2023–24 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies were led by eighth-year head coach Kenny Brooks and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2023–24 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
ACC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 18
Record25–8 (14–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lindsey Hicks
  • Radvile Autukaite
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Virginia Tech14–4 .77825–8  .758
No. 4 NC State13–5 .72231–7  .816
No. 20 Syracuse13–5 .72224–8  .750
No. 11 Notre Dame †13–5 .72228–7  .800
Louisville12–6 .66724–10  .706
Florida State12–6 .66723–11  .676
No. 17 Duke11–7 .61122–12  .647
North Carolina11–7 .61120–13  .606
Miami (FL)8–10 .44419–12  .613
Georgia Tech7–11 .38917–16  .515
Virginia7–11 .38916–16  .500
Clemson5–13 .27812–19  .387
Boston College5–13 .27814–19  .424
Wake Forest2–16 .1117–25  .219
Pittsburgh2–16 .1118–24  .250
† 2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Hokies started the season ranked number 8 and with a win against High Point before a matchup with number 3 Iowa. The game was a close one, but the Hokies fell 76–80. They went off a four game winning streak and were Cayman Islands Classic champions. Their only other non-conference loss came at number 7 LSU in the ACC–SEC Challenge. The Hokies finished their non-conference regular season 9–2. They opened the ACC regular season with four straight wins, including over number 3 NC State. The Hokies then went on a two game losing streak before winning their next ten straight games. Their ten game winning streak included wins over number 22 Syracuse, number 24 North Carolina, number 3 NC State, and number 18 Louisville. They reached their season high in the rankings, number 5, before losing their last two games to number 17 Notre Dame and their rivalry game against Virginia. After the season, Elizabeth Kitley was named ACC player of the year, for the third year in a row.[1]

The Hokies finished the season 25–8 overall and 14–4 in ACC play to finish as regular season champions. As the first seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated ninth seed Miami before losing to eventual champions Notre Dame. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking the fourth straight time the Hokies qualified for the tournament. As the fourth seed in the Portland 3 they defeated thirteenth seed Marshall in the First Round before losing to fifth seed Baylor in the Second Round to end their season. After the loss, head coach Kenny Brooks announced that he was stepping down from the team in order to accept the head coaching position at Kentucky.[2]

Previous season
Main article: 2022–23 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

The Hokies finished the season 31–5 overall and 14–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated sixth seed Miami in the Quarterfinals, second seed Duke in the Semifinals and fourth seed Louisville in the Final to win the title. The ACC Tournament title was the first in program history.[3] They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the first seed in the Seattle 3. They defeated sixteenth seed Chattanooga in the First Round, ninth seed South Dakota State in the Second Round, fourth seed Tennessee in the Sweet 16 and third seed Ohio State in the Elite Eight. In the Final Four they could not overcome third seed LSU, losing 72–79 to end their season. The Hokies' trips to the Elite Eight and Final Four were the first such trips in program history.[4][5]

Off-season

Departures
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Chloe Brooks3G5'10" SeniorHarrisonburg, VirginiaGraduated
Charlise Dunn10G6'2"FreshmanVictoria, AustraliaTransferred to Davidson[6]
D'asia Gregg11F6'2"SeniorFlorence, South CarolinaGraduated
Taylor Soule13F5'11"Graduate StudentWest Lebanon, New HampshireGraduated; Drafted 28th
overall in the 2023 WNBA Draft[7]
Maddie Vejsicky14G6'0"FreshmanNewark, OhioTransferred to San Diego[8]
Ashley Owusu15G6'0"SeniorWoodbridge, VirginiaTransferred to Penn State[9]
Kayana Traylor23G5'9"SeniorMartinsville, IndianaGraduated; Drafted 23rd
overall in the 2023 WNBA Draft[10]
Clara Ford32C6'3"Graduate StudentVienna, VirginiaGraduated
Taylor Geiman35G/F6'0"SeniorHanover, PennsylvaniaGraduated

Incoming transfers
Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Rose Micheaux4F6'2"JuniorWayne, MichiganMinnesota[11]
Matilda Ekh11G/F6'0"JuniorVästerås, SwedenMichigan State[12]
Olivia Summiel20G/F6'2"Graduate StudentDayville, ConnecticutWake Forest[13]

Recruiting Class

Source:[14]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Carys Baker
F		 West Hartford, Connecticut Loomis Chaffee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
Mackenzie Nelson
PG		 Greenwich, Connecticut St. Luke's 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
Samyah Suffren
PG		 Charlotte, North Carolina Cannon School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
Clara Strack
F		 Buffalo, New York Hamburg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 91
Gabby Brooks
G		 Harrisonburg, Virginia Blacksburg 5 ft 10 in (1.78 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 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Carleigh Wenzel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrAntonian College Prep San Antonio, TX
G 2 Gabby Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrBlacksburg Harrisonburg, VA
G 3 Mackenzie Nelson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSt. Luke's Greenwich, CT
F 4 Rose Micheaux 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrWayne Memorial
Minnesota		 Wayne, MI
G 5 Georgia Amoore 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrLoreto College Ballarat, Australia
F 10 Carys Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrLoomis Chaffee West Hartford, CT
G/F 11 Matilda Ekh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrRiksbasketgymnasiet Luleå
Michigan State		 Västerås, Sweden
G 12 Samyah Suffren 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCannon School Charlotte, NC
C 13 Clara Strack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrHamburg Buffalo, NY
G/F 20 Olivia Summiel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GSMarianapolis Prep
Wake Forest		 Dayville, CT
C 22 Cayla King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GSNorthwest Guilford Greensboro, NC
C 33 Elizabeth Kitley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SrNorthwest Guilford Summerfield, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Source:[15]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 8 High Point W 94–55  1–0
 Cassell Coliseum (6,113)
Blacksburg, VA
November 9, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 8 vs. No. 3 Iowa
Ally Tipoff		 L 76–80  1–1
 Spectrum Center (15,196)
Charlotte, NC
November 16, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 9 Houston Christian W 105–36  2–1
 Cassell Coliseum (4,226)
Blacksburg, VA
November 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 9 UNC Greensboro W 72–51  3–1
 Cassell Coliseum (4,154)
Blacksburg, VA
November 24, 2023*
5:00 p.m., FloHoops		 No. 9 vs. Kansas
Cayman Islands Classic		 W 59–58  4–1
 John Gray Gymnasium (1,100)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2023*
11:00 a.m., FloHoops		 No. 9 vs. Tulane
Cayman Islands Classic		 W 76–70  5–1
 John Gray Gymnasium (500)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 30, 2023*
9:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 9 at No. 7 LSU
ACC–SEC Challenge		 L 64–82  5–2
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,790)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 15 LIU W 98–50  6–2
 Cassell Coliseum (3,849)
Blacksburg, VA
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 15 Radford W 85–40  7–2
 Cassell Coliseum (5,062)
Blacksburg, VA
December 17, 2023*
5:30 p.m., FS1		 No. 16 at Rutgers W 84–59  8–2
 Jersey Mike's Arena (4,731)
Piscataway, NJ
December 21, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 15 William & Mary W 76–43  9–2
 Cassell Coliseum (4,887)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC regular season
December 31, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 14 Pittsburgh W 91–41  10–2
(1–0)		 Cassell Coliseum (6,078)
Blacksburg, VA
January 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 13 at Wake Forest W 82–73  11–2
(2–0)		 LJVM Coliseum (1,303)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 13 No. 3 NC State W 63–62  12–2
(3–0)		 Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
January 11, 2024
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 11 Miami (FL) W 76–52  13–2
(4–0)		 Cassell Coliseum (4,672)
Blacksburg, VA
January 14, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 11 at No. 21 Florida State L 81–89  13–3
(4–1)		 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,044)
Tallahassee, FL
January 18, 2024
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 14 at Duke L 46–63  13–4
(4–2)		 Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,217)
Durham, NC
January 21, 2024
12:00 p.m., The CW		 No. 14 Clemson W 74–62  14–4
(5–2)		 Cassell Coliseum (6,427)
Blacksburg, VA
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 19 Georgia Tech W 87–69  15–4
(6–2)		 Cassell Coliseum (4,971)
Blacksburg, VA
January 28, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 19 at No. 22 Syracuse W 75–62  16–4
(7–2)		 JMA Wireless Dome (6,003)
Syracuse, NY
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 17 Virginia
Rivalry		 W 76–63  17–4
(8–2)		 Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 4, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 17 at No. 24 North Carolina W 70–61 OT 18–4
(9–2)		 Carmichael Arena (5,618)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 8, 2024
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 16 at No. 3 NC State W 72–61  19–4
(10–2)		 Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 11, 2024
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 16 Boston College W 74–63  20–4
(11–2)		 Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 15, 2024
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 12 Duke W 61–56  21–4
(12–2)		 Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 18, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 12 at No. 18 Louisville W 86–70  22–4
(13–2)		 KFC Yum! Center (12,249)
Louisville, KY
February 25, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 8 North Carolina W 74–62  23–4
(14–2)		 Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 5 at No. 17 Notre Dame L 58–71  23–5
(14–3)		 Purcell Pavilion (6,416)
Notre Dame, IN
March 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 5 at Virginia
Rivalry		 L 75–80  23–6
(14–4)		 John Paul Jones Arena (11,975)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC tournament
March 8, 2024
1:30 p.m., ACCN		 (1) No. 11 vs. (9) Miami (FL)
Quarterfinals		 W 55–47  24–6
 Greensboro Coliseum (15,202)
Greensboro, NC
March 9, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN		 (1) No. 11 vs. (4) No. 14 Notre Dame
Semifinals		 L 53–82  24–7
 Greensboro Coliseum (10,488)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024*
3:30 p.m., ESPN2		 (4 P3) No. 13 (13 P3) Marshall
First Round		 W 92–49  25–7
 Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
March 24, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ESPN		 (4 P3) No. 13 (5 P3) No. 19 Baylor
Second Round		 L 72–75  25–8
 Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P3=Portland 3.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings
Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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 8 9 9 9 15 16 15 14 13 11 14 19 17 16 12 8 5 11 13 13 18
Coaches 5 9 9 9 13 14 14 14 11 11 14 19 18 18 13 8 4 11 13 12 17
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

2024 WNBA Draft
Main article: 2024 WNBA draft
PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Elizabeth KitleyLas Vegas Aces224C

See also

References
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