2023–24 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

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2023–24 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–24 (2–16 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
Seasons
2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Virginia Tech 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
No. 4 NC State 13 – 5   .722 31 – 7   .816
No. 20 Syracuse 13 – 5   .722 24 – 8   .750
No. 11 Notre Dame † 13 – 5   .722 28 – 7   .800
Louisville 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Florida State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
No. 17 Duke 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
North Carolina 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Miami (FL) 8 – 10   .444 19 – 12   .613
Georgia Tech 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Virginia 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Clemson 5 – 13   .278 12 – 19   .387
Boston College 5 – 13   .278 14 – 19   .424
Wake Forest 2 – 16   .111 7 – 25   .219
Pittsburgh 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† 2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented The University of Pittsburgh during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers were led by first year head coach Tory Verdi, and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Panthers started the season winning only one of their first five games. However, their fortunes improved over the remainder of their non-conference schedule, as they won five of their last eight non-conference games. They finished the non-conference portion of the season with a 6–7 record. They lost their first six conference games before winning against Virginia. The Panthers lost another six games before defeating Clemson for their second conference win of the season. The team would go on to lose their last four regular season games. The Panthers finished the season 8–24 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their First Round matchup with Georgia Tech. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Previous season[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The Panthers finished the season 10–20 overall and 3–15 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their First Round matchup with Clemson. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT. After the season Head Coach Lance White was fired.[1] Tory Verdi was hired as the new head coach on April 7, 2023.[2]

Off-season[edit]

Departures[edit]

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Sandrine Clesca 0 G 5'9" Junior Laval, Quebec Transferred to Monmouth[3]
Dayshanette Harris 1 G 5'7" Graduate Student Youngstown, Ohio Clemson[4]
Taisha Exanor 3 G 6'0" Junior Châteauguay, Quebec Transferred to Monmouth[5]
Emy Hayford 4 G 5'8" Senior Maastricht, Netherlands Graduated, Transferred to Fordham[6]
Amber Brown 5 F 6'0" Senior Monroe, Louisiana Graduated, Transferred to St. John's[7]
Channise Lewis 10 G 5'8" Graduate Student Miami, Florida Graduated
Destiny Strother 13 G 5'9" Senior Flint, Michigan Graduated, Transferred to Niagara[8]
Cynthia Ezeja 14 F 6'2" Redshirt Junior Athens, Greece Transferred to Loyola Marymount[9]
Maliyah Johnson 21 F 6'0" Sophomore Columbus, Ohio Transferred to Houston[7]
Avery Strickland 23 G 5'10" Freshman Knoxville, Tennessee Transferred to Tennessee[10]

Incoming transfers[edit]

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Raeven Boswell 5 G 5'11" Sophomore Austin, Texas Georgia Tech[11]
Bella Perkins 10 G 5'9" Junior Chantilly, Virginia USC[12]
Jala Jordan 14 F 6'2" Graduate Student Philadelphia, Pennsylvaia Seton Hall[13]
Rapuluchi Ayodele 15 F 6'1" Senior Athens, Greece Eastern Florida State[14]
Ioanna Chatzileonti 18 G 5'10" Sophomore Carnegie, Pennsylvania Kansas[15]

Recruiting Class[edit]

Source:[16]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aaryn Battle
G 		Sewell, New Jersey Camden Catholic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jasmine Timmerson
G 		Wexford, Pennsylvania North Allegheny 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Lauren Rust
F 		Victoria, Canada The Webb School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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:

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Gabby Hutcherson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Westerville South
Ohio State 		Westerville, OH
G 1 Aaryn Battle 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Camden Catholic Sewell, NJ
G 2 Liatu King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Bishop McNamara Washington, D.C.
G 3 Jasmine Timmerson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr North Allegheny Wexford, PA
G 5 Raeven Boswell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lake Travis
Georgia Tech 		Austin, TX
G 10 Bella Perkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Paul VI HS
USC 		Chantilly, VA
G 11 Marley Washenitz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Fairmont Fairmont, WV
F 13 Lauren Rust 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr The Webb School Victoria, Canada
F 14 Jala Jordan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS IMG Academy
Seton Hall 		Philadelphia, PA
F 15 Rapuluchi Ayodele 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr IES Manuela Malasana
Eastern Florida State 		Móstoles, Spain
F 18 Ioanna Chatzileonti 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr 1st High School of Voula
Kansas 		Athens, Greece
G 20 Aislin Malcolm 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Chartiers Valley Carnegie, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 17, 2023

Schedule[edit]

Source:[17]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		Point Park W 117–49  –
 Peterson Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
Non-Conference Regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Yale W 79–74  1–0
 Peterson Events Center (1,199)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 11, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		West Virginia
Backyard Brawl 		L 62–71  1–1
 Peterson Events Center (1,505)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 15, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Mason L 52–60  1–2
 EagleBank Arena (1,181)
Fairfax, VA
November 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Duquesne
City Game 		L 55–56  1–3
 Peterson Events Center (2,555)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 21, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX 		Coppin State L 56–61  1–4
 Peterson Events Center (3,155)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 24, 2023*
3:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Northern Kentucky
Daytona Beach Classic 		W 88–57  2–4
 Ocean Center (200)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 25, 2023*
1:15 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Akron
Daytona Beach Classic 		L 72–75  2–5
 Ocean Center (200)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Saint Francis W 87–62  3–5
 Peterson Events Center (894)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 3, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Binghamton W 73–62  4–5
 Peterson Events Center (950)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Lehigh W 94–82  5–5
 Peterson Events Center (983)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 19, 2023*
12:00 p.m., Baller.tv 		vs. Ball State
Sun Coast Tournament 		L 62–73  5–6
 Pasco–Hernando State College (108)
Tampa, FL
December 20, 2023*
12:00 p.m., Baller.tv 		vs. Georgia
Sun Coast Tournament 		L 59–65  5–7
 Pasco–Hernando State College (133)
Tampa, FL
December 28, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Le Moyne W 56–39  6–7
 Peterson Events Center (1,097)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Regular season
December 31, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 14 Virginia Tech L 41–91  6–8
(0–1) 		Cassell Coliseum (6,078)
Blacksburg, VA
January 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 16 Notre Dame L 66–71  6–9
(0–2) 		Peterson Events Center (1,285)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 7, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Georgia Tech L 58–68  6–10
(0–3) 		Peterson Events Center (1,653)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 15 Louisville L 44–74  6–11
(0–4) 		Peterson Events Center (868)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 14, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Boston College L 71–84 OT 6–12
(0–5) 		Conte Forum (1,126)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Syracuse L 59–72  6–13
(0–6) 		Peterson Events Center (1,555)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Virginia W 56–52  7–13
(1–6) 		John Paul Jones Arena (3,817)
Charlottesville, VA
January 28, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 18 Louisville L 58–77  7–14
(1–7) 		KFC Yum! Center (9,452)
Louisville, KY
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Duke L 38–69  7–15
(1–8) 		Peterson Events Center (1,199)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 4, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 14 Notre Dame L 53–78  7–16
(1–9) 		Purcell Pavilion (7,170)
Notre Dame, IN
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Florida State L 60–76  7–17
(1–10) 		Peterson Events Center (1,124)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 11, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 3 NC State L 47–83  7–18
(1–11) 		Peterson Events Center (2,001)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at North Carolina L 62–75  7–19
(1–12) 		Carmichael Arena (2,508)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 18, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Clemson W 72–57  8–19
(2–12) 		Littlejohn Coliseum (880)
Clemson, SC
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Wake Forest L 50–65  8–20
(2–13) 		Peterson Events Center (1,111)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 25, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 17 Syracuse L 53–63  8–21
(2–14) 		JMA Wireless Dome (4,178)
Syracuse, NY
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Miami (FL) L 44–62  8–22
(2–15) 		Peterson Events Center (2,325)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 3, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		Boston College L 55–84  8–23
(2–16) 		Peterson Events Center (1,744)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Women's tournament
March 6, 2024
3:30 p.m., ACCN 		(15) vs. (10) Georgia Tech
First Round 		L 60–73  8–24
 Greensboro Coliseum (6,322)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Week
20		 Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked in previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jennings, Chantel (March 3, 2023). "Pitt fires women's basketball coach Lance White after 5 seasons". theatlantic.com. The Atlantic. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  2. ^ M.A. Voepel (April 7, 2023). "Pitt hires UMass's Tory Verdi as next women's basketball coach". ESPN. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Campbell, Dominic (April 19, 2023). "Pitt Guard Sandrine Clesca Transfers to Monmouth". pittsburghsportsnow.com. Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  4. ^ Campbell, Dominic (April 16, 2023). "Pitt Guard Dayshanette Harris Transfers to Clemson". pittsburghsportsnow.com. Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ Campbell, Dominic (April 20, 2023). "Pitt Guard Taisha Exanor Transfers to Monmouth". pittsburghsportsnow.com. Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Women's Basketball Announces Three Graduate Transfers". fordhamsports.com. Fordham University Athletics. May 4, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Campbell, Dominic (April 10, 2023). "Former Pitt Forwards Amber Brown and Maliyah Johnson Find New Transfer Destinations". pittsburghsportsnow.com. Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  8. ^ Campbell, Dominic (May 4, 2023). "Former Pitt Guard Destiny Strother Transfers to Niagara". pittsburghsportsnow.com. Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  9. ^ Campbell, Dominic (April 19, 2023). "Pitt Forward Cynthia Ezeja Transfers to Loyola Marymount". pittsburghsportsnow.com. Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  10. ^ "Transfer Avery Strickland Signs With Tennessee". utsports.com. University of Tennessee Athletics. April 20, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "Panthers Announce Signing Of Transfer Guard Raeven Boswell". pittsburghpanthers.com. Pittsburgh Athletics. August 28, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  12. ^ "Women's Basketball Inks Southern Cal Transfer Guard Bella Perkins". bvmsports.com. BVM Sports. May 15, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  13. ^ "Verdi Announces Signing Of Transfer Forward Jala Jordan". pittsburghpanthers.com. Pittsburgh Athletics. May 12, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  14. ^ "Panthers Add JUCO Forward Rapuluchi Ayodele To 2023-24 Roster". pittsburghpanthers.com. Pittsburgh Athletics. May 31, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  15. ^ "Women's Basketball Signs Transfer Forward Ioanna Chatzileonti". pittsburghpanthers.com. Pittsburgh Athletics. August 17, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  16. ^ "Pittsburgh Panthers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  17. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Pittsburgh". Pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
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