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2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team


2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
Atlantic Coast Conference
No. 21
No. 17
22–12 (11–7 ACC)
Kara Lawson (4th season)
Tia Jackson
Karen Lange
Karen Middleton
Pierre Miller
Cameron Indoor Stadium

The 2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by fourth year head coach Kara Lawson and played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Blue Devils started their season with three straight wins before losing two straight games, including an overtime loss at sixth-ranked Stanford. They would win their next two games, including another overtime victory, this time against Georgia in the ACC–SEC Challenge. Duke would lose its next two games, one against first-ranked South Carolina and the other, its ACC opener at Clemson. From there, the Blue Devils would close out their non-conference schedule with three straight wins and win three of their next four ACC games. The lone loss was at seventeenth-ranked Louisville. Their next three conference games were against ranked teams, and Duke won two of the three. They defeated fourteenth ranked Virginia Tech and twenty-third ranked Florida State but lost to fourth-ranked NC State. Duke would win three of the next four games and then close the season out winning three games and losing three games. Losses game against twelfth-ranked Virginia Tech and nineteenth-ranked Notre Dame while they defeated seventeenth-ranked Syracuse and sixth-ranked NC State. The Blue Devils split the season series with rivals North Carolina, winning in overtime at home and losing in Chapel Hill on the final day of the season.

The Blue Devils finished the season 22–12 overall and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated tenth seed Georgia Tech in the Second Round before losing to NC State in the Quarterfinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, marking the second straight year the Blue Devils qualified for the tournament. As the seventh seed in the Portland 3 region they defeated tenth seed Richmond in the First Round and upset second seed Ohio State in the Second Round before losing to third seed Connecticut in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

The Blue Devils finished the season 26–7 overall and 14–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated rivals seventh seeded North Carolina before falling to eventual champions and third seed Virginia Tech in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the third seed in the Seattle 4 Region. They defeated fourteen seed Iona in the first round before being upset by sixth seed Colorado in the second round, in overtime, to end their season.

Departures
Celeste Taylor0G5'11"SeniorValley Stream, New YorkGraduated, transferred to Ohio State
Elizabeth Balogun4G/F6'1"SeniorLagos, NigeriaGraduated
Taya Corosdale5G/F6'3"Graduate StudentBothell, WashingtonGraduated
Jordyn Oliver11G5'10"JuniorProsper, TexasGraduated, transferred to Vanderbilt
Lee Volker13G5'11"SophomorePurcellville, VirginiaTransferred to Marquette
Shay Bollin21F6'3"FreshmanRaynham, MassachusettsTransferred to Illinois
Imani Lewis22F6'1"Graduate StudentWillingboro, New JerseyGraduated
Shayeann Day-Wilson30G5'6"SophomoreToronto, CanadaTransferred to Miami (FL)
Bo Shaffer32G5'7"Graduate StudentLakewood, ColoradoGraduated
Jiselle Havas33G5'10"Graduate StudentWindermere, FloridaGraduated
Mia Heide42F6'3"Graduate StudentAustin, TexasGraduated
Emma Schmidt45G5'9"Graduate StudentWaukee, IowaGraduated
Incoming transfers
Camilla Emsbo21F6'5"Graduate StudentLakewood, ColoradoYale

Source:

NameHometownSchoolHeightWeightCommit date
Jadyn Donovan G/FWashington, D.C.Sidwell Friends6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)N/A
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (97)
Oluchi Okananwa GBoston, MassachusettsWorcester Academy5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)N/A
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (95)
Delaney Thomas FCharles Town, West VirginiaSt. John's College6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)N/A
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (95)
Jordan Wood FChicago, IllinoisCarmel6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)N/A
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (93)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

Source:

Datetime, TVRank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance) city, state
November 4, 2023*1:00 p.m.WingateW 106–33Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,078)Durham, NC
November 12, 2023*12:00 p.m., ACCNXUSA BasketballL 58–87Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,357)Durham, NC
November 6, 2023*11:00 a.m., ACCNXRichmondW 83–531–0Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,864)Durham, NC
November 9, 2023*7:00 p.m., ACCNXCoastal CarolinaW 88–422–0Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,027)Durham, NC
November 14, 2023*6:00 p.m., ESPN+at ColumbiaW 66–623–0Levien Gymnasium (2,027)New York, NY
November 16, 2023*7:00 p.m., ACCNXDavidsonL 62–693–1Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,083)Durham, NC
November 19, 2023*3:00 p.m., ABCat No. 6 StanfordL 79–82 OT3–2Maples Pavilion (4,236)Stanford, CA
November 26, 2023*2:00 p.m., ACCNXNorth Carolina CentralW 93–454–2Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,211)Durham, NC
November 30, 2023*5:00 p.m., SECNat Georgia ACC–SEC ChallengeW 72–65 OT5–2Stegeman Coliseum (2,446)Athens, GA
December 3, 2023*1:00 p.m., ABCNo. 1 South Carolina Jimmy V ClassicL 61–775–3Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,607)Durham, NC
December 7, 20237:00 p.m., ACCNat ClemsonL 64–805–4(0–1)Littlejohn Coliseum (910)Clemson, SC
December 10, 2023*12:00 p.m., ACCNFlorida Gulf CoastW 82–636–4Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,573)Durham, NC
December 20, 2023*7:00 p.m., ACCNXToledoW 70–457–4Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,482)Durham, NC
December 28, 2023*7:00 p.m., ACCNXCoppin StateW 68–348–4Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,808)Durham, NC
December 31, 20232:00 p.m., ACCNXBoston CollegeW 80–759–4(1–1)Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,898)Durham, NC
January 4, 20248:00 p.m., ACCNat No. 17 LouisvilleL 44–619–5(1–2)KFC Yum! Center (7,789)Louisville, KY
January 7, 202412:00 p.m., The CWat VirginiaW 60–5610–5(2–2)John Paul Jones Arena (5,041)Charlottesville, VA
January 14, 20242:00 p.m., ACCNXGeorgia TechW 84–4611–5(3–2)Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,362)Durham, NC
January 18, 20248:00 p.m., ACCNNo. 14 Virginia TechW 63–4612–5(4–2)Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,217)Durham, NC
January 21, 202412:00 p.m., ACCNat No. 4 NC State RivalryL 57–7212–6(4–3)Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)Raleigh, NC
January 25, 20246:00 p.m., ACCNNo. 23 Florida StateW 88–4613–6(5–3)Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,779)Durham, NC
January 28, 20242:00 p.m., ACCNat Miami (FL)L 58–6413–7(5–4)Watsco Center (3,112)Coral Gables, FL
February 1, 20247:00 p.m., ACCNXat PittsburghW 69–3814–7(6–4)Peterson Events Center (1,199)Pittsburgh, PA
February 8, 20247:00 p.m., ACCNXWake ForestW 69–4615–7(7–4)Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,640)Durham, NC
February 11, 20242:00 p.m., ACCNNorth Carolina RivalryW 68–60 OT16–7(8–4)Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)Durham, NC
February 15, 20248:00 p.m., ACCNat No. 12 Virginia TechL 56–6116–8(8–5)Cassell Coliseum (8,925)Blacksburg, VA
February 19, 20247:00 p.m., ESPN2No. 19 Notre DameL 62–7016–9(8–6)Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,485)Durham, NC
February 22, 20247:00 p.m., ACCNXat No. 17 SyracuseW 58–4517–9(9–6)JMA Wireless Dome (3,480)Syracuse, NY
February 25, 20245:30 p.m., ACCNNo. 6 NC State RivalryW 69–5818–9(10–6)Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,633)Durham, NC
February 29, 20247:00 p.m., ACCNXVirginiaW 73–5419–9(11–6)Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,005)Durham, NC
March 3, 20244:00 p.m., ESPNat North Carolina RivalryL 59–6319–10(11–7)Carmichael Arena (6,319)Chapel Hill, NC
March 7, 20245:00 p.m., ACCN(7)vs. (10) Georgia Tech Second RoundW 70–5820–10Greensboro Coliseum (7,424)Greensboro, NC
March 8, 20245:00 p.m., ACCN(7)vs. (2) No. 10 NC State QuarterfinalsL 51–5420–11Greensboro Coliseum (7,720)Greensboro, NC
March 22, 2024*2:30 p.m., ESPNNews(7 P3)vs. (10 P3) Richmond First RoundW 72–6121–11Value City Arena (5,684)Columbus, OH
March 24, 2024*12:00 p.m., ESPN(7 P3)at (2 P3) No. 7 Ohio State Second RoundW 75–6322–11Value City Arena (8,333)Columbus, OH
March 30, 2024*8:00 p.m., ESPN(7 P3)vs. (3 P3) No. 10 UConn Sweet SixteenL 45–5322–12Moda Center (12,103)Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P3=Portland 3. All times are in Eastern Time.

2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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