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2023–24 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team

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2023–24 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record20–13 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Morgan Paige
  • Karyla Knight
  • Brock McGinnis
  • Marqu'es Webb
  • Patrick Schrater
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
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 Kansas Lady Jayhawks basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jayhawks were led by ninth-year head coach Brandon Schneider and played their home games at the Allen Fieldhouse as members of the Big 12 Conference.[1]

Previous season

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The Jayhawks finished the season 25–11, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they lost to TCU in the first round. They were invented to the WNIT, where they defeated Western Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas, Washington and Columbia to win the WNIT.

Offseason

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Departures

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Kansas departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Mia Vuksic 4 G 5'10" Junior Šibenik, Croatia Transferred to San Francisco
Ioanna Chatzileonti 10 F 6'2" Junior Athens, Greece Transferred to Pittsburgh
Sanna Ström 11 F 6'0" Sophomore Luleå, Sweden Transferred to Colorado State
Katrine Jessen 12 F 6'3" Junior Skovlunde, Denmark Transferred to Missouri State
Breeley Oakley 22 G 5'9" Junior Trophy Club, TX
Chandler Prater 25 G 5'11" Redshirt Junior Kansas City, MO Transferred to Oklahoma State
Chisom Ajekwu 45 C 6'4" Senior Lawrence, KS Graduated

Incoming

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Kansas incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Ryan Cobbins 5 G/F 6'0" GS Senior Kansas City, KS Alabama
Skyler Gill 32 G/F 5'11" Junior Wichita, KS North Alabama

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
S'mya Nichols
W
Overland Park, KS Shawnee Mission West 6 ft 0 in (1.83 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 13, 2023.

Roster

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2023–24 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 0 Wyvette Mayberry 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Tulsa, OK
C 1 Taiyanna Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) GS East Chicago, IN
G/F 5 Ryan Cobbins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Kansas City, KS
G 6 Laia Conesa 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Barcelona, Spain
C 7 Paris Gaines 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Orlando, FL
G 12 S'Mya Nichols 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Overland Park, KS
G 13 Holly Kersgieter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Sand Springs, OK
C 14 Danai Papadopoulou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Thessaloniki, Greece
G 15 Zakiyah Franklin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Lakeland, FL
F 23 Zsófia Telegdy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Budapest, Hungary
G/F 25 McKenzie Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Amarillo, TX
G/F 32 Skyler Gill 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Wichita, KS
C 33 Nadira Eltayeb 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Seattle, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Source:[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2023*
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Northwestern State W 88–46  1–0
Allen Fieldhouse (2,954)
Lawrence, KS
November 13, 2023*
5:00 p.m., BTN
at Penn State L 85–91  1–1
Bryce Jordan Center (1,938)
State College, PA
November 18, 2023*
3:30 p.m.
vs. Kansas City W 70–61  2–1
Municipal Auditorium (867)
Kansas City, MO
November 24, 2023*
4:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. No. 9 Virginia Tech
Cayman Islands Classic
L 58–59  2–2
John Gray Gymnasium (1,100)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. No. 6 UConn
Cayman Islands Classic
L 63–71  2–3
John Gray Gymnasium (1,650)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 30, 2023*
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana W 67–56  3–3
Allen Fieldhouse (2,483)
Lawrence, KS
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN
at Texas A&M L 52–63  3–4
Reed Arena (3,950)
College Station, TX
December 6, 2023*
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Houston Christian W 79–57  4–4
Allen Fieldhouse (2,434)
Lawrence, KS
December 10, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wichita State W 76–56  5–4
Charles Koch Arena (1,991)
Wichita, KS
December 16, 2023*
4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Central Arkansas W 69–48  6–4
Allen Fieldhouse (2,861)
Lawrence, KS
December 20, 2023*
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Nebraska W 69–52  7–4
Allen Fieldhouse (3,194)
Lawrence, KS
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 30, 2023
12:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 25 West Virginia L 60–85  7–5
(0–1)
Allen Fieldhouse (3,895)
Lawrence, KS
January 3, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at Iowa State L 61–69  7–6
(0–2)
Hilton Coliseum (8,929)
Ames, IA
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at Texas Tech L 64–73  7–7
(0–3)
United Supermarkets Arena (5,747)
Lubbock, TX
January 10, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 4 Baylor W 87–66  8–7
(1–3)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,971)
Lawrence, KS
January 13, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Oklahoma State W 70–64  9–7
(2–3)
Allen Fieldhouse (3,204)
Lawrence, KS
January 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., LHN
at No. 11 Texas L 56–91  9–8
(2–4)
Moody Center (4,837)
Austin, TX
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at No. 24 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 58–69  9–9
(2–5)
Bramlage Coliseum (9,602)
Manhattan, KS
January 24, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Iowa State W 60–58  10–9
(3–5)
Allen Fieldhouse (3,157)
Lawrence, KS
January 27, 2024
6:00 p.m., EPSN+
at Oklahoma L 65–68  10–10
(3–6)
Lloyd Noble Center (4,036)
Norman, OK
January 31, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
BYU W 67–53  11–10
(4–6)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,964)
Lawrence, KS
February 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at TCU W 81–74  12–10
(5–6)
Schollmaier Arena (2,961)
Fort Worth, TX
February 8, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Houston W 69–52  13–10
(6–6)
Allen Fieldhouse (3,090)
Lawrence, KS
February 14, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Cincinnati W 75–60  14–10
(7–6)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,872)
Lawrence, KS
February 17, 2024
5:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at BYU W 70–62  15–10
(8–6)
Marriott Center (2,317)
Provo, UT
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at No. 24 Baylor L 61–69  15–11
(8–7)
Foster Pavilion (4,238)
Waco, TX
February 25, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 10 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 58–55  16–11
(9–7)
Allen Fieldhouse (9,007)
Lawrence, KS
February 28, 2024
5:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at UCF W 65–53  17–11
(10–7)
Addition Financial Arena (1,071)
Orlando, FL
March 2, 2024
4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 20 Oklahoma W 83–74  18–11
(11–7)
Allen Fieldhouse (4,609)
Lawrence, KS
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 8, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
(7) vs. (10) BYU
Second Round
W 77–53  19–11
T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
March 9, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
(7) vs. (2) No. 6 Texas
Quarterfinals
L 60–76  19–12
T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 23, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPNews
(8 P3) vs. (9 P3) Michigan
First round
W 81–72 OT 20–12
Galen Center (4,318)
Los Angeles, CA
March 25, 2024*
9:00 p.m., ESPN
(8 P3) at (1 P3) No. 3 USC
Second round
L 55–73  20–13
Galen Center (8,941)
Los Angeles, CA
*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

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References

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  1. ^ "Kansas women's basketball coach Brandon Schneider previews Jayhawks' 2023-24 season". The Topeka Capital-Journal. November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". kuathletics.com. University of Kansas Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Kansas Women's Hoops Announces Non-Conference Schedule". kuathletics.com. August 30, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "Big 12 Announces 2023-24 Women's Basketball Conference Schedule". kuathletics.com. September 26, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.