2023–24 Florida Gators women's basketball team

2023–24 Florida Gators women's basketball
2023–24 Florida Gators women's basketball
WBIT, First Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	16–16 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach	Kelly Rae Finley (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Tamisha Augustin
Assistant coaches	Cynthia Jordan; Jackie Moore;
Home arena	O'Connell Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

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

Kelly Rae Finley (Colorado State)

Assistant coach(es)

Tamisha Augustin (Alabama A&M)
Cynthia Jordan (Temple)
Jackie Moore (Armstrong State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 20, 2024

Schedule and results

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. ^[9]^[10]

References

^ 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.

[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.

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Players	WNBA players
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Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References