2023–24 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

2023–24 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
2023–24 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	19–14 (9–9 The American)
Head coach	Kim McNeill (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Cory McNeill; Tamoria Holmes; Jeff Williams;
Home arena	Williams Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tulsa	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
North Texas	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
Temple	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
UTSA	10	–	8	.556	18	–	15	.545
South Florida	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Charlotte	9	–	9	.500	16	–	15	.516
UAB	9	–	9	.500	18	–	14	.563
Memphis	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
East Carolina	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Rice †	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
SMU	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12	.333	11	–	19	.367
Wichita State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	22	.313
Tulane	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375

† 2024 AAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fifth year head coach Kim McNeill, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were ninth year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2022–23 season 23–10, 11–5 in AAC play to finish in third place. They won the American Athletic Conference women's tournament, as a result they received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2007. They lost in the first round to Texas.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Alexsia Rose	0	G	5'7"	Junior	Bloomfield, CT	Transferred to UMass
Paige Lyons	2	G	5'7"	Sophomore	Norcross, GA	Transferred to Wagner
Xianna Josephs	3	G	6'0"	Senior	Brampton, ON	Graduated
Iycez Adams	20	F	5'11"	Sophomore	Kernsville, NC	Transferred to Elon
Brittany Franklin	31	C	6'5"	GS Senior	Plymouth, NC	Graduated
Tiara Chambers	33	F	6'3"	GS Senior	Portsmouth, VA	Graduated
Samora Watson	55	G	5'6"	Freshman	League City, TX	Transferred to Central Connecticut

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Taliyah Wyche	00	F	6'3"	Junior	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Florida
Tatyana Wyche	3	F	6'2"	Junior	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Florida

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Khia Miller G	Woodbridge, MD	Sidwell Friends School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Khia Miller G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
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 8, 2023.

Media

All Pirates home and road games will have a video stream on ESPN+.

Roster

2023–24 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Taliyah Wyche	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	American Heritage School Florida	Fort Lauderdale, FL
G	1	Micah Dennis	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Cairine Wilson Oklahoma State	Toronto, ON
F	2	Tatyana Wyche	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	American Heritage School Florida	Fort Lauderdale, FL
G	3	Karina Gordon	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	St. Thomas Aquinas	Hallandale Beach, FL
G	4	Synia Johnson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Riverdale Baptist	Waldorf, MD
G	5	Jayla Hearp	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Smithfield	Hampton, VA
G	11	Khia Miller	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Sidwell Friends School	Woodbridge, VA
G/F	12	Morgan Moseley	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Saint James School	Centreville, MD
G	14	Bobbi Smith	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Southeast Raleigh	Garner, NC
F	15	Jaedyn Cook	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	John Marshall High School	Richmond, VA
G/F	20	Jade Tillman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Good Counsel	Rockville, MD
G	22	Danae McNeal	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Swansea Clemson	Swansea, SC
F	23	Amiya Joyner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Farmville Central	Farmville, NC
G	24	Kimora Jenkins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Millbrook Georgia	Long Island, NY

Head coach

Kim McNeill (Richmond)

Assistant coach(es)

Cory McNeill (Morgan State)
Tamoria Holmes (Howard)
Jeff Williams (Howard)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		at Elon	W 68–37	1–0	22 – McNeal	10 – Tat. Wyche	5 – Johnson	Schar Center (692) Elon, NC
November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		USC Upstate	W 105–35	2–0	18 – Joyner	8 – Joyner	4 – Dennis	Williams Arena (1,353) Greenville, NC
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VCU	L 50–55	2–1	18 – McNeal	11 – Joyner	4 – Johnson	Siegel Center (549) Richmond, VA
November 20, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. No. 15 Ohio State Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship	L 55–79	2–2	14 – Johnson	9 – Joyner	4 – Dennis	Baha Mar Convention Center (391) Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloSports		vs. Seton Hall Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship	L 57–68	2–3	17 – McNeal	6 – Dennis	3 – Dennis	Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
November 29, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Hampton	W 75–55	3–3	31 – McNeal	10 – Tat. Wyche	7 – Dennis	Williams Arena (6,166) Greenville, NC
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coppin State	W 59–51	4–3	17 – Tied	7 – Joyner	4 – Dennis	Williams Arena (1,088) Greenville, NC
December 4, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 72–57	5–3	34 – McNeal	10 – Tat. Wyche	6 – Dennis	Williams Arena (1,053) Greenville, NC
December 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Mason	W 65–44	6–3	27 – Joyner	16 – Joyner	6 – Dennis	Williams Arena (1,141) Greenville, NC
December 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 75–46	7–3	16 – Gordon	11 – Joyner	6 – Joyner	Williams Arena (1,092) Greenville, NC
December 30, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 1 South Carolina	L 36–73	7–4	10 – Joyner	6 – Tied	1 – Tied	Williams Arena (5,717) Greenville, NC
AAC regular season
January 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTSA	W 82–54	8–4 (1–0)	22 – Gordon	13 – Tat. Wyche	7 – Gordon	Williams Arena (956) Greenville, NC
January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Memphis	W 64–63	9–4 (2–0)	17 – McNeal	7 – Joyner	4 – McNeal	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,315) Memphis, TN
January 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UAB	L 64–73	9–5 (2–1)	18 – McNeal	15 – Joyner	3 – Joyner	Williams Arena (1,114) Greenville, NC
January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulane	L 55–81	9–6 (2–2)	12 – McNeal	8 – Joyner	2 – Tat. Wyche	Devlin Fieldhouse (709) New Orleans, LA
January 17, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Rice	L 67–80	9–7 (2–3)	19 – McNeal	11 – Joyner	8 – Joyner	Williams Arena (5,552) Greenville, NC
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		SMU	W 68–61	10–7 (3–3)	35 – McNeal	8 – Joyner	3 – Tied	Williams Arena (1,259) Greenville, NC
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	W 78–71	11–7 (4–3)	30 – McNeal	9 – Joyner	2 – McNeal	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (435) Boca Raton, FL
January 28, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		at South Florida	L 40–54	11–8 (4–4)	25 – McNeal	9 – McNeal	1 – Tied	Yuengling Center (2,984) Tampa, FL
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tulsa	W 56–48	12–8 (5–4)	17 – McNeal	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Williams Arena (968) Greenville, NC
February 4, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wichita State	W 72–51	13–8 (6–4)	23 – McNeal	12 – Tat. Wyche	5 – McNeal	Charles Koch Arena (1,500) Wichita, KS
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charlotte	W 70–56	14–8 (7–4)	24 – Joyner	13 – Joyner	6 – McNeal	Williams Arena (1,363) Greenville, NC
February 14, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rice	L 57–75	14–9 (7–5)	22 – McNeal	7 – Tal. Wyche	4 – McNeal	Tudor Fieldhouse (623) Houston, TX
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Memphis	L 70–72	14–10 (7–6)	28 – McNeal	20 – Joyner	6 – Joyner	Williams Arena (1,287) Greenville, NC
February 21, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Florida	L 68–78	14–11 (7–7)	25 – McNeal	10 – Joyner	6 – Gordon	Williams Arena (1,106) Greenville, NC
February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at SMU	W 84–74	15–11 (8–7)	22 – McNeal	13 – Joyner	3 – Tied	Moody Coliseum (1,021) University Park, TX
February 27, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at North Texas	L 91–93 ^4OT	15–12 (8–8)	32 – McNeal	16 – Joyner	3 – Joyner	The Super Pit (1,542) Denton, TX
March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Temple	L 66–81	15–13 (8–9)	21 – McNeal	7 – Tat. Wyche	4 – McNeal	Williams Arena (1,170) Greenville, NC
March 5, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Charlotte	W 71–66	16–13 (9–9)	25 – McNeal	16 – Joyner	4 – Tied	Dale F. Halton Arena (803) Charlotte, NC
AAC Women's Tournament
March 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) Memphis Second Round	W 65–63	17–13	19 – McNeal	17 – Tat. Wyche	4 – Tied	Dickies Arena (1,506) Fort Worth, TX
March 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (1) Tulsa Quarterfinals	W 75–71	18–13	29 – McNeal	14 – Joyner	4 – Gordon	Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
March 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (4) UTSA Semifinals	W 55–54	19–13	15 – Joyner	13 – Joyner	4 – Mcneal	Dickies Arena (1,520) Fort Worth, TX
March 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	(9)	vs. (10) Rice Championship	L 41–61	19–14	14 – McNeal	8 – Joyner	3 – Miller	Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—*	—	—	—															Not released
Coaches	—	—*	—^	—	—

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.

References

^ "ECU Pirates Official Athletic Site". Ecupirates.com.

[1] "ECU Pirates Official Athletic Site". Ecupirates.com.

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v t e East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
Venues	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1969–present)
Rivalries	NC State
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting

Media

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References