2023–24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2023–24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Demon Deacons were led by second-year head coach Megan Gebbia , and competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum .
The Demon Deacons started the season by winning only two of their first five games and their luck did not improve as they only won one of their next five games. They finished their non-conference portion of the schedule 4–8. They lost their first fourteen straight ACC regular season games before defeating Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech for their only two ACC wins of the year. The Demon Deacons finished the season 7–25 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the ACC tournament , they defeated eleventh seed with Virginia in the First Round before losing to sixth seed Florida State in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT . Their seven overall wins was their lowest win total since the 1999-2000 season.
Previous season
The Demon Deacons finished the season 17–17 overall and 5–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament , they defeated thirteenth seed Virginia in the First Round and fifth seed Florida State in the Second Round before losing to fourth seed Louisville in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT . They defeated Morgan State in the First Round before losing to Florida in the Second Round to end their season.[ 1]
Off-season
Departures
Recruiting Class
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Roster
2023–24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
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Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Alyssa Andrews 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Colgan
Woodbridge, VA
G 1
Makaela Quimby 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr McDonogh
Owings Mills, MD
G 2
Kaia Harrison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
GS Baldwin
Baldwin, NY
G 4
Aliah McWhorter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Sycamore
Cincinnati, OH
G 5
Malaya Cowles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS So Winston-Salem Christian
Wilkesboro, NC
G 11
Raegyn Conley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Baylor School
Chattanooga, TN
G 12
Kate Deeble 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
RS Fr BA Centre of Excellence
Brisbane, Australia
G 14
Rylie Theuerkauf 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr Tenafly
Tenafly, NJ
G 21
Elise Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr Wakefield
Raleigh, NC
G 22
Madisyn Jordan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Panther Creek
Morrisville, NC
F 25
DeMeara Hinds 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Lithia Springs
Douglasville, GA
G 32
Alexandria Scruggs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
GS E. E. Smith
Fayetteville, NC
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
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Record
Site (attendance)
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 6, 2023 *5:00 p.m., ACCNX
Wofford W 75–65 1–0
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
November 11, 2023 *1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Davidson
L 52–57 1–1
John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
November 15, 2023 *6:00 p.m., ACCNX
North Carolina A&T L 51–56 1–2
LJVM Coliseum (943)Winston-Salem, NC
November 18, 2023 *9:30 p.m., BYUtv
vs. BYU North Shore Showcase L 44–67 1–3
Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI
November 20, 2023 *8:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Saint Louis North Shore Showcase W 94–66 2–3
Cannon Activities Center (76)Laie, HI
November 26, 2023 *12:00 p.m., ACCN
Villanova L 65–74 2–4
LJVM Coliseum (760)Winston-Salem, NC
November 30, 2023 *9:00 p.m., ACCN
Texas A&M ACC–SEC Challenge L 57–81 2–5
LJVM Coliseum (763)Winston-Salem, NC
December 3, 2023 *4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at James Madison
L 53–55 2–6
Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
December 7, 2023 *6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Charlotte L 58–69 2–7
LJVM Coliseum (971)Winston-Salem, NC
December 10, 2023 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Norfolk State W 51–46 3–7
LJVM Coliseum (843)Winston-Salem, NC
December 17, 2023 *2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Georgetown
L 44–60 3–8
McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
December 21, 2023 *12:00 p.m., ACCNX
Marshall W 66–59 4–8
LJVM Coliseum (941)Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Regular Season
December 31, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 22 Florida State
L 61–73 4–9
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 13 Virginia Tech
L 73–82 4–10
LJVM Coliseum (1,303)Winston-Salem, NC
January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Miami (FL)
L 47–77 4–11
Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
January 11, 2024 11:30 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse L 56–77 4–12
LJVM Coliseum (6,374)Winston-Salem, NC
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 15 Louisville
L 62–83 4–13
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Boston College
L 65–68 4–14
Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 19 Notre Dame
L 56–75 4–15
LJVM Coliseum (1,566)Winston-Salem, NC
January 28, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Clemson
L 59–73 4–16
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Miami (FL) L 54–72 4–17
LJVM Coliseum (811)Winston-Salem, NC
February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN
Georgia Tech L 55–58 4–18
LJVM Coliseum (1,197)Winston-Salem, NC
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Duke
L 46–69 4–19
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia L 79–87 4–20
LJVM Coliseum (1,201)Winston-Salem, NC
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Florida State L 63–71 4–21
LJVM Coliseum (736)Winston-Salem, NC
February 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN
North Carolina L 50–58 4–22
LJVM Coliseum (1,943)Winston-Salem, NC
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Pittsburgh
W 65–50 5–22
Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Georgia Tech
W 71–66 6–22
McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN
Clemson L 64–68 6–23
LJVM Coliseum (910)Winston-Salem, NC
March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 12 NC State
L 57–75 6–24
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2024 6:30 p.m., ACCN
(14)
vs. (11) Virginia First Round W 58–55 7–24
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2024 7:30 p.m., ACCN
(14)
vs. (6) Florida State Second Round L 53–70 7–25
Greensboro Coliseum (7,424)Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game.
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Legend
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See also
References
^ "2022-23 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Women's Schedule and Results" . Sports Reference . Retrieved 25 November 2023 .^ "Women's Basketball Transfers: D-I, 2022-23" . wbbblog.com . WordPress . September 8, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2023 .^ "First-Year Head Coach Erin Batth Signs Two Transfers" . friars.com . Providence University Athletics. April 21, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023 .^ Berman, Mark (November 6, 2023). "Virginia Tech women's basketball transfers hope to pitch in" . The Roanoke Times . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ^ Philippou, Alexa (May 4, 2023). "Wake Forest transfer Jewel Spear commits to Tennessee" . ESPN . Retrieved November 26, 2023 . ^ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons" . espn.com . ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2023 .^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule" . WakeForestSports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2023 .
