"	Graduate student	Adelaide	Bowling Green
Lauren Hansen	1	G	5'8"	Graduate student	Long Island, NY	Missouri
Taylor Williams	33	F	6'2"	Graduate student	New Baltimore, MI	Western Michigan

Roster

2023–24 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Elissa Brett	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Bowling Green	Adelaide
G	1	Lauren Hansen	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Missouri	Long Island, NY
G	2	Macy Brown	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	East Grand Rapids	East Grand Rapids, MI
G	5	Laila Phelia	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Mount Notre Dame	Cincinnati, OH
G	10	Jordan Hobbs	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Springboro	Springboro, OH
G	11	Greta Kampschroeder	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Naperville North	Naperville, IL
F	20	Alyssa Crockett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Westfield	Westfield, IN
F	21	Taylor Woodson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Hopkins	Minnetonka, MN
F	22	Chyra Evans	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Lake Ginninderra	Newcastle, NSW
F	25	Whitney Sollom	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Hartland	Hartland, MI
F	30	Elise Stuck	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Charlevoix	Charlevoix, MI
F	33	Taylor Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Western Michigan	New Baltimore, MI
F	44	Cameron Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Whitney Young	Chicago, IL

Head coach

Kim Barnes Arico (Montclair State)

Assistant coach(es)

Jillian Dunston (Michigan)
Melanie Moore (Siena)
Harry Rafferty (Michigan)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Saginaw Valley State	W 95–41	–	Crisler Center (1,024) Ann Arbor, MI
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 80–61	1–0	Crisler Center (2,389) Ann Arbor, MI
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Oakland	W 80–39	2–0	Crisler Center (2,307) Ann Arbor, MI
November 18, 2023* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Middle Tennessee Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	W 63–49	3–0	Imperial Arena (393) Nassau, Bahamas
November 19, 2023* 2:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. South Dakota Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals	W 70–52	4–0	Imperial Arena (222) Nassau, Bahamas
November 20, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. No. 24 Ole Miss Battle 4 Atlantis championship	L 49–60	4–1	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m., BTN+		Eastern Michigan	W 80–44	5–1	Crisler Center (4,052) Ann Arbor, MI
November 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN+		SIU Edwardsville	W 103–59	6–1	Crisler Center (2,145) Ann Arbor, MI
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Harvard	W 80–66	7–1	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA
December 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Toledo	L 46–69	7–2	Savage Arena (7,082) Toledo, OH
December 10, 2023 3:00 p.m., BTN+		at Illinois	W 84–48	8–2 (1–0)	State Farm Center (3,763) Champaign, IL
December 16, 2023* 11:00 a.m., BTN+		Miami (OH)	W 75–49	9–2	Crisler Center (3,065) Ann Arbor, MI
December 20, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Florida Jumpman Invitational	L 65–82	9–3	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Florida A&M	W 77–35	10–3	Crisler Center (2,308) Ann Arbor, MI
December 30, 2023 12:00 p.m., Fox		No. 17 Ohio State Rivalry	W 69–60	11–3 (2–0)	Crisler Center (8,078) Ann Arbor, MI
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 14 Indiana	L 59–80	11–4 (2–1)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (8,723) Bloomington, IN
January 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN		Minnesota	L 66–82	11–5 (2–2)	Crisler Center (2,112) Ann Arbor, MI
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Wisconsin	W 76–52	12–5 (3–2)	Crisler Center (4,906) Ann Arbor, MI
January 17, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN+		at Nebraska	L 43–62	12–6 (3–3)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,398) Lincoln, NE
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+		at Rutgers	W 56–50	13–6 (4–3)	Jersey Mike's Arena (4,647) Piscataway, NJ
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Maryland	W 79–77 ^OT	14–6 (5–3)	Crisler Center (2,586) Ann Arbor, MI
January 27, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN+		at Michigan State Rivalry	L 61–82	14–7 (5–4)	Breslin Center (9,385) East Lansing, MI
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Illinois	L 64–77	14–8 (5–5)	Crisler Center (2,522) Ann Arbor, MI
February 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN		at Penn State	W 80–75	15–8 (6–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (4,745) State College, PA
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Nebraska	L 59–65	15–9 (6–6)	Crisler Center (2,113) Ann Arbor, MI
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN		Rutgers	W 86–58	16–9 (7–6)	Crisler Center (4,238) Ann Arbor, MI
February 15, 2024 8:00 p.m., Peacock		at No. 4 Iowa	L 89–106	16–10 (7–7)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA
February 18, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN		Michigan State Rivalry	L 66–70	16–11 (7–8)	Crisler Center (10,461) Ann Arbor, MI
February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., BTN+		at Northwestern	W 74–60	17–11 (8–8)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,942) Evanston, IL
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock		at No. 2 Ohio State Rivalry	L 51–67	17–12 (8–9)	Value City Arena (10,895) Columbus, OH
March 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1		Purdue	W 64–60	18–12 (9–9)	Crisler Center (3,202) Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 7, 2024 9:00 p.m., BTN	(6)	vs. (11) Minnesota Second round	W 76–57	19–12	Target Center (18,392) Minneapolis, MN
March 8, 2024 9:00 p.m., BTN	(6)	vs. (3) No. 12 Indiana Quarterfinals	W 69–56	20–12	Target Center (18,575) Minneapolis, MN
March 9, 2024 4:30 p.m., BTN	(6)	vs. (2) No. 3 Iowa Semifinals	L 68–95	20–13	Target Center (18,746) Minneapolis, MN
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPNews	(9 P3)	vs. (8 P3) Kansas First round	L 72–81 ^OT	20–14	Galen Center (4,318) Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P3=Portland 3. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[6][7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Not released
Coaches	25т	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

VanMetre, Sarah (March 19, 2023). "Wolverines End Season in NCAA Second Round". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
"Erin Batth Named Head Coach Of Women's Basketball Program". friars.com. March 20, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
Daniels, Taylor (March 27, 2023). "Michigan assistant coaches Batth, Nainima and graduate manager Frost leave for Providence". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
VanMetre, Sarah (March 30, 2023). "Moore Returns To Ann Arbor as Assistant Coach". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
VanMetre, Sarah (April 17, 2023). "Dunston Returns to Michigan as Assistant Coach". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
"2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
VanMetre, Sarah (September 21, 2023). "Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

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[1] VanMetre, Sarah (March 19, 2023). "Wolverines End Season in NCAA Second Round". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[2] "Erin Batth Named Head Coach Of Women's Basketball Program". friars.com. March 20, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[3] Daniels, Taylor (March 27, 2023). "Michigan assistant coaches Batth, Nainima and graduate manager Frost leave for Providence". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[4] VanMetre, Sarah (March 30, 2023). "Moore Returns To Ann Arbor as Assistant Coach". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[5] VanMetre, Sarah (April 17, 2023). "Dunston Returns to Michigan as Assistant Coach". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[6] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[7] VanMetre, Sarah (September 21, 2023). "Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

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