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2023–24 Florida Gators women's basketball team

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2023–24 Florida Gators women's basketball
WBIT, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record16–16 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachTamisha Augustin
Assistant coaches
  • Cynthia Jordan
  • Jackie Moore
Home arenaO'Connell Center
Seasons
2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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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2023–24 Florida Gators women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Aliyah Matharu 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Texas Washington, D.C.
G 4 Zippy Broughton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Rutgers Wetumpka, Alabama
G 5 Alberte Rimdal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Marselisborg Gymnasium Køge, Denmark
G 6 Kenza Salgues 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Miami (FL) Montpellier, France
F 9 Alexia Dizeko 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr South Georgia Technical College Sion, Switzerland
G 13 Laila Reynolds 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Shabach Christian Academy Prince George's County, Maryland
G 20 Jeriah Warren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr LaGrange High School Lake Charles, Louisiana
F 21 Eriny Kindred 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Texas A&M Del Valle, Texas
F 22 Paige Clausen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Barron Collier High School Naples, Florida
G 23 Leilani Correa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr St. John's Manchester, New Jersey
C 24 Ra Shaya Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr Purdue Marion, Indiana
F 25 Faith Dut 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Semiahmoo Secondary School Vancouver, British Columbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 20, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Davis, Ainsley (November 6, 2023). "Gator Women's Basketball Opens the Season". WRUF (AM). Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Gators Fall to Kentucky in Opening Round of SEC Tournament". Florida Gators. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Florida advances to second round of WNIT with close win over Wofford". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Florida women's basketball dominates Wake Forest, punches its ticket to WNIT Super 16". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Clemson women's basketball's season ends in WNIT Super 16 loss to Florida". The Greenville News. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Gators Women's Basketball Falls to Bowling Green in WNIT Quarterfinal". WRUF. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Gators Announce Non-Conference Schedule for 2023-24 Season". floridagators.com. August 7, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "Florida Basketball Releases SEC Schedule". floridagators.com. September 6, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.