2023–24 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2023–24 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record23–10 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
  • Shea Ralph (3rd season)
Associate head coachTom Garrick
Assistant coaches
  • Ashley Earley
  • Kevin DeMille
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 16 0   1.000 38 0   1.000
No. 6 LSU 13 3   .813 31 6   .838
Ole Miss 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
Alabama 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Tennessee 10 6   .625 20 13   .606
Vanderbilt 9 7   .563 23 10   .697
Mississippi State 8 8   .500 23 12   .657
Auburn 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Texas A&M 6 10   .375 19 13   .594
Arkansas 6 10   .375 18 15   .545
Florida 5 11   .313 16 16   .500
Kentucky 4 12   .250 12 20   .375
Georgia 3 13   .188 12 18   .400
Missouri 2 14   .125 11 19   .367
2024 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commodores, were led by third-year head coach Shea Ralph and played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[1]

Previous season

The Commodores finished the 2022–23 season 12–19, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in 12th place.[2] They were defeated by Texas A&M in the first round of the SEC tournament.[3]

Roster

2023–24 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Jada Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Bentonville High School Bentonville, Arkansas
G 3 Jordyn Cambridge 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS The Ensworth School Nashville, Tennessee
G 4 Madison Greene 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Pickerington High School Central Columbus, Ohio
G 5 Ryanne Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Archbishop Wood High School Warminster, Pennsylvania
F 10 Bailey Gilmore Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Bradwell Institute Midway, Georgia
G 11 Jordyn Oliver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Duke Prosper, Texas
F 12 Khamil Pierre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Perry High School Queen Creek, Arizona
G/F 13 Justine Pissott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Tennessee Toms River, New Jersey
F 14 Aiyana Mitchell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Fountain-Fort Carson High School Fountain, Colorado
G 21 Bella LaChance 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr St. Thomas Aquinas High School Davie, Florida
G 23 Iyana Moore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Blackman High School Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G 24 Aga Makurat 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Sopocka Akademia Tenisowa Sierakowice, Poland
F 35 Sacha Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Collins Hill High School Lawrenceville, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 20, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
11:00 a.m., SECN+
Kennesaw State W 98–51  1–0
Memorial Gymnasium (2,943)
Nashville, TN
November 9, 2023*
5:30 p.m., ESPN3
at UT Martin W 70–68  2–0
Skyhawk Arena (1,987)
Martin, TN
November 12, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN
Fairfield W 73–70  3–0
Memorial Gymnasium (1,886)
Nashville, TN
November 15, 2023*
6:30 p.m., SECN+
Western Kentucky W 77–74  4–0
Memorial Gymnasium (1,642)
Nashville, TN
November 20, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Alabama State W 88–42  5–0
Memorial Gymnasium (1,612)
Nashville, TN
November 24, 2023*
3:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Iowa State
South Point Shootout
W 68–53  6–0
South Point Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 25, 2023*
3:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Northern Iowa
South Point Shootout
W 68–64  7–0
South Point Arena (245)
Las Vegas, NV
November 29, 2023*
6:15 p.m., ACCN
at No. 5 NC State
ACC–SEC Challenge
L 62–70  7–1
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Louisiana Tech W 71–63  8–1
Memorial Gymnasium (1,829)
Nashville, TN
December 7, 2023*
6:00 p.m., FloSports
at Butler W 51–39  9–1
Hinkle Fieldhouse (873)
Indianapolis, IN
December 17, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lipscomb W 72–50  10–1
Memorial Gymnasium (2,258)
Nashville, TN
December 20, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Dayton W 70–53  11–1
Memorial Gymnasium (1,855)
Nashville, TN
December 29, 2023*
6:30 p.m., SECN+
Fairleigh Dickinson W 73–41  12–1
Memorial Gymnasium (1,960)
Nashville, TN
December 31, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Radford W 80–53  13–1
Memorial Gymnasium (1,843)
Nashville, TN
SEC regular season
January 4, 2024
6:30 p.m., SECN+
at Mississippi State W 71–66  14–1
(1–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (4,261)
Starkville, MS
January 7, 2024
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Florida W 63–57  15–1
(2–0)
Memorial Gymnasium (4,737)
Nashville, TN
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN+
at Kentucky W 95–73  16–1
(3–0)
Rupp Arena (3,339)
Lexington, KY
January 14, 2024
12:00 p.m., SECN
Missouri L 63–65  16–2
(3–1)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,650)
Nashville, TN
January 18, 2024
6:30 p.m., SECN+
Auburn W 53–50  17–2
(4–1)
Memorial Gymnasium (1,848)
Nashville, TN
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN
at Tennessee
rivalry
L 64–73  17–3
(4–2)
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,088)
Knoxville, TN
January 28, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 1 South Carolina L 74–91  17–4
(4–3)
Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
February 1, 2024
6:30 p.m., SECN+
Ole Miss L 61–67  17–5
(4–4)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,106)
Nashville, TN
February 5, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN
Alabama L 66–74  17–6
(4–5)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,057)
Nashville, TN
February 8, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 13 LSU L 62–85  17–7
(4–6)
Memorial Gymnasium (6,354)
Nashville, TN
February 11, 2024
11:00 a.m., SECN
at Georgia W 61–55  18–7
(5–6)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,187)
Athens, GA
February 15, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN
at Texas A&M W 49–45  19–7
(6–6)
Reed Arena (3,067)
College Station, TX
February 18, 2024
1:00 p.m., SECN
Tennessee
rivalry
L 61–86  19–8
(6–7)
Memorial Gymnasium (6,259)
Nashville, TN
February 25, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN+
at Arkansas W 62–53  20–8
(7–7)
Bud Walton Arena (3,839)
Fayetteville, AR
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN+
at Missouri W 68–61  21–8
(8–7)
Mizzou Arena (4,071)
Columbia, MO
March 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Georgia W 72–55  22–8
(9–7)
Memorial Gymnasium (3,739)
Nashville, TN
SEC Tournament
March 7, 2024
8:30 p.m., SECN
(6) vs. (11) Florida
Second Round
L 59–62  22–9
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,187)
Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
(12 P3) vs. (12 P3) Columbia
First Four
W 72–68  23–9
Cassell Coliseum (599)
Blacksburg, VA
March 22, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPNU
(12 P3) vs. (5 P3) No. 19 Baylor
First Round
L 63–80  23–10
Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P3=Portland 3.
All times are in Central Time.
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See also

References

  1. ^ Gerson, Aria (September 6, 2023). "Vanderbilt women's basketball SEC schedule released: See every game in 2023-24". Nashville Tennessean. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Commodore Comeback Comes Up Short". Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Nonconference Schedule". vucommodores.com. August 28, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "SEC Women's Basketball Schedule Released". vucommodores.com. September 6, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
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