2023–24 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2023–24 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton , and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
Virginia started the season by winning three straight games before losing to twenty-fifth ranked Oklahoma . They split a pair of games in the Cayman Islands Classic , including a three point loss to seventh ranked LSU . They won four of their last five non-conference games, including an overtime win in the ACC–SEC Challenge against Missouri and a loss to Wofford . They finished their non-conference schedule 8–3. The Cavaliers lost their first six ACC regular season games. They lost one of their next three and their two wins were over fifteenth ranked Florida State and twentieth ranked North Carolina . They would lose their next two games. However from there they won four of five, including a win over twentieth ranked Louisville and the only loss coming to nineteenth ranked Syracuse . In the penultimate game of the season, they lost to Duke , but they finished the season with their biggest win of the year, a rivalry victory over Virginia Tech .
The Cavaliers playing the Hokies in the Commonwealth Clash, the Cavaliers won 80-75 The Cavaliers finished the season 16–16 overall and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament , they lost to fourteenth seed Wake Forest in the first round. They received an at-large invitation to the inaugural WBIT .[ 1] High Point in the first round before losing to first seed Villanova to end their season. A highlight of the season was freshman G. Kymora Johnson being selected to the All-ACC Second Team.[ 2]
Previous season
After firing Tina Thompson after the previous season, Virginia announced that Amaka Agugua-Hamilton would be the new head coach of the program.[ 3]
The Cavaliers finished the season 15–15 and 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament they lost their First round matchup with Wake Forest . They were not invited to the NCAA tournament and declined an invitation to the WNIT .[ 4]
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
Recruiting Class
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Roster
2023–24 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Olivia McGhee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr IMG Academy
Louisa, VA
G 1
Paris Clark 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So Long Island Lutheran Arizona
New York, NY
G 4
Jillian Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr East Grand Rapids Northwestern
Grand Rapids, MI
G 5
Yonta Vaughn 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So Bishop McNamara
District Heights, MD
G/F 10
Mir Mclean 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr Roland Park Connecticut
Baltimore, MD
F 12
Edessa Noyan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Täljegymnasiet
Södertälje, Sweden
G 14
Kaydan Lawson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Orange
Cleveland, OH
F 20
Camryn Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
GS Richwoods Marquette
Peoria, IL
G 21
Kymora Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr St. Anne's-Belfield
Charlottesville, VA
G 23
Alexia Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr Columbus Africentric Minnesota
Columbus, OH
G 32
Cady Pauley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So Milan
Milan, MO
F 33
Sam Brunelle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
GS William Monroe Notre Dame
Ruckersville, VA
F 34
London Clarkson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
GS Pflugerville Florida State
Pflugerville, TX
C 41
Taylor Lauterbach 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
GS Appleton West Kansas State
Appleton, WI
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
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Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
November 2, 2023 *6:00 p.m.
Pitt Johnstown W 102–51 –
John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Non-Conference Regular season
November 8, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Maryland Eastern Shore W 76–52 1–0
John Paul Jones Arena (3,797)Charlottesville, VA
November 12, 2023 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Campbell W 74–49 2–0
John Paul Jones Arena (3,965)Charlottesville, VA
November 15, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
William & Mary W 80–51 3–0
John Paul Jones Arena (3,588)Charlottesville, VA
November 19, 2023 *2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 25 Oklahoma
L 67–82 3–1
John Paul Jones Arena (4,198)Charlottesville, VA
November 24, 2023 *11:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. Tulane Cayman Islands Classic W 81–59 4–1
John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2023 *5:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. No. 7 LSU Cayman Islands Classic L 73–76 4–2
John Gray Gymnasium (1,650)George Town, Cayman Islands
November 30, 2023 *5:00 p.m., ACCN
Missouri ACC–SEC Challenge W 87–81 OT
5–2
John Paul Jones Arena (3,701)Charlottesville, VA
December 3, 2023 *1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at La Salle
W 94–73 6–2
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Rider W 78–51 7–2
John Paul Jones Arena (3,676)Charlottesville, VA
December 16, 2023 *1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Wofford L 70–71 7–3
John Paul Jones Arena (3,955)Charlottesville, VA
December 21, 2023 *6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Fordham W 82–56 8–3
John Paul Jones Arena (4,208)Charlottesville, VA
ACC Regular season
December 31, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 3 NC State
L 61–72 8–4
John Paul Jones Arena (4,541)Charlottesville, VA
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Georgia Tech
L 60–63 8–5
McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW
Duke L 56–60 8–6
John Paul Jones Arena (5,041)Charlottesville, VA
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 6 NC State
L 66–93 8–7
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
January 14, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 20 North Carolina
L 68–81 8–8
Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 19 Notre Dame
L 76–86 8–9
John Paul Jones Arena (4,152)Charlottesville, VA
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 15 Florida State
W 91–87 9–9
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh L 52–56 9–10
John Paul Jones Arena (3,817)Charlottesville, VA
January 28, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW
No. 20 North Carolina
W 81–66 10–10
John Paul Jones Arena (5,690)Charlottesville, VA
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 17 Virginia Tech Rivalry L 63–76 10–11
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 4, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN
Clemson L 69–75 10–12
John Paul Jones Arena (4,959)Charlottesville, VA
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Boston College
W 73–66 11–12
Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Wake Forest
W 87–79 12–12
LJVM Coliseum Winston–Salem, NC
February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 19 Syracuse
L 79–85 12–13
John Paul Jones Arena (6,619)Charlottesville, VA
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Miami (FL) W 77–60 13–13
John Paul Jones Arena (3,968)Charlottesville, VA
February 25, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW
at No. 20 Louisville
W 73–68 14–13
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Duke
L 54–73 14–14
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
March 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 5 Virginia Tech Rivalry W 80–75 15–14
John Paul Jones Arena (11,975)Charlottesville, VA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2024 6:30 p.m., ACCN
(11)
vs. (14) Wake Forest First Round L 55–58 15–15
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
NCAA WBIT
March 21, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(4)
High Point First Round W 81–59 16–15
John Paul Jones Arena (1,883)Charlottesville, VA
March 24, 2024 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(4)
at (1) Villanova Second Round L 55–73 16–16
Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
*Non-conference game.
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References
^ "Virginia women's basketball team earns bid in inaugural WBIT" . March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024 .^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Award Winners" . acc.com . March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024 .^ "Virginia hires Missouri State's Amaka Agugua-Hamilton as women's basketball coach" . espn.com . Associated Press . March 21, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022 .^ "Virginia Declines WNIT Invitation" . Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site . March 12, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023 .^ Sheinin, Peri (May 23, 2023). "UVA graduate transfer Carole Miller signs with JMU women's basketball" . whsv.com . Gray Media. Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ^ "Lady Lions Add Three Transfers, Tay Valladay, Grace Hall and Kylie Lavelle" . gopsusports.com . Penn State University Athletics. April 26, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023 .^ Hudgison, Chris (May 7, 2023). "Former Virginia guard Annaliese Griffin commits to Arkansas State women's basketball" . kait8.com . Gray Media. Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ^ "Agugua-Hamilton Adds Arizona Transfer Paris Clark" . virginiasports.com . University of Virginia Athletics. April 7, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023 .^ "Agugua-Hamilton Adds Northwestern Transfer Jillian Brown" . virginiasports.com . University of Virginia Athletics. May 4, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023 .^ "Agugua-Hamilton Adds Kansas State Transfer Taylor Lauterbach" . virginiasports.com . University of Virginia Athletics. April 13, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023 .^ "Virginia Cavaliers" . espn.com . ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2023 .^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule" . virginiasports.com . The University of Virginia. Retrieved November 21, 2023 .
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