2023–24 Florida Gators women's basketball team
Appearance
2023–24 Florida Gators women's basketball | |
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WBIT, First Round | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 16–16 (5–11 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Tamisha Augustin |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | O'Connell Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 South Carolina † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 38 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 LSU | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 31 | – | 6 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2023–24 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators, were led by third-year head coach Kelly Rae Finley and played their home games at O'Connell Center as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[1]
Previous season
[edit]The Gators finished the 2022–23 season 19–15, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for tenth place.[2] They were upset by Kentucky in the first round of the SEC tournament.[3] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT[4] where they would defeat Wofford in the first round,[5] Wake Forest in the second round,[6] and Clemson in the Super 16,[7] before falling to Bowling Green in the Great 8.[8]
Roster
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Roster |
Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m. |
Florida Southern | W 93–43 | O'Connell Center (736) Gainesville, FL | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m., SECN+ |
North Florida | W 82–65 | 1–0 |
O'Connell Center (1,112) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN+ |
Bethune–Cookman | W 83–69 | 2–0 |
O'Connell Center (943) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
November 13, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SECN |
Florida A&M | W 92–54 | 3–0 |
O'Connell Center (1,137) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
November 17, 2023* 4:00 p.m., SECN+ |
No. 12 Florida State | L 75–79 | 3–1 |
O'Connell Center (1,518) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
November 20, 2023* 4:00 p.m., FloSports |
vs. Purdue Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship |
W 52–49 | 4–1 |
Baha Mar Convention Center (437) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
November 22, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloSports |
vs. Columbia Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship |
W 83–81 | 5–1 |
Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
November 29, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Georgia Tech ACC–SEC Challenge |
W 68–58 | 6–1 |
McCamish Pavilion (1,387) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Marshall | L 88–91 | 6–2 |
Cam Henderson Center (1,186) Huntington, WV | |||||||
December 10, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Tulsa | L 64–72 | 6–3 |
Reynolds Center (2,205) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
December 17, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Gardner–Webb | W 115–37 | 7–3 |
Paul Porter Arena (270) Boiling Springs, NC | |||||||
December 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Michigan Jumpman Invitational |
W 82–65 | 8–3 |
Spectrum Center (16,344) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
December 30, 2023* 3:45 p.m., SECN+ |
Winthrop | W 73–36 | 9–3 |
O'Connell Center (1,289) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
SEC regular season | |||||||||||
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN |
No. 1 South Carolina | L 66–89 | 9–4 (0–1) |
O'Connell Center (4,192) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN+ |
at Vanderbilt | L 57–63 | 9–5 (0–2) |
Memorial Gymnasium (4,737) Nashville, TN | |||||||
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN |
at Tennessee | L 81–88 | 9–6 (0–3) |
Thompson–Boling Arena (7,605) Knoxville, TN | |||||||
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN+ |
Georgia | W 78–69 | 10–6 (1–3) |
O'Connell Center (2,324) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
January 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN |
Mississippi State | L 77–89 | 10–7 (1–4) |
O'Connell Center (1,587) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN |
at Ole Miss | L 70–81 | 10–8 (1–5) |
SJB Pavilion (2,450) Oxford, MS | |||||||
January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN |
Texas A&M | W 63–51 | 11–8 (2–5) |
O'Connell Center (1,460) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN |
at No. 9 LSU | L 66–106 | 11–9 (2–6) |
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,707) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN+ |
Arkansas | W 85–81 | 12–9 (3–6) |
O'Connell Center (1,407) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
February 11, 2024 3:00 p.m., SECN+ |
at Mississippi State | W 90–70 | 13–9 (4–6) |
Humphrey Coliseum (6,097) Starkville, MS | |||||||
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN+ |
Ole Miss | L 67–77 OT | 13–10 (4–7) |
O'Connell Center (1,686) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
February 18, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN |
at Kentucky | L 77–81 | 13–11 (4–8) |
Rupp Arena (4,692) Lexington, KY | |||||||
February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN+ |
Missouri | W 86-70 | 14–11 (5–8) |
O'Connell Center (727) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
February 25, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN |
at Georgia | L 60–76 | 14–12 (5–9) |
Stegeman Coliseum (3,802) Athens, GA | |||||||
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN+ |
at Alabama | L 73–76 | 14–13 (5–10) |
Coleman Coliseum (2,257) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||
March 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN |
Auburn | L 74–77 | 14–14 (5–11) |
O'Connell Center (1,473) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 6, 2024 1:30 p.m., SECN |
(11) | vs. (14) Missouri First Round |
W 66–60 | 15–14 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,409) Greenville, SC | ||||||
March 6, 2024 8:30 p.m., SECN |
(11) | vs. (6) Vanderbilt Second Round |
W 62–59 | 16–14 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,187) Greenville, SC | ||||||
March 7, 2024 8:30 p.m., SECN |
(11) | vs. (3) Ole Miss Quarterfinals |
L 74–84 | 16–15 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,377) Greenville, SC | ||||||
WBIT | |||||||||||
March 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(3) | St. John's First Round |
L 60–79 | 16–16 |
O'Connell Center (503) Gainesville, FL | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. [9][10] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Davis, Ainsley (November 6, 2023). "Gator Women's Basketball Opens the Season". WRUF (AM). Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Gators Fall to Kentucky in Opening Round of SEC Tournament". Florida Gators. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Florida advances to second round of WNIT with close win over Wofford". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Florida women's basketball dominates Wake Forest, punches its ticket to WNIT Super 16". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Clemson women's basketball's season ends in WNIT Super 16 loss to Florida". The Greenville News. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Gators Women's Basketball Falls to Bowling Green in WNIT Quarterfinal". WRUF. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Gators Announce Non-Conference Schedule for 2023-24 Season". floridagators.com. August 7, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Florida Basketball Releases SEC Schedule". floridagators.com. September 6, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.