2023–24 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

2023–24 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
2023–24 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 18
Record	8–1 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Walz (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Stephanie Norman; Jonneshia Pineda; Shay Robinson;
Home arena	KFC Yum! Center

2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 NC State	0	–	0	–	9	–	0	1.000
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
No. 18 Louisville	0	–	0	–	8	–	1	.889
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
No. 14 Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
No. 20 Florida State	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Virginia	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
No. 15 Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Duke	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
No. 24 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Clemson	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Boston College	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250

† 2024 ACC tournament winner As of December 6, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represents the University of Louisville during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, are led by seventeenth-year head coach Jeff Walz, and play their home games at the KFC Yum! Center. This season is their tenth year competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the season 26–12 overall and 12–6 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the quarterfinals where they defeated twelfth seed Wake Forest. They then defeated first seed Notre Dame in the semifinals before falling short in the final to third seed Virginia Tech. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the fifth seed in the Seattle 4 Regional. They defeated twelfth seed Drake in the first round, fourth seed Texas in the second round, and eighth seed Ole Miss in the Sweet Sixteen, before losing to second seed Iowa in the Elite Eight to end their season.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Zyanna Walker	1	G	5'8"	Freshman	Wichita, Kansas	Transferred to Kansas State^[1]
Chrislyn Carr	3	G	5'5"	Graduate Student	Davenport, Iowa	Graduated
Mykasa Robinson	5	G	5'7"	Graduate Student	Ashland, Kentucky	Graduated
Hailey Van Lith	10	G	5'7"	Junior	Wenatchee, Washington	Transferred to LSU^[2]
Norika Konno	11	G	5'10"	Senior	Sendai, Japan	Graduated
Payton Verhulst	12	G	6'1"	Sophomore	De Soto, Kansas	Transferred to Oklahoma^[3]
Jalyn Brown	15	G	6'0"	Freshman	Baltimore, Maryland	Entered transfer portal^[4]
Elizabeth Dixon	22	F	6'5"	Graduate Student	Memphis, Tennessee	Graduated
Morgan Jones	24	G	6'2"	Graduate Student	Jonesboro, Georgia	Graduated
Imani Lester	32	F	6'3"	Freshman	Raleigh, North Carolina	Transferred to Kansas State^[5]
Josie Williams	40	C	6'5"	Graduate Student	West Haven, Utah	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Sydney Taylor	1	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Long Island, New York	UMass^[6]
Hennie van Schaik	3	F	6'2"	Junior	Urk, Netherlands	Cal State Bakersfield^[7]
Kiki Jefferson	12	G	6'1"	Graduate Student	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	James Madison^[8]
Nina Rickards	15	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Queens, New York	Florida^[9]
Eylia Love	24	G/F	6'1"	Junior	Kansas City, Missouri	Georgia Tech^[10]
Jayda Curry	30	G	5'6"	Sophomore	Corona, California	California^[11]

Recruiting class

Source:^[12]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Eseosa Imafidon C	Benin City, Nigeria	Proctor Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Eseosa Imafidon C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Elif Istanbulluoglu F	Istanbul, Turkey	Fenerbahçe S.K.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Elif Istanbulluoglu F	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

2023–24 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Sydney Taylor	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	St. Anthony's UMass	Long Island, NY
F	2	Nyla Harris	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Lake Highland Prep	Winermere, FL
F	3	Hennie van Schaik	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Centre for Sports and Education Cal State Bakersfield	Urk, Netherlands
C	10	Eseosa Imafidon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Proctor Academy	Benin City, Nigeria
F	11	Elif Istanbulluoglu	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Fenerbahçe S.K.	Istanbul, Turkey
G	12	Kiki Jefferson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Lancaster Catholic James Madison	Lancaster, PA
G	13	Merissah Russell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Cairine Wilson	Ottawa, Ontario
G	15	Nina Rickards	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Christ the King Florida	Queens, NY
F	23	Alexia Mobley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Reynoldsburg	Reynoldsburgh, OH
G/F	24	Eylia Love	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Olathe North Georgia Tech	Kansas City, MO
G	30	Jayda Curry	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Centennial California	Corona, CA
F	44	Olivia Cochran	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Carver	Columbus, GA

Head coach

Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Stephanie Norman (Arizona State)
Jonneshia Pineda (Georgia Southwestern State)
Shay Robinson (Central Florida)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2023

Schedule and results

Source^[13]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 17	at Cincinnati	W 77–59	1–0	Fifth Third Arena (1,725) Cincinnati, OH
November 12, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 17	DePaul	W 81–74	2–0	KFC Yum! Center (7,456) Louisville, KY
November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 19	Bellarmine	W 111–33	3–0	KFC Yum! Center (7,486) Louisville, KY
November 19, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 19	Bucknell	W 77–44	4–0	KFC Yum! Center (7,383) Louisville, KY
November 24, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 20	vs. Alabama Betty Chancellor Classic	L 73–78	4–1	Merrell Center Katy, TX
November 25, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 20	vs. Liberty Betty Chancellor Classic	W 72–63	5–1	Merrell Center (256) Katy, TX
November 26, 2023* 1:45 p.m., ESPN+	No. 20	vs. Gonzaga Betty Chancellor Classic	W 81–70	6–1	Merrell Center Katy, TX
November 29, 2023* 9:15 p.m., ESPNU	No. 22	at No. 19 Ole Miss ACC–SEC Challenge	W 64–58	7–1	SJB Pavilion (2,694) University, MS
December 3, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 22	North Carolina A&T	W 80–40	8–1	KFC Yum! Center (7,618) Louisville, KY
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 18	Kentucky Rivalry			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
December 13, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX		Morehead State			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
December 16, 2023* 12:00 p.m., Fox		at Connecticut			XL Center Hartford, CT
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Washington			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
ACC Regular season
December 31, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN		at Miami (FL)			Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN		Duke			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Pittsburgh			Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN		Wake Forest			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Clemson			Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN		at North Carolina			Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Boston College			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Pittsburgh			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Syracuse			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at NC State			Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN		Notre Dame			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 11, 2024 11:00 a.m., The CW		at Syracuse			JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Boston College			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 18, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN		Virginia Tech			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Georgia Tech			McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
February 25, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW		Virginia			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 29, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN		Florida State			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at Notre Dame			Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
ACC Women's Tournament
		vs.			Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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	Final
AP	17	19	20	22	18														N/A
Coaches	15	15	15	19	18

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

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

References

↑ "Zyanna Walker transferring to K-State". kwch.com. KWCH-DT. April 19, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
↑ Nagy, Zach (April 28, 2023). "Hailey Van Lith Opens Up On Transfer Decision To LSU". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
↑ "Sooners Add Five-Star Transfer in Verhulst". soonersports.com. University of Oklahoma. December 18, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
↑ McGavic, Matthew (March 13, 2023). "Report: Louisville's Jalyn Brown, Zyanna Walker Enter Transfer Portal". si.com. FanSided. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
↑ DeLoach, Zach (June 28, 2023). "Louisville transfers Walker, Lester find new home at K-State". themercury.com. The Mercury. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
↑ Paras, Matt (April 22, 2023). "Women's Basketball Adds Transfer Sydney Taylor". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
↑ Paras, Matt (April 11, 2023). "Women's Basketball Adds Transfer Hennie van Schaik". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
↑ Philippou, Alexa (April 17, 2023). "Louisville lands transfer Kiki Jefferson from James Madison". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
↑ Crawford, Eric (April 22, 2023). "Louisville women add transfer guard Nina Rickards, a 4-year starter from Florida". wdrb.com. WDRB. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
↑ "Louisville Adds Georgia Tech Transfer Eylia Love". si.com. University of Louisville Athletics. January 18, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
↑ Philippou, Alexa (April 3, 2023). "Former Cal guard Jayda Curry transferring to Louisville". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
↑ "Louisville Cardinals". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
↑ "2023–24 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball schedule". gocards.com. Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

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[1] "Zyanna Walker transferring to K-State". kwch.com. KWCH-DT. April 19, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[2] Nagy, Zach (April 28, 2023). "Hailey Van Lith Opens Up On Transfer Decision To LSU". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 1, 2023.

[3] "Sooners Add Five-Star Transfer in Verhulst". soonersports.com. University of Oklahoma. December 18, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[4] McGavic, Matthew (March 13, 2023). "Report: Louisville's Jalyn Brown, Zyanna Walker Enter Transfer Portal". si.com. FanSided. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[5] DeLoach, Zach (June 28, 2023). "Louisville transfers Walker, Lester find new home at K-State". themercury.com. The Mercury. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[6] Paras, Matt (April 22, 2023). "Women's Basketball Adds Transfer Sydney Taylor". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[7] Paras, Matt (April 11, 2023). "Women's Basketball Adds Transfer Hennie van Schaik". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[8] Philippou, Alexa (April 17, 2023). "Louisville lands transfer Kiki Jefferson from James Madison". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[9] Crawford, Eric (April 22, 2023). "Louisville women add transfer guard Nina Rickards, a 4-year starter from Florida". wdrb.com. WDRB. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[10] "Louisville Adds Georgia Tech Transfer Eylia Love". si.com. University of Louisville Athletics. January 18, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

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