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2023–24 BYU Cougars women's basketball team

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2023–24 BYU Cougars women's basketball
WBIT, First Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record16–17 (6–12 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMarriott Center
Seasons
2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Oklahoma 15 3   .833 23 10   .697
No. 7 Texas 14 4   .778 33 5   .868
No. 19 Kansas State 13 5   .722 26 8   .765
No. 25 Iowa State 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
No. 13 Baylor 12 6   .667 26 8   .765
No. 24 West Virginia 12 6   .667 25 8   .758
Kansas 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Oklahoma State 7 11   .389 14 16   .467
TCU 6 12   .333 21 12   .636
BYU 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
Cincinnati 5 13   .278 14 18   .438
Texas Tech 5 13   .278 17 16   .515
Houston 5 13   .278 14 16   .467
UCF 3 15   .167 12 17   .414
2024 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, were led by second-year head coach Amber Whiting and played their home games at the Marriott Center as members of the Big 12 Conference.[3]

Previous season

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The Cougars finished the 2022–23 season 16–17, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Peppeerdine and San Francisco in the first round and quarterfinals of the WCC women's tournament before falling to Gonzaga in the semifinals. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to Rice in round 1.

Offseason

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Departures

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BYU Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Gabriela Bosquez 0 G 5'7" Senior Kyle, TX Graduated
Amanada Barcello 1 G 5'11" Sophomore Chandler, AZ Transferred to Utah Valley
Sophia Lee 4 G 5'8" Freshman Stockton, CA Transferred to Sacramento State
Eliza Galbreath 10 F 6'0" Junior Ritzville, WA
Sierra Johnson 13 G 6'0" Sophomore Jasper, AR Transferred to Sacred Heart
Alyssa Blanck 15 F 6'2" Freshman Hollday, UT Transferred to Utah
Devry Millett 20 G 5'10" Sophomore Folsom, CA
Kate Vorwaller 30 G 5'9" Sophomore Salt Lake City, UT
Mayci Taylor 31 G 5'9" Sophomore Salina, UT

Incoming

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BYU Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Kylie Krebs 2 G Junior Peoria, AZ Glendale Community College
Lauren Davenport 30 G 5'11" Junior Idaho Falls, ID Boston University

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Amari Whiting
PG
Provo, UT Timpview High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
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:

  • "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023.

Recruiting class of 2024

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US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Delaney Gibb
PG
Raymond, AB Raymond High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
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:

2023–24 media

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BYU Sports Media

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Television/Streaming

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As new members of the Big 12, all Cougars home games will be shown on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Neutral site and exhibition matches will be available on BYUtv and ESPN+. With the exception of Texas conference road games will also be shown on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Texas will be on Longhorn Network. Most remaining non-conference road games will also be televised or streamed. Streaming partners for those games can be found on the schedule.

Radio

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For the first time since 2017–18 BYU Women's Basketball will have regular season games available on the radio. BYU Radio will air every BYU Women's Basketball game on KUMT 107.9 FM, on byuradio.org, and on the BYU Radio App. Unlike previous seasons, which were traditionally a BYUtv simulcast, longtime radio host Jason Shepherd will act as the voice of BYU Women's Basketball.

Roster

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2023–24 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Amari Whiting 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Burley Boise, ID
G 2 Kylie Krebs 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Glendale CC Oahu, HI
G 3 Nani Falatea 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr East Salt Lake City, UT
F 4 Ali'a Matavao 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Liberty Las Vegas, NV
G 5 Arielle Mackey-Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Tai Wananga Ki Ruakura Ngati Porou, New Zealand
G 10 Kailey Woolston 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Lone Peak Highland, UT
F 11 Kaylee Smiler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Melville Hamilton, New Zealand
F 12 Lauren Gustin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Salem Hills
Salt Lake CC
Salem, UT
F 15 McKinley Willardson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Santiago Corona, CA
F 20 Marina Mata 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Instituto Joaquim Blume Barbastro, Spain
F 21 Heather Hamson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Pleasant Grove Lindon, UT
F 24 Rose Bubakar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Frederick Frederick, MD
F 25 Emma Calvert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Fremont Farr West, UT
G 30 Lauren Davenport 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Thunder Ridge High School
Boston University
Idaho Falls, ID
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Lee Cummard (BYU)
  • Morgan Bailey (BYU)
  • John Wardenburg (BYU)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source:[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
3:00 p.m., BYUtv
Westminster W 92–48 
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Montana State W 68–60  1–0
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (5,017)
Bozeman, MT
November 10, 2023*
11:30 a.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Weber State W 77–49  2–0
Marriott Center (5,705)
Provo, UT
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Utah Valley
UCCU Crosstown Clash
W 59–44  3–0
Marriott Center (1,690)
Provo, UT
November 18, 2023*
7:30 p.m., BYUtv
vs. Wake Forest
North Shore Showcase
W 67–44  4–0
Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, HI
November 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BYUtv
vs. Saint Louis
North Shore Showcase
W 87–66  5–0
Cannon Activities Center (220)
Laie, HI
November 25, 2023*
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Loyola Marymount W 74–58  6–0
Marriott Center (1,529)
Provo, UT
November 28, 2023*
6:30 p.m., MW Network
at Wyoming L 74–86  6–1
Arena-Auditorium (2,442)
Laramie, WY
December 2, 2023*
7:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 12 Utah
Rivalry
L 68–87  6–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,182)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 5, 2023*
3:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Utah State W 72–66  7–2
Marriott Center (1,565)
Provo, UT
December 8, 2023*
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Boise State W 65–50  8–2
Marriott Center (2,722)
Provo, UT
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Idaho State W 79–76 OT 9–2
Marriott Center (1,911)
Provo, UT
December 20, 2023*
1:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Missouri State
Lady Bear Classic
L 55–56  9–3
Great Southern Bank Arena (1,619)
Springfield, MO
December 21, 2023*
11:00 a.m.
vs. Nevada
Lady Bear Classic
W 72–59  10–3
Great Southern Bank Arena 
Springfield, MO
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 30, 2023
3:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at No. 23 TCU L 67–81  10–4
(0–1)
Schollmaier Arena (2,572)
Fort Worth, TX
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Oklahoma L 63–75  10–5
(0–2)
Marriott Center (1,748)
Provo, UT
January 6, 2024
4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Iowa State L 75–80  10–6
(0–3)
Marriott Center (1,872)
Provo, UT
January 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at Houston L 69–79  10–7
(0–4)
Fertitta Center (805)
Houston, TX
January 13, 2024
4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Cincinnati W 68–58  11–7
(1–4)
Marriott Center (1,786)
Provo, UT
January 17, 2024
5:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at Oklahoma State L 50–82  11–8
(1–5)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,044)
Stillwater, OK
January 20, 2024
4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Texas Tech W 60–46  12–8
(2–5)
Marriott Center (1,873)
Provo, UT
January 27, 2024
3:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at No. 4 Kansas State L 65–68  12–9
(2–6)
Bramlage Coliseum (8,180)
Manhattan, KS
January 31, 2024
5:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at Kansas L 53–67  12–10
(2–7)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,964)
Lawrence, KS
February 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 23 West Virginia L 69–76  12–11
(2–8)
Marriott Center (1,754)
Provo, UT
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 18 Baylor W 78–66  13–11
(3–8)
Marriott Center (1,525)
Provo, UT
February 10, 2024
10:00 a.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at Cincinnati W 69–57  14–11
(4–8)
Fifth Third Arena (1,084)
Cincinnati, OH
February 13, 2024
4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at UCF W 64–60  15–11
(5–8)
Addition Financial Arena (849)
Orlando, FL
February 17, 2024
4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Kansas L 62–70  15–12
(5–9)
Marriott Center (2,317)
Provo, UT
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
TCU L 58–68  15–13
(5–10)
Marriott Center (1,451)
Provo, UT
February 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at Iowa State L 49–74  15–14
(5–11)
Hilton Coliseum (10,896)
Ames, IA
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Houston W 64–54  16–14
(6–11)
Marriott Center (1,760)
Provo, UT
March 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., LHN
at No. 3 Texas L 46–71  16–15
(6–12)
Moody Center (10,364)
Austin, TX
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 8, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
(10) vs. (7) Kansas
Second Round
L 53–77  16–16
T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at (4) Santa Clara
First Round
L 59–60  16–17
Leavey Center (357)
Santa Clara, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "BYU Women's Basketball Staff Coming Together Under Whiting". KSL. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "'Time for a normal life': How well-traveled John Wardenburg ended up, once again, at BYU". Deseret News. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Conner, Jensen (November 1, 2023). "BYU women's basketball excited for first season in the Big 12". The Universe. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". byucougars.com. BYU Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "BYU Women's Basketball Schedule For 2023-24 Season". ksl.com. September 26, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "Big 12 announces 2023-24 women's basketball schedule". NBC Sports Engine. September 26, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.